CELEX: 31976D0921
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-21 00:00:00
Title: 76/921/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1976 amending Decision 73/351/EEC setting up an Advisory Committee on Customs Matters

31 . 12. 76                           Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 362/ 55
                                                 COMMISSION
                                                COMMISSION DECISION
                                                   of 21 December 1976
               amending Decision 73/35 1 /EEC setting up an Advisory Committee on Customs
                                                           Matters
                                                        (76/921 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       — four to representatives of industry,
COMMUNITIES,                                                         — one to representatives of craft industry,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                — three to representatives of agriculture (of which
Economic Community,                                                      one shall be to representatives of agricultural
                                                                         cooperatives),
Whereas, in order to gather the opinions of profes­
sional and consumer circles on problems arising from                 — four to representatives of commercial organiza­
                                                                         tions,
the operation of the customs union, the Commission
set up an Advisory Committee on Customs Matters by                   — three to representatives of Chambers of
its Decision 73/351 /EEC of 7 November 1973 ( ! ) ;                      Commerce and Industry,
                                                                     — one ' to representatives of rail transport,
Whereas experience has shown that the number of
representatives from industry is not sufficient to                   — one to representatives of road transport,
ensure to the best advantage the participation of this               — one to representatives of shipping,
important economic category in the work of the                       — one to representatives of inland waterways
Committee ; whereas it is also desirable that the                        transport,
Commission should gather the opinions of other pro­                  —   one to representatives of air transport,
fessional categories which are in close contact with                 —   one to representatives of banking institutions,
the problems arising in international trade by                       —   one to representatives of insurance institutions,
providing for the participation in the work of the
Committee of a representative of 'other parties                      —   three to representatives of customs agents
concerned with customs problems',                                        (including specialized transport carriers),
                                                                     —   two to representatives of tourist boards,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :                                             —   four to representatives of workers,
                                                                     —   three to representatives of consumers (of which
                          Article 1
                                                                         one shall be for consumers cooperatives),
Article 3 of Commission Decision 73 /351 / EEC is                    —   one to representatives of other parties
hereby amended to read as follows :                                      concerned with customs problems.'
     'Article 3
                                                                                         Article 2
     1 . The Committee shall consist of 35 members .
                                                                  This Decision shall enter into force on 21 December
     The Committee shall be composed of representa­               1976 .
     tives from the following categories : industrialists,
     craftsmen, agriculturists, tradesmen, carriers,
     banking and insurance institutions, customs agents           Done at Brussels, 21 December 1976.
     (including specialized transport carriers), tourist
     boards, workers, consumers, and other parties                                         For the Commission
     concerned with customs problems.
                                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
     2. Representation on the Committee shall be as
     follows :                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 321 , 22. 11 . 1973 , p. 37 .