Council Directive 69/74/EEC of 4 March 1969 on the harmonisation of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to customs warehousing procedure
Official Journal L 058 , 08/03/1969 P. 0007 - 0010
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1969(I) P. 0075
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1969(I) P. 0082
Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0041
Spanish special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0026
Portuguese special edition Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0026
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( 1 ) OJ N C 55 , 5 . 6 . 1968 , P . 34 .
( 2 ) OJ N C 58 , 13 . 6 . 1968 , P . 17 .
( 3 ) OJ N L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 6 .
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
OF 4 MARCH 1969
ON THE HARMONISATION OF PROVISIONS LAID DOWN BY LAW , REGULATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION RELATING TO CUSTOMS WAREHOUSING PROCEDURE
( 69/74/EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 100 THEREOF ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ) ;
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY IS BASED UPON A CUSTOMS UNION ;
WHEREAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CUSTOMS UNION IS GOVERNED IN THE MAIN BY CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE I OF PART TWO OF THE TREATY ; WHEREAS THAT CHAPTER CONTAINS A SERIES OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS DEALING , IN PARTICULAR , WITH THE ELIMINATION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES BETWEEN MEMBER STATES , THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROGRESSIVE INTRODUCTION OF A COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND THE AUTONOMOUS ALTERATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE DUTIES THEREIN ; WHEREAS , WHILE ARTICLE 27 PROVIDES THAT MEMBER STATES SHALL , BEFORE THE END OF THE FIRST STAGE AND IN SO FAR AS MAY BE NECESSARY , TAKE STEPS TO APPROXIMATE THEIR PROVISIONS LAID DOWN BY LAW , REGULATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IN RESPECT OF CUSTOMS MATTERS , THAT ARTICLE DOES NOT EMPOWER THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ISSUE BINDING PROVISIONS IN THAT FIELD ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , A THOROUGH EXAMINATION UNDERTAKEN JOINTLY WITH MEMBER STATES HAS SHOWN THE NEED IN CERTAIN FIELDS FOR DECISION , BY BINDING ACTS OF THE COMMUNITY , UPON MEASURES ESSENTIAL FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF CUSTOMS LEGISLATION WHICH WILL ENSURE UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;
WHEREAS IN ALL MEMBER STATES THERE ARE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN BY LAW , REGULATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION CONCERNING CUSTOMS WAREHOUSES , AND THE MAIN RESULT OF PLACING GOODS THEREIN IS THAT CUSTOMS DUTIES , CHARGES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT AND AGRICULTURAL LEVIES IN RESPECT OF SUCH GOODS ARE NOT COLLECTED ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN DIFFERENCES CONTAINED IN THOSE PROVISIONS COULD LEAD TO DEFLECTION OF TRADE AND OF CUSTOMS RECEIPTS IF THEY WERE TO REMAIN OPERATIVE AFTER THE CUSTOMS UNION HAS BEEN FULLY