CELEX: 31969R2313
Language: en
Date: 1969-11-19
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2313/69 of the Commission of 19 November 1969 on the internal Community transit document for certifying the Community nature of goods

Official Journal of the European Communities                                   509
No L 295/8                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                24.11.69
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 2313 /69 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                 of 19 November 1969
              on the internal Community transit document for certifying the Community nature of
                                                          goods
THE     COMMISSION      OF    THE   EUROPEAN       COM­         Whereas it is desirable to safeguard further the use of
MUNITIES,                                                       form T2L by introducing a system of subsequent
                                                                control;
Having regard to the Treaty            establishing the
European Economic Community;                                    Whereas the provisions laid down in this Regulation
                                                                are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    on Community Transit;
542/691 of 18 March 1969 on Community transit,
and in particular Articles 58 and 60 thereof;
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas in cases falling within Articles 2 (2), 7 (3 )
and 47 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 542/69, the sole                                      Article 1
purpose of the internal Community transit document
is to certify the Community nature of the goods to              The internal Community transit document to be used
which it refers ;                                               for certifying the Community nature of goods which
Whereas the document will best suit its purpose if it           are not carried under the Community transit system,
differs from the T2 model only by the incorporation             shall be made out in a single copy on a T2L form.
of necessary alterations; whereas to prevent                    T2L forms shall be issued as from 1 January 1970.
falsification the new T2 form must have a printed
guilloche pattern background;
                                                                                        Article 2
Whereas when in the course of a Community transit
operation, carriage is effected through the territory of        1.    T2L forms shall conform to the specimen in
a third country, carriage through that third country            the Annex to this Regulation.
must, in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation
(EEC) No 542/69, be covered by a single transport               2.    The paper used shall be white, free of
document made out in a Member State; whereas it is
                                                                mechanical pulp, dressed for writing purposes and
appropriate to subject the use of the T2L document              weigh between 55 and 65 g/m2. It shall have a
to the same conditions;                                         printed guilloche pattern background in green such
Whereas in order to avoid as far as possible                    as to reveal any falsification by mechanical or
                                                                chemical means .
fraudulent use of T2L documents, care should be
taken to certify them only if it is likely that they will
actually be used;                                               3.    The size of the form shall be 210 X 297 mm; the
                                                                line spacing being 4-24 mm ( l /6th of an inch); the
Whereas the proper operation of the provisions                  layout of the form shall be strictly observed.
relating to the free circulation of goods requires the
production of the T2L document, in the Member                   4. Member States shall be responsible for having
State of destination at the customs office where the            the forms printed. The forms may also be printed by
goods are placed under a customs procedure other                printers appointed by the Member State in which
than that under which they arrived, even if they are            they are established, in which case, each T2L form
not entered for home use until later;                           shall make reference to the appointment. Each form
                                                                shall bear the name and address of the printer or a
                                                                mark enabling the printer to be identified. It shall
1 OJ No L 77, 29.3.1969, p. 1 .                                 also bear an individual serial number.
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                            Article 3                             3.     When the T2L document is issued retroactively
                                                                  it shall be endorsed with one of the following phrases
 T2L forms shall/be printed and completed in one of               in red :
the official languages of the Community to be
 designated by the competent authorities of the
                                                                      'Delivre a posteriori'
 Member State of departure. The competent                              'Nachträglich ausgestellt'
 authorities    of the     Member State     in   which    the         'Rilasciato a posteriori'
 document is produced may, where necessary, require                   'Achteraf afgegeven'.
 it to be translated into the official language or one of
 the official languages of that Member State.                                             Article 6
                            Article 4
                                                                  1 . The T2L document shall be produced at the
                                                                  customs office where the goods are to be entered to a
 The T2L document may be used for the purpose of                  customs procedure other than that under which they
 certifying the Community nature of the goods to                  arrived .                  . x
 which it refers only if such goods are transported
 directly from one Member State to another.                       2. Where the goods have been transported by sea,
                                                                  air or pipeline the T2L document shall be produced
.The      following     shall   be  regarded    as   directly     at the customs office at which the goods are placed
 transported from one Member State to another :
                                                                  under a customs procedure.
 ( a) goods transported without passing through the                                       Article 7
       territory of a non-Member country ;
                                                                  Member States shall render one another mutual
 (b) goods transported through the territory of one or            assistance in checking the authenticity of T2L
       more non-Member countries provided that                    documents and the correctness of the information
       carriage through such countries is covered by a            which they contain.
       single transport       document made out in          a
      Member State.
                                                                                          Article 8
                            Article 5                             1.     In the case of goods which may benefit from a
                                                                  refund upon exportation to third countries granted
 1 . The T2L document shall be issued for goods                   within the framework of the common agricultural
falling within Article 1 (3) (a) and (b) of Regulation            policy and which are routed to the Member State of
 (EEC) No 542/69. It shall not be issued for goods :              destination, otherwise than by air, in such a way that
 — which are intended for export outside the                      part of the journey is effected outside the customs
      Community; or                                               territory of the Community, the T2L document
                                                                  shall be made out in triplicate. The original and one
— in respect of which the customs formalities for                 copy shall be delivered to the person concerned and
      exportation have been carried out with a view to            the second copy shall be retained by the issuing
      granting refunds upon exportation to third                  office.
      countries within the framework of the common
      agricultural policy; or                                     2. In the Member State of destination, the person
                                                                  concerned shall produce at the office referred to in
— in packagings which do not fall within any of the               Article 6 the original and the copy delivered to him.
      categories specified in Article 1 (3 ) ( a) and (b) of      That office shall send the copy to the issuing office
      Regulation (EEC) No 542/69.                                 for verification purposes and shall be notified of the
                                                                  result only if some irregularity is revealed.
 2. The T2L document shall be stamped by the
customs authorities of the Member State of departure                                      Article 9
on application by the person concerned. It shall be
delivered to him as soon as the customs formalities               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
 connected with the forwarding of the goods to the                day following its publication in the Official Journal
 Member State of destination have been completed.                 of the European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 19 November 1969.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                         The President
                                                                                            Jean REY
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                                                                                         ANNEX
                                                                   C. E. (E. C. ) E.G.                                                  A oooooo
   T2L                                  INTERNAL              1.
   COMMUNITY TRANSIT DOCUMENT
              FOR CERTIFYING THE
   COMMUNITY NATURE OF GOODS                                                        See notes overleaf
                                                                                                                                      /
10 . Declaration :
     represented by
      declares that the goods described below are Community goods.
      At                             on
                  (place)                      (date)
                                                      (Signature)
 30. Number, kind, marks and number of                       31 . Description of goods
       packages
 32 .                                                                                                  3 6. Gross weight
 30. Number, kind , marks and number of                      31 . Description of goods
       packages
 32 .                                                                                                  36. Gross weight
                                                                             CUSTOMS CERTIFICATE
                                                                             Satisfied declaration correct
Export document: type                                                                             No                        Date­
Customs office at
Remarks
                                                                                                                       Date                   19..
                                                      Official
                                                      Stamp
                                                                                                                              (Signature)
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                                         REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION OF THIS T2L DOCUMENT
The undersigned customs officer requests that the authenticity of this document and the accuracy of the information contained herein
be verified .
                                                                  !      At                                     on                     19
                                                                  ;                         (place)                         (date)
                                                        Official  ;
                                                         Stamp
                                                                                                             (Signature)
                                                           RESULT OF VERIFICATION
The verification carried out by the undersigned customs officer has shown that this document:
        1 . was duly issued by the customs office named and that the information contained therein is correct1 ;
        2. does not satisfy the requirements as to conditions of authenticity and regularity (see remarks annexed hereto) 1 .
                                                                         At                                     on                :    19
                                                                                            (place)                        (date)
                                                        Official
                                                         Stamp
1 Delete as necessary.                                                                                      (Signature)
 I. Rules for completion of the T2L document                                              of issue and the number of the document relating to
                                                                                          the system used .
    A. A single T2L document shall be made out only for goods
        dispatched by one means of transport for carriage from                       10. Enter the surname and forenames or name of firm,
        one office of departure to one office of destination.                             and address of the person concerned and, if appli­
                                                                                          cable, of the representative.
    B. The T2L document may be used for the purpose of
        establishing the Community nature of goods to which it                            Where the form is signed by a person duly authorised,
        refers only, where such goods are transported directly from                       his name shall be shown in block letters .
        one Member State to another.
        The following shall be regarded as directly transported                      30. In respect of goods which are not packed, indicate the
        from one Member State to another :                                                number of articles, or if appropriate enter as loose
                                                                                          goods.
         (a) goods transported without passing through the terri­
              tory of a non-member country;                                          31 . The goods shall be described by their usual com­
        (b ) goods transported through the territory of one or                            mercial name, or in accordance with the tariff nomen­
                                                                                          clature.
              more non-member countries provided that carriage
              through such countries is covered by a single transport
              document made out in a Member State.                                   32. This refers to the weight as shown in the commercial
                                                                                          documents relating to the consignment. The weight
    C. The form shall be completed legibly and indelibly, prefer­                         is to be specified in kilogrammes. Gross weight means
        ably typed, without erasures or superimposed corrections.                         the total weight of the goods and all packing material.
                                                                                          All outside and inside containers, packings, wrappings
        Any alterations shall be made by crossing out the in­                             and supports are regarded as packing; this excludes
        correct information and by adding the required informa­                           transport equipment, in particular containers, and
        tion as appropriate.                                                              sheets, tackle, covers and other transport accessories.
        Any such alteration shall be authenticated by the person
        making it and countersigned by the customs authorities.
                                                                            II . Production of T2L documents at customs
    D. Only the following items are to be completed :                            The T2L document shall be produced at the customs office
                                                                                 where the goods are to be entered to a customs procedure
          1 . When the goods are transported under the TIR or                    other than that under which they arrived.
              TIF Conventions, or the Rhine Manifesto systems, or
              are covered by an ECS or ATA Carnet, the indication                If the goods have been transported by sea, air or pipeline, the
              'TIR', 'TIF', 'Rhine Manifesto', 'ECS' or 'ATA' should             T2L document shall be produced at the customs office at
              be entered as the case may be, followed by the date                which the goods are placed under a customs procedure.