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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
3. Article 1
4. 4.
   1. Article 313
5. 1. Article 1
6. 5.
   1. Article 313a
   2. Article 313b
7. 1. Article 1
8. 6.
   1. Article 314
9. 1. Article 1
10. 9.
    1. Article 317a
11. 1. Article 1
12. 10.
    1. Article 323a:
13. 1. Article 1
14. 14.
    1. Article 389
15. 1. Article 1
16. 18.
    1. Article 446
    2. Article 447
17. 1. Article 1
18. 22.
19. TITLE II PRODUCTS OF SEA-FISHING AND OTHER PRODUCTS TAKEN FROM THE TERRITORIAL SEA OF A THIRD COUNTRY BY COMMUNITY FISHING VESSELS
    1. Article 856a
20. 1. Article 1
21. 23.
    1. Article 870
22. 1. Article 1
    2. Article 2
    3. Article 3
    4. Article 4
    5. Article 5
23. ANNEX
24. ANNEX I
25. ANNEX II
26. 3.
27. ANNEX III
28. Annex 42 A
29. ANNEX IV
30. ANNEX 42 B
31. ANNEX V
32. ANNEX 48
33. ANNEX VI
34. ANNEX 49
35. ANNEX VII
36. ANNEX 50
37. ANNEX VIII
38. ANNEX 51 TC 31 — CERTIFICATE OF GUARANTEE
39. ANNEX IX
40. ANNEX52 LIST OF GOODS WHICH, WHEN TRANSPORTED, GIVE RISE TO AN INCREASE IN THE FLAT-RATE GUARANTEE LIST OF GOODS PRESENTING INCREASED RISKS TO WHICH THE GUARANTEE WAIVER DOES NOT APPLY
41. ANNEX X
42. Annex 110 A

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code, as last amended by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 82/97, and in particular Article 249 thereof,

Whereas it is appropriate to insert in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/97, a definition of the term EFTA countries, as used in the context of the Community transit rules; whereas account should therefore be taken of the fact that countries other than the original Community and EFTA States have acceded to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure, hereinafter referred to as the Convention;

Whereas the provisions on transit and proof of the Community status of goods carried by sea needs to be amended to simplify the tasks both of economic operators and of customs administrations;

Whereas the provisions on transit and proof of the Community status of goods carried by sea are inadequate because of the particular features of sea transport which have no counterpart in other types of transport; whereas it is consequently impossible under the current provisions to guarantee collection of customs debt and other charges on goods;

Whereas the Community transit procedure, which is obligatory for carriage by sea of non-Community goods, is almost impossible to apply in practice because of those features;

Whereas a guarantee is needed to ensure collection of customs debt and other charges where goods are carried under these transit rules, by sea, by regular shipping services;

Whereas it is necessary to establish a way of identifying goods consigned to or from a part of the customs territory of the Community where the provisions of Council Directive 77/388/EEC, as last amended by Directive 96/95/EC, do not apply; whereas such goods should be identified by means of a T2LF document or, where they are carried under the internal Community transit procedure, by means of a specific entry in the T2 declaration form;

Whereas Community goods consigned from one point to another in the customs territory of the Community, which are carried entirely by sea or air through the territory of one or more countries which have acceded to the Convention, should not be required to move under the Community's internal transit rules solely because they are carried through the territory of those countries;

Whereas experience has shown that it is advisable to restrict the ban on the use of the comprehensive guarantee within the Community transit regime to a limited period;

Whereas, for the purpose of simplifying administrative procedures, it would seem advisable to harmonize several of the forms used in the Community procedure and common transit procedure, and to combine in a single list the lists of certain sensitive goods contained in Annexes 52 and 56 to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93;

Whereas the extension of the Community transit procedure to Andorra and San Marino requires some changes to the forms;

Whereas the transition period for trade between the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985, on the one hand, and Spain and Portugal on the other, and trade between those two Member States, ended on 31 December 1995, with the result that documents and procedures are no longer needed to identify goods so traded; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 409/86, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3716/91, should therefore be repealed;

Whereas Article 188 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, hereinafter referred to as the Code, grants import tariff reductions on fisheries products caught by Community vessels in the territorial waters of a third country; whereas a certificate in the form of a standard model incorporating all the necessary declarations needed in support of the declaration for release for free circulation would be the best way to deal with those products;

Whereas a simple obligation on the part of the Member States to keep at the disposal of the Commission the lists of cases referred to in Articles 870 and 889(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is sufficient not only to allow checks carried out in the framework of own resources controls to be carried out properly but also to protect the financial interests of the Community; whereas it is therefore convenient, with a view to simplifying the obligations of the Member States, to put an end to the obligation to send these lists to the Commission;

Whereas the codes established by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 do not cover returned goods within the meaning of Article 185 of the Code or goods from third countries released for free circulation in a country with which the Community has concluded a customs union agreement before being redispatched to the Community; whereas, therefore, those categories should be included in the list of codes;

Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in Article 309, the following point (f) is added:

(f) EFTA countries means: all EFTA countries and any country that has acceded to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure.

2. Article 311 is amended as follows:

(a) point (b) is deleted;

(b) the following paragraph is added: Goods covered by point (a) of the first paragraph which are carried entirely by sea or air shall not be required to move under the internal Community transit rules.;

3. the title of Part II, Title II, Chapter 3 is replaced by the following: Customs status of goods;

4. Article 313 is replaced by the following:

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4.

Article 313

1. Subject to Article 180 of the Code and the exceptions listed in paragraph 2 of this Article, all goods in the customs territory of the Community shall be deemed to be Community goods, unless it is established that they do not have Community status.

2. The following shall not be deemed to be Community goods unless it is established in accordance with Articles 314 to 323 that they do have Community status: By way of derogation from this provision and in accordance with Article 38(5) of the Code, goods brought into the customs territory of the Community shall be deemed to be Community goods unless it is established that they do not have Community status:

(a) goods brought into the customs territory of the Community in accordance with Article 37 of the Code;

(b) goods in temporary storage or in a free zone or free warehouse;

(c) goods placed under a suspensive procedure.

where, if carried by air, the goods have been loaded or transhipped at a Community airport, for consignment to another airport in the customs territory of the Community, and carried under cover of a single transport document drawn up in a Member State,

or where, if carried by sea, the goods have been shipped between ports in the customs territory of the Community by a regular shipping service authorized in accordance with Articles 313a and 313b.;

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5. the following Articles 313a and 313b are inserted:

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5.

Article 313a

1. A regular shipping service means a regular service which carries goods in vessels that ply only between ports situated in the customs territory of the Community and may not come from, go to or call at any points outside this territory or in a free zone of a port in this territory.

2. The customs authorities may require proof that the provisions on authorized shipping services have been observed. Where the customs authorities establish that the provisions on authorized shipping services have not been observed, they shall immediately inform all the customs authorities concerned.

Article 313b

1. Where a shipping company makes an application, the customs authorities of a Member State in whose territory the company is established or represented may, with the agreement of the customs authorities of the other Member States concerned, authorize the establishment of a regular shipping service.

2. The application shall contain the following details:

(a) the ports concerned;

(b) the names of the vessels authorised to provide regular services; and

(c) any further information required by the customs authorities, in particular the shipping service's timetable.

3. Authorisation shall be granted only to shipping companies which:

(a) are established or represented in the customs territory of the Community and whose records will be available to the competent customs authorities;

(b) have not committed any serious or repeated offences against customs or tax legislation;

(c) are able to satisfy the customs authorities that they operate a regular shipping service as defined in Article 313a(l); and

(d) undertake that:

on the routes for which authorisation is requested, no calls will be made at any port in a third country or at any free zone in a port in the customs territory of the Community, and that no transhipments will be made on the high seas, and that

the authorisation certificate will be carried on board the vessel and presented on request to the competent customs authorities.

4. When they receive an application for authorisation, the customs authorities of the Member State to whom the application has been made (the authorising authorities) shall notify the customs authorities of the other Member States in whose territories the intended ports of call of the regular shipping service are situated (the corresponding authorities). The corresponding authorities shall acknowledge receipt of the application. Within 60 days of receipt of such notification, the corresponding authorities shall signify their agreement or refusal. Where a Member State refuses an application, it shall state the reasons. Where no reply is received, the authorising authority shall issue an authorisation which shall be accepted by the other Member States concerned. The authorising authorities shall issue an authorisation certificate, in one or more copies as required and conforming to the model set out in Annex 42 A, and shall inform the corresponding authorities of the other Member States concerned. Each authorisation certificate shall bear a serial number by which it can be identified. All copies of each certificate shall bear the same number.

5. Once a regular shipping service has been authorised, the shipping company concerned shall be required to use it. The shipping company shall communicate any withdrawal or change in the characteristics of the authorised service to the authorising authorities.

6. Where an authorisation is withdrawn, or a regular shipping service ceases operations, the authorising authorities shall notify the corresponding authorities of the Member States concerned. The authorising authorities shall also notify the corresponding authorities of any changes to a regular shipping service, using the procedure provided for in paragraph 4.

7. When a vessel of the type referred to in Article 313a(l) is forced by circumstances beyond its control to tranship at sea or temporarily put into a third-country port or a free zone of a port in the customs territory of the Community, the shipping company shall immediately inform the customs authorities of the subsequent ports of call along the vessel's scheduled route.;

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6. Article 314 is replaced by the following:

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6.

Article 314

1. Where goods are not deemed to be Community goods within the meaning of Article 313, their Community status may not be established under paragraph 2 unless:

(a) they have been brought from another Member State without crossing the territory of a third country on the way; or

(b) they have been brought from another Member State through the territory of a third country, and carried under cover of a single transport document issued in a Member State; or

(c) they have been transhipped in a third country on a means of transport other than that onto which they were initially loaded and a new transport document has been issued, provided that the new document is accompanied by a copy of the original document covering carriage from the Member State of departure to the Member State of destination. In line with the requirements of administrative cooperation between Member States, the customs authorities at the customs office of destination shall carry out post-clearance checks to determine the accuracy of the information entered in the copy of the original transport document.

2. Proof that the goods have Community status may be established solely:

(a) by means of one of the documents provided for in Articles 315 to 318; or

(b) in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 319 to 323; or

(c) by the accompanying document referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2719/92; or

(d) by the document provided for in Article 325; or

(e) by the document provided for in Article 816 certifying the Community status of the goods; or

(f) by the Ύ5 control copy described in Article 843.

3. The documents or rules referred to in paragraph 2 shall not be used in respect of goods for which the export formalities have been completed or which have been placed under the inward processing procedure (drawback system).

4. Where the documents or rules referred to in paragraph 2 are used for Community goods with packaging not having Community status, the document certifying Community status shall be endorsed with one of the following phrases:

envases N

N-emballager

N-Umschließungen

Συσκευασία Ν

Ν packaging

emballages Ν

imballaggi Ν

N-verpakkingsmiddelen

embalagens N

N-pakkaus

N förpackning.

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7. Article 315 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

1. Where proof of the Community status of goods is furnished by the production of a T2L document, the said document shall be drawn up in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 7 of this Article.;

(b) the following paragraph la is inserted:

1a. Proof of the Community status of goods consigned to or from a part of the customs territory of the Community where Directive 77/388/EEC does not apply shall be furnished by the production of a T2LF document. Paragraphs 2 to 7 and Articles 316 to 324 shall apply mutatis mutandis.;

8. Article 317 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

1. Proof of the Community status of goods shall be furnished, in accordance with the conditions set out below, by the production of the invoice or transport document relating to the goods.;

(b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

4. If the total value of the Community goods covered by the invoice or transport document, completed and signed in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article or Article 224, does not exceed ECU 10000, the declarant shall not be required to submit that document or invoice for endorsement by the customs authorities of the Member State of departure. In that case, the invoice or transport document shall include, in addition to the information set out in paragraph 2, the particulars of the office of departure.;

9. the following Article 317a is inserted:

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9.

Article 317a

1. Proof of the Community status of goods shall be furnished, in accordance with the conditions set out below, by the production of the shipping company's manifest relating to the goods.

2. The manifest shall include at least the following information: The manifest shall further include, for each consignment:

(a) the name and full address of the shipping company;

(b) the name of the vessel;

(c) the place and date of loading;

(d) the place of unloading.

(a) the reference for the bill of lading or other commercial document;

(b) the number, description, marks and reference numbers of the packages;

(c) the description of the goods;

(d) the gross mass in kilograms;

(e) the container identification numbers, where applicable; and

(f) the following indicators of customs status:

C against each item in the manifest declared as having Community status, or

F for goods consigned to or from a part of the customs territory of the Community where Directive 77/388/EEC does not apply, or

N for all other types of consignment.

3. At the shipping company's request, the manifest, duly completed and signed by the company, shall be authenticated by the customs authorities of the Member State of departure. Such authentication shall include the name and the stamp of the office of departure, the signature of the competent official and the date of authentication.;

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10. the following Article 323a is inserted:

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10.

Article 323a:

1. Where pursuant to Article 91(2)(f) the Code, non-Community goods are carried from one point to another in the customs territory of the Community by post (including parcel post), the customs authorities of the Member State of dispatch shall be required to affix on the packaging and accompanying documents a label of the type shown in Annex 42, or have a label of this type so affixed.

2. Where Community goods are carried by post (including parcel post) to or from a part of the customs territory of the Community where Directive 77/388/EEC does not apply, the customs authorities of the Member State of dispatch shall be required to affix on the packaging and accompanying documents a label of the type shown in Annex 42 B, or have a label of this type so affixed.;

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11. Article 362(2) and (3) are replaced by the following:

2. The maximum period for which use of the comprehensive guarantee shall be prohibited in respect of any goods shall be 12 months, unless the Commission decides to extend the period in accordance with the Committee procedure.;

12. Article 376(1) (b) is replaced by the following:

(b) which are listed in Annex 52 as involving increased risks, where the quantity exceeds that shown in column 3.;

13. in Article 381 the following paragraph la is inserted:

1a. Where a T2 declaration is required for goods of the type referred to in Article 31 l(c), the letter F shall be entered after the symbol T2 in the third subdivision of box 1 of the form, the model for which is shown in Annexes 31 to 34.;

14. Article 389 is replaced by the following:

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14.

Article 389

Without prejudice to the application of Article 317(4), the customs authorities of each Member State may authorise any person, hereinafter referred to as the authorised consignor, who satisfies the requirements laid down in Article 390 and proposes to establish the Community status of goods by means of a T2L document in accordance with Article 315(1) or by means of one of the documents stipulated in Articles 317 and 317a, hereinafter referred to as commercial documents, to use such documents without having to present them for authentication to the customs authorities of the Member State of departure.;

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15. Article 419(2) is replaced by the following:

2. The office of departure shall clearly enter in the box reserved for customs on sheets 1, 2 and 3 of the CIM consignment note: The symbol T2 or T2F shall be authenticated by the application of the stamp of the office of departure.;

(a) the symbol T1, where goods are moving under the external Community transit procedure;

(b) the symbol T2, where goods, with the exception of those referred to in Article 311 (c), are moving under the internal Community transit procedure in accordance with Article 165 of the Code;

(c) the symbol T2F, where goods are moving under the internal Community transit procedure in accordance with Article 311(c).

16. Article 434(2), (3) and (4) are replaced by the following:

2. The office of departure shall clearly enter in the box reserved for customs on sheets 1, 2, 3A and 3B of the TR transfer note: The symbol T2 or T2F shall be authenticated by the application of the stamp of the office of departure.

(a) the symbol T1 where goods are moving under the external Community transit procedure;

(b) the symbol T2, where goods, with the exception of those referred to in Article 311 (c), are moving under the internal Community transit procedure in accordance with Article 165 of the Code;

(c) the symbol T2F, where goods are moving under the internal Community transit procedure in accordance with Article 31 l(c).

3. The office of departure shall enter in the box reserved for customs on sheets 1, 2, 3A and 3B of the TR transfer note separate references for the container(s) depending on which type of goods they contain and the symbol T1, T2 or T2F, as appropriate, wherever a TR transfer note covers:

(a) containers carrying goods moving under the external Community transit procedure; and

(b) containers carrying goods, with the exception of those referred to in Article 311(c), moving under the internal Community transit procedure in accordance with Article 165 of the Code;

(c) containers carrying goods moving under the internal Community transit procedure in accordance with Article 311(c).

4. In cases covered by paragraph 3, where lists of large containers are used, separate lists shall be made out for each category of container and the serial number or numbers of the list or lists concerned shall be entered in the box reserved for customs on sheets 1, 2, 3A and 3B of the TR transfer note. The symbol T1, T2 or T2F, as appropriate to the category of container used, shall be entered alongside the serial number(s) of the list(s);

17. Article 444 is amended as follows:

(a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

2. Where goods which must move under the external Community transit procedure and goods which must move under the internal Community transit procedure, as provided for in Article 311 (c) of the Code, are carried simultaneously in a single transport operation, the goods shall be listed on separate manifests.;

(b) in paragraph 3, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

3. The manifest or manifests referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall bear an endorsement dated and signed by the airline identifying them as a Community transit declaration and specifying the customs status of the goods to which they relate. Thus completed and signed, the manifest or manifests shall be treated as a T1 declaration or a T2F declaration, as the case may be. Where a consignment listed in a manifest consists of goods already covered by a transit procedure or being carried under the inward processing, customs warehousing or temporary admission procedure, the airline shall enter the letters TD against the relevant item in the manifest. It shall also enter the letters TD in the corresponding air waybill, stating the procedure used, the reference number of the transit or transfer document, its date of issue and the name of the issuing office.;

(c) in paragraph 11(c), the third indent is replaced by the following:

— the airline shall enter in the manifest the symbol T1 against each item moving under the external Community transit procedure, the letters TF against each item moving under the internal Community transit procedure provided for in Article 311 (c) and the letter C against each item carried under neither the external Community transit procedure nor the internal Community transit procedure provided for in Article 311 (c); where a consignment listed in a manifest consists of goods already covered by a transit procedure or being carried under the inward processing, customs warehouse or temporary importation procedure, the airline shall enter the letters TD against the relevant item in the manifest. It shall also enter the letters TD in the corresponding air waybill together stating the procedure used, the reference number of the transit or transfer document, its date of issue and the name of the issuing office.;

18. Articles 446 and 447 are replaced by the following:

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18.

Article 446

Use of the Community transit procedure shall be compulsory for goods carried by sea only where they are carried by a regular shipping service authorized in accordance with Article 313a.

Article 447

1. In the case of goods placed under the transit procedure provided for in Article 446, a guarantee shall be furnished to secure the payment of the customs debt and other charges likely to arise in respect of the goods.

2. It shall not be necessary to furnish a guarantee for the procedures referred to in Article 448.;

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19. Article 448 is amended as follows:

(a) in paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

2. On receipt of a request, the customs authorities of the Member State where the shipping company is established or represented shall notify the customs authorities of the other Member States in whose territories the intended ports of departure and destination are situated.;

(b) paragraphs 4 and 5 are replaced by the following:

4. The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall stipulate that, where the transport operation involves both goods which must be carried under the external Community transit procedure and goods which must be carried under the internal Community transit procedure provided for in Article 311 (c), the goods shall be listed on separate manifests.

5. The manifest or manifests referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall bear an endorsement dated and signed by the shipping company identifying them as a Community transit declaration and specifying the customs status of the goods to which they relate. Thus completed and signed, the manifest or manifests shall be deemed to be a T1 declaration or a T2F declaration, as appropriate. Where a consignment listed in a manifest consists of goods already covered by a transit procedure or being carried under the inward processing, customs warehouse or temporary admission procedure, the shipping company shall enter the letters TD against the relevant item in the manifest. It shall also enter the letters TD in the corresponding bill of lading or other commercial document, as appropriate, together with the procedure used, the reference number of the transit or transfer document, its date of issue and the name of the issuing office.;

(c) in paragraph 11 (a), the first and second subparagraphs are replaced by the following:

(a) In the case of international shipping companies which are either established or represented in the customs territory of the Community and fulfil the conditions of point (b), the Community transit procedure described in paragraphs 1 to 10 may be simplified further on request. On receipt of a request, the customs authorities of the Member State to which the request was made shall notify the customs authorities of the other Member States in whose territories the intended ports of departure and destination are situated.;

(d) in paragraph 11(c) the second indent is replaced by the following:

— the shipping company shall enter in the manifest the symbol T1 against each item moving under the external Community transit procedure, the letters TF against each item moving under the internal Community transit procedure provided for in Article 311 (c) and the letter C against each item moving under neither the external Community transit procedure nor the internal Community transit procedure provided for in Article 311 (c); where a consignment listed in a manifest consists of goods already covered by a transit procedure or being carried under the inward processing, customs warehouse or temporary importation procedure, the shipping company shall enter the letters TD against the relevant item in the manifest. It shall also enter the letters TD in the corresponding bill of lading or other commercial document, as appropriate, together with the procedure used, the reference number of the transit or transfer document, its date of issue and the name of the issuing office,;

20. Article 449 is deleted;

21. the title of Part III is replaced by the following:

TITLE I RETURNED GOODS;

22. the following text is added after Article 856:

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22.

TITLE II PRODUCTS OF SEA-FISHING AND OTHER PRODUCTS TAKEN FROM THE TERRITORIAL SEA OF A THIRD COUNTRY BY COMMUNITY FISHING VESSELS

Article 856a

1. Exemption from import duties for the products referred to in Article 188 of the Code shall be subject to the presentation of a certificate in support of the declaration for release for free circulation relating to those products.

2. For products to be released for free circulation in the Community, in the situations referred to in Article 329(a) to (d), the master of the Community vessel making the catch shall complete boxes 3, 4 and 5 and, if need be, box 9, of the certificate. If the catch has been processed on board, the master of the vessel shall also complete boxes 6, 7 and 8. Articles 330, 331 and 332 shall apply to completion of the corresponding boxes on the certificate. When the declaration is made for release for free circulation of these products, the declarant shall complete boxes 1 and 2 of the certificate.

3. The certificate must conform to the model set out in Annex 110a and be drawn up in accordance with paragraph 2.

4. Where the products are declared for release for free circulation at the port where they were unloaded from the Community fishing vessel which made the catch, the derogation referred to in Article 326(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

5. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 to 4, the meaning of Community fishing vessel and Community factory vessel shall be as defined in Article 325(1) while products shall be taken to mean those products and goods referred to in Articles 326 to 332, where reference is made to those provisions.

6. In order to ensure that paragraphs 1 to 5 are complied with, the Member State administrations shall accord each other mutual assistance in checking that certificates are authentic and the particulars in them accurate.;

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23. Article 870 is replaced by the following:

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23.

Article 870

Each Member State shall keep at the disposal of the Commission a list of the cases in which the provisions of Article 869(a), (b) or (c) have been applied.;

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24. Article 889(2) is replaced by the following:

2. Each Member State shall keep at the disposal of the Commission a list of the cases in which the provisions of the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 have been applied.;

25. Annex 37 is amended in accordance with Annex I hereto;

26. Annex 38 is amended in accordance with Annex II hereto;

27. Annex 42 A, as shown in Annex III to this Regulation, is inserted;

28. Annex 42 B, as shown in Annex IV to this Regulation, is inserted;

29. In Annexes 46, 47 and 54 the symbols T2ES and T2PT are replaced by the symbol T2F;

30. Annexes 48, 49, 50 and 51 are replaced by Annexes V, VI, VII and VIII hereto respectively;

31. Annex 52 (list of goods which, when transported, give rise to an increase in the flat-rate guarantee) is replaced by Annex IX hereto;

32. Annex 56 (list of goods presenting increased risks to which the guarantee waiver does not apply) is deleted;

33. Annex 110a, as shown in Annex X to this Regulation, is inserted.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 409/86 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

The forms referred to in points 29 and 30 of Article 1 which were in use prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation, may continue to be used, subject to the appropriate changes being entered, until stocks run out or until 31 December 1999 at the latest.

Article 4

Point 11 of Article 1 shall also apply to Decisions taken pursuant to Article 362(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 which remain applicable at the date of the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Points 12, 26 (in respect of points 2 and 3 of Annex II), 31 and 32 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 February 1998. Points 2 to 10, 13 to 20, 25, 26 (in respect of point 1 of Annex II), and 27, 28 and 29 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 July 1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 January 1998. For the Commission Mario Monti Member of the Commission

ANNEX

ANNEX I

In Title II A 1 of Annex 37, the third paragraph shall be replaced by the following: In the third subdivision, enter T1, T2 or T2F where the Community transit procedure is used, or T2L or T2LF where the Community transit procedure is not used but the Community status of goods must be proved.

ANNEX II

Annex 38 shall be amended as follows:

1. The third subdivision of box 1, shall be replaced by following: This subdivision must be completed only where the form is to be used for the purposes of the Community transit procedure or as a document proving the Community status of goods. The following marks shall be used as shown below: T1 for goods moving under the external Community transit procedure; T2 for goods moving under the internal Community transit procedure in accordance with Article 165 of the Code, other than Article 311(c) goods; T2F for goods moving under the internal Community transit procedure in accordance with Article 311(c); T for a mixed consignment of goods to which at least two of the following apply: T2L Document proving the Community status of goods; T2LF Document proving the Community status of goods consigned to or from a part of the customs territory of the Community where the provisions of Directive 77/388/EEC do not apply.

they are goods moving under the external Community transit procedure,

they are goods, other than those covered by Article 311 (c), moving under the internal Community transit procedure in accordance with Article 165 of the Code,

they are goods of the type covered by Article 31 l(c) moving under the internal Community transit procedure;

2.3. A footnote shall be added to the wording relating to code 3 in the list of first digits of codes for box 36 so that it reads as follows: Other tariff preferences (EUR 1, ATR or equivalent document)

3. The following shall also be added to the list of codes for box 36:

3.

(a)0 first digit of code: None of the following.

(b)99 next two digits: Non-imposition of customs duties under Community legislation or the provisions of customs union agreements concluded by the Community.

ANNEX III

Annex 42 A

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 1. Applicant (name of the shipping company, or its representative, and full address) Serial number: CERTIFICATE OF REGULAR SHIPPING SERVICES — Article 313a of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 2. Ports concerned (route, with ports of call in order of calling) 3. Vessels of the shipping service 4. Other information 5. Declaration by the shipping company I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the vessels forming part of the regular service in respect of which this application is made: 1. ply solely between ports in Community customs territory; 2. do not call at any points outside Community customs territory or at any free zone of a port in Community customs territory; and 3. do not tranship cargo on the high seas. Date: (Signature) A. Customs authority which issued the certificate authorizing the regular service: Date: Stamp Name: Address: Member State: (Signature)

ANNEX IV

ANNEX 42 B

YELLOW LABEL 49 mm Community goods consigned to or from a part of the customs territory of the Community where the provisions of Council Directive 77/388/EEC do not apply 23 mm Colour: black letters on a yellow background.

ANNEX V

ANNEX 48

SPECIMEN I COMMON TRANSIT/COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURE COMPREHENSIVE GUARANTEE (Comprehensive guarantee covering several transit operations under the Convention on a common transit procedure/several Community transit operations under the relevant Community regulations) I. Undertaking by the guarantor 1. The undersigned (1) ... resident at (2) .... hereby jointly and severally guarantees, at the office of guarantee of ... up to a maximum amount of ... in favour of the European Community comprising the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of the Principality of Andorra, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of San Marino, the Slovak Republic, the Swiss Confederation, and the Czech Republic (3) any amount of principal, further liabilities, expenses and incidentals — including duties, taxes and other charges but excluding fines — for which (4) ... may be or become liable to the abovementioned States by reason of infringements or irregularities committed in the course of a transit operation carried out by the principal under the Convention on a common transit procedure/Community transit procedure. 2. The undersigned undertakes to pay upon the first application in writing by the competent authorities of the States referred to in paragraph 1 and without being able to defer payment beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application, the sums requested, up to the limit of the abovementioned maximum amount, unless he or she or any other person concerned establishes before the expiry of that period, to the satisfaction of the competent authorities, that the transit operation under the Convention on a common transit procedure/Community transit procedure was conducted without any infringement or irregularity within the meaning of paragraph 1. The competent authorites may, upon request of the undersigned and for any reasons recognized to be valid, defer the period within which the undersigned is obliged to pay the requested sums beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application for payment. The expenses incurred by granting this additional period, and in particular any interest, must be calculated in such a way that the amount is equivalent to that which would be charged to that end on the money market or financial market in the State concerned. This amount may not be reduced by any sums already paid to fulfil this undertaking unless recourse is had to the undersigned in respect of a transit operation under the Convention on a common transit procedure/Community transit procedure which began before receipt of the earlier application for payment or during the 30 days following such receipt. (1) Surname and forenames, or name of firm. (2) Full address. (3) Delete the name of any Contracting Party or State (Andorra, San Marino) through whose territory the goods will not be carried. (4) Surname and forenames, or name of firm and full address of the principal. 3. This undertaking shall be valid from the day of its acceptance by the office of guarantee. This guarantee may be cancelled at any time by the undersigned, or by the State in whose territory the office of guarantee is situated. The cancellation shall take effect on the 16th day after notification thereof to the other party. The undersigned shall remain responsible for payment of the sums which become due in respect of transit operations under the Convention on a common transit procedure/Community transit procedure covered by this undertaking which began before the date on which the cancellation took effect, even if the demand for payment is made after that date. 4. For the purposes of this undertaking the undersigned gives his address for service (1) as (2) ... and, in each of the other States referred to in paragraph 1, as care of: State Surname and forenames, or name of firm, and full address The undersigned acknowledges that all correspondence and notices and any formalities or procedures relating to this undertaking addressed to or effected in writing at one of his addresses for service shall be accepted as duly delivered to him. The undersigned acknowledges the jurisdiction of the courts of the places where he has an address for service. The undersigned undertakes to maintain his addresses for service or, if he has to alter one or more of those addresses, to inform the office of guarantee in advance. Done at ... on ... (Signature) (1) II. Acceptance by the office of guarantee Office of guarantee ... Guarantor's undertaking accepted on ... (Stamp and signature) (1) If, in the law of the State, there is no provision for address for service the guarantor shall appoint, in each of the States referred to in paragraph 1, an agent authorized to receive any communications addressed to him. The courts of the places in which the addresses for service of the guarantor or of his agents are situated shall have jurisdiction in disputes concerning this guarantee. (2) Full address. (3) The signature must be preceded by the following in the signatory's own handwriting: Guarantee for the amount of ... , with the amount written out in full.

ANNEX VI

ANNEX 49

SPECIMEN II COMMON TRANSIT PROCEDURE/COMMUNITY TRANSIT GUARANTEE FOR A SINGLE OPERATION (Guarantee covering a single transit operation under the Convention on a common transit procedure/a single Community transit operation under the relevant Community regulations) I. Undertaking by the guarantor 1. The undersigned (1) ... resident at (2) ... hereby jointly and severally guarantees, at the office of departure of ... up to a maximum amount of ... in favour of the European Community comprising the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of the Principality of Andorra, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of San Marino, the Slovak Republic, the Swiss Confederation and the Czech Republic (3), any amount for which a principal(4) ... may be or become liable to the abovementioned States by reason of infringements or irregularities committed in the course of a transit operation under the Convention on a common transit procedure/Community transit carried out by that person from the office of departure of ... to the office of destination of ... in respect of the goods designated hereinafter, including duties, taxes and the other charges — with the exception of precuniary penalties — as regards principal or further liabilities, expenses and incidentals: ... 2. The undersigned undertakes to pay upon the first application in writing by the competent authorities of the States referred to in paragraph 1 and without being able to defer payment beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application the sums requested unless he or she or any other person concerned establishes before the expiry of that period, to the satisfaction of the competent authorities, that the transit operation under the Convention on a common transit procedure/Community transit procedure was conducted without any infringement or irregularity within the meaning of paragraph 1. The competent authorities may, upon request of the undersigned and for any reasons recognized to be valid defer the period within which the undersigned is obliged to pay the requested sums beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application for payment. The expenses incurred, from granting this additional period, and in particular any interest, must be calculated in such a way that the amount is equivalent to that which would be charged to that end on the money market or financial market in the State concerned. (1) Surname and forenames, or name of firm. (2) Full address. (3) Delete the name of any Contracting Party or Parties or States (Andorra, San Marino) of which the territory will not be used. (4) Surname and forenames, or name of firm, and full address of the principal. 3. This undertaking shall be valid from the day of its acceptance by the office of departure. 4. For the purpose of this undertaking, the undersigned gives his address for service (1), as (2) ... and, in each of the other States referred to in paragraph 1, as care of: State Surname and forenames, or name of firm, and full address The undersigned acknowledges that all correspondence and notices and any formalities or procedures relating to this undertaking addressed to or effected in writing at one of his addresses for service shall be accepted as duly delivered to him. The undersigned acknowledges the jurisdiction of the courts of the places where he has an address for service. The undersigned undertakes to maintain his addresses for service or, if he has to alter one or more of those addresses, to inform the office of departure in advance. Done at ..., on ... (Signature) (1) II. Acceptance by the office of departure Office of departure ... Guarantor's undertaking accepted on ... to cover the Tl/T2F (4) transit operation, issued on ... ... under number ... (Stamp and signature) (1) If in the law of the State, there is no provision for address for service the guarantor shall appoint, in each of the States referred to in paragraph 1, an agent authorized to receive any communications addressed to him. The courts of the places in which the addresses for service of the guarantor or of his agents are situated shall have jurisdiction in disputes concerning this guarantee. The acknowlegement in the second subparagraph and the undertaking in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 4 must be made to correspond. (2) Full addresses. (3) The signature must be preceded by the following in the signatory's own handwriting: Guarantee for the amount of ..., with the amount written out in full. (4) Delete as appropriate.

ANNEX VII

ANNEX 50

SPECIMEN III COMMON TRANSIT/COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURE FLAT-RATE GUARANTEE (Flat-rate guarantee system) I. Undertaking by the guarantor 1. The undersigned (1) ... resident at (2) ... hereby jointly and severally guarantees, at the office of guarantee of ... in favour of the European Community comprising the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of the Principality of Andorra, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of San Marino, the Slovak Republic, the Swiss Confederation and the Czech Republic, any amount of principal, further liabilities, expenses and incidentals — including duties, taxes and other charges but excluding fines — for which a principal may be or become liable to the abovementioned States by reason of infringements or irregularities committed in the course of a transit operation carried out under the Convention on a common transit procedure/Community transit procedure with regard to which the undersigned has agreed to be responsible by the issue of guarantee vouchers up to a maximum of ECU 7000 per guarantee voucher. 2. The undersigned undertakes to pay upon the first application in writing by the competent authorities of the States referred to in paragraph 1, and without being able to defer payment beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application, the sums requested up to ECU 7000 per guarantee voucher, unless her or she or any other person concerned establishes before the expiry of that period, to the satisfaction of the competent authorities, that the transit operation under the Convention on a common transit procedure/Community transit procedure was conducted without any infringement or irregularity within the meaning of paragraph 1. The competent authorities may, upon request of the undersigned and for any reasons recognized to be valid, defer the period within which the undersigned is obliged to pay the resquested sums beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application for payment. The expenses incurred by granting this additional period, and in particular any interest, must be calculated in such a way that the amount is equivalent to that which would be charged to that end on the money market of financial market in the State concerned. 3. This undertaking shall be valid from the day of its acceptance by the office of guarantee. This guarantee may be cancelled at any time by the undersigned, or by the State in the territory of which the office of guarantee is situated. The cancellation shall take effect on the 16th day after notification thereof to the other party. The undersigned shall remain responsible for payment of the sums which become due in respect of transit operations under the Convention on a common transit procedure/Community transit procedure covered by this undertaking which began before the date on which the cancellation took effect, even if the demand for payment is made after that date. (1) Surname and forenames, or name of firm. (2) Full address. 4. For the purposes of this undertaking the undersigned gives his address for service (1) as (2) ... and, in each of the other States referred to in paragraph 1, as care of: State Surname and forenames, or name of firm, and full address ... The undersigned acknowledges that all correspondence and notices and any formalities or procedures relating to this undertaking addressed to or effected in writing at one of his addresses for service shall be accepted as duly delivered to him. The undersigned acknowledges the jurisdiction of the courts of the places where he has an address for service. The undersigned undertakes to maintain his addresses for service or, if he has to alter one or more of those addresses, to inform the office of guarantee in advance. Done at ..., on ... ... (Signature) (3) II. Acceptance by the office of guarantee Office of guarantee ... Guarantor's undertaking accepted on ... ... (Stamp and signature) (1) If, in the law of the State, there is no provision for address for service the guarantor shall appoint, in each of the States referred to in paragraph 1, an agent authorized to receive any communications addressed to him. The courts of the places in which the addresses for service of the guarantor or of his agents are situated shall have jurisdiction in disputes concerning this guarantee. The acknowledgement in the second subparagraph and the undertaking in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 4 must be made to correspond. (2) Full address. (3) The signature must be preceded by the following in the signatory's own handwriting: Guarantee, with the amount written out in full.

ANNEX VIII

ANNEX 51 TC 31 — CERTIFICATE OF GUARANTEE

(FRONT) NB This certificate must be returned without delay to the guarantee office on cancellation of the guarantee. 1. Valid until Day Month Year 2. No 3. Principal (surname and forename, or name of company and complete address and country) 4. Guarantor (surname and forename, or name of company and complete address and country) 5. Guarantee officem (complete address and country) 6. Guarantee cover (in national currency) in figures: in words: 7. The guarantee office certifies that the above named principal is authorized to carry out Community transit T1/T2/T2F in the following customs territories which have not been crossed through: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, ANDORRA, HUNGARY, ICELAND, NORWAY, POLAND, SAN MARINO, SLOVAKIA, SWITZERLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC 8. Validity extended until Day Month Year inclusive At ..., on ... (place of signature) (date) (Official signature and stamp of office of guarantee) At ..., on ... (place of signature) (date) (Official signature and stamp of office of guarantee) (*) If the principal is a company, the person who signs in box 11 (eleven) must give his surname, forename and status in the company. 9. Persons authorized to sign T1, T2 or T2 F declarations on behalf of the principal (Back) 10. Surname, forename and specimen signature of authorized person 11. Signature of principal (*) 10. Surname, forename and specimen signature of authorized person 11. Signature of principal (*)

ANNEX IX

ANNEX52 LIST OF GOODS WHICH, WHEN TRANSPORTED, GIVE RISE TO AN INCREASE IN THE FLAT-RATE GUARANTEE LIST OF GOODS PRESENTING INCREASED RISKS TO WHICH THE GUARANTEE WAIVER DOES NOT APPLY

HS code Description Quantity corresponding to the standard amount of ECU 7000 1 2 3 01.02 Live bovine animals 4000 kg 02.02 Meat of bovine animals, frozen 3000 kg 04.02 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 5000 kg ex04.05 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk 3000 kg 08.03 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried 8000 kg 17.01 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form 7000 kg 2207.10 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol or higher 3 hl ex22.08 Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages 5 hl 2402.20 Cigarettes 35000 items

ANNEX X

Annex 110 A

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 1. Declarant (full name or name of company or business and full address) CERTIFICATE on fishery products caught by Community fishing vessels in the territorial waters of a third country 2. Certification by the declarant I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the products and goods shown in boxes 4 and 6 fulfill the conditions referred to in Article 188 of the Community Customs Code Date: (Signature) 3. Community fishing vessel Name: Recorded number: Base port: Flag: 4. Products of sea-fishing (name and type) 5. Gross mass (kg) (1) Container number(s): 6. Goods obtained from the products referred to above (kind) 7. CN code 8. Gross mass (kg) Container number(s): 9 Declaration by the master of the Community fishing vessel I. the undersigned, ... (full name), master of the vessel shown in box 3, declare that the products referred to in box 4: — were caught by my vessel in the territorial waters of..(country or territory) — have undergone on board my vessel processing which has been recorded on page.. of the logbook and that the goods obtained are described in box 6 (2). Date: Signature: 10. Declaration in the event of a first transhipment from a Community fishing vessel The products and/or goods described in this document were transhipped onto the following vessel: (a) name: (b) registration number: (c) flag: (d) full name of master: The transhipment has been recorded on page ... of the logbook of the Community fishing vessel. The transhipment has been recorded on pageof the logbook of the vessel onto which the products and/or goods were transhipped. Date: (Signature of the master of the Community fishing vessel) (Signature of the master of the receiving vessel) (1) Approximate figure. (2) Delete when no processing takes place on board. 11. Declaration when processing takes place on board the vessel onto which that catch has been transhipped (3) The products referred to in box 4 have undergone on board the vessel shown in box 10 processing which has been recorded on page of the logbook and the resulting goods are shown in box 6. Date: (Signature of master) 12. Declaration in the event of a second transhipment without further processing The products and/or goods referred to in this document have been transhipped onto the following vessel: (a) name: (b) registration number: (c) flag: (d) full name of master: The transhipment has been recorded on page of the logbook of the vessel from which the products and/or goods were transhipped. The transhipment has been recorded on page of the logbook of the vessel onto which the products and/or goods were transhipped, Date: (Signature of the master of the transhipping vessel) (Signature of the master of the receiving vessel) 13. Certification by the customs authority of the country or territory not forming part of Community customs territory The undersigned customs authority, hereby certifies that the products and/or goods referred to in boxes 4 and/or 6 were under customs supervision throughout their stay and have undergone no handling other than that necessary for their preservation. Date of arrival of the products/goods: Date of departure of the products/goods: Means of transport used for reconsignment to Community customs territory: Full address of the customs office: Stamp Country or territory: Date: (Signature) Remarks (3) Community fishing vessel or Community factory ship.

Versions

1. 1998-01-12

Cited by

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1677/98 of 29 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (Text with EEA relevance) Regulation · Grade B

  Whereas the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 75/98, regarding the customs value declarant, should be aligned on those applicable to the customs declarant, in order to have a more coherent application of both sets of provisions;

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1792/2006 of 23 October 2006 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, competition policy, agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), fisheries, transport policy, taxation, statistics, social policy and employment, environment, customs union, and external relations by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania Regulation · Grade B

  31998 R 0075: Commission Regulation (EC) No 75/98 of 12.1.1998 (OJ L 7, 13.1.1998, p. 3),