CELEX: 31971R1279
Language: en
Date: 1971-06-17 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1279/71 of the Commission of 17 June 1971 on the use of Community transit documents for the purpose of applying certain measures on the exportation of certain goods

Official Journal of the European Communities                                    379
 No L 133/32                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                19:6.71
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 1279/71 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 17 June 1971
                on the use of Community transit documents for the purpose of applying certain
                                      measures on the exportation of certain goods
 THE     COMMISSION      OF     THE   EUROPEAN      COM­         the customs offices involved in the operation under
 MUNITIES,                                                      the Community transit procedure the information
                                                                 needed for application of these measures;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 European Economic Community;                                    are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee
                                                                 on Community Transit ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
542/691 of 18 March 1969 on Community transit,
 and in particular Article 58 ( 1 ) (b) thereof;                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas the application of Community measures
                                                                                        Article 1
 intended to prohibit the exportation of goods from
the Community or to subject such exportation to
 restrictions or to payment of a duty or other charge,           1 . This Regulation sets out the conditions
requires that trade in goods within the Community                applicable to movement of goods within the
be controlled for the purpose of preventing these               Community the exportation of which from the
goods from leaving Community territory where such                Community is prohibited or is subject to restrictions,
 measures have not been complied with;                           duties or other charges .
Whereas, however, control of the destination of the             2. The provisions hereof shall, however, apply
goods should not result in movement of the goods                only of the measures introducing the prohibition,
within the Community being subjected to complex                 restriction, duty or other charges have provided for
 formalities;                                                   them to be applied without prejudice to the special
                                                                provisions which those measures may entail.
Whereas this can only be achieved if compliance with            3.     The provisions of this Regulation shall not
Community measures which have replaced national                 apply where transport of goods within the
export restrictions is no longer enforced by means of           Community is confined to the territory of one
the various procedures applied in the absence of a              Member State.
Community procedure permitting of trade in goods
under customs control;
                                                                                       Article 2
Whereas the Community transit procedure provided
for in Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 creates a suitable            Where the goods referred to in Article 1 (1 ) are
Community framework within which such                           subject to a Community transit procedure for
supervision can be carried out;                                 purpose of their carriage, the principal shall complete
                                                                the space 'Description of goods' on the Community
Whereas      to   ensure  that    those    measures    are      Transit document with one of the following
                                                                indications :
implemented Community transit documents should,
where necessary, contain special indications giving
                                                                — Sortie de la        Communauté      soumise    à   des
                                                                     restrictions.
1 OJ No L 77, 29,3,1969, p. 1 ,                                     Uscita della Comunità assoggettata a restrizioni,
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     Ausgang aus der Gemeinschaft Beschränkungen                  from the Community, proof is given to the customs
      unterworfen .                                               office at which the export formalities are carried out
                                                                  that the administrative measure by which the goods
      Verlaten van de Gemeenschap aan beperkingen                 are freed from restriction has been taken, that duties
      onderworpen.                                                or charges have been paid or that, in the
      (Export     from   the    Community      subject   to       circumstances obtaining, the goods may leave the
      restrictions). •                                            Community territory without further formalities.
  — Sortie de la Communauté soumise a imposition.
                                                                                          Article 5
     Uscita della Comunità assoggettata a tassazione.
     Ausgang aus der Gemeinschaft Abgabenerhebüng                Where the goods are not entered for home use
     unterworfen .                                               immediately after their arrival at the office of
                                                                 destination, that office shall take the steps necessary
     Verlaten van de Gemeenschap                 aanbellas­      for the implementation of the measures provided for
     tingheffing onderworpen.                                    in Article 1 (2).
     (Export      from   the   Community       subject   to
     taxation .)                                                                          Article 6
                          Article 3
                                                                 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1226/712 of 11
                                                                 June 1971 on simplification of the formalities to be
 1 . Where the goods referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) are          carried out at offices of departure and destination in
 not subject to a Community transit procedure, the               respect of goods transported under the Community
 customs office at which the dispatch formalities are            transit procedure shall not be applicable in respect of
 carried out shall require completion of the control             goods to which this Regulation applies.
 copy provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC)
 No 2315/69 1 of 19 November 1969 on the use of
                                                                 With regard to International Consignment Notes and
 Community transit documents for the purpose of                  International Express Parcels Consignment Notes
 applying Community measures for verifying the use               made out for goods referred to in the preceding
 and/or destination of goods. The party concerned                paragraph, exemption from submission "thereof as
 shall complete space No 104 of the control copy with            provided for in Article 7 (4) of Commission
 one of the indications set out in Article 2.
                                                                 Regulation (EEC) No 304/713 of 11 February 1971
                                                                 on simplification of Community transit procedure for
 2.    The control copy shall be issued, employed and            goods carried by rail shall not be granted.
 returned in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
 2315 /69 .
                                                                                          Article 7
                         Article 4
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 The provisions of Articles 2 and 3 shall not apply             following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 where, on declaration of the goods for exportation              European Communities.
               -This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 17 June 1971 .
                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                        The President
                                                                                    Franco M. MALFATTI
                                                                2 OJ No L 129, 15.6.1971 , p. 1 .
1 OJ No L 295 , 24,11,1969, p. 14.                              3 OJ No L 35 , 12.2.1971 , p. 31 .