Commission Regulation (EEC) No 902/80 of 14 April 1980 amending for the fifth time Regulation (EEC) No 223/77 on provisions for the implementation of the Community transit procedure and for certain simplifications of that procedure
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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 902/80
OF 14 APRIL 1980
AMENDING FOR THE FIFTH TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 223/77 ON PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURE AND FOR CERTAIN SIMPLIFICATIONS OF THAT PROCEDURE
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 OF 13 DECEMBER 1976 ON COMMUNITY TRANSIT ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 983/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 57 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 223/77 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 137/80 ( 4 ), CONTAINS PROVISIONS AS TO FORMS AND THEIR USE IN THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURE ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THESE PROVISIONS TO ALLOW THESE FORMS TO BE PREPARED AND COMPLETED BY MODERN REPRODUCTION TECHNIQUES ;
WHEREAS , IN ADDITION , THERE IS A NEED TO INTRODUCE A PROCEDURE FOR DIVIDING THE CONTROL COPY T NO 5 IN CASES WHERE A CONSIGNMENT OF GOODS ACCOMPANIED BY SUCH A DOCUMENT IS DIVIDED IN SUCH A WAY THAT ITS PARTS ARE CONSIGNED TO DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 17 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 223/77 STIPULATES THAT THE GUARANTOR MUST BE INFORMED OF THE NON-DISCHARGE OF A COMMUNITY TRANSIT DOCUMENT WITHIN NINE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE THEREOF ;
WHEREAS THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 35 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 , WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE GUARANTOR TO BE RELEASED FROM HIS OBLIGATIONS 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF REGISTRATION OF A TRANSIT DECLARATION WHERE HE HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF NON-DISCHARGE OF THE T DOCUMENT , ADEQUATELY DEFINES THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF DEPARTURE AS TO THE PERIOD FOR GIVING SUCH NOTIFICATION ;
WHEREAS THE TWO DIFFERENT PERIODS LAID DOWN IN THESE PROVISIONS HAVE LED TO DIFFICULTIES OF INTERPRETATION AND IT IS THEREFORE NEITHER NECESSARY NOR DESIRABLE TO RETAIN ARTICLE 17 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 223/77 ;
WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF THE SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR THE CARRIAGE