Considerations on COM(2024)227 -

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dossier COM(2024)227 - .
document COM(2024)227
date May 30, 2024
 
(1) The Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets of 14 November 1975 (the ‘TIR Convention’) was approved on behalf of the European Economic Community by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2112/786 and entered into force in the Community on 20 June 19837.

(2) A consolidated version of the TIR Convention was published as an Annex to Council Decision 2009/477/EC8.According to Article 1 of this Decision, future amendments to the TIR Convention are to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union indicating their date of entry into force.

(3) Pursuant to Article 60 of the TIR Convention, the Administrative Committee for the TIR Convention (the ‘Administrative Committee’) may adopt amendments to Annexes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 by a two-thirds majority of the contracting parties present and voting.

(4) The Administrative Committee, during its eighty-third session in October 2024 or at a subsequent session, is to adopt several amendments to the Annexes of the TIR Convention.

(5) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Administrative Committee, as the amendments will be binding on the Union.

(6) To better frame the end of the relationship between the international organisation and a national association it is necessary to introduce a new warning mechanism and a prior legal notice period before the termination of their agreement. In addition, the use of the certificate of approval of a road vehicle will be simplified by extending its validity period and by introducing the possibility for its use until its end date of validity.

(7) The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union in the Administrative Committee should therefore be based on the draft amendments attached to this Decision. This is without prejudice to the possibility that exists for non-substantial minor changes to the draft amendments, to be agreed by the representatives of the Union and by the Member States when a formal vote is taken in the Administrative Committee without further decision of the Council.