Commission Regulation (EEC) No 223/77 of 22 December 1976 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 223/77
OF 22 DECEMBER 1976
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 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 OF 13 DECEMBER 1976 ON COMMUNITY TRANSIT ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 12 , 22 , 30 , 32 , 39 , 45 , 48 AND 57 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 HAS REPLACED COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 542/69 OF 18 MARCH 1969 ( 2 ) ;
WHEREAS PROVISIONS ARE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 IN PLACE OF THOSE IMPLEMENTING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 542/69 ; WHEREAS THE PROVISIONS IMPLEMENTING THE SAID REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 542/69 ARE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT A NUMBER OF REGULATIONS , SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN AMENDED SEVERAL TIMES ; WHEREAS IN THE INTERESTS OF CLARITY IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THEM TO BE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A SINGLE TEXT ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE UNIFORMITY OF THE FORMS ON WHICH DECLARATIONS AND DOCUMENTS USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMMUNITY TRANSIT ARE DRAWN UP , IT IS NECESSARY TO LAY DOWN THE CONDITIONS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED FOR THEIR COMPLETION , ISSUE AND USE ; WHEREAS IT IS ACCORDINGLY APPROPRIATE TO HAVE SPECIMENS OR MODELS TO WHICH THE SAID FORMS MUST CORRESPOND ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 32 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 , BY ESTABLISHING A FLAT-RATE GUARANTEE SYSTEM , PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES SHOULD BE DETERMINED UNDER THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 57 THEREOF ;
WHEREAS THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS IS OFTEN SUBJECT TO COMMUNITY MEASURES , THE APPLICATION OF WHICH IS CONDITIONAL UPON PROOF THAT THE GOODS IN QUESTION HAVE BEEN USED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OR HAVE ARRIVED AT A SPECIFIC DESTINATION ; WHEREAS IN SOME CASES THE EXPORT OF GOODS FROM THE COMMUNITY IS PROHIBITED OR SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS , DUTIES OR OTHER CHARGES ; WHEREAS PROVISION MUST ACCORDINGLY BE MADE FOR PROCEDURES WHEREBY SUCH MEASURES MAY BE APPLIED IN REGARD TO COMMUNITY TRANSIT ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 45 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 PROVIDES FOR A LIST TO BE ESTABLISHED OF AIRLINE COMPANIES EXEMPT FROM PROVIDING A GUARANTEE FOR THE AIR JOURNEY OF A COMMUNITY TRANSIT OPERATION ;
WHEREAS THE RAILWAY AUTHORITIES HAVE SET UP ACCOUNTING CENTRES AT WHICH CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES ARE ABLE TO CARRY OUT CUSTOMS CONTROL OF COMMUNITY TRANSIT OPERATIONS ; WHEREAS THIS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO SIMPLIFY THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURE IN INTERNATIONAL RAIL TRANSPORT ;