Document ID: 31994D0798

COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 December 1994
accepting, on behalf of the Community, Annexes E.7 and F.4 to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures
(94/798/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Council Decision 75/199/EEC (1), the Community has accepted the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention);
Whereas the Annexes to the said Convention concerning the duty-free replacement of goods and customs formalities in respect of postal traffic can be accepted by the Community;
Whereas it is appropriate, however, to accompany this acceptance with certain reservations in order to take account of the special requirements of the customs union and of Community customs legislation,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The following Annexes to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures are hereby accepted on behalf of the Community, subject to the reservations indicated:
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Annex E.7 concerning the duty-free replacement of goods with a general reservation and reservations with regard to Standards 3, 9 and 20 and Recommended practices 11, 13, 16, 17 and 25,
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Annex F.4 concerning customs formalities in respect of postal traffic with a general reservation and reservations with regard to Standards 19 and 26 and Recommended practices 23, 24 and 25.
The texts of Annexes E.7 and F.4 to Convention appear in Annexes I and II respectively to this Decision, which contain, in the appendices, the corresponding reservations expressed by the Community.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person entitled to notify the Secretary-General of the Customs Cooperation Council of the acceptance, on behalf of the Community, of the Annexes referred to in Article 1, together with the reservations indicated in that Article.
Done at Brussels, 8 December 1994.

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