NoL365/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.12.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3797/90
of21December 1990
onprotectivemeasuresapplicabletoimportsofcertainsemi-processed red
fruitsoriginatinginPolandandYugoslavia
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No426/86of
24February1986onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2201/90(2),and
inparticularArticle18(2)thereof.
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No521/77laysdown
detailedrulesforapplyingprotectivemeasuresinthe
marketinproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegeta­
bles(3);whichmightendangertheobjectivessetoutinArticle39
oftheTreaty;whereasitisthereforenecessarytomain­
taintherequirementofaminimumimportpriceduringa
certainperiodandtoapplycountervailing chargeson
productswhichdonotrespectthatprice;
Whereasthevalueofaproductmayvaryconsiderably
accordingtothedifferentqualitiesofproductmarketed;
whereaseachqualitymayhaveitsownpricewhichdiffers
considerablyfromthepriceofanotherquality;whereas,
therefore,aminimumimportpriceshouldbesettaking
accountofthesedifferencesaccordingtoqualitiesand
theircorresponding prices;whereas,therefore,differenti­
atedpricesshouldbefixedforeachqualityclasswithina
CNcode;
Whereasthedifferentqualityclassesforeachproduct
concernedshouldbedefined,takingaccountofrelevant
commercialpractice;
Whereastheleveloftheminimumpricesshouldbeset
takingaccountofthepricesfixedbyCNcodeinthe
protectivemeasureinforceuntil31December1990;
Whereastheconversionratetobeusedforconvertingthe
minimumimportpriceintonationalcurrenciesshouldbe
setexplicitly;whereasforthispurposetheratetobeused
forconversionintonationalcurrenciesshouldbethatlaid
downinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2053/89(6)
andNo2054/89fllayingdowndetailedrulesforthe
applicationoftheminimumimportpricesystemfor
certainprocessedcherriesandfordriedgrapes,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3390/89(8),Whereasthemarketingoffrozenstrawberriesandrasp­
berriesandprovisionallypreservedstrawberriesandrasp­
berriesischaracterizedbycompetitionfromthirdcoun­
triesatpricessignificantlybelowthepricesatwhich
Communityproductscanbemarkted;whereasimports
in1990weresignificantlyhigherthantheaverageforthe
lastthreeyears;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2198/90of
27July1990onprotectivemeasuresapplicableto
importsoffrozenstrawberries,frozenraspberries,provisi­
onallypreservedstrawberriesandprovisionallypreserved
raspberriesoriginatinginPoland(4)andCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2199/90of27July1990onprotec­
tivemeasuresapplicabletoimportsoffrozenraspberries,
andprovisionallypreservedraspberriesoriginatingin
Yugoslavia(*)laiddownaminimumimportpriceforthe
productsinquestion;whereasthesepricesapplyuntil31
December1990:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereassuppliesoftheproductsinquestioninPoland
andYugoslaviaarecurrentlyconsiderable ;whereasfrom
1January1991,intheabsenceofanagreementwiththe
exportingcountriestocomplywithafree-at-frontier price
fortheremainingpartofthecurrentmarketingyear,large
quantitieswouldbeimportedintotheCommunityatvery
lowprices;whereasinthesecircumstances theCommu­
nitymarketwouldbeexposedtoseriousdisturbancesArticle1
1.OnimportintotheCommunityof:
—frozenstrawberriesandraspberriesoriginatingin
Poland,and
—frozenraspberriesandprovisionallypreservedraspber­
riesoriginatinginYugoslavia,
(')OJNoL49,27.2.1986,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.1.
(3)OJNoL73,21.3.1977,p.28.
(4)OJNoL198,28.7.1990,p.53.
0OJNoL198,28.7.1990,p.55.(*)OJNoL195,11.7.1989,p.11.0OJNoL195,11.7.1989,p.14.
(8)OJNoL326,11.11.1989,p.27.

28.12.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL365/23
theminimumimportpriceshallbeassetoutbelow:
(ECU/100kgnet)
CNcode
(a)DescriptionofgoodsMinimum
importprice
08111090Frozenstrawberries without
addedsugar
ex08111090Wholefruit 92
ex08111090Other 65
08112031Frozenraspberrieswithout
addedsugar I
ex08112031Wholefruit 110
ex08112031Other 58
08122000Provisionallypreservedstrawber­ll
ries 45
08129060Provisionallypreservedraspber­
ries 50
(a)seeTariccodesinAnnex.3.Forthepurposesofparagraph2,'fobpricemeans
thepricepaidortobepaidforthequantityofproducts
containedinaconsignmentincludingthecostofplacing
theconsignmentonboardameansoftransportatthe
placeofshipmentinthecountryoforiginandothercosts
incurredinthatcountry.Thefobpriceshallnotinclude
thecostsofanyservicestobebornebythesellerfrom
thetimethattheproductsareplacedonboardthemeans
oftransport.
4.Paymentofthepricetothesellershallbeeffected
notlaterthanthreemonthsafterthedayonwhichthe
entryforfreecirculationisacceptedbythecustoms
authorities .
5.Wherethefactorsreferredtoinparagraph2are
expressedinacurrencyotherthanthatoftheMember
Stateofreleaseforfreecirculation,theprovisionsonthe
valuationofgoodsforcustomspurposesshallbeapplied
whenconvertingsuchcurrencyintothecurrencyofthe
abovementioned MemberState.
Article3
1.Thecustomsauthoritiesshall,inrespectofeach
consignment ,atthetimeofcompletionofthecustoms
importformalitiesforfreecirculation,comparethe
importpricewiththeminimumimportprice.
2.Theimportpriceshallbedeclaredonthedeclara­
tionofreleaseforfreecirculationandthedeclaration
shallbeaccompaniedbyallthedocumentsrequiredto
verifytheprice.
3.Thecompetentauthoritiesshall:
(a)iftheinvoicepresentedtothecustomsauthoritieshas
notbeendrawnupbytheexporterinthecountryin
whichtheproductsoriginated;
or
(b)iftheauthoritiesarenotsatisfiedthattheprice
declaredinthedeclarationreflectstheactualimport
price;
or
(c)ifpaymenthasnotbeeneffectedwithinthetimelimit
providedforinArticle2(4);
takethenecessarymeasurestodeterminetheimporte
price,inparticularbyreferencetotheimporter'sresale
price.
Article4
Theimportershallretainevidenceofpaymenttothe
seller.Thatevidenceandallcommercialdocuments,in
particularinvoices,contractsandcorrespondence concer­
ningthepurchaseandsaleoftheproductsshallbekept
availableforexaminationbythecustomsauthoritiesfora
periodofthreeyears.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1991.2.Wheretheimportpriceislessthantheminimum
pricesetoutinparagraph 1,acountervailing charge
equivalenttothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices
shallbelevied.
3.Theminimumimportpriceshallbeconvertedinto
thenationalcurrencyoftheMemberStateofreleasefor
freecirculationusingtheconversionratereferredtoin
Article3aofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
3152/85(')andapplyingonthedateofacceptanceofthe
declarationofreleaseforfreecirculation .
4.Thepricesetfortheproductsindicatedaboveas
'other'shallapplytoproductsotherthanwholeIQF
frozenfruitofClassIor'Extra'Class(strawberries)or
'Extra'Class(raspberries),certifiedbyaPolishorYugoslav
qualitycontrolbodyandaccompaniedonreleaseforfree
circulationbyacertificateindicatingthequalityclass.
Productsnotsatisfyingtheabovementioned conditions
shallbereleasedforfreecirculationprovidedtheycomply
withtheminimumpriceforthe'wholefruit'category.
Article2
1.Theminimumimportshallberespectedwhenthe
importpriceexpressedinthecurrencyoftheMember
Stateofreleaseforfreecirculationisnotlessthanthe
minimumimportpriceapplicableonthedayonwhich
thedeclarationofreleaseforfreecirculationisaccepted.
2.Thefollowingfactorsshallconstitutetheimport
price:
(a)thefobpriceinthecountryoforigin;
(b)transportandinsurancecoststothepointofentry
intothecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity .
(')OJNoL310,21.11.1985,p.1. Itshallapplyuntil31March1991.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Tariccodes
CNcodes
ex08111090
ex08111090
ex08112031
ex08112031Tartc
codes
*10
*90
*10
*90