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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)189 final
Brussels/16April1982
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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDIRECTIVE
onthefacilitation offormalities andinspections in
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PREFACE
TheCommission wishesoncemoretounderline thespecialimportance
andprioritythatitattaches toworkaimedatcreating aninternal
Community market,including increased effortstoreducequicklythe
formalities andcontrols atinternal frontiers toaminimum.
TheEuropeanCouncil,atitssessionsof29/30JuneI98Iand29/30March
1982,hasfirmlysupported theCommission 'sposition anaagreedonthe
needforactiontofurtherreinforce theinternal market.
Toprovideapositive follow-up tothesedirections ,theCommission
intendstosubmittotheCouncilaseriesofproposals whichhavea
commonobjective ofovercoming thedifficulties atinternalfrontiers
withtheaimoffacilitating thefreecirculation ofpassenger and
goodsintheCommunity .
Intheframework ofthisglphalapproach ,theCommission submits
herewith aproposaltosimplifytheformalities andcontrolsrelated
tothetransport ofgoodsbetween MemberStates.

Explanatory Memorandum
I.Introduction
Establishment oftheinternalmarketrequiresthattheeconomiesof
theindividual MemberStatesbeintegrated asfullyaspossible.
ThismeansthatthevariousbarrierstotradebetweenMemberStates
needtoberemoved.
TradebetweenMemberStateshasvirtuallytripledsincetheCommunity
wasenlargedin1973.Althoughthisisveryindicative ofthe
progressmadetowardsintegration atCommunitylevel,thereare,alas,
stilldifficulties affectingthecarriageofgoods,inparticular,
atfrontiercrossing-points ,whichhaveanadverseeffecton
intra-Community tra'cle.,
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2.Variousbodiessuchashaulageindustryorganizations ,forwarding
agents,transportusers,etc.haverepeatedly informedtheCommission
ofthedifficulties whichariseatfrontiercrossing-points inthe
Community .Therehasbeenincreasing pressuretoremedythis
situation,especially recently.
3.TheEuropeanParliament hasrepeatedly stateditspositiononthe
1difficulties inquestion(inparticular intheBos(1972)and
_.2Schynsreports).
Furthermore,inalargenumberofwrittenandoralquestionstothe
Commission andtotheCouncil,MembersoftheEuropeanParliament
havecriticised waitingtimesatfrontiers andhavecalledfor
pragmaticsolutionstoremedythissituation.
PE29.912final,31Ausust1972.
2PE55.475final,12March1979.

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4.InJune1978,theCouncilapprovedanine-pointpriorityprogramme
forairtransport,includingfacilitation .
AttheCommission'srequest,aconsultancyfirmhaspreparedareporton
thevariousaspectsoffacilitation inthisarea,includingthe
questionofborder-crossing atairports.
5.InMarch1981,theCounciladoptedalistoftenmaintransport
topicstobegivenpriorityintheperioduptotheendof1983,one
ofthembeingthefacilitation offrontiei–crossing.Atthesametime,
itinvitedtheCommissiontosubmittoitareportbeforetheendof
1981,and,whereappropriate,proposalsformeasurestoreducewaiting
timesatfrontiercrossing-points ,bearinginmindtheneedfor
certaininspections andthenatureofthegoodscarried.
Asregardsthefirstpartofthismandate,theCommission hadalready
askedtheAdvisoryCommittee onTransportattheendof1977to
examinepossiblewaysofremovingfrontierbarriersaffectinginland
transport.TheCommittee hasdrawnupareportlistingthevarious
problemswhichcanariseinthisconnection andhasassessedthe
extentandsignificance ofthesebarriers.Thereportprovides a
gooddealofusefulinformation withaviewtoimprovingthesituation.
Inthisconnection,theCommittee hasmadeanin-depthanalysisofthe
roleandtaskofthecommontransportpolicyinthisfield.
AsregardsthesecondpartoftheCouncil'smandate,i.e.the
preparation ofaproposaltoimprovetheflowoftrafficbetween
MemberStates,theCommission hasundoubtedly derivedconsiderable
benefitfromthemanycommentsmadeinthesereports.Nevertheless ,
ithasconsidereditappropriate andusefultoarrangesixconsultation
meetingswiththeinterestedpartiesandwithgovernmentexpertsbefore
submitting adraftDirectivetotheCouncil.

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6.Thesereportsandthefindingsoftheconsultation meetingsformed
thebasisfortheattachedListofinspections andotherproblemswhich
mayariseinintra-Communi tytrade(around70inall).These
inspections andproblemsresultfrominternaland/orCommunityprovisions
concerningtaxation,industrial,agricultural ,socialandothermatters,
aswellastransport.
7.Toberealisticitmustbeadmittedthatintra-Community trade
willcontinuetobesubjecttochecksuntilfullintegration hasbeen
achievedatCommunitylevel.
Asithasrepeatedly stated,theCommissionisoftheopinionthatthe
problemofobstaclestointra-Community tradecanbesolvedonlyas
partofanoverallplan.Notwithstanding thespecialprovisions in
theframeworkofgeneralorspecificCommunityrules,thisinitiative
seekstoimprovetheorganization ofthevariousinspections and
formalities affectingiptra-Community trade.Thisinitiative,which
isfullyinkeepingwiththisoverallplan,willhavetobeaccompanied
bymeasureswhichwillleadtothesimplification and,inthelong
term,tothegradualabolitionofchecksinthecourseoftransport
operations .
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Mainelements underlying theDirective
8.Waitingtimesinthecourseoftransport operations canbereduced
considerably byapplying thefollowing principles :
(a)Centralization ofinspections (Article 2)
9.Operators areatpresentfreetochoosewheretocarryoutthe
formalities concerning dispatch orclearing forhomeusewithinthe
MemberStateinquestion orattheborderofthisMemberState.
Ifchecksotherthancustomschecksarerequired,theseshould,as
faraspossible,becarriedoutsimultaneously andpreferably atone
place.
(b)Non-systematic inspection (Article 3)
10.Generally speaking,customschecksarealreadycarriedoutto
alargeextentonarandombasis,butthisisnotthecasewithother
inspections .Theprinciple ofrandomchecksshouldalsobeapplied
toallotherformsofinspection .Thesechecksshouldbe
restricted tocaseswherethereissuspicion ofmalpractice .
(c)Mutualrecognition ofthefindings ofinspection (Article 4)y ■
11.Application oftheprinciple ofthemutualrecognition ofthe
factsestablished inanearlierinspection duringatransport
operation wouldobviatetheneedforrepetitive inspections ofgoods
andmeansoftransport .

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(d)cooperation requiredbetweenthevariousinspection authorities
(Article 5)
12.Effective cooperation betweeninspection authorities (e.g.
centralization ofofficesatoneplaceandharmonization oftheopening
hoursofthepostsoneithersideoftheborder)willleadtosmooth
frontier-crossing intheshortest possible time.Thisprinciple also
appliestopostswithinacountry.
(e)Opening hoursandstaffnumbersinrelation tothevolumeof
traffic (Articles 6and7)
13.Theopeninghoursofthevariousdepartments involved andthe
numberofstaffondutyshouldbeadaptedtoperiodic changesin
traffic.
(f)Specialfacilities formeansoftransport travelling emptyor
carrying goodsunderacustomstransitprocedure (Article 8)
14.Theadvantages ofthetransitprocedures ,whichbasically allow
goodstocrossfrontiers without anyinspection ,aresometimes
reduced bythefactthatthetrafficlanesareblocked byvehicles
undergoing customsformalities atthefrontier .Wherever technically
feasible,specialexpresslanesshouldbeprovided fortransit
vehicles .
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(g)Information andnotification procedure (Article 9)
15.Someoftheproblems arising whencrossingfrontiers areduetothe
Lackofinformation available totheparties concerned asregardsthe
procedures employed andthetypeofdifficulties whichmaybe
encountered byoperators .Bettermutualinformation couldtherefore
beachieved bysetting uplocalandnational jointcommittees .

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III.Comments onthevariousarticles
Article 1
ThisArticleseekstodefinethescopeoftheDirective .Itcovers
twobasicaspects :
(a)TheDirective appliestothecarriage ofgoods i;
(i)acrossfrontiers withintheCommunity
(ii)between MemberStatesacrosstheterritory ofathird
country
(iii)fromathirdcountryaftercrossing anexternal
Community frontier
(iv)toathirdcountrybeforecrossing anexternal
Community frontier .
(b)Modeoftransport
TheDirective appliestoallmodesoftransport,i.e.rail
transport,roadtransport,inlandwaterway transport,seaand
airtransport andcombined transport (e.g.road/railtransport,
roll-on/roll-offtransport,container transport,etc.).
Article 2
Toensurethesmoothconductofatransport operation,the
checks-meaningboththeinspection ofgoodsandmeansoftransport
andthechecking ofdocuments -shouldpreferably takeplaceatthe
sametimeandthesameplace.Themostappropriate solution would
beforthemtobeconducted atthetimeandpreferably nearthe
placeofdispatch and/ordestination ofthegoodscarried,since
checkscarriedoutatdifferent stagescauseadditional delaysinthe
transport operation .

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Art ■*cLe3
Systematic physical checking ofgoodsandmeansoftransport
represents aconsiderable impediment tothecrossing offrontiers .
Toachieve asmoother flowoftraffic,theprinciple ofrandom
checksshouldbeapplied,asisalreadylargelythecaseinthe
customs sphere.
Article 4
Duringtheconsultation meetings inparticular ,theCommission 's
attention wasrepeatedly drawntotheproblems arising fromchecks
suchaspublic-health ,veterinary ,plant-health andquality
inspections (whereagriculture isconcerned )andchecksofweights
anddimensions andthetechnical inspection ofmeansoftransport .
Duringatransport operation,asstatedinpoint11.11,themutual
recognition ofthefactsestablished inanearlierinspection
couldconsiderably speedupthecarriage ofgoodsbetween
MemberStates.Repetitive checkswouldnolongerbeindispensable ,
andtheauthorities couldrestrict themselves toinspecting
documents already drawnupataprevious stage.
Article 5
Asalreadystatedconcerning Article 2,thechecksconducted during
onetransport operation should,asfaraspossible,takeplace
simultaneously ,andpreferably atoneplace.Thedetailsspecified
inArticle 5followonnaturally fromtheprovisions ofArticle 2.
Thepointisthatthereneedstobeappropriate cooperation between
thevariousinspection departments ,notonlyatlocalandnational
level,butalsobetweenauthorities required tointervene oneither
sideofcommonfrontiers . commonfrontiers .

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Cooperation shouldcoverthefollowingaspectsinparticular :
Ca)Harmonization oftheopeninghoursofthevariousdepartments
concerned
Theopeninghoursofthevariousdepartments concerned (customs
services,veterinary andplant-health departments,quality-inspection
departments,etc.)shouldbeharmonized sothattheformalities and
inspections canbedoneatthefrontierorapostwithinthe
countrywithoutinterruption duringaspecifiedperiodoftheday,
e.g.between8a.m.dnd6p.m.(seealsoArticle6).Thisapplies
notonlytothevariousdepartments inafrontierpostononeside
ofthefrontierbutalsotopostssituatedoneithersideof
commonfrontiers .
(b)Arrangement offrontierposts
Thetimerequiredforformalities andcheckscouldbereducedfor
operators and,inparticular,carriersbyabetterlayout,inthe
widestsense,offrontierposts.Forexample,inspections ofgoods
ormeansoftransportcouldbeorganizedinsuchawaythatvehicle
manoeuvres andoperatormovementsarekepttoastrictminimum,and
clearandprecisesignposting couldbeprovidedateachfrontierpost.
Thisalsoappliestocustomspostswithinacountry,whichare
sometimesincitycentreswhereaccessisdifficult.Theprovision
ofsignpostsinthecitycouldimprovethisstateofaffairs.

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(c)Conversion ofcertain frontier offices into juxtaposed
inspection offices
The conversion ofcertain frontier offices into juxtaposed inspection
offices would mean that the carrier had only one stop instead oftwo
consecutive stops .Ofcourse ,offices ofthis type are out ofthe
question insome cases ,e.g. fortechnical reasons (site ,etc.)
Article 6
Itwould beexcessive tohave all the customs posts attheCommunity 's
internal borders and within Member States open round the clock .
The major frontier posts should beopen night and day fortransit
traffic (where ameans oftransport crosses the frontier carrying
goods tobecleared for home use ataplace within aMember State ).
Frontier posts onmajor transport arteries should beopen onworking
days atleast from 8a.m .to6p.m .for inspection and formalities
other than those for transit traffic .Itshould also bepossible
for inspections and formalities tobecompleted outside these hours ,
against payment ,where appropriate ,forthehours worked .
Ifinspection authorities cannot beonduty during theworking hours
referred toinArticle 6(1 )to (3)itshould bepossible for them to
delegate powers toofficials who are onduty ,inorder toensure that
one ofthe other departments represented can carry out abrief check
ofthe gooes against the relevant documents .Itgoes without saying
that adelegation ofpowers toanother department canonly take
place insofar asthis department has the required knowledge to
carry out the inspections for which they have received delegation .

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ArticLe7
ThisArticlealsoconcernsbetterorganization ofchecksaridis
basedontheideaythatwaitingtimescanbereducedbyfixingthe
openinghours6,thecustomspostsandthenumberofstaffavailable
inlinewithperiodic (daily,weeklyorseasonal)variations in
traffic.Forexample,therearefluctuations inthecarriageof
fruitandvegetables (harvestperiod)andatsomecustomsposts
certainhoursordaysareparticularly busy.Thecrossingofthe
frontiercouldbeimprovedifadditionalstaffcouldbeassigned
duringtheseperiods,,'
Article8
Efficient arrangement offrontierpostsalsoentailstheseparation
of,ontheonehand,meansoftransportcarryinggoodsunderacustoms
transitprocedure andemptyvehiclesfrom,ontheotherhand,those
meansoftransport whichhavetoundergocustomsformalities atthe
frontier.Thissortofseparation wouldse-rvetoreducethewaiting
timesforallmeansoftransport,especially ihoseundercustoms
transitprocedureintroduced tofacilitatefrentier-crossing .
Trafficseparation ofthiskindcanmoreoftenthannotbeachieved
bymeasureswhichentailverylittleexpenditure .Itissometimes
sufficienttoplacearrowsoranumberofdemarcation linesonthe
carriageway ortheparkingareaofthecustomspost.Ofcourse,this
shouldbedoneonlyifthevolumeoftrafficatthepostinquestion
soiustifies.

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Article 9
Measures tofacilitate the crossing offrontiers should also include
better information for the various parties involved .Itisinthe
interest ofthe inspection authorities that they should beinformed
ofthe practical problems which the inspection procedures cause to
theparties involved and,inparticular ,carriers .Carriers ,for
their part ,should beinformed ingood time ofany changes inthe
inspection procedures ,etc .
Where appropriate andnecessary ,abody should beset upsothat all
the parties concerned ataparticular frontier post orcheck-point
situated within aMember State can air their opinions onthe
specific problems arising atthis post ,since alarge proportion of
theproblems can besolved atlocal Level .However ,other problems
may have tobesolved atahigher level .Article 9therefore also
provides for the establishment ofbilateral joint committees at
national level for all the common frontiers where all the problems
ofcrossing frontiers will bediscussed atleast once ayear .
Article 10
This Article provides that ,once the various checks and formalities
have been relaxed ,theMember States must not introduce other checks
which constitute anobstacle totransport .
Articles 11,12and 13
Nocomments .

Annex
Listoftheproblemswhichmayarisewhencrossingfrontiers
I.Transport-re Latedproblems
A.Road
(a)Mandatoryfrontierinspections
1.Checkingofjourneyauthorizations forinternational
transport
2.RoadtyhxCintransitthroughAustriaandYugoslavia)
(b)Optionalfrontierinspections
1.Checkingofperiodauthorizations forinternational
transport
2.Checkingofnationaltransportauthorizations
3.Weightsanddimensions
4.Technicalinspections ofvehiclesandrecognition of
vehicleroadworthiness certificates
5.Vehicletypeapprovalinaccordance withADRandATP
standards
6.Triptyqueforlorryand/ortrailer
7.Registration certificate (Kraftfahrzeugschein )
8.Provisions concerning workinganddrivingtime
9.DrivingLicence ^
10.CMRconsignment note
11.Nationalpassengertransportauthorization
12.Passengerlist
13.Waybillforthecarriageofpassengers bybusintransit
throughacountry.
(c)Otherproblems '
1.Sanonlorry-drivingonSundays^,publicholidaysandover
holidayperiods.1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

B.Rail^
1.Exchanging Locomotives
2.Technicalinspection ofwagons
3.Preparation ofbrakeLabels
4.Marshalling and/ortrainformation
5.Exchanging wagons
6.Labelling wagons
7.Routingofaccompanying documents
8.Checkin,g^frei ghtdocuments.
C.Inlandwaterway
(a)Mandatoryfrontierinspections
(b)Optionalfrontierinspections
1.Navigation andcanaldues
2.Checkingcompliance withpoliceregulations (composition
ofcrews,convoys,etc.)
3.Navigability certificates
4.Licensingofvesselsforthecarriageofdangerous goods
D.Airtransport–––_–_–
1.Checkingfreightdocuments
2.Safetychecks
E.Morethanonemodeoftransport
1.Collectingstatistical information
2.Problemsfortherailwaysintransferring wagonsontoferries
ThepointsListedbelowmainlyconcernoperatingdifncutties,ande.r
mattersonwhichtherailwaysarealreadycooperating .

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F.Infrastructure
(a)Road
1.LackofspecialLanesforLorriesintransitandempty
Lorries
(b)Rail
1.Frontier stations
2.AccessandreliefLines
3.Specificaspectsofinfrastructure planning
4.Lackoftransittracks
(c)Airtransport
1.Inadequate mechanization
2.Lackofsuitable infrastructure
II.Problems notrelatedtotransport whichaffectthenormalflowof
traffic
A.Road
1.Green(insurance )card
B.Rail
C.Inlandwaterway
1.Insurance certificates
2.Checking ofequipment forpersonal useandstores
D.Morethanonemodeoftransport
1.Public-health ,veterinary andplant-health inspections ,
qualityinspections andinspection ofharmfulsubstances
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2.Limited ,openinghoursoftheabovementioned inspection
departments .
3.Checking (andlevyingdutyon)fuelinthetanksofcommercial
vehicles (road)andinlandwaterway vessels (fuelallowance )
4.Checking thefuelinthepowerunitsofcompressors and
refrigeration units,etc.(fueltaxedorfreeoftax)
5.Vehicle tax
6.Inadequate standardization ofdocuments
7.Problems causedbytheintervention ofthecustomsservices

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(a)Checkingof.customsdocuments
(b)Sealingofmeansoftransport
•(c)-Checkingofgoods
(d)Registration ofgoods(inDenmark)
(e)Declaration ofvalueofgoods(inItaly)
(f)Discontinuity intheopeninghoursofcustomsoffices
(g)Lackofbilateralharmonization oftheworkinghoursof
different departments oneithersideofafrontier
(h)Limitedpowersofsomecustomspostsasregardsclearing
certainproducts
(i)Delaysinhandingoverdocuments
(j)Strikesbycustomsofficials
8.VATongoodscarriedandrepairstomeansoftransport
carriedoutinanotherMemberState
9.VATontransportservices
10.Checkingofdangerous goods
11.Problemsconcerning thefixingofagricultural compensatory
amounts(particularly forcereals)
12.Insufficient information forthepartiesconcerned andforthe
authorities abouttheproblemsencountered bythelatter
13.Formalities connectedwithexchangecontrol.
III.Other
1.Production ofincomplete documents bycarriers
2.Customsagents
(a)Requirement ,tohavecustomsformalities carriedoutby
(authorized )customsagents
(b)Wayinwhichsomecustomsagentsoperate.-

Proposal for aCouncil Directive onthefacilitation of
formalities andinspections inrespect ofthecarriage of
goods between Member States
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 43,75>84and100thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,
1Whereas ,theEuropean Council nas onanumber ofoccasions underlined
theneed toreinforce andfurther develop theinternal market and
increased efforts are needed toreduce tothe minimum
theformalities andcontrols atinternal Community frontiers ,
Whereas ,on26March 19S1 ,theCouncil approved aprogramme often
priorities under thecommon transport policy concerning theperiod uptothe
endof1983 ,onepriority being tofacilitate thecrossing offrontiers ;
whereas atthe same meeting theCouncil called upon theCommission to
submit proposals onthis subject ;
Whereas ,on12June 1978 ,theCouncil approved apriority programme for
airtransport ,onepriority being facilitation ;
Whereas theEuropean Parliament has repeatedly stressed that waiting
times canhave anadverse effect onthefree movement ofgoods between
Member States and has therefore called upon theCommission totake action
toeliminate them ;
Whereas waiting times atfrontier crossing-points lead tohigher
transport costs ,which arepassed onintheendprice ofthegoods carried ;
Whereas waiting times atfrontiers have anadverse effect ontheworking
conditions ofthose employed inthetransport sector ,inparticular in
road transport andinland waterway transport ;
"European Council 29/30June I98I and29/30March 1982®

Whereasthesewaitingtimesatfrontier crossing-points arecausedby
transport-related factors andotherfactors;
Whereaswaitingtimescouldbereduced byorganizing moreefficiently
inspections whicharejustified underCommunity law;
Whereas,inordertoensureasmoother flowofmeansoftransport engaged
inthecarriage ofgoodsbetween MemberStates,^itwouldbedesirable
tocentralize thevariousinspections inoneplace,preferably theplace
ofdeparture ordestination ofthegoods,whilstabiding bythe
principle thatthepartiesinvolved inthetransport operations arefree
tochoosetheplaceinquestion ;
Whereas customsinspections inrespectofintra-Community tradetaketheform
ofrandomcheckstoaverygreatextent;whereasthispractice should,
asfaraspossible,beextended toothertypesofinspection founded on
non-harmonized national law;whereas,evenifaMemberStateinvokes
Article 36oftheTreaty,inspections maybecarriedoutsolelywithin
thelimitsofthatArticle;
Whereastheflowofgoodstrafficbetween MemberStatescanbe
improved byapplication oftheprinciple ofmutualrecognition ofthe
factsestablished whencertificates andotherdocuments areissued;
Whereastheestablishment ofexpresslanesreserved formeans
oftransport travelling emptyorcarrying goodsunderacustomstransit
procedure islikelytobringaboutareduction inwaitingtimesatthe
frontier;
Whereasitwouldbedesirable tosetup,bymeansofjointcommittees
atlocalandnational level,aframework toensurebetterexchangeofinformation
onthevariousproblems whichariseatcertainfrontier crossing-points ,in
ordertoseekjointsolutions likelytoimprovethesituation atthese
crossing-points ;
Whereasitisalsonecessary toensurethatnonewformalities or
inspections areintroduced thatwouldrenderinoperative themeasures
takentofacilitate thecrossing offrontiers .

HASADOPTED THISDIRECTIVE :
Scope
I
Article 1
Notwithstanding individual .provisions inforceintheframework of
generalorspecific Community rules,theprovisions ofthisDirective
shallapplytoformalities andinspections likelytoaffecttheflowof
goodstraffic whichhastocross
-aninternal Community frontier or
-anexternal frontier wherecarriage between MemberStatesinvolves
crossing athirdcountry
irrespective ofthemodeoftransport ortransport technique used.
Article 2 , ,
MemberStatesshalltakethenecessary measures toensurethat,asfaras
possible,thevariousinspections inrespectofanyonetransport operation
arecarriedoutsimultaneously inoneplace,preferably theplaceof
departure ordestination ofthegoods =
Article 3
Inlinewithexisting practices inthecustomsfield.MemberStatesshall,
asfaraspossible,refrainfromcarrying outsystematic
inspections ofgoodsandmeansoftransport .
Article 4 "
Forthepurposes ofthisDirective MemberStatesshallmutually recognize
thefactsestablished whencertificates aredrawnupinaccordance with
national provisions .

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Tothisend,eachMemberStateshallsendalistandspecimensof
nationalinspection documents,withdetailsoftheirpurposeif
thisisnotexplicitly statedthereon,totheCommission,whichshall
informtheotherMemberStatesthereof.
Article 5
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1.EachMemberStateshallestablishappropriate cooperation betweenthe
variousnationaldepartments responsible forcarryingoutinspections
duringtransportoperations .
2.Bilateral contactsshallbeestablished betweenMemberStatesinorder
toseekappropriate cooperation betweenthevariousinspection
departments oneithersideofcommonfrontiers betweenMemberStates.
3.Thecooperation referredtoinparagraphs 1and2shallcoverinteralia:
-theharmonization ofthebusinesshoursofthevariousdepartments
concerned;
thearrangement offrontiercrossing-points ;
-theconversion offrontierofficesintojuxtaposed inspection
offices,iftechnically possible.
Article6
1.MemberStatesshallensurethatfrontierpostsonmajortransport
arteriesareopenpermanently toallowmeansoftransport undera
customstransitproceduretocrossbydayandbynight.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatthepostsreferredtoinparagraph 1
areopenonworkingdaysatleastfrom8a.m.to6p.m.for
inspections andformalities otherthanthosefortrafficundera
customstransitprocedure.

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3.The competent authorities intheMember States shall ensure that at
frontier posts onmajor transport arteries ,inspections and
formalities other than those under acustoms transit procedure canbe
carried /^t"thespecific request ofthetransport operator outside the
.business hours referred toinparagraph 2,against payment ,where
appropriate ,forthe hours worked .
4.Where itisimpossible for .some departments responsible for
inspections atthese frontier posts tomeet the requirements of
theparagraphs 2and 3,Member States shall delegate /necessary powers ,to
ensure that one ofthe other departments represented cancarry out
brief inspections ofgoods against the relevant documents .
Article 7
Member States shall adjust thebusiness hours ofthe inspection departments
and thestaff complement available tocorrespond toperiodic
fluctuations intraffic .
Article 8
Where technically feasible and justified bythevolume oftraffic ,
Member States shall endeavour toestablish atfrontier posts express
lanes reserved formeans oftransport travelling empty orcarrying
goods under acustoms transit procedure .
Article 9
1.Member States shall provide fortheappointment of
-bilateral joint committees atlocal level ,where appropriate ,to
meet periodically andwhen necessary ;
-bilateral joint committees atnational level tomeet atleast once
ayear
inorder toseek solutions toproblems arising atcommon frontiers .

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2.Inthecaseofinspection officeswithin aMemberState,
MemberStatesshallprovidefortheappointment ofjointcommittees
atlocaland/ornational level,whereappropriate ,tomeet
periodically andwhennecessary .
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3."ir.ecommittees referred toinparagraphs 1and2shallconsistof
representat ivesoft.-.evariousinspection departments involved and
representatives ofcarriers,customsagents,forwarding agentsand
transport users.
4.Commission representatives may,onrequestorontheirowninitiative ,
attendmeetings ofthenational jointcommittees .
5.Theoutcome ofthemeetings ofthenational jointcommittees shallbe
communicated byeachMemberStatetotheCommission ,whichshallinform
theotherMemberStatesthereof .
Generalprovisions
Article 10 %
MemberStatesshallensurethatthemeasures takentofacilitate the
crossing offrontiers arenotrendered inoperative throughthe
introduction ofnewinspections orformalities .
Article 11
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission ,by1Julyeachyear,
particulars concerning theprovisions introduced andthepractical
measures takeninthecourseofthepreceding yearwithaviewto
ensuring moreefficient organization oftheformalities and
inspections inquestion .
Onthebasisoftheseparticulars ,theCommission shallreportto
theCouncil andtheEuropean Parliament everytwoyearsonthe
implemcntetion ofthisDirective .

Article 12
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1.MemberStatesshall,afterconsulting theCommission,bringintoforcethelaws,
regulations andadministrative provisions necessary tocomplywith
thisDirective by..... (sixmonthsafterthedateonwhich
thisDirective entersintoforce).
2.EachMemberStateshallcommunicate totheCommission thetexts
oftheprovisions itadoptsinordertoimplement thisDirective .
Article 13
ThisDirective isaddressed totheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
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ThePresident
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