THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED NOT ONLY BY THE DOCUMENT REQUIRED UNDER THE PROCEDURE USED BUT ALSO BY AN INTERNAL COMMUNITY TRANSIT DOCUMENT ISSUED TO ESTABLISH THE COMMUNITY STATUS OF THE GOODS .
THE INTERNAL COMMUNITY TRANSIT DOCUMENT SHALL BEAR AT THE TOP THE REFERENCE " TIR " OR " TIF " OR " RHINE MANIFEST " , FOLLOWED BY THE DATE OF ISSUE AND THE NUMBER OF THE DOCUMENT REQUIRED UNDER THE PROCEDURE USED .
ARTICLE 8
IN THE ABSENCE OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND A THIRD COUNTRY WHEREBY GOODS MOVING BETWEEN TWO POINTS IN THE COMMUNITY MAY BE CARRIED ACROSS THAT COUNTRY UNDER THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURE :
( A ) THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURE SHALL APPLY TO GOODS CARRIED ACROSS THAT THIRD COUNTRY ONLY IF THE CARRIAGE ACROSS THAT COUNTRY IS EFFECTED UNDER COVER OF A SINGLE TRANSPORT DOCUMENT DRAWN UP IN A MEMBER STATE AND THE OPERATION OF THAT PROCEDURE IS SUSPENDED IN THE TERRITORY OF THE THIRD COUNTRY ;
( B ) ARTICLE 7 ( 1 ) AND ( 3 ) SHALL APPLY TO GOODS CARRIED THROUGH THE TERRITORY OF THE THIRD COUNTRY , EVEN IF CARRIAGE OF THE GOODS BEGAN AND IS TO END WITHIN THE COMMUNITY .
ARTICLE 9
WHERE , IN THE CASES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION , THE PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY WHICH RELATE TO FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS ARE ONLY APPLIED ON PRESENTATION OF AN INTERNAL COMMUNITY TRANSIT DOCUMENT ISSUED TO ESTABLISH THE COMMUNITY STATUS OF THE GOODS , THE PARTY CONCERNED MAY , FOR ANY VALID REASON , OBTAIN THAT DOCUMENT SUBSEQUENTLY FROM THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATE OF DEPARTURE .
ARTICLE 10
PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTATION , EXPORTATION AND TRANSIT ISSUED BY THE MEMBER STATES SHALL APPLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE THREE TREATIES ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ARTICLE 11
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION :
( A ) " PRINCIPAL " MEANS :
THE PERSON WHO , IN PERSON OR THROUGH AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE , REQUESTS PERMISSION , IN A DECLARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIRED CUSTOMS FORMALITIES , TO CARRY OUT A COMMUNITY TRANSIT OPERATION AND THEREBY MAKES HIMSELF RESPONSIBLE TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES ;
( B ) " MEANS OF TRANSPORT " MEANS , IN PARTICULAR :
- ANY ROAD VEHICLE , TRAILER , SEMI-TRAILER ,
- ANY RAILWAY CAR OR WAGON ,
- ANY BOAT OR SHIP ,
- ANY AIRCRAFT ,
- ANY CONTAINER WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CUSTOMS CONVENTION ON CONTAINERS ;
( C ) " OFFICE OF DEPARTURE " MEANS THE CUSTOMS OFFICE WHERE THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT OPERATION BEGINS ;
( D ) " OFFICE OF TRANSIT " MEANS :
- THE CUSTOMS OFFICE AT THE POINT OF ENTRY INTO A MEMBER STATE OTHER THAN THE MEMBER STATE OF DEPARTURE ,
- ALSO THE CUSTOMS OFFICE AT THE POINT OF EXIT FROM THE COMMUNITY