2006 of the EC-EFTA Joint Committee on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods of 25 October 2006 amending the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods - Main contents

1. Legislative text

15.12.2006

Official Journal of the European Union

L 357/1

DECISION No 1/2006 OF THE EC-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE SIMPLIFICATION OF FORMALITIES IN TRADE IN GOODS

of 25 October 2006

amending the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods

(2006/919/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on simplification of formalities in trade in goods (1), hereinafter ‘the Convention’, and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The Community has revised the provisions on the use of the single administrative document (SAD) to reduce the volume of data required of economic operators and to codify a certain amount of that data. These amendments do not fundamentally affect the substance of the Convention. Some minor amendments should, however, be made to preserve the consistency of the legal arrangements governing the use of the SAD in Europe.

(2)	It also seems advisable to republish the SAD forms, which have been amended since they were first introduced.

(3)	Annexes I and II to the Convention should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1.

Annex I to the Convention is amended in accordance with Annex A.

2.

Annex II to the Convention is amended in accordance with Annex B.

Article 2

1.

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

2.

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Done at Brussels, 25 October 2006

For the Joint Committee

The President

Mirosław F. ZIELIŃSKI

(1)

OJ L 134, 22.5.1987, p. 2. Convention as last amended by Decision No 2/95 of the Joint Committee (OJ L 117, 14.5.1996, p. 18).

ANNEX A

Appendices 1 to 4 to Annex I are amended as follows:

1)	The specimen SADs in Appendix 1 are replaced by the following:

2)	The specimen SADs in Appendix 2 are replaced by the following:

3)	The specimen SADs in Appendix 3 are replaced by the following:

4)	The specimen SADs in Appendix 4 are replaced by the following:

ANNEX B

Appendix 3 of Annex II is amended as follows:

In Title I:

(a)

the first indent of the second paragraph of Section B is replaced by the following:

‘—	export formalities: boxes 1 (first and second subdivisions), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 15a, 15b, 16, 17, 17a, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34a, 34b, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 54.’;

(b)

the second indent of the second paragraph of Section B is replaced by the following:

‘—	transit formalities: boxes 1 (third subdivision), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 15a, 17, 17a, 18, 19, 21, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33 (first subdivision), 35, 38, 40, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55 and 56.’;

In Title II, Section I:

(a)

the explanatory note to box 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Box 2: Exporter

Box for optional use by the Contracting Parties. Enter the full name and address of the person or company concerned. The Contracting Parties may add to the explanatory note the requirement to include a reference to the identification number allocated by the competent authorities for tax, statistical or other purposes.

In the case of groupage consignments, the Contracting Parties may provide that the word “various” be entered in this box and that the list of exporters be attached to the declaration.

In the case of transit this box is optional for the Contracting Parties.’;

(b)

the explanatory note to box 14 is replaced by the following:

‘Box 14: Declarant or representative of the exporter

Box for optional use by the Contracting Parties. Enter the full name and address of the person or company concerned in accordance with the provisions in force. Where the declarant is also the exporter, enter “exporter”. The Contracting Parties may add to the explanatory note the requirement to include a reference to the identification number allocated by the competent authorities for tax, statistical or other purposes.’;

(c)

the explanatory note to box 15 is replaced by the following:

‘Box 15: Country of export

Box for optional use by the Contracting Parties in the event of export formalities but compulsory when applying the transit procedure.

Enter the name of the country from which the goods are exported.

In box 15a enter the code for the country concerned.

Box 15b is for optional use by the Contracting Parties (region from which the goods are exported).

Box 15b must not be used for transit purposes.’;

(d)	the explanatory note to box 17 is replaced by the following: ‘Box 17: Country of destination Enter the name of the country concerned. In box 17a enter the code for this country. Box 17b must not be completed at this stage in trade. Box 17b must not be used for transit purposes.’;

(e)

the explanatory note to box 25 is replaced by the following:

‘Box 25: Mode of transport at the border

Use the codes in Annex III to enter the mode of transport which it is presumed will provide the active means of transport on which the goods will leave the territory of the Contracting Party of export.

Box for optional use by the Contracting Parties in the case of transit.’;

(f)	the explanatory note to box 29 is replaced by the following: ‘Box 29: Office of exit Box for optional use by the Contracting Parties (enter the customs office by which it is intended that the goods should leave the territory of the Contracting Party concerned).’;

(g)

the explanatory note to box 50 is replaced by the following:

‘Box 50: Principal and authorised representative, place, date and signature

Enter the full name (person or company) and address of the principal, together with the identification number, if any, allocated by the competent authorities. Where appropriate, enter the full name (person or company) of the authorised representative signing on behalf of the principal.

Subject to specific provisions to be adopted with regard to the use of computerised systems, the original of the handwritten signature of the person concerned must figure on the copy which is to remain at the office of departure. Where the person concerned is a legal person, the signatory should add after his signature his full name and the capacity in which he is signing.

For export operations, the declarant or his representative may enter the name and address of a person established in the district of the office of exit to whom Copy No 3 of the declaration endorsed by the said office may be given.’;

(h)

the explanatory note to box 51 is replaced by the following:

‘Box 51: Intended transit offices (and countries)

Enter the intended office of entry into each Contracting Party whose territory is to be transited in the course of carriage or, where the operation involves transiting territory other than that of the Contracting Parties, the office of exit by which the means of transport will leave their territory. Note that the transit offices appear in the list of offices competent for transit operations. Enter the code for the country concerned.’;

In Title II, Section III:

(a)

the explanatory note to box 8 is replaced by the following:

‘Box 8: Consignee

Box for optional use by the Contracting Parties. Enter the full name and address of the person or company concerned. In the case of groupage consignments, the Contracting Parties may provide that the word “various” be entered in this box, and the list of consignees attached to the declaration. The Contracting Parties may add to the explanatory note the requirement to include a reference to the identification number allocated by the competent authorities for tax, statistical or other purposes.’;

(b)

the explanatory note to box 14 is replaced by the following:

‘Box 14: Declarant or representative of the consignee

The Contracting Parties may add to the explanatory note the requirement to include a reference to the identification number allocated by the competent authorities for tax, statistical or other purposes.’;

(c)	the explanatory note to box 25 is replaced by the following: ‘Box 25: Mode of transport at the border Use the codes in Annex III to enter the mode of transport which provided the active means of transport on which the goods entered the territory of the Contracting Party of destination.’;

(d)	the explanatory note to box 29 is replaced by the following: ‘Box 29: Office of entry Box for optional use by the Contracting Parties (enter the customs office by which the goods entered the territory of the Contracting Party concerned).’;

(e)

the explanatory note to box 34 is replaced by the following:

‘Box 34: Country of origin code

Box for optional use by the Contracting Parties (enter in box 34a the code for the country of origin, if any, mentioned in box 16). When the word “various” is given in box 16, enter the code corresponding to the country of origin of the item in question (do not complete box 34b).’;

(f)	the explanatory note to box 42 is replaced by the following: ‘Box 42: Item price Box for optional use by the Contracting Parties (enter the amount included in any price entered in box 22 which relates to the item in question).’.

This summary has been adopted from EUR-Lex.