78/883/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 October 1978 amending Decision 73/351/EEC setting up an Advisory Committee on Customs Matters

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 321 , 22 . 11 . 1973 , P . 37 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 362 , 31 . 12 . 1976 , P . 55 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 20 OCTOBER 1978

AMENDING DECISION 73/351/EEC SETTING UP AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CUSTOMS MATTERS

( 78/883/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO GATHER THE OPINIONS OF PROFESSIONAL AND CONSUMER CIRCLES ON PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE OPERATION OF THE CUSTOMS UNION , THE COMMISSION SET UP AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CUSTOMS MATTERS BY ITS DECISION 73/351/EEC OF 7 NOVEMBER 1973 ( 1 ) AS AMENDED BY DECISION 76/921/EEC ( 2 );

WHEREAS BY DECISION 76/921/EEC ARTICLE 3 OF DECISION 73/351/EEC WAS AMENDED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDUSTRY AND TO PROVIDE FOR A REPRESENTATIVE OF ' OTHER PARTIES CONCERNED WITH CUSTOMS PROBLEMS ' ; WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THE NEED TO ALLOT AN ADDITIONAL PLACE TO THIS LAST CATEGORY ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 3 OF COMMISSION DECISION 73/351/EEC IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

' ARTICLE 3

1 . THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF 36 MEMBERS .

THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES : INDUSTRIALISTS , CRAFTSMEN , AGRICULTURISTS , TRADESMEN , CARRIERS , BANKING AND INSURANCE INSTITUTIONS , CUSTOMS AGENTS ( INCLUDING SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT CARRIERS ), TOURIST BOARDS , WORKERS , CONSUMERS , AND OTHER PARTIES CONCERNED WITH CUSTOMS PROBLEMS .

2 . REPRESENTATION ON THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

- FOUR REPRESENTATIVES OF INDUSTRY ,

- ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF CRAFT INDUSTRY ,

- THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF AGRICULTURE ( OF WHICH ONE SHALL BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES ),

- FOUR REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS ,

- THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ,

- ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF RAIL TRANSPORT ,

- ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF ROAD TRANSPORT ,

- ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF SHIPPING ,

- ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT ,

- ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF AIR TRANSPORT ,

- ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF BANKING INSTITUTIONS ,

- ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF INSURANCE INSTITUTIONS ,

- THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF CUSTOMS AGENTS ( INCLUDING SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT CARRIERS ),

- TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF TOURIST BOARDS ,

- FOUR REPRESENTATIVES OF WORKERS ,

- THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF CONSUMERS ( OF WHICH ONE SHALL BE FOR CONSUMER COOPERATIVES ),

- TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF OTHER PARTIES CONCERNED WITH CUSTOMS PROBLEMS .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 NOVEMBER 1978 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 OCTOBER 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION