CELEX: 51989PC0191
Language: en
Date: 1989-06-01
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF DECISION 1/89 OF THE EEC-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE " SIMPLIFICATION OF FORMALITIES " AMENDING ANNEX II TO THE CONVENTION ON THE SIMPLIFICATION OF FORMALITIES IN TRADE IN GOODS AND THE APPLICATION OF DECISION 1/89 OF THE EEC - EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE " COMMON TRANSIT " AMENDING APPENDICES I, II, AND III TO THE CONVENTION OF 20 MAY ON A COMMON TRANSIT PROCEDURE

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  C0MC89) 1°1 final
                                                  Brussels, 1    June 1989
                           Proposal for a
          concerning the application of Decision 1/89
of the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee "Simplification of formalities
 amending Annex II to the Convention on the simplification of
                 formalities in trade in goods
             and the application of Decision 1/89
       of the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee "Common Transit"
     amending Appendices I,II and III to the Convention of
             20 May on a common transit procedure
                     (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT ; Application in the Community  of:
          - Decision  1/89 of the EEC-EPTA Joint Committee "Simplifi-
            cation of formalities" amending Annex II to the Conven-
            tion between the European Community and the EFTA-coun-
            tries on the simplification of formalities in trade in
            goods, approved on behalf of the Community by Council
            Decision 87/267/EEC of 28 April 1987  (1).
          - Decision  1/89 of the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee "Common
            transit" amending Appendices I, II and III to the Conven-
            tion between the European Community and the EFTA-Coun-
            tries on a common transit procedure, approved on behalf
            of the Community by council Decision 87/415/EEC of 15
            June  1987 (2).
1. The annexes or appendices to those Conventions reproduce in
   regard to trade between the Community and the EFTA-countries and
   between those countries themselves, the essential points of Com-
   munity rules relating to the single document and Community   tran-
   sit respectively.
2. The rules on the single document and on Community transit were
   recently amended and adapted, in the light of experience   gained.
   2.1.   With regard to the single document, these amendments or
          adaptations are essentially aimed at:
          - clarifying certain provisions regarding the methods of
            printing, completion and use of the said document;
          - providing for a colour marking of the different copies of
            the forms.
(1) OJ NO L 134, 22 May   1987
(2) OJ No L 226, 23 August   1987
                                                                      I
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   2.2.  With regard to Community transit, these amendments or adap-
         tations are essentially concerned with:
         - the use of additional lists as loading lists;
         - adaptations of a technical nature to the   simplified
           procedure for the carriage of goods by rail by means of
           large containers;
         - the content of the authentication of T2L and T2Lbis
           documents ;
         - the waiver of signature in the issue of T2L documents
           within the framework of the simplification of formalities
           at departure;
         - the simplification of certain forms.
3. Consequently, it is therefore necessary to amend and adapt
   certain provisions of the abovementioned Conventions.
4. This is the purpose of the attached Decision  1/89 which has been
   adopted by the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee "Simplification of forma-
   lities" and of the attached Decision 1/89 adopted by the EEC-EFTA
   Joint Committee "Common transit".
5. These Decisions will have to be made applicable in the Community
   by means of a regulation, the proposal for which is also
   attached.
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 ---pagebreak---                                    DRAFT
                       COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) No.
                                    Of
                concerning the application of Decision    1/89
     of the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee   "Simplification of formalities
      amending Annex II to the Convention on the simplification of
                       formalities in trade in goods
                   and the application of Decision   1/89
             of the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee  "Common Transit"
          amending Appendices I,II and III to the Convention of
                   20 May on a common transit procedure
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article    113 thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article   11(3) of the Convention between the European  Economic
Community, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the
Republic of Iceland,    the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and
the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of formalities in trade
in goods ( 1 )   confers on the Joint Committee set up by~EHTt Convention
the power to adopt, by decision, amendments to the Annexes to the
Convention ;
Whereas the Joint Committee has decided to amend certain provisions of
Annex II to the Convention;
(1) O.J. No. L 134, 22.5.1987, p
 ---pagebreak---                                    - 2 -
Whereas those amendments are the subject of Decision   1/89 of the said
Joint Committee; whereas it is necessary to take measures for the
implementation of that Decision,
Whereas Article  15 (3) of the Convention between the European   Economic
Community, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the
Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of ..Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and
the Swiss Confederation on a common transit procedure    (1) confers on
the Joint Committee set up by that Convention the power to adopt, by
decision, amendments to the Appendices to the Convention;
Whereas the Joint Committee has decided to amend and adapt certain
provisions of Appendices I,II and III to the Convention;
Whereas those amendments and adaptions are the subject of Decision
1/89 of the Said Joint Committee; whereas it is necessary to take
measures for the implementation of that Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                Article 1
Decision 1/89 of the EEC/EFTA Joint Committee   "Simplification of
formalities" amending Annex II to the Convention on the simplification
of formalities in trade in goods shall apply in the   Community.
The text of the said Decision is attached to this Regulation.
(1) O.J. No. L 226*, 13.8.1987 p.1
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                               Article 2
Decision 1/89 of the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee  "Common  transit"
amending Appendices I, II and III to the Convention on a common
transit procedure shall apply in the  Community.
The text of the said Decision is attached to this Regulation.
                               Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European   Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirely and directly
applicable in all Member States.
Done at                1989.
                                     For the Council
                                      The President
 ---pagebreak---                        DECISION   No   1/89
              OF THE  EEC-EFTA   JOINT    COMMITTEE
              "SIMPLIFICATION    OF   FORMALITIES"
                         OF 3 MAY    1989
AMENDING ANNEX  II TO THE   CONVENTION     ON THE  SIMPLIFICATION
             OF  FORMALITIES   IN TRADE     IN GOODS
                                                           CONV/AELE/en 1
                                                                    7-
 ---pagebreak--- THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in
goods, and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,
Whereas Annex II to the Convention contains the methods of print, completion and
use of the single document; whereas experience has shown the necessity of
 clarifying some of these provisions; whereas the manual processing of the
 different copies of the single document would be facilitated by a colour marking
of those copies; whereas it is therefore appropriate to amend this Annex; whereas
 this amendment is without prejudice to Article 4(3) fifth indent of the
Convention,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                      Article 1
The following paragraph is inserted in Article 2 of Annex II to the Convention:
"la. A colour marking of the different copies of the forms shall be effected in
  the following manner:
  (a) on forms conforming to the specimens shown in Appendices 1 and 3 of Annex I:
CONV/AELE/en 2
                                                                                   %
 ---pagebreak---      - copies 1, 2, 3 and 5 shall have at the right hand edge a continuous margin
       coloured respectively red, green, yellow and blue;
     - copies 4, 6, 7 and 8 shall have at the right hand edge a broken margin
       coloured respectively blue, red, green and yellow.
 (b) on forms conforming to the specimens shown in Appendices 2 and 4 of Annex I,
     copies 1/6, 2/7, 3/8 and 4/5 shall have at the right hand edge a continuous
     margin and, to the right of this, a broken margin coloured respectively red,
     green, yellow and blue.
 The width of these margins shall be approximately 3 millimetres.  The broken
 margin shall comprise a series of squares with a side measurement of
 3 millimetres each one separated by 3 millimetres."
                                     Article 2
Title II of Appendix 3 of Annex II to the Convention is amended as follows under
the heading "I. Formalities in the country of export":
1) the second subparagraph of "Box 8: Consignee" is replaced by the following:
                                                                    CONV/AELE/en 3
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 ---pagebreak---    "This box is optional for the Contracting Parties as far as export formalities
    are concerned.   For transit purposes, it shall be obligatory but the
    Contracting Parties may allow that this box need not be completed where the
     consignee is established outside the territory of the Contracting Parties.
    The identification number need not be shown at this stage.".
2) The first subparagraph of "Box 31: Packages and description of goods - Marks
   and numbers - Containers No(s) - Number and kind" is amended as follows:
   "Enter the marks, numbers, number and kind of packages or, in the case of
    unpackaged goods, the number of such goods covered by the declaration, or the
    word "bulk", as appropriate; the normal trade description must be entered in
    all cases; for export purposes this description must comprise the particulars
    necessary to identify the goods.   Where box 33 "Commodity Code" must be
    completed, this description must be expressed in sufficiently precise terms
    to allow classification of the goods.   This box must also show the
    particulars required by any specific rules (excise duties, etc.).   If
    containers are used, the identifying marks of the containers should also be
    entered in this box.".
CONV/AELE/en 4
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 ---pagebreak---                                     Article 3
Forms which were used prior to the date of entry into force of this Decision may
continue to be used until stocks are exhausted, and, at the latest until
31 December 1991.
                                    Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 1989.
However, Article 2 shall apply with effect from 1 October 1989.
Done at Innsbruck, 3 May 1989
                                                     For the Joint Committee
                                                          The Chairman
                                                         0. GRATSCHMAYER
                                                                     CONV/AELE/en 5
                                                                                    A4
 ---pagebreak---                 DECISION No 1/89
OF THE EEC-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE - COMMON TRANSIT
                  OF 3 MAY 1989
        AMENDING APPENDICES I. II and III
        TO THE CONVENTION OF 20 MAY 1987
          ON A COMMON TRANSIT PROCEDURE
                                               CONV/AELE/I/en 1
                                                             At
 ---pagebreak--- THE JOINT COMMITTEE -
Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure and
in particular Article 15(3)(a) thereof,
Whereas Appendix I to the Convention contains, in particular, the provisions on
the possibility of changing the office of destination; whereas it is necessary to
adapt these provisions to take account also of the case of goods subject to
restrictions or duties on exit from the EFTA countries;
Whereas the provisions in the Convention between the European Economic Community
and the EFTA countries on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
allow authorization of the use of additional lists; whereas for the purposes of
simplification this possibility should be extended to common transit operations;
whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Appendix II to the Convention;
Whereas the simplified common transit procedure for the carriage of goods by rail
by means of large containers is effected under cover of a special transport
document which is equivalent to a customs transit document and which is entitled
"TR Transfer Note";
Whereas the model of this document has been recently adapted; whereas, moreover,
nothing prohibits the use of this document by the transport undertaking concerned
for all transports carried out even without application of the simplified
procedure for common transit;
                                                                CONV/AELE/I/en 3
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 ---pagebreak--- Whereas these reforms necessitate a number of adaptations of a technical nature
to the provisions concerning this simplified procedure;
Whereas it is necessary to specify the elements which must comprise the
authentication of T2L documents and, where necessary, T2L bis documents, where
these are authenticated by the customs authorities of the country of departure;
Whereas it is desirable to exempt the authorized consignor from the handwritten
signature requirement in respect of T2L documents where such documents are
produced by an electronic or automatic data processing system;
Whereas it has proved useful to simplify the presentation of certain forms used
in the application of the common transit procedure by replacing their
multilingual title by a code attributed to each form for the purposes of
identifying it, together with the title in the language of the form itself;
Whereas Appendix III to the Convention contains the methods of print, completion
and use of the forms on which T1 or T2 declarations are established; whereas
experience has shown the need to clarify some of these provisions; whereas the
manual processing of different copies of forms on which T1 or T2 declarations are
established would be facilitated by a colour marking of these copies; whereas it
is therefore appropriate to amend this Appendix,
CONV/AELE/I/en 4
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 ---pagebreak--- HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                           Article 1
Appendix I to the Convention is hereby amended as follows:
Article 26(4), third subparagraph is replaced by the following:
"However, no such change of office of destination shall be authorized in respect
 of a T1 document bearing one of the following endorsements:
                       (1)
  - Sa I ida de                           sometida      a restriceiones
  - U d f 0 r s e l fra ( 1 )             undergivet         rest r i k t i o n e r
  -  Ausgang aus (1)                      Beschrankungen            unterworfen
  -    EZoôoç       airô (1)
                                          uiroKetpevn        oe Ttep i op i o p o û ç
  -  Export        from                   subject     to      restrictions
  - S o r t l e de                        soumise     à des        restrictions
                                      (1)
  - Usci ta d a l l a      (dal I ' )     assoggettata          a   restrizioni
  - V e r l a t e n van                   aan b e p e r k i n g e n  onderworpen
  -  S a l d a da                         sujeita    a     restricoes
(1) This endorsement shall comprise, as appropriate and in the language of the
    said endorsement, the words: "the Community", or "Austria", or "Finland", or
    "Iceland", or "Norway", or "Sweden", or "Switzerland".
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                                                                                               A)
 ---pagebreak---                  <1)
 -  Vi e n t i                              rajoitusten    alaista
                              /   (1)      haô*ur takmorkunum
    Ut flut ni n g u r     f ra
                           (1 )
 -  Utfarsel         fra                   underlagt     restriksjoner
                             (1 )
 - Utforsel          frân                  underkastad     restriktioner
                      (1 )
 - Sa I i da de                            sujeta  a pago de    derechos
                           (1 )
 - Udf0rsel          fra                   betinget    af afgiftsbeta Iing
                         (1 )
 -  Ausgang       aus                      Abgabenerhebung     unterworfen
                         (1 )
 -     EEoôoç aire                         uTTOKEipevn, O E eiuBâpuvon,
 -  Export       from                      subject   to duty
 -  Sortie      de                         soumise   à   imposition
                                       (1)
 -  Uscita      d a l la ( d a l l ' )     assoggettata     a tassazione
 - Verlaten          van                   aan be lastingheffing     onderworpen
                    (1 )
 - Sa i da da                              sujeita   a pagamento de    imposiçoes
   w  . „ . ( 1)
   Vienti                                  maksujen    alaista
   Gjaldskyldur
                                 (1 )
   ut flutningur          f ré
                          (1 )
- Utf0rseI          fra                    belagt  med    avgifter
                            (1 )
- Utforsel          frSn                   underkastad     avgifter"
(1) This endorsement s h a l l comprise, as appropriate and in the language of the
     s a i d endorsement, the words: "the Community", or "Austria", or "Finland", or
     "Iceland", or "Norway", or "Sweden", or "Switzerland".
CONV/AELE/I/en 6
                                                                                     4L
 ---pagebreak---                                      Article 2
Appendix II to the Convention is hereby amended as follows:
(1) Article 8 is replaced by the following:
    "Article 8
     1.  The competent customs authorities of each country may allow the use, as
     loading lists within the meaning of Article 1(2), of lists which do not
     comply with all the requirements of Article 2(1), 5(a) and (9), second and
     third subparagraphs, and of Article 6.
     Use of such lists shall only be allowed where:
     (a) they are produced by firms whose records are based on an electronic or
         automatic data processing system; and
     (b) they are designed and completed in such a way that they can be used
         without difficulty by the competent customs and statistical authorities;
         and
     (c) they include for each item the number, kind and marks and numbers of
         packages, the description of the goods, the country of dispatch/export
         and the gross mass in kilograms.
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                                                     \
 ---pagebreak---       2.  Use, as loading lists as referred to in paragraph 1, of descriptive lists
      drawn up for the purposes of carrying out dispatch/export formalities may
      also be allowed even where these lists are produced by firms whose records
      are not based on an electronic or automatic data processing system."
 (2) The following Article 8(a) is inserted after Article 8:
     "Article 8(a)
      The competent customs authorities of each country may allow firms whose
      records are based on an electronic or automatic data processing system and
      who, by virtue of Article 8, are already authorized to use lists of a special
      type, to use such lists for T1 or T2 operations involving only one type of
      goods where this facility is made necessary by the computer programmes of the
      firms concerned."
(3) In the Italian and Portuguese versions Article 38(3) is replaced by the
     following in the language concerned:
     "3. No formalities need to be carried out at the office of destination."
(4) Article 44 is replaced by the following:
CONV/AELE/I/en 8
                                                                                    A\
 ---pagebreak---    "Article 44
    Formalities under the T1 or T2 procedure shall be simplified in accordance
    with Articles 45 to 61, for the carriage of goods which the railway
    authorities effect by means of large containers, using transport undertakings
    as intermediaries and making use of Transfer Notes referred to for the
    purposes of this Appendix as "TR Transfer Note".  These operations include,
    where appropriate, the dispatch of consignments by transport undertakings
    using modes of transport other than rail, in the country of consignment to the
    railway station of departure in that country and in the country of destination
    from the railway station of destination in that country and any transport by
    sea in the course of the movement between these two stations."
(5) Article 45(3), first subparagraph, the last sentence is replaced by the
    following:
    "This number shall be made up of 8 digits preceded by the letters "TR"."
(6) Article 45(4), second subparagraph, the first sentence is replaced by the
    following:
    "The number of lists shall be shown in the box provided for indicating the
     number of lists at the top right hand corner of the TR Transfer Note."
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                                                                                 sty
 ---pagebreak---  (7) Article 61(1) is replaced by the following:
     "1. The provisions of Articles 29 to 58 shall not preclude the use of the
      procedure provided for in Appendix I, in which case Articles 31 and 33 or 47
      and 50 shall nevertheless apply."
 (8) Article 61(2) is replaced by the following:
     "2. In the case referred to in paragraph 1, a reference to the transit
      document or documents used shall be clearly entered in the box reserved for
      particulars of accompanying documents, at the time when the International
      Consignment Note or the International Express Parcels Consignment Note or
      the TR Transfer Note is filled in.  That reference shall specify the type,
      office of issue, date and registration number of each document used.
      In addition, sheet 2 of the International Consignment Note or of the
      International Express Parcels Consignment Note or sheets 1 and 2 of the TR
      Transfer Note shall be authenticated by the railway authority responsible
      for the last railway station involved in the transit operation.  That
      authority shall authenticate the document after ascertaining that carriage
      of the goods is covered by the transit document or documents referred to.
CONV/AELE/I/en 10
                                                  <
                                                                                   to
 ---pagebreak---       Where the transit operations referred to in paragraph 1 and in the first
      subparagraph of this paragraph end in an EFTA country, that country may
      stipulate that sheet 2 of the International Consignment Note or of the
      International Express Parcels Consignment Note or sheets 1 and 2 of the TR
      Transfer Note shall be produced at the customs office responsible for the
      last station involved in the transit operation.  That customs office shall
      authenticate the sheet after ascertaining that carriage of the goods is
      covered by the transit document or documents referred to."
 (9) Article 61(3) is deleted.
(10) Article 84(2) is replaced by the following:
     "2. The T2L document and, where necessary, T2Lbis document(s) shall be
      authenticated by the customs authorities of the country of departure on
      application by the person concerned.  The authentication shall comprise the
      following which should, as far as possible, appear in box C (office of
      departure) of these documents:
      (a) in the case of the T2L document the name and stamp of the customs
          office, the signature of the competent official, the date of
          authentication and either a registration number or the number of the
          dispatch or export declaration;
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                                                                                 U
 ---pagebreak---       (b) in the case of the T2Lbis document the number appearing on the
          T2L document.  This number must be inserted either by means of a stamp
          incorporating the name of the customs office of the country of
          departure or by hand.  In the latter case it must be accompanied by the
          official stamp of the office.
      These documents shall be returned to the person concerned as soon as the
      customs formalities connected with the dispatch of the goods to the country
      of destination have been completed."
(11) In Article 85(2) the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:
     "The upper part of the box referred to in Article 6(b) is intended for the
      symbol "T2L"; the lower part of that box is intended for the authentication
      by customs as provided for in Article 84(2Mb)."
(12) The following Article 92(a) is inserted after Article 92:
     "Article 92(a)
      1. The customs authorities may authorize the authorized consignor, not to
      sign T2L documents bearing the special stamp referred to in Annex IX to
      this Appendix and drawn up by an electronic or automatic data processing
      system.  Such authorization shall be subject to the condition that the
      authorized consignor has previously given those authorities a written
      undertaking acknowledging his liability for the legal consequences arising
      from all T2L documents issued bearing the special stamp."
CONV/AELE/I/en 12
                                                                                  Î1
 ---pagebreak---       2. T2L documents drawn up in accordance with paragraph 1, shall contain in
      the box rftserved for the authorized consignor's signature one of the
       following forms of wording:
       -   Dispensa    de    f i rma
       -   Fritaget    for      underskrift
       -   Freistellung        von der     U n t e r s c h r i f t s l e i stung
       -   ÛEV ana i Te i Ta i     uTroypavn
       - S i gnature      wa i ved
       - Dispense      de     signature
       - Dispensa      dalla        firma
       - Van o n d e r t e k e n i n g vrijgesteld
       - Dispensada        a    assinatura
       - Vapautettu        a Ilekirjoituksesta
       - Undanbegiô" u n d i r s k r i f t
       -  Fritatt   for      underskrift
       -   Befriad   frSn       underskrift"
                                           Article 3
Annexes II, III, IV and V of Appendix II to the Convention shall be replaced
respectively by Annexes A. B, C and D to this Decision.
                                           Article 4
Appendix III to the Convention is amended as follows:
(1) In Article 2, the following paragraph is inserted:
    •'l(a) A colour marking of the different copies of the forms shall be effected
     in the following manner:
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 ---pagebreak---       (a) on forms conforming to the specimens shown in Annexes I and III:
          - copies 1, 2, 3 and 5 shall have at the right hand edge a continuous
            margin coloured respectively red, green, yellow and blue;
          - copies 4, 6, 7 and 8 shall have at the right hand edge a broken
            margin coloured respectively blue, red, green and yellow;
      (b) on forms conforming to the specimens shown in Annexes II and IV
          copies 1/6, 2/7, 3/8 and 4/5 shall have at the right hand edge a
          continuous margin and to the right of this a broken margin coloured
          respectively, red, green, yellow and blue.
      The width of these margins shall be approximately 3 millimetres.   The
      broken margin shall comprise a series of squares of a side of
      3 millimetres, each one separated by 3 millimetres."
(2) Annex VII, Title II, under the heading "Box 8: Consignee", the first
    subparagraph is replaced by the following:
    "Enter the full name and address of the person(s) or company(ies) to whom the
     goods are to be delivered.  The Contracting Parties may allow that this box
     need not be completed where the consignee is established outside the
     territory of the Contracting Parties".
CONV/AELE/I/en 14
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 ---pagebreak--- (3) Annex VII, Title II, the text under the heading "Box 31: Packages and
    description of goods - Harks and numbers - Container No(s) - Number and kind"
    is replaced by the following:
    "Enter the marks, numbers, number and kind of packages or, in the case of
     unpackaged goods, enter the number of such goods covered by the declaration,
     or the word "bulk", as appropriate; the normal trade description must be
     entered in all cases; where box 33 "Commodity Code" must be completed, this
     description must be expressed in sufficiently precise terms to allow
     classification of the goods.    This box must also show the particulars
     required by any specific rules (excise duties, etc.).    If containers are
     used, the identifying marks of the containers must also be entered in this
     box."
(4) Annex VII, Title II, the following subparagraph is added under the heading
    "Box 35: Gross Hass":
    "Where a declaration concerns several types of goods, it is sufficient to
     indicate the total gross* mass- in the first box 35, the other boxes 35 shall
     not be completed."
(5) Annex VIII, the text under the heading "Box 31: Packages and description of
    goods - Harks and numbers - Container No(s) - Number and kind" is replaced by
    the following:
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                                                                                   2 5"
 ---pagebreak---     "Enter the marks, numbers, number and kind of packages or, in the case of
     unpackaged goods, enter the number of such goods covered by the document, or
     the word "bulk", as appropriate, together with the particulars necessary to
     identify the goods; the description of the goods means the normal trade
     description; where box 33 "Commodity Code" must be completed, this
     description must be expressed in sufficiently precise terms to allow
     classification of the goods.  This box must also show the particulars
     required by any specific rules (excise duties, etc.).  If containers are
     used, the identifying marks of the containers should also be entered in this
     box."
(6) Annex VIII, the following subparagraph is added under the heading "Box 35:
    Gross Mass":
    "Where a T2L document concerns several types of goods, it is sufficient to
     indicate the total gross mass in the first box 35, the other boxes 35 shall
     not be completed."
                                      Article 5
Forms shown in Annexes II, III, IV and V of Appendix II to the Convention
(transit advice notes, receipts, guarantee certificates, flat rate guarantee
vouchers) and forms shown in Annexes I to IV of Appendix III (single document)
which were used prior to the date of entry into force of this Decision may
continue to be used until stocks are exhausted, and at the latest until
31 December 1991.
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 ---pagebreak---                                     Article 6
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 July 1989.
However, Articles 1, 2(1), (2), (10), (11) and (12), 3 and 4(2) to (6) shall
apply with effect from 1 October 1989.
Done at Innsbruck, 3 May 1989
                                       For the Joint Committee
                                            The Chairman
                                            0. GRATSCHMAYER
                                                            \
                                                               CONV/AELE/I/en 17
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                ANNEX A
                                                         "ASSEXU
TO 10 TRANSIT ADVICE NOTE
 Identification of muni of trantporc:
                                TRANSIT DOCUMENT                     OFFICE OF TRANSIT INTENDED
                                                                           (AND COUNTRY*
          Type (T1.T2.T2ES                       Office of departure
            T2PT) and number
                                                                     CONV/AELE/I/Annex A/en 1
                                                                                                2Ï
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                          ANNEX B
                                                'KNNEX 111
TC 1 1 RECEIPT
  The customs office at
  hereby certifies that document T l , T 2 , T2ES, T 2 P T ( l )
                         Control Copy T 5 ( l )
  registered on                                             under N o
  by the office at
  has been lodged and that no irregularity has been observed to date concerning the consignment to which
  this document refers.
                   Official                  At                           ..on                 19.
                    stamp                             (Place)                       (Date)
                                                                      (Signature)
  (') Delete as necessary.
                                                                             CONV/AELE/I/Annex B/en 1
                                                                                                               if
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                         ANNEX C
                                                                              "ANNEX IV
                                                                                                                                                            (recto/
        T.C. 31 - CERTIFICATE OP GUARANTEE
                                                              Day     Month  Year
         1. Valid until                                                               2. No
                                                           t      i      l    l
         3. Principal
            (Surname and forename, or name
            of company, and complete address
            and country)
         4. Guarantor
            (Surname and forename, or name
            of company, and complete address
            and country)
         5. Guarantee office
            (Complete address and country)
         6. Guarantee cover                              (in figures):                 (in words):
            (in national currency)
         7. The guarantee office certifies that the above-named principal it authorized to carry out T 1 / T 2 / T 2 E S / T 2 P T   Operations        in t.he
            f o l l o w i n g c o u n t r i e s ( e x c e p t where d e l e t e d )
               BELGIUM             DENMARK            GERMANY'              GREECE              SPAIN                  FRANCE
               IRELAND              ITALY             LUXEMBOURG            NETHERLANDS         PORTUGAL               UNITED KINGDOM
              AUSTRIA              FINLAND            ICELAND               NORWAY              SWEDEN                 SWITZERLAND
         8. Validity extended until
                Day     Month Year                                                               (Place <rf signature)                       < DJI*'
            1          1          1         1 inclusive
 s8
 «s
                       (Place of signature)                         (Date)
II                                     (Signature and stamp)                                                      (Signature and stamp)
       9. Persons-authorizediosign Ï 1 / T 2 / T 2 E S / T 2 PT d e c l a r a t i o n s on b e h a l f o f t h e p r i n c i p a l
1       t« Surname, forename and                    11. Signature of principal (')   10. Surname, forename and                 11. Signature of principal (')
              specimen signature of                                                       specimen signature of
              .luthorired person                                                          authorized person
2
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                                                                                                         CONV/AELE/i/Annex C/en                      1
                                                                                                                                                                  ?o
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                    ANNEX D
                                                          'ANKEX      V
                                                                                                                              (reeto)
T . C . 32 - FLAT-RATE GUARANTEE VOUCHER                                                                         A OOO OOO
       Issued by:
                                               (Name and address of individual or firm)
       (Undertaking of the guarantor accepted on                                        ,
       by the office of guarantee of                                                    ,                                 .).
       This voucher is ralid for an amount of up to 7 000 ECU for one T 1 / T 2 / T 2 E S / T 2 P T                operation
       beginning not later...than
       and in respect of which the principal is
                                               (Name and address of individual or firm)
                  (Signature of principal ('))                                       (Signature and sump of guarantor)
       (>) Signature optional.
                                                                                                                              (verso)
                                              To be completed by office of departure
       Transit       operation       effected     under    document         T1/T2/T2ES/T2PT                registered    on
                                                   under N o                                                          by die
       office at
                       (Officiai «camp)                                                          (Signature)
                                                                                    CONV/AELE/I/Annex D / e n                    1
                                                                                                                                      V
 ---pagebreak--- Commission of the European Communities
COM(89) 191 final
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
concerning the application of Decision 1/89 of the EEC-EFTA Joint
Committee 'Simplification of formalities' amending Annex II to the
Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods and the
application of Decision 1/89 of the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee 'Common
transit' amending Appendices I, II and III to the Convention of 20 May
 1987 on a common transit procedure
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 1.6.1989
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
L - 2985 Luxembourg
Series: DOCUMENTS
 1989 — 31 pp. — Format: 21.0 x 29.7 cm
EN
ISSN 0254-1475
ISBN 92-77-50775-6
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-228-EN-C
 ---pagebreak---                                                        ISSN 0254-1475
COM(89) 191 final
 DOCUMENTS
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
concerning the application of Decision 1/89 of the EEC-
EFT A Joint Committee 'Simplification of formalities'
amending Annex II to the Convention on the simplification
of formalities in trade in goods and the application of
Decision 1/89 of the EEC-EFTA Joint Committee 'Common
transit' amending Appendices I, II and III to the Convention
of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
02      11                                            1.6.1989
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-228-EN-C
ISBN 92-77-50775-6
€
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES