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COMMISSION OFTHEEUS.OPEANCOMMUM3ÏES
COM(75)228find.
Trussels,28May1975
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
anendingtheCommissionDirective73/95/^EC
of26March1973applyingArticles13and14
oftheCouncilDirectiveof4March1969on
theharmonisation ofprovisionslaiddownby
lav;,regulationoradministrative actionin
respectofinwardprocessing .
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C0ÎI(7«S)22Cfinal.

EXPLANATION
X.TheentryintoforceofCommissionDirective73/93/nEC,0f26March1973
(1)applyingArticles13arid14oftheCouncilDirectiveof4March1969
(2),ontheharmonisation ofprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regulationor
administrative actioninrespectofinwardprocessing,aslastamended
byCommissionDirective74/508/EECof30September1974(3)isforeseen
for1October1975*
2.DuringmeetingsoftheInwardProcessingCommitteeseveraldelegations
haveindicatedthatDirective73/95/EECdoesnotcorrespondtocurrent
needs,havingbeendrawnupbeforetheenlargingoftheCommunity.
Moreover,ithasbeensuggestedthattheadministrative procedureprovided
forinthecontroldirectivex-fillcreateadministrative complications
anddifficulties outofallproportiontotheintendedaim.
3.Thecontroldirective(andthebasicDirective)mentions'"customsduties,
chargeshavingequivalpnteffect,andagriculturallevies".Thecharges
providedforwithintheframeworkofthecommonagricultural policyorof
tradesystemsasdefinedbyRegulationsNos.I70/67/EECand(EEC)I059/69
whicharenotcalled"agricultural levies"shouldbesetoutinan
unambiguous way.
4.Thecurrentpresentation offormHF.-lshouldberevisedtoallowthe
communication oftheamountofcustomsdutiestobetakenintoconsideration
forthecalculation ofthecompensatory levieseventuallydue,.in:order
toallowinterestedpartiestochoose "betweenthepaymentofthecustoms
dutiesinthecountrywhereprocessingtakesplace,andthecompensatory
'levy. -
i.
5.ThemajorityofthedelegationsintheInwardProcessingCommitteehave
expressedthemselvesinfavourofapostponementuntilJuly1st,1977»of
thedateonwhichtheDirective,aftermodification ,mustbeimplemented,
onwhichdatethecommoncustomstariffandtheunifiedECSCtariffwillbe
appliedinfullbythenewMemberStates,theapplicationoftheDirective
beforeJuly1,1977»wouldrunintoconsiderabledifficulties .Aprolongation
oftheperioduntilJune3o,1977».isconsiderednecessary.••
(1)OJNoL12o,7.5.1973,P.17
(2)OJNoL58,8.3.1969,P.1
(3)OJNoL286,23.1o.l97 ,P.14

ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveof....
amendingtheCommissionDirective73/95/EEC
of26March1973applying'Articles13and14
oftheCouncilDirectiveof4March19^9on
theharmonisation ofprovisionslaiddownby­
law,regulationoradministrative actionin
respectofinwardprocessing.
TOECOUNCILOPTHEFJROPEANCOMMUNITIES,''
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheCouncilDirectiveNo69/73/EEC(l)of4March1969on
theharmonisation ofprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regulationoradministrative
actioninrespectofinwardprocessingaslastamendedbytheAct(2)annexed
totheTreaty(3)ontheaccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy -CommunitysignedatBrussels
on22January1972,andinparticularArticle28.thereof}
,WhereastheDirective(4)applyingArticles13and14oftheforesaid'Council
Directive,whichtheCommissionadoptedon26March1973,malcesprovisions
inArticle7forentryintoforcenotlaterthansixmonthsafterits
notification !
Whereasthenotification tookplaceon6April1973I
WhereastheCounciladoptedon27June'1974aresolution^on themeasurestobe
:takentosimplifythetaskofcustomsadministrations (5.)5whereasitis
«provingthatthecorrectapplicationoftheapplicationDirectiveof26March
1973»inparticularasaresultoftheenlargementofthe-Community,would
involveadministrative difficulties !whereasconsequentlytherearegrounds
forrevisingthepresenttextofthatDirectiveinordertosimplifyits
application ! ■'- ^^
(1)CTNoL58,8.3V1969,p.1
(2)OJNoL73,26.3.1972,P*-14 ,
(3)OJNoL.73»26.3.1972,P.5,
(4)OJNoL12o,7.5.1973,P.17""'"
(5)OJNoC.79,8.7.1974,P-1 •■.' ..

2
Whereas import duties andtaxes having equivalent effect between theCommunity
asoriginally constituted andthenewMember States ,and .between thenewMember
States themselves ,will beabolished on1July 1977 .onwhich date thecommon
customs tariff andtheunified ECSC tariff will beapplied infull bythenew -
Member States ;whereas theapplication oftheDirective of26March 1973 before
1July 1977 would runinto considerable difficulties 5
Whereas theperiod allowed totheMember States toputinto effect thenecessary
measures toconform totheapplication Directive of26March 1973 hasalready
been prolonged several times byCommission Directives (l);whereas this period
expires on3°September 1975 ».
Whereas forthereasons mentioned above aprolongation oftheperiod until
3oJune 1977 isconsidered necessary ;
Whereas itisadvisalle inadesire forclarity ,andhaving regard tothe
Council resolution of26November 1974 (2)onthecodification oflegal acts ,
toproceed tobring uptodate thetext oftheapplication Directive of26
March 1973 initsentirety ?whereas there aregrounds inorder todothis ,
toinclude inasingle text notonly those parts which aretoundergo or
have undergone amendments ,butinaddition those parts;which remain unchanged ;
whereas asaresult intheapplication Directive referred toabove aslast
amended bytheCommission Directive No74/5°8/EECof3oSeptember .1974 ,it
isadvisable toreplace theArticles andtheAnnex bytheArticles .andAnnex
tothis Directive ,including intheir entirety theprovisions towhich the
Member States must conform ; •. .-.s
Whereas without afavourable opinion from theInward Processing 'Committee
theCommission hasbeen unable toadopt theprovisions proposed inthis respect
under theprocedure laid down inArticle 28(3 )(a)oftheabovementioned
Council Directive of4March 19695 ' '
HASADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE ; '^"
(l)Directive of5October 1973No73/325/EEC,OJNoL297,25.lo.1973 ,p.3o
Directive of27March 1974 No74/2O4/EEC ,OJNOL1O8t22.4.1974 ,P«25
Directive of30September 1974No74/5°8/EJ3C,OJNOL236,23.lo.1974 ,P«14
(2)OJNoC2o.28.1*1975 ,P.1

-3-
Article1
ThetextandannexoftheCommissionDirectiveof26March1973applying
Articles13and14oftheCouncilDirectiveof4MarchX9&9tonharmonisation
ofprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regulationoradministrative actioninrespect
ofinwardprocessing,arereplaced "bythetextandannexwhichfollow:
"Article1
ThisDirectivesetsouttoadoptcertainprovisionsforapplying
Articles13and14oftheCounoilDirectiveof4March1$6$ontheharnonisation
oftheprovisionslaid"downbylaw,regulation otadministrative actionin
respectofinwardprocessing.
t
Article2
Whencompensating products,intermediate products,'orgoodsinthe
unalteredstateareplaced,withaviewtotheirlaterexportationunder
theCommunitytransitprocedure(externalprocedure)the"boxontheCommunity
transitdocumentreservedforthedescriptionofthegoodsshouldinclude
oneofthefollowingendorsementss
.."P.I.•goods"•
"A.F..varer"
"Α.Υ.-Μετοη" :'■·
"Marchandises P.A."'
"Merc,iP.A.".......
"A.V.-goedren "
t'. ' '
- 'Article3 .,.
Whencompensatingproducts,intermediateproductsorgoodsinthe ■
unalteredstateareplacedunderoneoftheotherinternationaltransit
proceduresreferredtointhefirst,subparagraphofArticle7(l)ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)Ho542/69therelevanttransitdocumentshallincludeone
oftheentriesspecifiedinArtiole2. ■■"

Article 4
Attherequest oftheholder oftheapproval granting thebenefit ofthe
inward processing arrangements ,;theauthorities competent togrant the
approval andissue thetransit documents shall take themeasures necessary
toensure that intheevent ofthegoods being entered forhome use -the
customs duties ,charges having equivalent effect ,agricultural levies and
other charges provided forwithin theframework ofthecommon agricultural
policy orinoneofthespecific systems applicable ,under Article 235
Treaty tocertain goods which result from processing ofagricultural product !?
which aredue ,maybedetermined inaccordance with Articles 14(a )and16
ofthe Directive referred toinArticle 1.
Thecompetent authorities have thepower tooomplete forthwith theinfor -
s : i
mation sheet prescribed inArticle 6;ifnecessary they shall return the
original totheholder andkeep thecopy .
Article 5
men arequest ismade forthecompensating products ,intermediate products
orgoods intheunaltered state referred toArticles 2and 3itobepartial ^
or:wholly entered forhome useinaccordance with Articles 14and15(l)(b )
oftheDirective referred toinArticle 1,.thecompetent authorities
responsible forallowing thegoods orproducts tobeentered forhone use
mayrequest thecompetent authorities ofthe .Member State .•which issued the
approval granting thebenefit ofinward processing arrangements ,toindicate
theamount ofcustoms duties ,charges having equivalent effect ,,agricultural
levies andother charges provided forwithin theframework of .thecommon
agricultural policy ,orinoneofthespecific systems applicable under
Article 235oftheTreaty tocertain goods which result from processing
ofagricultural products ,tobecharged inpursuance ofArticle 16ofthe
' U '• * .■ : ... .v !■'• ;
Directive ,referred toinArticle 1.
They shall make therequest ontheinformation sheet prescribed byArticle
6andshall forward both theoriginal andcopy |where appropriate ,the *
authority requesting theinformation maymake anextra copy foritsownneeds

V
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\
2.Thecompetent authorities oftheMember State towhom theinformation sheet
isforwarded shall provide theinformation requested ?they shall return
theoriginal andkeep thecopy .However ,thecompetent authorities shall no
longer berequired tosupply theinformation once theperiod forkeeping
documents hasexpired .
Article 6
1.Hieinformation sheet shall bedrawn upinoneoriginal andonecopy on
aform INF.-l corresponding tothespecimen intheAnnex .
2.Theform shall beprinted onwhite paper ,free ofmechanical pulp ,dressed
forwriting purposes andshall weigh between 4°and65g/n^.
3.The ;size oftheform shall be21ox297 line spacing being 4«24 Dim
(l/6ofaninch)}thelay-out oftheform must bestrictly observed .
4»Member States shall beresponsible forhaving theform printed .Theform
shall bear anindividual serial number .
5.Theform shall beprinted inoneoftheofficial languages of "theCommunity
designated bythecompetent authorities oftheMember State issuing the
sheet .Thepart ofthesheet where therequest forinformation isentered
shall befilled inoneoftheofficial languages oftheCojnmunity designated
bythecompetent authorities oftheMember State issuing thesheet .The
competent authorities .oftheMember State whiph istosupply theinformation
ormake useofitmay .request that theinformation contained intheforms
submitted tothem betranslated into theofficial language ,oroneofthe
official languages ,of .that Member -State .........
.Article 7
TheMember States shall bring into force themeasures necessary to
comply with this Directive insuch a"waythat themeasures shall apply from
1July 1977 .• • ."'v.■ :•-- : •: ; •: *••
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Article8
'EachMemberStateshallnotifytheCommissionoftheprovisions made
toimplementthisDirective.
TheConcussionshallforwardsuchinformation totheotherMenber
States.
Article9
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtoallMemberStates."
Article2
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtoallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil

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inbox3.
appliesforcustomsduties,chargeshavingequivalenteffect,
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ANÎ.EX
NOIES
A.Generalnotes
I,Thepanofthesheetrequestinginformation (ImxesIto7)shallhefilledineitherhv
theholder«ftheauthorisationforinwardprocessingorbytheofficerequestingthe
information
1.Theformmusthefilledinsoth.uitislegible.indindelible,preferablyusingatype­
writer.Itshallnotcontainanyerasuresoroverwrittenword*.Correctionsshouldbe
nudebycrossingoutthewrongwordsandaddingfurtherparticulars,ifnecessary.
Correctionsmustbeapprovedbythepersonfillinginthesheetandendorsedbythe
competentauthorities .' >\
11.Specialnotesreferringtotherelevantboxnumbers
I.Givethefulliv.imeandaddressincludingthepostalcode,ifany,andthenameofthe
•MemberStatejThisitemisleftblankxvhentheapplicationismadeby.fhecompetentauthoritiesof|theMemberStaterequestingtheinformation. •
*
2.Givethefullli.inieandaddressincludingthepostalcode,ifany,andthenameofthe
MemberState;ofthecompetentauthority.
Givethefullnameandaddressincludingpostalcode,ifany,andthenameofthe
MemberStateofthecompetentauthorityrequestingtheinformalinn.Thisitemisieft
blankwhentheapplicationismadebytheholderoftheauthorisationforinwardprocessing
6.Givethenumber,kind,marksandnumbersofpackages.Inthecaseofunpackagcd
goods,givethenumberofobjects,or,ifappropriate,insert'bulk'.
7.Givetheusualtradedescriptionofthegoodsortheirtariffdescription .Thedescription
mustcorrespondtothatusedinthedocumentsindicatedinitem4.Thequantitymust
beexpressedinunitsofthemetricsystem;k/.ncr,litres,msetc.
lo.Theamountsshallbeenteredinnationalcurrency,onefigurepersmallbox,thelast
twoboxesbeingreservedforfractionsofaunit,ifany.
14.Nationalcurrenciesshallbeindicatedbythefollowingsigns: ''
FBforBelgianfrancs, ** ».
»
DMforGermanmarks,' • ,'
.FFforFrenchfrancs,
Ll■forItalianlira,
LFforLuxembourgfrancs,
FLforDutchguilders,
KRforDanishkroner.
14!forIrishpouuds, .
£forpoundssterling.