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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)50 final
Brussels,12thFebruar1982
1982PROGRAMME FORTHEATTAINMENT OFTHECUSTOMSUNION
(Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
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SUMMARY
Résumé
Introduction
Annex I
-Priorities foptheCouncil for1982 andstatement ofresults for1981
A.Proposals gobesent totheCouncil in1982
B.Proposals f|otyetexamined atallbytheCouncil oronly inthe
early stages ofexamination ,butwhich should beadopted in1982
C.Proposals already examined bytheCouncil orinthe final stages
ofexamination which could therefore beadopted inthefirst
half of1982
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Annex II
-Priorities for the Commission in1982 and results obtained in1981

RESUME
Inaccordance withtheannualcommitment procedurelaiddowninthe
"multiannual programmefortheattainment ofthecustomsunion"(1),
forwardedtotheCouncil,theEuropeanParliament andtheEconomicand
SocialCommitteeinMarch1979,theCommission submitsthisdocument
tothoseinstitutions .
Consideringthe|nadequacyoftheresultsobtainedsince1979,the
communication lopksintothereasonsforthisandinvitestheCouncil
toaccordeffectiveprioritytoworkontheattainmentoftheCustoms
Unionandthegreateruseofthepowersofdelegationprovidedforin
Article155oftheTreaty.
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Thiscommunication recordstheachievements in1981andthepriorities
for1982atCoupcillevelandCommissionlevel.
(1)O.J.n°C84of31.3.1979,p.2

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1^82 PROGRAMME FORTHEATTAINMENT OFTHECUSTOMS UNION
1.This Communicat ion,which follows those onthe 1980 (1)and 1981 (2)
programmes ,ispart ofthe series ofmeasures fortheattainment of
the customs union inaugurated bythe Multiannual Programme (3)which
was sent in1979 tothe Council , Parliament and the Economic and
Social Committee .This isthethird implementation oftheprocedure laid
down intheMultiannual Programme in1979 whereby the Commission under­
takes tosend theappropriate Community institutions anannual report
setting out theachievements ofthe past year andpriorities forthe
following year .
TheCommission set upthis procedure partly inresponse tothe
European Parliament 'swish expressed inits1978 Resolution onthe
development ofthe customs union and ofthe internal market (4).
This called upon the Commission todraw upregularly up-dated programmes ,
thereby creating anewmethod formaking periodic checks onprogress ,
taking into account also the role ofthe customs union intheimplementation
ofother common policies .
(1)OJNoC44,21.2.1980 ,p.3
(2)OJNoC106,8.5.1981 ,p.2
(3)OJ .NoC84,31.3.1979 ,p.2
(4)OJNoC108,8.5.1978 ,p.29

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2.TheCommissionfe^lsthattheprogrammes shouldnotmerelylist
theproposalssenttotheCouncil,withdetailsofactiontaken,if
any.Giventhesnailnumberofproposals adoptedbytheCouncil,such
acourseofactiopwouldmeanthattheprioritiestobeadoptedwould
remainlargelyunchanged fromyeartoyear.
TheCommission wjshescbovealltoemphasize bythisnewmethoditsown
resolvetoworktpwardsattainment ofthecustomsunionandthusto
highlightthepoliticalfactorswhichhavegovernedtheimplementation
oftheprogramme.
ItexpectsmoreoverthatthiscommitmentwillleadtheotherCommunity
institutions tomakesimilarpolitical commitments inwhichtheMember
States'Governments ,togetherwiththecustomsadministrations and
otherrelevantdepartments andtheirofficials,andallwhohavea
parttoplayintheattainment ofthecustomsunion,willbecalledupon
toparticipate .
Whileonthissubject,theCommission thinksitworthrecallingthe
fundamental rolewhichhasfallentothecustomsunioninthetaskof
buildinganinternalmarket.Thusthedeclaration madebytheEuropean
CouncilwhichmetatLuxembourg on29and30June1981,followingthe
Commission 'scommunication totheCouncilonthestateoftheinternal
marketof17June1981(1),andaccordingtowhichaspecialeffort
shouldbemadetoreinforce anddeveloptheinternalmarket(2),
makesthestrengthening ofthecustomsunionanissueofimmediate
importance .
3.Twenty-four yearsafterthecreationoftheEuropeanCommunity,it
mustbeadmittedthatfullcustomsunionisstillalongwayoff.
Suchaunionshouldhavethefollowingfeatures :
(1)COM(81)313of17.06.1981
(2)ECBulletinN°6of1981,page8

externally :aCommunitycustomspolicybasedonacomprehensive /
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uniformandeffectivesetofcustomsrulesappliedattheCommunity's
frontier;thesefjomo^eneousarrangementsapplicabletoforeign
tradearenotonlyanexpression oftheCommunity'scustomspolicy
butalsotheessential .platformonwhichtheinternalmarketis
builtandthesuccessofotherpolicies/suchas'thoseinthe
commercial/agricultura1/development andmonetaryspheres/depends.
Communitycustomslegislation nowcoversasubstantial partofcustoms
law/eventhoughinsome'casesonlythemostimportantaspectsof
arrangements andprocedures havebeenharmonized.Thisstructure
therefore needstobeextendedbyharmonization inthesectorsas
yetuntouchedandbyconsolidation ofprovisionsinothersectors/
notablythoseirjwhichharmonization wascarriedoutonthebasis
ofdirectives .-Oncetheharmonization ofbasicprinciplesis
complete/acus|omscodebindingthelegislationbysectorintoa
structuredwholjcanthenbedrawnup.
internally:th^achievementoffreetradeinCommunitygoodswhich/
aidedbythee^cutionofcommonexternallaws,mustflowfromthe
abolitionofformalitiesconnectedwithcheckinggoodsatinternal
frontiers.Som£oftheformalitieswhichmustatpresentbecarriedout
atinternalfrontiersarecustomsrequirements -thenewcustomsentity
anditsstructures beingasyetincomplete-butforthemostpartthey
arejustifiedbyotherrequirements ,forexampleofastatistical or
fiscalkind.
Anaccountofthissituation/andwellawarethatonlyanoverallaction
takinginallthefieldsconcernedcould.succeedinachieving asubstantial
simplification offormalities andchecksatinternalfrontiers/the
Commission forwarded aproposalforaresolutiontotheCouncilin
October1981onthestrengthening oftheinternalmarket,,settingoutall
thevariousmeasuresdeemednecessarytoattainthisgoal.Inthesame
contextoneshouldalsodrawattentiontotheprogrammeforthesimplification
ofadministrative procedures andformalities applicableforthepurposesof
levyingvalue-added taxinintracommunity trade/whichalsoformspart
ofthemovetocompletetheinternalmarket.

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4.TheCommission capnot remain indifferent intheface ofthemarked
slackening-off ,a|ter theinitial enthusiasm in1979 /intheprocess
ofexamination and'adoption ofitscustoms proposals .This slackening-off
means that itwould befoolhardy nowtopredict atwhat date theobjectives ,
asrealistic asthey areprecise ,setout intheMultiannual Programme
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will beattained ,j
Theroot-causes ofthis slackening-off must therefore beexamined inthe
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light ofanawareqess ofthepositive impact that thecustoms achievements
would bebound tohave onthe working ofthe internal market andonthe
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productivity andcompetitiveness oftheCommunity 'sindustries ,
particularly intfjjjpse times ofeconomic crisis andthefight against
unemployment . ||' , -
TheCommunity 'sfoundation obviously cannot besecured bymere declarations
»ofintent :agenuine political commitment iscalled for,involving the
!daily participation ofallCommunity bodies .These bodies must endeavour
tosucceed despit$ allthetechnical difficulties ,onthebasis ofthe
intention clear lyjstated intheTreaty byitsauthors togive the
Community acustqjms policy which would bethecornerstone oftheEuropean ,
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iendeavour inthe ^iontext oftheharmonious development ofworld trade .\
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Therecord ofachievements since 1979 ,consisting intheadoption of
asubstantial nujnber ofcustoms proposals 1)mayberegarded as
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being relatively satisfactory .
However ,itshould berecalled that most ofthose proposals -and the
most important among them -were adopted in1979 ,that some of
them hadbeen before theCouncil foryears ,that several ofthem
were oflimited scope ordidnomore than implement international
provisions already negotiated andabove all that other important
proposals have not yet been adopted bythe Council within the set
time limits .
6.While considerable progress hasbeen made toward theattainment of
thecustoms union since theunveiling oftheMultiannual Programme
in1979 ,ananalysis oftherecord overall shows that unless there
isevidence ofclear political will ,further progress will heallthe
harder toachieve asitdepends ontheMember States agreeing t6
changes insome oftheir legal andadministrative arrangements .
(1)Nine in1979 ,seven in1980 and five in1981 (situation atNovember
1981 ),not tomention purely administrative proposals .

Thisisoneofthamainreasonsfortheslackening-off already
I !mentioned.5
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ItistheCommissjon'sviewthattheslowprogressmadeinmeetings
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atCouncilLevel|sduetothefactthattherelevantworkinggroup
iscalledupontq'devotetoomuchofitsenergytothetechnical
detailsofharmonization proposalswhichhavetobeputintotheir
finalversion.In;orderfortheexaminationoftheseproposalstobe
carriedoutwith|hebestpossibleeffectiveness andspeed,the
groupshouldbea|pletodirectitsdiscussionsessentiallytowards
theireconomicar|ppoliticalimplications.
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To.thatend,theCommissionconsidersthatanexpressionofrealpolitical
willonthepar|oftheCouncilshouldlogicallyresultinthatbodymaking
greateruseofjthescopeavailableunderArticle155oftheTreatyto
delegatethenecessarypowerstotheCommission.Ajudiciousdistribution
ofwork,leavingtotheCommissionthetaskofsettlingtheimplementing
detailsofactsadoptedbytheCouncil,wouldmakeitpossibletoreduce
thehighlytechnicalnatureofmostoftheproposalsandenablethe
Counciltoconcentrateitsdiscussions onthemainaspectsofcustoms
policyPastexperienceinthisrespecthasprovedverypositive,as
demonstrated bythenumerousactspassedbytheCommissionwithinthe
proceduralframeworkofthecommitteeonrules,forexample,thosewhich
havebeenadoptedonthesubjectofcustomsvalue.Suchanapproachwould
befullyinlinewiththestatementbytheHeadsofStateandGovernment
inParisinDecember1974,drawingattentiontotheadvantageofimplementing
theprovisionsoftheTreatyfordevolvingontheCommissionthepowersof
implementation andadministration underCommunityregulations.

TheCommission welcomesParliament'srecent
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Resolutionof17September1981onthe1981
programmefortheattainmentofthecustomsunion.Ithopesmoreover
thattheinterestshownonceagainbyParliamentwillnotbethwarted
bythedifficulties encountered incertainnationalparliaments which
sometimesopposetheadoptionofcustomsproposals.Inthiscontext,
theCommission wouldrecalltheResolution onrelationsbetweenthe
EuropeanParliament andthenationalparliaments adoptedbytheformer
on9July19811).TheCommissionalsohopesthatParliamentwill
issueitsopinionsassoonaspossibleinaccordancewithitspast
practice.Indeed,mostofthecustomsproposalsrequireimmediate
examination andaquickdecision.
TheCommissionalsonoteswithsatisfaction thepraiseworthy efforts
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee,whichhasshowntimeand
againitsdesiretoseefullcustomsunionattained,andthecooperation
oftheprofessional organizations intheAdvisoryCommitteeonCustoms
flatters,whichhaveemphasizedtheimportance whichtheyattachtothe
attainmentofthecustomsunion.TheCommissionisfollowingwith
greatinteresttheinitiatives takenbycertainmembersofthe
CommitteetoencouragetherelevantCommunityandnationalbodies
togivefullsupporttotheimplementation ofthecustomsprogrammes .
Thefactthatsuchenthusiasm forattainment ofthecustomsunion
emanatesfromtheAdvisoryCommitteeonCustomsMatters,which
comprisesrepresentatives ofCommunity-wide professional organizations
coveringindustry,commerce,chambersofcommerce,agriculture,transport,
consumersandforwardingandcustomsagents,showsclearlytheimpact
ofthispolicyinthecurrenteconomicclimate.
1)OJNoC234,14.9.1981,p.58.

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Inconclusion ,the Commission ,confirming itspolitical will to
bring about the attainment ofthe customs union ,invites the Council
toaccord effective priority towork onattainment ofthe customs
union and toconfer ontheCommission wider powers for implementing
the rules adopted bythe Council .
Inaddition ,inaccordance with themethod suggested byParliament and
taken upintheMultiannual Programme in1979 ,the Commission presents
indetail inAnnex Iits list ofpriorities for the Council for 1982
and the achievements of1981 .
Finally ,the Commission would emphasize that theenactment ofall the
measures listed inAnnex Idoes not exhaust the full range of
activities necessary toprovide the Community with adequate customs
foundation forthepursuit oftheTreaty 'sobjectives .Aswell as
measures tobecarried out with other Community bodies ,the
Commission isengaged inanumber ofactivities inthe customs sphere
inclose contact with the Member States' customs administrations .
These activities arealso essential inorder tomake the Community 's
customs union adaily working reality which can create or
consolidate the fundamental solidarity which underpins theEuropean
endeavour .These activities are listed inAnnex II.

ANNEX I
PRIORITIES FOR THE COUNCIL FOR 1982 AND
STATEMENT OFRESULTS FOR 1981
I.PRIORITIES
Given the considerable backlog which accumulated in1980 and 1981 ,
theproposals which should beadopted asamatter ofpriority in
1982 are essentially those already included under Aand Binthe
previous programmes .
These proposals are listed below .

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Following thepractice adopted since theMarch 1979 communication ,
priority proposals aredivided into three separate categories ^:
A.proposals tobesent totheCouncil in1982 ,
B.proposals notyetexamined atallbytheCouncil oronly inthe
early stages ofexamination ,butwhich should beadopted before
1January 1983 ,
C.proposals already examined bytheCouncil orinthefinal stages of
examination ,which could therefore beadopted inthe first half of
1982 (1). -
These three categories contain only themost important proposals for
theattainment ofthe customs union .They donot include theproposals
being considered bythe Council which were submitted bytheCommission
inorder toensure theday-to-daymanagement ofcustoms legislation
.ortheCommon Customs Tariff ,either byunilateral measures orin
implementation ofinternational obligations already entered into by
the Community under agreements with certain non-member countries .
(1)Theproposals followed bythree asterisks have already appeared
under Ainthe1979 ,1980 and 1981 programmes ;those followed by
twoasterisks are listed under Ainthe1980 and 1981 programmes ;
andthose followed byone asterisk appeared under Ainthe 1981
programme .

ANNEX I
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Proposals tobesent tothe Council in1982
A1.Proposals relating toimplementation oftheprogramme tosimplify
formalities inintra-Community trade (see doc .SUD /B/185/82)
The proposals ,deal with theputting into effect oftheoverall
action which theCommission intends tocarry out inorder toachieve
completely free movement ininternal trade (cf.theproposal tothe
Council for aresolution onthe reinforcement ofthe internal market
which the Commission made onthe 21October 1981 (doc .Council
n°10.220 /81of23.10.1981 ).
A2.Proposal for aregulation defining thepersons liable forpay­
ment ofacustoms debt and the period after which anaction in
respect ofsuch debt isbarred .
A3.Proposal for aregulation ontemporary importation ofmeans of
transport inthe Community .
A4.Proposal for adirective laying down the conditions governing
release for free circulation ofgoods sold bycustoms .
A5.Proposal for aCouncil Regulation onthe security tobeprovided
toensure payment ofacustoms debt .
These proposals hadalready appeared under Cinthe 1981 programme .
A6.Proposal for aregulation onoutward processing arrangements .
A7.Proposal for aregulation onstandard exchange arrangements .

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A8.Proposal for aregulation onfree zones .
A9.Proposal for aregulation oncustoms warehousing arrangements
These proposals come under theheading ofthe conversion of
directives into regulations <1),asadvocated bythe1979 Multi-
annual Programme ,with aview toensuring greater uniformity and
reliability ofcustoms legislation through thegreater legal
security therby provided forprivate individuals .
A10 .Proposal for aregulation onthe introduction ofanimport
declaration form
Inview oftheentry into force ofCouncil Directive 79/695/EEC
of24July 1979 ontheharmonization ofprocedures for the
release ofgoods for free circulation ,work ontheplanned
measures aimfcd atintroducing thedeclaration form should be
pursued .
.A11„Proposal ontheextension ofthescope ofCommunity transit
arrangements
Depending onthe results ofthe current informal discussions
with Yugoslavia ,amandate mayberequested forthenegotiation
ofanagreement with this country with aview toextending the
scope ofCommunity transit arrangements ,which would allow for
greater fluidity oftrade between Greece and the rest ofthe
Community .
1)Seepoint B5of1981 programme

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2-Proposals relating toactivities inthefield ofcustoms data
processing
Inview oftheimportance ofreliable andspeedy information on
imports andexports forthesmooth management ofCommunity
commercial /,industrial ,agricultural anddevelopment policies ,
theCommission intends tomake proposals inthis field following
the CADDIA studies .
.Proposals not vetexamined atallbythe Council oronly inthe
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early stages ofexamination butwhich should beadopted in1982
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B1.Proposal foraCouncil regulation onthedefinition ofthe
customs territory ofthe Community
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C0M(8C))658 final of3November 1980
Transmitted tothe Council on7November 1980
Opinion ofParliament on18September 1981
Opinion ofEconomic and Social Committee on29April 1981
This proposal has still notbeen examined atall bythe relevant
Council body .

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B2.Proposal for aCouncil regulation simplifying theadoption of
temporary measures derogating from theapplication ofCommon
Customs Tariff duties
C0M(80)669 final of3November 1980
Transmitted tothe Council on10November 1980
This proposal hasstill notbeen examined atallbytheCouncil .
B3.Proposal for aCouncil Directive ontheharmonization ofprovisions
laid down bylaw,regulation oradminsi trati veaction concerning the
exercise ofthe right ofappeal inrespect ofcustoms matters
C0M(80)860 final of9January 1981
Transmitted tothe Council on29January 1981
Opinion ofParliament on21January 1982
Opinion ofEconomic andSocial Committee on27May 1981
AsParliament has not yet given itsopinion ,theexamination ofthis
proposal has not yetbegun within the relevant Council body .
B4.Proposal for aCouncil Regulation introducing arrangements for
movement within the Community ofgoods sent from one Member State
for temporary use inone ormore other Member States
C0MC81 )378 final of14July 1981
Transmitted totheCouncil on14July 1981
Opinion ofEuropean Parliament on18December 1981
Opinion ofEconomic andSocial Committee not yetgiven
Theadoption ofthis proposal will lead todefinite progress
towards thefree movement ofCommunity goods sent fortemporary
use inoneormore other Member States .Theproposal wasdrawn
upinresponse totherequest made byParliament on16October
1980 concerning the1981 programme fortheattainment ofthe
customs union andaims tosimplify considerably themovement of
thegoods inquestion andtoresolve numerous problems frequently
encountered byartisans ,journalists andartists transporting their
professional tools ,equipment orinstruments ,asthecase may be,
which th^v neert intheexercise oftheir activity
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B5.ProposalforaCouncilRegulation ontheinformation providedby
thecustomsauthorities oftheMemberStatesconcerning the
classification ofgoodsinthecustomsnomenclature
COM<81)483finalof11September 1981
Transmitted totheCouncilon24September 1981
OpinionofEuropeanParliament notyetgiven
OpinionofEconomicandSocialCommitteenotyetgiven
Thisproposalisoneofagroupofmeasuresaimedatmaking
tradearrangements betweentheEECandnon-member countries
morehomogeneous andatthesametimeensuringincreasedlegal
protection iForthoseengagedininternational trade.
B6.ProposalforaCouncilRegulation amendingCouncil .Regulation
(EEC)Ho97/69onthenomenclature oftheCommonCustomsTariff
Theadoptionofthisproposalisnowamatterofurgencyto
allowamendments tobemadetoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No97/69
withtheaimofgivingtheCommittee onCCTNomenclature clear
powerstotakedecisions onproblemsarisingintheclassification
ofgoodsinnomenclatures otherthantheCCTproper(Regulation
(EEC)No950/68,asamended),butderivedfromtheCCT.Thisproposal
willmainlyapplytonomenclature forexportrefundsonagri­
culturalproductsandthelistsannexedtoagreements concluded
withcertainnon-member countries .
87.Proposalsconnectedwiththenegotiation andacceptance ofintei–
nationalcustomsconventions bytheCommunity
Thisinvolvestheacceptanceofinternational conventions already
negotiated atCommunitylevelor,insomecases,theestablishment
ofdirectives forthenegotiation ofsuchconventions (1).
(1)Point2inAnnexIItothisprogramme

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B8.Proposal for aCouncil Directive establishing alist ofcompens­
ating products andintermediate products referred toinArticle
18ofCouncil Directive 69/73/EEC of4March 1969 onthe harmoni­
zation ofprovisions laid down bylaw,regulation oradministrative
action inrespect ofinward processing
Theestablishment ,atCommunity level ,ofalist ofcompensating
products andintermediate products obtained under inward processing
arrangements which mayonly beentered forhome use subject to
application ofthecustoms duties ,charges having equivalent
effect oragricultural .levies which relate tothose products
and not tothe imported goods ,will further encourage exports
ofgoods obtained under the said arrangements .Inview ofthe
urgency offinding asolution inthis field ,theCommission expects
totransmit this proposal totheCouncil inspite ofthe fact that
aregulation oninward processing relief arrangements <1)has not
yet been adopted .
B9.Proposal fqr aCouncil Regulation ontheapplication ofadecision
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ofthe EEC^Israel Cooperation Council
COM (80)762 ,final of24November 1980
Transmitted totheCouncil on1December 1980
This concerns theadoption bytheCommunity ofacommon position
tobetaken bytheEEC-Israel Cooperation Council onthe issue
ofEUR 1movement certificates .
B10 .Proposal for aregulation amending Council Regulation (EEC)
No1908 /73of4July 1973 ontheprocedure tofacilitate the issue
ofmovement certificates under theprovisions governing trade between
theEuropean Economic Community and certain non-member countries
Experience has shown that implementation oftheprovisions ofthe
regulation ,which arevery important forthefunctioning ofthe
Community 'spreferential trade agreements ,isnotentirely
satisfactory .
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(1)Point C8ofthis Annex

ANMFX 1
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Asaresults the Commission intends topropose amendments
toimprove and update the system of"consignor 'sdeclarations "
and "information certificates "provided for inthe Regulation .
Bl1„Proposal for aCouncil Regulation amen ding forthe third time
Regulation (EEC )No222/77onCommun itytransit
This proposal isone ofaseries ofmeasures taken togive
greater flexibility toguarantee mechanisms inthe field of
Community transit and ensure that these mechanisms work tothe
satisfaction ofall those affected ,,parti cularly small and
medium-sized firms .,

ANNEX I
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CoProposals already examined bytheCouncil orinthefinal stages of
examination which could therefore beadopted inthe first half of1982 (1)
C1.Proposal for aCouncil regulation onprocessing prior to
customs clearance
(Umwandlungsverkehr )(***)
Com(72)1623 final of22December 1972
Transmitted tothe Council on29December 1972
Opinion ofParliament on9Kay 1973
Opinion ofEconomic andSocial Committee on23January 1973
Thefact that alltheMember States are inagreement about the
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economic advantages ofthearrangements inquestion -advantages
which theCommission would again emphasize Strongly -makes the
non-adoption ofthis proposal ,which has been before the Council
since 1972 *.even less justifiable *
Theopposition ofasingle Member State tothe implementation
ofthearrangements intheunmanufactured tobacco sector isin
fact holding uptheentire proposal .
Asthearrangements areapplied inall Memfeer States ,,though
sometimes according todifferent rules ,and inseveral ofthem
also inthedisputed sector ,thenon-adoption oftheproposals
allows asituation todrag onwhich isnot inaccordance with
theprinciples ofacustoms union .
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(1)Theproposals aregiven inorder offorwarding totheCouncil .
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ANNEX I
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C2»Proposal for aCouncil regulation Laying down the customs
procedure appi
international tcable tothe stores ofvessels .*g->rcraft and
rsîns (**)
COM (78)76 final of 1March 1978
Transmitted tothe Council on8March 1973
Opinion ofParliament on16June 1978
Opinion ofEconomic andSocial Committee on17P^'ay1978
This proposal hasnot yetbeen adopted duetodifficulties
that the Council 'sEconomic Questions Group hasencountered
with regard tothe coordination oftheprovisions tobe
adopted either inthe customs field orthedomain offiscal
policy inthe sphere of stores .
C3 «>Proposal for aCouncil regulation ontemporary admission .
procedure <*)
CGCK78)305 final of29'June 1978 ,asamended by
C0M(79 )29final of9February 1979 ;
Transmitted tothe Counci Ion5July 1978
Opinion ofParliament on16November 1978
Opinion ofEconomic and Social Committee on21February 1979
Adoption ofthis proposal has encountered difficulties from one
Member State asregards theprovisions onpartial taxation which the
nine other members have agreed to.
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Proposals ontherationalization ofpreferential rulesof
origin(EFTA)(**)
C0M(78)745finalof10January1979
C0M(78)746finalof10January1979
Transmitted totheCouncilon11January1979.
TheCommission hasaskedtheCouncilforauthorization tonegotiate
anumberofsimplification measureswiththeEFTAcountries (cumulation,
alternative percentageruleforlistsAandB).Inviewoftheimportance
oftradebetweentheCommunity andEFTAcountries,theproposed
rationalization ,astheMemberStatesmostinvolvedinsuchtradeand
theEFTAcountrieshavepointedoutforseveralyears,isofmajor
interest,particularly tosmallandmedium-sized undertakings .
AlthoughtheCommissionputforwardtechnicaldocumentation insupport
ofitsviewthattheproposedmeasuresdonotaffecttheeconomic
impactoftheconceptoforigin,thediscussions intheCouncilhave
notyetbeenconcluded.
ProposalforaCouncilregulationdefiningtheconditions under
whichnaturalorlegalpersonsmaybeallowedtoentergoodsfor
customspurposes(**)
C0M(78)724finalof10January1979,asamendedby
COM(79)342finalof27June1979
Transmitted totheCouncilon19January1979
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OpinionofParliament on8May1979
OpinionofEconomicandSocialCommitteeon22May1979
Theexamination ofthisproposalhasbeenabandonedtemporarily
bytheCouncilWorkingPartyonEconomicQuestionspendinga
Commission proposalaimedatdefiningthepersonsliable
forpaymentofacustomsdebt.

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C6.Proposal for aCouncil regulation setting upaCommunity system
ofreliefs from customs duty (*)
COM (78)104 final of9March 1979
Transmitted tothe Council on13March 1979
Opinion ofParliament on14December 1979
Opinion ofEconomic and Social Committee on21December 1979
This proposal isbeing examined bytheCouncil Working Party
onEconomic Questions .
C7.Proposal for aCouncil regulation amending for the second time
Regulation (EEC )No222/77onCommunity transit (*)
COM (79)456 final of6September 1979 ,asamended by
COM (80)354 final of26June 1980
Transmitted tothe Council on12September 1979 and 30June 1980
Opinion ofParliament on14February 1980
Opinion ofEconomic and Social Committee on12December 1979
Inspite ofthenumerous compromises presented bytheCommission ,
this proposal ,which aims both tosimplify certain provisions of
theCommunity transit arrangements ,particularly inintra -
Community trade ,and tostrengthen certain mechanisms ,hasnot
yetbeen adopted . .
C8.Proposal for aCouncil regulation oninward processing arrangements
C0M(80)916 final of20January 1981
Transmitted totheCouncil on23January 1981
Theaimofthis proposal istoensure more uniform Implementation
ofthearrangements atpresent governed byadirective .Itisalso
aimed atenabling Community commercial policy measures'to be
implemented inauniform way .

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Notwithstanding the economic importance ofthis
proposal ,the Council Working Party onEconomic Questions only
gotdown toaninitial reading ofthe text inthe second
half of1981 .
C9.Proposals establishing economic outward processing arrangements
applicable tocertain textile and clothing products reimported
into the Community after working orprocessing incertain third
countries (**)
C0M(81 )61final of17March 1981 supplementing C0M(79)32 final
of2February 1979 .
Transmitted tothe Council on17March 1981 following aninitial
proposal limited tocertain Mediterranean non-member countries
which wastransmitted tothe Council on2February 1979 .
Notwithstanding theurgency ofestablishing these arrangements ,
notably soastoenable thenewMultifibre Arrangement tobe
negotiated ,theproposal has not yetbeen adopted .
PROPOSALS ADOPTED BYTHE COUNCIL IN1981
Thefollowing texts adopted bythe Council in1981 aresufficiently
important tomerit mention inthis communication .
1.Council Decision of24February 1981 authorizing theCommission to
participate inthe negotiation ofaninternational convention onthe
harmonization ofborder controls .
Theaim ofthis convention istofacilitate thepassage ofgoods
atfrontiers bysimplifying andharmonizing theconditions forthe
application ofthevarious controls towhich thegoods aresubjected ,
without detracting from theobjective andeffectiveness ofthecontrol

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Council Directive 81/177/EEC onthe harmonization ofprocedures for
the export ofCommunity goods .
(OJNoL83of30.3.1981 .p.40)
The aim ofthis directive is :
(a)toensure uniform application ofthe common rules applied to
goods exported tonon-member countries ,particularly measures
adopted inconnection with the common agricultural policy ;
(b)toeliminate distortions oftreatment which currently arise bet­
ween Community commercial operators because application ofthe
rules varies depending ontheMember State inwhich operators
carry out export formalities for their goods .
Council Regulations (EEC)Nos 1031 /81and 1014 /81of17February
1981 implementing Decisions oftheEEC-Switzerland and EEC-Austria
Joint Committees -Community transit
(0JNos L107and L108 of18.4.1981 ,p.1)
1/80 :Greek text oftheAgreements with Switzerland andAustria
2/80 :amendments resulting from theamendment tothe Community
rules (introduction ofasimplified procedure for carriage
bycombined rail /road transport using large containers ).
3/80 :additional protocol T2GR.

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4.Council Regulation (EEC )No1468 /81onmutual assistance between the
administrative authorities oftheMember States and cooperation
between the latter and the Commission toensure the correct application
ofthe Community Regulations oncustoms oragricultural matters .
COJNoL144 of2.6.1981 ,p. 1)
Thepurpose ofthis regulation istolaydown atCommunity level an
administrative 'cooperation system toensure theproper recovery of
customs charges and theprevention ,detection and repression of
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infringements <|fcustoms regulations .
5.Council Regulation (EEC)No1681/81of11June 1981amending Regul­
ation (EEC )No616/78onproof oforigin for certain textile products
falling within Chapter 51orChapters 53to62oftheCommon Customs
Tariff andimported into theCommunity ,andontheconditions forthe
acceptance of -such proof .
(OJNoL169 of26.6.1981 )

ANNEX II
PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMISSION IN1982 AND
RESULTS OBTAINED IN1981
1.REGULATORY COMMITTEES
1.1Measures taken bythevarious regulatory committees with aview to
ensuring uniform application ofCommunity secondary legislation in
customs matters resulted inthe adoption in1981 ofseveral regul­
ations and directives .
These are texts which were marked out for adoption inAnnex III to
the 1981 programme .They are aimed atcompleting the harmonization
ofcustoms legislation onthe basis oftheguidelines given bythe
Council and also concern the administration ofthe provisions
already harmonized .The texts which were adopted are given in
List Abelow .
1.2 The Commission intends topursue and increase itsactivities within
the committees inquestion ,both bymeans ofpermanent measures
involving theadministration ofCommunity regulations andby
initiatives aimed atimproving such administration .
Inthe course ofthese activities much use ismade ofthe so-
called "administrative arrangements "procedure ,which enables rapid
solutions tobefound tomany specific problems .In1982 the Com­
mission intends toadopt anumber ofimplementing texts ,which are
given inList Bbelow .
1.3Theactivity ofthe regulatory committees isnot restricted to
adopting texts implementing theprovisions determined bytheCouncil .
Once again these committees provided theappropriate context for the
implementation orcontinuation ofadministrative cooperation between
the customs authorities ofthe Member States and between these
authorities and the Commission .

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Such operation covered inparticular thetextile field and the
fight against fraud ,andthis will continue in1982 „
The examination ofpractical matters inthese committees helps
the relevant authorities intheMember States considerably in .the
uniform application ofCommunity legislation *
STRENGTHENING OFTHE COMMUNITY 'SPOSITION ININTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS
2.1 AstheCommunity has replaced theMember States with respect to
commitments arising out ofcertain customs conventions and in
particular ^,asthe Court indicated initsjudgement of19November
1975 (esse 38-75 ),commitments entered into inconnection with the
Customs Cooperation Councils the Commission wasanxious to,carry
onin1981 with the measures aimed atestablishing acommon position
oncustoms questions inthese international contexts *
2.2Activity also extended tothework carried out inGeneva under
theauspices ofthe UNinboth the relevant Transport Committee
(various traffic systems orharmonization ofborder controls )and
theCommittee ontheDevelopment ofTrade (simplification ofinter­
national trade procedures )„
2.3Moreover -thenewcommitments entered into bytheCommunity inGATT
enabled the Community assuch tositontheValuation Committee in
useCustoms Cooperation Council ,
2.4Itshouid bepointed outthat theestablishment ofcommon positions
w;?~ easier in1981 bytheapplication ofthenewmethod intrc --
'ciuced on8May1980 forimproving conditions forthenegotiation of
international conventions oncustoms matters .

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2.5 In1982 the Conjfnission will continue these activities ,some ofwhich
should Lead tothe negotiation oracceptance ofcertain international
conventions C1).
Inview ofthp fact that within theCustoms Cooperation Council ,the
setting-up ofthe "Harmonized system for thedescription and codifi­
cation ofgood|"wasaccompanied byamarked speeding-up oftechnical
work ,with the result that the structured nomenclature was completed
initsentirety ,the Commission will make every effort tokeep up
the active approach which ithas adopted sofar inrelation to
this task .
2.6 Inaddition tothetechnical problems still tobesolved ,the
Community will have totake upaposition onthequestions ofprin­
ciple relating toimplementation oftheharmonized system and its
administration atthe level ofthe Customs Cooperation Council and
atCommunity level .The studies nowbeing carried out onthese points
should becompleted intime for the Customs Cooperation Council to
take adecision atitsmeeting inJune 1982 .
2.7The Commission also established common positions with theMember
States onthe harmonization work carried out atinternational level
bytheEconomic Commission for Europe (ECE .,Geneva ),the Customs
Cooperation Council (CCC )and the International Standards Organi­
zation (ISO).
2.8However ,asregards theratification oftheTIRConvention ,thedelay
which hasbuilt upinthe fulfillment ofthe legislative procedures
ofoneMember State regrettably put theCommunity inadifficult
position internationally .
(1)See point B7ofAnnex Itothis programme

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2.9 Pursuant tothe mandate from the Council and inaccordance with its
directives ,theCommission will continue toparticipate inthenegoti­
ations now being held inGeneva with aview todrawing upaconvention
onthe harmonization ofborder controls .
2.10Moreover ,theCommission will make unofficial approaches tonon-
member countries which are contracting parties tothe 1972 Convention
oncontainers with aview toobtaining the active andpassive
support which itwill require toinitiate aprocedure for revising
this convention soastoincorporate provisions enabling theCommunity
tobecome acontracting party and berecognized asforming asingle
territory .Iftheapproaches prove successful theCommission will
recommend that the Council authorize ittotake part inthenegotiations
required for such revision .
2.11 The Commission will also have tocontinue contributing tothe work
which isnow going oninthe CCC and the ECE (Geneva )with aview
toestablishing alink between thevarious transit procedures in
force internationally and may have toask the Council for amandate
tonegotiate the international instrument orinstruments which might
beconsidered necessary for this purpose .
2.12 Lastly ,theCommission will continue itscustoms work inconnection
with the renegotiation oftheMultifibre Arrangement -where there
arenumerous customs problems -and thenegotiations for the
accession ofPortugal and Spain ,where customs issues arebeing
given priority .

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REMOVAL OFBARRIERS TOTHE FREE MOVEMENT OFGOODS
The Commission iscontinuing totake steps tosee that the Member
States comply with theTreaty and with secondary legislation .As
aresult ofthis consistent anddiscreet Community activity -and
thanks also tothe excellent cooperation between the customs
administrations ofthe Member States and the Commission 'scustoms
departments -most ofthe legitimate complaints brought tothe
notice oftheCommission are resolved without recourse tothe infringe­
ment procedure provided for inArticle 169 oftheTreaty .Itshould
bestressed ,moreover ,that thevast majority ofthe cases inrespect
ofwhich this procedure isinitiated donot reach the reasoned
opinion stage ,while ofthe cases which doreach that stage only a
very small number are referred tothe Court ofJustice .

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CUSTOMS DATA PROCESSING
<^.1 1981 saw the Launching ofawide-ranging operation inthesphere of
customs data processing .Atthe beginning ofthe year the consortium
ofconsultants which carried out the study onCADDIA (cooperation
inautomation ofdata anddocumentation for imports ,exports and
agriculture )presented itsfinal report .The report highlights
the importance ofspeedy and reliable import /export information
for theestablishment and smooth functioning ofCommunity commercial ,
industrial ,agricultural anddevelopment policy .The report also
I
draws attention tothe key role ofthe national customs departments
incollecting and transmitting such data .The consultants conclude
that current systems involving the use ofpaper ,telex and soondo
not match uptoCommunity needs and that consequently new systems
based onmodern technologies need tobeintroduced .
The report proposes aten-year programme forestablishing atCommunity
level aninfrastructure ofinstallations and departments based on
new information technologies toserve thenecessary data processing
systems ;inthemeantime the national customs departments and the
Commission will setuptheir owndata processing systems ,making sure
that they are compatible with this infrastructure .The report also
proposed shortrterm individual measures ,including customs pilot
projects inthe fields ofCommunity transit and the speedy exchange
ofdata ,inorder todeal with specific current problems .
4.2Lastly ,the consultants described theestablishment ofacomputerized
Community integrated tariff -onwhich theCommission hasalready made
astart -asakeycomponent ofthedevelopment programme ,asit
will constitute astandardized means ofreferring toanygoods ,
whether industrial oragricultural ,involved intranshipment operations
and ofestablishing which ofthedifferent sets ofCommunity arrange­
ments they come under .
4.3 Study oftheconsultants' recommendations hasalready begun inclose
liaison with the Member States .

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TheCommission hasalreadydecidedtoactoncertainrecommendations ,
butforthosewhichhavesignificant budgetaryimplication!andthose
requiring moredetailedstudyitintendstoputforwardproposalsto
theCouncilin1982.
4.4Workalreadyunderwayonfollowing uptherecommendations ofthe
CADDIAreportwillbesteppedup.
MEASURES FORSIMPLIFYING THEADMINISTRATION OFTHECOMMONCUSTOMSTARIFF
ANDCOMMUNITY CUSTOMSLEGISLATION
5.1AsaresultofprogressintheCustomsCooperation Councilonthe
establishment oftheharmonized systemforthedescription andcodi­
ficationofgopds,astarthasalreadybeenmadeontransposing the
CommonCustomsTariffandNIMEXEintotheprovisionally adoptedframe­
worknomenclature .Themethodstobefollowedandthesuccessive
stagesinthe/implementation andapprovalofthistransposition -
whichisamajprtaskhavebeendetermined,coveringtheprocess
fromthedrawingupofapreliminary draftbyateamofexpertsto
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theimplementation oftheharmonized system,whichisplannedfor
1January1983.
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5.2TheCommission alsomaintained in1981itsactivities relatingto
thereintroduction ofCommonCustomsTariffduties,thepreparation
andestablishment ofthegeneralizedtariffpreferences scheme(GSP)
andtheday-to-daymanagement oftheGSP,notablyas-regardsthe
reservesharesinvolving around350operations peryearinrespectof
quantities drawnorreturned.
5.3Inordertofacilitate theapplication oftheprovisions relatingto
valuationforcustomspurposes,acommentary wasdrawnupforuse
bycustomsadministrations andthoseengagedininternational trade,
concerning thetreatmentofroyalties andlicencefeesrelatedto
thegoodsbeingvalued.
5.4Inaddition,withtheentryintoforceon1July1981oftheCommission
Regulation establishing asystemofsimplified proceduresforthe
determination ofthecustomsvalueofcertainperishable goods,since
thatdatetheCommission hasbeenestablishing periodicvaluesfor
customspurposesfor41varietiesoffruitandvegetables imported
intotheCommunity.

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ANNEX II
5.5 Aspart ofitsadministrative work ,the Commission has made technical
adjustments tothe tariff specifications contained inagreements to
take account oftariff changes resulting from implementation ofthe
Tokyo Round .Ithasalso produced theonly document listing foreach
heading and subheading ofthe Common Customs Tariff the tariff
situation vis-arvis countries which have concluded agreements with
theCommunity ,|husensuring that themany andcomplex tariff pro­
visions contained in22agreements are interpreted and applied uniformly .
5.6 Asecond editiop wasproduced ofthecompendium ofCommunity customs
legislation ,thp first edition ofwhich was very well received by
customs administrations and users engaged ininternational trade .
5.7 Lastly ,mention ,should bemade ofwork carried out inconnection
with themanagement oftextile agreements andarrangements .
Textile goods ,most ofwhich are subject toimport quotas ,are
grouped incategories according totheir degree ofsensitivity at
Community level .Given the constant shifting offashion and the
many ways inwhich anytextile article canbepresented ,depending
onits use,numerous problems ofclassification inthe various
categories continually arise .
Inthe most difficult cases ,involving disagreements between
importers and the customs administrations ofthe Member States or
between theCommunity authorities andexporting countries ,decisions
onclassification were taken following thedelivery ofopinions by
the Committee onCommon Customs Tariff Nomenclature .

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I
WORK ONEXAMINING THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OFCOMMUNITY LEGISLATION
6.1 This work ,which began in1980 with aninitial study onCommunity
transit arrangements ,produced results in1981 .
6.2 Anadhoc working party ledbyaCommission representative and compris­
ing inaddition four officials from customs administrations ofthe
Member States was set upbythe Commission byagreement with the
heads ofthose administrations toexamine the application bythe
Member States ofCommunity customs regulations .The working party ,
which asanexperiment wasgiven thetask ofstudying the rules on
Community transit ,drew upits report inJune 1981 ,with theproviso
that supplementary reports would beneeded onthesituation in
Greece and also possibly inAustria and Switzerland .
EDUCATIONAL MEASURES
Since 1979 theCommission ,inclose liaison with thecustoms administrations
oftheMember States ,hasbeen helping totrain national officials
responsible forapplying Community lawbyorganizing training seminars
for instructors from customs schools inthe Member States .
Theorganization ofthese seminars hasbeen steadily improved ,notably
asregards the choice ofspeakers -who inmany cases are instructors from
thenational customs schools -and the selection ofparticipants .In
addition ,close attention ispaid tothe choice ofteaching methods .
The Commission intends tocontinue this scheme ,asthehighlighting of
Community aspects ofcustoms rules inthe post-lecture discussions and
thefeedback into training courses atnational level must beregarded as
asignificant contribution tothe image ofthe customs union formed by
young customs officials from the Member States .

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ANNEXII
LIST A
ENACTMENTS BYTHECOMMISSION IN1981UNDERPOWERSDELEGATED TOITBY
THECOUNCIL
Theseenactments includethefollowing :
COMMONCUSTOMSTARIFF(CCT)
TheCommission adoptedthetextslistedbelowspecifying thetariff
classification ofcertaingoods.TheCommission alsoadoptedothertexts
consistingofadditionsoramendmentstotheexplanatory notesorthe
compendiumoftariffclassifications .Onceagainthetextilessector
occupiedtheCommission'sparticularattention,asdidaseriesofcases
concernedwithtariffclassification disputeswhichwerebroughtbefore
theEuropeanCourtofJustice*Additional measureswerealsoadopted
regardingtheconditions underwhichgoodsareadmittedtocertaintariff
headings("particular uses"),notablyinrespectofspecificcategories
ofunmanufactured tobacco ,:-importsofwhicharesubjecttoproduction of
acertificate ofidentity.
Commission Regulation (EEC)No299/81of29January1981classifying
certainproductsundersubheading 15.01AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
(pigfat).
(0JNoL33,5.2.1981)
Commission Regulation (EEC)No300/81of29January1981classifying a
certainproductundersubheading 04.02AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
vpowuc.obtainedfromskimmedmilk).
(0JNoL33,5.2.1981)
Commission Regulation (EEC)No333/81of4February1981ontheclassi­
ficationofgoodsunderCommonCustomsTariffheadingNo64.01(boots)..
(0JNoL37,10.2.1981 )
ionRegulation (EEC)No341/81of6February1981ontheclassi-
.icationofgoodsinsubheading02.02BIIf)oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(gooseorduckpaletots).
(0JNoL38,11.2.1981)
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No550/81of25February1981ontheclassi­ficationofgoodswithinsubheading87.07CIoftheCommonCustomsTariff(rough-terrain fork-lifttrucks).
(0JNoL56,3.3.1981)

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Commission Regulation (EEC)No551/81of25February1981ontheclassi­
ficationofgoodswithinsubheading 90,07AoftheCommonCustomsTariff
(apparatusfortransferring tomicrofilminformation recordedon
magnetictape).
(0JNoL56,3.3.1981)
Commission Regulation (EEC)No1541/81of5June1981amendingforthe
fourthtimeRegulation (EEC)No3035/79(tobacco)-
(0JNoL151,10.6.1981 )
Commission Regulation (EEC)No1620/81of15June1981ontheclassification
ofgoodsfallingwith|nsubheading 87.01BoftheCommonCustomsTariff
("Timberiack ").'
(0JNoL160,18.6.1981)
CUSTOMSVALUATION
-Commission Regulation (EEC)No1577/81of12June1981establishing a
systemofsimplifiedproceduresforthedetermination ofthecustoms
valueofcertainperishable goods.
(0JNoL154,13.6.>1981)
InaccordancewiththjppowersdelegatedbytheCouncilunderArticle16a
ofthebasicregulation onthecustomsvaluationofgoods,theCommission
adoptedthisregulatipnestablishing asimplifiedprocedureforthe
customsvaluationofperishable goods.
-Commission Regulation (EEC)No1580/81of12June1981amendingRegul­
ation(EEC)No1495/80implementing certainprovisions ofArticles 1,
3and8ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1224/80onthevaluationof
goodsforcustomspurposes.
(0JNoL154,13.6.1981 )
Thisregulation givesthevaluationrulestobeappliedinthecaseof
partiallossofordamagetoimportedgoodsbeforetheyarereleasedinto
freecirculation .Asecondamendment dealswiththecaseofsuccessive
salesorusebeforevaluationforcustomspurposes.Itisstipulatedthat
thebuyerneedsatisfynoconditionotherthanthatofbeingapartyto
thecontractofsale.

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LEGISLATION
-Commission DirectiveHayingdowncertainprovisionsforimplementing
CouncilDirective 79/695/EEContheharmonization ofprocedures forthe
releaseofgoodsforfreecirculation
(O.J.n°,..
ThisDirectiveestablishes thepracticalprovisionsforimplementing the
principles inthebasicDirective.Itwillmeanamajorstep,therefore,
towardstheuniformimplementation ofthisDirectiveinalltheMember
States.
-Commission Directiveof13November 1981onthecalculation oftheamount
ofimportdutiestobedeductedunderArticle10ofDirective 76/119/EEC.
(O.J.n°L347of03.12.1981 )
ThisDirectivefixestheruleswhichhavetobeappliedinordertocalculate
theamounttobedeductedinimplementation ofArticle10ofthebasicdirective
onoutwardprocessing .
-Commission Regulation (EEC)No1664/81of23June1981amendingforthe
eighthtimeRegulation (EEC)No223/77.
(O.J.n°L166of24-6.1981 andO.J.n°L243of26.8.1981)
ThisRegulation wasadoptedfollowing adifficultdiscussion withtheIRU,
.whichhadstoppedissuingtheflat-rateguarantee voucherswhichhadbeen
introducedforthebenefitofsmall-scale transportundertakings in
particular .Moreover,bybringinginthepossibility oflimitingthe
validityofsuchvouchers,theRegulation madeitpossibletomaintainthis
guarantee system,whichisusedbythelargemajorityofGreekcarriers
whodonothavethefinancialstandingtobeabletotakeadvantageof
otherguarantee systems.
-Commission Regulation (EEC)No2105/81of16July1981amendingforthe
ninthtimeRegulation (EEC)No223/77.
(O.J.n°L207of27.7.1981 )
ThepurposeofthisRegulationistosimplifytoalargeextenttheuse.
oftheT5controlcopyformultipleconsignments .
-Regulations (EEC)Nos49/81and50/81of1January1981establishing the
necessarymechanismstoensurethefreemovementofgoodsbetweenGreece
andtherestoftheCommunity.
(O.J.n°L4of1.1.1931)
ItshouldalsobepointedoutthattheCommission,inaccordance witha
specialprocedurelaiddownforrelieffromduty(1),adopted73specialdecisions
grantingorrefusingreliefforimportsofscientific apparatus.
(1)SeeRegulation (EEC)n°1798/75oftheCouncilof10July1975onthe
importation freeofCommonCustomsTariffdutiesofeducational,scientific
andculturalmaterials
(O.J.n°L184of15.7.1975 )

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LIST B
MEASURES WHICH THE COMMISSION INTENDS TOADOPT IN1982 UNDER POWERS
DELEGATED TOITBYTHE COUNCIL
These measures include the following :
COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF (CCT )
Apart from themeasures connected with the classification ofgoods ,the
Commission feels itwould beadvisable tocoordinate thetwenty orso
Regulations laying down the conditions under which certain goods are ad­
mitted under specified headings orsubheadings ofthenomenclature
("end-use "system )..
CUSTOMS VALUATION
Inaccordance with the statement entered intheminutes ofthe Council meeting
attheconclusion?which Regulation (EEC)No1224/80wasadopted ,the
Commission intends toadopt aregulation ontheexchange rates tobe
applied inthedetermination ofvalue for customs purposes .
LEGISLATION
In1982 theCommission will adopt adirective similar tothe oneadopted
in1981 ontheprovisions forimplementing the Council Directive onthe
release ofgoods for free circulation .This Commission Directive will
laydown theprovisions forimplementing theCouncil Directive onthe
harmonization ofprocedures fortheexport ofCommunity goods .
Similarly ,theCommission intends toadopt regulations ordirectives in
1982 ontheimplementation ofprovisions already adopted ortobeadopted
bytheCouncil with respect toeconomic arrangements fortemporary move­
ment and transit .

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With regard totransit ,the Commission intends topursue and give
practical shape toitsefforts tosimplify combined rail /road transport
and rationalize documentation sothat the arrangements can beused by
traditional methods and bydata processing .
Italso intends todraw upatext consolidating the numerous implementing
Regulations involved .