ANNEX I

Annex 37 is amended as follows:

1.The explanatory notes in title II, sections A and C for box 44 are supplemented by the following paragraphs:

From 1 January 1999, the declarations made in the Member States which give the opportunity to operators to opt for the use of the euro unit for the establishment of their customs declarations will include in this box, preferably in the subdivision in the bottom right-hand corner, an indicator of the currency unit, national unit or euro unit, used.

Member States may provide that this indicator be entered only in box 44 for the first item of goods of the declaration. In this case, the information will be deemed valid for all the good items of the declaration.

This indicator will be constituted by the iso-alpha-3 currency code (ISO 4217)

2.The first paragraph of the explanatory note in title II, section A, for box 46 is replaced by the following text:

Enter the statistical value expressed in the currency unit the code for which may appear in box 44, or, in the absence of such a code in box 44, in the currency of the Member State where the export formalities are completed, in accordance with the Community provisions in force

3.The explanatory note in title II, section A for box 47 is completed with the following paragraph which is inserted after the current text:

The amounts in this box are expressed in the currency unit the code for which may appear in box 44, or, in the absence of such a code in box 44, in the currency of the Member State where the export formalities are completed

4.The explanatory note in title II, section C for box 45 is completed with the following paragraph which is inserted after the current text:

The amounts in this box are expressed in the currency unit the code for which may appear in box 44, or, in the absence of such a code in box 44, in the currency of the Member State of destination

5.The first paragraph of the explanatory note in title II, section C, for box 46 is replaced by the following text:

Enter the statistical value expressed in the currency unit the code for which may appear in box 44, or, in the absence of such a code in box 44, in the currency of the Member State of destination, in accordance with the Community provisions in force

6.The explanatory note in title II, section C for box 47 is completed with the following paragraph which is inserted after the current text:

The amounts in this box are expressed in the currency unit the code for which may appear in box 44, or, in the absence of such a code in box 44, in the currency of the Member State of destination

ANNEX II

Annex 38 is amended as follows:

The explanatory note to box 22 (invoice currency) is replaced by the following:

The invoice currency is to be indicated by means of the ISO alpha-3 currency code (ISO 4217).

However, Member States may continue to use the three-digit geonomenclature codes adopted by virtue of Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/957.

ANNEX III

The following point is added to Annex 87:

Column 1

Column 2

Order No

Goods for which processing under customs control is authorised

Processing which may be carried out

‘18

Any electronic type of components, parts, assemblies (including sub-assemblies), or materials (whether or not electronic), which are vital to the electronic working performance of the processed product

Processing into information technology products falling within:

  1. 1.

    a CN subheading found on the “EC-ITA-schedule CXL” of Council Decision 97/359/EC8 where a duty exemption operates on the date of authorisation, or

  2. 2.

    a CN subheading provided for in Articles 1, 2 or 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2216/979 where an autonomous suspension of duty operates on the date of authorisation

OJ L 155, 12. 6. 1997, p. 1 (the Information Technology Agreement).