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OMMI35ION OSTH5B03LOEQANCOMMUE
COM(75)643 final
Brussels ,12December 1975
Proposai for a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
implementing the Directive of4
March 1969 asregards therepair ofgoods
under inward processing arrangements
(Presented totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )642final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article 5oftheCouncil Directive of^March 19&9 ontheharmonisation
ofprovisions laid down bylaw ,regulation oradministrative action in
respect ofinward processing sets out the economic considerations which
have tobetaken into account before inward processing isauthorised .
Inparticular itprovides that the Customs authorities inMember States
mayauthorise inward processing operations tobecarried out incases
where such operations contribute towards providing the most "favorable
conditions for theexport ofgoods without conflicting Vith essential
interests ofproducers within theCommunity .
Since the introduction oftheDirective there have been noproblems
inrespect ofrepair operations ,including restoring tothe original
condition andputting inorder ofthe goods inquestion asprovided
for inArticle 2(3)(c )oftheDirective referred toabove .These
operations fulfill inmost cases the conditions provided for inArticle
5(l)topermit the .operations tobecarried outunder inward processing .
Itappears opportune therefore tosimplify the practical application
ofArticle 5and thus ease the task ofthecompetent national autho­
rities bynolonger requiring them toevaluate case bycase the econo­
miceffects ofrepair operations .

Proposal for a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
implementing theCouncil Directive of4 i -i*
March 1969 a&regards ,therepair ofgoods '
under inward preceding arrangements Vi
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard totheCouncil Directive of4March 19^9 ontheharmonisation
ofprovisions laid down bylaw ,regulation ,oradministrative action in
respect ofinward processing (1),asamended bytheActofAccession (2)
and inparticular Article 29thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,Article 5(1)oftheDirective referred toabove provides that
thebenefit ofinward processing arrangements may begranted oncondition
'that this should contribute towards providing ;?themost favourable con­
ditions .,for theexport ofgoods without conflicting with essential inte­
rests ofproducers within theCommunity ;
Whereas inrespect oftheir relatively limited importance inrelation to
theaggregate ofeconomic activity ,repair operations ,including restoring
totheoriginal condition ,andputting inorder ofthegoods inquestion
asprovided forinArticle 2(3)ofthoDirective referred toabove ,ful-,
fill inalmost allcases theconditions provided forinArticle 5(1)'to
permit such operations tobecarried outunder inward processing arrange­
ments ;
Whereas consequently it is unnecessary torequire thecompetent
authorities toevaluate case bycese theeconomic effects ofrepair
operations ;whereas itistherefore justifiable toconsider that repair
operations areoperations which contribute towards providing themost
•avo-ir*ole operations *crtV.zexport of (jco'Js »;hich costi ibuta towards
(1)69/7'/KËC ,OJn°L58,8/3/1969 ,p.1
(2)JOn°L73,26.3.1972 ,p.

favourable conditions for theexport ofgoods withouij conflicting
with essential interests ofproducers within theCommunity ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Incases where goods arebrought into theCommunity forrepair ,
including restoring them totheir original condition andputting them
inorder ,the operations shall beconsidered asoperations which con- -
tribute towards providing the most favourable conditions for the ex­
port ofgoods without conflicting with essential interests ofproducers
within theCommunity ,for thepurposes ofapplication ofthe provisions
ofArticle 5(1)oftheCouncil Directive ofkMarch 1969 onthehar-
nonisation ofprovisions laid flown bylax ,"regulation oradministrative
action inrespect ofinward processing .
1.TheMember States shall bring into force themeasures necessary to
c:.comply with this Directive notlater than 1July 1976 andshall
inform theCommission immediately .
2.The Commission shall communicate the information tothe other
3.The Commission shall communicate the information tothe other
Member States .
Article 3
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .Article 1
Article 2
States .*
■«m .
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Done atBrussels For the Council
The President