CELEX: 31969R2315
Language: en
Date: 1969-11-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2315/69 of the Commission of 19 November 1969 on the use of Community transit documents for the purpose of applying Community measures for verifying the use and/or destination of goods

Official Journal of the European Communities                                   515
 No L 295/14                          Official Journal of the European Communities                               24.11.69
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2315 /69 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                   of 19 November 1969
              on the use of Community transit documents for the purpose of applying Community
                                 measures for verifying the use and/or destination of goods
 THE    COMMISSION       OF      THE  EUROPEAN       COM­         of movement of goods within the Community, is
 MUNITIES,                                                        conditional upon proof that such goods are intended
                                                                  for the use and/or destination provided for or
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                     prescribed by that measure, proof shall be furnished
 European Economic Community;                                     by producing a special copy of the Community
                                                                  transit document, hereinafter referred to as 'the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      control copy', bearing the number 5 .
542/691 of 18 March 1969 on Community transit,
 and in particular Article 58 thereof;
                                                                                         Article 2
Whereas the application of the provisions of
Community measures concerning movement of goods                   1 . The forms used for the control copies shall
is often conditional upon proof that the goods in                 conform to the specimen in the Annex to this
question are intended for a specific use and/or                   Regulation.
destination ; whereas a number of different
procedures are currently in use ;                                2 . The paper used shall be white, free of
                                                                 mechanical pulp, dressed for writing purposes and
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 seeks to                      weigh between 55 and 65 g/m2. The original only
eliminate those individual procedures by creating a              shall have a printed guilloche pattern background in
suitable framework within which control as to use or              blue, front and back, such as to reveal any
 destination can be effected ;                                   falsification by mechanical or chemical means .
Whereas, in order to achieve that objective, it is               3 . The size of the forms shall be 210x297 mm,
 necessary to introduce a special copy of the                     line spacing being 4-24 mm ( l/6th of an inch); the
Community transit document, which copy, bearing                  layout of the forms shall be strictly observed.
the endorsements of the customs authorities which
have recorded the use and/or destination intended or
prescribed, will constitute the proof required for               4.    Member States shall be responsible for having
purposes of applying the Community measure in                    the forms printed. The forms may be printed by
question ;                                                       printers appointed by the Member State in which
                                                                 they are established, in which case reference to the •
Whereas the provisions laid down in this Regulation              appointment shall be made on each form. Each form
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee              shall bear the name and address of the printer or a
on Community Transit;                                            mark enabling the printer to be identified. It shall
                                                                 also bear an individual serial number.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                         Article 3
                        Article 1
                                                                 The forms Shall be printed and completed in one of
When the application of a Community measure                      the official languages of the Community to be
 adopted in respect of imports or exports of goods, or           designated by the competent authorities of the
                                                                 Member State in which they are issued. The
                                                                 competent authorities of the Member State in which
1 OJ No L 77, 29.3.1969, p . 1 .                                 control is effected may, where necessary, require
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translation into the official language or one of the           Each Member State shall have the right to designate
official languages of that Member State.                       one central body to which the control copies issued
                                                               in that Member State shall be forwarded by the com­
                                                               petent customs office in the Member State of
                         Article 4                             destination referred to in paragraph 1 . The Member
                                                               State shall, after appointing such body for that pur­
1.     The control copy shall be made out by the               pose, inform the Commission, which shall in turn
person concerned in one original and at least one              notify the other Member States.
copy, each of which must bear the original signature
of the person concerned.                                                              Article 6
2. The control copy shall, with respect to the                 If the goods subject to control as to use and/or
description of goods and any special remarks, show             destination are not placed under a Community transit
all the particulars required by the provisions relating        procedure, a control copy shall be prepared in respect
to the Community measure imposing the control.                 of such goods in addition to the document relating to
                                                               the procedure used. The control copy shall be issued
                                               I               and used subject to the conditions laid down in
                         Article 5                             Article 5 relating to the control copy under a
                                                               Community transit procedure.
1 . The control copy shall be issued by the office of
departure under a Community transit procedure. The                                    Article 7
competent customs office of the Member State of
destination shall carry out or cause to be carried out         By way of derogation from Article 1 and unless
under its responsibility the control as to the use             otherwise stipulated in the relevant provisions
and/or destination provided for or prescribed.                 relating to the Community measure, each Member
                                                               State shall have the right to require that proof be
2.     The office of departure shall keep a copy of the        furnished in accordance with a national procedure on
control copy.                                                  condition that the goods do not leave its territory in
                                                               the course of carriage between the. office of departure
                                                               and the office of destination.
3 . The control copy shall accompany the goods
under the same conditions as the other copies of the
Community transit document referred to in Article 19                                  Article 8
of Regulation (EEC) No 542/69.
                                                               Control copies shall be issued as from 1 January
                                                               1970 .
4.     Without prejudice to the application of the
provisions of Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No
542/69, the control copy shall, after appropriate              Unless otherwise provided, existing procedures may
endorsement by the competent customs office of the              continue to be used up to and including 28 February
                                                                1970 .
Member State of destination referred to in paragraph
1 , be sent to the office of departure without delay. At
the . request of the person concerned that office shall                                Article 9
issue to him a receipt conforming to the specimen
contained in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
3212/691 . This receipt may not replace the control             day following its publication in the Official Journal
copy.                                                           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 Cqrrimission
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                        Jean REY
1 OJ No L 295 , 24.11.1969 , p . 6.
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                    ANNEX
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                                                           EXAMINATION BY OFFICE OF DEPARTURE
             Particulars of examination                                         Seals affixed
                                                                                Time limit (date)
             Export Document                                                    Remarks
                                                                        At .                               . on ...                        Stamp and signatu :
                                                                                          ( place)                      (date)
                                                          CONTROL AS TO USE AND/ OR DESTINATION
The goods described in this declaration :
— left the geographical territory of the Community on                                                 19     1
— have been dealt with as indicated overleaf                                                          19     1
— have been used as specified overleaf                                                                19 »   1
Remarks
                                                                        At                          -      on       ..
                                                                                           ( place)                    (date)
1 Delete as necessary.                                                                                                   Stamp and signature of the proper offic
Name and address of printer.
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                                         TRANSIT                     C. E. (E.C. ) E.G.                                                                        ORIGINAL
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                   CONTROL COPY                          5              Please see Notice before completing this form '       Office of departure
                                                                                                                              Document issued on
 2 Appended documents
                                                                                                                              Under No
 3 Previous customs procedure             4 TIR TIF
                                              RHINE
                                              MANIFEST1
                                              Date
                                                                                                                              Stamp                               Signature
                                              No
  10 DECLARATION :
      represented by
      hereby undertakes to ensure the use and/or destination of the goods described below as declared
                                                                                                                                 11 Consignee
      At                                      on
             (place of signature)                           (date)
                                                     Signature
                                                                25 Country of destination
  30 Number, kind , marks and numbers of packages               31 Description of goods2
                                                                35 Country of consignment                  36 Gross weight
                                                                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION3
 100                                                                101 CCT heading No                                           102
103 Net weight (in figures and in words)
104 Use and/or destination intended or prescribed for the goods :
      — leaving the geographical territory of the Community1
      — other1                              «
105 Certificate of import/export/advance fixing1 issued on                                                                                     Under No
106 Further particulars
1 Delete as necessary.
2 When exporting agricultural products, describe the goods in accordance with the nomenclature used for restitution purposes.
3 To be completed in accordance with the appropriate Community rules.
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                                           EXAMINATION BY OFFICE OF DEPARTURE
           Particulars of examination                           Seals affixed
                                                                Time limit (date)
           Export Document                                      Remarks
                                                       At .                        on        stamp and signature
                                                                         (place)      (date)
Name and address or printer.