CELEX: 51975PC0643
Language: en
Date: 1975-12-12
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE implementing the Council Directive of 4 March 1969 as regards the repair of goods under inward processing arrangements (Presented to the Council by the Commission)

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                                   COM(75)643 final
                                   Brussels , 12 December 1975
                          Proposai for a
                         COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
             implementing the         Directive of 4
             March 1969 as regards the repair of goods
             under inward processing arrangements
           ( Presented to the Council by the Commission )
 COM(75 ) 642 final
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article 5 of the Council Directive of ^ March 19&9 on the harmonisation
of provisions laid down by law , regulation or administrative action in
respect of inward processing sets out the economic considerations which
have to be taken into account before inward processing is authorised .
In particular it provides that the Customs authorities in Member States
may authorise inward processing operations to be carried out in cases
where such operations contribute towards providing the most " favorable
conditions for the export of goods without conflicting Vith essential
interests of producers within the Community .
Since the introduction of the Directive there have been no problems
in respect of repair operations , including restoring to the original
condition and putting in order of the goods in question as provided
for in Article 2 ( 3)(c ) of the Directive referred to above . These
operations fulfill in most cases the conditions provided for in Article
5 ( l ) to permit the. operations to be carried out under inward processing .
It appears opportune therefore to simplify the practical application
of Article 5 and thus ease the task of the competent national autho­
rities by no longer requiring them to evaluate case by case the econo­
mic effects of repair operations .
 ---pagebreak---                                  Proposal for a
                                COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                 implementing the Council Directive of 4                   i - i*
                March 1969 a& regards, the repair of goods               '
                under inward preceding arrangements                    Vi
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ;
  Having regard to the Council Directive of 4 March 19^9 on the harmonisation
  of provisions laid down by law , regulation , or administrative action in
  respect of inward processing ( 1 ), as amended by the Act of Accession ( 2 )
  and in particular Article 29 thereof ;
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
  Whereas , Article 5 ( 1 ) of the Directive referred to above provides that
  the benefit of inward processing arrangements may be granted on condition
' that this should contribute towards providing ;? the most favourable con­
  ditions., for the export of goods without conflicting with essential inte­
  rests of producers within the Community ;
  Whereas in respect of their relatively limited importance in relation to
  the aggregate of economic activity , repair operations , including restoring
  to the original condition , and putting in order of the goods in question
  as provided for in Article 2 ( 3 ) of tho Directive referred to above , ful- ,
  fill in almost all cases the conditions provided for in Article 5 ( 1 ) 'to
  permit such operations to be carried out under inward processing arrange­
  ments ;
  Whereas consequently it         is   unnecessary to require the competent
  authorities to evaluate case by cese the economic effects of repair
  operations ; whereas it is therefore justifiable to consider that repair
  operations are operations which contribute towards providing the most
  •avo-ir*ole operations * cr tV.z export of (jco'Js »;hich costi ibuta towards
  ( 1 ) 69/7'/KËC , OJ n° L 58 , 8/3/1969 , p . 1
  ( 2 ) JO n° L 73 , 26.3.1972 , p.
 ---pagebreak--- favourable conditions for the export of goods withouij conflicting
with essential interests of producers within the Community ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
                                Article 1
In cases where goods are brought into the Community for repair ,
including restoring them to their original condition and putting them
in order , the operations shall be considered as operations which con - -
tribute towards providing the most favourable conditions for the ex­
port of goods without conflicting with essential interests of producers
within the Community , for the purposes of application of the provisions
of Article 5 ( 1 ) of the Council Directive of k March 1969 on the har-
nonisation of provisions laid flown by lax ," regulation or administrative
action in respect of inward processing .
                                Article 2
1 . The Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to
c : .comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1976 and shall
     inform the Commission immediately .
2 . The Commission shall communicate the information to the other
     States . *                                    ■ « m.
                                                       iI XV.
3 . The Commission shall communicate the information to the other
     Member States .
                                Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels                                For the Council
                                                The President