CELEX: 51974PC1577
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Date: 1974-10-08
Title: EEC-AUSTRIA AGREEMENT - COMMUNITY TRANSIT - DRAFT OF A DECISION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE amending Appendix VII to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit#DRAFT DECISION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE amending Appendix II A to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit#DRAFT DECISION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE adopting its Rules of Procedure (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(74)1577 final
                                                Brussels . 8 October 1974
  /
                              EEC-AUSTRIA AGREEMENT
                              - COMMUNITY TRANSIT -
                                   DRAFT OP A
                         DECISION OF THE.' JOINT COMMITTEE
         amending Appendix VII to the Agreement "between the European
     Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application
                     of the rules on Community transit
                                      DRAFT
                         DECISION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE
         amending Appendix II A to the Agreement "between the European
     Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application
                     of the rules on Community transit
                                      DRAFT
                         DECISION OF TOE JOINT COMMITTEE
                         adopting its Rules of Procedure
                 ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
 COM(74) 1577 final
 ---pagebreak---                      TIOTE FROM TES COTISSIOTT TO TEE CCWCIL
       The Community provisions ( l ) relating to the list of airline companies
 to which the Conmuraty transit waiver of guarantee applies and to the use of
 loading lists as the descriptive part of Community transit declarations have
 recently "been modified "by Commission regulations ( 2 ).
       These amendments also affect the traffic of goods with Austria under the
 Agreement concluded between the Community and that country in respect of the
 implementation of the regulations on Community transit ( 3 ).       Consequently the
 amendments must "be talc on into account under the Agreement modifying Annexes
II A and VII annexed thereto .
       This will be the effect of the two draft Decisions of the Joint Committee
ESC - Austria " Community transit*' which the Council is recommended to adopt
"by the Community under the aegis of the Joint Committees set up "by the
Agreements EEC - Austria and EEC - Switzerland on the implementation of the
regulations on ( 2 ) Community transit .
       The third draft decision which the Council is recommended to adopt on
behalf of the Community concerns the Procedural Rules of the Joint Committee .
The text of the draft has been largely drawn from procedural rules adopted under
other agreements concluded between the Comnunity and Austria,.
       The draft Decisions to be submitted to the Joint Committee EEC - Switzerland
vail be identical with those xfhich are the subject of this note .        It should be
noted that the drafts have been discussed :       the Working groups set up by the
Joint Committees EEC - Austria and EEC - Sv/itzerland .
       These drafts should be submitted for approval to the Joint Committees as
soon as possible .
( 1 )" Reflations ( EEC ) 2588/69 of 22.12.1969 ( O.J. ITo . L 322 , 24.I2.I969 , p. 32
       Regulation ( EEC ) 1461/73 of I6.5.1973 ( O.J. Ho , L 145 , 2.6.1973 , p. 7
( 2 ) Regulation ( EEC ) 757/74 of 1.4.1974 ( O.J. L 91 , 2.4.1974, p.4
       Regulation ( EEC ) I670/74 of 28.6.1974 ( O.J. L 175 , 29.6.1974 , p. 79
( 3 ) Regulation ( EEC ) 2813/72 of 21.11.1972 , O.J. L 294 , 29.12.1973 , p. 86
 ---pagebreak---  SEC-AUSTRIA AGREE®® T                                               Annex I
 - CGÎSTUNIÏT TRANSIT -
   JOINT C0MŒÏTS3
                                     DRAFT OF A
                          DECISION OP THE JOINT C02-9MI TTEHH
          amending Appendix VII to the Agreement "between the European
     Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application
                        of the rules on Community transit
THE JOINT COMMITME ,
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement "between the European Economic Community and
the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit ,
signed in Brussels on 30 November 1972 , and in particular Article 16 ( 3 )
thereof;
WHEREAS the list of airline companies exempt from the requirement of a guarantee
under the Community transit arrangements has recently "been amended "by a Regu­
lation of the Commission: whereas it is therefore necessary to amend accordingly
the list set out in Appendix VII to the said Agreement ;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS s
                                      Article 1
Appendix VII to the Agreement "between the European Economic Community and the
Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit , as
amended "by Joint Committee Decision No 2/74 of 1 January 1974 > is amended as
follows s
1.   The footnote is replaced "by the following s
     "( 1 ) List as revised "by Regulation ( EEC) 2625/73 of 26 September 1973 ,
            as amended "by Regulation 757/74 ( ERIC) of 1 January 1974".
2.   The list set out in the Annex is amended as follows s
     ( a)   The expression "Aer Lingus Teorarita ( Irish International ), Dublin"
            is replaced "by the expression "Aer Lingus Teoranta ( Irish Airlines),
            Dublin":
     ("b)   The following companies are added s
            - after "Austrian Airlines , Wien", insert
                     " Austrian Airtransport , Osterreichische Flug"betrie"bs Gm"bH, Wien";
            - after " Aviation            Hamburg'' , insert
                     "Balair Ltd . , Basel "
            – after " SAS ...... Stockholm", insert
                     " SATA - S.A. de transport aerien, Geneve".
 ---pagebreak---                                    - 2 -
                                Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on               1974 .
Done at Brussels                          For the Joint Committee
The Secretaries                           Hie President
 ---pagebreak--- :i -0--.^JSOKIA ATirriT                                           Annex II
« COELOIŒï TRANSIT -
    JOUIT CQMMimE
                                        DRAFT
                          DECISION OF THE JOINT OOKHT!®!
         emending' Appendix II A to the Agreement "between the European
        Economic Cornmur.ity and the Republic of Austria on the application
                       of the rules on Community transit
THE JOINT COffi.nTUSE
HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit ,
signed in Brussels on 30 November 1972 , and in particular Article 16 ( 3 ) ( a)
thereof:
WHEREAS Community provisions on the use of loading lists as the descriptive
part of Community transit declarations have reoently been amended by a Regu­
lation of the Commission" whereas it is therefore necessary to amend accordingly
the provisions of Appendix II A to the Agreement :;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS s
                                      Article 1
Appendix II A, as added by Joint Committee Decision No 3/74 to the Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the
application of the rules on Community transit , is amended as follows s
( a) In the Title there is inserted in superscript , between the date
        "1 6 May 1974" and the dash, the figure "( 1 )".
( b) The following footnote is added s
        "( l ) As amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1676/76 of 28.6.74". ,
( c) There is inserted in the Regulation set out therein, after
        Article 3 an Article 3 a as follows s
                                   " Article 3a
 The customs authorities of each Member State may allow firms established
 in their country whose records are based on a system of electronic or mechanical
 data processing to use loading lists which, although not complying with all
 the conditions of Articles 2 and 3 , are designed and completed in such a way
 that they can be used without difficulty by the customs and statistical
 authorities in question".
 ---pagebreak---  (d) Article 4 of the Regulation as aforesaid is emended to read as follows s
                                  "Article 4                                            1
                                                                                        !
     1 . When Regulation (EEC) No. 30. 1-/71 ( l) on the simplification of Community '
          procedures for goods carried by railways operates , the provisions of
        . Articles 2 , 3 and 3A of this Regulation shall apply to loading lists
          which acconpany the International Consignment Note and the number of ihn
          accompanying lists shall be shown in box 32 of the Consignment Note .
          In addition each loading list must include the wagon number to which tha
          Consignment Note refers or, where appropriate , the number of the contain*,:;
          in which .the goods are carried.
     2,   For operations beginning within the Community comprising at the same tiue
          goods referred to in Article 1 ( 2 ) and in Article 1 ( 3 ) of Regulation
          ( SEC) No. 542/69 separate loading lists shall be used and the serial
          numbers of the loading lists relating to the goods referred to . in Article
          1 ( 2) of that Regulation inserted in the "Description of goods" box on
          the International Consignment Note ."
                                   Article 2
     Loading lists as referred to in Artiole 3a of Appendix IIA must in c,ll cac ?**
include particulars as to the number, nature, marks and numbers of the paolcogent,
the description of "the goods, the g?oss .weight in kilograms of each oonsi^imeni
and the country from which the goods are oonsigned.
                                   Article 3
     This Decision shall enter into force on /,.
Done at Brussels                                   For the Joint Committee
The Secretaries                                       The President
 ---pagebreak--- EEC-AUSTRIA AGHEEIEITT                                          Annex XXX
- COMUMTTT TEIMSIT -                                            - r " n " J ' '
  JOIITT COMMITTEE
                                     DRAPT     ;
                      DECISION OP THE JOINT COMETESE
                      adopting its Rules of Procedure
THE JOIÎTT COM.UTTEE,
HAVTMJ REGARD to the Agreement "between the European Economic feranunity and
the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit ,
and in particular Article 15 thereof;
HAS 1ECIIED AS POLLOIJS î
                                  Article 1
The Joint Committee shall he chaired in turn. for each calendar year by a
representative of each of the two Parties to the Agreement .
                                  Art i cl e 2
                            \
After obtaining the agreement of both Parties , the Chairman of the Joint
Committee shall fix the dates and times of meetings .
                                  Article 3
Before each meeting the Chairman shall be informed of the names of the
members of each delegation.
                                  Article 4
Subject to any decision to the contrary, the meetings of the Joint Committee
shall not be open to the public .
                                  Article 5
                                   aQ. <-•»
The Joint Committee 's deoisions on urgent matters may, - if both Parties so
agree t be taken by written procedure .
 ---pagebreak---                                    Article 6
      All communications from the Chairman in accordance with these rules of
procedure shell be addressed to the Secretary General of the Commission of the
European Communities -to thp SosEK^as'iat ot "the Ocnanoil of the Europoan
Cocmunities and to the Austrian Iliseion to the European Connsunities ,
                                   Article 7
 1.   The Chairman shall draw up the provisional agenda for each dmeeting.    It
      shall he forwarded to the addressees referred to in the preceding Article
      not later than fifteen days before the beginning of the meeting.
          The provisional agenda shall include those items in reepeot of which 4h
      Chairman has received a request for inclusion in the agenda not later than
      twenty-ono days "before the beginning of the meeting.
          Items shall not be written into the provisional agenda mil ess the
      relevant documentation has been forwarded to the addressees referred to
      in the preceding Article by the date on which the agenda is sent out .
          The agenda shall be adopted by the Joint Committee at the beginning of
    i mooting.*. An item other then those appearing on the provisional agenda may
      be placed on the agenda if the two Parties so agree .
2,    The Chairman may, with the agreement of- bo^h Parties, shorten the. periods
      specified in paragraph 1 in order to take account of the requirements of
      a particular case .
                                   Article 8
      The Joint Committee may set up working groups instructed to prepare its
"business end in particular to examine any problem concerning the pr&otioal
application of the Agreement . These working groups may meet with other groups
set up under the Agreements concluded by the Community with other States with
a view to the implementation of the Community transit regulations .
 ---pagebreak---                                     /irti ci e 9
    Ilintites shall "be takon for each meeting and shall include in ptrii cul
a summary , based on a summing up .of the proceedings by the Chairman , of the
conclusions arrived at by the Joint Committee .
    Upon adoption "by the Joint Committee , the minutes shall be signed by the
acting Chairman ar.d by the Secretaries of the Joint Committee and shall bo
kept in the records of the Joint Committee . A copy of the minutes shall be
forwarded to each of the addressees referred to in Article 6 above .
                                    Article j-0
    Tho - or^lsial langwigaa of the Joint Committee shall he Danish, Dutshv '
English, IVench, (Soman and Italian,"
     Subject "to any     decision to the contrary , the Joint Committee shall base
its discussions on documentation drawn up in these six languages .
                                    Article 11'
    Acts of the Joint Committee shall be signed by the Chairman .
                                    Article 12
    Recommendations and Decisions of the Joint Committee within the meaning
of Article 16 of the Agreement shs,ll be entitled "Recommendation" or "Decision"
followed by a serial number and a reference to their subject matter .
                                    Article 13
    Recommendations and Decisions within the meaning of Article 16 of the
Agreement shall be divided into Articles.        a general rule Dooisions - shall
inolude a/ provision specifying their date of entry into foroe\J7
    The acts referred to in the paragraph above shall end with the words
"Done at .........             ( date)", the date being that on which they were
adopted by the Joint Committee .
    Recommendations and Decisions of the Joint Committee shall be forwarded to
the addressees referred to in Article 6 above .
 ---pagebreak---                                      - 4 -
                                  Article 14
The office of Secretary to the Joint Committee shall "be filled jointly "by
an official from eaoh of the two Parties to the Agreement .
                                  Article 15
Tho ti;o Parties to the Agreement shall eaoh "bear their own expenses incurred
as a result of participation in meetings of the Joint Committee and of the
working parties in respect of staff, travelling and subsistence expenses
and also of postal and telecommunication costs .
Expenses in respect of interpretation at meetings and of translation and
duplication of documents and also those relating to the material organi­
zation of meetings shall normally "be "borne lay the Community .
                                 Article 16
Without prejudice to other provisions applicable in this matter , the "business
of the Joint Committee shall "be confidential .
                                 Article 17
Correspondence for the Joint Committee shall "be addressed to its Chairman .
                                        Done at Brussels ,
Secretaries                             For the Joint Committee
                                        The Chairman