Council Regulation (EC) No 837/2005 of 23 May 2005 amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code
Modified by
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/481of 1 April 2016repealing Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, 32016R0481, April 2, 2016
Council Regulation (EC) No 837/2005of 23 May 2005amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code
Article 1Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is hereby amended as follows:1.Article 353 shall be replaced by the following:
"Article 3531.Transit declarations shall comply with the structure and particulars set out in Annex 37a, and shall be lodged at the office of departure using a data-processing technique.2.The customs authorities shall accept a transit declaration made in writing on a form corresponding to the specimen set out in Annex 31 and in accordance with the procedure defined by the customs authorities in agreement with each other in the following cases:(a)the customs authorities’ computerised transit system is not functioning,(b)the principal’s application is not functioning.3.The use of a written transit declaration under paragraph 2(b) shall be subject to the approval of the customs authorities.4.Where the goods are transported by travellers who have no direct access to the customs’ computerised system and so have no means of lodging the transit declaration using a data processing technique at the office of departure, the customs authorities shall authorise the traveller to use a transit declaration made in writing on a form corresponding to the specimen set out in Annex 31.In this case the customs authorities shall ensure that the transit data is exchanged between customs authorities using information technology and computer networks."
2.Article 354 shall be deleted.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2006.However, the customs authorities may continue to accept transit declarations made in writing until 31 December 2006 at the latest.Where the customs authorities decide to accept transit declarations made in writing after 1 July 2005, the decision shall be communicated to the Commission in writing before 1 July 2005. In this case the customs authorities of these Member States shall ensure that the transit data is exchanged between the customs authorities using information technology and computer networks.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Article 1Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is hereby amended as follows:1.Article 353 shall be replaced by the following:
"Article 3531.Transit declarations shall comply with the structure and particulars set out in Annex 37a, and shall be lodged at the office of departure using a data-processing technique.2.The customs authorities shall accept a transit declaration made in writing on a form corresponding to the specimen set out in Annex 31 and in accordance with the procedure defined by the customs authorities in agreement with each other in the following cases:(a)the customs authorities’ computerised transit system is not functioning,(b)the principal’s application is not functioning.3.The use of a written transit declaration under paragraph 2(b) shall be subject to the approval of the customs authorities.4.Where the goods are transported by travellers who have no direct access to the customs’ computerised system and so have no means of lodging the transit declaration using a data processing technique at the office of departure, the customs authorities shall authorise the traveller to use a transit declaration made in writing on a form corresponding to the specimen set out in Annex 31.In this case the customs authorities shall ensure that the transit data is exchanged between customs authorities using information technology and computer networks."
2.Article 354 shall be deleted.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2006.However, the customs authorities may continue to accept transit declarations made in writing until 31 December 2006 at the latest.Where the customs authorities decide to accept transit declarations made in writing after 1 July 2005, the decision shall be communicated to the Commission in writing before 1 July 2005. In this case the customs authorities of these Member States shall ensure that the transit data is exchanged between the customs authorities using information technology and computer networks.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.