Considerations on COM(2013)467 - EU position in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (adaptations resulting from the accession of Croatia)

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dossier COM(2013)467 - EU position in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure ...
document COM(2013)467 EN
date June 27, 2013
 
(1) Article 1 of the Convention on a common transit procedure[1] (hereinafter 'the Convention') stipulates that the Convention lays down measures for the carriage of goods in transit between the Community and the EFTA countries, as well as between the EFTA countries themselves, by introducing a common transit procedure regardless of the kind and origin of the goods.

(2) Article 15 of the Convention empowers the Joint Committee set up by the Convention to recommend and adopt, by decisions, amendments to the Convention and its Appendices.

(3) Croatia accedes to the Union on 1 July 2013.

(4) Accordingly, the Croatian language versions of the references used in the Convention should be moved from the EFTA countries part and inserted in their respective order in the Union Member States part.

(5) Technical amendments to the Convention need also to be introduced as regards the guarantee forms listed in Appendix III, resulting from Croatia's accession to the Union.

(6) The application of this Decision is linked to the date of accession of Croatia to the Union.

(7) In order to allow the use of guarantee forms printed in accordance with the criteria in force prior to the date of accession of Croatia to the Union, a transitional period should be established during which the printed forms, with some adaptations, could continue to be used.

(8) The Convention should be amended accordingly.

(9) Therefore, the position of the Union concerning the proposed amendment should be determined.