Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit as regards the adoption of a Decision amending the Convention on a common transit procedure

The Convention on a common transit procedure was concluded on 20 May 1987 between the European Community and the EFTA countries. The Convention establishes the measures facilitating the movement of goods between the European Union, the Republic of Iceland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Kingdom of Norway, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Turkey.

The Republic of Serbia wishes to accede to the Convention and has fulfilled the legal, structural and information technology requirements, which are preconditions for accession. The accession of the Republic of Serbia to the Convention involves the introduction of new linguistic references concerning this country into the text of the Convention. Furthermore, guarantee documents where Contracting Parties to the Convention are mentioned need to be changed accordingly.

This draft decision was pre-approved by the Customs Code Committee - Customs Status and Transit Section and by the EU/EFTA Working Group on common transit. The Commission is invited to approve this draft Decision by the written procedure, in order to submit it to the Council to establish a common position for its final adoption by the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit.

See also:
- Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the European Union concerning the adoption of a Decision by the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods and a Decision by the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit as regards invitations to the Republic of Serbia to accede to the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods and the Convention on a common transit procedure

EUR-Lex: COM(2015)420: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2015:420:FIN

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