31987R1034

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1034/87

of 7 April 1987

on the application of Decision No 2/86 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee - Community transit - extending Decisions No 2/78 and No 2/79 amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the rules on Community transit

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 16 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the rules on Community transit (1), empowers the Joint Committee set up under that Agreement to adopt decisions making certain amendments to the Agreement;

Whereas by Decision No 2/86, the Joint Committee extended Decisions No 2/78 (2) and No 2/79 (3) until 31 December 1987; whereas it is necessary to take the measures required to implement that Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Decision No 2/86 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee - Community transit - extending Decision No 2/78 and No 2/79 amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of rules on Community transit shall apply in the Community.

The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 7 April 1987.

For the Council

The President

Ph. MAYSTADT

(1) OJ No L 294, 29. 12. 1972, p. 2.

(2) OJ No L 174, 29. 6. 1978, p. 31.

(3) OJ No L 348, 31. 12. 1979, p. 41.

DECISION No 2/86 OF THE EEC-SWITZERLAND JOINT COMMITTEE

- Community transit -

of 4 December 1986

extending Decisions No 2/78 and No 2/79 amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the rules on Community transit

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation on the application of the rules on Community transit, and in particular Article 16 (3) (a) thereof,

Whereas Decision No 2/78 of the Joint Committee added to the Agreement an Appendix II A relating to the introduction, on an experimental basis, of a Community transit declaration form for use in an automatic or electronic data-processing system; whereas that Appendix II A was amended by Decision No 2/79;

Whereas the validity of the said Decisions was last extended by Decision No 1/84 until 31 December 1986; whereas it has been found necessary to provide for use of the said form beyond that date; whereas the aforementioned Decisions should, therefore, be extended,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Decisions No 2/78 and No 2/79 are hereby extended until 31 December 1987.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1987.

Done at Brussels, 4 December 1986.

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

F. KLEIN