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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1572/96
of6August1996
ontheapplicationofaminimumpriceforcertainsoftfruitsoriginatingin
HungaryandPoland
productslistedintheAnnexheretooriginatingin
HungaryandPoland,equaltothedifferencebetweenthe
minimumpricesasfixedintheAnnextoRegulation(EC)
No780/96andtheactualimportprice.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1988/93
of19July1993onthesystemofminimumimportprices
forcertainsoftfruitsoriginatinginHungary,Poland,the
CzechRepublic,Slovakia,RomaniaandBulgaria('),and
inparticularArticle2thereof,
WhereastheAnnextoCommissionRegulation (EC)
No780/96of29April1996fixingminimumimport
pricesforcertainsoftfruitoriginatinginHungary,
Poland,theCzechRepublic,Slovakia,Romaniaand
Bulgariaforthe1996/97marketingyear(2)setsoutthe
minimumpricesfortheproductsinquestionwhichapply
asfrom1May1996;
WhereasArticle4ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No2140/93of28July1993layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationoftheminimumimportpricesystem
forcertainsoftfruitsoriginatinginHungary,Poland,the
CzechRepublic,Slovakia,RomaniaandBulgariaandthe
minimumpricesapplicableuntil30April1994(3)
providesthattheCommission istoadoptanynecessary
measuresifcertaincriteriaarenotcompliedwith;
Whereas,onthebasisofrecentinformationreceivedby
theCommissionrelatingtoatwo-weekperiod,itisclear
that,bearinginmindthequantitiesimportedandthe
importprice,oneofthecriteriaisnotbeingcomplied
withinrespectoffreshraspberriescertainothersoftfruit
originatinginHungaryandPoland;whereas,asamatter
ofurgency,countervailing chargesshouldthereforebe
implementedimmediatelyforaperiodoftwomonthsfor
theseproducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Acountervailing chargeisherebyintroduced,forthe
periodsindicated,onimportsintotheCommunityoftheArticle2
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.(')OJNoL182,24.7.1993,p.4.0OJNoL106,30.4.1996,p.20.
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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,theroadcarriage
contract(CMR)oranothertransittransportdocument
madeoutinthecountryoforiginbeforethatdate,
—inthecaseoftransportbyair,theairconsignmentnot
showingthattheairlinereceivedtheproductsbefore
theday.
3.Paragraphs 1and2shallapplyonlyinsofarasthe
declaration ofreleaseforfreecirculationhasbeen
acceptedbythecustomsauthoritiesnotlaterthan25days
fromthestartofapplicationoftheminimumpriceper
consignmentofeachoftheproductsconcernedimported.Article3
1.Atthetimeofcompletionofthecustomsimport
formalitiesforreleaseforfreecirculation,thecustoms
authoritiesshallcomparetheimportpriceforeach
consignmentwiththeminimumimportprice.
2.Theimportpriceshallbeindicatedonthedeclara­
tionofrelease,forfreecirculationandthedeclaration
shallbeaccompaniedbyallthedocumentsrequiredto
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
CommissionRegulation(EC)No1994/94(')ishereby
repealed.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7August1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6August1996.
FortheCommission
HansVANDENBROEK
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL200,3.8.1994,p.19.

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ANNEX
CNcode Desçription Tariccode Periodofapplication
ex08102010Raspberriesintendedforprocessing 08102010*107Augustto6October1996