Excisable products: computerised intra-Community movement system

The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Piia-Noora KAUPPI (EPP-ED, Finland) on computerising the movement and surveillance of excisable products. (Please refer to the document dated 12/09/02.) One new article states that the computerised system shall, if possible, be merged with the new computerised system for transit movements (NCTS.) Together they will form a single integrated computer system which provides for the surveillance of the movement of excisable goods and excisable/dutiable third-country goods at the same time. Another new article introduces the provision that, after the introduction of the computerised system, Member States may reduce the comprehensive guarantee required from authorised warehousekeepers under Directive 92/12/EEC, by upto 30% of the standard guarantee, provided that the warehousekeeper meets the criteria for such a waiver as laid down in Commission Regulation 2454/93.�