Customs information system: prov. application
01 January 1991
Customs information system: prov. application
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This Agreement allows for the "rolling ratification" of the Customs
information system (CIS) Convention allowing two or more states to
put it into operation.
CONFERENCE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
AGREEMENT
on provisional application between certain Member States of the
European Union of the Convention drawn up on the basis of Article
K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on the use of information
technology for customs purposes
(95/C 316/04)
THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,
THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,
THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
IRELAND,
THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
Member States of the European Union and signatories of the
Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on
European Union on the use of information technology for customs
purposes, of 26 July 1995, hereinafter referred to as the
"Convention",
HAVING REGARD to the importance of early application of the
Convention;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article K.7 of the Treaty on European Union,
the provision of Title VI of that Treaty do not prevent the
establishment or development of closer cooperation between two or
more Member States in so far as such cooperation does not conflict
with, or impede, that provided for in Title VI of the said Treaty;
WHEREAS provisional application between certain Member States of
the European Union of the Convention would not conflict with, or
impede, the cooperation provided for in Title VI of the Treaty on
European Union,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
For the purposes of this Agreement:
-"Convention" means the Convention drawn up on the basis of
Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on the use of
information technology for customs purposes,
-"High Contracting Parties" means the Member States of the
European Union, parties to the Convention,
-"Parties" means the Member States of the European Union,
parties to this Agreement.
Article 2
The Convention shall apply provisionally between the High
Contracting Parties parties to this Agreement as of from the first
day of the third month following the deposit of the instrument of
approval, acceptance or ratification of this Agreement by the
eighth High Contracting Party to do so.
Article 3
The transitional provisions necessary for provisional application
of the Convention shall be adopted by common accord amongst the
High Contracting Parties between which the Convention is to apply
provisionally and in consultation with the other High Contracting
Parties. During this period of provisional application, the
functions of the Committee provided for in Article 16 of the
Convention shall be exercised by the High Contracting Parties
acting by common accord in close association with the Commission of
the European Communities. Article 7 (3) and Article 16 of the
Convention shall not be implemented during that period.
Article 4
1. This Agreement shall be open for signing by the Member States
signatories of the Convention. It shall be subject to approval,
acceptance or ratification. It shall enter into force on the first
day of the third month following the deposit of the instrument of
approval, acceptance or ratification by the eighth High Contracting
Party to do so.
2. For any High Contracting Party depositing its instrument of
approval, acceptance or ratification at a later date, this
Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the third
month following such deposit.
3. Instruments of approval, acceptance or ratification shall be
deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of the European