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2001/472/EC: Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-EFTA Joint Committee on Common Transit of 7 June 2001 amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure

Official Journal L 165 , 21/06/2001 P. 0054 - 0057

Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-EFTA Joint Committee on Common Transit

of 7 June 2001

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

(2001/472/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:

• (1) 

  The legal framework of the computerised transit system has to be further developed and completed and where necessary updated to ensure the homogenous and reliable operation of the full computerised procedure.

• (2) 

  The exchange of information between the competent authorities at offices of departure and offices of transit using information technology and computer networks will grant the possibility of a more effective control on the transit operations, whilst at the same time relieving carriers from the formality of presenting the transit advice note to each office of transit.

• (3) 

  For the monitoring of the use of the comprehensive guarantee and guarantee waiver it is necessary to establish a presumed amount of duties and other charges involved in each transit operation in the cases where the data needed for this calculation is not available; however the competent authorities may assess a different figure on the basis of other information that may be known to them.

• (4) 

  For guarantees monitored by the computerised transit system the presentation of paper guarantee documents to the office of departure may be dispensed with.

• (5) 

  For the computerised control of the individual guarantee by means of vouchers it is appropriate to establish the obligation for the guarantor to provide the office of guarantee with any required information on vouchers issued.

• (6) 

  To maximise the benefits attainable from the computerised transit system by the competent authorities and economic operators it is appropriate to extend also to the authorised consignee the obligation to exchange information with the office of destination using a data processing technique.

• (7) 

  The computerised environment will allow a considerable shortening of the current delays in launching the enquiry procedure.

• (8) 

  Access to the electronic transit data will be facillitated by printing the movement reference number (MRN) in a standard bar code mode on the transit accompanying document, making the procedure quicker and more efficient,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Appendix I shall be amended in accordance with Annex A to this Decision.

Article 2

Appendix III shall be amended in accordance with Annex B to this Decision.

Article 3

• 1. 

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

• 2. 

  It shall be applicable from 1 July 2001.

• 3. 

  Each authorisation granting the status of authorised consignee must comply with Article 74a of Appendix I by a date decided by the competent authorities, and at the latest by 31 March 2004.

Before 1 January 2004, the Joint Committee shall evaluate the implementation of Article 74a in relation with Chapter VII of Title II of Appendix I. This evaluation will be based on a report of the Commission, drawn up from contributions of the countries. The Joint Committee may decide on this basis if and subject to what conditions a deferral of the date mentiond in the first subparagraph is necessary.

Done at Senohraby, 7 June 2001.

For the Joint Committee

The Chairman

Vendulka Holá

• (1) 

  OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2.

ANNEX A

Appendix I is amended as follows.

• 1. 

  In Article 13(1), a third subparagraph is added as follows: "However, where guarantee data are...

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