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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/421",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 27 June 2013 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union within the Administrative Committee for the TIR Convention, as regards the proposal to amend the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975) (2013/421/EU)",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision\nof 27 June 2013\non the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union within the Administrative Committee for the TIR Convention, as regards the proposal to amend the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975)\n(2013/421/EU)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) of 14 November 1975 was approved on behalf of the Community by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2112/78 and entered into force in the Community on 20 June 1983.\n(2)\nA consolidated version of the TIR Convention was published as an Annex to Council Decision 2009/477/EC, according to which the Commission is to publish future amendments to the TIR Convention in the Official Journal of the European Union indicating their date of entry into force.\n(3)\nFollowing extensive deliberations, in October 2011 the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Working Party on Customs Questions Affecting Transport decided that some modifications to the TIR Convention are necessary. These modifications concern Article 6 and the introduction of a new Part III in Annex 9 to the TIR Convention, establishing the conditions and requirements to be complied with by an international organisation which is authorised to take on the responsibility for the effective organisation and functioning of an international guarantee system and to print and distribute TIR Carnets.\n(4)\nThe proposed amendments to the TIR Convention introduce a definition of the international organisation and clearly define its authorisation process. The introduction of a new Part III in Annex 9 would complement the purpose of that Annex by defining clearly the roles and responsibilities of all actors in the TIR system and would increase the transparency of its management. The introduction of these conditions and requirements in the legal text of the TIR Convention would also simplify the text of the written agreement between UNECE and the international organisation in accordance with Explanatory Note 0.6.2 bis 2 to Article 6 paragraph 2 of the TIR Convention.\n(5)\nDelegates of all Member States expressed their positive opinion as regards the amendment proposal within the Customs Legislation Committee (Coordination Geneva).\n(6)\nIn its 53rd session in February 2012, the Administrative Committee for the TIR Convention adopted the proposed amendments to the TIR Convention, subject to the completion of the internal procedures of the Union.\n(7)\nOn 5 July 2012, the Administrative Committee transmitted to the Secretary-General, in accordance with the Article 59(1) and (2) of the TIR Convention, proposals for amendments to Article 6.2 bis and Annex 9 to the text of the TIR Convention, adopted at its 53rd session held in Geneva on 9 February 2012. On 10 July 2012, the Secretary-General issued the Depository Notification C.N.358.2012.TREATIES, communicating that if, by 10 July 2013, none of the Contracting Parties had notified any objections to the amendment proposals, they would enter into force on 10 October 2013.\n(8)\nThe position to be adopted on behalf of the Union concerning the proposed amendments should therefore be determined,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 252, 14.9.1978, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 31, 2.2.1983, p. 13."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 165, 26.6.2009, p. 1."
    }
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