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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2169/93
of2August1993
ontheapplicationofaminimumpriceforcertainsoftfruitsoriginatingin
Poland
Whereas,intheinterestsofclarity,asingleRegulation
shouldbemadetocoverallproductsoriginatingin
Polandwhicharesubjecttoaminimumpriceforeach
consignment imported,andRegulation (EEC)
No1798/93shouldberepealed,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1988/93
of19July1993onthesystemofminimumimportprices
forcertainsoftfruitsoriginatinginHungary,Poland,the
CzechRepublic,Slovakia,RomaniaandBulgaria,andin
particularArticle2thereof,
Whereas,followingthesigningoftheAssociationAgree­
mentswithRomaniaandBulgaria,andinparticular
Article2thereof,
Whereas,followingthesigningoftheAssociationAgree­
mentswithRomaniaandBulgaria(')theCouncil
extendedtothosetwocountriesthesystemofminimum
importpricesforcertainsoftfruitsalreadyaplicableto
othereastEuropeancountries;whereastheCouncil,by
Regulation(EEC)No1988/93,repealedRegulation(EEC)
No133/92of18May1992onthesystemofminimum
importpricesforcertainsoftfruitsoriginatingin
Hungary,PolandandCzechoslovakia (2)inordertolay
downinanewtextthesystemaplicabletoalltheeast
Europeancountriesconcerned;
WhereasArticle4ofCommission Regulation (EEC)
No2140/93of28July1993layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationoftheminimumimportpricesystem
forcertainsoftfruitsoriginatinginHungary,Poland,the
CzechRepublic,Slovakia,RomaniaandBulgariaandthe
minimumpricesapplicableuntil30April1994(3)
providesthattheCommission istoadoptanynecessary
measuresifcertaincriteriaarenotcompliedwith;
Whereas,byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1798/93
of5July1993ontheapplicationofaminimumimport
priceforcertainsoftfruitsoriginatinginPoland(4),the
Commissiondecidedtoensurethateachconsignmentof
certainsoftfruitsoriginatinginPolandcompliedwiththe
minimumpricebylevyingcountervailing charges;
whereas,onthebasisofrecentinformationreceivedby
theCommissionrelatingtoanewtwo-weekperiod,itis
clearthat,bearinginmindthequantitiesimportedand
theimportprice,oneofthecriteriaisnotbeingcomplied
withinrespectofcertainothersoftfruitoriginatingin
Poland;whereas,asamatterofurgency,countervailing
chargesshouldthereforebeimplementedimmediatelyfor
aperiodoftwomonthsfortheseproducts;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeisherebyintroduced,forthe
periodsindicated,onimportsintotheCommunityofthe
productslistedintheAnnexheretooriginatinginPoland,
equaltothedifferencebetweentheminimumpricesas
fixedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No2140/93and
theactualimportprice.
Article2
1.Theminimumimportpriceshallbedeemednotto
becompliedwithwhentheimportpricesexpressedin
thecurrencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheproductis
releasedforfreecirculation islessthantheminimum
importpriceapplicableonthedayonwhichthedeclara­
tionofreleaseforfreecirculationisaccepted.
2.Thefollowingfactorsshallconstitutetheimport
price:
(a)thefobpriceinthecountryoforigin;and
(b)transportandinsurancecoststothepointofentry
intothecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity .
3.Forthepurposesofparagraph2,'fobprice'means
thpricepaidortobepaidforthequantityofproducts
containedinaconsignmentincludingthecostofloading
aconsignmentintoameansoftransportattheplaceof
shipmentinthecountryoforiginandothercosts
incurredinthatcountry.Thefobpriceshallnotinclude
thecostofanyservicestobebornebythesellerfromthe
timethattheproductsareplacedonboardthemeansof
transport.
4.Paymentofthepricetothesellershallbeeffected
notlaterthanthreemonthsafterthedayonwhichthe
declarationofthereleaseforfreecirculationisaccepted
bythecustomsauthorities .
5.Wherethefactorsreferredtoinparagraph2are
expressedinacurrencyotherthanthatoftheimporting
MemberStatetheprovisionsonthevaluationofgoodsfor
customspurposesshallbeappliedwhenconvertingsuch
currencyintothecurrencyoftheimportingMember
State.(■)OJNoL182,24.7.1993,p.4.
(2)OJNoL145,27.5.1992,p.3.
0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.98.
(4)OJNoL163,6.7.1993,p.31.

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2.Thepartiesconcernedshallprovideproof,tothe
satisfactionofthecompetentauthorities,thatthecondi­
tionsetoutinparagraph 1hasbeencompliedwith.
However,thecompetentauthoritiesmayregardthe
productsashavingleftthecountryoforiginbeforethe
dateinquestionifoneofthefollowingdocumentsis
submitted :
—inthecaseoftransportbyseaoverwaterway,thebill
ofloadingshowingthatloadingtookplacebeforethat
date,
—inthecaseoftransportbyrail,theconsignmentnot
acceptedbytherailwaysoftheexpeditingcountry
beforethatday,
—inthecaseoftransportbyroad,theTIR(international
roadtransport)carnetissuedbythecustomsofficein
thecountryoforiginbeforethatday,
—inthecaseoftransportbyair,theairconsignmentnot
showingthattheairlinereceivedtheproductsbefore
theday.
3.Paragraphs 1and2shallapplyonlyinsofarasthe
declaration ofreleaseforfreecirculation hasbeen
acceptedbythecustomsauthoritiesnotlaterthan25days
fromthestartofapplicationoftheminimumpriceper
consignmentofeachoftheproductsconcernedimported.Article3
1.Atthetimeofcompletionofthecustomsimport
formalitiesforreleaseforfreecirculation,thecustoms
authoritiesshallcomparetheimportpriceforeach
consignmentwiththeminimumimportprice.
2.Theimportpriceshallbeindicatedonthedeclara­
tionofrelease,forfreecirculationandthedeclaration
shallbeaccompanied byallthedocumentsrequiredto
verifytheprice.
3.Incaseswhere:
(a)theinvoicepresentedtothecustomsauthoritieshas
notbeendrawnupbytheexporterinthecountryin
whichtheproductsoriginated;
or
(b)theauthoritiesarenotsatisfiedthatthepricedeclared
inthedeclarationreflectstheactualimportprice;
or
(c)paymenthasnotbeeneffectedwithinthetimelimit
providedforinArticle2(4);
thecompetentauthoritiesshalltakethenecessary
measurestodeterminetheactualimportprice,inparti­
cularbyreferencetotheimporter'sresaleprice.
Article4
Theimportershallretainevidenceofpaymenttothe
seller.Thatevidenceandallcommercialdocuments,in
particularinvoices,contractandcorrespondence concer­
ningthepurchaseandsaleoftheproducts,shallbekept
availableforexaminationbythecustomsauthoritiesfora
periodofthreeyears.
Article5
1.ThisRegulationshallnotapplytoproductsfor
whichitcanbeshownthattheyhaveleftthecountryof
originbeforethedateonwhichtheminimumprice
applies.Article6
Regulation (EEC)No1798/93isherebyrepealed.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2August1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
CNcode Description Tariccode Periodofapplication
ex08112039Frozenblackcurrantsnotcontainingaddedsugarorothersweete-08112039*103Augustto2October1993
ningmatter:withoutstalks
ex08112039Frozenblackcurrantsnotcontainingaddedsugarorothersweete-08112039*90
ningmatter:other
ex08112051Frozenredcurrantsnotcontainingaddedsugarorothersweete-08112051*10,Tiroi
.,„ >6Julyto5September1993ningmatter:withoutstalks J1r
ex08112051Frozenredcurrantsnotcontainingaddedsugarorothersweete-08112051*90
ningmatter:other ,