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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2339/ 76 of 20 September 1976 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 1496/75 on the implementation of provisions adopted under the association between the European Economic Community and Greece in respect of the movement of goods consequent on the extension of the association to the new Member States

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES , Article 1

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Regulation (EEC) No 1496/75 shall be amended as follows : Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, The following title shall be added to EEC-Greece Association Council Decision 2/75 annexed to the said Regulation : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , TITLE III A Whereas the Agreement between the European Special provisions for the use of movement Economic Community and the Republic of Austria certificate A.G.I for goods forwarded from Austria on the simplification of formalities in respect of goods traded between the European Economic Community Article 7a on the one hand and Greece and Turkey on the other hand when the said goods are forwarded from When goods are forwarded from Austrian territory Austria (') entered into force on 1 May 1976 ; after, as appropriate, unloading and reloading or warehousing in a bonded warehouse , the documen­ tary evidence referred to in Article 1 shall be move­ Whereas the EEC-Greece Association Council , by ment certificate A.G.I provided that the condi­ Decision 1 /76 amending Decision 2/75 on the tions set out in Articles 7b and 7c are fulfilled . methods of administrative cooperation for the imple­ mentation of Articles 7 and 8 of the Agreement esta­ Article 7b blishing an association between the European Economic Community and Greece , adopted special Movement certificate A.G.I relating to goods referred to in Article 7a shall only be valid when provisions for the use of movement certificate A.G.I the certificate is endorsed to the effect that the for goods forwarded from Austria ; goods have remained under the continuous control of the Austrian customs authorities so that their identity and completeness are ensured . Whereas Decision 1 /76 must therefore be imple­ mented within the Community by amending Council When the goods are forwarded without splitting Regulation ( EEC) No 1496/ 75 of 11 June 1975 on the the consignment, this endorsement shall appear in implementation of the provisions adopted under the the " Description of goods" section of movement association between the European Economic Commu­ certificate A.G.I and shall consist of the words nity and Greece in respect of the movement of goods " Direkte Weiterleitung EWG " authenticated by consequent on the extension of the association to the the stamp of the competent Austrian customs new Member States (2 ), by which Association Council office and the date . Decision 2/75 was implemented for the Community , When the goods are forwarded after the consign­ (') OJ No L 1 88 , 19 . 7 . 1975 , p . 1 . ment has been split in Austria, the competent ( 2 ) OJ No L 153 , 13 . 6 . 1975 , p . 1 . Austrian customs office is authorized to authenti­

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cate, on production of movement certificate A.G.I consignment is split, the photocopy of the said issued in a Member State or in Greece, a certificate authenticated by the competent photocopy of such certificate for each part consign­ Austrian customs office, must be produced to the ment. The top of each photocopy shall be customs authorities of the importing State within endorsed "Teilsendung" in red ink. Each six months from the date of issue of the original photocopy shall clearly indicate the goods to movement certificate .' which it refers. These particulars shall be authenti­ cated by the customs office stamp and the date. Article 2 Article 7c

The goods referred to in Article 7a and the rele­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January vant movement certificate A.G.I or, when the 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 September 1976. For the Council

The President M. van der STOEL