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26.4.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
114/33
DECISION No 2/2012 OF THE EU-EFTA JOINT COMMITTEE ON A COMMON TRANSIT
PROCEDURE
of 19 January 2012
concerning an invitation to Turkey to accede to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common
transit procedure
(2012/222/EU)
THE JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure ( 1 ) (‘the Convention’),
and in particular Article 15(3)(e) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The
promotion
of
trade
with
Turkey
would
be
facilitated
by
a
common
transit
procedure
for
goods
transported between Turkey and the European Union, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of
Norway and the Swiss Confederation.
(2)
With a view to achieving such a procedure, it is appropriate to invite Turkey to accede to the
Convention,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In accordance with Article 15a of the Convention, Turkey is invited, in the form of an Exchange of Letters
between the Council of the European Union and Turkey annexed to this Decision, to accede to the
Convention as from 1 July 2012.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 19 January 2012.
For the Joint Committee
The President
Mirosaw ZIELISKI
( 1 ) OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2.

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Official Journal of the European Union
26.4.2012
ANNEX
LETTER No 1
Communication of the Decision of the EU-EFTA Joint Committee to invite Turkey to accede to the Convention
of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure
Sir,
I have the honour to inform you of the Decision of the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on a common transit procedure of
19 January 2012 (Decision No 2/2012) inviting Turkey to become a Contracting Party to the Convention of 20 May
1987 on a common transit procedure. The European Union invites Turkey to give assurance that it would apply the
above Convention in a non-discriminatory manner to all Member States.
The accession of Turkey to the Convention may be effected by lodging its Instrument of Accession with the General
Secretariat of the Council of the European Union together with a translation of the Convention in the official language of
Turkey, in accordance with Article 15a of the Convention.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
The General Secretary
General Secretariat of the
Council of the European Union
LETTER No 2
Instrument of Accession of Turkey to the Convention on a common transit procedure
Turkey,
Taking note of the Decision of the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on a common transit procedure of 19 January 2012
(Decision No 2/2012) inviting Turkey to accede to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (‘the
Convention’),
Taking into account the invitation to accede to the Convention, and
Desiring to become a Contracting Party to the Convention,
HEREBY
Accedes to the Convention;
Attaches to this Instrument a translation of the Convention in the official language of Turkey;
Declares that it accepts all the Recommendations and Decisions of the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on a common transit
procedure adopted between 19 January 2012 and the date that the Accession of Turkey becomes effective in accordance
with Article 15a of the Convention.
Done at …

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