31974R3260

No L 349 / 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 12 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3260/ 74 OF THE COMMISSION

of 20 December 1974

on the simplification of the procedure for issuing document T2L

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 2. The authorization referred to in paragraph 1 may COMMUNITIES, be granted only in respect of exportation to be carried out by air or sea and in cases where the use of the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European internal Community transit procedure is not compul­ Economic Community ; sory . Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 542/ 69 (^ of 18 March 1969 on Community transit, as However, the competent authorities referred to in para­ last amended by the Council Decision of 1 January graph 1 may extend the authorization to

1973 (2), and in particular Articles 58 and 60 thereof ; — exportation carried out, during such period as the Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No transitional provisions laid down in Article 7 (2) of 1226/71 (3) of 11 June 1971 on the simplification of Regulation (EEC) No 542/69 remain applicable, the formalities to be carried out at the offices of depar­ under the procedure for international road trans­ ture and destination in respect of goods transported port provided ; under the Community transit procedure made provi­ — exportations by pipeline ; sion for the simplification of formalities in respect of the Community transit procedure so as to facilitate — exportations of postal consignments (including postal packages) in so far as these involve the issue the movement of goods within the Community ; of a document T2L . Whereas the extension of this facility to the formali­ ties in respect of the completion of the internal Community transit document used to certify the Article 2 Community nature of goods could be of similar benefit to authorized consignors within the meaning 1 . The authorization referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1226/71 who shall specify, in particular, frequently export goods which are not carried under the Community transit system ; (a) the customs office assigned to pre-authenticate documents T2L as prescribed in Article 3(1 ) (a); Whereas such extension is of value only in the case of and movements of goods for which the internal Commu­ nity transit system is not obligatory ; (b) the manner in which the authorized consignor shall establish that forms T2L have properly been Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation used . are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee on Community Transit, 2. The customs authorities shall specify the period within which and the manner in which the authorized HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : consignor shall notify the responsible customs office so that such office may carry out any necessary controls before the departure of the goods . Article 1

1 . The customs authorities of a Member State may Article 3 authorize a person approved for the purposes of the provisions of Title I of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1226/71 of 11 June 1971 who intends to export 1 . The authorization shall stipulate that the space reserved for the customs certificate on the front of goods under cover of a document T2L, to use that form T2L document without complying with the provisions of Article 5 (2) of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No (a) be stamped in advance with the stamp of the 23 1 3 / 69 (4) of 19 November 1969 on the internal customs office referred to in Article 2(1 ) (a ) and be Community transit document for certifying the signed by an officer of that office ; or Community nature of goods . Any person so approved is hereinafter referred to as an 'authorized consignor'. (b) be stamped by the authorized consignor with a special metal stamp approved by the customs (') OJ No L 77, 29 . 3 . 1969 , p. 1 . authorities and conforming to the specimen (2) OJ No L 2, 1 . I. 1973, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 129 , 15 . 6 . 1971 , p. 1 . shown in the Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No b ) OJ No L 295, 24. 11 . 1969 , p. 8 . 1226 / 71 .

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The imprint of this special stamp may be pre-printed Article 6 on the forms if the printing is entrusted to a printing 1 . The authorized consignor shall works approved for that purpose. (a) comply with the provisions of this Regulation and 2. The authorized consignor shall, not later than on of the authorization referred to in Article 2 ; and consignment of the goods, complete the form and (b) take all necessary measures to ensure the safe­ sign it. In addition he shall enter in the space reserved keeping of the special stamp or of the forms for the customs certificate the name of the responsible bearing the imprint of the stamp of the authenti­ customs office, the date of completion of the docu­ cating offices, as referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) (a) or of ment and such particulars of export documentation as the special stamp. are required by the Member State of exportation . 2. In the event of the misuse by any person of 3 . Form T2L properly completed so as to include forms T2L bearing the imprint of the authenticating the additional particulars prescribed in paragraph 2 customs office or of the special stamp approved by the and signed by the authorized consignor shall be customs authorities, then, without prejudice to any treated as equivalent to the internal Community criminal proceedings to which he may be liable, and transit document used for certifying the Community unless he can satisfy the customs authorities by whom nature of goods. he was authorized that he took the measures required of him in paragraph 1 (b), the authorized consignor Article 4 shall be liable for the amount payable in respect of duties and other charges which are unpaid in any The authorized consignor shall make a copy of each Member State in consequence of such misuse. document T2L issued under the provisions of this Regulation . The customs authorities shall specify the Article 7 conditions under which the copy document shall be produced for purposes of control and retained for not The customs authorities of the exporting Member less than two years . State may exclude certain categories of goods and types of traffic from the facilities provided for in this Article 5 Regulation .

The customs authorities may carry out such control of Article 8 the authorized consignor as is considered necessary. The said consignor must provide all the necessary This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January information and facilities for this purpose. 1975 .

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