CELEX: 31974L0204
Language: en
Date: 1974-03-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Directive 74/204/EEC of 27 March 1974 modifying Commission Directive No 73/95/EEC of 26 March 1973 applying Articles 13 and 14 of the Council Directive of 4 March 1969, on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in respect of inward processing

22 . 4 . 74                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 108 / 25
                                                     COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
                                                           of 27 March 1974
                 modifying Commission Directive No 73 /95 /EEC of 26 March 1973 applying
                 Articles 13 and 14 of the Council Directive of 4 March 1969, on the harmoniza­
                 tion of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in
                                                     respect of inward processing
                                                              (74/204/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          that this amendment cannot be expected in the near
COMMUNITIES,                                                            future ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   Whereas the time limit of six months imposed on the
Economic Community ;                                                    Member States for carrying out the measures laid
                                                                        down by Commission Directive No 73 /95/ EEC, is
Having regard to the Council Directive (') of 4 March
 1969 , on the harmonization of provisions laid down                    already extended to twelve months by Commission
by law, regulation or administrative action in respect                  Directive No 73/325/ EEC (5 ) of 5 October 1973 ;
of inward processing, as last amended by the Act (2)                    Whereas for these reasons an extension of this time
annexed to the Treaty (3 ) on the Accession of new                      limit until 30 September 1974 appears appropriate ;
 Member States to the European Economic Commu­
 nity and the European Atomic Energy Community                          Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in accor­
signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in parti­                    dance with the Opinion of the Committee on Inward
cular Article 28 thereof ;                                              Processing,
 Whereas the Directive (4 ) applying Articles 13 and 14
 of the foresaid Council Directive , adopted on 26                      HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
 March 1973 , makes provision in Article 7 for entry
 into force not later than six months after its notifica­                                           A rticle 1
 tion ;
                                                                        Article 7 of the Commission Directive of 26 March
 Whereas the notification took place on 6 April 1973 ;                   1973 applying Articles 13 and 14 of the Council
 Whereas for some time past the Council has been                         Directive of 4 March 1969 , on the harmonization of
 advised of a proposal of the Commission to modify                       provisions laid down by law, regulation or administra­
 the Directive of 4 March              1969 in order to ensure          tive action in respect of inward processing, shall be
 equal customs consideration for direct importations of                  modified as follows :
 products which benefit from duty free admission
 based on these products on the one hand, and on                               'Articlc 7
 products obtained in the Community under inward
 processing procedures having the same consignee or                           The Member States shall bring into force the
 destination on the other hand ; whereas this proposal                         necessary measures to conform with this Directive
                                                                               from 1 October 1 974 .'
 is of particular interest to certain important Commu­
 nity industrial sectors ;
                                                                                                    A rticle 2
 Whereas the entry into force of the said applying
 Directive on the date laid down in Article 7 thereof                   This Directive is addressed to all Member States .
  vould set up a customs cooperation procedure which ,
  f the proposed Directive amending Article 13 of the
  directive of 4 March 1 969 were approved would be                      Done at Brussels, 27 March I 974 .
   endered ineffective for deliveries, by the authorized
    rocessor, of products of those industrial sectors under                                            /•'or the Co nt miss ion
   le conditions mentioned above ;
                                                                                                            The President
    Zhereas the state of discussions on the proposed
    ' irective for the amendment of Article 13 , is such                                              Francois-Xnvier OR TO LI
       OJ   No L 58 , 8 . 3 . 1969 , p. 1 .
       OJ   No L 73 , 26 . 3 . 1972, p. 14.
       OJ   No L 73 , 26 . 3 . 1972, p. 5.
       OJ   No L  120, 7. 5 . 1973 , p. 17.                              (5 ) OJ No L 297 , 25 . 10 . 1973 , p . 30 .