31974R3227

No L 342/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 21 . 12. 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3227 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 20 December 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1279/71 on the use of Community transit docu­ ments for the purpose of applying certain measures on the exportation of certain goods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Regulation (EEC) No 1279/71 is amended by the Economic Community ; insertion of an Article 4b as follows : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 'Article 4b 542/ 69 (') of 18 March 1969 on Community transit, as 1 . The provisions of Article 3 shall apply equally last amended by the Council Decision of 1 January to goods, as referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) which in the 1973 (2 ), and in particular Article 58(1 ) (b) thereof ; course of transportation between two points within the Community cross the territory of Austria or Whereas the Agreements (3) on the application of Switzerland and are re-consigned from that terri­ Community transit regulations concluded on 21 tory. November 1972 between the European Economic Community and respectively the Republic of Austria By way of derogation from the provisions of and the Swiss Confederation allow goods moving Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2315/69, the between two points situated in the Community to be control copy shall accompany the goods to the placed under one of the Community transit proce­ competent customs office of the Member State of destination . dures when they are consigned to Austria or Switzer­ land and are to be re-consigned from either of those The office of departure shall specify the period countries to the Community ; whereas it is therefore within which the goods must be re-imported into necessary to insert in Commission Regulation (EEC) the Community. No 1279/71 (4) of 17 June 1971 on the use of Commu­ 2. If a measure as referred to in Article 1 (2) nity transit documents for the purpose of applying provides for the giving of security, then notwith­ certain measures on the exportation of certain goods, standing the provisions of Article 4a such security as last amended by the Act of Accession (5), provi­ sions which ensure that in such circumstances the shall be furnished for all transactions coming within paragraph 1 of this Article.' goods are re-imported into the Community ; Article 2 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 on Community Transit, December 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels , 20 December 1974 .

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOL1

(') OJ No L 77, 29 . 3 . 1969, p. 1 . \2) OJ No L 2, I. 1 . 1 973, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 294, 29 . 12 . 1972, pp . 1 and 86 . (4 ) OJ No L 133 , 19 . 6 . 1971 , p. 32 . (5 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14 .