CELEX: 31964D0503
Language: en
Date: 1964-07-30 00:00:00
Title: 64/503/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 July 1964 on the institution of a special method of administrative co-operation for applying intra-Community treatment to the fishery catches of vessels of Member States

Official Journal of the European Communities                                    223
28.8.64                         OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                       2293/64
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 30 July 1964
              on the institution of a special method of administrative co-operation for applying intra­
                      Community treatment to the fishery catches of vessels of Member States
                                                       ( 64/503/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC                          State within the meaning of Article 9 (2) of the Treaty,
COMMUNITY,                                                       even though they were landed in another Member
                                                                 State (hereinafter called the 'Member State of entry')
Having regard to the provisions of the Treaty, and               either in the natural state or after simple processing
in particular the first subparagraph of Article 10 (2)           for preservation, without prior transit through a port in
thereof ;                                                        the territory of the first State.
Whereas the methods of administrative co-operation                                        Article 2
provided for in the Decision of 5 December I9601
cannot be used where the fishery catch of vessels of             1 . The movement certificate (Form DD5) can be
a Member State is imported into another Member                   used only if the goods to which it refers :
State without prior transit through a port in the
territory of the first Member State ;                            ( a) are carried from the fishing grounds to the Member
                                                                      State of entry in the vessel which actually made
Whereas Community fishing vessels must therefore                      the catch ; or
return to their home State in order that a certificate
may be issued which will enable their catch to benefit           (b) are carried in the vessel which actually made
from intra-Community treatment in the other Member                    the catch from the fishing grounds to a customs
States ;                                                              warehouse in an associated State or territory and
                                                                      forwarded from there to the Member State of
                                                                      entry.
Whereas, in order to remedy this situation, there are
grounds for instituting a special method of admini­              2.     Where the catch to which it relates is declared
strative co-operation enabling any Member State to               for home use in the Member State of entry, the move­
establish in such cases that fish caught by vessels of           ment certificate (Form DD5) duly completed, shall
another Member State in fact originated in that State,           constitute the document on production of which intra­
within the meaning of Article 9 (2) of the Treaty,               Community treatment is granted.
and are thus eligible for intra-Community treatment ;
                                                                 Where the catch to which it relates is re-exported
                                                                 from the Member State of entry to another Member
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                    State, the movement certificate (Form DD5) duly
                                                                 completed, shall constitute the document on produc­
                           Article 1                             tion of which the customs authorities of the re-export­
                                                                 ing Member State shall issue a movement certificate
Within the framework of the administrative co-oper­              form DDI or DD3 in respect of that catch in accord­
 ation provided for in the first sub-paragraph of                ance with the provisions of the Commission Decision
                                                                 of 5 December 1960.
Article 10 (2) of the Treaty, a movement certificate
 (Form DD5 ) shall be introduced . The purpose of that
certificate shall be to establish that fishery catches of
vessels of a Member State originate in that Member                                        Article 3
                                                                 The movement certificate (Form DD5) shall be made
1 OJ No 4 , 20.1.1961 , p . 29/61 .                              out on a form of which a specimen is annexed to
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this Decision. It shall be in the language (or one of           that all relevant documents, and in particular the
the languages) of the Member State to which the fishing         ship's papers of the fishing vessel, be produced, and
vessel belongs . It shall be completed in typewriting           may also require a translation of those documents.
or handwriting—if the latter, in ink and block capitals .
                                                                Where the catch to which the DD5 certificate refers
The movement certificate forms DD5 shall be bound
                                                                has been stored in a customs warehouse in an as­
 in booklets of ten, there being one detachable original        sociated State or territory, the certificate shall be
 and one non-detachable duplicate of each form.
                                                                valid only if accompanied by a statement from the'
                                                                customs authorities in control of the warehause . The
The size of the certificates shall be 21 X 30 cm. The           statement shall certify :
paper used for the original shall be free of mechanical
pulp, dressed for writing purposes, and weigh at least          ( a) that the accuracy of the entries on the move­
 64 g/m2. It shall have printed on it a green guilloche              ment certificate (Form DD5) has been verified ;
pattern such as to reveal any falsification by mechanical
or chemical means.                                              (b) that the goods to which it relates have been under
                                                                     customs supervision throughout the period of their
The front of the original of each certificate form                   storage in the warehouse and have not undergone
shall bear a blue band running diagonally from the                   any handling or processing other than is necessary
lower left to the top right corner.                                  for their preservation.
Member States may themselves print the certificate              It shall also specify exactly the means of transport
forms and assemble them in booklets , or entrust the            used for the onward carriage of the fishery catch
work to printers appointed by them. In the latter case,         from the customs warehouse to the Member State of
reference to the appointment must appear on each                entry .
form. Furthermore, each certificate form (original and
duplicate) must bear the distinguishing mark of the
appointed printing works and an individual serial                                        Article 6
number .
                                                                Packings presented at the same time as the catch to
                                                                which the DD5 certificate relates shall only be ac­
                         Article 4                              corded intra-Community treatment if separate proof
                                                                is supplied to the customs authorities . that they are
A booklet of movement forms DD5 shall be issued at              eligible for such procedure.
the request of the shipowner or his representative,
by the customs authorities of the port of registry or
home port of the vessel .
                                                                        o                Article 7
Those customs authorities, when issuing the booklet,
                                                                Each time the fishing vessel returns to its port of
shall complete the section headed ' Customs Certificate'
on all the forms in the booklet.                                registry or home port, if use has been made since its
                                                                departure of the booklet of movement certificate forms
                                                                DD5 , the owner or his representatives shall be required
Each time the vessel's catch "is landed either in the           to produce the booklet at the customs office of issue
Member State of entry or in a warehouse in an as­               so that the duplicates may be verified.
sociated State or territory, the master of the vessel
concerned shall complete the section headed 'Master's
Declaration' on one of the forms in the booklet.                The booklet shall be returned to the - holder after
                                                                each verification until all the forms have been used.
                         Article 5
                                                                                         Article 8
The original of the movement certificate (Form DD5 )
completed as provided in Article 4 must be presented            Where a vessel for which a booklet of movement
to the customs authorities of the Member State                  certificate forms DD5 has been issued ceases , before all
of entry in accordance with the procedure laid down             the forms have been used, to satisfy the requisite
by that Member State. These authorities shall have              conditions for according its catch intra-Community
the right to require a translation . They may further           treatment in other Member States , the booklet shall be
require, in order to check the entries on the certificate,      returned immediately to the customs office of issue
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                       Article 9                                                   Article 11
In order that the provisions of this Decision may be         This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
properly applied, Member States shall afford each other
assistance in verifying the authenticity of movement
certificate forms DD5 and the accuracy of the entries
thereon.                                                     Done at Brussels, 30 July 1964.
                       Article 10                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                              The President
Member States shall apply this Decision from 1 No­
vember 1964.                                                                              Walter HALLSTEIN
                                                       ANNEX
                                  See Form DD5 reproduced on following pages
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     CERTIFICAT DE CIRCULATION DES MARCHANDISES                                WARENVERKEHRSBESCHEINIGUNG
      CERTIFICATO PER LA CIRCULAZIONE DELLE MERCI                        CERTIFICAAT INZAKE GOEDERENVERKEER
     MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
                                                                                                                                                  Ά 000000
                                                             A. CUSTOMS CERTIFICATE
     The undersigned customs officer hereby certifies that the conditions laid down by
     law are met in respect of the fish caught and, if such should be the case, processed by the under-mentioned vessel :
     Name and type
     of vessel :
     Registration number :
     Port of registry
     or home port :
     Shipowner :
                                                                                    (name or firm and full address)
     and may be considered as originating in                                              under Article 9 (2) of the Treaty
                                                             liviemDer scare;
                                                                                                   Customs office .
                                                                               Official
                                                                               Stamp                                                                        19..
                                                                                                                          (Signature of customs officer)
                                                             B. MASTER'S DECLARATION
     I the undersigned                                                             master of the
                                            (full name)                                                                          (name of vessel)
     declare that the urider-mentioned items :
      Number and kind of packages1                                            Description of produce                                              Gross Weight
                                                                   ,                                                    t
                                                                                                                                                             •
     have been caught by the above vessel.
     The making out of this certificate has been recorded on page                          of the ship's logbook.
                                                                                                   At                                   on                     19..
                                                                                                             (place of signature)
                                                                                                                              (Signature of master)
1 If appropriate show 'in bulk
 ---pagebreak---                 REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION OF THIS                                             RESULT OF VERIFICATION
                   MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE D.D.5.
                                                                       The verification carried out by the undersigned customs officer has
 The undersigned customs officer requests that the authenticity of the shown that this document :
document and the accuracy of the information contained herein be
verified.                                                              1 . Was duly issued by the customs office named , and that the infor­
                                                                           mation contained therein is correct1
                                                                       2. Does not satisfy the requirements as to conditions of authenticity
                                                                           and regularity (see remarks annexed hereto) 1
                      At                          on
                          (place of signature)               (date)
          Official
          Stamp
           ....               (Signaturç of customs officer)
                                                                                              At                           on
                                                                                                  (place of signature)          (date)
                                                                                 Official
                                                                                  Stamp
                                                                                                                    (Signature)
                                                                       1 Delete as necessary
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