31971R1279

Official Journal of the European Communities 379

No L 133/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 19:6.71

REGULATION (EEC) No 1279/71 OF THE COMMISSION of 17 June 1971

on the use of Community transit documents for the purpose of applying certain measures on the exportation of certain goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ the customs offices involved in the operation under MUNITIES, the Community transit procedure the information needed for application of these measures;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation European Economic Community ; are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee on Community Transit ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 542/691 of 18 March 1969 on Community transit, and in particular Article 58 ( 1 ) (b) thereof; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas the application of Community measures Article 1 intended to prohibit the exportation of goods from the Community or to subject such exportation to restrictions or to payment of a duty or other charge, 1 . This Regulation sets out the conditions requires that trade in goods within the Community applicable to movement of goods within the be controlled for the purpose of preventing these Community the exportation of which from the goods from leaving Community territory where such Community is prohibited or is subject to restrictions, measures have not been complied with; duties or other charges .

2. The provisions hereof shall, however, apply Whereas, however, control of the destination of the only of the measures introducing the prohibition, goods should not result in movement of the goods restriction, duty or other charges have provided for within the Community being subjected to complex them to be applied without prejudice to the special formalities ; provisions which those measures may entail.

Whereas this can only be achieved if compliance with 3 . The provisions of this Regulation shall not Community measures which have replaced national apply where transport of goods within the export restrictions is no longer enforced by means of Community is confined to the territory of one the various procedures applied in the absence of a Member State . Community procedure permitting of trade in goods under customs control ; Article 2 Whereas the Community transit procedure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 creates a suitable Where the goods referred to in Article 1 (1 ) are Community framework within which such subject to a Community transit procedure for supervision can be carried out; purpose of their carriage, the principal shall complete the space 'Description of goods' on the Community Whereas to ensure that those measures are Transit document with one of the following indications : implemented Community transit documents should, where necessary, contain special indications giving — Sortie de la Communauté soumise à des restrictions.

1 OJ No L 77, 29,3,1969 , p . 1 , Uscita della Comunità assoggettata a restrizioni,

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Ausgang aus der Gemeinschaft Beschränkungen from the Community, proof is given to the customs unterworfen . office at which the export formalities are carried out that the administrative measure by which the goods Verlaten van de Gemeenschap aan beperkingen are freed from restriction has been taken, that duties onderworpen. or charges have been paid or that, in the (Export from the Community subject to circumstances obtaining, the goods may leave the restrictions ). • Community territory without further formalities.

— Sortie de la Communauté soumise a imposition. Article 5 Uscita della Comunità assoggettata a tassazione. Where the goods are not entered for home use Ausgang aus der Gemeinschaft Abgabenerhebüng unterworfen . immediately after their arrival at the office of destination, that office shall take the steps necessary Verlaten van de Gemeenschap aanbellas­ for the implementation of the measures provided for tingheffing onderworpen. in Article 1 (2 ).

(Export from the Community subject to taxation .) Article 6

Article 3 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1226/712 of 11 June 1971 on simplification of the formalities to be 1 . Where the goods referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) are carried out at offices of departure and destination in not subject to a Community transit procedure, the respect of goods transported under the Community customs office at which the dispatch formalities are transit procedure shall not be applicable in respect of carried out shall require completion of the control goods to which this Regulation applies. copy provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2315 /69 1 of 19 November 1969 on the use of With regard to International Consignment Notes and Community transit documents for the purpose of International Express Parcels Consignment Notes applying Community measures for verifying the use made out for goods referred to in the preceding and/or destination of goods. The party concerned paragraph, exemption from submission "thereof as shall complete space No 104 of the control copy with provided for in Article 7 (4) of Commission one of the indications set out in Article 2. Regulation (EEC) No 304/713 of 11 February 1971 on simplification of Community transit procedure for 2. The control copy shall be issued, employed and goods carried by rail shall not be granted. returned in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2315 /69 . Article 7 Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day The provisions of Articles 2 and 3 shall not apply following its publication in the Official Journal of the where, on declaration of the goods for exportation European Communities.

-This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 17 June 1971 . For the Commission

The President

Franco M. MALFATTI

2 OJ No L 129 , 15.6.1971 , p . 1 . 1 OJ No L 295 , 24,11,1969 , p. 14. 3 OJ No L 35 , 12.2.1971 , p. 31 .