Regulation (EEC) No 1496/68 of the Council of 27 September 1968 on the definition of the customs territory of the Community

• Coming into Force: 18 October 1968
• End of Effective Date: 01 January 1985
• Celex Number: 31968R1496
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1968/1496/oj
• Published date: 28 September 1968
• Date: 27 September 1968
• Official Gazette Publication: Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 238, 28 septembre 1968

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Regulation (EEC) No 1496/68 of the Council of 27 September 1968 on the definition of the customs territory of the Community

Official Journal L 238 , 28/09/1968 P. 0001 - 0002
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1968(II) P. 0430
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1968(II) P. 0436
Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0030

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( 1 ) OJ N C 66 , 2 . 7 . 1968 , P . 39 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1496/68 OF THE COUNCIL

OF 27 SEPTEMBER 1968

ON THE DEFINITION OF THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 235 THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY IS BASED UPON A CUSTOMS UNION ;

WHEREAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CUSTOMS UNION IS GOVERNED IN THE MAIN BY CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE I OF THE TREATY ; WHEREAS THAT CHAPTER CONTAINS A SERIES OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS DEALING , IN PARTICULAR , WITH THE ELIMINATION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES BETWEEN MEMBER STATES , THE SETTING UP AND PROGRESSIVE INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ALSO THE AUTONOMOUS ALTERATION OF SUSPENSION OF THE DUTIES THEREIN ; WHEREAS , WHILE ARTICLE 27 PROVIDES THAT , BEFORE THE END OF THE FIRST STAGE , MEMBER STATES SHALL , IN SO FAR AS MAY BE NECESSARY , TAKE STEPS TO APPROXIMATE THEIR PROVISIONS LAID DOWN BY LAW , REGULATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IN RESPECT OF CUSTOMS MATTERS , THAT ARTICLE DOES NOT EMPOWER THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE BINDING PROVISIONS IN THAT FIELD ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , A THOROUGH EXAMINATION UNDERTAKEN JOINTLY WITH MEMBER STATES HAS SHOWN THE NEED TO DETERMINE THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY IN A REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE CUSTOMS UNION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9 OF THE TREATY COMPRISES A SINGLE CUSTOMS TERRITORY TO WHICH COMMUNITY ACTS , IN PARTICULAR IN RESPECT OF MATTERS CONCERNING CUSTOMS LEGISLATION , EXPRESSLY REFER ;

WHEREAS THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY COMPRISES , IN PRINCIPLE , THE WHOLE OF THE TERRITORIES OF THE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS IT IS NEVERTHELESS NECESSARY TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IN PARTICULAR THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS CONCLUDED BY CERTAIN MEMBER STATES BEFORE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE TREATY WHICH...