Annexes to COM(2007)596 - EC position concerning the proposal to amend the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975)

Please note

This page contains a limited version of this dossier in the EU Monitor.

dossier COM(2007)596 - EC position concerning the proposal to amend the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of ...
document COM(2007)596 EN
date October 15, 2007
ANNEX

Replace the existing text of Annex 8, Article 13, paragraph 1 by:

"1. The operation of the TIR Executive Board and the TIR Secretariat shall be financed, until such time as alternative sources of funding are obtained, through an amount per TIR carnet distributed by the international organization as referred to in Article 6. This amount shall be approved by the Administrative Committee."

Add a new Explanatory Note:

"8.13.1-3 Amount

The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based on (a) the budget and cost plan of the TIR Executive Board and TIR Secretariat as approved by the Administrative Committee and (b) the forecast of the number of TIR carnets to be distributed as established by the international organization."

Replace the existing text of Annex 8, Article 13, paragraph 2 by:

"2. The procedure to implement the financing of the operation of the TIR Executive Board and the TIR Secretariat shall be approved by the Administrative Committee."

Add a new Explanatory Note:

"8.13.2. Following consultation with the international organization as referred in Article 6, the procedure referred to in paragraph 2 shall be reflected in the agreement between the UNECE, as mandated by and acting on behalf of the Contracting Parties, and the international organization as referred to in Article 6. The agreement shall be approved by the Administrative committee."

[1] OJ L252, 14.09.1978

[2] OJ L31, 2.2.1983, p.13