THEY WERE TO REMAIN OPERATIVE AFTER THE CUSTOMS UNION HAS BEEN FULLY ACHIEVED ;
WHEREAS SUCH PROVISIONS DIRECTLY AFFECT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE COMMON MARKET ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY FOR COMMON RULES TO BE MADE IN THE MEMBER STATES APPLICABLE TO CUSTOMS TREATMENT OF GOODS ENTERING THE COMMUNITY AND TO TEMPORARY STORAGE OF SUCH GOODS UNDER CUSTOMS SUPERVISION WHERE THEY ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL REDISPATCHED OUT OF THE COMMUNITY OR PLACED UNDER A CUSTOMS PROCEDURE ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
ARTICLE 1
1 . THIS DIRECTIVE PRESCRIBES THE RULES WHICH MUST BE INCORPORATED IN THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN BY LAW , REGULATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IN MEMBER STATES IN RESPECT OF CUSTOMS TREATMENT OF GOODS ENTERING THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY OR COMING FROM A FREE ZONE SITUATED IN THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY , AND ALSO THE RULES CONCERNING PROVISIONAL DEPOSIT OF THOSE GOODS WHERE SUCH A SYSTEM EITHER EXISTS OR IS PLANNED WITHIN A MEMBER STATE .
2 . GOODS ADMITTED TO AND ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY , WITHOUT IMMEDIATELY BEING PLACED UNDER A CUSTOMS PROCEDURE , SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE IN TEMPORARY STORAGE IN PARTICULAR FOR PURPOSES OF THE NATIONAL LAWS LISTED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .
TITLE I
CUSTOMS TREATMENT
ARTICLE 2
1 . ALL GOODS ENTERING THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY OR COMING FROM A FREE ZONE SITUATED IN THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CUSTOMS CONTROL .
2 . THEY SHALL IMMEDIATELY BE CONVEYED , BY THE ROUTE DESIGNATED BY THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES , TO A CUSTOMS OFFICE OR OTHER PLACE DESIGNATED BY THOSE AUTHORITIES AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES .
ARTICLE 3
1 . A SUMMARY DECLARATION SHALL BE LODGED IN RESPECT OF THE GOODS TO WHICH ARTICLE 2 APPLIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 2 , UNLESS THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLACED UNDER A CUSTOMS PROCEDURE OR ARE IMMEDIATELY SO PLACED .
2 . SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ANY COMMERCIAL , ADMINISTRATIVE OR CUSTOMS DOCUMENT MAY BE TREATED AS A SUMMARY DECLARATION IF IT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM INFORMATION :
_ THE NUMBER , NATURE , MARKS AND NUMBERS OF THE PACKAGES ;
_ NATURE AND GROSS WEIGHT OF THE GOODS ;
_ NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MEANS OF TRANSPORT BY WHICH THE GOODS WERE BROUGHT IN ;
_ PLACE AT WHICH THE GOODS WERE LOADED ON TO THIS MEANS OF TRANSPORT .
3 . PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS ENABLING THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES TO WAIVE THE OBLIGATION TO LODGE A SUMMARY DECLARATION WITH REGARD TO GOODS IMPORTED BY TRAVELLERS OR TO GOODS FORMING THE SUBJECT OF FRONTIER TRAFFIC , IF THOSE PROVISIONS ENSURE COLLECTION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES , CHARGES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT AND AGRICULTURAL LEVIES DUE IN RESPECT OF THOSE GOODS .
ARTICLE 4
1 . THE SUMMARY DECLARATION SHALL BE LODGED IMMEDIATELY BY THE