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REGULATION (EEC)No2311/69OFTHECOMMISSION
of19November1969
ontheprocedureforoperatingtheflat-rateguaranteesystemprovidedforinArticle32
ofRegulation (EEC)No542/69onCommunitytransit
Whereas,inordertoreduceasmuchaspossiblethe
costoftheguarantee,theclassesofgoodsforwhich
theflat-rateamountmaybeincreasedshouldbe
limitedtothosewhicharesubjecttohighconsumer
taxesinoneormoreMemberStates;
Whereas,inordertopreventabuse,provisionshould
bemadefortheofficeofdepartureexceptionallyto
increasetheflat-rateamountwhere,becauseof
circumstancespeculiartothecarriageofthegoods,
thereareincreasedrisks;
Whereasinorderthattheguarantorbeliablein
respectofspecificCommunitytransitoperations,
provisionshouldbemadefortheissuebythe
guarantorofguaranteevouchers,drawnupinthe
nameofaprincipal,whichmustbehandedtothe
officeofdeparturewhenaCommunitytransit
declarationislodged;
WhereastheprovisionsofthisRegulationarein
accordancewiththeOpinionoftheCommitteeon
CommunityTransit;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
542/691of18March1969onCommunitytransit,
andinparticularArticle32(2)thereof;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No542/69providesfora
flat-rateguaranteesystemunderwhich,irrespective
oftheprincipal,theguarantorbyasinglecontract
guaranteespaymentuptotheamountof5000units
ofaccountofanydutiesorotherchargeswhichmay
becomepayableinrespectofanyCommunitytransit
operationcarriedoutundertheguarantee;
WhereasunderArticle32(2)thefollowingaretobe
determined :
—themodelformofguaranteeforuseunderthe
flat-rateguaranteesystem;
—whatcarriageofgoodsmaygiverisetoan
increaseintheflat-rateamountof5000unitsof
account,andtheconditionsunderwhichsuchan
increaseshallapply;
—theconditionsunderwhichitwillbeestablished
thattheflat-rateguaranteeshallapplytoany
particularCommunitytransitoperation;
Whereasthestandardformofguaranteeshouldbe
baseduponthespecimenscontainedinAnnexFto
Regulation (EEC)No542/69,incorporating such
changesasmaybenecessarytotakeintoaccount
thattheguaranteeisforaflat-rateamount,thata
numberofprincipalswillavailthemselvesofitand
thattheiridentitywillbeunknownatthetimethe
guaranteeisexecuted;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Whenanaturalorlegalpersonproposesto
standsuretyupontheconditionsreferredtoin
Articles27and28andonthetermslaiddownin
Article32(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No542/69on
Communitytransit,thecontractofguaranteeshallbe
intheformofthemodelappearinginAnnexI.
2.Wherenationallaw,regulation,administrative
practiceoracceptedusagesorequires,eachMember
Statemayimposetheuseofadifferentformo(
guaranteeprovidedithasthesamelegal,effect.
Article2
1OJNoL77,29.3.1969,p.1.1.Theacceptanceoftheguaranteereferredtoin
Article1bythecustomsofficewhereitisdrawnup

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2."Where,becauseofcircumstancespeculiartothe
carriageofthegoods,carriagethereofinvolves
increasedrisksandtheofficeofdeparturetherefore
considersthattheguaranteeof5000unitsofaccount
isclearlyinsufficient,itmayexceptionallyrequirea
guaranteeofgreateramountinmultiplesof5000
unitsofaccount.
3.Transportofgoodsshowninthelistappearing
inAnnexIIIshallgiverisetoanincreaseinthe
amountoftheflat-rateguaranteewherethequantity
ofgoodstransported exceedsthequantity
corresponding totheflat-rateamountof5000units
ofaccount.
Inthatcase,theflat-rateamountshallbeincreasedto
themultipleof5000unitsofaccountnecessaryto
guaranteethequantityofgoodstobedispatched .
4.Inthecasesreferredtoinparagraphs2and3
theprincipalshalldelivertotheofficeofdeparture
flat-rateguaranteevoucherscorresponding tothe
requiredmultipleof5000unitsofaccount.('theofficeofguarantee')shallbetheguarantor's
authoritytoissue,underthetermsoftheguarantee,
flat-rateguaranteevoucherstopersonsintendingto
actasprincipalinaCommunitytransitoperation
fromanofficeofdepartureoftheirchoice.The
terminationofacontractofguaranteeshallbe
notifiedforthwithtotheotherMemberStatesbythe
MemberStateinwhichtheofficeofguaranteeis
located.
2.Theguarantorshallbeliableuptoanamount
of5000unitsofaccountinrespectofeachflat-rate
guaranteevoucher.
3.Eachflat-rateguaranteevouchershallconform
tothemodelcontainedinAnnexIIandshallbein
oneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheCommunity .
4.Whitepapershallbeused,freeofmechanical
pulp,dressedforwritingpurposesandweighing
between55and65g/m2.Itshallhaveaprinted
guillochepatternbackgroundinredsuchastoreveal
anyfalsificationbymechanicalorchemicalmeans.
Thesizeoftheformshallbe105X148millimetres .
5.WithoutprejudicetoArticle3,theprincipal
mayeffectoneCommunitytransitoperationunder
eachflat-rateguaranteevoucher.Thevouchershall
bedeliveredtotheofficeofdepartureandshallbe
retainedbyit.Article4
1.WheretheCommunity transitdeclaration
includesothergoodsbesidesthoseshowninthelist
referredtoinArticle3(3),theprovisionsofthis
Regulationshallbeappliedas.ifthetwoclassesof
goodswerecomprisedinseparatedeclarations .
2.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
paragraph1,accountshallnotbetakenofthe
presenceofgoodsofeitherclassifthequantityor
valuethereofisrelativelyunimportant .Article3
Article51.Saveinthecasesreferredtoinparagraphs2and
3theofficeofdepartureshallnotrequireaguarantee
inexcessoftheflat-rateamountof5000unitsof
accountperCommunitytransitdeclarationwhatever
theamountofthedutiesandotherchargeswhich
mayattachtothegoodscomprisedinaparticular
declaration .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialjournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19November1969.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
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ANNEXI
MODELFORM
C.E.(E.C.)E.G.
COMMUNITY TRANSITGUARANTEE
(Flat-RateGuaranteeSystem)
I.UndertakingbytheGuarantor
1.Theundersigned
residentat1
2
herebyjointlyandseverallyguarantees,attheofficeofguaranteeof
infavouroftheKingdomofBelgium,theFederalRepublicofGermany,theFrench
Republic,theItalianRepublic,theGrandDuchyofLuxembourgandtheKingdomof
theNetherlandsanyamountsforwhichaprincipalmaybecomeliabletotheabove­
mentionedMemberStatesoftheEuropeanCommunitiesbyreasonofinfringementsor
irregularitiescommittedinthecourseofaCommunitytransitoperationincludingduties,
taxes,agriculturalleviesandothercharges—withtheexceptionofpecuniarypenalties—as
regardsprincipalorfurtherliabilities,expensesandincidentalchargeswithregardto
whichtheundersignedhasagreedtoberesponsiblebytheissueofguaranteevouchers
uptoamaximumamountof5000unitsofaccountpervoucher.
2.Theundersignedundertakestopayforthwith,uponthefirstapplicationinwritingby
thecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates,thesumsrequesteduptoanamount
of5000unitsofaccountperguaranteevoucher.
3.Thisundertakingshallbevalidfromthedayofitsacceptancebytheofficeofguarantee.
Thisguaranteemaybecancelledatanytimebytheundersigned,orbytheMember
Stateintheterritoryofwhichtheofficeofguaranteeissituated.
Thecancellationshalltakeeffectonthesixteenthdayafternotificationthereoftothe
otherparty.
Theundersignedshallremainresponsibleforpaymentofthesumswhichbecome
payableinrespectofCommunitytransitoperationscoveredbythisundertakingwhich
beganbeforethedateonwhichthecancellationtookeffect,evenifthedemandfor
paymentismadeafterthatdate.
4.3Forthepurposesofthisundertaking ,theundersignedgiveshisaddressforserviceas
and,ineachoftheotherMemberStates,ascareof
1Surnameandforenames,ornameoffirm.
8Fulladdress.
'If,inthelawofaMemberState,thereisnoprovisionforgivingaddressesforservicetheguarantorshallappoint,
ineachoftheMemberStatesreferredtoinparagraph 1,anagentauthorisedtoreceiveanycommunications
addressedtohim.Thecourtsoftheplacesinwhichtheaddressesforserviceoftheguarantororofhisagents
aresituatedshallhavejurisdictionindisputesconcerningthisguarantee .Theacknowledgement inthesecond
subparagraph andtheundertakinginthefourthsubparagraph ofparagraph4mustbemadetocorrespond .

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MemberState Surnameandforenamesornameoffirmandfulladdress
1'
2
3.. (
4
5.
>
Theundersignedacknowledgesthatallcorrespondence andnoticesandanyformalities
orproceduresrelatingtothisundertakingaddressedtooreffectedinwritingatoneof
hisaddressesforserviceshallbeacceptedasdulydeliveredtohim.
Theundersignedacknowledgesthejurisdictionofthecourtsoftheplaceswherehehas
anaddressforservice.
Theundersignedundertakestomaintainhisaddressesforservice,or,ifhehastoalter
oneormoreofthoseaddresses,toinformtheofficeofguaranteeinadvance.
Doneat on
Signature1
II.Acceptancebytheofficeofguarantee
OfficeofGuarantee
Guarantor'sundertakingacceptedonthe
Stampandsignature
1Thesignaturemustbeprecededbythefollowinginthesignatory'sownhandwriting :'Guaranteefortheamount
of 'thefullamountbeingenteredinwords.

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ANNEX11
FRONT
COMMUNITY C.E. E.G. A000000
TRANSIT (E.C.)
FLAT-RATE GUARANTEE VOUCHER
Issuedby
(nameandaddressofindividualorfirm)
(UndertakingoftheGuarantoracceptedon
bytheOfficeofGuaranteeof
Thisvoucherisvalidforanamountofupto5000UNITSOFACCOUNTforoneCommunity
transitoperation
beginningnotlaterthan
andinrespectofwhichtheprincipalis
(nameandaddressofindividualorfirm)
Signatureofprincipal! Signatureandstampofguarantor
1Signatureoptional.
Nameandaddressofprinter.
BACK
Tobecompletedbytheofficeofdeparture
CommunitytransitoperationeffectedunderT1/T2Documentregistered
on underNo
bytheOfficeat
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ANNEX 111
CCTheadingNo DescriptionofgoodsQuantitycorresponding
tothestandard
amountof5000u.a.
09.01AI Coffeenotroasted 5000kg
09.01AII Coffeeroasted 3500kg
ex21.02A Coffeeextractandessence 1200kg
09.02 Tea 3500kg
ex21.02B Teaextractandessence 1200kg
22.05Ai
22.06 [ex22.09 JAlcoholicbeveragesotherthan
non-sparkling wines20hi
ex22.08 Ί
ex22.09 jEthylicalcoholnotdenatured 10hi
24.02A Cigarettes 250000pieces
ex24.02B Cigarillos 250000pieces
ex24.02B Cigars 100000pieces
24.02C Smokingtobacco 1250kg
ex27.10 Petrol,gas-oil 400hi
ex33.06B Perfumesandtoiletwater 10hi ex33.06B Perfumesandtoiletwater