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( 1 ) OJ NO L 38 , 9 . 2 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 123 , 19 . 5 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 333 , 24 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1978 , P . 17 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 38 , 9 . 2 . 1977 , P . 20 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 74 , 24 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1653/79

OF 25 JULY 1979

AMENDING FOR THE SECOND TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2826/77 INTRODUCING A COMMUNITY TRANSIT DECLARATION FORM FOR USE IN AN AUTOMATIC OR ELECTRONIC DATA-PROCESSING SYSTEM

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 OF 13 DECEMBER 1976 ON COMMUNITY TRANSIT ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 983/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 57 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2826/77 OF 5 DECEMBER 1977 ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 607/78 ( 4 ), HAS INTRODUCED A COMMUNITY TRANSIT DECLARATION FORM FOR USE IN AN AUTOMATIC OR ELECTRONIC DATA-PROCESSING SYSTEM ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 223/77 OF 22 DECEMBER 1976 ON PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT PROCEDURE AND FOR CERTAIN SIMPLIFICATIONS OF THAT PROCEDURE ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 526/79 ( 6 ), PROVIDES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STAMPING OR PRE-PRINTING A SPECIAL STAMP ON THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT DECLARATION FORM IN THE CASE OF SIMPLIFICATION OF THE FORMALITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT AT OFFICES OF DEPARTURE ;

WHEREAS THE BOX RESERVED FOR THE STAMP OF THE OFFICE ON THE FORM REFERRED TO IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2826/77 IS TOO SMALL FOR THE SPECIAL STAMP TO BE STAMPED OR PRE-PRINTED ON IT ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR A SPECIAL STAMP ADAPTED TO THIS FORM ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMUNITY TRANSIT COMMITTEE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2826/77 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . ARTICLE 1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

' ARTICLE 1

BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 223/77 , MEMBER STATES MAY PERMIT THE USE , IN AN AUTOMATIC OR ELECTRONIC DATA-PROCESSING SYSTEM , OF A COMMUNITY TRANSIT DECLARATION FORM CORRESPONDING TO THE SPECIMEN IN ANNEX I IN PLACE OF THE FORMS SHOWN IN ANNEXES I AND II TO THE SAID REGULATION . '

2 . THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS INSERTED :

' ARTICLE 4A

WHEN A FORM CORRESPONDING TO THE SPECIMEN IN ANNEX I IS USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF A COMMUNITY TRANSIT DECLARATION FORM FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION II OF TITLE IV OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 223/77 , THE SPECIAL METAL STAMP , THE USE OF WHICH IS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 58 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , MAY BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE SAID PROVISION CORRESPOND TO THE SPECIMEN IN ANNEX II .

IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES THE PARTICULARS RECORDED IN THE ' REGISTRATION ' BOX OF THE FORM SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE OFFICE OF DEPARTURE , THE NUMBER OF THE DOCUMENT AND THE DATE . '

3 . IN THE ANNEX , THE NUMERAL ' I ' IS ADDED AFTER THE WORD ' ANNEX ' .

4 . THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION IS ADDED AS ANNEX II .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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ANNEX

ANNEX II

SPECIAL STAMP

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1 // 2 //

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3 //

1 . MEMBER STATE ' S COAT OF ARMS

2 . AUTHORIZATION

3 . AUTHORIZED CONSIGNOR

Amendments and corrections
December 31, 1986	End of validity 31977R2826
January 1, 1980	Entry into force - See Art 2
November 1, 1979	Corrected by 31979R1653R(01)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1653/79 of 25 July 1979 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 2826/77 introducing a Community transit declaration form for use in an automatic or electronic data-processing system