2012/430/EU: Council Decision of 26 June 2012 on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee concerning the adoption of a Decision amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure

The position to be taken by the European Union in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit concerning the adoption of Decision No XXX by that Committee amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure shall be based on the draft Decision attached to this Decision. Minor changes to the draft Decision may be agreed upon by the representatives of the Union in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee after having duly informed the Council.

The Commission shall publish the Decision of the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit, once adopted, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Appendix III to the Convention on a common transit procedure is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

1 This Decision shall apply from the date Turkey accedes to the Convention.

2 The forms based on the specimen forms in Annexes C1, C2, C3, C4, C5 and C6 to Appendix III may continue to be used, subject to the necessary geographical adaptations and the adaptations concerning the address for service or the authorised agent, until the end of the 12th month following the date of application of this Decision, at the latest.