Date: 2016-04-02Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/481 of 1 April 2016 repealing Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code
**Executive Summary:**
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/481 repeals Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, which laid down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code. This repeal is due to the redundancy of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 following the application of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447. The regulation is effective from May 1, 2016.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Repeal of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93:**
* Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is repealed.
* **Entry into Force and Application:**
* The regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* It applies from 1 May 2016.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Member States:**
* *Impact:* Must abide by the new regulation repealing the old one.
* *Action Required:* Implement the repeal of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 within their national customs procedures and ensure compliance with the new regulatory framework under Regulations (EU) 2015/2446 and (EU) 2015/2447 from 1 May 2016.
**European Commission:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the repealing regulation.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the repeal of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is effectively communicated and applied across all relevant customs operations and that the new regulations (EU) 2015/2446 and (EU) 2015/2447 are correctly implemented.
**Customs Authorities:**
* *Impact:* Must adapt their procedures to comply with the repeal and the new regulations.
* *Action Required:* Update operational procedures and systems to reflect the repeal of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 and align with Regulations (EU) 2015/2446 and (EU) 2015/2447 from 1 May 2016.
**Businesses involved in trade with the EU:**
* *Impact:* Need to be aware of the changes to customs regulations.
* *Action Required:* Familiarize themselves with the provisions of Regulations (EU) 2015/2446 and (EU) 2015/2447 and ensure their customs-related activities comply with the new requirements from 1 May 2016.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties of the European Union, outlining the scope of the EU's powers.
Council Regulation EEC No 2913/92: A former Council Regulation establishing the Community Customs Code.
Union Customs Code: Replaced Council Regulation EEC No 2913/92; governs customs procedures within the European Union.
Regulation EU No 952/2013: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code.
Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2015/2446: Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation EU No 952/2013 as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2015/2447: Commission Implementing Regulation laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation EU No 952/2013 laying down the Union Customs Code.
L 87/24 EN Official Journal of the European Union 2.4.2016
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/481
of 1 April 2016
repealing Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the
implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs
Code
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs
Code (1), and in particular Articles 247 to 249 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) lays down the Union Customs
Code and applies from 1 May 2016. That Regulation replaces Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 with effect from
1 May 2016. It also confers powers on the Commission to adopt delegated acts in order to supplement certain
non-essential elements of the Union Customs Code and to adopt implementing acts to provide uniform
conditions for its implementation.
(2) The Commission has exercised its delegated powers by adopting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 (3). The
Commission has exercised its implementing powers by adopting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 (4).
Both those Regulations are also to apply from 1 May 2016.
(3) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (5), which lays down provisions for the implementation of Regulation
(EEC) No 2913/92, becomes redundant from the date of application of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446
and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 and should therefore be repealed with effect from that date.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code
Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is repealed.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2016.
(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.
(2) Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code
(OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).
(3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European
Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343,
29.12.2015, p. 1).
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain
provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code
(OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558).
(5) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1).2.4.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 87/25
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 April 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER