2013/524/EU: Council Decision of 17 October 2013 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit concerning the adoption of a Decision amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure, as regards the modification of HS codes and package codes
Date: 2013-10-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EFTA, agreement (EU), customs harmonisation, customs transit, packaging, revision of an agreement, tariff nomenclature




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24.10.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 282/50








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 17 October 2013
         
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit concerning the adoption of a Decision amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure, as regards the modification of HS codes and package codes
(2013/524/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


Article 15 of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (1) (the ‘Convention’) empowers the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit set up by the Convention to recommend and adopt, by decisions, amendments to the Convention and the Appendices thereto.












(2)


On 26 June 2009, the Customs Cooperation Council adopted a Recommendation amending the Harmonised System nomenclature. As a consequence of that Recommendation, on 1 January 2012, the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 (2) entered into force and replaced HS code 1701 11 by two new HS codes, namely 1701 13 and 1701 14, as well as HS code 2403 10 by two new HS codes, namely 2403 11 and 2403 19.












(3)


Due to the replacement of HS codes 1701 11 and 2403 10 by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011, those codes should also be amended in Annex I (Goods involving higher risk of fraud) to Appendix I to the Convention.












(4)


The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has issued revision 8.1 of Recommendation No 21 on, inter alia, package codes. It is therefore necessary to adapt the list of package codes contained in Annex A2 to Appendix III to the Convention in accordance with that revision.












(5)


As the package codes format has changed from alphabetic2 (a2) to alphanumeric2 (an2) codes, the Type/Length of the kind of packages (box 31) provided for in Annex A1 to Appendix III to the Convention should also be amended accordingly.












(6)


Therefore, the position of the European Union concerning the proposed amendment should be determined,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The position to be adopted by the European Union in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit concerning the adoption of Decision No 2/2013 by the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure shall be based on the draft Decision attached to this Decision.
Minor changes to the draft Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit after having duly informed the Council.


Article 2
The Commission shall publish the Decision of the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit referred to in Article 1, once adopted, in the Official Journal of the European Union.


Article 3
The Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Luxembourg, 17 October 2013.


For the Council


The President

V. JUKNA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 of 27 September 2011 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 282, 28.10.2011, p. 1).





DRAFT
DECISION No 2/2013 OF THE EU-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMON TRANSIT
of
amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure


THE EU-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (1), and in particular Article 15(3)(a) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The Recommendation of 26 June 2009 of the Customs Cooperation Council amended the Harmonised System nomenclature. As a consequence, on 1 January 2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 (2) entered into force and replaced HS code 170111 by two new HS codes, namely 170113 and 170114, and HS code 240310 by two new HS codes, namely 240311 and 240319.












(2)


Consequently, the corresponding HS codes specified in the list of goods involving higher risk of fraud of Annex I to Appendix I to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (the ‘Convention’) should be amended accordingly.












(3)


Due to a new revision of Recommendation 21 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, revision 8.1, on, inter alia, package codes, it is appropriate to adapt Annex A2 to Appendix III to the Convention accordingly.












(4)


As the package codes format has changed from alphabetical2 (a2) to alphanumeric2 (an2) codes, the Type/Length of the kind of packages (box 31) in Annex A1 to Appendix III to the Convention should be amended accordingly.












(5)


The proposed amendments lead to an alignment of provisions on common transit with the EU provisions on transit.












(6)


Therefore the Convention should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION,



Article 1
The Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure shall be amended as set out in the Appendix to this Decision.


Article 2
The amendments set out in point 1 of the Appendix to this Decision shall apply from 1 January 2012.
The amendments set out in points 2 and 3 of the Appendix to this Decision shall apply from 1 January 2013.




Done at ….,


For the EU-EFTA


Joint Committee on common transit


The President






(1)  
            OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 of 27 September 2011 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 282, 28.10.2011, p. 1).



Appendix

1.   
Annex I to Appendix I to the Convention is amended as follows:






(i)


The row for HS codes ‘1701 11, 1701 12, 1701 91, 1701 99’ is replaced by the following:









‘1701 12 
1701 13 
1701 14 
1701 91 
1701 99 


Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form


7 000  kg


 


—
—
—
—’;














(ii)


The row for HS code ‘2403 10’ is replaced by the following:









‘2403 11 
2403 19 


Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion


35  kg


 


—’;










2.   
The entry ‘Kind of packages (box 31) Type/Length a2 The packaging codes presented in Annex A2 shall be used.’ in Annex A1 to Appendix III to the Convention is replaced by the following:






‘Kind of packages


(box 31)




Type/Length: an2


 




The package codes referred to in Annex A2 shall be used.’.






3.   
Point 5 of Annex A2 to Appendix III to the Convention is replaced by the following:
‘PACKAGE CODE
(UN/ECE Recommendation No 21/Rev.8.1 of 12 July 2010)






Aerosol


AE




Ampoule, non-protected


AM




Ampoule, protected


AP




Atomizer


AT




Bag


BG




Bag, flexible container


FX




Bag, gunny


GY




Bag, jumbo


JB




Bag, large


ZB




Bag, multiply


MB




Bag, paper


5M




Bag, paper, multi-wall


XJ




Bag, paper, multi-wall, water resistant


XK




Bag, plastic


EC




Bag, plastics film


XD




Bag, polybag


44




Bag, super bulk


43




Bag, textile


5L




Bag, textile, sift proof


XG




Bag, textile, water resistant


XH




Bag, textile, without inner coat/liner


XF




Bag, tote


TT




Bag, woven plastic


5H




Bag, woven plastic, sift proof


XB




Bag, woven plastic, water resistant


XC




Bag, woven plastic, without inner coat/liner


XA




Bale, compressed


BL




Bale, non-compressed


BN




Ball


AL




Balloon, non-protected


BF




Balloon, protected


BP




Bar


BR




Barrel


BA




Barrel, wooden


2C




Barrel, wooden, bung type


QH




Barrel, wooden, removable head


QJ




Bars, in bundle/bunch/truss


BZ




Basin


BM




Basket


BK




Basket, with handle, cardboard


HC




Basket, with handle, plastic


HA




Basket, with handle, wooden


HB




Belt


B4




Bin


BI




Block


OK




Board


BD




Board, in bundle/bunch/truss


BY




Bobbin


BB




Bolt


BT




Bottle, gas


GB




Bottle, non-protected, bulbous


BS




Bottle, non-protected, cylindrical


BO




Bottle, protected bulbous


BV




Bottle, protected cylindrical


BQ




Bottlecrate/bottlerack


BC




Box


BX




Box, aluminium


4B




Box, Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool (CHEP), Eurobox


DH




Box, fibreboard


4G




Box, for liquids


BW




Box, natural wood


4C




Box, plastic


4H




Box, plastic, expanded


QR




Box, plastic, solid


QS




Box, plywood


4D




Box, reconstituted wood


4F




Box, steel


4A




Box, wooden, natural wood, ordinary


QP




Box, wooden, natural wood, with sift proof walls


QQ




Bucket


BJ




Bulk, gas (at 1 031  mbar and 15 °C)


VG




Bulk, liquefied gas (at abnormal temperature/pressure)


VQ




Bulk, liquid


VL




Bulk, scrap metal


VS




Bulk, solid, fine particles (“powders”)


VY




Bulk, solid, granular particles (“grains”)


VR




Bulk, solid, large particles (“nodules”)


VO




Bunch


BH




Bundle


BE




Bundle, wooden


8C




Butt


BU




Cage


CG




Cage, Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool (CHEP)


DG




Cage, roll


CW




Can, cylindrical


CX




Can, rectangular


CA




Can, with handle and spout


CD




Canister


CI




Canvas


CZ




Capsule


AV




Carboy, non-protected


CO




Carboy, protected


CP




Card


CM




Cart, flatbed


FW




Carton


CT




Cartridge


CQ




Case


CS




Case, car


7A




Case, isothermic


EI




Case, skeleton


SK




Case, steel


SS




Case, with pallet base


ED




Case, with pallet base, cardboard


EF




Case, with pallet base, metal


EH




Case, with pallet base, plastic


EG




Case, with pallet base, wooden


EE




Case, wooden


7B




Cask


CK




Chest


CH




Churn


CC




Clamshell


AI




Coffer


CF




Coffin


CJ




Coil


CL




Composite packaging, glass receptacle


6P




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in aluminium crate


YR




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in aluminium drum


YQ




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in expandable plastic pack


YY




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in fibre drum


YW




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in fibreboard box


YX




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in plywood drum


YT




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in solid plastic pack


YZ




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in steel crate box


YP




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in steel drum


YN




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in wickerwork hamper


YV




Composite packaging, glass receptacle in wooden box


YS




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle


6H




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in aluminium crate


YD




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in aluminium drum


YC




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in fibre drum


YJ




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in fibreboard box


YK




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in plastic drum


YL




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in plywood box


YH




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in plywood drum


YG




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in solid plastic box


YM




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in steel crate box


YB




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in steel drum


YA




Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in wooden box


YF




Cone


AJ




Container, flexible


1F




Container, gallon


GL




Container, metal


ME




Container, not otherwise specified as transport equipment


CN




Container, outer


OU




Cover


CV




Crate


CR




Crate, beer


CB




Crate, bulk, cardboard


DK




Crate, bulk, plastic


DL




Crate, bulk, wooden


DM




Crate, framed


FD




Crate, fruit


FC




Crate, metal


MA




Crate, milk


MC




Crate, multiple layer, cardboard


DC




Crate, multiple layer, plastic


DA




Crate, multiple layer, wooden


DB




Crate, shallow


SC




Crate, wooden


8B




Creel


CE




Cup


CU




Cylinder


CY




Demijohn, non-protected


DJ




Demijohn, protected


DP




Dispenser


DN




Drum


DR




Drum, aluminium


1B




Drum, aluminium, non-removable head


QC




Drum, aluminium, removable head


QD




Drum, fibre


1G




Drum, iron


DI




Drum, plastic


IH




Drum, plastic, non-removable head


QF




Drum, plastic, removable head


QG




Drum, plywood


1D




Drum, steel


1A




Drum, steel, non-removable head


QA




Drum, steel, removable head


QB




Drum, wooden


1W




Envelope


EN




Envelope, steel


SV




Filmpack


FP




Firkin


FI




Flask


FL




Flexibag


FB




Flexitank


FE




Foodtainer


FT




Footlocker


FO




Frame


FR




Girder


GI




Girders, in bundle/bunch/truss


GZ




Hamper


HR




Hanger


HN




Hogshead


HG




Ingot


IN




Ingots, in bundle/bunch/truss


IZ




Intermediate bulk container


WA




Intermediate bulk container, aluminium


WD




Intermediate bulk container, aluminium, liquid


WL




Intermediate bulk container, aluminium, pressurised > 10 kpa


WH




Intermediate bulk container, composite


ZS




Intermediate bulk container, composite, flexible plastic, liquids


ZR




Intermediate bulk container, composite, flexible plastic, pressurised


ZP




Intermediate bulk container, composite, flexible plastic, solids


ZM




Intermediate bulk container, composite, rigid plastic, liquids


ZQ




Intermediate bulk container, composite, rigid plastic, pressurised


ZN




Intermediate bulk container, composite, rigid plastic, solids


PLN




Intermediate bulk container, fibreboard


ZT




Intermediate bulk container, flexible


ZU




Intermediate bulk container, metal


WF




Intermediate bulk container, metal, liquid


WM




Intermediate bulk container, metal, other than steel


ZV




Intermediate bulk container, metal, pressure 10 kpa


WJ




Intermediate bulk container, natural wood


ZW




Intermediate bulk container, natural wood, with inner liner


WU




Intermediate bulk container, paper, multi-wall


ZA




Intermediate bulk container, paper, multi-wall, water resistant


ZC




Intermediate bulk container, plastic film


WS




Intermediate bulk container, plywood


ZX




Intermediate bulk container, plywood, with inner liner


WY




Intermediate bulk container, reconstituted wood


ZY




Intermediate bulk container, reconstituted wood, with inner liner


WZ




Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic


AA




Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, freestanding, liquids


ZK




Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, freestanding, pressurised


ZH




Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, freestanding, solids


ZF




Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, with structural equipment, liquids


ZJ




Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, with structural equipment, pressurised


ZG




Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, with structural equipment, solids


ZD




Intermediate bulk container, steel


WC




Intermediate bulk container, steel, liquid


WK




Intermediate bulk container, steel, pressurised > 10 kpa


WG




Intermediate bulk container, textile with out coat/liner


WT




Intermediate bulk container, textile, coated


WV




Intermediate bulk container, textile, coated and liner


WX




Intermediate bulk container, textile, with liner


WW




Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, coated


WP




Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, coated and liner


WR




Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, with liner


WQ




Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, without coat/liner


WN




Jar


JR




Jerrican, cylindrical


JY




Jerrican, plastic


3H




Jerrican, plastic, non-removable head


QM




Jerrican, plastic, removable head


QN




Jerrican, rectangular


JC




Jerrican, steel


3A




Jerrican, steel, non-removable head


QK




Jerrican, steel, removable head


QL




Jug


JG




Jutebag


JT




Keg


KG




Kit


KI




Liftvan


LV




Log


LG




Logs, in bundle/bunch/truss


LZ




Lot


LT




Lug


LU




Luggage


LE




Mat


MT




Matchbox


MX




Mutually defined


ZZ




Nest


NS




Net


NT




Net, tube, plastic


NU




Net, tube, textile


NV




Not available


NA




Octabin


OT




Package


PK




Package, cardboard, with bottle grip-holes


IK




Package, display, cardboard


IB




Package, display, metal


ID




Package, display, plastic


IC




Package, display, wooden


IA




Package, flow


IF




Package, paper wrapped


IG




Package, show


IE




Packet


PA




Pail


PL




Pallet


PX




Pallet, 100 cm × 110 cm


AH




Pallet, AS 4068-1993


OD




Pallet, box Combined open-ended box and pallet


PB




Pallet, CHEP 100 cm × 120 cm


OC




Pallet, CHEP 40 cm × 60 cm


OA




Pallet, CHEP 80 cm × 120 cm


OB




Pallet, ISO T11


OE




Pallet, modular, collars 80 cm × 100 cm


PD




Pallet, modular, collars 80 cm × 120 cm


PE




Pallet, modular, collars 80 cm × 60 cm


AF




Pallet, shrinkwrapped


AG




Pallet, triwall


TW




Pallet, wooden


8A




Pan


P2




Parcel


PC




Pen


PF




Piece


PP




Pipe


PI




Pipes, in bundle/bunch/truss


PV




Pitcher


PH




Plank


PN




Planks, in bundle/bunch/truss


PZ




Plate


PG




Plates, in bundle/bunch/truss


PY




Platform, unspecified weight or dimension


OF




Pot


PT




Pouch


PO




Punnet


PJ




Rack


RK




Rack, clothing hanger


RJ




Receptacle, fibre


AB




Receptacle, glass


GR




Receptacle, metal


MR




Receptacle, paper


AC




Receptacle, plastic


PR




Receptacle, plastic wrapped


MW




Receptacle, wooden


AD




Rednet


RT




Reel


RL




Ring


RG




Rod


RD




Rods, in bundle/bunch/truss


RZ




Roll


RO




Sachet


SH




Sack


SA




Sack, multi-wall


MS




Sea-chest


SE




Set


SX




Sheet


ST




Sheet, plastic wrapping


SP




Sheetmetal


SM




Sheets, in bundle/bunch/truss


SZ




Shrinkwrapped


SW




Skid


SI




Slab


SB




Sleeve


SY




Slipsheet


SL




Spindle


SD




Spool


SO




Suitcase


SU




Tablet


T1




Tank container, generic


TG




Tank, cylindrical


TY




Tank, rectangular


TK




Tea-chest


TC




Tierce


TI




Tin


TN




Tray


PU




Tray, containing horizontally stacked flat items


GU




Tray, one layer no cover, cardboard


DV




Tray, one layer no cover, plastic


DS




Tray, one layer no cover, polystyrene


DU




Tray, one layer no cover, wooden


DT




Tray, rigid, lidded stackable (CEN TS 14482:2002)


IL




Tray, two layers no cover, cardboard


DY




Tray, two layers no cover, plastic tray


DW




Tray, two layers no cover, wooden


DX




Trunk


TR




Truss


TS




Tub


TB




Tub, with lid


TL




Tube


TU




Tube, collapsible


TD




Tube, with nozzle


TV




Tubes, in bundle/bunch/truss


TZ




Tun


TO




Tyre


TE




Uncaged


UC




Unit


UN




Unpacked or unpackaged


NE




Unpacked or unpackaged, multiple units


NG




Unpacked or unpackaged, single unit


NF




Vacuum-packed


VP




Vanpack


VK




Vat


VA




Vehicle


VN




Vial


VI




Wickerbottle


WB’.