ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL ES-PT on special procedures implementing the Convention on a Common Transit Procedure following the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community

Article 1

In this Protocol the Community as constituted before the accession of Spain and Portugal, hereinafter called 'Community of Ten', shall mean the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Article 2

Save as provided in Articles 3 and 6 of this Protocol, the provisions of the Convention expressly referring to transit forms, declarations and T 2 or T 2 L documents shall apply equally to transit forms, declarations and documents T 2 ES, T 2 PT, T 2 L ES or T 2 L PT.

Article 3

1. The issue by an office of departure in an EFTA country of a T 2 ES or T 2 L ES document shall be subject to the presentation at that office of a T 2 ES or T 2 L ES document.

2. The issue by an office of departure in an EFTA country of a T 2 PT or T 2 L PT document shall be subject to the presentation at that office of a T 2 PT or T 2 L PT document.

Article 4

1. A T 2 ES or T 2 PT declaration is a declaration made on a form corresponding to the specimen shown in Annex I or Annex II to Appendix III to the Convention, accompanied where appropriate by one or more forms corresponding to the specimens shown in Annex III or Annex IV to that Appendix.

2. The principal shall indicate whether the transit declaration is made on a form T 2 ES or T 2 PT, accompanied, where appropriate, by one or more continuation sheets, by inserting either in typescript or legible and indelible handwriting, in the third subdivision of box 1 of these forms, the symbols 'T 2 ES' or 'T 2 PT' as appropriate.

Article 5

1. The forms on which the T 2 L ES and T 2 L PT documents are drawn up must conform to copy 4 of the specimen contained in Annex I to Appendix III, or to copy 4/5 of the specimen contained in Annex II to that Appendix on which the symbol 'T 2 L ES' or 'T 2 L PT', as appropriate, must be inserted either in typescript or legible and indelible handwriting in the third subdivision of box 1 of these forms.

2. The provisions of Article 1 (7) and Title V of Appendix II shall apply to the T 2 L ES and T 2 L PT documents.

Article 6

1. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of Title IV, Chapter I of Appendix II to the Convention

(a) - the International Consignment Note or the International Express Parcels Consignment Note drawn up in respect of goods accepted for transport by one of the railway authorities of the Community of Ten, or

- the TR Transfer Note drawn up for goods accepted for transport by one of the national representatives of the transport undertaking in the Community of Ten,

shall have equivalent effect to a declaration or document T 2, provided it does not bear the symbol 'T 1', 'T 2 ES' or 'T 2 PT';

(b) - the International Consignment Note or the International Express Parcels Consignment Note drawn up in respect of goods accepted for transport by the Spanish railway authorities, or

- the TR Transfer Note drawn up for goods accepted for transport by the Spanish national representative of the transport undertaking,

shall have equivalent effect to a declaration or document T 2 ES, provided it does not bear the symbol 'T 1', 'T 2' or 'T 2 PT', the symbol 'T 2' or 'T 2 PT' being authenticated by the stamp of the office of departure;

(c) - the International Consignment Note or the International Express Parcels Consignment Note drawn up in respect of goods accepted for transport by the Portuguese railway authorities, or

- the TR Transfer Note drawn up for goods accepted for transport by the Portuguese national representative of the transport undertaking,

shall have equivalent effect to a T 2 PT declaration or document, provided it does not bear the symbol 'T 1', 'T 2' or 'T 2 ES', the symbol 'T 2' or 'T 2 ES' being authenticated by the stamp of the office of departure.

2. For the implementation of Articles 35 and 52 of Appendix II to the Convention by an EFTA country;

(a) the document must clearly show the symbol 'T 2 ES' when the goods concerned have arrived in that EFTA country under cover of:

- a T 2 ES document,

- an International Consignment Note, an International Express Parcels Consignment Note or TR Transfer Note equivalent to a T 2 ES document, or

- a T 2 L ES document;

(b) the document must clearly show the symbol 'T 2 PT' when the goods concerned have arrived in that EFTA country under cover of:

- a T 2 PT document,

- an International Consignment Note, an International Express Parcels Consignment Note or TR Transfer Note equivalent to a T 2 PT document, or

- T 2 L PT document.