CELEX: 51976PC0204
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Date: 1976-05-12
Title: Draft Décision of the Council of Association amending Decision No 2/75 on the methods of administrative co-operation for the implementation of Articles 7 and 8 of the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Greece#Proposal for Regulation (EEC) of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1496/75 of 11 June 1975 on the implementation of the provisions adopted under the association between the European Economic Community and Greece in respect of the movement of goods consequent on the extension of the association to the new Member States (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                    COM(76)204    final
                                                    Brussels , 12 May 1976.
                                  Draft Décision
                                     of the
                  Council of Association amending Decision No 2/75
                  on the methods of administrative co-operation for
                  the implementation of Articles 7 and 8 of the
                  Agreement establishing an association "between the
                  European Economic Community and Greece
                                     Proposai
                                       for
                       Regulation (EEC) of the Council
                       amending Regulation (EEC) No 1496/75
                                  of 11 June 1975
                  on the implementation of the provisions adopted
                  under the association between the European Economic
                  Community and Greece in respect of the movement of
                  goods consequent on the extension of the association
                  to the new Member States
                  (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  CCM(76 ) 204 final
 ---pagebreak---                                    Draft Décision
                                       of the
                         EEC-Greece ' Association Council
                          amending Deoision No 2/75
             of the methods of administrative co-operation for the •
             implementation of Articles 7 and 8 of the Agreement
             establishing an Association between the European
             Economic Community and Greece
THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL, '
Raring regard to the Agreement establishing an Association between the
European Economic Community and Greece , and in particular Article 9 thereof ,
Whereas under an Agreement on 11 June 1975 between the European Economic
Community and the Republic of Austria goods traded under the EEC-Greece
Association , which are forwarded from Austria remain during their stay
there under the continuous control of the Austrian customs authorities so
that their identity and completeness are ensured $ whereas the Agreement also
provides for a broad exchange of information in respect of such goods, between
the customs administrations of Member States and that of Austria } whereas
such information obtained under this Agreement by the customs administration
of Member States from that of Austria will , on request , be put at the disposal
of the Greek customs administration ;
Whereas the implementation of the oaid Agreement will accordingly allow
consideration simplification of formalities in trade between the Community
and Greece j
Whereas the methods of administrative co-operation for the implementation of
Articles 7 and 8 of the Association Agreement , which were adopted in Association
 Council , should therefore be amended,
 HAS DECIDED :
                                   Article 1
 There shall be added to Decision No 2/75 of 1 1 June 1975 "the following
 Title III A i
                                 " TITLE HI A
                special provisions for the use of movement certificate
               A»G » 1 for goods forwarded from Austria.                  »••/
 ---pagebreak---                                    31.PL /:r .YCHY ITOT2
 I. An Agreement^       ivas concluded on 11 June 1975 between the European
     Economic Community and the Republic of Austria - on the simplification of
     formalities in respect of goods traiod between the EEC and Greece and
     Turkey when such goods are re-exported from Austria. Since the Contracting
     Parties notified one another in March 1976 that the necessary procedures
     to this end had been taken , the - said Agreement will enter into force on
     1 May 1976 ( see Article ll(l ) of the Agreement ).
     Thus Decision No 2/75 ( see Article 11(2 ) of the Agreement ) of the Council
     of Association EEC-Greece on methods of administrative co-operation needs
     to be amended 30 that the provisions of the said Agreement under the
     Association EEC-Greece apply .
     The Customs Co-operation Committee HEC-Greece agreed unanimously at the
     6th meeting ( 17-18 March 1975 ) on the draft Decision in Anne:: I.
II . The Council of the European Communities adopted the provisions - Regulation
     (EEC) 1496/75 of 11 June 1975^^ ~ f°r the implementation of Decision
     No 2/75 'taks'n' by the Council of Association on the sar.e day .
     Amendment of the draft Decision as set out under I means that the regu­
     lation has to be modified to take account of the nevr situation .
     The regulation proposed for adoption by the Council of the European
     Communities is at Annex II .
     ( 1 ) OJ No L 188 , 19 July 1975 , P.l
     ( 2 ) OJ No L 153 , 13 June 1975 , p.l
 ---pagebreak---                                 Article 7 A
When goods are forwarded from Austria after being unloaded are reloaded or
warehoused in a "bonded warehouse , the documentary evidence referred to in -
Article 1 shall "be movement certificate A.G.1 provided that the conditions
set out in Articles 7 B and ^ C are complied with .
                                Article 7 B
Movement certificate A.G.1 relating to goods referred to in Article 7 A
shall only "be valid when the certificate is endorsed to the effect that the
goods have remained under continuous Austrian customs control to ensure the
identity and completeness theredf.
When the goods are forwarded without splitting the consignment , this endorsement
in the  "Description of goods " section of movement certificate A.G.1 shall be
the words   "Direkte Weiterleitung EWG" authenticated by the stamp of the
competent Austrian customs office and the date .
When the goods are forwarded after rhe consignment has been split in Austria ,
the competent Austrian customs offioe is authorised to authenticate , on
production of movement certificate A.G.1 issued in a Member State or in Greece ,
a photocopy of such certificate for each part consignment® The top of each
photocopy shall be endorsed "TEILSMDUMJ" in red ink#
Eaoh photocopy shall clearly indicate the goods to which iv refers » These
particulars shall be authenticated by the customs office stamp and the date .
                                Article 7 C
The goods referred to in Article 7 B and the relevant movement certificate
A.G.1 or, when the consignment is split , the photocopies of the said
certificate authenticated by the oompetent Austrian customs office , must be
produced to the customs authorities of the importing Member State within
six months from the date of issue of the original movement certificate "»
                                                               >•/•••
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article 2
   This Decision shall apply with effect from   July 1976 J
Done at Brussels .                            For the Association Council
                                                 « •
                                                     The President
 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposai
                                      for
                      Council Regulation (EEC) NO           1976 ,
                                     amending                 ' ■,
                    Regulation (EEC ) N o 1496/75 of 11 June 1975
             on the implementation of provisions adopted undor the
             association between the European Economic Community and
             Greece in respect of the movement of goods consequent on
             the extension of the association to the new Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Comnunity ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the Agreement                 betv/een* the European Economic Community
and the Republic of Austria on the simplification -of formalities in respect
 of goods traded between the European Economic Community and Greece and
Turkey when the said goods are forwarded- from Austria (1 ) ontcrod into force'
on 1 Kay 197&5
Whereas the EEC-Greece Association Council          has adopted Decision No . .../76
amending Decision No 2/ 75 on the methods of administrative co-operation for
the implementation of Articles 7 and '8 of the Athens Agreement by - inserting
therein special provisions for the use of movement certificate A.G.I for
goods forwarded from Austria j
Wheroas Dpoision No         /j6 mist therefore bo implemented wirfchin tho
Caonranity "by amending Regulation (EEC) NO 1496/75
 on the implementation of provisions adopted under the association between the
European Economic Community and Gr^eece in respect of the movement of goods
consequent on the extension of the association to the new Ixember States ( 2)f-
undcr which Association Council 1 Decision No 2/76 was implementod for 'tho
Community,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  ( 1 ) OJN0L 138 , 19.7.1975 , p.l
  ( 2) OJ No L 153 , 13.6.1975 » P.l
 ---pagebreak---                                        Art ici g 1
     Regulation ( EEC ) No 1496/ 75 is hereby amended as follows :
     The following TTTLH! lit' A shall' be added to EEC-Givcco Association Council
     Dooision Ho 2/75 ctnncsod to the said Regulation :
                                      "TITLE I II A
                        Special provisions for the use of movement
                        certificate • A . G.I for goods re-exported
                                      fron Austria
                                       Article 7A
     The documentary evidence referre»d to in Article 1 of this Docision
vxhen goods are unloaded and reloaded or -. jarehoused in a bonded warehouse in
Austria shall bo movement certificate : A.G.I provided the conditions of
Articles 72 end 70 as follows , are complied v:ith .
                                      Article 73
     Movement certificate A.G.I covering goods referred to in Article 7A shall
be valid only when the certificate includes a statement that the goods have
remained under contiguous - Austrian oustons control to ensure the identity
and completeness thereof .
     Hhen goods are re-exported without splitting the consignment this state­
ment in the "De script ion of goods :! box of movement certificate A.G.I shall
be the words "Direlcte '\7eiterleitung EUG :'    authenticated by the competent
Austrian customs office stamp and the date .
     '.Tien a consignment is split in Austria , the competent Austrian customs
office shall authenticate on production of movement certificate A.G.I issued
in a Member State or in Greece , a photocopy of this certificate for each part
consignment . The top of each photocopy must be noted tlTEIL.SELI/', IIUNG !, in red
ink . Each photocopy must indicate clearly the goods to which it refers . These
statements must be authenticated by the customs office stamp and date .
                                                     1    •         «
                                      Article 7C                             '
       The goods referred to in Article 7B of this Decision and the relevant
movement certificate A.G.I or , when the consignment is split , the photocopies
of the said certificate authenticated by the competent' Austrian customs office ,
 ---pagebreak---                                  - 3 -
oust be produced to the customs authorities of the importing Member State
within six months froa the dat9 of issue of the original movement certi­
ficate . "
                               Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on /I July
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States
Done at Brussels                                   Por tho Council
                                                    The President