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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1994/94
of2August1994
ontheapplicationofaminimumpriceforcertainsoftfruitsoriginatingin
Poland
productslistedintheAnnexheretooriginatinginPoland,
equaltothedifferencebetweentheminimumpricesas
fixedintheAnnextoRegulation(EC)No824/94andthe
actualimportprice.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1988/93
of19July1993onthesystemofminimumimportprices
forcertainsoftfruitsoriginatinginHungary,Poland,the
CzechRepublic,Slovakia,RomaniaandBulgaria(l),and
inparticularArticle2thereof,
Whereas,followingthesigningoftheAssociationAgree­
mentswithRomaniaandBulgaria,andinparticular
Article2thereof,
WhereastheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EC)
No824/94of13April1994fixingminimumimport
pricesforcertainsoftfruitoriginatinginHungary,
Poland,theCzechRepublic,Slovakia,Romaniaand
Bulgariaforthe1994/95marketingyear(2)setsoutthe
minimumpricesfortheproductsinquestionwhichapply
asfrom1May1994;
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2140/93of28July1993layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationoftheminimumimportpricesystem
forcertainsoftfruitsoriginatinginHungary,Poland,the
CzechRepublic,Slovakia,RomaniaandBulgariaandthe
minimumpricesapplicableuntil30April1994(3)
providesthattheCommissionistoadoptanynecessary
measuresifcertaincriteriaarenotcompliedwith;
Whereas,onthebasisofrecentinformationreceivedby
theCommissionrelatingtoatwo-weekperiod,itisclear
that,bearinginmindthequantitiesimportedandthe
importprice,oneofthecriteriaisnotbeingcomplied
withinrespectoffreshblackcurrantscertainothersoft
fruitoriginatinginPoland;whereas,asamatterof
urgency,countervailing chargesshouldthereforebe
implementedimmediatelyforaperiodoftwomonthsfor
theseproducts,Article2
1.Theminimumimportpriceshallbedeemednotto
becompliedwithwhentheimportpricesexpressedin
thecurrencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheproductis
releasedforfreecirculationislessthantheminimum
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.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeisherebyintroduced,forthe
periodsindicated,onimportsintotheCommunityoftheArticle3
1.Atthetimeofcompletionofthecustomsimport
formalitiesforreleaseforfreecirculation,thecustoms
authoritiesshallcomparetheimportpriceforeach
consignmentwiththeminimumimportprice.
2.Theimportpriceshallbeindicatedonthedeclara­
tionofrelease,forfreecirculationandthedeclaration
shallbeaccompaniedbyallthedocumentsrequiredto
verifytheprice.(')OJNoL182,24.7.1993,p.4.f)OJNoL95,14.4.1994,p.5.
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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.
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 ofreleaseforfreecirculationhasbeen
acceptedbythecustomsauthoritiesnotlaterthan25days
fromthestartofapplicationoftheminimumpriceper
consignmentofeachoftheproductsconcernedimported.
Article6
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2169/93(')ishereby
repealed.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2August1994.
FortheCommission
HansVANDENBROEK
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL194,3.8.1993,p.24.

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ANNEX
CNcode Description Tariccode Periodofapplication
ex08103010Blackcurrantsintendedforprocessing 08103010*103Augustto2October1994