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17 . 11 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 316/ 27

REGULATION (EEC) No 3120/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 16 November 1973 extending the period during which the international carriage of goods may be effected by road in trade between Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN departing from or destined for one of the new COMMUNITIES, Member States have had to adapt themselves to Community transit procedures it is advisable to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European extend this period by two years ; Economic Community ; Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accor­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No dance with the Opinion of the Committee on 542/69 (!) of 18 March 1969 on Community transit Community Transit, and in particular Article 58 ( 1 ) (d) thereof ;

Whereas Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 lays down a transitional period of four years as from 1 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : January 1970, during which the carriage of goods may be effected under the procedure for international Sole Article carriage of goods by road (TIR Convention) even if that carriage of goods began and is to end within the The period of four years laid down in Article 7 (2) of Community ; Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 of the Council of 18 Whereas having regard to the relatively short transi­ March 1969 on Community transit shall be extended tional period that road hauliers carrying out journeys by two years.

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

Done at Brussels , 16 November 1973 . For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No L 77, 29 . 3 . 1969, p . 1 .