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Document 22005D0560

2005/560/: Decision No 3/2005 of the EC-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit of 17 June 2005 amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure

OJ L 189, 21.7.2005, p. 61–68 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ L 334M, 12.12.2008, p. 242–257 (MT)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2005/560/oj

21.7.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 189/61


DECISION No 3/2005 OF THE EC-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMON TRANSIT

of 17 June 2005

amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure

(2005/560/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (1) (hereinafter referred to as the Convention), and in particular Article 15(3)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Annex D2 to Appendix III of the Convention contains the list of the package codes based on Annex V of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Recommendation No 21/rev 1 of August 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the Recommendation).

(2)

Annex V of the Recommendation concerning the list of the package codes has been revised several times since its introduction in order to better meet the requirements of the development of practices in trade and transport.

(3)

The latest revision (revision 4) of the Recommendation was published in May 2002.

(4)

In order to allow economic operators to use the most updated information and, therefore, to harmonise as far as possible the commercial and administrative practices in the countries applying the Convention, it is important to ensure that the package codes which are used to represent the packages in a transit declaration should correspond to the latest version of Annex V of the Recommendation.

(5)

Annex D2 to Appendix III of the Convention also contains the reference to the ISO alpha-2 country codes as specified in ISO-3166 of 1 January 1996, which has been updated on several occasions, and it should therefore be ensured that the list of country codes used in a transit declaration corresponds to the latest version of the ISO-3166 available.

(6)

The provisions concerned should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annexes D1 and D2 to Appendix III of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

1.   This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

2.   It shall be applicable from 1 July 2005.

Done at Bern, 17 June 2005.

For the Joint Committee

The President

Rudolf DIETRICH


(1)  OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2. Convention as last amended by Decision No 2/2002 (OJ L 4, 9.1.2003, p. 18).


ANNEX

Appendix III of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure is amended as follows:

1.

In Annex D1, title II, section B the explanatory text of the attribute ‘Kind of packages’ is replaced by the following:

‘Type/length: an2

The package code presented in Annex D2 shall be used.’

2.

Annex D2, Section 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.   COUNTRY CODES (CNT)

The “ISO alpha-2 Country Code” as specified in ISO-3166-1 of 1997 and subsequent updates shall apply.’

3.

Annex D2, Section 5 is replaced by the following:

‘5.   PACKAGE CODE

(UNECE Recommendation No 21/Rev. 4 of May 2002)

Aerosol

AE

Ampoule, non-protected

AM

Ampoule, protected

AP

Atomiser

AT

Bag

BG

Bag, flexible container

FX

Bag, large

ZB

Bag, multiply

MB

Bag, paper

5M

Bag, paper, multi-wall

XJ

Bag, paper, multi-wall, water resistant

XK

Bag, plastic

EC

Bag, plastics film

XD

Bag, super bulk

43

Bag, textile

5L

Bag, textile, sift proof

XG

Bag, textile, water resistant

XH

Bag, textile, without inner coat/liner

XF

Bag, woven plastic

5H

Bag, woven plastic, sift proof

XB

Bag, woven plastic, water resistant

XC

Bag, woven plastic, without inner coat/liner

XA

Bale, compressed

BL

Bale, non-compressed

BN

Balloon, non-protected

BF

Balloon, protected

BP

Bar

BR

Barrel

BA

Barrel, wooden

2C

Barrel, wooden, bung type

QH

Barrel, wooden, removable head

QJ

Bars, in bundle/bunch/truss

BZ

Basin

BM

Basket

BK

Basket, with handle, cardboard

HC

Basket, with handle, plastic

HA

Basket, with handle, wooden

HB

Bin

BI

Board

BD

Board, in bundle/bunch/truss

BY

Bobbin

BB

Bolt

BT

Bottle, gas

GB

Bottle, non-protected, bulbous

BS

Bottle, non-protected, cylindrical

BO

Bottle, protected bulbous

BV

Bottle, protected cylindrical

BQ

Bottlecrate/bottlerack

BC

Box

BX

Box, aluminium

4B

Box, Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool (CHEP), Eurobox

DH

Box, fibreboard

4G

Box, for liquids

BW

Box, natural wood

4C

Box, plastic

4H

Box, plastic, expanded

QR

Box, plastic, solid

QS

Box, plywood

4D

Box, reconstituted wood

4F

Box, steel

4A

Box, wooden, natural wood, ordinary

QP

Box, wooden, natural wood, with sift proof walls

QQ

Bucket

BJ

Bulk, gas (at 1 031 mbar and 15 °C)

VG

Bulk, liquified gas (at abnormal temperature/pressure)

VQ

Bulk, liquid

VL

Bulk, solid, fine particles (powders)

VY

Bulk, solid, granular particles (grains)

VR

Bulk, solid, large particles (nodules)

VO

Bunch

BH

Bundle

BE

Butt

BU

Cage

CG

Cage, Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool (CHEP)

DG

Cage, roll

CW

Can, cylindrical

CX

Can, rectangular

CA

Can, with handle and spout

CD

Canister

CI

Canvas

CZ

Capsule

AV

Carboy, non-protected

CO

Carboy, protected

CP

Card

CM

Carton

CT

Cartridge

CQ

Case

CS

Case, isothermic

EI

Case, skeleton

SK

Case, steel

SS

Case, with pallet base

ED

Case, with pallet base, cardboard

EF

Case, with pallet base, metal

EH

Case, with pallet base, plastic

EG

Case, with pallet base, wooden

EE

Cask

CK

Chest

CH

Churn

CC

Clamshell

AI

Coffer

CF

Coffin

CJ

Coil

CL

Composite packaging, glass receptacle

6P

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in aluminium crate

YR

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in aluminium drum

YQ

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in expandable plastic pack

YY

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in fibre drum

YW

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in fibreboard box

YX

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in plywood drum

YT

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in solid plastic pack

YZ

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in steel crate box

YP

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in steel drum

YN

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in wickerwork hamper

YV

Composite packaging, glass receptacle in wooden box

YS

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle

6H

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in aluminium crate

YD

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in aluminium drum

YC

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in fibre drum

YJ

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in fibreboard box

YK

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in plastic drum

YL

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in plywood box

YH

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in plywood drum

YG

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in solid plastic box

YM

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in steel crate box

YB

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in steel drum

YA

Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in wooden box

YF

Cone

AJ

Container, not otherwise specified as transport equipment

CN

Cover

CV

Crate

CR

Crate, beer

CB

Crate, bulk, cardboard

DK

Crate, bulk, plastic

DL

Crate, bulk, wooden

DM

Crate, framed

FD

Crate, fruit

FC

Crate, milk

MC

Crate, multiple layer, cardboard

DC

Crate, multiple layer, plastic

DA

Crate, multiple layer, wooden

DB

Crate, shallow

SC

Creel

CE

Cup

CU

Cylinder

CY

Demijohn, non-protected

DJ

Demijohn, protected

DP

Dispenser

DN

Drum

DR

Drum, aluminium

1B

Drum, aluminium, non-removable head

QC

Drum, aluminium, removable head

QD

Drum, fibre

1G

Drum, iron

DI

Drum, plastic

IH

Drum, plastic, non-removable head

QF

Drum, plastic, removable head

QG

Drum, plywood

1D

Drum, steel

1A

Drum, steel, non-removable head

QA

Drum, steel, removable head

QB

Drum, wooden

1W

Envelope

EN

Envelope, steel

SV

Filmpack

FP

Firkin

FI

Flask

FL

Foodtainer

FT

Footlocker

FO

Frame

FR

Girder

GI

Girders, in bundle/bunch/truss

GZ

Hamper

HR

Hogshead

HG

Ingot

IN

Ingots, in bundle/bunch/truss

IZ

Intermediate bulk container

WA

Intermediate bulk container, aluminium

WD

Intermediate bulk container, aluminium, liquid

WL

Intermediate bulk container, aluminium, pressurised > 10 kpa

WH

Intermediate bulk container, composite

ZS

Intermediate bulk container, composite, flexible plastic, liquids

ZR

Intermediate bulk container, composite, flexible plastic, pressurised

ZP

Intermediate bulk container, composite, flexible plastic, solids

ZM

Intermediate bulk container, composite, rigid plastic, liquids

ZQ

Intermediate bulk container, composite, rigid plastic, pressurised

ZN

Intermediate bulk container, composite, rigid plastic, solids

ZL

Intermediate bulk container, fibreboard

ZT

Intermediate bulk container, flexible

ZU

Intermediate bulk container, metal

WF

Intermediate bulk container, metal, liquid

WM

Intermediate bulk container, metal, other than steel

ZV

Intermediate bulk container, metal, pressure 10 kpa

WJ

Intermediate bulk container, natural wood

ZW

Intermediate bulk container, natural wood, with inner liner

WU

Intermediate bulk container, paper, multi-wall

ZA

Intermediate bulk container, paper, multi-wall, water resistant

ZC

Intermediate bulk container, plastic film

WS

Intermediate bulk container, plywood

ZX

Intermediate bulk container, plywood, with inner liner

WY

Intermediate bulk container, reconstituted wood

ZY

Intermediate bulk container, reconstituted wood, with inner liner

WZ

Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic

AA

Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, freestanding, liquids

ZK

Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, freestanding, pressurised

ZH

Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, freestanding, solids

ZF

Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, with structural equipment, solids

ZD

Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, with structural equipment, liquids

ZJ

Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, with structural equipment, pressurised

ZG

Intermediate bulk container, steel

WC

Intermediate bulk container, steel, liquid

WK

Intermediate bulk container, steel, pressurised > 10 kpa

WG

Intermediate bulk container, textile with out coat/liner

WT

Intermediate bulk container, textile, coated

WV

Intermediate bulk container, textile, coated and liner

WX

Intermediate bulk container, textile, with liner

WW

Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, coated

WP

Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, coated and liner

WR

Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, with liner

WQ

Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, without coat/liner

WN

Jar

JR

Jerrican, cylindrical

JY

Jerrican, plastic

3H

Jerrican, plastic, non-removable head

QM

Jerrican, plastic, removable head

QN

Jerrican, rectangular

JC

Jerrican, steel

3A

Jerrican, steel, non-removable head

QK

Jerrican, steel, removable head

QL

Jug

JG

Jutebag

JT

Keg

KG

Liftvan

LV

Log

LG

Logs, in bundle/bunch/truss

LZ

Lot

LT

Mat

MT

Matchbox

MX

Mutually defined

ZZ

Nest

NS

Net

NT

Net, tube, plastic

NU

Net, tube, textile

NV

Not available

NA

Package

PK

Package, cardboard, with bottle grip-holes

IK

Package, display, cardboard

IB

Package, display, metal

ID

Package, display, plastic

IC

Package, display, wooden

IA

Package, flow

IF

Package, paper wrapped

IG

Package, show

IE

Packet

PA

Pail

PL

Pallet

PX

Pallet, 100 cms × 110 cms

AH

Pallet, box

PB

Pallet, modular, collars 80 cms × 100 cms

PD

Pallet, modular, collars 80 cms × 120 cms

PE

Pallet, modular, collars 80 cms × 60 cms

AF

Pallet, shrinkwrapped

AG

Parcel

PC

Pen

PF

Pipe

PI

Pipes, in bundle/bunch/truss

PV

Pitcher

PH

Plank

PN

Planks, in bundle/bunch/truss

PZ

Plate

PG

Plates, in bundle/bunch/truss

PY

Pot

PT

Pouch

PO

Punnet

PJ

Rack

RK

Rack, clothing hanger

RJ

Receptacle, fibre

AB

Receptacle, glass

GR

Receptacle, metal

MR

Receptacle, paper

AC

Receptacle, plastic

PR

Receptacle, plastic wrapped

MW

Receptacle, wooden

AD

Rednet

RT

Reel

RL

Ring

RG

Rod

RD

Rods, in bundle/bunch/truss

RZ

Roll

RO

Sachet

SH

Sack

SA

Sack, multi-wall

MS

Sea-chest

SE

Set

SX

Sheet

ST

Sheet, plastic wrapping

SP

Sheetmetal

SM

Sheets, in bundle/bunch/truss

SZ

Shrinkwrapped

SW

Skid

SI

Slab

SB

Sleeve

SY

Slipsheet

SL

Spindle

SD

Spool

SO

Suitcase

SU

Tank, cylindrical

TY

Tank, rectangular

TK

Tea-chest

TC

Tierce

TI

Tin

TN

Tray

PU

Tray, one layer no cover, cardboard

DV

Tray, one layer no cover, plastic

DS

Tray, one layer no cover, polystyrene

DU

Tray, one layer no cover, wooden

DT

Tray, two layers no cover, cardboard

DY

Tray, two layers no cover, plastic tray

DW

Tray, two layers no cover, wooden

DX

Trunk

TR

Truss

TS

Tub

TB

Tub, with lid

TL

Tube

TU

Tube, collapsible

TD

Tube, with nozzle

TV

Tubes, in bundle/bunch/truss

TZ

Tun

TO

Uncaged

UC

Unpacked or unpackaged

NE

Unpacked or unpackaged, multiple units

NG

Unpacked or unpackaged, single unit

NF

Vacuum-packed

VP

Vanpack

VK

Vat

VA

Vial

VI

Wickerbottle

WB’


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