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REGULATION (EEC)No3206/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of18December 1974
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofachargeontheexportationof
certaingoodscoveredbyRegulation (EEC)No1059/69
whereasitisnecessarytomakeprovisiontoensure
thatifthegoodsconcernedshouldfinallyleavethe
territoryoftheCommunityduringtransportfromone
pointtoanotherofthelatterthechargeapplicableis
recovered ;
Whereasinthecaseofcertainexporttransactionsthe
impositionofanexportchargeisnoteconomically
justifiable;whereasnochargeshouldbeappliedin
respectofsuchtransactions ;
WhereastheMemberStateshavebeenconsultedon
thesemeasures,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3185/74(J)of17December1974introducing a
chargeontheexportationofcertaingoodscoveredby
Regulation (EEC)No1059/69,andinparticular
Article2(1)thereof;
Whereastheamountofthechargeinquestionmust
notbesuchastocompromisenormalexportsof
goodswhicharetraditionallythesubjectofinterna­
tionaltrade;
Whereasitisadvisabletofixthechargeatasingle
rate,validforalldestinations ;
Whereastherateofthechargemustbefixedtaking
intoaccountinparticularthenatureofthegoods,
theirsucrosecontent,themovementofpricesandthe
economicconsiderations relatingtotheapplicationof
thecharge;
Whereastheparticularnatureoftradeinthegoodsin
questionmakespricestabilitynecessary;whereasitis
consequentlyadvisabletoprovideforthepossibilityof
fixingtherateofchargeinadvance;
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifythedayonwhich
exportationisregardedastakingplace;whereasthis
shouldbethedayofcompletionofcustomsformali­
tiesasreferredtoinArticle15ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1373/70(2)of10July1970on
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproductssubjecttoa
singlepricesystem,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2111/74(3);
Whereasrecourseshouldalsobehadtotheprovisions
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1279/71(4)of
17June1971ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocu­
mentsforthepurposeofapplyingcertainmeasures
ontheexportationofcertaingoods,aslastamended
bytheAct(5)annexedtotheTreaty(6)concerningthe
AccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomic
"EnergyCommunity ;Article1
1.Therateoftheexportchargeprovidedforin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No3185/74shallbe20
unitsofaccountper100kgofsucrose,including
invertsugarexpressedassucrose.
2.Theexportershalldeclarethesucrosecontent,
includinginvertsugarexpressedassucrose,ofthe
goodstobeexported.
Article2
1.Exceptwherethechargeisfixedinadvancethe
rateofchargeshallbethatapplicableonthedayof
completionofcustomsformalitiesasreferredtoin
Article15(5)(b)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1373/70.
2.Theexportchargeshallbeleviedbythecompe­
tentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateonwhoseterri­
toryformalitiesasreferredtoinparagraph 1are
completed .Itshallbepayablenotlaterthantheday
onwhichsuchformalitiesarecompleted .
Article3
Wheretheexportchargeisapplicable,theproductsin
questionshallbemovedwithintheCommunity
undertheconditionslaiddownbyRegulation (EEC)
No1279/71.InthecasereferredtoinArticle5aof
thatRegulation,thedayonwhichtheformalities
requiredfordispatchoftheproductsarecompleted
shallbeconsideredasbeingthedayofcompletionof(•)OJNoL340,19.12.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
(?)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.5.
(4)OJNoL133,19.6.1971,p.32.
(5)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(«)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.

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customsformalities asreferredtoinArticle2ofthis
Regulation .
Article4
Whereaproductwhichisbeingtransportedbetween
twopointswithintheCommunitywouldifexported
besubjecttothecharge,thenifitappearsfromthe
customsdocumentthattheproductisinthecourseof
beingsotransportedtoleaveCommunityterritory
otherwisethanbyair,theconsignorshallgivesecurity
inanamountequaltothechargewhichwouldbe
leviediftheproductwereexportedfromtheCommu­
nity.
Article5
1.Noexportchargeshallbeapplicableon:
(a)productsintendedforthevictuallingwithinthe
Communityofseagoingvesselsoraircraftserving
international routes;
(b)productsintendedforthearmedforcesofa
MemberStatestationedoutsidethegeographical
territoryoftheCommunity ;
(c)smallconsignments ofanon-commercial nature;
(d)goodscontainedintravellers'personalluggage
withinthemeaningofRegulation (EEC)No
1544/69(>),subjecttoanoverallmaximumper
travellerofthreekilogrammes .
2.Applicationoftheprovisionsofparagraph 1(b)
shallbesubjecttoproductionofadeclarationfrom
thearmedforcesconcernedcertifyingthatthe
productspresentedtocustomsforcompletionof
exportformalitiesareintendedforthoseforces,andto
theconditionthatthetransactionsinquestionoffer
adequateassurancesastothearrivaloftheproducts
concernedattheirproperdestination .
Article6
1.Wherethepartyconcernedsorequests,therate
ofthechargeshallbefixedinadvance.
2.Wheretherateofchargeissofixedinadvance,
thebenefitofsuchadvancefixingbeingconditional
ontherequestthereforbeinglodgedbefore1p.m.at
thesametimeastheapplicationforanadvancefixing
certificateasprovidedforinparagraph3ismade,the
rateofchargeinforceonthedayonwhichsuchappli­
cationismadeshallapplytoanexporttransactionto
becarriedoutatanytimeduringtheperiodof
validityofthesaidcertificate .
3.Paymentofthechargeunderthearrangements
foradvancefixingprovidedforinparagraph 1shallbe
subjecttoproductionofanadvancefixingcertificatevalidthroughouttheCommunity ,whichshallbe
issuedbyMemberStatestoanyapplicantirrespective
oftheplaceofhisestablishment intheCommunity .
4.Theissueofadvancefixingcertificatesshallbe
conditionalontheprovisionofsecurityguaranteeing
thatexportationwillbecarriedoutduringtheperiod
ofvalidityofthecertificate.Ifexportationisnot
carriedout,orisonlypartiallycarriedout,withinthat
periodthesecurityshallbewhollyorpartiallyforfeit.
5.TheprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70
shallapplytoadvancefixingcertificates .
6.Anadvancefixingcertificateshallbevalidfrom
itsdateofissuewithinthemeaningofArticle8(1)(a)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70untiltheendofthe
fifthmonthfollowingthatinwhichitisissued.
7.The.amountofthesecuritytobeprovidedin
respectoftheadvancefixingcertificateshallbe10
unitsofaccountper100kgofsucrose,including
invertsugarexpressedassucrose.
Shouldtheexportchargebeabolishedbeforethe
expiryofanyperiodforwhichtherateofchargehas
beenfixedinadvance,therelevantsecurityshallbe
released.
8.Theadvancefixingcertificateshallincludethe
followingspecialentries:
—inbox12thewords'advancefixingofsugar
chargerequested';
—inbox17thewords'refundvalidon...fixedin
advance'shallbecrossedoutandreplacedbythe
words'chargefixedinadvanceon...by...';
—inbox18therateinnationalcurrencyofthe
chargeasfixedin"advanceshallbeenteredin
wordsandfigures.
Article7
Noexportchargeshallbeleviedongoodscontaining
abasicproductinrespectofwhichanapplicationfor
anadvancefixingcertificateinrespectoftherefund
waslodgedbefore25November1974,irrespectiveof
thedateofissueofthatcertificate .
Article8
Thechargeshallbeabolishedonorbeforethedayon
whichthespeciallevyonsugarpursuanttoArticle16
ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC(2)isabolished.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23
December1974.
(')OJNoL191,5.8.1969,p.1. (2)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI