No L 179/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 7. 85 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1900/85 of 8 July 1985 introducing Community export and import declaration forms THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2102/77 () introduced a Community export declaration form which could be used for dispatch of goods from one Member State to another as well as for export of goods outside the customs territory of the Community; Whereas, as part of the strengthening of the internal market, Council Regulation (EEC) No 678/85 of 18 February 1985 simplifying formalities in trade in goods within the Community (%) substituted in respect of the trade in question a single document for the present declarations for dispatch, internal Community transit and entry of goods for home use or their entry under any other procedure in the Member State of destination ; Whereas it is necessary, in order to facilitate the task of economic operators, to extend to all types of trade the efforts to rationalize administrative documentation, which have culminated in the introduction of the single document; Whereas, in order to be complete, such a reform must also apply to forms for both exports and imports ; whereas the single document form should be supple- mented as necessary by items of information to be determined by the Member States pending their harmonization Community-wide ; Whereas such uniformity in documentation is also desirable when using computerized declaration proces- sing systems which print the declaration, because the printers attached to the computers need to be fed with continuous stationery ; whereas standardization of the () OJ No C 203, 6. 8. 1982, p. S. () OJ No C 42, 14. 2. 1983, p. 67. () OJ No C 90, 5. 4. 1983, p. 16. () OJ No L 246, 27. 9. 1977, p. 1. () O No L 79, 21. 3. 1985, p. 1. documents thus allows different types of declaration to be combined, notably for export and Community transit ; ' Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2102/77 should accor- dingly be amended ; whereas, for the sake of clarity, it appears preferable to include the provisions concerned in a new Regulation and formally to repeal the said Regulation ; Whereas such simplification is necessary in order to attain one of the objectives of the Community; whereas the Treaty has not provided the specific powers necessary for this purpose and this Regulation should therefore be based on Article 235 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Without prejudice to provisions on customs transit, this Regulation shall apply to goods which, in trade with third countries or intra-Community trade in goods not complying with the conditions laid down in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty, are the subject of a written import or export declaration, hereinafter referred to as ‘declaration’. Article 2 1. Declarations for: — permanent or temporary export or re-export of goods outside the customs territory of the Commu- nity, — dispatch frém one Member State to another of goods not complying with the conditions laid down in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty, shall be made out on a form EX corresponding to the specimen form COM drawn up in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 679/85 of 18 February 1985 introducing a specimen declaration form to be used in trade on goods within the Community (5). 2. The form EX referred to in paragraph 1 may be supplemented, as necessary, by one or more supple- mentary forms EX/c corresponding to the specimen supplementary form COM/c drawn up in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 679/8S. (9 OJ No L 79, 21. 3. 1985, p. 7.