Council Regulation (EEC) No 1901/85 of 8 July 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 222/77 on Community transit

• Published date: 11 July 1985
• Subject Matter: Harmonisation of customs law: Community transit,Provisions under Article 235 EEC
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 179, 11 July 1985

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1901/85 of 8 July 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 222/77 on Community transit

Official Journal L 179 , 11/07/1985 P. 0006 - 0008
Spanish special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 14 P. 0032
Portuguese special edition Chapter 02 Volume 14 P. 0032

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1901/85

of 8 July 1985

amending Regulation (EEC) No 222/77 on Community transit

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 (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 678/85 of 18 February 1985 simplifying formalities in trade in goods within the Community (4) introduced a single document in place of the present declarations for dispatch, internal Community transit and entry of goods for home use or their entry under any other procedure in the Member State of destination; whereas the format of the internal Community transit declaration is thereby affected;

Whereas the relevant single document, endorsed by the customs authorities of the Member State in which the dispatch formalities are completed, serves as evidence of the Community nature of the goods to which it relates;

Whereas it is necessary, in order to facilitate the task of economic operators, to extend to all types of trade the efforts to rationalize administrative documentation, which have culminated in the introduction of the single document;

Whereas, in order to be complete, such a reform must also apply to the forms for use for the purposes of external Community transit; whereas it has been found that the single document form is capable of meeting this need;

Whereas such uniformity in documentation is also desirable in the case of use of computerized declaration processing systems which print the declaration, because the printers attached to the computers need to be fed with continuous stationery; whereas standardization of the documents thus allows different types of declarations to be combined, notably for export and Community transit;

Whereas the movement of the goods concerned within the Community must continue to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 222/77 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3617/82 (6); whereas the simplification introduced in this field as regards procedure or according to types of transport must not be affected;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 222/77 should be adapted accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 222/77 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1 (5) is replaced by the following:

'5. The provisions of the Treaties...