/ EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL
TAXATION AND CUSTOMS UNION
Customs Policy
Customs policy and Electronic customs

Brussels, 12/2009

TAXUD C1/JLD D(2009)0004

TO THE DELEGATES OF THE CUSTOMS CODE COMMITTEE,

Single Administrative Document section

Customs Code committee

DIH04 meeting

17 and 18-9-2009

Summary report

1.Adoption of the agenda

Some technical additional point were dealt with under any other business.

2.Draft Commission Regulation (EC) laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 laying down the Community Customs Code . (Doc TAXUD/1605/09 Rev. 1)

A review cycle on document 1605/09 Revision 1 is initiated on 17 September, during the meeting. Member States can provide comments to the Commission during three weeks up to 8 October. The Commission will provide answers to these comments within three weeks (up to 29 October) in time for a revised version based on these comments to be issued before next meeting, scheduled on 26 and 27 November (dates to be confirmed).

3.Draft Commission Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code. (Doc TAXUD/1606/09 Rev. 3)

Final exchange of arguments on point 2 of Annex 1 (box 1 code "G") of document TAXUD/1606/09 revision 3 can be provided by Member States until Friday 2 October through a newsgroup to be put in place by the Commission.

A final version of document TAXUD/1606/09 will be prepared in view of its adoption during next meeting.

4.Exchange of views on the latest developments in connection with the EORI guidelines (Doc TAXUD/1633/08 Rev. 1.10)

The Commission to provide a revised version of the guidelines to be finalized during next meeting.

5.Exchange of views on the Integration of VAT numbers in customs declarations (Document TAXUD (2009) 142581 rev. 2)

A revised version of document TAXUD/142581/09 will be prepared by the Commission for finalization during next meeting. Member States are invited to provide linguistic comments on their respective versions of document TAXUD/142581/09 revision 2 by 9 October.

6.Proposal for an amendment to the SAD guidelines to include pallets into the declared Gross mass (Document TAXUD (2009) 142633 Rev. 1.2)

The Commission will include in future versions of document TAXUD/1605 proposals that build on the discussions held under this point.

7.Exchange of views on the State of play of SAD reform implementation. (Doc TAXUD/1265/05)

Member States that have not provided all the information in respect with their national implementation of Regulation 2286/03 will do so by 9 October. Member that need to update their records are also invited to do so. The Commission will publish this information on the internet.

8.Administrative arrangement concerning the printout of List of Items in ECS List of Items replaced by loading lists (Doc TAXUD/155095/2009)

Last comments to the document will be provided by Member States by 2 October at the latest in view of its finalization during next Committee meeting.

9.Any other business.

Technical discussions on ECS, EORI, the UNDG and end-use enabled the Commission to provide the clarifications by Member States on these subjects.

ATTENDANCE LIST

Belgium / Customs Administration
Bulgaria / Customs Administration - ABSENT
Denmark / Customs Administration
Czech Republic / Customs Administration
Germany / Customs Administration
Estonia / Customs Administration
Greece / Customs Administration
Spain / Customs Administration
France / Customs Administration
Ireland / Customs Administration
Italy / Customs Administration
Cyprus / Customs Administration
Latvia / Customs Administration
Lithuania / Customs Administration
Luxemburg / Customs Administration
Hungary / Customs Administration
Malta / Customs Administration
Netherlands / Customs Administration
Austria / Customs Administration
Poland / Customs Administration
Portugal / Customs Administration
Romania / Customs Administration
Slovenia / Customs Administration
Slovakia / Customs Administration
Finland / Customs Administration
Sweden / Customs Administration
United Kingdom / Customs Administration
Andorra / Customs Administration
Turkey / Customs Administration
Commission / DG Taxud C1

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