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No L 295/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 24.11.69
REGULATION (EEC) No 2315 /69 OF THE COMMISSION of 19 November 1969
on the use of Community transit documents for the purpose of applying Community measures for verifying the use and/or destination of goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM of movement of goods within the Community, is MUNITIES, conditional upon proof that such goods are intended for the use and/or destination provided for or Having regard to the Treaty establishing the prescribed by that measure, proof shall be furnished European Economic Community ; by producing a special copy of the Community transit document, hereinafter referred to as 'the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No control copy', bearing the number 5 . 542/691 of 18 March 1969 on Community transit, and in particular Article 58 thereof; Article 2 Whereas the application of the provisions of 1 . The forms used for the control copies shall Community measures concerning movement of goods conform to the specimen in the Annex to this is often conditional upon proof that the goods in Regulation . question are intended for a specific use and/or destination ; whereas a number of different procedures are currently in use ; 2 . The paper used shall be white, free of mechanical pulp, dressed for writing purposes and weigh between 55 and 65 g/m2. The original only Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 seeks to shall have a printed guilloche pattern background in eliminate those individual procedures by creating a suitable framework within which control as to use or blue, front and back, such as to reveal any falsification by mechanical or chemical means . destination can be effected ;
Whereas, in order to achieve that objective, it is 3 . The size of the forms shall be 210x297 mm, necessary to introduce a special copy of the line spacing being 4-24 mm ( l/6th of an inch); the Community transit document, which copy, bearing layout of the forms shall be strictly observed. the endorsements of the customs authorities which have recorded the use and/or destination intended or 4. Member States shall be responsible for having prescribed, will constitute the proof required for the forms printed. The forms may be printed by purposes of applying the Community measure in printers appointed by the Member State in which question ; they are established, in which case reference to the • appointment shall be made on each form. Each form Whereas the provisions laid down in this Regulation shall bear the name and address of the printer or a are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee mark enabling the printer to be identified. It shall on Community Transit; also bear an individual serial number.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 3 Article 1 The forms Shall be printed and completed in one of the official languages of the Community to be When the application of a Community measure designated by the competent authorities of the adopted in respect of imports or exports of goods, or Member State in which they are issued. The competent authorities of the Member State in which 1 OJ No L 77, 29.3.1969, p . 1 . control is effected may, where necessary, require
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translation into the official language or one of the Each Member State shall have the right to designate official languages of that Member State. one central body to which the control copies issued in that Member State shall be forwarded by the com petent customs office in the Member State of Article 4 destination referred to in paragraph 1 . The Member State shall, after appointing such body for that pur 1 . The control copy shall be made out by the pose, inform the Commission, which shall in turn notify the other Member States. person concerned in one original and at least one copy, each of which must bear the original signature of the person concerned. Article 6
2. The control copy shall, with respect to the If the goods subject to control as to use and/or description of goods and any special remarks, show destination are not placed under a Community transit all the particulars required by the provisions relating procedure, a control copy shall be prepared in respect to the Community measure imposing the control. of such goods in addition to the document relating to the procedure used. The control copy shall be issued I and used subject to the conditions laid down in Article 5 Article 5 relating to the control copy under a Community transit procedure. 1 . The control copy shall be issued by the office of departure under a Community transit procedure. The Article 7 competent customs office of the Member State of destination shall carry out or cause to be carried out By way of derogation from Article 1 and unless under its responsibility the control as to the use otherwise stipulated in the relevant provisions and/or destination provided for or prescribed. relating to the Community measure, each Member State shall have the right to require that proof be 2 . The office of departure shall keep a copy of the furnished in accordance with a national procedure on control copy. condition that the goods do not leave its territory in the course of carriage between the. office of departure and the office of destination . 3 . The control copy shall accompany the goods under the same conditions as the other copies of the Community transit document referred to in Article 19 Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 542/69. Control copies shall be issued as from 1 January 1970 . 4. Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No Unless otherwise provided, existing procedures may 542/69, the control copy shall, after appropriate continue to be used up to and including 28 February endorsement by the competent customs office of the 1970 . Member State of destination referred to in paragraph 1 , be sent to the office of departure without delay. At the . request of the person concerned that office shall Article 9 issue to him a receipt conforming to the specimen contained in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 3212/691 . This receipt may not replace the control day following its publication in the Official Journal copy. of the European Communities. ,
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 19 November 1969 . For the Cqrrimission The President
Jean REY
1 OJ No L 295 , 24.11.1969 , p . 6.
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ANNEX
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EXAMINATION BY OFFICE OF DEPARTURE Particulars of examination Seals affixed Time limit (date) Export Document Remarks
At . . on ... Stamp and signatu : ( place) (date)
CONTROL AS TO USE AND/ OR DESTINATION The goods described in this declaration : — left the geographical territory of the Community on 19 1 — have been dealt with as indicated overleaf 19 1 — have been used as specified overleaf 19 » 1 Remarks
At - on .. ( place) (date)
1 Delete as necessary. Stamp and signature of the proper offic
Name and address of printer.
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ANNEX rn ·% irp ^ EXTERNAL/INTERNAL ORIGINAL I I / I / COMMUNITY X X / JL ¿Ä TRANSIT C. E. (E.C. ) E.G.
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CONTROL COPY Please see Notice before completing this form ' Office of departure 5
Document issued on 2 Appended documents Under No 3 Previous customs procedure 4 TIR TIF RHINE MANIFEST1 Date Stamp Signature No
10 DECLARATION : represented by hereby undertakes to ensure the use and/or destination of the goods described below as declared 11 Consignee At on (place of signature) (date) Signature
25 Country of destination
30 Number, kind , marks and numbers of packages 31 Description of goods2
35 Country of consignment 36 Gross weight
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION3 100 101 CCT heading No 102
103 Net weight (in figures and in words)
104 Use and/or destination intended or prescribed for the goods : — leaving the geographical territory of the Community1 — other1 «
105 Certificate of import/export/advance fixing1 issued on Under No
106 Further particulars
1 Delete as necessary. 2 When exporting agricultural products, describe the goods in accordance with the nomenclature used for restitution purposes . 3 To be completed in accordance with the appropriate Community rules.
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EXAMINATION BY OFFICE OF DEPARTURE Particulars of examination Seals affixed Time limit (date) Export Document Remarks
At . on stamp and signature (place) (date)
Name and address or printer.