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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(78)691 final
Brussels,5December 1978
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Proposafor^
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COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
amendingRegulation(EEC)No222/77onCommunitytransit
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM (78)691final .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ThisproposaltoamendCouncilRegulation (EEC)No222/77of
13December1976onCommunitytransit'(1)relatestotheflat-rateguarantee 1
systemandtotheprovisionsapplicabletogoodscarriedbytravelloers
orcontainedintheirluggage:
1.Flat-rateguaranteesystem(Article32oftheRegulation)
Theapplication oftheEuropeanunitofaccount(E.U.A.)tolegal
measuresoftheInstitutions oftheEuropeanCommunities makesit
necessarytoconvertintoE.U.A.theflat-rateamountexpressedin
unitsofaccountinRegulation (EEC)No222/77andinAnnexIII
ofthatRegulation.
Inadditionitisadvisabletotaketheopportunity providedbythis
changetobringuptodatetheamountof5000U.A.whichisthe
presentmaximumliabilityoftheguarantor.Inviewoftherateof
inflationsince1969itisconsidered reasonabletoincreasethe
amountfrom5000U.Ato7000E.U.A.
Toavoidfrequentchangesintheworkingofthesystemandtomake
itsoperationbybothcustomsadministrations anditsusersas
simpleaspossibleitisproposed,asinthecaseoftheapplication
oftheE.U.A.totheC.C.T.,tocalculateitsequivalentinnational
currenciesonlyonceperyear.
2.Specialprovisionsapplyingtogoodscarriedbytravellersorcontained
intheirluggage(Article49oftheRegulation).
Theproposalseekstosimplifytheformalities whentravellerscross
internalfrontiersoftheCommunitybyabolishingcompletelythe
ceilingof300U.A.abovewhichtheyarerequiredtoprovethe
Communitystatusofgoodswhichtheyarecarryingbypresenting
aninternalCommunitytransitdocument(T2L).Thisceilingcause-
difficulties forbothcustomsandtravellersandinfuturegoodswill
beacceptedashavingCommunitystatuswhentheyhavebeensodeclared
andthereisnoreasontodoubttheaccuracyofthedeclaration.
(1)0JNoL38,9.2.1977,p.1

PROPOSAI ,
for
Council Regulation (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No222/77on
Community transit
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community /and
inparticular Article 235thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission .
>
(1)Having regard totheopinion ofthe European Parliament ,
(2)Having regard totheopinion *ofthe Economic and Social Committee ,
Whereas Article 2(4)ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2779/78of23November 1978
onthe procedure forapplying the European unit ofaccount (EUA)tolegal acts
adopted inthecustoms sphere^provides fortheadjustment ofamounts expressed
inunits ofaccount incertain provisions relating tocustoms tobethesubject
ofspecial provisions ;
Whereas theprovisions relating toCommunity transit are among those covered
(4)bythe aforementioned Article 2(4)and whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No222/77
provides for amounts expressed inunits ofaccount ,both inthe rules relating to
theflat-rate guarantee andinthose applicable togoods carried bytravellers or
contained intheir luggage ;
Whereas the amount oftheflat-rate guarantee expressed inunits ofaccount
must bereplaced byanamount expressed inEUA;whereas ,inorder tosimplify
(1)OJNo C,. p.
(2)0JNo C,■••••••■/ p«
(3)OJNoL333,30.11.1978 ,p.5.
(4)OJNoL38,9.2.1977 ,p. 1.

■thework ofusers andofcustoms authorities andtomaintain spme degree
ofstability intheflat-rate guarantee system ,theexchange val'ue ofthe
EIJAinnational currencies should "beestablished only once ayear ;whereas ,
since itwasfixed in19^9 »"themaximum amount oftheflat-rate guarantee
isnowoutdated ,inview inparticular oftheeffect ofinflation onthe
value ofgoods jwhereas themaximum amount oftheflat-rate guarantee should
therefore headjusted ;
Whereas theceiling figure above which theproduction ofaninternal
Community transit document isrequired inorder toestablish theCommunity
status ofgoods carried bytravellers orcontained intheir luggage may ,
inthelight ofexperience andwith aview tosimplifying theformalities
required oftravellers crossing internal frontiers ,"beabolished ;
Whereas itistherefore appropriate toamend Artioles 32,49andSpecimen
IIIoftheA,nnex totheaforementioned Regulation (EEC)No222/77,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ;
Article 1
Council Regulation (EEC )No222/77ishereby amended asfollows :
Article 32isamended toread asfollows :
"Article 32
1.Each Member State mayaccept that thenatural orlegal third person
standing asguarantor under theconditions laid down inArticles 27and
28guarantees ,byasingle guarantee andforaflat-rate amount of
7000European units ofaccount inrespect ofeach declaration ,payment
ofduties andother charges which maybecome chargeable inthecourse
ofaCommunity transit operation carried outunder hisresponsibility ,
whoever theprincipal maybe.Ifcarriage ofthegoods presents increased
risks ,having regard inparticular totheamount ofduties andother charges
towhich they areliable inoneormore Member States ,theflat–rate
amount shall befixed bytheoffice ofdeparture atahigher level .
Theguarantee referred tointhefirst subparagraph shall conform to
Specimen IIIintheAnnex *
2.Theexchange values innational currencies oftheEuropean unit ofaccount
(EUA)tobeapplied totheprovisions forCommunity transit shall be
calculated once ayear .

3.Thefollowingshallbedeterminedundertheprocedurelaiddownin
jArticle57:
(a)movementsofgoodswhichmaygiverisetoanincreaseinthe
flat-rateamount,andtheconditionsunderwhichsuchan
increaseshallapply;
(b)theconditionsunderwhichtheguaranteereferredtoinparagraph
1shallapplytoanyparticular Commun.itytransitoperation;
(c)thedetailedrulesforapplyingtheexchangevaluesinnational
currenciesoftheEuropeanunitofaccount."
Article49isamendedtoreadasfollows:
Article49
«
"1.TheCommunitytransitprocedureshallnotbecompulsoryforthe
carriageofgoodsaccompanying travellersorcontainedintheir
luggage,ifthegoodsconcernedarenotintendedforcommercialuse.
2.TheprovisionsoftheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Communitywhichrelatetothefreemovementofgoodsshallapplyto
goodswhich,byvirtueofparagraph 1,arenotcarriedunderthe
Communitytransitprocedure:
(a)iftheyaredeclaredasCommunitygoodsandthereisnodoubt
astotheaccuracyofthatdeclaration;
(b)inothercases,ifaninternalCommunitytransitdocumentissued
toestablishtheCommunitystatusofthegoodsisproduced."
SpecimenIIIoftheguaranteeshownintheAnnexi§replacedbySpecimen
IIIannexedhereto.

ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
However^theprovisionsofArticle1regardingthechangeintheamount
oftheflat-rateguaranteeshallapplyonlytoCommunitytransitopera­
tionscovered "bydeclarationsregisteredafter31.December1979.
ThisRegulationshall "bebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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;V '' SPECIMEN HI •
• ■■,V ■.' COMMUNITY TRANSIT GUARANTEE '
.(FLAT-RATE GUARANTEE SYSTEM )
I.UNDERTAKING BYTHE GUARANTOR
\l.The undersigned (*)
resident at '. (®)
hereby jointly andseverally guarantees ,artheoffice ofguarantee of
infavour oftheKingdom ofBelgium ,theKingdom ofDenmark ,theFederal Republic of
Germany ,theFrench Republic ,Ireland ,th,^Italian Republic ,theGrand Duchy ofLuxcm -
■i,bourg ,theKingdom oftheNetherlands ,thqUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern
-'Ireland , ' ,- . ' •. .
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anyamount forwhich aprincipal may become liable totheabovcmcntioned Member
,States oftheEuropean Communities byreason ofinfringements orirregularities committed
inthecourse ofaCommunity transit operation including duties ,taxes ,agricultural
levies andother charges –with theexception ofpecuniary penalties –asregards principal
orfurther liabilities ,expenses andincidental charges with regard towhich theundersigned
hasagreed toberesponsible bytheissue ofguarantee vouchers uptoamaximum amount
.^of.7000 European Units ofaccount "per "voucher .
2.The undersigned undertakes topayforthwith ,upon thefirstapplication inwriting by
thecompetent authorities oftheMember States ,^thesums requested uptoanamount of
•-■7000 European units ofaccount pervoucher •" /
3.This undertaking shall bevalid from thedayofitsacceptance bytheoffice ofguarantee .
This guarantee may becancelled atanytime bytheundersigned ,orbytheMember State
.intheterritory ofwhich theoffice ofguarantee issituated .
The cancellation shall take effect or.the 16th dayafter notification' thereof tothe
other party . 't '
The undersigned shall remain responsible forpayment ofthesums which become payable
inrespect ofCommunity transit operations covered bythis undertaking which began
.before thedateor.which thecancellation took effect ,evenifthedemand forpayment is
Bade after that date .
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4.('}Forthepurpose ofthisundertaking ,theundersigned gives hisaddress torservice as
(')and,Laeach oftheother Member S;-Ui ,ascare •
or .
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Theundersignedacknowledges thatallcorrespondence studnoticesandanyformalitiesor
'.proceduresrelatingtorhisundertakingaddressedto,oreffectedinwritingaton;ofhis
addressesforserviceshallbeacceptedasdulydeliveredtohim..
'Theundersignedacknowledge:thejurisdictionoftlficourtsoftheplaceswherehehas
anaddressforservice.
Theundersijnedundertakestomaintainhisaddressfor?ervicesor,ifhehastoaireroar.
ormoreofd-.osesddres-scs,ioinformtheofficeofguaranteei»advance.
Doneat on.
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