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COMMISSION OSTHESUXOPEAN COMMUNÎTIBS
COM(74)1763final
Brussels,31October1974
RECOMMENDATION FORA
DECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
concerningthenegotiation ofagreements onthe
proposedAnnexestotheInternational Convention
ontheSimplification andHarmonisation ofCustoms
Procédures .
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CCM(74)1768final

EXFLANATOIIY NOTE
Introduction
On4June197^"theCouncilauthorisedtheCommissiontosignonbehalf
oftheCommunitytheInternational Conventionforthesimplification and
harmonisation ofcustomsproceduresdrawnupbytheCustomsCooperation
Council(CCC).
ThisConventionconsistsofonecommonsection•*whichtheCommunity
hasnowsigned–andanumberofannexeseachdealingwithspecificquestions
andeachofwhich,forthepurposesofvotingintheCCCisconsideredas
beingaseparateConvention.
Anumberoftheseannexeshavealreadybeenthesubjectofrecommen­
dationsforadecisionoftheCouncil,theobjectofwhichwastoauthorise
theCommissiontoconductnegotiations onbehalfoftheCommunityoneachof
theseparateannexes.However,accordingtotheoutlineprogrammedrawnup
bytheCCC,manymoreannexesdealingwithcustomsmattersareenvisagedfor
.thefuture.Infact,iftheCCCkeepstoitsprogrammethereareover20such
annexestocome.
TotheextentthattheCommunityneedsto.negotiateanagreementon
eachofthoseseparateannexestheCommission,followingrecentprecedents ,
couldseekanegotiating mandateforeachspecificannexorgroupofannexes.
Thiswouldbearathercumbersomeapproachinvolvingmuchrepetition,aswell
asbeingwastefulofscarceofficialtimeandresources.Intheinterests,
therefore,ofrationalising theinstitutional proceduresinvolvedtheattached
draftrecommendation seeksanoverallnegotiating mandate ,coveringmostof
theoutstanding annexesproposedintheCCC'sprogramme.Suchanapproachhas
infactbeenadvocatedbymemberStatesthemselvesduringdiscussionsinthe
Council'sEconomicQuestionsGroupwhichhasrecentlyconsideredindividual
negotiating mandatescoveringspecificannexes.
ShouldfurtherannexesnotatpresentoutlinedintheCCC'sprogramme
beproposedseparaterecjuestsfornegotiating mandateswillofcoursebeput
"forwardasappropriate,.

Natureoftheproposedannexes
oftieroinmingannexestotheConventioncfKyotoarenotyet
available,indeedmuchoftheCCC'sworkisprobablystillataconceptual
stage.Itseemsclear,however,thatinmanycasestheydealwithquestions
whicharealreadyorwhichwillsoonbesubjectofproposalsfromtheCommis­
sionforanappropriate Comuunityinstrument.
Theprogrammeofannexesisdividedintovariousgeneralsectionseach
oneofwhichincludesanumberofproposedannexesdealingwithamoreparti~
cularissue.SectionAoftheCCC'soutlineprogrammedealswithformalities
priortothelodgingofacustomsentry.Thisquestionisalreadythesubject
ofaCommunityinstrument,namely:CouncilDirectiveof30July1968onthe
harmonisation oftheprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regulationoradministrative
actionrelatingto:1.customstreatmententeringthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity,2.temporarystorageofsuchgoods.
SectionBdealswiththecustomsclearanceofgoodsintended
forhomeuse.Thetextsofthetwooutstanding annexesunderthissection,
B5and.B6arestillnotavailable,butitisclearfromthetitlethat
annexB5willbeofespecialinterest,inparticularinthecontextofthe
Community'sownresourcessystem.AnnexB6isofsimilarinterestandthe
CommissionhasalreadysubmittedaproposaltotheCouncil(l)coveringmuch
thesamesubjectastheCCC'sproposalwilldo.
SectionCisconcernedwithcustomsclearanceofgoodsforexport
tation,annexC1dealingwithdefinitiveexportation,annexC2dealingwith
temporaryexportation pendingreimportation ofthegoodsinthesamestate.
5Hereagaintextsarenotyetavailable,butitseemshardlynecessarytostate
theimportancetotheworkingofthecustomsunionandthecommonagricultural
policyofanyproposalsbearingonthe"formalitiestobecarriedatexportation
goodsfromtheCommunity.InadditionitislikelythatannexC2willatleast
inpartdealwithmatterssimilartothoseoftheproposalreferedtoatfoot--
notel)below. /•••/•••
(l)Doc.COL(74)417final••ProposalforaCouncilRegulationonthecustoms
treatmentapplicabletogoodsreturnedtothecustomsterritoryofthe
Community/•••

RECOMMENDATION FOR A
DECISION OFTHE COUNCIL
concerning thenegotiation ofagreements onthe
proposed Ameres totheInternational Convention
onthe'Sinplification and Haraaonieation
ofCustoms Procedures '
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing 1'"theEuropean Eoonomio Community
andinparticular Artiole 113thereof ;
Having regard totheReconmeMdation ofthe Commission ,
Whereas the conclusion ofagreements ontheproposed annexes tothe
International Convention onthesimplification andharmonisation of
customs procedures which arelisted intheoutline programme annexed
tothis decision could make asignificant contribution tothe develop­
ment oftheinternational exchange ofgoods ;
Whereas such agreements have important implications forthecolleotion
onauniform basis ofthe duties oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,agri­
cultural levies and other charges under theCommon Agricultural Policy
whereas they should take account oftherequirements oftheaastams
union whereas itistherefore appropriate that theCommunity should
negotiate and conclude such agreements s
HAS BECIEED ASFOLLOWS s

Sole Article
TheCommission ishereby authorised tonegotiate intheCustoms
Cooperation Council theconclusion ofagreements ontheproposed An­
nexes totheInternational Convention fortiie .Simplification andHaxw
monisation ofCustoms Rwoedures which are listed inthe annex tothis
decision .
TheCommission shall conduct these negotiations inconsultation
with theSpecial Committee provided forinArticle 113 oftheEEC
Treaty .which shall assist theCommission inthis task .
Done atBrussels ,
For .the Council
The Président

One annex isstill outstanding inSection EoftheCCC's
programme ,namely E.9 «which also deals with matters which arealready
thesubject ofaproposal bytheCommission foraCouncil Directive on
theharmonisation ofprovisions laid down bylaw ,regulation oradmin­
istrative action onoutwards processing (1).
Section Fdeals with amiscellany ofspecial customs procedures .
F.1isalready regulated atCommunity level byCouncil Directive ofk
March 19^9 ontheharmonisation ofprovisions laid down bylaw ,regula­
tion oradministrative action onfree zones .Theproposed annex F.2
also concerns asubject toberegulated atCommunity level and onwhich
theCommission hassubmitted aproposal totheCouncil (2).
Annexes F.3toF-7 ,with theexception ofF.6which hasalready
been adopted have still notbeen prepared .Butineach case they relate
toquestions which have been orwill beregulated byaCommunity legis­
lative provisions .
Need for Community action innegotiation ofagreements onthe proposed
annexes
Itiscleat that considered individually orcollectively the
draft annexes tobedrawn upbytheCCChave adirect and considerable
bearing on,inparticular theuniform application oftheCommon Customs
Tariff ,aswell astheworking ofthe customs union asawhole .
(1)Doc .COM(72)936 final
(2)Doc .C0M(72)1623 -Proposal foraCouncil Regulation concerning the
regime allowing processing ofgoods under customs control before
they enter into home use .

-if-
Ifth.eCommon Customs Tariff isanessential component ofthe
Common Commercial Policy ,,then those ,customs procedures and formalities
designed toensure itsuniform application ,must also beconsidered as
anessential instrument ofthat policy .Itfollows ,byvirtue ofArti­
cle 113' oftheEECTreaty ,that theCommunity iscompetent tonegotiate
anyagreement relating tothe CCC'sproposed annexes .
Article 113oftheEECTreaty also stipulate that ,within this
framework ,when agreements with third countries are tobenegotiated ,
theCommission shall submit recommendations totheCouncil authorising
ittoopen thenecessary negotiations .
Conclusion
TheCommission recommends theCouncil byvirtue ofArticle 113
oftheEECTreaty toauthorise ittonegotiate agreements ontheproposed
annexes totheInternational Convention onthesimplification andharmon­
isation ofcustoms procedures which arelisted intheoutline programme
prepared bytheCustoms Cooperation Council (asannexed totheattached
proposal foradecision oftheCouncil ).

ANNEX
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
ONTHESIMPLIFICATION ANDHARiiONISATION
OFCUSTOMSPROCEDURES
DRAFTPLANOFANÎTÏ2ES
FORMALITIESPRIORTOTIE!LODGINGOFTHEGOODS,DECLARATION (INWARDS)
1»Importation bysea :formalitiespriortothelodging
2,Importation byair
3»Importation byroad
4*Importation byrail ■
5.Importation byinland
waterway
6.Importationbyother
means
7«Temporarystoragecfgoods.
8.Transformation ordestructionofgoodsbeforeclearance.
CLEARANCE OFGOODSFORHOIIEUSE
5.Goodsgrantedoutrightduty-freeadmissionoradmissionatreduced
rates*
6iGoodsre~importedinthesamestateasexported.
CLEARANCE OFGOODSATEXPORTATION
1.Outrightexportationofgoodsinfreecirculation.
2.Temporaryexportationofgoodsforre-importation inthesamestate.:formalitiespriortothelodgingof
theGoodsdeclaration (inwards).
:formalitiespriortothelodgingof
"theGoodsdeclaration (inwards).
:formalitiespriortothelodgingof
theGoodsdeclaration (inwarda).
:formalitiespriortothelodgingof
theGoodsdeclaration (inwards).
:formalitiespriortothelodgingof
theGoodsdeclaration (inwards).
:formalitiespriortothelodgingof
theGoodsdeclaration (inwards).

*.2-' ATOT3X
E.CONDITIONAL RELIEFPROCEDURES AI'TDPROCESSING TRAFFIC
Q.Temporaryexportation ofgoodsinfreecirculationforoutward
processing.
P.SPECIALCUSTOMSPROCEDURES
1.Freezonesandfreeports.
2.Manufacture tuaderCustomscontrolofgoodsforhomeuse.
3.Customsprovisionsconcerningtravelandtourism.
4.Customsprovisionsconcerningpostaltraffic.
5«Customsprovisionsconcerningurgentconsignments .
7.Rulesapplicabletoperiods,datesandtimelimits.