Explanatory Memorandum to SEC(2005)274 - Draft decision of the EC/EFTA Joint Committee on common transit amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure - Draft common position of the EC - Main contents
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| dossier | SEC(2005)274 - Draft decision of the EC/EFTA Joint Committee on common transit amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit ... |
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| source | SEC(2005)274  |
| date | 02-03-2005 |
Annex D2 to Appendix III of the Convention contains the list of the package codes based on Annex V of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Recommendation n° 21/rev 1 of August 1994. In order to allow economic operators to use the most updated information and, therefore, to harmonise as far as possible the commercial and administrative practices in the countries applying the Convention, it is important to ensure that the package codes which are used to reflect the kind of packages in a transit declaration should correspond to the latest version of Annex V of the UNECE Recommendation n° 21/rev 1 of August 1994.
Annex D2 to Appendix III of the Convention also contains the reference to the ISO alpha-2 country codes as specified in ISO-3166 of 1 January 1996, which has been updated in several occasions and, therefore, it should be ensured that the list of country codes used in a transit declaration corresponds to the latest version of the ISO – 3166 available.
This is the object of the draft decision n° XX/2005 of the EC-EFTA Joint Committee. This draft decision received the favourable opinion from the EC-EFTA Working group on Common Transit.
This draft decision is submitted to the Council in order to establish a Community position with a view to its final adoption by the EC-EFTA Joint Committee 'Common transit' by way of the written procedure.
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DECISION OF THE EC/EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMON TRANSIT
amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure i, and in particular Article 15(3) (a) thereof,
Annex D2 to Appendix III of the Convention contains the list of the package codes based on Annex V of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Recommendation n° 21/rev 1 of August 1994.
Annex V of the aforementioned Recommendation concerning the list of the package codes has been revised several times since its introduction in order to better meet the requirements in the development of practises in trade and transport.
The latest revision (revision 4) of the aforementioned Recommendation was published on May 2002.
In order to allow economic operators to use the most updated information and, therefore, to harmonise as far as possible the commercial and administrative practices in the countries applying the Convention, it is important to ensure that the package codes which are used to reflect the kind of packages in a transit declaration should correspond to the latest version of Annex V of the UNECE Recommendation n° 21/rev 1 of August 1994.
Annex D2 to Appendix III of the Convention also contains the reference to the ISO alpha-2 country codes as specified in ISO-3166 of 1 January 1996, which has been updated in several occasions and, therefore, it should be ensured that the list of country codes used in a transit declaration corresponds to the latest version of the ISO – 3166 available.
The concerned provisions should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Annexes D1 and D2 to Appendix III of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure is amended as shown in the Annex to this Decision.
1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
2. It shall be applicable from 1 July 2005.
Done at Brussels,
The President
ANNEX A
Appendix III of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure is amended as follows:
1. In Annex D1, Title II, Section B the explanatory text of the attribute Kind of packages is replaced by the following:
"Type/length: an2
2. Annex D2, Section 1 is replaced by the following:
"1. COUNTRY CODES (CNT)
The 'ISO alpha-2 Country Code' as specified in ISO - 3166 – 1 of 1997 and subsequent updates shall apply."
3. Annex D2, Section 5 is replaced by the following:
"5. PACKAGE CODE
(UNECE Recommendation n° 21/Rev. 4 of May 2002)
Ampoule, non-protected AM
Ampoule, protected AP
Atomizer AT
Bag BG
Bag, flexible container FX
Bag, large ZB
Bag, multiply MB
Bag, paper 5M
Bag, paper, multi-wall XJ
Bag, paper, multi-wall, water resistant XK
Bag, plastic EC
Bag, plastics film XD
Bag, super bulk
Bag, textile 5L
Bag, textile, sift proof XG
Bag, textile, water resistant XH
Bag, textile, without inner coat/liner XF
Bag, woven plastic 5H
Bag, woven plastic, sift proof XB
Bag, woven plastic, water resistant XC
Bag, woven plastic, without inner coat/liner XA
Bale, compressed BL
Bale, non-compressed BN
Balloon, non-protected BF
Balloon, protected BP
Bar BR
Barrel BA
Barrel, wooden 2C
Barrel, wooden, bung type QH
Barrel, wooden, removable head QJ
Bars, in bundle/bunch/truss BZ
Basin BM
Basket BK
Basket, with handle, cardboard HC
Basket, with handle, plastic HA
Basket, with handle, wooden HB
Bin BI
Board BD
Board, in bundle/bunch/truss BY
Bobbin BB
Bolt BT
Bottle, gas GB
Bottle, non-protected, bulbous BS
Bottle, non-protected, cylindrical BO
Bottle, protected bulbous BV
Bottle, protected cylindrical BQ
Bottlecrate / bottlerack BC
Box BX
Box, aluminium 4B
Box, Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool (CHEP), Eurobox DH
Box, fibreboard 4G
Box, for liquids BW
Box, natural wood 4C
Box, plastic 4H
Box, plastic, expanded QR
Box, plastic, solid QS
Box, plywood 4D
Box, reconstituted wood 4F
Box, steel 4A
Box, wooden, natural wood, ordinary QP
Box, wooden, natural wood, with sift proof walls QQ
Bucket BJ
Bulk, gas (at 1031 mbar and 15øC) VG
Bulk, liquefied gas (at abnormal temperature/pressure) VQ
Bulk, liquid VL
Bulk, solid, fine particles (“powders”) VY
Bulk, solid, granular particles (“grains”) VR
Bulk, solid, large particles (“nodules”) VO
Bundle BE
Butt BU
Cage CG
Cage, Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool (CHEP) DG
Cage, roll CW
Can, cylindrical CX
Can, rectangular CA
Can, with handle and spout CD
Canister CI
Canvas CZ
Capsule AV
Carboy, non-protected CO
Carboy, protected CP
Card CM
Carton CT
Cartridge CQ
Case CS
Case, isothermic EI
Case, skeleton SK
Case, steel SS
Case, with pallet base ED
Case, with pallet base, cardboard EF
Case, with pallet base, metal EH
Case, with pallet base, plastic EG
Case, with pallet base, wooden EE
Cask CK
Chest CH
Churn CC
Clamshell AI
Coffer CF
Coffin CJ
Coil CL
Composite packaging, glass receptacle 6P
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in aluminium crate YR
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in aluminium drum YQ
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in expandable plastic pack YY
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in fibre drum YW
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in fibreboard box YX
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in plywood drum YT
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in solid plastic pack YZ
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in steel crate box YP
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in steel drum YN
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in wickerwork hamper YV
Composite packaging, glass receptacle in wooden box YS
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle 6H
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in aluminium crate YD
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in aluminium drum YC
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in fibre drum YJ
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in fibreboard box YK
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in plastic drum YL
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in plywood box YH
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in plywood drum YG
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in solid plastic box YM
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in steel crate box YB
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in steel drum YA
Composite packaging, plastic receptacle in wooden box YF
Cone AJ
Container, not otherwise specified as transport equipment CN
Cover CV
Crate CR
Crate, beer CB
Crate, bulk, cardboard DK
Crate, bulk, plastic DL
Crate, bulk, wooden DM
Crate, framed FD
Crate, fruit FC
Crate, milk MC
Crate, multiple layer, cardboard DC
Crate, multiple layer, plastic DA
Crate, multiple layer, wooden DB
Crate, shallow SC
Creel CE
Cup CU
Cylinder CY
Demijohn, non-protected DJ
Demijohn, protected DP
Dispenser DN
Drum DR
Drum, aluminium 1B
Drum, aluminium, non-removable head QC
Drum, aluminium, removable head QD
Drum, fibre 1G
Drum, iron DI
Drum, plastic IH
Drum, plastic, non-removable head QF
Drum, plastic, removable head QG
Drum, plywood 1D
Drum, steel 1A
Drum, steel, non-removable head QA
Drum, steel, removable head QB
Drum, wooden 1W
Envelope EN
Envelope, steel SV
Filmpack FP
Firkin FI
Flask FL
Foodtainer FT
Footlocker FO
Frame FR
Girder GI
Girders, in bundle/bunch/truss GZ
Hamper HR
Hogshead HG
Ingot IN
Ingots, in bundle/bunch/truss IZ
Intermediate bulk container WA
Intermediate bulk container, aluminium WD
Intermediate bulk container, aluminium, liquid WL
Intermediate bulk container, aluminium, pressurised < 10 kpa WH
Intermediate bulk container, composite, flexible plastic, liquids ZR
Intermediate bulk container, composite, flexible plastic, pressurised ZP
Intermediate bulk container, composite, flexible plastic, solids ZM
Intermediate bulk container, composite, rigid plastic, liquids ZQ
Intermediate bulk container, composite, rigid plastic, pressurised ZN
Intermediate bulk container, composite, rigid plastic, solids ZL
Intermediate bulk container, fibreboard ZT
Intermediate bulk container, flexible ZU
Intermediate bulk container, metal WF
Intermediate bulk container, metal, liquid WM
Intermediate bulk container, metal, other than steel ZV
Intermediate bulk container, metal, pressure 10 kpa WJ
Intermediate bulk container, natural wood ZW
Intermediate bulk container, natural wood, with inner liner WU
Intermediate bulk container, paper, multi-wall ZA
Intermediate bulk container, paper, multi-wall, water resistant ZC
Intermediate bulk container, plastic film WS
Intermediate bulk container, plywood ZX
Intermediate bulk container, plywood, with inner liner WY
Intermediate bulk container, reconstituted wood ZY
Intermediate bulk container, reconstituted wood, with inner liner WZ
Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic AA
Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, freestanding, liquids ZK
Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, freestanding, pressurised ZH
Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, freestanding, solids ZF
Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, with structural equipment, solids ZD
Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, with structural equipment, liquids ZJ
Intermediate bulk container, rigid plastic, with structural equipment, pressurised ZG
Intermediate bulk container, steel WC
Intermediate bulk container, steel, liquid WK
Intermediate bulk container, steel, pressurised < 10 kpa WG
Intermediate bulk container, textile, coated WV
Intermediate bulk container, textile, coated and liner WX
Intermediate bulk container, textile, with liner WW
Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, coated WP
Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, coated and liner WR
Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, with liner WQ
Intermediate bulk container, woven plastic, without coat/liner WN
Jar JR
Jerrican, cylindrical JY
Jerrican, plastic 3H
Jerrican, plastic, non-removable head QM
Jerrican, plastic, removable head QN
Jerrican, rectangular JC
Jerrican, steel 3A
Jerrican, steel, non-removable head QK
Jerrican, steel, removable head QL
Jug JG
Jutebag JT
Keg KG
Liftvan LV
Log LG
Logs, in bundle/bunch/truss LZ
Lot LT
Mat MT
Matchbox MX
Mutually defined ZZ
Nest NS
Net NT
Net, tube, plastic NU
Net, tube, textile NV
Not available NA
Package PK
Package, cardboard, with bottle grip-holes IK
Package, display, cardboard IB
Package, display, metal ID
Package, display, plastic IC
Package, display, wooden IA
Package, flow IF
Package, paper wrapped IG
Package, show IE
Packet PA
Pail PL
Pallet PX
Pallet, 100cms * 110cms AH
Pallet, modular, collars 80cms * 100cms PD
Pallet, modular, collars 80cms * 120cms PE
Pallet, modular, collars 80cms * 60cms AF
Parcel PC
Pen PF
Pipe PI
Pipes, in bundle/bunch/truss PV
Pitcher PH
Plank PN
Planks, in bundle/bunch/truss PZ
Plate PG
Plates, in bundle/bunch/truss PY
Pot PT
Pouch PO
Punnet PJ
Rack RK
Rack, clothing hanger RJ
Receptacle, fibre AB
Receptacle, glass GR
Receptacle, metal MR
Receptacle, paper AC
Receptacle, plastic PR
Receptacle, plastic wrapped MW
Receptacle, wooden AD
Rednet RT
Reel RL
Ring RG
Rod RD
Rods, in bundle/bunch/truss RZ
Roll RO
Sachet SH
Sack SA
Sack, multi-wall MS
Sea-chest SE
Set SX
Sheet ST
Sheet, plastic wrapping SP
Sheetmetal SM
Sheets, in bundle/bunch/truss SZ
Shrinkwrapped SW
Skid SI
Slab SB
Sleeve SY
Slipsheet SL
Spindle SD
Spool SO
Suitcase SU
Tank, cylindrical TY
Tank, rectangular TK
Tea-chest TC
Tierce TI
Tin TN
Tray PU
Tray, one layer no cover, cardboard DV
Tray, one layer no cover, plastic DS
Tray, one layer no cover, polystyrene DU
Tray, one layer no cover, wooden DT
Tray, two layers no cover, cardboard DY
Tray, two layers no cover, plastic tray DW
Tray, two layers no cover, wooden DX
Trunk TR
Truss TS
Tub TB
Tub, with lid TL
Tube TU
Tube, collapsible TD
Tube, with nozzle TV
Tubes, in bundle/bunch/truss TZ
Tun TO
Uncaged UC
Unpacked or unpackaged NE
Unpacked or unpackaged, multiple units NG
Unpacked or unpackaged, single unit NF
Vacuum-packed VP
Vanpack VK
Vat VA
Vial VI
Wickerbottle WB