Regulation (EEC) No 518/72 of the Commission of 8 March 1972 amending Regulation (EEC) No 582/69 of 26 March 1969 on certificates of origin and applications for such certificates
Official Journal L 067 , 20/03/1972 P. 0025
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1972(I) P. 0140
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1972(I) P. 0149
Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0146
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 79 , 31 . 3 . 1969 , P . 1 .
REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 518/72 OF THE COMMISSION OF 8 MARCH 1972 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 582/69 OF 26 MARCH 1969 ON CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN AND APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH CERTIFICATES
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 ( 1 ) OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 THEREOF ;
WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 10 OF AND ANNEX II TO THAT REGULATION , REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 582/69 ( 2 ) OF 26 MARCH 1969 PRESCRIBED THE FORMS FOR CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN RELATING TO GOODS ORIGINATING IN THE COMMUNITY OR IN ONE OF THE MEMBER STATES AND INTENDED FOR EXPORTATION FROM THE COMMUNITY , AND FOR THE APPLICATIONS FOR SUCH CERTIFICATES ;
WHEREAS IN 1963 THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE PREPARED A LAYOUT KEY TO SIMPLIFY AND STANDARDIZE THE DOCUMENTS USED IN FOREIGN TRADE ; WHEREAS THAT LAYOUT KEY , THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO BRING ABOUT THE STANDARDIZATION OF PRINTED FORMS USED IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE THEREBY ALLOWING DOCUMENTS TO BE OBTAINED BY A SINGLE TYPING OPERATION , HAS SINCE BEEN ADOPTED AS THE BASIS FOR THE DRAFTING OF VARIOUS DOCUMENTS , PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELDS OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AND CUSTOMS ; WHEREAS , ACCORDINGLY , COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS ARE BEING GRADUALLY BROUGHT INTO LINE WITH THE LAYOUT KEY ;
WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE TO FACILITATE THE DRAWING UP OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE DOCUMENTS THROUGH THE ADOPTION , WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , OF A CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM IN LINE WITH THE LAYOUT KEY OF THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE ; WHEREAS THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM PRESCRIBED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 582/69 MENTIONED ABOVE DOES NOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT AND IT IS NECESSARY , THEREFORE , TO REPLACE THAT FORM BY A NEW ONE ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ALLOW EXISTING STOCKS OF SUCH FORMS TO BE USED UP , THE SIMULTANEOUS USE OF OLD-STYLE AND NEW-STYLE FORMS SHOULD BE ALLOWED FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME ;
WHEREAS THE AMENDMENTS MADE BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1318/71 OF 21 JUNE 1971 TO ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC )