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NoL295/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.11.69
REGULATION (EEC)No2313/69OFTHECOMMISSION
of19November1969
ontheinternalCommunitytransitdocumentforcertifyingtheCommunitynatureof
goods
Whereasitisdesirabletosafeguardfurthertheuseof
formT2Lbyintroducingasystemofsubsequent
control;
WhereastheprovisionslaiddowninthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCommittee
onCommunityTransit;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
542/691of18March1969onCommunitytransit,
andinparticularArticles58and60thereof;
WhereasincasesfallingwithinArticles2(2),7(3)
and47(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No542/69,thesole
purposeoftheinternalCommunitytransitdocument
istocertifytheCommunitynatureofthegoodsto
whichitrefers;
Whereasthedocumentwillbestsuititspurposeifit
differsfromtheT2modelonlybytheincorporation
ofnecessaryalterations;whereastoprevent
falsificationthenewT2formmusthaveaprinted
guillochepatternbackground ;
WhereaswheninthecourseofaCommunitytransit
operation,carriageiseffectedthroughtheterritoryof
athirdcountry,carriagethroughthatthirdcountry
must,inaccordancewithArticle8ofRegulation
(EEC)No542/69,becoveredbyasingletransport
documentmadeoutinaMemberState;whereasitis
appropriatetosubjecttheuseoftheT2Ldocument
tothesameconditions;
Whereasinordertoavoidasfaraspossible
fraudulentuseofT2Ldocuments,careshouldbe
takentocertifythemonlyifitislikelythattheywill
actuallybeused;
Whereastheproperoperationoftheprovisions
relatingtothefreecirculationofgoodsrequiresthe
productionoftheT2Ldocument,intheMember
Stateofdestinationatthecustomsofficewherethe
goodsareplacedunderacustomsprocedureother
thanthatunderwhichtheyarrived,eveniftheyare
notenteredforhomeuseuntillater;TheinternalCommunitytransitdocumenttobeused
forcertifyingtheCommunitynatureofgoodswhich
arenotcarriedundertheCommunitytransitsystem,
shallbemadeoutinasinglecopyonaT2Lform.
T2Lformsshallbeissuedasfrom1January1970.
Article2
1.T2Lformsshallconformtothespecimenin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Thepaperusedshallbewhite,freeof
mechanicalpulp,dressedforwritingpurposesand
weighbetween55and65g/m2.Itshallhavea
printedguillochepatternbackgroundingreensuch
astorevealanyfalsificationbymechanicalor
chemicalmeans.
3.Thesizeoftheformshallbe210X297mm;the
linespacingbeing4-24mm(l/6thofaninch);the
layoutoftheformshallbestrictlyobserved.
4.MemberStatesshallberesponsibleforhaving
theformsprinted.Theformsmayalsobeprintedby
printersappointedbytheMemberStateinwhich
theyareestablished,inwhichcase,eachT2Lform
shallmakereferencetotheappointment .Eachform
shallbearthenameandaddressoftheprinterora
markenablingtheprintertobeidentified.Itshall
alsobearanindividualserialnumber.1OJNoL77,29.3.1969,p.1.

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Article3 3.WhentheT2Ldocumentisissuedretroactively
itshallbeendorsedwithoneofthefollowingphrases
inred:
'Delivreaposteriori'
'Nachträglichausgestellt'T2Lformsshall/beprintedandcompletedinoneof
theofficiallanguagesoftheCommunitytobe
designatedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStateofdeparture.Thecompetent
authoritiesoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
documentisproducedmay,wherenecessary,require
ittobetranslatedintotheofficiallanguageoroneof
theofficiallanguagesofthatMemberState.'Rilasciatoaposteriori'
'Achterafafgegeven'.
Article6
Article41.TheT2Ldocumentshallbeproducedatthe
customsofficewherethegoodsaretobeenteredtoa
customsprocedureotherthanthatunderwhichthey
arrived. .x
2.Wherethegoodshavebeentransportedbysea,
airorpipelinetheT2Ldocumentshallbeproduced
atthecustomsofficeatwhichthegoodsareplaced
underacustomsprocedure.TheT2Ldocumentmaybeusedforthepurposeof
certifyingtheCommunitynatureofthegoodsto
whichitrefersonlyifsuchgoodsaretransported
directlyfromoneMemberStatetoanother.
.Thefollowingshallberegardedasdirectly
transportedfromoneMemberStatetoanother:
(a)goodstransportedwithoutpassingthroughthe
territoryofanon-Membercountry;
(b)goodstransportedthroughtheterritoryofoneor
morenon-Member countriesprovidedthat
carriagethroughsuchcountriesiscoveredbya
singletransportdocumentmadeoutina
MemberState.Article7
MemberStatesshallrenderoneanothermutual
assistanceincheckingtheauthenticityofT2L
documentsandthecorrectnessoftheinformation
whichtheycontain.
Article8
Article5 1.Inthecaseofgoodswhichmaybenefitfroma
refunduponexportationtothirdcountriesgranted
withintheframeworkofthecommonagricultural
policyandwhichareroutedtotheMemberStateof
destination,otherwisethanbyair,insuchawaythat
partofthejourneyiseffectedoutsidethecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity,theT2Ldocument
shallbemadeoutintriplicate.Theoriginalandone
copyshallbedeliveredtothepersonconcernedand
thesecondcopyshallberetainedbytheissuing
office.
2.IntheMemberStateofdestination,theperson
concernedshallproduceattheofficereferredtoin
Article6theoriginalandthecopydeliveredtohim.
Thatofficeshallsendthecopytotheissuingoffice
forverificationpurposesandshallbenotifiedofthe
resultonlyifsomeirregularityisrevealed.1.TheT2Ldocumentshallbeissuedforgoods
fallingwithinArticle1(3)(a)and(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No542/69.Itshallnotbeissuedforgoods:
—whichareintendedforexportoutsidethe
Community ;or
—inrespectofwhichthecustomsformalitiesfor
exportationhavebeencarriedoutwithaviewto
grantingrefundsuponexportationtothird
countrieswithintheframeworkofthecommon
agriculturalpolicy;or
—inpackagingswhichdonotfallwithinanyofthe
categoriesspecifiedinArticle1(3)(a)and(b)of
Regulation (EEC)No542/69.
2.TheT2Ldocumentshallbestampedbythe
customsauthoritiesoftheMemberStateofdeparture
onapplicationbythepersonconcerned.Itshallbe
deliveredtohimassoonasthecustomsformalities
connectedwiththeforwardingofthegoodstothe
MemberStateofdestinationhavebeencompleted.Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19November1969.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY

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ANNEX
T2LINTERNAL
COMMUNITY TRANSITDOCUMENT
FORCERTIFYING THE
COMMUNITY NATUREOFGOODSC.E.(E.C.)E.G.Aoooooo
1.
Seenotesoverleaf
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10.Declaration :
representedby
declaresthatthegoodsdescribedbelowareCommunitygoods.
At on
(place) (date)
(Signature)
30.Number,kind,marksandnumberof
packages31.Descriptionofgoods
32. 36.Grossweight
30.Number,kind,marksandnumberof
packages31.Descriptionofgoods
32. 36.Grossweight
CUSTOMSCERTIFICATE
Satisfieddeclarationcorrect
No Date­ Exportdocument:type
Customsofficeat
Remarks
Date 19..
Official
Stamp
(Signature)

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REQUESTFORVERIFICATION OFTHIST2LDOCUMENT
Theundersignedcustomsofficerrequeststhattheauthenticityofthisdocumentandtheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedherein
beverified.
!At on 19
; (place) (date)
Official ;
Stamp
(Signature)
RESULTOFVERIFICATION
Theverificationcarriedoutbytheundersignedcustomsofficerhasshownthatthisdocument :
1.wasdulyissuedbythecustomsofficenamedandthattheinformationcontainedthereiniscorrect1;
2.doesnotsatisfytherequirementsastoconditionsofauthenticityandregularity(seeremarksannexedhereto)1.
At on :19
(place) (date)
Official
Stamp
1Deleteasnecessary. (Signature)
ofissueandthenumberofthedocumentrelatingto
thesystemused.
10.Enterthesurnameandforenamesornameoffirm,
andaddressofthepersonconcernedand,ifappli­
cable,oftherepresentative .
Wheretheformissignedbyapersondulyauthorised,
hisnameshallbeshowninblockletters.
30.Inrespectofgoodswhicharenotpacked,indicatethe
numberofarticles,orifappropriateenterasloose
goods.
31.Thegoodsshallbedescribedbytheirusualcom­
mercialname,orinaccordancewiththetariffnomen­
clature.
32.Thisreferstotheweightasshowninthecommercial
documentsrelatingtotheconsignment .Theweight
istobespecifiedinkilogrammes .Grossweightmeans
thetotalweightofthegoodsandallpackingmaterial.
Alloutsideandinsidecontainers,packings,wrappings
andsupportsareregardedaspacking;thisexcludes
transportequipment,inparticularcontainers,and
sheets,tackle,coversandothertransportaccessories .I.RulesforcompletionoftheT2Ldocument
A.AsingleT2Ldocumentshallbemadeoutonlyforgoods
dispatchedbyonemeansoftransportforcarriagefrom
oneofficeofdeparturetooneofficeofdestination .
B.TheT2Ldocumentmaybeusedforthepurposeof
establishingtheCommunitynatureofgoodstowhichit
refersonly,wheresuchgoodsaretransporteddirectlyfrom
oneMemberStatetoanother.
Thefollowingshallberegardedasdirectlytransported
fromoneMemberStatetoanother:
(a)goodstransportedwithoutpassingthroughtheterri­
toryofanon-membercountry;
(b)goodstransportedthroughtheterritoryofoneor
morenon-membercountriesprovidedthatcarriage
throughsuchcountriesiscoveredbyasingletransport
documentmadeoutinaMemberState.
C.Theformshallbecompletedlegiblyandindelibly,prefer­
ablytyped,withouterasuresorsuperimposedcorrections.
Anyalterationsshallbemadebycrossingoutthein­
correctinformationandbyaddingtherequiredinforma­
tionasappropriate .
Anysuchalterationshallbeauthenticated bytheperson
makingitandcountersigned bythecustomsauthorities.
D.Onlythefollowingitemsaretobecompleted :
1.WhenthegoodsaretransportedundertheTIRor
TIFConventions ,ortheRhineManifestosystems,or
arecoveredbyanECSorATACarnet,theindication
'TIR','TIF','RhineManifesto','ECS'or'ATA'should
beenteredasthecasemaybe,followedbythedateII.ProductionofT2Ldocumentsatcustoms
TheT2Ldocumentshallbeproducedatthecustomsoffice
wherethegoodsaretobeenteredtoacustomsprocedure
otherthanthatunderwhichtheyarrived.
Ifthegoodshavebeentransportedbysea,airorpipeline,the
T2Ldocumentshallbeproducedatthecustomsofficeat
whichthegoodsareplacedunderacustomsprocedure.