18.1.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL13/23
REGULATION (EEC)No121/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of17January1975
amendingRegulation (EEC)No269/73layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofthesystemofaccessioncompensatory amounts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreaty(')concerningtheacces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1972;
HavingregardtotheRegulationscitedinthe
preambletoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
269/73(2)of31January1973,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No343/74(*);
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No269/73laysdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
accessioncompensatory amounts;whereasArticle5
ofthatRegulationprovidesthatincertaincircum­
stancespaymentofthecompensatory amountistobe
conditionalonthefurnishingofproofthatcustoms
importformalitieshavebeencompletedinthe
MemberStateofdestination ;whereaspursuanttothat
Articlesuchproofistobefurnishedbyproductionof
thecontrolcopyprovidedforinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No2315/69(4)of19
November1969ontheuseofCommunitytransit
documentsforthepurposeofapplyingCommunity
measuresforverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationof
goods,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
690/73(5);
Whereasitmayhappenthatbyreasonofcircum­
stancesbeyondthecontrolofthepartyconcernedthe
controlcopyasaforesaidcannotbeproduced
althoughtheproducthasreacheditsintendeddestina­
tion;whereassuchasituationmayimpedetrade;
whereasinsuchcircumstances otherdocuments
shouldberecognizedasequivalent ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionsofalltherele­
vantManagementCommittees ,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Aparagraph3asfollowsisaddedtoArticle5ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No269/73:
'3.Wherethecontrolcopyasreferredtoin
paragraph2isnotreturnedtotheofficeofdepar­
tureorrelevantcentralbodywithinthreemonths
ofitsissueowingtocircumstances beyondthe
controlofthepersonconcernedthelattermay
makeapplicationtothecompetentagencyfor
otherdocumentstobeacceptedasequivalent,
statingthegroundsforsuchapplicationand
furnishingsupportingdocuments .Suchsupporting
documentsmustincludethetransportdocument
andthedocumentwherebytheproductconcerned
isenteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhome
useintheMemberStateofdestination,oracopy
orphotocopythereofcertifiedbythecompetent
authorities .
MemberStatesshalleach1Marchand1
SeptembersendreturnstotheCommission
showingforeachproductsectorthenumberof
applicationsmadeundertheprecedingsubpara­
graph,thereasons,whereknown,forthefailureto
returnthecontrolcopy,thequantitiesconcerned,
andthecompensatoryamountclaimed.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
TheprovisionsofArticle5(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
269/73shall,wherethepartyconcernedsorequests
andonconditionthatsuchrequestislodgedwithin
sixmonthsfromthedayonwhichthisRegulation
entersintoforce,applytoexportsinrespectofwhich
thecustomsexportformalitieshavebeencompleted
beforetheentryintoforceofthisRegulation .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17January1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(2)OJNoL30,1.2.1973,p.73.
(3)OJNoL40,12.2.1974,p.4.
(4)OJNo295,24.II.1969,p.14.
(5)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.