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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)559 final ;
Brussels ,10November 1975
Proposal for aCouncil Directive
amending theDirective No69/74/EEG
onthe customs warehousing procedure ,
Directive No69/75/EEC onfree zones and
Directive No71/235/EEC ontheusual forms ofhandling
i which maybecarried outincustoms warehouses and
» infree zones
(Presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
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EXPLANATORY IffiMORAlTOUM
1*ACommittee onInward Processing wassetupunder Council Directive 69/73/EEC
of4March 19&9 toexamine anyquestion regarding theimplementation ofthat
Directive raised byitsChairman either onhisowninitiative oratthe
request oftherepresentative ofaMember State .
Theproposals foraDirective onoutward processing andforaRegulation
onprocessing under customs control which areatpresent before theCouncil
both refer tothis Committee onInward Processing andextend itsterms of
reference toinclude theareas covered bythese twoinstruments .
2.Theprocedure followed bytheCommittee ,which consists ofrepresentatives
oftheMember States with arepresentative oftheCommission aschairman ,
isdesigned topermit spedd andflexibility ofaction where itappears that
differences inthewayinwhich thecompetent authorities intheMember
States apply theprinciples andcriteria setoutintheDirective arelikely
toprevent thearrangements concerned from having uniform effects ,tBus
jeopardising the -uniform applicatinn oftheCommon Customs Tariff .
TheCommunity measures tobetaken areadopted bytheCommission where
they areinaccordance with theopinion oftheCommittee .
If,however ,theCommittee delivers anegative opinion onproposed measures sub­
mitted "bytheCommission ,orwhere noopinion isdelivered ,theCouncil ,
acting byaqualified majority ontheproposal from theCommission ,must
determine themeasures tobetaken . *'
IftheCounoil hasnotacted within three months ,theproposed provisions
areadopted bytheCommission .
3.This procedure hasenabled anumber ofimplementing measures oninwnrd
processing tobeadopted intheform of .directives .
4.T"neexperience gained inimplementing thedirectives oncustoms warehousing
procedure ,free zones andtheusual forms ofhandling leads totheconclusion
that thedegree ofharmonization achieved inthese areas does notcorrespond
inallcases totherequirements ofwhat iseffectively asingle Community
eustoms territory .
Inpoint offact ,these directives arebased implicitly ontheassumption that
these customs procedures areadministered atnational level ,inacoordance with the .
Community provisions which establish thebasic principles fortheprocedures

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concerned,without,however,suchadministration p.tnationallevelbeing
necessarilytheonlyformofadministration possibleur*derthosedirectives.
5.However,itisbecomingincreasingly necessaryforanadministration to
takeaccountoftheeffectiveexistenceofaCommunitycustomsterritory
andenablecertainprovisionsofthearrangements operativeinoneMember
Statetoapplyalsowheregoodsplacedundercustomswarehousing procedure
orinfreezonesareshippedtoanotherMemberState.
ItwillbenecessarytoboabletousetheCommitteeprocedureforthe
purposeofadoptingimplementing measurestosafeguardsuchadministration
underthedirectivesinquestion.
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6.Consequently ,provisionroustbemadeforimplentingmeasurestoboAdopted
toensurethenecossoryadministrative cooperationbetweenMemberStates.
TheCommissionconsidersitdesirabletoextendtheuseofthisprocedure
tothecustomswarehousing andfreezonearrangements ,addingforthat
purposeprovisionssimilartothosecontainedinDirective69/73/ESCto
DirectivesNos69/74/^EC,6s/rJ'j/EEGfand7l/235/-EEContheusualformsof
handling.
é

•-•ProposalxoraCouncilDirective
amendingtheDirective No69/7VEEC
onthecustomswarehousing procedure -,
DirectiveIJo69/75/E3Confreezonesand
Directive No71/23!i/EEContheusualformsofhandling *
whichmaybecarriedoutincustomswarehouses and
xnfreezones
HISCOUNCILOP2*T2EUROPEANCCMMtWITIES '
HavingregardtothoI'rc.tyestablishing thoBuroponnEconomicCommunity,andin
particularArticloloothereof5 ,.•
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheConnisoion }
HavingregardtotheOpinionofthoEuropeanParliamentj .
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee ?
Whereasitisnecosssarytoensureuniformapplicationofthocommonrules
laiddownbytheCouncilDirective(1)of4March1$6$ontheharmonisation
ofprovicionslaiddovmbylaw,regulationoradministrative actionrelating
tocustomswarehousingprocedure,asattendedbythoActofAccession(2),by
thoCouncilDirective(3)of4March19^9ontheharmonisation ofprovisions
laiddownbylaw,regulationoradministrative actionrelatingtofreezones,
GOemendedbythoActofAccession,andbytheCouncilDirootive(4)of21Juno
7
1971pntheharmonisation ofprovisionslaiddovmbylaw,regulationoradministrative
actionrelatingtotheusualformaofhend]ingwhichnaybecarriedoutin
customswarehousesandinfreezones,andtoestablishaCommunityproceduro
toenabledetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthosedirectivestobeadopted
withsufficientspeedjwhoreas,tobringaboutelosoaiideffeotiveoooperation
betweentheMerberStater.andtheCommissioninthisfield,thoterri3of
referenceoftheCommitteeforCustomsProcessingArvtingoraents institutedby
Article26oftheCouncilDirectivo(5)of4Irarch19&9onharmonisation
ofprovisionslaiddovmbylaw,regulationoradministrative actioninrespect
ofinwardprocessing,aslastamendedbyCouncilDirectivo......mustbeextended
toincludecustomswarehousing ,freezones,andtheusualformaofhandling
carriedoutinsuchwarehousesandzones}
(1)69/74/CEE,OJlioL58,8.-1.1969,p.7.
(2)OJNOL73,27.3.197?,p.14.
(3)69/75/GB3,OJIToL53,8.3.1959,P-11.
(4)7l/235/c^,OJHoL143,29.6.1971,P.23.
(5)69/73/CEU,OJlíoL58,3.3.19^9,d.1.

HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVES
Article1
InthoCouncilDirectiveof4March19»9onthoharmono.sc.tion ofprovisions
laid$ownbylaw,radiationoradministrative actionrelatingtocustoms
warehousing procedurethefollowingArticlesshallbeinserted;
(a)"Article11as
JCiqCommitteeforCustomsProcessingArrangements setupbyArticle26
oftheCouncilDirectiveof4March1969ontheharwonisation ofprovisions
laiddownbylaw,regulationoradministrative actioninrespectofinward
processingnayconsideranyquestionarisinginconnectionwiththis
Directivercferrodtoit"bythoChairuaneitheronhisowninitiative
orattherequestofthorepresentative ofaMonberState."
(b)"Article11b:
SuchprovisionsasmayborequiredfortheapplicationofArticles5«6,8,
lo(l)shallboadoptedinaccordancewiththoprocedurelaiddownin
Article28(2)and(2)oftheCouncilDirectivereferredtoinArticle11a."
Article11a,"
(c)"Article11et
TheMemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulationsor
administrative provisionsnecessarytoensurethatthecompetentawtboritios
applythemeasuresprovidedforinprovisionsadoptedundertheprocedure
referredtoinArticlelibfronthodataofthoirentryintoforceas
setcutinthoseprovisions,"

Article2
IntheCouncilDirectiveof4March1969ontheharmonisation ofprovisionslaid
downbylaw,regulationoradministrative actionrelatingtofreezonesthe
followingArticlesshallbeinserted:
(a)"Article8a:
TheCommitteeforCustomsProcessingArrangements !setupbyArticle26ofthe
CouncilDirectiveof4March19^9ontheharmonisation ofprovisionslairl
downbylaw,regulationoradministrative actioninrespectofinward
processing mayconsideranyquestionarisinginconnectionwiththisDirective
referredtoitbytheChairmaneitheronhisowninitiativeoratthe
requestoftherepresentative ofaMemberState."
(b)"Article8b:
SuchprovisionsasmayberequiredfortheapplicationofArticles ■),6and
8shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle28(2)
and(3)oftheCouncilDirectivereferredtoinArticle8a."
(c)"Article8c:
TheMemberStatesshallbringintoforcethe""laws,regulations oradministrative
provisionsnecessarytoensurethatthecompetentauthorities applythemeasures
providedforinprovisionsadoptedundertheprocedurereferredtoinArticle
8bfromthedateoftheirentryintoforceassetoutinthoseprovisions."
?v\
Article y,
IntheCouncilDirectiveof21Juno1971ontheharmonisation ofprovisionslaid
downbylaw,regulationoradministrative actionrelatingtotheusual-formsof
handlingwhichmaybecarriedoutincustomswarehousesandinfreezonesthe
followingArticlesshallbeinserted:

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(a)"A.r"fc^c^-e^at
IhoCommitteeforCustomsProcessingArrangement 3setupbyArticle26
oftheCouncilDirectiveof4Maroh19^9ontheharuonisation ofprovisiwns
laiddown"bylav;,regulationoradrninistrativeactioninrespoctofinward,
processingmayconsideranyquestionarisinginconnectionwiththis
DirectivereferredtoitbytheChairmaneitheronMsowninitiativeor
atthe.requestoftheretiresontativeofaMemberState".
(b)"ArticleSbî
SuchprovisionsasmayberequirodfortheapplicationofArticles1(2),
and5shallboadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article28(2)and(3)oftheCouncilDirectivereferredtoinArticle5a."
(o)"Article5es
ThoMemberStatesshallbringintoforcetholaws,regulationsor
administrative provisionsnecessary "toonsurethatthecompetentauthorities
applythemeasuresprovidedforinprovisionsadoptedundertheprocedure
roferredtoinArticle5bfromthedateoftheirentryintoforceasGot
outinthosoprovisions."
Articlo4
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates,
DoneatBruscels, ForthoCouncil
ThePresident