CELEX: 31972R2812
Language: en
Date: 1972-11-21 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2812/72 of 21 November 1972 concluding an agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss confederation on the application of the rules of Community transit

31 . 12 . 73                        Official Journal of the European Communities                      No L 365 /225
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 2812/72 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                 of 21 November 1972
             on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
                       Swiss Confederation on the application of the rules on Community transit
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                      Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular                 The Agreement between the European Economic
Article 113 thereof;                                           Community and the Swiss Confederation on the
                                                               application of the rules on Community transit is
                                                               concluded on behalf of the Community. The text of
Having regard to the recommendation from the                   the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
Commission ;
                                                                                      Article 2
Whereas the conclusion of an Agreement with the                The Community shall be represented on the Joint
Swiss Confederation for the application by that                Committee provided for in Article 15 of the
country of the procedure instituted by Council                 Agreement by the Commission, assisted by
Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 ( x) of 18 March 1969               representatives of the Member States.
on Community transit should make possible a
considerable reduction and simplification of the                                      Article 3
formalities to be completed at the time of crossing
the frontiers between the Community and that                   The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
country for all carriage of goods using both the               designate the persons empowered to sign the
territory of the Community and the territory of                Agreement referred to in Article 1 and to confer on
Switzerland, thereby facilitating international goods          them the powers required in order to bind the
traffic;                                                       Community.
                                                                                      Article 4
Whereas such an Agreement should therefore be                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
concluded between the European Economic                        day following its publication in the Official Journal
Community and the Swiss Confederation,                         of the European Communities .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 21 November 1972.
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                   The President
                                                                                  P. LARDINOIS
(*) OJ No L 77, 29. 3. 1969, p. 1 .