31972R2719

24 Official Journal of the European Communities

No L 291/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 28.12.72

REGULATION (EEC) No 2719/72 OF THE COUNCIL of 19 December 1972 amending Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 on Community transit

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNI­ Treaty establishing the European TIES, Economic Community, ( b) goods which, though satisfying the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the conditions laid down in Articles 9 and European Economic Community, and in 10 of the Treaty establishing the Euro­ particular Article 235 thereof, pean Economic Community, have been Having regard to the proposal from the Com­ subject to customs export formalities mission , for the grant of refunds for export to third countries under the common Having regard to the Opinion of the European agricultural policy, Parliament, (c) goods coming under the Treaty estab­ Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic lishing the European Coal and Steel and Social Committee, Community which under the terms of that Treaty are not in free circulation Whereas, by virtue of Article 1 of Council in the Community. Regulation (EEC) No 542/691 of 18 March 1969 on Community transit, the movement of prod­ 3 . The procedure for internal Community ucts which have been subject to customs transit shall apply to movement of the export formalities for the grant of refunds for following goods, if they are subject to export to third countries under the common customs , tax, economic or statistical agricultural policy, is carried out under the measures or any other measures relating to procedure for internal Community transit; trade : Whereas, for administrative reasons and in (a) goods which satisfy the conditions laid order to avoid fraudulent practices, provision down in Articles 9 and 10 of the Treaty should be made that the external procedure for establishing the European Economic Community procedure should apply to such Community (hereinafter called " Com­ goods; munity goods"), except the goods re­ ferred to in paragraph 2 (b), (b) goods coming under the Treaty estab­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : lishing the European Coal and Steel Community which under the terms of Article 1 that Treaty are in free circulation within the Community.' The following text shall be substituted for the text of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 542/69: Article 2 '2 . The procedure for external Com­ munity transit shall apply to movement of 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the following goods : the third day following its publication in the (a) goods which do not satisfy the conditions Official Journal of the European Communities. laid down in Articles 9 and 10 of the 2 . The provisions of Article 1 shall apply to Community transit declarations registered i OJ No L 77, 29.3.1969, p . 1 . at the offices of departure as from 1 January 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1972. For the Council The President

T. WESTERTERP