Council Regulation (EEC) No 4283/88 of 21 December 1988 on the abolition of certain exit formalities at internal Community frontiers - introduction of common border posts

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4283/88 of 21 December 1988 on the abolition of certain exit formalities at internal Community frontiers - introduction of common border posts
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Commitee (3)
Whereas those crossing the Community's internal frontiers are subject to transit formalities both on leaving the Member State of exit and on entering the Member State in whose territory the journey is to continue; whereas these formalities and controls  are often of the same kind and repetitive; whereas this situation results in loss of time and considerable expense arising from immobilization;
Whereas, at the European Council meeting in Milan on 28 and 29 June 1985, the Commission presented a White paper on completing the Internal Market of the Community which set the end of 1992 as the deadline for achieving this objective; whereas the  European Council endorsed this aim;
Whereas the said White paper, echoing an idea set out in the conclusions of the European Council meeting in Fontainebleau on 25 and 26 June 1984, provided inter alia that, as an intermediate step, additional simplification measures should be introduced  at the Community's internal frontiers through the introduction of common border posts so as to end the duplication of controls on both sides of the said frontiers; whereas for this purpose only one administrative control should be retained: whereas it  seems that a single check at the office of entry into the Member State  concerned is the most appropriate solution; whereas this approach has already been adopted under the Community transit and TIR transit systems and it is therefore desirable to extend it to the ATA carnet, the Community movement carnet and the NATO form  302 procedures;
Whereas it is important to ensure uniform implementation of the provisions of this Regulation; whereas it is necessary for this purpose for provision to be made for a committee.