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Explanatory Memorandum
IntheProgramme forSimplification ofCustoms Procedures (dooCQM(75 )
67final )which wasBent totheCouncil on5March 1975f theCommission
hadannounced that itwould beprepared topropose ,asappropriate ,in
such ciroumstances where aregulation hadundergone numerous modifications ,
that new versions bemade ofthe texts inforce .
Such anewtext operating inthefield ofCommunity transit would fulfil
thewishes notonly ofthenational administrations "butalso oftheusers .
TheCommission hadalso adopted theannexed proposal which aimed at
•replacing Regulation (EEC)No.542/69as'amended ,"byanewregulation on
\ •■ «ACommunity transit .Thno-significant amendment hadbeen made .ta'the rules
inforce ,* ;'th'eproposal docs *hotinolude provisions which ,dueto
their "transitory nature' ,nolonger hadanybearing . •
Atthesame time asthebasic regulation isbeing revised ,theCommission
will make newversions ofthewhole oftheprovisions adopted inaccordance
'with theprocedure laid down inArtiole 5$ofRegulation (EEC)No.542/69
mentioned above ., • •
Inorder that thenational administrations andjthe users mayenjoy the
maximum benefit from therevision operations ,thenowRegulation ofthe
Council andthat ofthe C'otnmieeion must bopublished inthesame issue of
■theOffioial -Journal . - -.- .
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Proposal for
REGULATION (EEC )OPTHECOUNCIL
onCommunity transit
.s
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN C01MUNITIE3 ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing thoEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 235thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission J
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament }
Having regard tothoOpinion ofthe'Economic andSocial Committee '4
Whereas Cornell Regulation (EEC)No542/69*^ -of18March 1969onCommunity
transit has "been amended several times slnoe adoption ;whereas thesaid
Escalation should boreplaced byanewconsolidating F.ogul&tiott 66"that •'
users oanrefer tothetext oftheRegulation actually "liifowj without
having toresort toconsiderable research }
Whereas thoCommunity isbased onacustoms union ;
Whereas theestablishment ofthecustoms union isgoverned inthemain by
Chapter 1ofTitle 1ofpart TwoofthoTroaty ;whoret\s that Chapter
contains ascries ofspecific provisions dealing inparticular with tho
elimination ofcustoms duties between' Member States ,theestablishment and
progressive introduction ofaCommon Customs Tariff andtheautonomous
alteration orsuspension ofthoduties therein ;whereas while /article 27
provides that Member States shall ,before the'end''ofthefirst stage inso
farasmaybonecessary ,take stops toapproximate their provisions laid
down bylaw ,regulation oradministrativo action inrespect ofcustoms
matters ,that Article does notempower thoinstitutions oftheCommunity to
issue binding provisions inthat fiold }whereas ,however ,athorough
examination undertaken jointly with Membor States hasshown theneed to
establish ,bymeans ofaRegulation ,aCommunity transit procedure inorder
toavoid asuccession ofnational customs procedures inconnection with tho
carriage ofgoods :
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Whereas theimplementation ofaConnunity transit procedure ,under which
goods move "between twopoints intheConnunity ,will faoilitato transport
within theCommunity andinparticular simplify theforinalitie •>tobe
carried outwhen internal frontiers arecrossed 5
Whereas under aCommunity transit procedure goods .brought into thecustoms
territory oftheCommunity canbecarried from theplace ofentry totheir
destination or,inthecase ofpassage through theCommunity ,tothe
customs office atthepoint ofexit ,without renewed customs formalities
when thegoods cross from oneMember State toanother 4j
Whereas theadvantages arising from thesaid procedure improve theflow of
£ocd9 and«n?c«ara,g-9 raorato olear goods for'hone usenear theplace where
they aretobev.sed rather than attheexternal frontier ,thereby making
possible amore rational useofavailable facilities atentry points}'
Whereas ,inintrar-Community trade rtheabolition ofcustoms ^
duties ,quantitative restrictions endtaxes endneasuros having équivalent
effect does notensure that Community goods move within theCommunity under
thesame conditions asthose governing themovemen'i'of "goods within aMember
State ;
Whereas ,although atthepresent time theadvantages offered forthemovement
ofCotamunity goods hardly differ from those applioable toother goods ,'Itwill
subsequently bepossible tosimplify theCommunity procedure asapplied'-to •
Ccmunity goods ,threby bringen about oomplete frsedcwj'df movement for Erutih-
goods within "theCaxiTanity,as thevarious natiorjal systems areharmoniBedj
Whereas ,intheinterest ofusers andwith aview torendering aseasy as
possible ,thetask ofnational government authorities responsible forsuper­
vising themovement ofgoods ,thesimultaneous application ofseveral admini­
strative procedures should beavoided ;whereas therefore theimmunity tranni
procedure should always beused whenever Supervision isn«oessary inrespect 0
thouse ordestination ofgoods ; '
Whoreas theCommunity transit procedure should ,inprinciple ,beapplied to
allmovement ofgcods vrithin theCommunity ;

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Uhereas ,inorder tosimplify administrative formalities ,theCommunity
transit procedure should provide abasis forcompiling statistics ontho
movenont ofgoods jwhereas ,inorder toensure that such statistics aro
'complete rxidreliable ,administrative co-operation between theMember
States should boasourcd andCommunity transit documents should contain
thenecessary information ;
Uherean ,toensure theuniform application ofthepswisione ofthis "
Rogulation ,aCommunity procedure should bestrAiliBhed permitting the (
naoossary rules ofimplementation tobeissued Tdthin a -- f-
suitablo period jwheroaa itisnecessary tohave aCommittee toorganiso
close andeffective co-operation between tho Ilerober States andtheCommission
inthis field j ,
Whereas the'Treaty docs notprovide thonecessary powers to"institute a
Community transit procodure with direct "effoct inthoMember States |
whoreas this Regulation must ,therefore ,bo'based onArticle #35tharoof ;
Uhereas this Regulation does notaffect "thoprovisions oftheTreaty
establishing theEuropean Coal andSteel Community ,inparticular aBregards
therights andobligations ofMember States ,thepowers ofthoinsitutiens
ofthat Community andtherules laid down bj'that Treaty forthefunctioning
ofthocommon market incoal^and steel ;whereas )talcing ,into account the
Treaty establishing ,theEuropean Economic ,Community ,and ,inpariribular Article
232thereof ,this Regulation applies -to'tho ,-goods appearing in .'the list in
Annox 1totheTreaty establishing the -European Coal and'Steel .Community j
IIAS ADOPTED TIII3 REGULATION
• ' .TITLE 1 ....
; - •General provisions
Articl e1
•r ' ''•
1.'TheCommunity transit procedure shall apply tomovement oftlwgoods
referred toinparagraphs 2and 3between twopoints situatod intho
Community ,Itincludes aprocedure foroxtomal Community transit anda
procedure forinternal Community transit .
2.Thoprocedure forexternal Community *transit shall apply tomovement of
thofollowing goods ;
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(a)goods which donotsatisfy thoconditions laid down inArticles 9
and10oftheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community j
(u)goods which ,though satisfying theconditions laid down inArticles
9and 10oftheTreaty establishing thoEuropean Economic Community ,
have been subject tocustoms export formalities forthegrant of
refunds forexport tothird countries pursuant tothecommon •
agricultural policy ;
,(c)goods coning under theTreaty establishing theEuropean Coal and
Steel Community x/hich under theterms ofthat Treaty aronot in
free ■circulation intheCommunity .
3.Theprocedure forinternal Community transit shall apply ,ifthey aro
subject tocustoms ,tax ,oconomic orstatistical moasuros oranyother
measures relating totrade :
(a)goods which satisfy theconditions laid do\m inArticios 9and -10
ofthoTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community (hcroin -
cftor called "Community goods "),except thegoods referred toin
paragraph 2(b);
(b)goods coming under thoTreaty establishing theEuropoan Coal and
Stcol Community which under theterms ofthat Treaty arein*free
circulation within theCommunity .
4,Forthepurposes oftheprovisions oftheTreat>-ea^ab1i-ehi tho -European
Economic Oommunity whioh relate ^tothefree movement ofgQO&sj -fiH&ri&G'tgeot
totheprovisions ofArticles 2(2),7(3),8(b),47,'40(2)and49(2)
ofthis Regulatidn ,goods properly imported into theterritory ofa
Ilember Stato across filinternal frontier shall bedeemed to'beCommunity
goods unless anexternal Community transit documont isproduoed inrespect
thereof .
. .Article 2
1.Bywayofderogation from Article 1,theCommunity transit prootedure shall net
apply tomovements ofgoods under atemporary importation ortemporary
admission procedure ,
2.Thoprovisions oftheTreaty establishing thoEuropean Economic Community vhirt
relate tothefree movement ofgoods shall apply only tomovements of .
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goods under aninternational procedure oftemporary importation or
temporary admission ifaninternal Community transit document "iaproduced
which hasbeen issued toestablish theCommunity status ofthese goodG^IIowwrcii --
uncler conditions tobedetermined 'under theprocodure prescribed in
Article 57,such goods nayboregarded as-Community goods without the
production ofeuoh adocument .
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Article 3
1.Bywayofderogation from Article 1,eaoh Membor State mayappiy -a-national
■procedure instead ofthoexternal orinternal Community transit procedure
inrespect ofgoods referred toinArticle 1.(2 )md (3)during carri;.<ge
within itsterritory ,orfron oneofitsports toanother ifcarriage
iseffected bysea. '
2.AMember State exorcising this option shall ensure that Community measures
applicable tothe goods areimplemented *
3.Forpurposes ofparagraph 1,theterritory oftheBenelux Economic Union
shall boconsidered tobetheterritory ofoneMember State .
Articlo 4
1.Ifthesubsequent carriage of .goods dealt vrith under anational proceduro
inaccordance with Article 2,(l)orArticlo 3entails thecrossing of ,
aninternal frontier ,such goods aretobeplaced under theCor.uaimity
'transit procodure before crossing that frontier .
2.However ,,under conditions tobedetermined under theprocedure prescribed
byArticle 57>theprovisions ofparagraph 1shall notapply togoods
whioh arethesubjeot oftemporary importation ortemporary ■aaflleSfon .
Article .v
This Regulation shall bowithout prejudice toagreements made between
Ilembor States concerning frontier traffic .
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Article 6
Provided that theimplementation oftheCommunity measures applicable totha
goods isensured ,Member States may,"uhithin theCommunity transit procedure ,
introduoe 'simplified procedures forcertain types oftraffio by,means of
"bilateral agreements *
Such agreements shall becommunicated totheCommission andtotheother Member
States *
Article 7
1.By'wayofderogation from Article 1,theCommunity triwisi^g^ocMif e'felftall not
apply tocarriage ofgoods under theprocedures ofinternational oarriage
ofgoods byroad (TIR'Convention ),international transit byrail (TTJ?
Convention )ortheRhine Manifest (Article 9°ftheRevised Convention
forthenavigation oftheRhine )oncondition that that carriage ofgcods
began oristoendoutside theCommunity .
2.Inthacase ofRliina traffic ,carriage ofgoods maybeef?edtei-|5rWiSTonally
•under 'the procedure oftheRiiire Manifest ,even ifthat carriage ofgoods
beg?ja andistoendwithin theCommunity ,
3.Sheprovisions oftheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community which
rolate tofree movement ofgoods shall apply toThemovement ofgoods
under theprocedure referred toinparagraph 2oncondition that they are
accompanied notonly bythedocument required under that procedure but
also byaninternal Community transit document issued toestablish the
Community status ofthegoods .
Article 0
Intheabsence ofanagreement between theCommunity andathird country
whereby goods moving between twopoints intheCommunity maybecarried across
■that oountry under theCommunity transit procedure :
(a)theCommunity transit procedure shall apply togoods carried &cfos£ that :;
third country only ifthecarriage across that oountry ,iseffected under
cover ofasingle transport document draxm upinaMemterState ah&the
operation oftlir.t procedure issuspended inthetsrritory ofthethird country
(b)'Article 7(l)and (3) ■shall apply togoodsvearried through theterritory
ofthethird country ,•even ifcarriage ofthegoods began..and istoend
within -the -'Community *. .:,».*••• . v ......... /

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Article9
Where,inthecasesprovidedforinthisRegulation ,theprovisionsofthe
Treatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic ,Communitywhiohrelatetofreemovement
ofgoodsareonlyappliedonpresentation ofnninternalCommunitytransit
documentissuedtoestablishtheCommunitystatusofthegoods,theparty
concornedmay,foranyvalidreason,obtainthatdocumentsubsequently from
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thecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateofdoparture.
Article10
Prohibitions andrestrictions onimportation ,exportation andtransitissued
bythe1"emberStatesshallapplytotheextantthatth4yare"-Gomjiatibie -with
thethreeTreblesestablishing theEuropean'Communities.
article11
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation !
(a)"principal"meansthepersonwho,inpersono'rthroughanauthorised
representative ,requestspermission ,inadeclaration art-accordance' -with
therequiredcustomsformalities ,tocarryoutaCommunitytransitOperation
andtherebymakeshimselfresponsibletothecompetentauthoritiesforthe
executionoftheoperationinaccordancewiththerulesj ".
(b)"meansoftransport"means,inparticular: •
-anyroadvehicle,trailer,semi-trailer ,
-anyrailwaycarOrwagon,
-anyboatorship,
-anyaircraft,
-anycontainerwithinthemeaning -oftheCustomsConvention onContainers
of18Hay1936| ■■'
(0)"officeofdeparture"meansthecustomsofficewheretheCommunitytransit
operationbegins;
(d)"officeoftransit"moanst
-thecustomsofficeatthepointofentryintoaMemberState'otherthan
theIlemberStateofdeparture,'- •?:
–alsothecustomsoffiosat"thepointofexitfromtheComniixnity ■wfeeW'HIi'e
consignmentisleavingth<*cuetorn8territoryoftheCommunity 'bourse
of'aCommunitytransitoperationviaafrontierbetweenaM&a'bfSir';
athirdoountry, •->.,'

(c)"officeofdestination"meansthecustomsofficewherethegoodsmust
beproducedtoocmpletetheCommunitytransitoperation }
(f)"officeofguarantee"meansthecustomsofficewhereacomprehensive
guarantee .islodged,
(g)"internalfrontier"meansafrontiercommontotwoMemberStatos.
GoodsloadedinaseaportofaMemberStateandunloadedinaseaportof
anotherMemberStateshallbedeemedtohavecrossedan'internalfrontier
providedthattheseacrossingiscoveredbyasingletransportdocument.
Goodscomingfromathirdcountrybyseaandtranshippedinaseaportof
aMemberStatewithaviewtounloadinginaseaportofanotherMember
Stateshallnotbedeemedtohavecrossedaninternalfrontier."
TITLEII
ProcedureforexternalCommunitytransit
Article12
1.AnygoodsthataretobecarriedundertheprocedtireforexternalCommunity
transitshallbecovered,inaccordancetviththeconditionslaiddownin
thisRegulation ,bya11declaration .AT1declarationisadeclaration on
formT1(seespeoimeninAnnexA),accompanied,"where'appropriate,byone
ormore"forms'Ti'bis(seespecimenartAnnexB). »
2.Theform3T1andT1bisshallbeprintedandcompletedinoneofthe.official
languagesoftheCommunityspecifiedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
Ilei.iberStateofdeparture,ttherenecessary,thecompetentauthoritiesofa
MemberStateconcernedintheCommunitytransitoperationmayrequirea
translationintotheofficiallanguageoroneoftheofficiallanguagesof
thatMemberState.
3...TheT1declarationshallbeEignedbythepersonwhorequestspermissionto
'•'effect'anexternalConmunity .transitoperationorbyhisauthorisedrepresen-
tatiyeandshallbeproducedattheofficeofdeparture.
.Ihesupplementary documentsappendedttotheT1declarationshallforman
integralpart'thereof.. - »

5.15ie T1declaration shall beaccompanied bythetransport document .
Thooffico ofdeparture nay dooide not torequire production ofthis
document during thecustoms formalities .However ,thetransport 'document
must beproducod v/henever required bythecustoms authorities intho
course ofcarriage , ■ .
6.Where thoCommunity transit procedure intheMember State ofdcpartr.ro
follows another customs procedure ,referonce shall bemade ontho T1
declaration tothat procedure ortothecorresponding customs documents .
Article 1^
Theprincipal shall.be responsible for ;
(a)theproduction ofthogoods intact atthooffico ofdestination within
thoproscribed time limit andwith duoobservance ofthemeasures adopted
bytheconpotent authorities toensure identification ;
(b)theobservance ofthoprovisions relating totheCommunity transit
.procedure andtotransit ineach oftheiTember States inthoterritory
ofwhich carriage ofthegoods ioeffected . ...
■ ■Artiche 14
1.Each Member State may ,subject toconditions which itmayprescribe ,
provide fortheuseofthoT1documr.nt fornational procedures .
2.Thesupplementary details included onth<5 T1document forthat purpoco by
aperson other than theprincipal shall bethoresponsibility ofthoformer ,
inaccordance with thenational provisions laid down bylaw ,regulation or
'administrative action .
Article 13
1.VPnero thegoods ,before they canbodealt with under theexternal Community
transit procedure ,arerequired to the ;'subject of^export ;or^'a-e^port
declaration ,that d&elaration andtheCommunity transit ^declaration '^hall Bo
combined onaform Tl,accompanied ,where .appropriate .by'&iie :dr^cre "forma
T1bis . . „
2.Each llenbcr State shall determine ,fortheapplication ofitsnational rules ,
which details ,other than those proscribed onform Tl,should beincluded in
thoexport orre-export declaration inthe spaces provided forthat purpose ,
aswell asthonumber ofcopies toboproducod .

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Article 16
1.Thesame means oftrannport maybousod fortheloading ofgoods atmora
than oneoffico ofdeparture andforunloading atmore than oneoffice
ofdestination .
2.Each T1declaration shall include only thegoods loaded oi?tobeloaded
onasingle means oftransport forcarriage fron oneoffice ofdeparture
toone office ofdestination .
For -thepurposes ofthepreooding subparagraph thefollowing shall' be'regarded
asconstituting asingle means oftransport ,oncondition that thegoods
carried are tobedispatched together ?
(a)aroad vehicle acoompanied byitstrailer(s )orsemi-trailer(s )j
(b)aline ofcoupled railway carriages orwagons ;
(c)boats constituting asingle chain ;
(d)containers loaded onameans oftransport within themoaning ofthis
Article .
Article 17
1.Theoffice ofdeparture shall register the T1declaration ,presoribe the
period within which thegoods must boproduoed attheoffice ofdestination ,
andtake such measures for identification asitconsiders necessary .
2.Having entered thenecessary particulars onthe T1declaration ,theoffice
ofdeparture shall retain itBcopy andreturn theother3 totheprincipal
orhis representative .
Article 18
1.Asageneral rule ,identification ofthegoods shall boensured bysealing .
2.Hiefollowing shall besealed !
(r.)thespace containing thegoods ,when themeans oftransport hasalready
been approved under other oustoni3 regulations orrecognised bythe
office ofdeparture assuitablo for sealing ;
(b)each individual package ,inother cases .,. r

3.Meansoftransportmayborecognised ,assuitableforsealingoncondition
thats •
(a)sealscan"besimplyandeffectivelyaffixedtothenj ''
(b)theyaresoconstructedthatnogoodscanberemovedorintroduced
r' '
withoutleavingvisibletracesoftamperingorwithoutbreakingthe
seals; . ■•
(c)theyoontainnoconoealedspaceswheregoodsmayb6hidden}
(d)thespacesreservedfortheloadarereadilyaccessibleforcustoms
inspection. ..,
4«Theofficeofdeparturemaydispensewithsealingif,havingregardto
otherpossiblemeasuresforidentification ,thedescription .ofthegoods
intheT1declaration orinthesupplementarydocumentsmakesthemreadily
identifiable . '•f'•
1Article .19
1,TheoopiesoftheT1documentdeliveredtotheprincipalortohisrepresen ­
tativebytheofficeofdeparturemustaccompanythegoods.
2.Goodsshallbe.carried -viathe'-officesof"transitmentionedintheT1
document.Ifcircumstances justifyit,otherofficesoftransitmaybo.used
♦i, '
3.Forsupervisionpurposes,eachMemberStatemayprescribetransitroutes •
within -itsterritory. ' ,*-•
4.EachMemberStateshallprovidetheCommissionwithalistofthecustoms
officesauthorisedtodealwithCommunitytransitoperations,statingat
whathourstheyareopen. •
TheCommissionshallcommunicatethisinformation totheotherMemberStates.
Article20 ■
CopiesoftheTl.documentshallbeproducedineaohMemberStateasrequired
bytheCustomsauthorities ,vrhomaysatisfythemselvesthattheeealsareun­
broken.Ihogoodsshallnotbeinspectedunlesssomeirregularityissuspeoted
whichcouldresultinabuse.•v,■- ...'-..<

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Article 21
Incconsignment aswell asthocopies ofthe T1document shall boproduoed
ateach office oftransit .
Article 22
1.Ihecarrier shall give each office oftransit atransit advice note con­
forming tothemodel shown inAnnex E.
2.Theoffices oftransit shall notinspect thegoods unless some irregularity
issuspected which could result inabuse .
3.If,inaccordance with theprovisions ofArticle 19(2),goods arecarried
.via anoffice oftransit other than that mentioned inthe T1document ,that
offico shall without delay send thetransit advice note tothooffice men­
tioned inthat document . *
Article 2"}
Where goods areloaded orunloaded atanyintermediate office ,copies ofthe
T1document issued bytheofficc(s )ofdeparture must beproduced .
Article 24
1.Thogoods described onaT1document may ,without renewal ofthodeclaration ,
betransferred toanother means oftransport under tho supervision ofthe
customs authorities oftheMember State inwhose territory thetransfer is
made .Insuch acase ,th-ecustoms authorities shall record therelevant
details ontho T1document .
2.Thecustoms authorities may ,subjoot tosuch conditions asthey shall deter­
mine ,authorise such transfer without supervision .Insuch acase ,tho
carrier shall record the relevant details onthe T1document and inform the
next customs office atwhich thegoods must bepresented ,sothat thetransfer
isofficially certified bythecustoms authorities . ■
Article 25
1.Ifseals arebroken inthecourse ofcarriago without thecarrier sointen­
ding ,heshall ,assoon aspossible ,requost that acertified report bo
drawn upintheIlember State inwhich themeans oftransport islocated ,by
thecustoms authority ifthere isonenearby or,ifnotj'-'&y -r"–-~'*t -<*
anyothor competent authority .Bieauthority concerned shall ,ifpossible ,
affix new seals . /

2.Inthe event ofanaccident nocoositating transfer toanothor noons of
transport theprovisions ofArticle )24t-'hall apply .
Isthere isnocustoms authority nearby ,anyothor approved ^
authority mayactinitsplaco under theconditions laid dovm inArticle
24(1).
3.Intheevent ofimminent danger necessitating immediate unloading ofthe
•whole orpart oftheload ,thecarrier .'may take action onhis owninitiative .
Heshall record such action onthe T1document .'Hieprovisions ofparagraph
1shall apply insuch case .
4.Ifasaresult ofaccidents orother incidents arising inthocourse of
carriage ,thecarrier isnotinaposition toobserve thetime limit
reierred toinArticlo 17,heshall inform thecompetent authority referred
toinparagraph 1asBoon aspossible .Ihat authority shall then record the
rolevant details onthe T1document .
Article 2o
1.Thooffice ofdestination 3hall record onthecopies ofthe T1document
thodetails ofcontrols e.ndshall without delay send acopy tothe'office
ofdeparture andretain thoothor copy .
2.Tho CotnTnvjjity transit operation maybeconcluded atanoffice other than
that mentioned inthe T1document .That other office rohall then become the
office ofdestination .
Article 27
1»Inorder toensure collection oftheduties andother taxes which «aeh ;-';
Member State isauthorised tochargo inrespect ofgoods passing
through itsterritory intheoourso ofCommunity transit ,theprincipal
shall furnish aguarantee ,except asotherwise provided inthis Regulation .
2.Thoguarantee maybecomprehensive ,covoi-ing anumber ofCommunity transit
operations ,orindividual ,oovering asinglo Cornmrnity transit operation .
3.Subject tothoprovisions ofArticlo 33(2),thoguaranteo shall consist of
tho joint and soveral guarantee ofanatural orlegal third person established
intheIlember State in;;hich theguarantco isprovided who isapproved as
guarantor bythat I'cmber State .
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Article2o'.
1.Thepersonstandingas•guarantorundorthoconditionsreferrodtoin
Article27shallboresponsiblefordesignating ,ineachoftheMember
Statesthroughwhichthegoodswillb6carriodinthecoureoofCommunity
transit,anaturalorlegalthirdpersonwhoalsowillstoiclasguarantor
fortheprincipal.
Suchguarantornustbeestablished intheMemberStateinquestionandmust
undertake,jointlyandseverallywiththeprincipal,topaythedutiesand
othertaxeschargeableinthatState.
2.Thoapplicationofparagraph1shallbesubjecttoaqualifiedMajority
decisionoftheCouncilactingonaproposalfromtheCommission ,asa
resultofanexamination oftheconditions underwhichtheMemberStates
havebeenabletoexorcisetheirrightofreooveryinaccordancewith
■Article ]>o. ' ■'
Article29
1.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle32(2)(a),theguaranteereferredto
inArticle27(3)shallbeinthoformofoneofthespecimenguarantees
r-h:tmr.sModel1orModolIIinAnnexPtothisRegulation ,asappropriate .
2.Wicrcthoprovisionslaiddo;/nbynationallaw,regulationoradministrative
action,or©amnionpracticesorequire,eachMemberStaW'may^aUbvrth'a'-
guaranteetobeinadifferentform,onconditionthatithasthe
legaleffectsasthedocaraenteilBhown asspeoimens*
Article30
1.Acomprehensive guaranteeshallbelodgedinanofficeofguarantee.
2.Theofficeofguaranteeshalldeterminetheamountoftheguarantee,
accept .theguarantor'sundertaking andissueanauthorisation allowingtho
principaltocarryout,withinthelimitsoftheguarantee,anyCommunity
transitoperationirrespective oftheofficeofdeparture.
3.Eachpersonwhohasobtainedauthorisation shallbeissuedi/ithoneorr.ore
.copiesofaguarmteocertificateintheformshowninAnnexG,subject
tothoconditionslaiddownbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheMember
States.
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Article11
1,Theofficoofguaranteemayrevokethe.authorisation QItneconditions
unclorwhichitwaaissuednolongero::ist.■,
2.Each''emberStatoahallnotifythe'MemberStatesconcernedofanyrevoca­
tionofauthorisations .
Article ~\2
1.EachMemberotatenayaocoptthatthenaturalorlegalthii-dperson
standingasguarantor -undertheconditionslaiddowninArticles27and
20guarantees ,byaBingleguaranteeandforaflat-rateamountoffive
thousandunitsofaccountinrespectofeachdeclaration ,paymentof
dutiosandotherchargeswhichnaybecoinochargeableinthecourseofa
Communitytransitoperationcarriedoutundorhisresponsibility ,whoever
thoprincipalmaybe.Ifcarriageofthegoodspresentsincreasedrisks,
havingregardinparticulartothoamountofdutiesandotherchargesto
whichtheyareliableinoneormoreI'leraberStates,thoflat-rateamount
shallbofixedatahighorlovel.
2.ThefollowingshallbodeterminedtinderthoprooodurelaiddowninArticle
57-
(a)thomodelformfortheguaranteereferredtoinparagraph1;
(b)thecarriageof-goodslikelytogivorisetoemincreaseinthoflat-rate
amount,andtheconditionsunderwhichsuchanincreaseshallapplyj
(c)thoconditionsunderwhichitwillbeestablishedthattheguarantee
referredtoinparagraph 1shallapplytoanyparticularCommunity
transitoperation.
Article33
1.AnindividualguaranteefurnishedforasingleCommunitytransitoperation
shallbolodgedattheofficeofdeparture.
2.Tnoguaranteemayboacashdeposit.Insucha-case,thoamountshallbe
fixedbythocompetentauthorities ofthoMemberStates,andthoguarantee
mustborenewedatoachofficeoftransitwithinthemeaningofthefirst
indentofArticleII(d).
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Artide34
Without •orel-iudicotonationalprevisionsprescribingothercasesofexemptionf
theprincipalshallbeexempted ,bythecompetentauthorities oftheMember
Statesfrompaymentofdutiesandotherohargesinthecaseof:
(a)goodswhichhavebeendestroyedasaresultofforcemajeureorunavoidable
.acoidontdulyproven;or
(b)officiallyreoognisedshortagesarisingfromthenatureofthegoods.
Article35
Theguarantorshallboreleasedfromhisobligations towardstheMemberStates
thrpugh .whichgood3werecarriedintheoourseofaCommunitytransitoperation
whentheT1documenthasbeendischargedattheofficeofdeparture._
WheretheguarantorhaBnotbeennotifiedbytheofficoofdepartureofthenon-
dischargeofthe.Tldooument,hoshallbe.releasedfromhisobligations ,on
theexpirationofaperiodoftwelvemonthsfromthedateofregistration -^
of^thsT1declaration.
Article'36 .
1.Whenitisfoundthat,inthecourseofCommunitytransitoperation,an
offenceorirregularity hasbeencommittedina-particular MemberState,tho
recoveryofdutiesorotherchargeswhichmaybechargeableshallboeffected
bythatMemberStateinaccordancewithitsprovisionslaiddownbylaw,
regulationoradministrative action,withoutprejudicetotheinstitutionof
criminalproceedings.
2.Iftheplaceoftheoffenceorirregularity cannotbodetermined,itshall
bedeemedtohavobeencommitted :.
(a)whore,inthocourseofaCommunitytransitoperation,theofficeor
irregularity indetectedatanofficeoftransitsituatedataninternal
frontier:inthoMe:nberStatewhichthemeansoftransportorthogoods
havejustleft;
(b)where,inthecourseofaCommunitytransitoperation,theoffenceor
irregularityisdetectedatanofficeoftransitwithinthe-meaningof
thesecondindentofArticle11(d):intheMemberStatetowhichthat
officebelongs:
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(o)where,intheoourseofaCommunitytransitoperation,theofficeor
irregularityisdetected ,intheterritoryofaMemberSt?.to"elcowhero
thanatanofficeoftransitjintheMemberStatein1whichitis
detected;
(d)whoretheoonsigninonthasnotteenproduoedtheofficeofdestina-*
tioniinthelastMemberStatewhichthemeansoftransportorthe
goodsareshownbythetransitadvicenotestohavoentered;
(e)wherothooffenceorirregularityisdetectedaftertheCommunity
transitoperationhasbeenconcluded:1intheMemberStateinwhiohit
is,dotccted. ' v .•,
Article37 ' '
1.,TheT1documentsissuedinaccordancewiththorules,'andthe!identification
measurestakenbythocustomsauthoritiesofoneMemberState,shallhave
thesamelegaleffectsinotherMemberStatesastheT1documentsissuedin
accordancewiththorulesandtheidentification measurestaken'by"the-"
customsauthorities ofeachofthoseMemberStates.
2.ThefindingsofthecompetentauthoritiesofaMemberStatemadewhen
inspectionsaretarriedoutundertheCommunitytransitprocedurechc.llhave
'thesame-forceinotherMemberStatesasfindingsofthecompotantauthorities
ofeachofthoseMemberStates.
Article G ,
Wheronecessciry,thecustomsauthoritiesofthoMomberStatosshalloommunioate
tooneanotherallfindingsdocuments,reports,-rooordsofproceedings and
informationrelatingtotransportoperationscarriedoutunderthqCommunity
transitprocedureandtoirregularities andoffencesinconnectionwiththat
procedure.
J. 'TITLEIII
ProcedureforinternalCommunitytransit
<•'Article39-'
1»AnygoodsthataretobecarriedundertheprocedureforinternalCommunity
transitshall'becoveredbyaT2declaration.AT2declarationisadeclaration

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onform T2(coospecimen inAnnox C)completed ,whero appropriate ,by-
oneormore forms T2 "bis (seespecimen inAnnex D)»
oave anotherwise provided inArticles 40and 41ftheprovisions of ,
Titlo.II shall apply mutatis mutandis totheprocedure forinternal
Community transit .
Article 40
1
Hoguarantee need begiven forthepart ofatransit operation between the
office ofdeparture andthe first office oftransit unloss thelaw ofthe
Member State intheterritory ofwhich the office ofdeparture issituatod
sorequires .
Article 41
1.Goods inrespect ofwhich export formalities arccarried outatafrontier
.customs office oftheexporting Member State need not bodealt with under
..r;theCommunity transit procedure atthat office unless they are subject to
Community measures entailing control oftheir use ordestination .
Incuch acaee ,theonly factG which neod begiven intheT2declaration aro
thone required forexport purposes bytheprevisions laid dxwn bylaw ,
regulation oradministrative action intheMember State ofdeparture .The
customs offioe ofexport shall endorse aoopy oftheT2cJ.oouncant &nd :return itto
theexporter orhisrepresentative ,with theunused copies ifhesorequests .
>Theendorsed copy should bedelivered totheoffice ofentry inthe'neigh­
bouring Member State ,Aninternal Community transit operation maybegin at
thp,t office ofentry ,which shall then become theoffioe ofdeparture .
2'.Theprovisions ofparagraph 1shall likewise apply togood3 crossing an
internal frontier inaccordance with thesecond subparagraph ofArtiole 11
• '• • TjTLE IV
Special provisions applying to •.
certain modes oftransport
Article 42
1.Therailway authorities ofIlember -States shall beexempt from therequire­
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2.TheprovisionsofArtiole19(2)artd(3)and.ofArticles21and22
shallnotapplytothecarriageofgoodsbyrail,
3.ForthepurposesofapplyingArticle3o(2)(d),therecordskeptby'
therailwayauthoritiesshallbesubstitutedfortransitadvicenotes.
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Article43
1.Noguaranteeneedbefurnishedfortho-carriageofgoodsontheRhine
andtheRhinevraterways.
•2,'EachMemberStatemaydispensewiththefurnishingofaguaranteein
.respectofthocarriageofgoodsonotherwaterwayssituatedinits
territory.Itshallforwarddetailsofthemeasurestakentothateffect
totheCommission ,whichshallinformtheotherMemberStates.
Article44-
f–iirj» iMi■IMI1I *
1.Bywayof&ero£iG,tionfromAi^tiolo4,goods,the•tranepbrtofwhiohinvolves
■-crossinganinternalfrontierwithinthemeaning'ofthesecondsub­
paragraphofArticlo11'(g),neednotbeplacedundertheCommunity
transitsystembeforecrossingthesaidfrontier.
2.Theprovisionsofparagraph 1shallnotapoly:
■-wheregoodsaresubjecttoCommunitymeasuresentailingcontrolof
■.•_theiruse.ordestination ;or•■'.-•" ''
-wherethetransportoperationistoendinaMemberStateotherthanthe
,oneinwhichtheportofunloadingissituated,savewheretransport
•beyondthatportistobeeffected,inpursuanoeofArticle7(2),
undertheRhineManifestprooedure. "
3.WheregoodshavebeenplacedundertheCommunitytransitsystombefore
crossingtheinternalfrontier,theeffectof'thatsystemshallbe
suspendedduringthecrossingofthehighseas.
4.Noguaranteeneedbefurnishedtorthocarriageofgoods""byeea,
Article45
1.TheprocedureforexternalCommunitytransitshallnotbecompulsoryfor
thecarriageofgoodsbyair.

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TheprocedureforinternalCommunitytransitshallnot"becompulsory
forsuchcarriageunlessthegoodsaresubjecttoCommunitymeasures
entailingcontroloftheirus©ordestination,
2.IncasoswhereCommunitytransitprocedureisusedforcarriagewholly
orpartlybyair,noguaranteeneedbefurnishedtocovertheair
portionofthejourneyofgoodscarriedbyairlinesappearingona
li3ttobeestablished undertheprocedureprescribedinArticle57»
Article46
1»TheCommunitytransitprocedureshallnotbecompulcozyforthecarriage
ofgoodsbypipeline.
■2.IncaseswhereCommunitytransitprocedureisusedforthecarriageof
goodsbypipelinenoguaranteeneedbefurnished.
Article47
TheprovisionsoftheTreatyestablishing ..theEuropeanEconomicCommunity*
relatetothafreemovementofgoodsshallnotapplytogoodswhich,pursuant
totheprovisionsofArticle44,thesecondsubparagraphofArticle45(l)
orArticle46(l)»<1°notcirculateundertheprocedureforinternal
Communitytransit,"unlessaninternalCommunitytransitdocumentissuedto
establishtheCommunitystatusofsuchgoodsisproduced.
TITLEV '
Specialprovisionsapplyingtopostal
consignments
Article48
1.Bywayofderogation theprovisionsofArticle1,theCommunitytransit
procedureshallnotapplytopostalconsignments (including'postal
packages).
2.TheprovisionsoftheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicComrauni'ty
•whichrelatetothefreemagr<?Joesrkofgoodsshallapplyonlytcri.goodso-
containedin,consignments sentfromapostofficesituatedwithinthe
CommunitywhennoyellowlabelofthetypeshowninAnnexHisaffixed
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Thecompetent authorities oftheMember State ofdispatch ehall.be .
responsible foraffixing s\ioh ala.bel orcausing itto.be affixed to
thepackages andtotheaccompanying documents unless thegoods satisfy
theconditibns laid down inArticles 9and10ofthat Treaty .
TITLE VI-. . ;• > - v
Special provisions applying togoods' oarried by
travellers orcontained intheir luggage
\ %Article 49 *•
. *.
1.TheCommunity transit procedure shall notbecompulsory forthecarriage
ofgoods accompanying travellers orcontained intheir luggage ,if -the
goods ooncerned arenotintended forcommercial use# ''■'
\
:2.Theprovisions oftheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community which
relate tothefree movement ofgoods shall apply togoods which ,pursuant
'""'"to paragraph 1,airenotcarried under theCommunity transit' procedure :
:(a)ifthey aredeclared asCommunity goods andthgre isnodoubt asto
.theacouracy ofthat declaration ,and
iftheir total value does notexceed three hundred units ofaccount
pertraveller ;
(b)inother cases ,ifanintornal Community transit document issued to
;establish theCommunity status ,of .thegoods isproduced .
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'TITLE VII
, \
Provisions relating tostatistics
Article 50
•·■'·ν ■■ί « ·.. ,; . ; .ν .. ····'<.· ?. .ν ■-η.·
Where theCommunity transit /procedure isapplied ,transit andexport ,
statistics shall bebased onit. -.,...
vv .•': ' •■ IArticle 51
1.TheT1andT2documents shall 'constitute thesource ofstatistical
information inrespect ofthemovement ofgoods carried under the ;
Community transit procedure# /
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2.Where thesystem referred toinArticle 7(l)and (2)areapplied ,the
documents prescribed forthose syctems shall be .thesource .ofinformation
for transit statistics .
3.Ifasingle movement ofgoods gives rise successively totheestablishment
ofanational transit document andtoaT1orT2document ,only thelatter
documents shall constitute the source ofstatistical information .
Article 52
Until theCouncil ,onaproposal from theCommission ,liaslaid down provisions
onthe standardisation oftransit statistics :
(a)theoffice ofdeparture shall ,without delay ,send aoopy ofthat oopy of
theT1or -T2document roturned toitbytheoffice ofdestination tothe
.department intheMember State ofdeparture responslbl^^c ?eS-tekoal' -trade
statistics ;this oopy shall allthene«6R^V^-\?fe>t:ic\ilai -,s'f8r -the
statistical recording oftheCommunity transit operation inalltheMember
States involved therein ;
(b)theoffice ofdestination shall ,without delay ,send aopy ofthat copy
oftheT1orT2document that itretains tothedepa^^enf invtheJKtaber
State ofdestination responsible forexternal trade statistics ;thip
copy shall oontain' allthenecessary particulars fdS »ihfc^^iBti6al
recording oftheCommunity transit operation inalltheMember States
involved therein ; „ '
•(c)thedepartment intheMember Stc.te ofdeparture respon^hlo rforvexternal
trade statistics shall ,without delay forward thepaz-lioalars inthe'copy of
theT1or document sent toitinaooordance witi theprovisions 1^i(a)
above tothodepartments responsible for .extetfial trade ctatistidS 'inall
theother Hembor -States involved intheCommunity tranBi^'opftrertiin'tttgcept
fortheMember State ofdestination .
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Article "53
Thecompetent .customsofficeshallsend,withoutdelaytothedepartmentin
thoexportingorre^erportln ,?;MemberStateresponsibleforexternal'$r?>Ao
statistics.thocopyoftheexportorro-erportdocumentintended ,forthat
service.
Article54
Theprincipalorhisauthorisedrepresentative shall,attherequestofthe
nationaldepartmentsresponsibleforexternaltradeetatistios,provic1®any
informationrelatingtoihoT1orT2dooumentnecessaryforthocompilation
ofsuchstatistics.
TITISVIII
IIP
ProvisionsrelatingtotheCommitteeon.Community ;
'1• Transit .
1.ACommitteeonCommunityTransit(hereinaftercalledthe"Committee")is
herebysotup,consistingofrepresentatives ofthoMemberStateswitha
representative oft"heCommissionasChairman.
ι ··'*· .
2.The,Conimitteeshall.adoptitsovmrulesofprocedure.
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Article56 ...'(
TneCommitteomayexamineanyquestionrelatingtotheapplication ofthis
Regulation ,submittedtoj.tbyitsChairmaneitheronhisovminitiativeor,»
at'therequestoftherepresentative ofaI'omberState,
\ » 1" > ■·+*
■.■ r Article57 i.. ■.x
1^'-Theprocedure'laiddowninparagraphs 2and3rshallbefollowed .'forthe
adoptionoftheprovisionsnaoe3saryt'-' .''••••..
(a)forthoapplicationofArticles2,4>7(8,9»32,34»35»4if45
'''595'
(b)fortheadaptationofthoCommunitytransitproceduresothatcertain
Communitymeasuresentailingcontroloftheuseordestination ofthe
goodsmaybeapplied;
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(c)forthesimplification offormalitiesundertheCommunitytransit
procedure,inparticularininternalCommunitytransit,orfortheir
adaptationtorequirements arisingfromtheparticularnatureof
certaingoods.
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsubmittotheCommitteeadraft
oftheprovisionstobeadopted.TheCommitteeshalldeliveranopinionon
thedraftwithinatimelimitsetbytheChairmanhavingregardtothe
urgencyofthematter.Decisionsshallbetakenbyamajorityof41votes,
thevotesoftheMemberStatesbeingweightedasprovidedinArtiole143
(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.
3,(a)TheCommissionshalladopttheprovisionsenvisagediftheyarein
accordancewiththeopinionoftheCommittee.
(b)IftheprovisionsenvisagedarenotinaccordancewiththeOpinionof
theCommittee,orifnoopinionisdelivered,theCommissionshall
withoutdelaysubmittotheCouncilaproposalwithregardtothe
provisionstobeadopted.TheCouncilshallaotbyaqualifiedmajority.
(c)If,withinthreemonthsoftheproposalbeingsubmittedtoit,the
Councilhasnotacted,theproposedprovisionsshallbeadoptedby
theCommission.
TrFLqIX
Finalprovisions
Article58
Bytva;'of'derogationfromthisRegulation,J3elgi'umV''Luxembourgartti;tire^^therlTJVAa
mayapplytothoCommunitytransitdocumentstheagreementsconcludedorto
beconcludedbetweenthemwithaviewtoreducingorabolishingfrontier
formalitiesattheBelgo-Luxembourg andBe1go-Netherlandsfrontiers.
Article59
1*TheAnnexestothisRegulationshallformanintegralpartthereof#
2,ThespecimensshownintheAnnexesmayboadapted,inaccordancewiththo
procedurel'aiddowninArticle57torequirementsarisingfromtheparticu­
larnatureofcertaingoodsortoteohnicalrequirements.
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Each Member State shall inform the .Commission oftheprovisions "\ioh it
adopts forthoimplementation ofthis Regulation .
The Commission shall communicate this information tothe other Member States ,
Article 61
1.Regulation (EEC)NO542/69of18March I969 ishereby repealed .
2,InallCommunity instrument a-inwhich reference ismade toRegulation
'.(EEC)No542/69,toArticles thereof ortoimplementing Reflations Regulations
adopted under thoprocedure laid down inArticle 5^(2 )and--(3)-''6'uch references
Sixall betreated asreferanceB tothis Regulation or "toimplement lis
Regulations tr.adw thereunder ,
Article 62
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1976
This Regulation shall bobinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMembor States *
Done atBrussels , 1975 FortheCouncil
The President