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AGREEMENT

in the form of an exchange of letters on the amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit

Letter No 1

Brussels, . . .

Sir,

The EEC-Austria Joint Committee on Community transit has proposed, in its recommendation No 1/82 of 7 June 1982, an amendment to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit. The proposed amendment is annexed hereto. I have the honour to inform you that the Community agrees to this amendment and I would propose that it enter into force on 1 July 1983. I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the Republic of Austria to the amendment and to the date proposed for its entry into force.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of the Council

of the European Communities

Letter No 2

Brussels, . . .

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, which reads as follows:

'The EEC-Austria Joint Committee on Community transit has proposed, in its recommendation No 1/82 of 7 June 1982, an amendment to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit. The proposed amendment is annexed hereto. I have the honour to inform you that the Community agrees to this amendment and I would propose that it enter into force on 1 July 1983. I should be grateful if you would confirm the agreement of the Republic of Austria to the amendment and to the date proposed for its entry into force.'

I have the honour to confirm the agreement of the Republic of Austria to the contents of your letter subject, however, with regard to the date of entry into force, to notification of the conclusion of the national procedures laid down by the Constitution.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Republic of Austria

Amendment of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules on Community transit

Article 6 (4) of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria on the application of the rules of Community transit shall be replaced by the following:

'4. Customs offices may not issue T2L documents for goods carried under the procedure for the international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets unless:

- goods to be unloaded in the territory of one of the Contracting Parties carried together with goods to be unloaded in the territory of a State which is not a Contracting Party to the Agreement, or

- goods are carried from one Contracting Party to the other via the territory of a country which is not a Contracting Party to the Agreements concluded by the Community on the application of the rules on Community transit.'