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1 . THE RAILWAY AUTHORITIES SHALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPILING TRANSIT STATISTICS SUPPLY THE DEPARTMENT STATE OF DEPARTURE WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION REGARDING EACH OPERATION UNDER THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURE FOR WHICH THEY HAVE ACTED AS PRINCIPALS BY VIRTUE OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 39 .
2 . UNTIL A COMMUNITY PROCEDURE IS INTRODUCED FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLYING PARAGRAPH 1 AND OF TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS IN MEMBER STATES , OTHER THAN THE MEMBER STATE OF DEPARTURE , WHOSE TERRITORY IS CROSSED DURING ANY COMMUNITY TRANSIT OPERATION , EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL DETERMINE THE METHOD WHEREBY THE NATIONAL RAILWAY AUTHORITIES ARE TO SUPPLY THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO THE RESPONSIBLE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT .
3 . THE RAILWAY AUTHORITIES MAY NOT , FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLYING PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 , REQUIRE THE CONSIGNOR TO SUPPLY ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION SHOWN IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONSIGNMENT NOTE OR INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS PARCELS CONSIGNMENT NOTE , EXCEPT FOR THE NAME OF THE COUNTRIES OF CONSIGNMENT AND DESTINATION OF THE GOODS CARRIED .
OTHER PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 52
THE PROVISIONS OF TITLES II AND III OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 RENDERED NEGATORY BY THIS SECTION , IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 12 ( 3 ) TO ( 6 ) , 17 , 23 , 26 ( 1 ) AND 41 THEREOF , SHALL NOT APPLY .
ARTICLE 53
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE USE OF THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 , IN WHICH CASE ARTICLES 38 AND 40 SHALL NEVERTHELESS APPLY .
IN ADDITION , SHEET 2 OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONSIGNMENT NOTE OR OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS PARCELS CONSIGNMENT NOTE SHALL BE PRODUCED AT ONE OF THE CUSTOMS OFFICES FOR THE DIFFERENT STATIONS INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT OPERATION . THAT OFFICE SHALL STAMP THE RAIL DOCUMENT AFTER ASCERTAINING THAT CARRIAGE OF THE GOODS IS COVERED BY ONE OR MORE COMMUNITY TRANSIT DOCUMENTS .
SECTION II
SIMPLIFICATION OF FORMALITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT AT OFFICES OF DEPARTURE AND DESTINATION
ARTICLE 54
EACH MEMBER STATE MAY SIMPLIFY THE FORMALITIES RELATING TO COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURES TO BE CARRIED OUT AT OFFICES OF DEPARTURE AND DESTINATION WITHIN ITS TERRITORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS .
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT , HOWEVER , APPLY TO GOODS TO WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE III ARE APPLICABLE .
FORMALITIES AT THE OFFICE OF DEPARTURE
ARTICLE 55
THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES OF EACH MEMBER STATE MAY AUTHORIZE ANY PERSON WHO FULFILS THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 56 AND WHO INTENDS TO CARRY OUT COMMUNITY TRANSIT OPERATIONS ( HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS " THE AUTHORIZED CONSIGNOR " ) NOT TO PRODUCE AT THE OFFICE OF DEPARTURE EITHER THE GOODS CONCERNED OR A T 1 OR T 2 DECLARATION IN RESPECT THEREOF .
ARTICLE 56
1 . THE AUTHORIZATION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 55 SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY TO PERSONS :
( A ) WHO FREQUENTLY CONSIGN GOODS