Date: 30-Jan-2025Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Decision No 1/2024 of the EU-Common Transit Countries Joint Committee established by the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods of 21 October 2024 as regards an invitation to Georgia to accede to that Convention [2025/198]
The EU-Common Transit Countries Joint Committee has adopted Decision No 1/2024, inviting Georgia to accede to the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods.
Key Changes
Georgia is invited to accede to the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods as from 1 December 2024.
The decision was adopted on 21 October 2024 and entered into force on the same date.
Impact Analysis
Stakeholders
Customs authorities in the EU, Common Transit Countries and Georgia: Need to adapt procedures and systems to accommodate Georgia's accession.
Suggested Action Items
The EU-CTC Joint Committee should monitor the implementation of the decision and address any issues that may arise.
Key Entities Referenced
EU-CTC Joint Committee: The EU-Common Transit Countries Joint Committee established by the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods.
Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods: An international agreement aimed at simplifying customs procedures and facilitating trade between participating countries.
Georgia: Invited to accede to the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods.
European Union: A party to the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods.
Iceland, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Kingdom: Countries that are part of the Common Transit Countries.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/198 30.1.2025
DECISION No 1/2024 of the EU-Common Transit Countries Joint Committee established by the
Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
of 21 October 2024
as regards an invitation to Georgia to accede to that Convention [2025/198]
THE EU-CTC JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods(1), and in particular Article 11(3)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Georgia has expressed its wish to accede to the Convention of 20 May 1987on the simplification of formalities in
trade in goods (the ‘Convention’).
(2) The exchange of goods with Georgia would be facilitated by simplifying the formalities which affect the trade in
goods between that country and the European Union, Iceland, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland,
Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
(3) Therefore, it is appropriate to invite Georgia to accede to the Convention,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Georgia shall be invited to accede to the Convention in accordance with Article 11a thereof as from 1 December 2024.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 21 October 2024.
For the EU-CTC Joint Committee
The President
Matthias PETSCHKE
(1) OJ L 134, 22.5.1987, p. 2.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/198/oj 1/1