DECISION No 3/2022 OF THE EU-CTC JOINT COMMITTEE OF 29 SEPTEMBER 2022 AMENDING THE CONVENTION OF 20 MAY 1987 ON A COMMON TRANSIT PROCEDURE ("Off. Herald of RS - Treaties", No. 4/2023)

THE EU-CTC JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure, and in particular point (a) of Article 15(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Ukraine has expressed its wish to accede to the Convention on a common transit procedure1 (the "Convention") and has been invited to do so following Decision No 2/2022 of 25 August 2022 of the EU-CTC Joint Committee.

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1 OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2.

(2) The accession of Ukraine would require the relevant adaptation of the guarantee documents and the insertion of certain technical terms in the Ukrainian language.

(3) In order to allow the use of guarantee forms printed in accordance with the criteria in force prior to the date of accession of Ukraine, a transitional period should be established during which the printed forms, with some adaptations, could continue to be used.

(4) The entry into force of this Decision should be linked to the date on which the accession of Ukraine to the Convention becomes effective.

(5) The Convention should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Appendix III to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (the "Convention") is amended as set out in Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

1. This Decision shall enter into force on the date on which Ukraine becomes a contracting party to the Convention.

2. The forms based on the specimen forms in Annexes C1 to C6 to Appendix III to the Convention, in the version applicable on the date before the entry into force of this Decision, may continue to be used subject to the necessary geographical adaptations and the adaptations concerning the address for service or the authorised agent, until 1 April 2024.

Done at Brussels, 29 September 2022

For the Joint Committee
The President
Matthias PETSCHKE

Annex, which is integral part of this Decision, may be seen HERE