6.7.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL163/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1798/93
of5July1993
ontheapplicationofaminimumimportpriceforcertainsoftfruitsoriginating
inPoland
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1333/92
of18May1992onthesystemofminimumimportprices
forcertainsoftfruitsoriginatinginHungary,Polandand
Czechoslovakia ('),andinparticularArticle2thereof,
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1349/93of1June1993layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationoftheminimumimportpricesystemfor
certainsoftfruitsoriginatinginHungary,Poland,the
CzechRepublicandSlovakiaandfixingtheminimum
importpricesapplicableuntil31May1994(2),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1594/93(3)provides
thattheCommission istoadoptanynecessarymeasures
ifcertaincriteriaarenotcompliedwith;whereas,onthe
basisofinformationreceivedbytheCommissionrelating
toatwo-weekperiod,itisclearthat,bearinginmindthe
quantitiesimportedandtheimportprice,oneofthe
criteriaisnotbeingcompliedwithinrespectofcertain
softfruitinoriginatinginPoland;whereas,asamatterof
urgency,countervailing chargesshouldthereforebe
implementedimmediatelyforaperiodoftwomonths,2.Thefollowingfactorsshallconstitutetheimport
price:
(a)thefobpriceinthecountryoforigin,and
(b)transportandinsurancecoststothepointofentry
intothecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity .
3.Forthepurposesofparagraph2,'fobprice'means
thepricepaidortobepaidforthequantityofproducts
containedinaconsignment ,includingthecostofloading
aconsignmentontoameansoftransportattheplaceof
shipmentinthecountryoforiginandothercosts
incurredinthatcountry.Thefobpriceshallnotinclude
thecostofanyservicestobebornebythesellerfromthe
timethattheproductsareplacedonboardthemeansof
transport.
4.Paymentofthepricetothesellershallbeeffected
notlaterthanthreemonthsafterthedayonwhichthe
declarationofthereleaseforfreecirculationisaccepted
bythecustomsauthorities.
5.Wherethefactorsreferredtoinparagraph2are
expressedinacurrencyotherthanthatoftheimporting
MemberState,theprovisionsonthevaluationofgoods
forcustomspurposesshallbeappliedwhenconverting
suchcurrencyintothecurrencyoftheimportingMember
State.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeisherebyintroducedonimports
intotheCommunityoftheproductslistedintheAnnex
heretooriginatinginPoland,equaltothedifference
betweentheminimumimportpriceisfixedintheAnnex
toRegulation(EEC)No1349/93andtheactualimport
price.Article3
1.Atthetimeofcompletionofthecustomsimport
formalitiesforreleaseforfreecirculation,thecustoms
authoritiesshallcomparetheimportpriceforeach
consignmentwiththeminimumimportprice.
2.Theimportpriceshallbeindicatedonthedeclara­
tionofreleaseforfreecirculationandthedeclaration
shallbeaccompaniedbyallthedocumentsrequiredto
verifytheprice.
3.Incaseswhere:
(a)theinvoicepresentedtothecustomsauthoritieshas
notbeendrawnupbytheexporterinthecountryin
whichtheproductsoriginated ;
or
(b)theauthoritiesarenotsatisfiedthatthepricedeclared
inthedeclarationreflectstheactualimportprice;
or
(c)paymenthasnotbeeneffectedwithinthetimelimit
providedforinArticle2(4);
thecompetentauthoritiesshalltakethenecessary
measurestodeterminetheactualimportprice,inparti­
cularbyreferencetotheimporter'sresaleprice.Article2
1.Theminimumimportpriceshallbedeemednotto
becompliedwithwhentheimportpriceexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheproductis
releasedforfreecirculationislessthantheminimum
importpriceapplicableonthedayonwhichthedeclara­
tionofreleaseforfreecirculationisaccepted.
(')OJNoL145,27.5.1992,p.3.0OJNoL133,2.6.1993,p.13.
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Article4
Theimportershallretainevidenceofpaymenttothe
seller.Thatevidenceandallcommercialdocuments,in
particularinvoices,contractsandcorrespondence concer­
ningthepurchaseandsaleoftheproducts,shallbekept
availableforexaminationbythecustomsauthoritiesfora
periodofthreeyears.—inthecaseoftransportbyseaorwaterway,thebillof
ladingshowingthatloadingtookplacebeforethat
date,
—inthecaseoftransportbyrail,theconsignmentnot
acceptedbytherailwaysoftheexpeditingcountry
beforethatday,
—inthecaseoftransportbyroad,theTIR(international
roadtransport)carnetissuedbythecustomsofficein
thecountryoforiginbeforethatday,
—inthecaseoftransportbyair,theairconsignmentnot
showingthattheairlinereceivedtheproductsbefore
theday.
3.Paragraphs 1and2shallapplyonlyinsofarasthe
declaration ofreleaseforfreecirculationhasbeen
acceptedbythecustomsauthoritiesbefore1August1993.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyforaperiodoftwomonthsfromthedateof
itsentryintoforce.Article5
1.ThisRegulationshallnotapplytoproductsfor
whichitcanbeshownthattheyhaveleftthecountryof
originbeforethedayofpublicationofthisRegulation.
2.Thepartiesconcernedshallprovideproof,tothe
satisfactionofthecompetentauthorities,thatthecondi­
tionsetoutinparagraph 1hasbeencompliedwith.
However,thecompetentauthoritiesmayregardthe
productsashavingleftthecountryoforiginbeforethe
dayofpublicationofthisRegulationifoneofthe
followingdocumentsissubmitted :
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5July1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
CNcode Description Tariccode
ex08112039Frozenblackcurrantsnotcontainingaddedsugarorothersweetening
matter:other 08112039*90
ex08112051Frozenredcurrantsnotcontainingaddedsugarorothersweetening
matter:withoutstalks 08112051*10
ex08112051Frozenredcurrantsnotcontainingaddedsugarorothersweetening
matter:other 08112051*90