21.7.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 189/35 |
DECISION No 1/2005 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
(2005/558/EC)
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (1), and in particular Article 15(3)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
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The Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Slovakia (hereinafter referred to as the new Member States) have acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004. |
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Accordingly, the Czech, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian language versions of the references used in the Convention should be inserted into the Convention in the appropriate order. |
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In order to take into account all the situations relating to guarantees and guarantee waivers, it is necessary to provide for these situations by means of codification which needs to be alphanumeric owing to the large number of situations to be addressed. |
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Because of the introduction of alphanumeric codification of the guarantee codes, it is necessary to amend the data concerning the New Computerised Transit System. |
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The application of this Decision should be linked to the date of accession of new Member States to the European Union. |
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In order to allow the use of guarantee forms printed in accordance with the criteria in force prior to the date of accession of the new Member States to the European Union, a transitional period should be established during which the printed form, with some adaptations, may be used. |
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The Convention should accordingly be amended, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure is amended as follows:
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Appendix I shall be amended as set out in Annex A to this Decision. |
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Appendix II shall be amended as set out in Annex B to this Decision. |
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Appendix III shall be amended as set out in Annex C to this Decision. |
Article 2
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall be applicable from 1 May 2004.
2. The forms based on the specimen forms in Annexes B1, B2, B4, B5 and B6 to Appendix III to the Convention may continue to be used, subject to the necessary adaptations to the geographical and residential references, until stocks are exhausted or until 1 March 2005 at the latest.
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 A
Appendix I is amended as follows:
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The first indent of Article 3(g) is replaced by the following:
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In the second paragraph of Article 14(3), the list of entries is replaced by the following list:
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In the second paragraph of Article 28(7), the list of entries is replaced by the following list:
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Article 34 is amended as follows:
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In Article 64(2), the list of entries is replaced by the following list:
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In Article 69(1), the list of entries is replaced by the following list:
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In Article 70(2), the list of entries is replaced by the following list:
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Annex IV is amended as follows:
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ANNEX B
Appendix II is amended as follows:
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In Article 4(2), the list of entries is replaced by the following list:
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In Article 16(2), the list of entries is replaced by the following list:
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In Article 17(2), the list of entries is replaced by the following list:
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ANNEX C
Appendix III is amended as follows:
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The following paragraph is added to Article 8: ‘5. The language to be used for individual guarantee vouchers shall be specified by the competent authorities of the country of the office of guarantee.’ |
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In Annex A7, Title Two, Section I is amended as follows:
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In Annex A8, Part (B) is amended as follows:
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In Annex A9, under box 51, the list of codes applicable is replaced by the following list:
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In Annex A9, under box 52, the list of codes applicable is replaced by the following list:
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Annex B1 is replaced by the following text: |
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Annex B2 is replaced by the following text: |
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Annex B4 is replaced by the following text: |
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In Annex B5, the words ‘Hungary’, ‘Poland’, ‘Slovakia’ and ‘Czech Republic’ are deleted from Box 7. |
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In Annex B6, the words ‘Hungary’, ‘Poland’, ‘Slovakia’ and ‘Czech Republic’ are deleted from Box 6. |
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In Annex B7, the list of entries in point 1.2.1 is replaced by the following list:
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Annex D1 is amended as follows:
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