Commission Regulation (EU) No 177/2010 of 2 March 2010 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code
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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 177/2010 of 2 March 2010 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, 32010R0177R(01), February 25, 2011
Commission Regulation (EU) No 177/2010of 2 March 2010amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs CodeTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs CodeOJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1., and in particular Article 247 thereof,Whereas:(1)In the interest of clarity, it is appropriate to modify the structure of Article 313 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. setting out the cases where goods are deemed to be of Community status.(2)In order to establish the European Maritime Transport Space without Barriers referred to in the Communication and action plan from the Commission with a view to establishing a European maritime transport space without barriersCOM(2009) 10 final., it is appropriate to simplify the tasks of both economic operators and of customs administrations with regard to goods carried by sea between ports located in the customs territory of the Community.(3)In particular, it is appropriate to provide for a procedure for the authorisation of regular shipping services and for the registration of ships that makes use of the electronic information and communication system for the issuing of AEO certificates as provided in Article 14x of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.(4)In order to reduce the use of paper documents, the presentation of a printout of a data exchange manifest as referred to in Article 324e of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 should not be required when customs authorities have access to the electronic information and communication system containing the data exchange manifest.(5)It is appropriate to amend Article 324c(1) in order to include the correct reference to the security measures to be taken relating to stamps. It is necessary to amend the erroneous references to Annex 37c to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 made in the particulars on the data of the transit declaration set out in Annex 37a to that Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1192/2008OJ L 329, 6.12.2008, p. 1..(6)Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 should therefore be amended accordingly.(7)In order to safeguard the legitimate expectations of economic operators, authorisations establishing a regular shipping service prior to the date of application of this Regulation should be deemed to be authorisations granted in accordance with this Regulation. In order to ensure that all authorisations are available in the same electronic system, prior authorisations should be stored in the electronic information and communication system for the issuing of the AEO certificate.(8)It is appropriate to provide Member States and customs authorities with sufficient time to establish a fully functional electronic information and communication system.(9)Given that the provisions on the particulars on the data of the transit declaration set out in Annex 37a to Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1192/2008 apply from 1 July 2008, it is appropriate to provide that the amendments to those provisions also apply from that date.(10)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: