Introductory text

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code^f1, and in particular Article 247 thereof,

Whereas:

The Union is a Contracting Party to the Convention on Temporary Admission concluded in Istanbul on 26 June 1990 (hereafter ‘the Istanbul Convention’). Annex B.3 to the Istanbul Convention contains provisions concerning containers, pallets, packings, samples and other goods imported in connection with a commercial operation. The Administrative Committee for the Convention on Temporary Admission recommended at its 12^th meeting on 25 March 2013 an amendment to Appendix II to Annex B.3 to the Istanbul Convention containing provisions concerning the marking of containers. The amendment came into force on 4 November 2014.

The Istanbul Convention is not directly applicable in the Union. Its amendment should therefore be incorporated into Union law in order to ensure that the Union complies with its international obligations.

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93^f2 should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,

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