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COMMISSION OPTHEEUROBBAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)234Final
Brussels-27February1974
AMENDMENT
oftheproposalforCouncilRegulation onthetarifftreatment
applicabletoagricultural productscontained ,in
travellers *personalluggage
(amendmentinapplicationofArticle149secondsubparagraph
oftheESCTreaty)
COM(74)234Final

EXPLANATORY NOTES
TheCommissionforwardedtotheCouncil,on30May1973»a
proposalforaRegulation onthetarifftreatmentapplicabletoagricul­
turalproductscontainedintravellers *personalluggage(doc,C0M(T3)841
final),(l)
TheEuropeanParliamentgaveanOpiniononthisproposalfor
aRegulationatitssessionof14to18January1974(2).
Thoproposedamendmentsallowthedefinition,withgreater
precision,ofthescopeoftheexemptionsapplicable,intrafficbetween
MemberStates,togoodscontainedintravellers'personalluggageand
whichareliabletocompensatory amountsorotherchargeslaiddown
withintheframeworkoftheCommonAgricultural Policyorinthatof
Regulation(EEC)n°1059/69concerningprocessedagriculturalproducts.
Itis,inparticular,clearlyevidentfromtheseamendments
thatexemptionswillbegranted,inintra–Communitytrade,withinthesame
limitsandunderthesameconditionsasthoselaiddownconcerning Added
ValueTax(CouncilDirectiveof28May1969(3)»amendedbytheCouncil
Directiveof12June1972(4))ibeinginparticular125unitsofaccount
foradulttravellers,and30unitsofaccountfortravellerstinder15years
ofage.
■TheCommission,afterhavingcloselyexaminedtheobservations
setoutintheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliamenthasdecidedtotake
actiononthem.Talcingintoaccounttheextentofthesuggestedamendments,
itconsidereditpreferablehowever,intheinterestsofclarity,toproduce,
pursuanttoArticle149secondsubparagraph oftheTreaty,anewdraftof
itsinitialproposalwhichistoreplaceentirelythelatter.
(1)O.J.n°C100of22.11.1973
(2)O.J.n°
(3)O.J.n°L133of4.6.1969
(4)O.J.n°L139of17.6.1972

AÎ'iEMKIENT
oftheproposal forCouncil Regulation onthe
tariff treatment applicable toagricultural
products contained intravellers 1personal
luggage
(amendment inapplication ofArticle 149
second subparagraph oftheSECTreaty )
TheCommission amends itsproposal asshown inAnnex .This amended
proposal replaces that which wasthesubject ofdoc.COM(73)841 final ,
forwarded tothe Council on7June 1973 .

-1- Annex
Proposal foraCouncil Regulation onthetariff treatment applicable to
agricultural products ,aswell astocertain goods resulting from their
processing ,contained intravellers' personal luggage
THE COUIJCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 43and235thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)n°1544/69of23July 1969concerning the
tariff treatment applicable togoods contained intravellers' personal
luggage (l),lays down ,under certain conditions ,theadmission free of
Common Customs Tariff duties ofthegoods inquestion inthetraffic of
travellers between third countries andtheCommunity ;whereas itisneces­
sary toextend this exemption tolevies ,taxes orother amounts atimporta­
tion to'which areliable agricultural products andcertain goods resulting
from their processing under themeasures taken within theframework ofthe
Common Agricultural Policy orunder Council Regulation (EEC)n°1059/69of
28liay1969 ,laying down thetrade arrangements applicable tocertain goods
resulting from theprocessing ofagricultural products (2),amended inthe'
last place byRegulation (ESC)n°609/72(3);
Λ■■ \ » ·
Whereas ,inorder that thereality oftheCommon Market should ,have agreater
impact onthepeoples oftheEEC ,theCouncil Directive of28May1969 »on
theharmonisation ofprovisions laid down bylaw ,regulation oradministra­
tive action relating toexemption form turnover taxandexcise duty onimports in
international travel (4)«amended bytheDirective of12June 1972 (5)»laiddown in
(1)O.J,n°L191of5.8.1969
(2)O.J. n°L1*41of12.6.1969
(3)O.J. n°L75of28.3.1972(4)O.J. n°L133of4.6.1969
(5)O.J. n°L139of17.6.1972

particuarasystemoftareexemptionsapplicabletogoodscontained,inthe
personalluggageoftravellersmovingfromoneMemberStatetoanother;
whereasitisnecessarytoallowexemptionwithinthesamelimitsandcondi­
tionswithregardtocompensatory amountsorotherchargestowhichare
liable,inintracommunity traffic,agricultural productsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheirprocessing 1undermeasurestakenwithintheframework
oftheCommonAgriculturalPolicyorofRegulation(EEC)n°1059/69t
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
FortravellertrafficbetweenthirdcountriesandtheCommunity,theprovi­
sionsofRegulation(EEC)n°1544/69shallbecomeapplicabletolevies,
taxesandotheramountsatimportation whichapply,underthemeasures
takenwithintheframeworkoftheCommonAgricultural Policyorofthe
tradearrangementsdefinedinRegulation(EEC)n°1059/69ftoagricultural
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheirprocessing.
Article2
FortravellertrafficbetweenMemberStates,exemptionfromcompensatory
amountsorotherchargestowhichtheyareliableunderthemeasurestaken
withintheframeworkoftheCommon.Agricultural Policyorofthetrade
arrangementsdefinedinRegulation(EEC)n°1059/69»shallbeapplicable
toagricultural products,aswellastogoodsresultingfromtheirprocessing,
containedintheirpersonalluggage.

Thelimitsandtheconditionsofapplicationofthisexemptionshallbethe
sameasthosedefined "bytheCouncilDirectiveof28May1969amendedby
theCouncilDirectiveof12June1972.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspubli­
cationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
BytheCouncil,
ThePresident.