Par Baltijas kopējās tranzīta procedūras līgumu

Īsumā

Šis likums apstiprina Baltijas kopējās tranzīta procedūras līgumu, kas nosaka noteikumus preču pārvadāšanai tranzītā starp Igauniju, Latviju un Lietuvu. Tas izveido vienotu tranzīta procedūru, ko sauc par T1B procedūru.

Ko tas regulē

Preču pārvadāšanu tranzītā starp Līgumslēdzējām pusēm, ieskaitot pārkrautas, pārsūtītas vai noliktavā novietotas preces.
T1B procedūras noteikumus, kas ietverti Līguma I un II pielikumā.
Tranzīta deklarāciju un tranzīta dokumentu veidlapas un izpildes kārtību, kas noteikta III pielikumā.
Noteikumus par prasību atgūšanu katrā Līgumslēdzējā pusē, kas radušās citā Līgumslēdzējā pusē, kā noteikts IV pielikumā.

Kas tas attiecas

Igaunijas, Latvijas un Lietuvas Republikas.
Personas, kas veic preču pārvadājumus tranzītā starp šīm valstīm.

Galvenie punkti

Līgums un tā pielikumi (I, II, III un IV) tiek pieņemti un apstiprināti ar šo likumu.
Līgumā paredzēto saistību izpildi Latvijas Republikā koordinē Finansu ministrija.
T1B procedūra var tikt piemērota jebkurām precēm, kas tiek pārvadātas saskaņā ar Līguma 1. panta 1. punktu.
Kā vispārējs noteikums, preču identifikācija tiek nodrošināta ar plombēšanu.

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Article 14)

Article

The copies of the T1B document handed back to the principal or to his representative by the office of departure shall accompany the goods.
For supervision purposes, each Contracting Party may prescribe transit routes within its territory.Article 16Each Contracting Party shall provide the Joint Committee and the other Contracting Parties with a list of the offices authorized to deal with T1B operations, stating at what hours they are open and indicating their competence in the implementing of the Baltic Common Transit procedure.Article 17Copies of the T1B document shall be produced as required by the competent authorities.Article
The consignment and the copies of the T1B document shall be produced at each office of transit.
The carrier shall give a transit advice note to each office of transit. The design of the transit advice note is laid down in Appendix II.
The offices of transit shall not inspect the goods unless some irregularity is suspected which could result in abuse.
Where goods are carried via an office of transit other than that mentioned in the T1B document, that office shall without delay send the transit advice note to the office mentioned in that document.Article 19Where goods are loaded or unloaded in the presence of intermediate competent authorities, copies of the T1B document handed back by the office(s) of departure shall be produced to those authorities.Article
The goods described on a T1B document may, without the need for a new declaration to be made, be transferred to another means of transport under the supervision of the competent authorities of the Contracting Party in the territory of which the transfer is to be made. In such a case, the competent authorities shall record the relevant details on the T1B document.
The competent authorities may, subject to such conditions as they shall determine, authorize such transfer without their supervision. In such a case, the carrier shall record the relevant details on the T1B document and shall inform the competent authorities of Contracting Party of transfer, for the purposes of authentication.Article
If seals are broken in the course of carriage without the carrier's so intending, the carrier shall, as soon as possible, request that a certified report be drawn up by the competent authorities in the territory of the Contracting Party in which the means of transport is located. The authorities concerned shall, if possible, affix new seals.
In the event of an accident necessitating transfer to another means of transport, Article 20 shall apply.
In the event if imminent danger necessitating immediate unloading of the whole load or of part of the load, the carrier may take action on his own initiative. He shall record such action on the T1B document. Paragraph 1 shall apply in such a case.
If, as a result of accidents or other incidents arising in the course of carriage, the carrier is not in a position to observe the limit referred to in Article 13, he shall inform the competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1 as soon as possible. Those authorities shall then record the relevant details on the T1B document.Article
The goods and the T1B document shall be produced at the office of destination.
The office of destination shall record on the copies of the T1B document the details of controls carried out and shall without delay send a copy to the office of departure and retain the other copy.
The T1B operation may be concluded at an office other than that mentioned in the T1B document. That other office shall then become the office of destination.
Where the goods are produced at the office of destination after expiry of the time limit prescribed by the office of departure and where this failure to comply with the time limit is due to circumstances which are explained to the satisfaction of the office of destination and are not attributable to the carrier or the principal, the latter shall be deemed to have complied with the time limit prescribed.
If, in the case of change of office of destination, as referred to in paragraph 3, the new office of destination belongs to a Contracting Party other than that having jurisdiction over the office entered in the T1B document, then the new office of destination shall enter in the "Control by office of destination" box of the return copy of the T1B document, in addition to the usual statement which it is obliged to enter, one of the following statement (Differences: office where goods were presented ............ (name, code and country)):EE: Erinevused: tolliasutus, kus kaubad esitati................. (nimi, kood ja riik),LV: Atšķirības: Iestāde, kurā preces tika uzrādītas.......................... (nosaukums, kods un valsts),LT: Skirtumai: Įstaiga, kuriai pateiktos prekės ............ (pavadinimas, kodas ir valstybė).
In the situation referred to in paragraph 5, if the T1B document bears one of the following statements the new office of destination must keep the goods under its control and may not allow their removal to any destination, other than back to the Contracting Party having jurisdiction over the office of departure, without specific authorisation for the latter(Export from ....................subject restrictions):(name of country)EE: Eksport riigist ..........................................vastavalt piirangutele,(riigi nimetus)LV: Eksports no ................................................pakļauts ierobežojumiem,(valsts nosaukums)LT: Eksportui iš .......................................... taikomi apribojimai.(valstybės pavadinimas)Export from ........................ subject to duty:(name of the country)EE: Eksport riigist .............................................maksustatav maksuga,(riigi nimetus)LV: Eksports no .......................................... ir apliekams ar muitas maksājumiem,(valsts nosaukums)LT: Eksportas iš .......................................... apmokestinamas.(valstybės pavadinimas)
The office of departure shall not discharge the T1B document until all the obligations arising from the change in office of destination have been complied with. Where appropriate, it shall inform the guarantor of the non-discharge.Article 23The Baltic Common Transit operation shall end when the goods and the corresponding T1B document are produced at the office of destination. Discharge of the corresponding T1B document at the office of destination shall take place without delay, on condition that the goods:— have been placed under another customs procedure or— have been directly transferred across the border to a third country or to a free zone or— have been transferred to a place approved by the customs authorities where goods can be stored until customs declaration is lodged, in accordance with the legislation in force in the Contracting Party of destination.Chapter 2GUARANTEESArticle
In order to ensure collection of the duties and other charges which each Contracting Party is authorized to collect in respect of goods passing through its territory in the course of a T1B operation, the principal shall furnish a guarantee, subject to the provisions of Article 33.The guarantee referred to in the first subparagraph shall be valid for all Contracting Parties involved in the T1B operation in question.
The guarantee may be comprehensive, covering a number of T1B operations, or individual, covering a single T1B operation.
Subject to Article 29

(2), the guarantee shall consist of the joint and several guarantee of any legal third person who shall:— be established in the Contracting Party in which the guarantee is provided,and— have been approved by the competent authority of that Contracting Party, subject to the provisions in force in the latter and to the conditions governing approval as may be laid down by that authority.Article 251. The guarantee referred to in Article 24

(3)shall conform to the specimens shown in Appendix II.

Where the provisions laid down by national law, regulation or administrative action or common practice so required, each Contracting Party may allow the guarantee to be in a different form, on condition that it has the same legal effects as laid down in the specimen documents.Article
The comprehensive guarantee shall be lodged in an office of guarantee.
The use of the comprehensive guarantee shall be granted only to legal persons:— who are established in the Contracting Party where the guarantee is provided,— who have regularly used as a principal or consignor the Baltic common transit regime during the previous six months or who are known by the competent authorities to have a financial situation allowing them to fulfil their commitments and— who have not committed any serious or repeated irregularity against customs or tax laws.
The office of guarantee shall decide the amount of the guarantee, accept the guarantor's undertaking, and issue an authorisation allowing the principal to carry out, within the limit of the guarantee, any T1B operation irrespective of the office of departure.
Each person having obtained an authorisation shall be given, subject to the conditions laid down by the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties concerned one or more certificates of guarantee made out on a form conforming to the specimen set out in Appendix II.
Reference to the guarantee certificate shall be made on each T1B declaration.Article 27The office of guarantee shall revoke the authorisation for the use of the comprehensive guarantee if the conditions under which it was issued no longer obtain.Article
Each Contracting Party may accept that the guarantor referred to in Article 24 guarantees by declaration, by a single guarantee and for flat-rate amount to be determined in Appendix II, payment of duties and other charges which may become chargeable in the course of a T1B operation carried out under his responsibility, whoever the principal may be. If carriage of the goods presents increased risks, having regard, in particular, to the amount of duties and other charges to which they are subject in one or more Contracting Parties, the flat-rate amount shall be fixed by the office of departure at a higher level.The guarantee referred to in the first subparagraph shall conform to a specimen shown in Appendix II.
The flat-rate guarantee shall be lodged with an office of guarantee.Article
An individual guarantee furnished for a single T1B operation shall be lodged at the office of departure. The office of departure shall fix the amount of the guarantee.
(This Article does not contain paragraph 2).
(This Article does not contain paragraph 3).Article 30Without prejudice to provisions prescribing other cases of exemption, the principal shall be exempted by the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties concerned from payment of duties and other charges in the case of:(a) goods which have been destroyed as a result of force majeure or unavoidable accident duly proven;(b) recognized shortages arising from the nature of the goods.Article 31The guarantor shall be released from his obligations when the T1B document has been discharged at the office of departure.When the guarantor has not been advised by the competent authorities of the Contracting Party of departure of the non-discharge of the T1B document, he shall likewise be released from his obligations upon expire of a period of 12 months from the date of registration of the T1B declaration.Where, within the period provided for in the second subparagraph, the guarantor has been advised by the competent authorities of the non-discharge of the T1B document, he shall, in addition, be notified that he is or may be required to pay the amounts for which he is liable in respect of the T1B operation in question.This notification shall reach the guarantor not later than three years after the date of registration of the T1B declaration. Where no such notification has been made before the expiry of the aforementioned time limit, the guarantor shall likewise be released from his obligations.Chapter 3GUARANTEE WAIVERArticles 32 to 33(

Articles 32 to 33)Chapter 4IRREGULARITIESArticle 341. When it is found that, in the course of a T1B operation, an offence or irregularity has been committed in a particular Contracting Party, the recovery of duties or other charges which may be chargeable shall be effected by that Contracting Party in accordance with its provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action, without prejudice to the institution of criminal proceedings.2. If the place of the offence or irregularity cannot be determined, it shall be deemed to have been committed:(

a)when, in the course of a T1B operation, the offence or irregularity is detected at an office of transit situated at an internal frontier: in the Contracting Party which the means of transport or the goods have just left;(
b)(this paragraph does not contain subparagraph b);(
c)when, in the course of a T1B operation, the offence or irregularity is detected in the territory of a Contracting Party elsewhere than at an office of transit: in the Contracting Party in which it is detected;(
d)when the consignment has not been produced at the office of destination: in the last Contracting Party which the means of transport or the goods are shown by the transit advice note to have entered;(
e)when the offence or irregularity is detected after the T1B operation has been concluded: in the Contracting Party in which it is detected.3. (This Article does not contain paragraph 3).Chapter 5LEGAL EFFECTSArticle 351. The T1B documents issued in accordance with the rules and the identification measures taken or accepted by the competent authorities of one Contracting Party shall have the same legal effect in other Contracting Parties as the T1B documents issued in accordance with the rules and the identification measures taken or accepted by the competent authorities of each of those Contracting Parties.2. The findings of the competent authorities of a Contracting Party made when inspections are carried out under the T1B procedure shall have the same force in other Contracting Parties as findings of the competent authorities of each of those Contracting Parties.Article 36(

Article 36)

Title VIT2B PROCEDUREArticle 37(

an Article 37)Title VIISPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO CERTAIN MODES OF TRANSPORTArticles 38 to 40(

Articles 38 to 40)Title VIIISPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO POSTAL CONSIGNMENTSArticle

By way of derogation from Article 1, the T1B procedure shall not apply to postal consignments (including postal packages).
(This Article does not contain paragraph 2).Title IXArticles 42 to 44(

Articles 42 to 44)Title XArticles 45 to 46(

Articles 45 and 46)Title XIArticle 47(

Article 47

) APPENDIX II Title IGENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1This Appendix lays down the detailed procedures for implementing the provisions of the Agreement and Appendix I of the Agreement.Title IIArticle 2(

Article 2)

Title IIICOMMUNITY STATUS OF GOODSChapter IGENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 3(

Article 3)

ScopeArticle 4(

an Article 4)Conditions of direct carriageArticle 5(

Article 5)

Chapter IIUSE OF DOCUMENTSArticles 6 to 9(

Articles 6 to 9)Retroactive issue of documentsArticle 10(

Article 10)

Chapter IIIDETAILED PROCEDURES SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN TRANSIT PROCEDURES OR TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF GOODSCarriage under cover of TIR carnets or ATA carnetsArticles 11 to 14(

Articles 11 to 14)Goods in passenger-accompanied baggageArticle

The T1B procedure shall not be compulsory for the carriage of goods accompanying passengers or contained in their luggage, if the goods concerned are not intended for commercial use.
(This Article does not contain paragraph 2).Chapter IVADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCEArticle 16The competent authorities of the Contracting Parties concerned shall assist one another in regard to checking the authenticity and accuracy of the documents and the regularity of the detailed procedures laid down in this Appendix.Title IVPROVISIONS APPLYING TO THE T1B PROCEDUREChapter IPROCEDURESection 1FormsArticle
The T1B declaration shall be made on a single administrative document form, the specimens of which are contained in the Annexes I to IV to Appendix III.Such declarations shall be drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down in this Agreement.
Loading lists based on the specimen in Annex I to this Appendix may, subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 25 to 29, be used as the descriptive part of the T1B declaration. The use thereof shall in no way affect the obligations in respect of formalities for any dispatch/export procedure or any procedure in the Contracting Party of destination, as the case may be, or in respect of the forms used for such formalities.Section 2T1B declarationsDescription and useArticle
Where goods have to move under the T1B procedure, the principal shall enter the symbol "T1B" in the right-hand subdivision of box 1 of the form used. Where supplementary forms are used, the principal shall enter the symbol "T1B (a)" in the right-hand subdivision of box 1 of the supplementary form used.When, in the event of use of a computerised system for processing declarations which issues such declarations, the supplementary forms used conform to the specimen contained in Annexes I or II to Appendix III the symbol "T1B (a)" shall be entered in the right-hand section of box 1 of the said forms.
(This Article does not contain paragraph 2).Mixed consignmentsArticle 19(This Annex does not contain Article 19)Production of the export/dispatch declaration with the transit declarationArticle 20Without prejudice to any measures of simplification applicable, the customs document for the dispatch or redispatch of goods or the customs document for the exportation or re-exportation of goods or any document having equivalent effect shall be presented to the office of departure together with the transit declaration to which it relates.For the purposes of the preceding subparagraph and without prejudice to Article 7

(3)of the Agreement, the declaration of dispatch or redispatch or the export or re-export declaration, on the one hand, and the transit declaration on the other, may be combined on a single form.Presentation of T1B declarationsArticle

The declaration shall be presented at the competent office during the days and hours appointed for opening. However, the competent office may, at the request and expense of the declarant, authorize the declaration to be presented outside the appointed days and hours.
Any declaration presented to the officials of a competent office in any other place duly designated for that purpose by agreement between the competent authorities and the person concerned shall be regarded as having been presented at the above-mentioned office.Examination of goodsArticle
The goods shall be examined in the places designated and during the hours appointed for that purpose.
However, the competent office may, at the request of the declarant, carry out the examination of the goods in places or hours other than those referred to in paragraph 1.Any costs involved shall be borne by the declarant.Section 3Loading listsDefinitionArticle 23The loading list referred to in Article 17

(2)means any commercial document which complies with the conditions laid down in Articles 24 to 29 and in Articles 60 to 63.Form of loading listsArticle 24The loading list shall include:(

a)the heading "Loading list";(
b)a box, 70 x 55 mm, divided into a top part 70 x 15 mm for the insertion of the symbol "T1B" followed by one of the endorsements referred to in Article 18

(1)and

(2)a lower part 70 x 40 mm for the references referred to in Article 27

(3);(

c)columns, in the following order and headed as shown:— Serial No,— Marks, numbers, number and kind of package; description of goods,— Contracting Party of dispatch/export,— Gross mass (in kilograms),— Reserved for official use.The width of the columns may be adapted as necessary, except that the width of the column headed "Reserved for official use" shall be not less than 30 mm. Spaces other than those referred to under (a), (
b)and (
c)above, may also be used.Completion of loading listsArticle 251. Only the front of the forms may be used as a loading list.2. Each item shown on a loading list shall be preceded by a serial number.3. (This Article does not contain paragraph 3).4. A horizontal line shall be drawn after the last entry and the remaining unused spaces barred so that any subsequent addition is impossible.Simplification of loading listsArticle 261. The competent authorities of each Contracting Party may allow the use as loading lists, within the meaning of Article 17

(2), of lists which do not comply with all the requirements of Articles 23, 24 and 60 to 63.Use of such lists shall be allowed only where:(

a)they are produced by firms whose records are based on an electronic or automatic data processing system;(
b)they are designed and completed in such a way that they can be used without difficulty by the competent authorities;(
c)they include for each item, the number, kind and marks and numbers of packages, the description of the goods, the Contracting Party of dispatch/export and the gross mass in kilograms.2. Use, as loading list as referred to in paragraph 1, of descriptive lists drawn up for the purposes of carrying out dispatch/export formalities may also be allowed even where such lists are produced by firms whose records are not based on an electronic or automatic data processing system.Use of loading listsArticle 271. Where the principal uses loading lists for a consignment comprising two or more types of goods, the boxes 15 "Country of dispatch/export", 33 "Commodity code", 35 "Gross mass (kg)", 38 "Net mass (kg)" and, where necessary, 44 "Additional information, documents produced, certificates and authorizations" of the form used for the purposes of T1B procedure shall be barred and box 31 "Packages and description of goods" of that form shall not be used to show the marks and numbers, number and kind of the packages and description of goods. In this case, supplementary forms shall not be used.2. The loading list shall be produced in the same number of copies as the form used for transit purposes to which it relates.3. When the declaration is registered, the loading list must bear the same registration number as the form used for the procedure to which it relates. That number must be printed either by means of a stamp incorporating the name of the office of departure or by hand. In the latter case it must be accompanied by the office stamp or by the personal stamp of an official of the office of departure.The signature of an official of the office of departure shall be optional.4. Where two or more loading lists accompany a single form used for the T1B procedure, each must bear a serial number allotted by the principal: the number of accompanying loading lists shall be shown in box 4 "Loading lists" of the said form.5. A declaration on a form which conforms to the specimen in Annexes I and II to Appendix III, bearing the symbol "T1B" in the right-hand subdivision of box 1 and accompanied by one or more loading lists shall, be treated as equivalent to a T1B declaration for the purposes of Article 10 of Appendix I.Mixed consignmentsArticle 28(

Article 28)

Consignments comprising only one type of goodsArticle 29The competent authorities of each Contracting Party may allow firms whose records are based on an electronic or automatic data processing system and which, by virtue of Article 26, are already allowed to use loading lists of a special type, to use such lists for T1B transit operations involving only one type of goods where this facility is made necessary by the computer programmes of the firms concerned.Section 4Formalities at the office of departureTime-limit for the presentation of goodsArticle 30The time-limit prescribed by the office of departure by which the goods must be presented at the office of destination shall be binding on the competent authorities of the Contracting Parties whose territory is entered during a T1B transit operation and shall not be altered by those authorities.Section 5Transit advice noteArticle 31The form to be completed as the transit advice note for the purposes of Article 18 of Appendix I shall conform to the specimen in Annex II.Section 6Formalities at the office of destinationReceiptArticle

Any person, who delivers to the office of destination a T1B transit document together with the consignment to which that document relates may obtain a receipt on request.
The form to be completed as the receipt, to certify that a T1B transit document and the relevant consignment have been presented at the office of destination, shall conform to the specimen in Annex III . However, as regards the T1B transit document, the receipt on the return copy thereof may be used.
The receipt shall first be completed by the person concerned and may contain other particulars relating to the consignment, except in the space reserved for the office of destination, but the certification of the office of destination shall be valid only in respect of the particulars contained in that space.Return of documents — Central officesArticle 33Each Contracting Party shall have the right to designate one or more central offices to which documents shall be returned by the competent offices in the Contracting Parties of destination. Contracting Parties shall, after designating such offices for that purpose, inform the Joint Committee and the other Contracting Parties accordingly and specify the category of documents to be returned thereto.Chapter IIGUARANTEESSection 1Guarantee documentsArticle 34The guarantee document referred to in Article 25

(1)of Appendix I shall conform to the specimen contained in:— Annex IV, in the case of a comprehensive guarantee;— Annex V, in the case of an individual guarantee;— Annex VI, in the case of a flat-rate guarantee.Section 2Amount of the comprehensive guaranteeArticle 34 AWithout prejudice to the conditions of Article 34 B the level of the comprehensive guarantee shall be determined in the manner below:

The amount of the comprehensive guarantee is fixed at 100 % of the duties and other charges payable, with a minimum of ECU 7 000, under the provisions of paragraph 4, except in the cases referred to in paragraph 2.
The customs authority may fix the amount of the comprehensive guarantee at 30 % at least of the duties and other charges payable, with a minimum of ECU 7 000, under the provisions of paragraph 4, as long as:— the operator has during the period of 2 years regularly carried out Baltic Common Transit operations under the comprehensive guarantee system,— he has not committed breaches of his obligations during that period,— the goods are not listed in Annex VIII of Appendix II.
The exception provided for in paragraph 2 shall not apply if the conditions referred to therein no longer obtain.
The office of guarantee shall make an evaluation over a period of four days of:— consignments made,— the duties and other charges payable taking into account the highest level of taxation applicable in the Contracting Party to which the office of guarantee belongs.This evaluation shall be made on the basis of the commercial and accounting documentation of the person concerned in respect of the goods transported in the course of the previous six months, the amount obtained then being divided by 46.In the case of applicants for the use of the comprehensive guarantee the office of guarantee shall in collaboration with the person concerned, estimate the quantity, value, and taxes applicable to the goods being transported over a given period based on the data already available. The office of guarantee shall by extrapolation determine the likely value of and taxes on the goods to be transported during the period of four days.
The office of guarantee shall carry out every six months a review of the amount of the comprehensive guarantee, in particular on the basis of information from the offices of departure and shall if appropriate, adjust the amount.Temporary suspension of the comprehensive guaranteeArticle 34 BWhen T1B operations present, because of the nature of the goods concerned, exceptional risks of fraud, on request of one or more Contracting Parties, the use of the comprehensive guarantee may be temporarily forbidden with regard to such goods by a decision of the Joint Committee.The meeting of the Joint Committee shall be held and the decision of the Joint Committee to temporarily forbid the use of the comprehensive guarantee shall be taken no later than thirty days from the date of submission of the draft decision to the other Contracting Parties if no objection is lodged by any Contracting Party within this period by means of a letter addressed to the Joint Committee and the other Contracting Parties.Each Contracting Party shall ensure that the decision is drawn to the attention of its operators.The exclusion of goods from the comprehensive guarantee system shall be limited to a period of 12 months unless the Joint Committee decides to extend it.Article 34 CFor T1B transit operations involving goods covered by the provisions of Article 34 B, the following measures shall be applied:— the HS code using at least four digits shall be shown on the T1B document;— one of the following mentions should be marked diagonally in red across all copies of the T1B document concerned and should occupy a space of not less than 100 mm by 10 mm (Article 34 B of Appendix II):EE: Lisa II artikkel 34 B,LV: II pielikuma
B pants,LT: II priedo 34 B straipsnis;— the return copies of the T1B documents bearing this reference must be returned to the office of departure no later than one working day following that on which the goods and the T1B document were presented to the office of destination.Guarantee certificateArticle 35The guarantee certificate for which provision is made in Article 26

(4)of Appendix I shall conform to the specimen in Annex VII. The certificate shall be issued and used in accordance with Articles 36 to 39.Authorized personsArticle

The principal shall, on issue of the certificate of guarantee or at any time during the validity thereof, nominate on his own responsibility on the reverse of the certificate the person, or persons, authorized to sign T1B transit declarations on his behalf. The particulars shall include the surname and forename of each authorized person followed by the signature of that person. Each nomination of an authorized person shall be acknowledged by the signature of the principal. The principal shall be entitled at his discretion to cross through the unused boxes.
The principal may at any time delete the name of an authorized person from the reverse of the certificate.Authorized agentsArticle 37Any person named on the reverse of a guarantee certificate presented at an office of departure shall be deemed to be the authorized agent of the principal.Period of validity: extensionArticle 38The period of validity of a guarantee certificate shall not exceed two years. However, that period may be extended by the guarantee office for one further period not exceeding two years.CancellationArticle 39If the guarantee is cancelled the principal shall be responsible for returning to the guarantee office forthwith all valid guarantee certificates issued to him.Each Contracting Party shall forward details of any unreturned valid certificates to the other Contracting Parties.Section 3Flat-rate guaranteeAmount of the guaranteeArticle 40Without prejudice to the provisions in Article 41

(2)and

(3), the flat-rate amount which the guarantor may be permitted to guarantee by means of a declaration, in accordance with Article 28

(1)of Appendix I shall be equal to ECU 7 000.Increase in the flat-rate guaranteeArticle

Except in the cases referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, the office of departure shall not require a guarantee in excess of the flat-rate amount of ECU 7000 for each T1B transit declaration, irrespective of the amount of duties and other charges to which the goods covered by a particular declaration may be liable.
Where, owing to circumstances peculiar to it, a transport operation involves increased risks and the guarantee of ECU 7000 is therefore insufficient, the office of departure shall ask for a guarantee of a greater amount in multiples of ECU 7000 in order to guarantee the duties and other charges relating to the total quantity of goods to be dispatched.In particular a transport operation is considered to present an increased risk of fraud when it includes goods to which with respect to the use of the comprehensive guarantee the provisions of Article 34 B apply.
Additionally, the carriage of goods listed in Annex VIII shall give rise to an increase in the amount of the flat-rate guarantee where the quantity of goods carried exceeds the quantity corresponding to the flat-rate amount of ECU 7000.In that case, the flat-rate amount shall be increased to the multiple of ECU 7000 necessary to guarantee the quantity of goods to be dispatched.
The principal shall, in the cases referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, deliver to the office of departure flat-rate guarantee vouchers corresponding to the required multiple of ECU
Consignment comprising both sensitive and non-sensitive goods Article
Where the T1B transit declaration includes other goods besides those shown in the list referred to in Article 41

(3), the flat-rate guarantee provisions shall be applied as if the two categories of goods were covered by separate declarations.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, account shall not be taken of the presence of goods of either category if the quantity or value thereof is relatively insignificant.Guarantee vouchersArticle
Acceptance of the guarantee by the guarantee office shall confer on the guarantor authority to issue, under the terms of the guarantee, a flat-rate guarantee voucher or vouchers to persons who intend to act as principal in a T1B operation from an office of departure of their choice.
The flat-rate guarantee voucher shall conform to the specimen in Annex IX. The entries on the back of that specimen may, however, be shown on the front, above the particulars of the legal person issuing the voucher, the following entries remaining unchanged.
The guarantor shall be liable up to an amount of ECU 7000 in respect of each flat-rate guarantee voucher.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 41 and 44, the principal may carry out one T1B operation under each flat-rate guarantee voucher. The voucher shall be delivered to the office of departure, where it shall be retained.Flat-rate guarantee vouchers with limited validityArticle 44The guarantor may issue flat-rate guarantee vouchers:— which are not valid for a T1B transit operation in respect of goods which are listed in Annex VIII, and— which may be used in multiples of up to seven vouchers per means of transport as referred to in Article 12

(2)of Appendix I for goods other than those referred to in the preceding indent.For this purpose the guarantor shall mark such flat-rate guarantee vouchers diagonally in capital letters with one of the following statements adding a reference to this subparagraph (Limited validity):EE: Piiratud kehtivus,LV: Ierobežots derīgums,LT: Galiojimas apribotas.CancellationArticle 45The cancellation of a guarantee shall be notified forthwith to the other Contracting Parties by the Contracting Party in which the relevant guarantee office is located.Section 4Individual guaranteeAmount of the guaranteeArticle 45 AThe amount of the individual guarantee intended to cover T1B operations concerning goods excluded from the comprehensive guarantee pursuant to the provisions of Article 34 B and listed in Annex VIII of this Appendix shall be calculated on the basis of Annex VIII.Chapter IIIArticles 46 to 48(

Articles 46 to 48)Chapter IVIRREGULARITIESNon-presentation of consignments at the office of destinationArticle 49(

Article 49)

Proof of the regularity of a transit operationArticle 50Proof of the regularity of a T1B transit operation, within the meaning of the first subparagraph of Article 34

(2)(

d)of Appendix I, shall be furnished to the satisfaction of the competent authorities:(
a)by the production of a customs or commercial document certified by the competent authorities establishing that the goods in question were presented at the office of destination or, where Article 111 applies, to the authorized consignee. That document shall contain enough information to enable the said goods to be identified;or(
b)by the production of a customs document issued in a third country placing the goods under a customs procedure or by a copy or photocopy thereof; such copy or photocopy must be certified as being a true copy by the organization which certified the original document, by the authorities of the third country concerned or by the authorities of one of the Contracting Parties. The document must contain enough information to enable the goods in question to be identified.Title VSPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE EXCHANGE VALUE OF THE ECUArticle 511. The equivalent in national currencies of the amounts expressed in ECU referred to in this Appendix shall be calculated by using the exchange rate established by the National Bank of a Contracting Party on the first working day of the month of October, and shall be applied from 1 January of the following year.If a rate is not available for a particular national currency, the rate to be applied shall be that of the first day for which a rate has been established after the first working day of the month of October. If a rate has not been established after the first working day of October, the rate to be applied shall be that of the last day prior to that date for which a rate has been established.2. The exchange value of the ECU to be used in applying the first subparagraph shall be that which was applicable on the date on which the T1B declaration covered by the flat-rate guarantee voucher or vouchers was registered in accordance with Article 41.Title VISPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN MODES OF TRANSPORTChapter ITRANSPORT BY AIRArticles 52 to 53(

Articles 52 to 53)Chapter IITRANSPORT BY SEAArticles 54 to 57(

Articles 54 to 57)Chapter IIITRANSPORT BY PIPELINEArticle 58(

Article 58)

Title VIIArticle 59(

Article 59)

Title VIIIPROVISIONS CONCERNING FORMS OTHER THAN THE SINGLE ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTType and colour of paperArticle

The paper used for the forms for loading lists (Annex I), transit advice notes (Annex II) and receipts (Annex III) shall be dressed for writing purposes and weigh at least 40 g/m2; its strength shall be such that in normal use it does not easily tear or crease.
The paper used for the flat-rate guarantee voucher (Annex IX) shall be free of mechanical pulp, dressed for writing purposes and weigh at least 55 g/m
The paper shall have a red printed guilloche pattern background so as to reveal any falsification by mechanical or chemical means.
The paper used for the guarantee certificate (Annex VII) forms shall be free of mechanical pulp and weigh not less than 100 g/m
It shall have a guilloche pattern background on both sides so as to reveal any falsification by mechanical or chemical means. Printing of such background shall be in green.
The paper referred to in paragraphs 1,2 and 3 of this Article shall be white, except for the loading lists referred to in Article 17

(2), for which the colour of the paper shall be left to the choice of the user.Size of formsArticle 61The sizes of the forms shall be:(

a)210 x 297 mm for the loading list, a tolerance in the length of - 5 or + 8 mm being allowed;(
b)210 x 148 mm for the transit advice note, and the guarantee certificate;(
c)148 x 105 mm for the receipt and flat-rate guarantee voucher.Languages to be usedArticle 62The declarations and documents shall be drawn up in the official language of a Contracting Party of departure. This provision shall not apply to flat-rate guarantee vouchers.The competent authorities of another Contracting Party in which the declarations and the documents must be produced may, as necessary, require a translation into the official language of that Contracting Party or into English or Russian.The language to be used for the guarantee certificate shall be designated by the competent authorities of the Contracting Party responsible for the guarantee office.Printing of forms and their completionArticle 631. The flat-rate guarantee vouchers shall show the name and address of the printer or a mark enabling the printer to be identified. The flat-rate guarantee vouchers shall be serially numbered as a means of identification.2. Contracting Parties shall be responsible for printing or arranging the printing of guarantee certificates. Each certificate shall be numbered for purposes of identification.3. Forms for guarantee certificates and flat-rate guarantee vouchers shall be completed using a typewriter or other mechanographical or similar process.4. Loading lists, transit advice notes and receipts may be completed using a typewriter or other mechanographical or similar process, or legibly in manuscript; in the latter case they shall be completed in ink and in block letters.5. No erasures or alterations shall be made. Amendments shall be made by striking out the incorrect particulars and, where appropriate, adding those required. Any such amendments shall be initialled by the person making the amendment and authenticated by the competent authorities.Title IXArticles 64 to 71(

Articles 64 to 71)Title XSIMPLIFIED PROCEDURESChapter ITRANSIT PROCEDURES FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY RAILSection 1General provisions relating to carriage by railField of applicationArticle 72(

Article 72)

Legal force of documents usedArticle 73(

Article 73)

Control of recordsArticle 74(

Article 74)

The principalArticle 75(

Article 75)

LabelArticle 76(

Article 76)

Modification of the contract of carriageArticle 77(

Article 77)

Movement of goods between Contracting PartiesCustoms status of goods: use of the consignment note CIMArticle 78(

Article 78)

Identification measuresArticle 79(

Article 79)

Use of sheets of the consignment note CIMArticle 80(

Article 80)

Carriage of goods to or from third countriesCarriage to third countriesArticle 81(

Article 81)

Carriage from third countriesArticle 82(

Article 82)

Carriage in transit through the territory of the Contracting PartiesArticle 83(

Article 83)

Customs status of goods from third countries or in transitArticle 84(

Article 84)

Section 2Provisions relating to goods carried in large containersField of applicationArticle 85(

Article 85)

DefinitionsArticle 86(

Article 86)

Legal force of document usedArticle 87(

Article 87)

Control of records — Information to be suppliedArticle 88(

Article 88)

The principalArticle 89(

Article 89)

Customs formalities during carriage by means other than railArticle 90(

Article 90)

LabelArticle 91(

Article 91)

Modification of the contract of carriageArticle 92(

Article 92)

Movement of goods between Contracting PartiesCustoms status of goods-listArticle 93(

Article 93)

Identification measuresArticle 94(

Article 94)

Use of sheets of TR transfer noteArticle 95(

Article 95)

Carriage of goods to or from third countriesCarriage to third countriesArticle 96(

Article 96)

Carriage from third countriesArticle 97(

Article 97)

Carriage in transit through the territories of the Contracting PartiesArticle 98(

Article 98)

Customs status of goods from third countries or in transitArticle 99(

Article 99)

Section 3Other provisionsLoading listsArticle 100(

Article 100)

Section 4Scope of the normal procedures and the simplified procedures — combined road rail transportArticle 101(

Article 101)

Chapter IISIMPLIFICATION OF FORMALITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT AT OFFICES OF DEPARTURE AND DESTINATION AND DURING TRANSITGeneral provisionsArticle 102The formalities relating to the T1B procedures shall be simplified in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.Formalities at the office of departureThe authorized consignorArticle 103The competent authorities of each Contracting Party may authorize any person who fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 104 and who intends to carry out T1B operations (hereinafter referred as "the authorized consignor") not to present at the office of departure either the goods concerned or the T1B declaration in respect thereof.Conditions of the authorizationArticle 1041. The authorization provided for in Article 103 shall be granted only to persons:(

a)who frequently consign goods;(
b)whose records enable the competent authorities to verify their operations;(
c)who, where a guarantee is required under the T1B procedure, provide a comprehensive guarantee;and(
d)have not committed serious or repeated infringements of customs or tax legislation.2. Competent authorities may withdraw the authorization where the authorized consignor no longer fulfils the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 or fails to observe the conditions laid down in this Chapter or in the authorization.Contents of the authorizationArticle 105The authorisation issued by the competent authorities shall specify in particular:(
a)the competent office or offices which are authorized offices of departure for consignments;(
b)the period within which, and the procedure by which, the authorized consignor is to inform the office of departure of the consignments to be sent, in order that the office may carry out any necessary controls before the departure of the goods;(
c)the period within which the goods must be presented at the office of destination; and(
d)the identification measures to be taken. To this end the competent authorities may prescribe that the means of transport or the package or packages shall bear special seals, accepted by the customs authorities and affixed by the authorized consignor.Authentication in advanceArticle 1061. The authorization shall stipulate that the box reserved for the office of departure on the front of the T1B declaration form:(
a)be stamped in advance with the stamp of the office of departure and be signed by an official of that office;or(
b)be stamped by the authorized consignor with a special metal stamp approved by the competent authorities and conforming to the specimen in Annex XV. The imprint of the stamp may be preprinted on the forms where the printing is entrusted to a printer approved for that purpose.The authorized consignor shall complete that box by indicating the date of consignment of the goods and shall allocate to the declaration a number in accordance with the rules laid down to that effect in the authorization.2. The competent authorities may prescribe the use of forms bearing a distinctive mark as a means of identification.Formalities upon departure of goodsArticle 1071. The authorized consignor shall, not later than the time of dispatching the goods, enter on the front of copies 1 and 4 of the duly completed T1B declaration in the box "Control by office of departure" particulars of the period within which the goods must be presented at the office of destination and of the identification measures applied and one of the following endorsements (Simplified procedure):EE: Lihtsustatud protsedur,LV: Vienkāršotā procedūra,LT: Supaprastinta procedūra.2. After dispatch of the goods, copy 1 shall be sent without delay to the office of departure. The competent authorities may provide, in the authorization, that copy 1 be sent to the office of departure as soon as the T1B declaration is completed. The other copies shall accompany the goods in accordance with the conditions laid down in Appendix I.3. Where the competent authorities of the Contracting Party of departure carry out a control on the departure of a consignment, they shall record the fact in the box "Control by office of departure" on the front of copies 1 and 4 of the T1B declaration.The principalArticle 108The T1B declaration, duly completed and endorsed as specified in Article 107

(1), shall be treated as equivalent to a T1B document and the authorized consignor who signed the declaration shall be the principal.Waiver of signatureArticle 1091. The competent authorities may authorize the authorized consignor not to sign T1B declarations bearing the special stamp referred to in Annex XV and drawn up by an electronic or automatic data-processing system. Such authorization shall be subject to the condition that the authorized consignor has previously given those authorities a written undertaking acknowledging that he is the principal for all T1B operations effected under cover of T1B documents bearing the special stamp.2. T1B documents drawn up in accordance with paragraph 1 shall contain in the box reserved for the principal's signature one of the following endorsements (Signature waived):EE: Allkirjast loobutud,LV: Paraksts nav vajadzīgs,LT: Pasirašyti nereikia.Liability of the authorized consignorArticle 1101. The authorized consignor shall:(

a)comply with the provisions of this Chapter and of the conditions of the authorization;(
b)take all necessary measures to ensure the safekeeping of the special stamp or of the forms bearing the imprint of the stamp of the office of departure or the imprint of the special stamp.2. In the event of the misuse by any person of forms stamped in advance with the stamp of the office of departure or with the special stamp, the authorized consignor shall be liable, without prejudice to any criminal proceedings, for the payment of duties and other charges payable in a particular Contracting Party in respect of goods carried under cover of such forms unless he can satisfy the competent authorities by whom he was authorized that he took the measures required of him under paragraph 1 (b).Formalities at the office of destinationThe authorized consigneeArticle 1111. The competent authorities of each Contracting Party may dispense with presentation at the office of destination of goods transported under a T1B procedure where the goods are intended for a person who fulfils the conditions laid dawn in Article 112 (hereinafter referred to as "the authorized consignee") previously authorized by the competent authorities of the Contracting Party responsible for the office of destination.2. In the case referred to in paragraph 1, the principal shall have fulfilled his obligations under the provisions of Article 11 (
a)of Appendix I when the copies of the T1B document which accompanied the consignment, together with the goods intact, have been delivered within the prescribed period to the authorized consignee at his premises or at the places specified in the authorization, the identification measures having been duly observed.3. The authorized consignee shall at the request of the carrier issue a receipt in respect of each consignment delivered under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 stating that the T1B document and the goods have been delivered.Conditions of the authorizationArticle 1121. The authorisation referred to in Article 111 shall be granted only to persons:(
a)who frequently receive consignments subject to T1B procedures;(
b)whose records enable the competent authorities to verify their operations;and(
c)who have not committed serious or repeated infringements of customs or tax legislation.2. The competent authorities may withdraw the authorization where the authorized consignee no longer fulfils the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 or fails to comply with the requirements laid down in this Chapter and in the authorization.Contents of the authorizationArticle 1131. The authorization issued by the competent authorities shall specify in particular:(
a)the office or offices which are authorized offices of destination for consignments which the authorized consignee receives; and(
b)the period within which, and the procedures by which, the authorized consignee is to inform the office of destination of the arrival of the goods, so that that office may carry out any necessary controls upon arrival of the goods.2. Without prejudice to Article 116, the competent authorities shall specify in the authorization whether any action by the office of destination is required before the authorized consignee may dispose of goods received.Obligations of the authorized consigneeArticle 1141. The authorized consignee shall in respect of consignments arriving at his premises or at the places specified in the authorization:(
a)immediately inform the office of destination in accordance with the procedure laid down in the authorization of any excess quantities, shortages, substitutions or other irregularities such as broken seals;and(
b)send without delay to the office of destination the copies of the T1B document which accompanied the consignment, indicating the date of arrival and the condition of any seals affixed.2. The office of destination shall annotate appropriately such copies of the T1B document.Other provisionsControlsArticle 115The competent authorities may carry out upon authorized consignors and authorized consignees any controls they consider necessary. The said consignors and consignees shall provide all the necessary information and facilities for this purpose.Exclusion of certain goodsArticle 116The competent authorities of the Contracting Party of departure or destination may exclude certain categories of goods from the facilities provided for in Articles 103 and 111.Special case of consignments by railArticle 117(

Article 117)

Chapter IIISIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR THE ISSUE OF THE DOCUMENT USED TO ESTABLISH THE STATUS OF GOODS OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIESArticle 118(

Article 118)

Conditions of the authorizationArticle 119(

Article 119)

Contents of the authorizationArticle 120(

Article 120)

Authentication in advance and formalities upon departureArticle 121 to 122(

Articles 121 to 122)Obligation to make a copyArticle 123(The Appendix does not contain Article 123)Controls upon the authorized consignorArticle 124(

Article 124)

Liability of the authorized consignorArticle 125(

Article 125)

Exclusion of certain goodsArticle 126(

Article 126)

Title XIArticles 127 to 131(

Articles 127 to 131) ANNEXES TO THE APPENDIX II Annex Ito the Appendix IIAnnex IIto the Appendix IIAnnex IIIto the Appendix IIAnnex IVto the Appendix IISpecimenBaltic Common Transit Procedure Comprehensive Guarantee(Comprehensive guarantee covering several transit operations under the Baltic Common Transit Agreement)I. Undertaking by the Guarantor

The undersigned 1 ................................................................................................................................................................resident at 2...............................................................................................................................................................hereby jointly and severally guarantees, at the office of guarantee of ................. ................................................................................up to a maximum amount of ................................................................................in favour of the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania3, any amount for which a principal 4 ..............................................................may be or become liable to the above mentioned States by reason of infringements or irregularities committed in the course of the transit operation under the Agreement on the Baltic Common Transit procedure carried out by that person, including duties, taxes and other charges — with the exception of pecuniary penalties — as regards principal or further liabilities, expenses and incidentals.
The undersigned undertakes to pay upon the first application in writing by the competent authorities of the States referred to in paragraph 1 and without being able to defer payment beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application the sums requested up the limit of the above mentioned maximum amount, unless any person concerned establishes before the expiry of the period, to the satisfaction of the competent authorities, that the transit operation under the Agreement of Baltic Common Transit procedure on transit was conducted without any infringement or irregularity within the meaning of paragraph 1.The competent authorities may, upon request of the undersigned and for any reasons recognized to be valid, defer the period within which the undersigned is obliged to pay the requested sums beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application for payment. The expenses incurred, from granting this additional period, and in particular any interest, must be calculated in such a way that the amount is equivalent to that which would be charged to that end on the money market or financial market in the State concerned.This amount may not be reduced by the sums already paid in pursuance of this undertaking unless recourse is presented to the undersigned in respect of a transit operation under Agreement the Common Baltic Transit procedure which began before the receipt of the earlier application for payment or during the 30 day following that receipt.
This undertaking shall be valid from the day of its acceptance by the office of guarantee.This guarantee may be cancelled at any time by the undersigned, or by the State in the territory of which the office of guarantee is situated.The cancellation shall take effect on the 16th day after notification thereof to the other party.The undersigned shall remain responsible for payment of the sums which become payable in respect of transit operations under the Common Baltic Transit procedure covered by this undertaking which began before the date on which the cancellation took effect, even if the demand for payment is made after that date.
For the purpose of this undertaking the undersigned gives his address for service5, as6 ................................................................................ and, in each of the other States referred to in paragraph 1, as care of: State Surname and forenames, or name of firm, and full address.................... ............................................................................................... ............................................................................................... ............................................................................................... ...........................................................................The undersigned acknowledges that all correspondence and notices and any formalities or procedures relating to this undertaking addressed to or effected in writing at one of his addresses for service shall be accepted as duly delivered to him.The undersigned acknowledges the jurisdiction of the courts of the places where he has an address for service.The undersigned undertakes to maintain his addresses for service or, if he has to alter one or more of those addresses, to inform the office of guarantee in advance.Doneat..............................on.............................................................................................................................. (Signature)7 II. Acceptance by the office of guaranteeOffice of guarantee ................................................................................Guarantor's undertaking accepted on ......................................................................................................................................(Stamp and signature)7_____________________________1 Name of firm.2 Full address.3 Delete the name of any Contracting Party of which the territory will not be used.4 Name of firm and full address of the principal.5 If, in the law of the State, there is no provision for address for service the guarantor shall appoint, in each of the States referred to in paragraph 1, and agent authorized to receive any communications addressed to him. The courts of the places in which the addresses for service of the guarantor or of his agents are situated shall have jurisdiction in disputes concerning this guarantee. The acknowledgement in the second subparagraph and the undertaking in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 4 must be made to correspond.6 Full address.7 The signature must be preceded by the following in the signatory's own handwriting: "Guarantee for the amount of ........................." with the amount written out in full. Annex Vto the Appendix IISpecimen IICommon Baltic Transit ProcedureGuarantee for a Single Operation(Guarantee covering a single transit operation under the Agreement Common Baltic Transit procedure)I. Undertaking by the Guarantor
The undersigned 1 ........................................................................ ................................................................................ resident at2 .......................................................................................... hereby jointly and severally guarantees, at the office of departure of ................ .......................................................................................................... up to a maximum amount of ................................................................................ in favour of the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania3, any amount for which a principal4...................................... .................................................................................................................. may be or become liable to the above mentioned States by reason of infringements or irregularities committed in the course of a transit operation under the Agreement on a transit carried out by that person from the office of departure of .............................................................................................................. to the office of destination of ........................................... in respect of the goods designated hereinafter, including duties, taxes and other charges — with the exceptions of pecuniary penalties — as regards principal or further liabilities, expenses and incidentals.
The undersigned undertakes to pay upon the first application in writing by the competent authorities of the States referred to in paragraph 1 and without being able to defer payment beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application the sums requested unless he or she or any other person concerned establishes before the expiry of that period, to the satisfaction of the competent authorities, that the transit operation under the Agreement on the Baltic Common Transit Procedure was conducted without any infringement or irregularity within the meaning of paragraph 1.The competent authorities may, upon request of the undersigned and for any reasons recognised to be valid defer the period within which the undersigned is obliged to pay the requested sums beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application for payment. The expenses incurred, from granting this additional period, and in particular any interest, must be calculated in such a way that the amount is equivalent to that which would be charged to that end on the money market or financial market in the State concerned.
This undertaking shall be valid from the day of its acceptance by the office of departure.
For the purpose of this undertaking, the undersigned gives his address for service5, as6 ................................................................................ and, in each of the other States referred to in paragraph 1, as care of: State Surname and forenames, or name of firm, and full address.................... ............................................................................................... ............................................................................................... ............................................................................................... ...........................................................................The undersigned acknowledges that all correspondence and notices and any formalities or procedures relating to this undertaking addressed to or effected in writing at one of his addresses for service shall be accepted as duly delivered to him.The undersigned acknowledges the jurisdiction of the courts of the places where he has an address for service.The undersigned undertakes to maintain his addresses for service or, if he has to alter one or more of those addresses, to inform the office of departure in advance.Doneat ............................on.......................................................................................................................... (Signature) 7II. Acceptance by the office of departureOffice of departure ........................................................................................Guarantor's undertaking accepted on ............................................ to cover the T1Btransit operation, issued on ..................................................under No ................................................................................. (Stamp and signature)________________________ 1 Name of firm.2 Full address.3 Delete the name of any Contracting Party of which territory will not be used.4 Name of firm and full address of the principal.5 If, in the law of the State, there is no provision for address for service the guarantor shall appoint, in each of the States referred to in paragraph 1, an agent authorized to receive any communications addressed to him. The courts of the places in which the addresses for service of the guarantor or of his agents are situated shall have jurisdiction in disputes concerning this guarantee. The acknowledgement in the second subparagraph and the undertaking in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 4 must be made to correspond.6 Full address.7 The signature must be preceded by the following in the signatory's own handwriting: "Guarantee for the amount of ........" with the amount written out in full. Annex VIto the Appendix IISpecimenCommon Baltic Transit ProcedureFlat-Rate Guarantee(Flat-rate guarantee system)I. Undertaking by the Guarantor
The undersigned 1 ....................................................................... ................................................................................ resident at 2 .............................................................................................. ................................................................................ hereby jointly and severally guarantees, at the office of guarantee of ............... .............................................................................................. in favour of the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, and the Republic of Lithuania, any amount for which a principal may become liable to the above mentioned States by reason of infringements or irregularities committed in the course of a transit operation under the Agreement on Common Baltic Transit procedure carried out by that person, including duties, taxes and other charges — with the exception of pecuniary penalties — as regards principal or further liabilities, expenses and incidentals charges with regard to which the undersigned has agreed to be responsible by the issue of guarantee vouchers up to a maximum of ECU 7000 per guarantee voucher.
The undersigned undertakes to pay upon the first application in writing by the competent authorities of the States referred to in paragraph 1 and without being able to defer payment beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application the sums requested up to ECU 7000 per guarantee voucher, unless he or she or any other person concerned establishes before the expiry of that period, to the satisfaction of the competent authorities, that the transit operation under the Agreement on Common Baltic Transit procedure was conducted without any infringement or irregularity within the meaning of paragraph 1.The competent authorities may, upon request of the undersigned and for any reasons recognized to be valid defer the period within which the undersigned should pay the requested sums beyond a period of 30 days from the date of application for payment. The expenses incurred, from granting this additional period, and in particular any interest, must be calculated in such a way that the amount is equivalent to that which would be charged to that end on the money market or financial market in the State concerned.
This undertaking shall be valid from the day of its acceptance by the office of guarantee.This guarantee may be cancelled at any time by the undersigned, or by the State in the territory of which the office of guarantee is situated.The cancellation shall take effect on the 16th day after notification thereof to the other party.The undersigned shall remain responsible for payment of the sums which become payable in respect of transit operations under Agreement on the Common Baltic Transit covered by this undertaking which began before the date on which the cancellation took effect, even if the demand for payment is made after that date.
For the purpose of this undertaking the undersigned gives his address for service3, as4 ...................................................................................................and, in each of the other States referred to in paragraph 1, as care of: State Surname and forenames, or name of firm, and full address.................... ............................................................................................... ............................................................................................... ............................................................................................... ...........................................................................The undersigned acknowledges that all correspondence and notices and any formalities or procedures relating to this undertaking addressed to or effected in writing at one of his addresses for service shall be accepted as duly delivered to him.The undersigned acknowledges the jurisdiction of the courts of the places where he has an address for service.The undersigned undertakes to maintain his addresses for service or, if he has to alter one or more of those addresses, to inform the office of guarantee in advance.Doneat .................................on ..................................................................................................................(Signature) 5 II. Acceptance by the office of guaranteeOffice of guarantee ................................................................................ .......................................................................................................Guarantor's undertaking accepted on ........................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................. (Stamp and signature) _________________1 Name of firm2 Full address3 If, in the law of the State, there is no provision for address for service the guarantor shall appoint, in each of the States referred to in paragraph 1, an agent authorised to receive any communications addressed to him. The courts of the places in which the addresses for service of the guarantor or of his agents are situated shall have jurisdiction in disputes concerning this guarantee. The acknowledgement in the second subparagraph and the undertaking in the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 4 must be made to correspond.4 Full address.5 The signature must be preceded by the following in the signatory's own handwriting: "Guarantee". Annex VIIto the Appendix IIAnnex VIIIto the Appendix IIList of Goods which when Transported Give Rise to an Increase in the Flat Rate GuaranteeAnnex IXto the Appendix IIAnnex X(

Annex X)Annex XI(

Annex XI)Annex XII(

Annex XII)Annex XIII(

Annex XIII)Annex XIV(

Annex XIV)Annex XVSpecial Stamp

Coat of arms or any other signs or letters characterizing the country.
Office of departure.
Document number.
Date.
Authorized consignor.
Authorization.Annex XVI(

Annex XVI) APPENDIX III Article 11. The forms on which T1B declarations are made shall conform to Annexes I to IV to this Appendix.2. The particulars contained in the forms must appear by a self-copying process:(

a)in the case of Annexes I and III on the copies given in Annex V;(
b)in the case of Annexes II and IV on the copies given in Annex VI.3. The forms shall be filled in and used:(
a)as T 1B declarations in conformity with the explanatory note in Annex VII;(
b)(this paragraph does not contain subparagraph (b)).4. The use should be made, where appropriate, of notes given in Annex IX.Article 21. Forms shall be printed on self-copying paper dressed for writing purposes and weighing at least 40 grams per square metre. The paper must be sufficiently opaque for the information on one side not to affect the legibility of the information on the other side and its strength should be such that in normal use it does not easily tear or crease. The paper shall be white for all copies. However, on the copies used for transit (1, 4, 5 and 7), boxes Nos. 1 (except the middle subdivision), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33 (first subdivision on the left), 35, 38, 40, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55 and 56 shall have a green background. The forms shall be printed in green ink.A colour marking of the different copies of forms shall be effected in the following manner:(
a)on forms conforming to the specimens shown in Annexes I and III:— copies 1, 2, 3 and 5 shall have at the right-hand edge a continuous margin coloured respectively red, green, yellow and blue,— copies 4, 6, 7 and 8 shall have at the right-hand edge a broken margin coloured respectively blue, red, green and yellow;(
b)on forms conforming to the specimens shown in Annexes II and IV copies 1/6, 2/7, 3/8 and 4/5 shall have at the right-hand edge a continuous margin and to the right of this a broken margin coloured respectively red, green, yellow and blue.The width of these margins shall be approximately 3 millimetres. The broken margin shall comprise a series of squares of a side of 3 millimetres, each one separated by 3 millimetres.2. The format of the forms shall be 210 by 297 millimetres with a maximum tolerance of 5 millimetres less and 8 millimetres more with regard to their length.3. Contracting Parties may require that the forms must also show the name and address of the printer or a mark enabling the printer to be identified.4. In the top left-hand corner of the form the Contracting Parties may print an indication identifying the Contracting Party concerned. They may also print the words COMMON BALTIC TRANSIT'. Documents bearing such indication shall be accepted when presented in another Contracting Party.Article 31. When formalities are completed using public or private computer systems, the competent authorities shall authorize persons who request it to replace the hand-written signature with a comparable technical device, which may, where applicable, be based on the use of codes, and which has the same legal consequences as a hand-written signature. This facility shall be granted only if the technical and administrative conditions laid down by the competent authorities are met.2. When formalities are completed using public or private computer systems, which also print out the declaration, the competent authorities may provide for direct authentication by those systems of the declarations thus produced, in place of the manual or mechanical application of the customs office stamp and the signature of the competent official.Annex Ito the Appendix IIIAnnex IIto the Appendix IIIAnnex IIIto the Appendix IIIAnnex IVto the Appendix IIIAnnex Vto the Appendix IIIIndication of the Copies of the Forms Given in Annexes I and III on which the Particulars Contained Therein Must Appear by a Self-Copying Process(counting copy 1)Box NoCopies No Box NoCopies NoI. BOXES FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS11 to 4 271 to 4 except middle sub-division: 1 to 3 311 to 421 to 4 321 to 431 to 4 331 to 441 to 4 351 to 451 to 4 381 to 461 to 4 401 to 471 to 4 441 to 481 to 4 501 to 4151 to 4 511 to 4171 to 4 521 to 4181 to 4 531 to 4191 to 4 541 to 4211 to 4 55 —251 to 4 56 — Box NoCopies No II. ADMINISTRATIVE BOXESC1 to 4D1 to 4E —F —G —H —I — ______________________

(1)In no case may operators be obliged to complete these boxes for transit purposes on copies 5 and 7.

(2)The Contracting Party of export can choose whether these particulars appear on the copies specified.Annex VIto the Appendix IIIIndication of the Copies of the Forms Given in Annexes II and IV on Which the Particulars Contained Therein Must Appear by a Self-Copying Process(counting copy 1)Box NoCopies No Box NoCopies NoI. BOXES FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS11 to 4 271 to 4 except middle sub-division: 1 to 3 311 to 421 to 4 321 to 431 to 4 331 to 441 to 4 351 to 451 to 4 381 to 461 to 4 401 to 471 to 4 441 to 481 to 4 501 to 4151 to 4 511 to 4171 to 4 521 to 4181 to 4 531 to 4191 to 4 541 to 4211 to 4 55 —251 to 4 56 — Box NoCopies No II. ADMINISTRATIVE BOXESC1 to 4D1 to 4E —F —G —H —I — Annex VIIto the Appendix IIIExplanation Note on the Use of Forms for Making out T1B DeclarationsTitle IGeneral remarks A. General description The forms referred to in Annexes I to IV to this Appendix are to be used for the movement of goods under the T1B procedure between the Contracting Parties concerned (except under the simplified transit procedures for the carriage of goods by certain modes of transport).In the case of the forms referred to in Annexes I and III to this Appendix, only copies 1, 4, 5 and 7 are to be used:— copy 1 which is to be retained by the authorities of the Contracting Party of dispatch/export (dispatch and transit formalities),— copy 4 which is to be kept by the office of destination (transit formalities and evidence of status of the goods of a Contracting Party),— copy 5 which is the return copy for the transit procedure,— copy 7 which is to be used for statistics by the Contracting Party of destination (for transit and arrival/import formalities).(Copy 7 may be used for other administrative purposes according to the requirements of the Contracting Parties).The forms referred to in Annexes II and IV to this Appendix may also be used, particularly where declarations are processed by a computerized system. Two sets, each comprising at least copies 1/6, 2/7 and 4/5, should be used in such instances, the first set would then correspond, as regards the particulars to be given therein, to copies 1 and 4 above, and the second to copies 5 and 7.In this case, in each set, the numbers of the copies being used must be shown by deleting the numbers, in the margin of the form, referring to the copies not being used.Each set thus defined is designed so that the information which has to be reproduced on the various copies will be reproduced by means of a chemical treatment of the paper.Traders may also, if they wish, use privately printed sets of the kind corresponding to their choice as long as the form used conforms to the official specimen. B. Particulars requiredThe forms concerned contain all the details which may be required by the various Contracting Parties. It is compulsory for certain boxes to be filled in, whereas others have to be filled in only if requested by the Contracting Party in which the formalities are completed. In this respect the section of this explanatory note dealing with the use of the various boxes should be closely followed.The maximum number of boxes which need be filled in are as follows:boxes 1(except second sub-division), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33 (first sub-division), 35, 38, 40, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56 (boxes with a green background) and boxes 7, 14, 15a, 17a only on the copy 1. C. Instructions for use of the formsThe forms shall be completed using a typewriter or a mechanical or similar process. They may also be filled in legibly by hand, in ink and in block capitals. For ease of completion by typewriter the form should be inserted in the machine in such way that the first letter of the particulars to be entered in box 2 is placed in the position box in the top left-hand corner.The forms must contain no erasures or overwriting. Any alterations must be made by crossing out the incorrect particulars and, where appropriate, adding those required. Any alterations made in this way must be initialled by the person making them and expressly authenticated by the competent authorities. The latter may, where necessary, require a new declaration to be lodged.In addition, the forms may be completed using an automatic reproduction process instead of any of the procedures mentioned above. They may also be produced and completed by this means provided that the provisions as regards specimens, paper, size, language used, legibility, prohibition of erasures and alterations and as regards amendments are strictly observed.Only numbered boxes are, where necessary, to be completed. The other boxes, indicated by a capital letter, are reserved exclusively for internal use by the Customs administrations.The copy which is to remain at the office of departure must bear the original signature of the principal. The signature of the principal or, where applicable, his authorized representative, commits him as regards all of the particulars relating to the transit operation pursuant to Appendix I to the Agreement and as described in section B above. Title IIParticulars to be entered in the different boxesI. Formalities in the Contracting Party of departureBox 1: DeclarationThe particulars to be included in the third subdivision of this box are as follows:1) (This note does not contain subparagraph 1);2) (This note does not contain subparagraph 2);3) Goods dispatched or exported under the T1B procedure: T1 B;4) (This note does not contain subparagraph 4);5) (This note does not contain subparagraph 5);Box 2: Consignor/ExporterEnter the full name and address of the person or company concerned and the identification number, if transit operation begins in the territory of the Contracting Party where consignor is registered.In the case of groupage loads (small consignments loaded on one means of transport), enter the word various' in this box and attach the list of consignors to the each copy of the declaration with exception of return copy 5. The list of consignors must be signed by the principal.Box 3: FormsEnter the serial number of the form or continuation sheets in the set and the total number of forms and continuation sheets used (for example, if there is one form and two continuation sheets, enter 1/3 on the form, 2/3 on the first continuation sheet and 3/3 on the second continuation sheet).When the declaration covers only one item (i.e. when only one description of the goods' box has to be completed) do not enter anything in box 3 but enter the figure 1 in box 5.When two sets of 4 copies are used instead of one set of 8 copies, the two sets are to be treated as one.Box 4: Number of loading listsEnter in figures the number of any loading lists attached or of any descriptive commercial lists authorized by the competent authority.Box 5: ItemsEnter the total number of items declared by the person concerned in the total number of forms and continuation sheets (or loading lists or commercial lists) used. The number of items must correspond to the number of description of goods' boxes to be completed.When the loading lists or commercial lists are used, enter the total number of items indicated in loading lists or commercial lists attached.Box 6: Total packagesEnter the total number of packages (i.e. number of boxes, sacks, etc.) making up the consignment in question. Enter 0' for unpacked or bulk goods.Box 7: Reference numberThis box is optional for the Contracting Parties.The reference number of the allocated by person concerned (declarant, customs agent, etc.) may be entered.Box 8: ConsigneeEnter the full name and address of the person or company to whom the goods are to be delivered. The Contracting Parties may allow that this box need not be completed where the consignee is established outside the territory of Contracting Parties.In the case of groupage loads (small consignments loaded on one means of transport), enter the word various' in this box and attach the list of consignees to each copy of the declaration with exception of return copy 5. The list of consignees must be signed by the principal.The identification number need not be shown at this stage.Box 14: Declarant/RepresentativeThis box is optional for the Contracting Parties.The full name, address and the identification number of the declarant, the certificate number of the person concerned (declarant, customs agent, etc.) and the certificate number of customs agent's representative may be entered.Box 15: Country of dispatch/exportEnter the name of the country from which the goods are dispatched/exported.The country where a transport operation has been commenced (in accordance with the transport documents produced for customs clearance) shall be considered as the country of dispatch/export.Box 15a: Code of country of dispatch/exportThis box is optional for the Contracting Parties.Enter the two letter code of the country of dispatch/export contained in International Standard ISO 3166 (Codes for the representation of names of countries).Box 17: Country of destinationEnter the name of the country concerned.The country where the transport operation shall be terminated (in accordance with the transport documents produced for customs clearance) shall be considered as the country of destination.Box 17a: Code of country of destinationThis box is optional for the Contracting Parties.Enter the two letter code of the country of destination contained in International Standard ISO 3166 (Codes for the representation of names of countries).Box 18: Identity and nationality of means of transport at departure/entryEnter the identity, e.g. registration number(

s)or name of the means of transport (lorry, ship, railway wagon, aircraft) on which the goods are directly loaded on presentation at the customs office where the dispatch/export or transit formalities are completed, followed by the two letter nationality code of the means of transport (or that of the vehicle propelling the others if there are several means of transport) contained in International Standard ISO 3166 (Codes for the representation of names of countries). For example, in the case of use of a tractor and trailer with different licence numbers, enter the registration numbers of both the tractor and trailer, together with the nationality of the tractor.In the case of postal consignments or carriage by fixed transport installations, nothing should be entered in this box in respect of the registration number or nationality. In the case of carriage by rail, the nationality should not be entered.In other cases, declaration of the nationality is optional for the Contracting Parties.Box 19: Container (Ctr)This box is optional for the Contracting Parties.Enter in accordance with the codes laid down in Annex IX to this Appendix the necessary particulars with regard to the presumed situation at the border of the country of dispatch/export, as known at the time of completition of the dispatch/export or transit formalities.Box 21: Identity and nationality of the active means of transport crossing the borderEnter the type (lorry, ship, railway wagon, aircraft, etc.), followed by the identity, e.g. registration number or name of the active means of transport (i.e. the propelling means of transport) which it is presumed will be used at the frontier crossing point on exit from the Contracting Party of dispatch/export into the left sub-division of the box.Enter the two letter country code contained in International Standard ISO 3166 (Codes for the representation of names of countries) corresponding to the nationality of the means of transport, as known at the time of completion of the dispatch/export or transit formalities, into the right sub-division of the box.In the case of postal consignments or carriage by fixed transport installations, nothing should be entered in this box in respect of the registration number or nationality. In the case of carriage by rail, the nationality should not be entered.In the case of combined transport or if there are several means of transport, the active means of transport is the one which propels the whole combination. For example, if it is a lorry on a sea-going vessel, the active means of transport is the ship, if it is a tractor and trailer, the active means of transport is the tractor, etc.Box 25: Mode of transport at the borderEnter, according to the (Codes for the modes of transport( laid down in Annex IX to this Appendix, the code corresponding to the active means of the transport which it is presumed will be used on exit from the territory of the Contracting Party of dispatch/export.Box 27: Place of loadingEnter the name and the code of the Customs office, under supervision of which goods are loaded onto the active means of transport on which they are to cross the border of the Contracting Party of dispatch/export, as known at the time of the completion of the dispatch/export or transit formalities.Box 31: Packages and description of goods — Marks and numbers — Container No(
s)— Number and kindEnter the marks, numbers, number and kind of packages or, in a case of unpacked goods, enter the number of such goods covered by declaration, or the word "bulk", as appropriate; the normal trade descriptions of the goods must be entered in all cases; the descriptions of the goods must be expressed in sufficiently precise terms to allow the identification and classification of the goods. This box must also show the particulars required by any specific rules (e.g. excise duties). If containers are used, the identifying marks of the container should also be entered in this box.Box 32: Item numberEnter the serial number of the item in question in relation to the total number of articles declared in the forms used, as defined in the note on box 5.Enter 1 when only one box 31 has to be completed.Enter the serial number of the item in question when two or more boxes 31 have to be completed. For example, enter 1 in box 32 of the form, enter 2, 3, 4 in boxes 32 of the first continuation sheet, enter 5, 6, 7 in boxes 32 of the second continuation sheets, etc.Box 33: Commodity codeEnter the 4-digits HS heading code of the goods described in box 31. If the goods are included into the list contained in Annex VIII of Appendix II of the Agreement, the commodity code shall be not less precise than the code indicated in the above mentioned list.It is optional for the Contracting Parties to use commodity codes from HS Chapters 98 and 99 when loading lists are used.Box 35: Gross mass (kg)Enter the gross mass of the goods described in the corresponding box 31, expressed in kilograms. The gross mass in the aggregated mass of the goods with all their packing, excluding containers and other transport equipment.Where a declaration concerns several types of goods, it is sufficient to indicate the total gross mass in the first box 35, the other boxes 35 shall not be completed.Box 38: Net mass (kg)This box is optional for Contracting Parties.Enter the net mass of the goods described in the corresponding box 31, expressed in kilograms. The net mass is the mass of goods themselves without any packaging but including packing used for sell in retail trade.Box 40: Summary declaration/ previous documentEnter the number and the date of issue of the previous customs document (summary declaration, customs declaration), where the customs formalities or other customs procedure were previously applied in respect of the goods described in corresponding box 31.Enter the number and the date of issue of one previous document in this box and the references to other documents enter in box 44.Box 44: Additional information, documents produced, certificates and authorizationsEnter the codes of the types of the additional documents required for customs clearance, the reference numbers of the documents and the dates of issue. The code numbers of the types of the documents are given as below:1 — transport document (CMR, consignment note, airway-bill, bill of lading etc.),2 — contract of purchase-sale or other document certifying the legality of the acquisition of the goods,3 — licence or other special permit (veterinary certificate, phytosanitary certificate),4 — invoice, proforma invoice or any other document accepted as an invoice of goods,5 — document certifying the origin of the goods (EUR1, EUR2, Form A),6 — customs value declaration,7 — TIR- carnet, ATA- carnet,8 — the expertise conclusion on the classification of the goods.The codes starting from 31 are optional for the Contracting Parties.Box 50: Principal and authorized representative, place, date and signatureEnter the full name (person or firm) and address of the principal, and the identification number, if any, allocated by the competent authorities. If appropriate, enter the full name (person or firm) of the authorized representative signing on behalf of the principal.Box 51: Intended offices of transit (and countries)Enter the name and the code of the intended office of entry into each Contracting Party the territory of which it is intended to cross in the course of transport or, when the transport is to cross territory other than of the Contracting Parties, th

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