CELEX: 51974PC0234
Language: en
Date: 1974-02-27
Title: AMENDMENT of the proposal for Council Regulation on the tariff treatment applicable to agricultural products contained, in travellers personal luggage (amendment in application of Article 149 second subparagraph of the EEC Treaty)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OP THE EUROBBAN COMMUNITIES
                                                    COM(74)234   Final
                                                    Brussels - 27 February 1974
                                 AMENDMENT
      of the proposal for Council Regulation on the tariff treatment
              applicable to agricultural products contained, in
                         travellers * personal luggage
       (amendment in application of Article 149 second subparagraph
         of the ESC Treaty)
    COM (74 ) 234 Final
 ---pagebreak---                                  EXPLANATORY NOTES
                The Commission forwarded to the Council , on 30 May 1973 » a
proposal for a Regulation on the tariff treatment applicable to agricul­
tural products contained in travellers * personal luggage ( doc , C0M(T3 ) 841
final ), ( l )
                The European Parliament gave an Opinion on this proposal for
a Regulation at its session of 14 to 18 January 1974 ( 2 ).
                Tho proposed amendments allow the definition , with greater
precision , of the scope of the exemptions applicable , in traffic between
Member States , to goods contained in travellers' personal luggage and
which are liable to compensatory amounts or other charges laid down
within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy or in that of
Regulation (EEC ) n° 1059/69 concerning processed agricultural products .
                It is , in particular , clearly evident from these amendments
that exemptions will be granted,in intra–Community trade , within the same
limits and under the same conditions as those laid down concerning Added
Value Tax ( Council Directive of 28 May 1969 ( 3 )» amended by the Council
Directive of 12 June 1972 (4 ) )i being in particular 125 units of account
for adult travellers , and 30 units of account for travellers tinder 15 years
of age .
              ■ The Commission , after having closely examined the observations
set out in the Opinion of the European Parliament has decided to take
action on them . Talcing into account the extent of the suggested amendments ,
it considered it preferable however , in the interests of clarity , to produce ,
pursuant to Article 149 second subparagraph of the Treaty , a new draft of
its initial proposal which is to replace entirely the latter .
 (1)  O.J. n° C 100 of 22.11.1973
 (2 ) O.J. n°
 (3)  O.J. n° L 133 of 4.6.1969
 (4)  O.J. n° L 139 of 17.6.1972
 ---pagebreak---                             AÎ'iEMKIENT
          of the proposal for Council Regulation on the
          tariff treatment applicable to agricultural
          products contained in travellers 1 personal
                             luggage
          (amendment in application of Article 149
          second subparagraph of the SEC Treaty )
The Commission amends its proposal as shown in Annex . This amended
proposal replaces that which was the subject of doc . COM(73)841 final ,
forwarded to the Council on 7 June 1973 .
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 1 -                    Annex
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the tariff treatment applicable to
agricultural products , as well as to certain goods resulting from their
processing , contained in travellers' personal luggage
THE COUIJCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Articles 43 and 235 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC ) n° 1544/69 of 23 July 19 69 concerning the
tariff treatment applicable to goods contained in travellers' personal
luggage ( l ), lays down , under certain conditions , the admission free of
Common Customs Tariff duties of the goods in question in the traffic of
travellers between third countries and the Community ; whereas it is neces­
sary to extend this exemption to levies , taxes or other amounts at importa­
tion to' which are liable agricultural products and certain goods resulting
from their processing under the measures taken within the framework of the
Common Agricultural Policy or under Council Regulation (EEC ) n° 1059/69 of
28 liay 1969 , laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods
resulting from the processing of agricultural products (2 ), amended in the'
last place by Regulation (ESC ) n° 609/72 (3 );
                                                              Λ ■■ \         » ·
Whereas , in order that the reality of the Common Market should, have a greater
impact on the peoples of the EEC , the Council Directive of 28 May 1969 » on
the harmonisation of provisions laid down by law , regulation or administra­
tive action relating to exemption form turnover tax and excise duty on imports in
international travel (4 )« amended by the Directive of 12 June 1972 (5 )» laid down in
( 1 ) O.J , n° L 191 of 5.8.1969            (4 ) O.J. n° L 133 of 4.6.1969
(2 ) O.J. n° L 1*41 of 12.6.1969            (5 ) O.J. n° L 139 of 17.6.1972
 ( 3 ) O.J. n° L 75 of 28.3.1972
 ---pagebreak--- particuar a system of tare exemptions applicable to goods contained, in the
personal luggage of travellers moving from one Member State to another ;
whereas it is necessary to allow exemption within the same limits and condi­
tions with regard to compensatory amounts or other charges to which are
liable , in intracommunity traffic , agricultural products and certain goods
resulting from their processing1 under measures taken within the framework
of the Common Agricultural Policy or of Regulation (EEC ) n° 1059/69t
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                Article 1
For traveller traffic between third countries and the Community , the provi­
sions of Regulation (EEC ) n° 1544/69 shall become applicable to levies ,
taxes and other amounts at importation which apply , under the measures
taken within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy or of the
trade arrangements defined in Regulation (EEC ) n° 1059/69 f to agricultural
products and certain goods resulting from their processing .
                                Article 2
For traveller traffic between Member States , exemption from compensatory
amount s or other charges to which they are liable under the measures taken
within the framework of the Common . Agricultural Policy or of the trade
arrangements defined in Regulation (EEC ) n° 1059/69 » shall be applicable
to agricultural products , as well as to goods resulting from their processing,
contained in their personal luggage .
 ---pagebreak--- The limits and the conditions of application of this exemption shall be the
same as those defined "by the Council Directive of 28 May 1969 amended by
the Council Directive of 12 June 1972 .
                                Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publi­
cation in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
                                        Done at Brussels ,
                                        By the Council ,
                                        The President .