Council Decision of 19 December 1991 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation relating to the amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (93/69/EEC)

Council Decision

of 19 December 1991

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation relating to the amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure

(93/69/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 15 (2) of the Convention between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation on a common transit procedure(1) empowers the Joint Committee set up by that Convention to make recommendations for amendments to the Convention;

Whereas the Convention has been amended to take account of recent changes to Community transit rules forming part of the reforms to that procedure with a view to the completion of the internal market by 1 January 1993;

Whereas the amendments in question are set out in Recommendation No 1/91 of the Joint Committee; whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to that recommendation should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(1)

OJ No L 226, 13. 8. 1987, p. 1.