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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No548/86
of27February1986
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofaccessioncompensatory
amounts
beenenteredforconsumptionintheMemberStateof
destination ;whereas,tothisend,theprovisionsofArticle
20(3)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2730/79of29
November1979layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofexportrefundsonagri­
culturalproductsf),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No568/85(8),shouldbeapplied;whereasincaseswhere
useismadeofArticle10ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1677/85of11June1985onmonetarycompensatory
amountsinagriculture(9),thisevidencemustalsomeet
therequirementsofArticle15ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3154/85(10);
Whereas,inordertofacilitatethefinancingofexports,
MemberStatesshouldbeauthorizedtoadvancetoexpor­
ters,oncethecustomsexportformalitieshavebeen
completed,allorpartoftheaccessioncompensatory
amount,providedthatasecrityhasbeenlodgedguarante­
eingthattheadvancewillberepaidshoulditlateremerge
thatnoaccessioncompensatoryamountfelltobepaid;
WhereasthecorrectingamountprovidedforinArticle
152oftheActofAccessionforfruitandvegetablesand
theregulatoryamountprovidedforinArticle123for
winesectorproductsarebothapplicableundercertain
conditions;whereasatpresentitappearsdesirablethat
theprovisionsofthisRegulationshouldnotapplyto
eitherofthem;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionsofalltherelevant
managementcommittees ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No467/86of
25February1986layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
systemofaccessioncompensatoryamountsforcereals('),
aridinparticularArticle8thereof,andtothecorrespon­
dingprovisionsoftheotherRegulationslayingdown
generalrulesforthesystemofaccessioncompensatory
amountsapplicabletoagriculturalproducts,
Whereastheaccessioncompensatory amountsare
chargedonimportsandgrantedonexport;whereas,for
thesakeofuniformity,theprocedurestobecomplied
withshouldbealignedwithexistingcustomsprocedures
asfaraspossible;whereas,forthispurpose,theprovi­
sions,interalia,ofthefollowingRegulationsshouldbe
takenintoaccount:
—CouncilRegulation(EEC)No754/76of25March
1976onthecustomstreatmentapplicabletogoods
returnedtothecustomsterritoryoftheCommu­
nity(2),
—CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2102/77of20
September1977introducingaCommunityexport
declaration(3),
—CommissionRegulation(EEC)No223/77of22
December1976onprovisionsfortheimplementation
oftheCommunitytransitprocedureandforcertain
simplifications ofthatprocedure(4),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1209/85(0,
—CommissionRegulation(EEC)No409/86of20
February1986onmethodsofadministrativecoopera­
tiontosafeguardduringthetransitionalperiodthe
freemovementofgoodsintradebetweenthe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985,on
theonehand,andPortugalandSpainontheother
hand,andintradebetweenthetwonewMember
States(6);
Whereastheaccessioncompensatoryamountshouldnot
bepaiduntilevidenceisprovidedthattheproductshaveHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ThisRegulationlaysdowndetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthesystemofcompensatory amounts,
hereinafterreferredtoas'accessioncompensatory
amounts',providedforinArticles72and240oftheAct
ofAccession .
2.TheprovisionsofthisRegulationshallalsoapplyto
thecompensatoryamountsreferredtoinArticles118and
304oftheActofAccession .
(>)OJNoL53,1.3.1986.
(2)OJNoL89,2.4.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL246,27.9.1977,p.1.
(«)OJNoL38,9.2.1977,p.20.
j5)OJNoL124,9.5.1985,p.19.¥)OJNoL46,25.2.1986,p.5.0OJNoL317,12.2.1979,p.1.
(8)OJNoL65,6.3.1985,p.5.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.HOJNoL310,21.11.1985,p.9.

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3.Noaccessioncompensatoryamountshallbegranted
onproductswhicharenotofsoundandfairmerchantable
quality,oronproductsintendedforhumanconsumption
whosecharacteristicsorconditionruleoutorsubstantially
impairtheiruseforthatpurpose.3.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)'products'shallmeanagriculturalproductscoveredby
acommonorganizationofamarket;
(b)'exportdeclaration'shallmeaneither:
—theexportdeclarationasreferredtoinRegulation
(EEC)No2102/77,or
—withoutprejudicetocustomsprovisions,anyother
declarationprescribedbytheMemberStatestobe
submittedtothecustomsauthoritiesatthetimeof
completionofthecustomsexportformalitieswith
aviewtoapplyingaccessioncompensatory
amounts .Article6
Theexportdeclarationusedforthecompletionof
customsexportformalitiesinorderforproductstoqualify
foranaccessioncompensatory amountmustincludeall
suchparticularsasarenecessaryfordeterminingthe
accessioncompensatory amount,inparticular:
(a)therelevantheadingorsubheadingoftheCommon
CustomsTariff;
(b)adescriptionoftheproductsinaccordancewiththe
nomenclature usedforaccessioncompensatory
amounts;
(c)thenetweightoftheproductsor,whereapplicable,
thequantityexpressedintheunitofmeasurementto
betakenintoaccountindeterminingtheaccession
compensatoryamountinrespectofeachheadingor
subheadingoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
(d)insofarasitisnecessaryfordeterminingthe
accessioncompensatory amount,particularsofthe
compositionoftheproducts.Article2
1.OnimportintoPortugalorSpainofproductsnot
havingeitherofthestatusreferredtoinArticle9(2)of
theTreaty,thequantity,natureandcharacteristics ofsuch
productsnecessaryforthedetermination oftheaccession
compensatory amountsshallbeestablishedaccordingto
theprovisionsapplicabletoimportdutiesintradewith
thirdcountries.
2.OnexportfromPortugalorSpaintothirdcountries,
thequantity,natureandcharacteristics ofproductsneces­
saryforthedetermination oftheaccessioncompensatory
amountsshallbeestablishedaccordingtotheprovisions
applicabletoexportrefunds.
Article3
Theprovisionsinforceundercustomslegislationgov­
erningtradewiththirdcountriesshallapplytothe
accessioncompensatoryamountstobechargedinintra­
Communitytrade.
Article4
Articles5to9shallapplytothegrantingofaccession
compensatoryamountsinintra-Community trade.Article7
1.Theaccessioncompensatory amounttobegranted
shallbepaidonlyonsubmissionoftheexportdeclaration
indicatingtheparticularsreferredtoinArticle6andthe
dateonwhichthedeclarationwasaccepted-bythe
customsauthorities .
Iftheexportdeclarationcannotbeproduced,thecom­
petentauthoritiesmayexceptionallyacceptanauthenti­
catedphotocopyorduplicatethereofissuedinaccordance
withnationalprovisions.
2.Paymentoftheaccessioncompensatory amount
shallmoreoverbesubjecttoproduction,inadditionto
thedocumentspecifiedinparagraph 1,of:
(a)evidencethatthegoodshavebeenenteredfor
consumptioninaMemberStateinrespectofwhich
theaccessioncompensatory amountisapplicable.
Thisevidenceshallbeprovided:
—asspecifiedinArticle20(3)(a)or(c)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2730/79mutatismutandis,
—incaseswhereuseisbeingmadeofArticle10of
Regulation(EEC)No1677/85,bymeansofthe
procedurelaiddowninArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No3154/85,
and
(b)acopyorphotocopyofthetransportdocument.Article5
1.Unlesstheamountisfixedinadvance,theaccession
compensatoryamounttobegrantedshallbetheamount
inforceonthedateonwhichthecustomsauthorities
accepttheexportdeclarationbywhichtheexporterstates
hisintentiontoexporttheproductsinquestionand
qualifyforanaccessioncompensatoryamount.
Thisdateshallalsobeusedfordeterminingthequantity,
natureandcharacteristics oftheproductsexported.
2.Atthetimeofacceptanceoftheexportdeclaration,
theproductsshallbeplacedundercustomscontroland
shallsoremainuntiltheyareenteredforconsumption .

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3.Ifthereareseriousdoubtsaboutthetruedestination
ofthegoods,thecompetentauthoritiesoftheMember
Statesmayrequireadditionalevidencetodemonstrateto
theirsatisfactionthattheyhaveactuallybeenplacedon
themarketintheMemberStateinrespectofwhichthe
accessioncompensatory amountisapplicable.
4.Theevidencereferredtoinparagraph2(a)notbe
requiredincaseswherethegoodshavebeenirretrievably
lostforreasonsofforcemajeureaftertheylefttheexpor­
tingMemberState.
Article8
1.MemberStatesshalladvancetotheexporterathis
requestallorpartoftheaccessioncompensatoryamount
assoonascustomsexportformalitiesarecompleted,on
conditionthatheprovidessecuritytoguaranteerepay­
mentoftheamountadvancedplus15%.Theymay
specifythecircumstances underwhichapplicationsfor
advancepaymantofpartoftheamountwillbe
considered .
Theamountoftheadvanceshallbecalculatedusingthe
accessioncompensatory amountrateapplicableforthe
destinationdeclaredandadjustedbyanymonetary
compensatory orotheramountapplicableunderCommu­
nityRegulations .
2.Iftheamountadvancedisgreaterthanthatactually
dueonthegoodsexportedtheexportershallpay115%
ofthethedifferencebetweenthetwoamounts.
Ifhoweverbyreasonofforcemajeure:
—theevidencerequiredunderthisRegulationsfor
paymenttotheaccessioncompensatory amount
cannotbeprovided,or
—thegoodsgotoadestinationotherthanthatfor
whichtheadvancewascalculated,theadditional15%shallnotbecharged.
Securitiesshallbereleasedinproportiontotheaccession
compensatory amountinrespectsofwhichtheevidence
requiredunderthisRegulationhasbeenprovided.
3.Ifanamountduefromanexporterisnotpaid
despitearequesttothateffectthesecuritycoveringit
shallbeforfeit.
Article9
1.Accessioncompensatory amountsshallbegranted
onlyonreceiptofwrittenapplicationfromtheperson
concernedandshallbemadebytheMemberStateon
whoseterritorytheexportdeclarationwasaccepted.
MemberStatesmayprescribetheuseofaspecialapplica­
tionform.
2.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,noclaimfor
paymentshallbeentertainedunlesstherelevantdocu­
mentsaresubmittedwithin12monthsfollowingthedate
onwhichthecustomsauthoritiesacceptedtheexport
declarationreferredtoinArticle5.
3.ThecompetentauthoritiesofaMemberStatemay
requiretranslationofallthedocumentssupportingthe
claimforpaymentofaccessioncompensatory amounts
intotheofficiallanguageoroneoftheofficiallanguages
oftheMemberState.
Article10
WhereproductsarereimportedintotheMemberStateof
exportationafterbeingexportedtoanotherMemberState,
theprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No754/76shallapply
mutatismutandisintheMemberStateofreimportto
productsfulfillingtheconditionssetinArticle2(2)ofthe
saidRegulation .
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27February1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President