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NoL230/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.9.69
REGULATION (EEC)No1788/69OFTHECOMMISSION
of10September1969
determiningcertainexceptionswithinthemeaningofArticle3(2)ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No803/68
Whereas,inparticular,thevalueoftherighttousea
trademarkwhichisnottobetreatedasaforeign
trademarkandbelongstoapersonestablishedina
MemberStateshouldnotbeincludedinthevaluefor
customspurposeswhen,forpracticalreasons,such
trademarkwasaffixedinaforeigncountryatthe
requestofthatpersontogoodspurchasedbyhim
bearingnotrademark;whereassuchacaseshould
notbetreateddifferentlyfromthecaseinwhicha
trademarknottreatedasaforeigntrademarkis
affixedtogoodsafterimportation ;
Whereaswhentherighttouseaforeigntrademark
givesrisetopaymentofaroyaltytheamountthereof
mustbeincludedinthevalueforcustomspurposes;
whereas,ontheotherhand,whenthepaymentof
suchroyaltyisnotrequiredandthetrademark
ownedbyapersonestablishedinaMemberStateis
tobetreatedasaforeigntrademarkbyreasonofthe
businessassociationexistingbetweenhimandthe
supplierofthegoodstobevalued,thevalueofthat
rightshouldnot,incertaincasesandundercertain
conditions,beincludedinthevalueforcustoms
purposes;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
803/681of27June1968onthevaluationofgoods
forcustomspurposes,andinparticularArticles3(2)
and17thereof;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No803/68laysdown,in
particularinArticle3(1)thereof,thatwhenthe
goodstobevaluedareimportedunderatrademark
orareimportedforsale,otherdisposaloruseunder
aforeigntrademark,thenormalpriceistobe
determinedontheassumptionthatitincludesthe
valueoftherighttousethetrademarkinrespectof
suchgoods;
WhereasArticle3(7)ofthatRegulationprovides
thatatrademarkistobetreatedasaforeigntrade
markforpurposesofthatArticleifitisthemarkof:
(a)anypersonbywhomthegoodstobevaluedhave
beengrown,produced,manufacturedoroffered
forsale,orotherwisedealtwith,outsidethe
customsterritoryoftheCommunity ;or
(b)anypersonwhoisassociatedinbusinesswith
anyofthepersonsreferredtounder(a);or
(c)anypersonwhoserightsinthemarkare
restrictedbyanagreementwithanyperson
referredtounder(a)or(b); 1
Whereas,wheretherighttousethetrademark
belongstoapersonestablishedinaMemberState,
theapplicationofArticle3(1)and(7)ofthat
Regulationmayleadtoavaluationwhichincertain
casesisdifficulttojustify;whereastheexceptions
whichmaybemadeunderArticle3(2)mustaimto
avoidsuchresults;Whereastheapplicationofsuchexceptionsis
justifiedwhengoodsareimportedforthepurposeof
sale,otherdisposaloruseunderaforeigntrademark
aftersubsequentmanufactureorprocessing;whereas
Article3(3)oftheabove-mentioned Regulationis
wordedinsuchmannerthatitmustbegiventhe
samefieldofapplicationasArticle3(1);
Whereasitisimportanttoensureuniformapplication
oftheprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No803/68in
thematterandtoadoptallnecessaryprovisionsto
thatend;
WhereastheprovisionsofthisRegulationarein
accordancewiththeOpinionoftheCustoms
ValuationCommittee ; 1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.6.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thevalueoftherighttouseatrademarkwhichis
nottreatedasaforeigntrademarkwithinthe
meaningofArticle3(7)ofRegulation (EEC)No
803/68shallnotbeincludedinthevalueforcustoms
purposes,wheresuchtrademarkisthatofaperson
establishedinaMemberState,ifthatpersonisthe
importerofthegoodsandthemarkwasaffixed
abroadathisrequest.(b)Thetrademarkisthatofapersonestablishedin
aMemberStatewhoisassociatedinbusiness
withthesupplierofthegoodstobevaluedbut
whoalsoimportsforsaleunderthesametrade
mark,identicalgoodsobtainedintheopen
market,asprovidedforinArticle1(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No803/68;
(c)Thetrademarkisthatofapersonestablishedin
aMemberStatewhosebusinessassociationwith
thesupplierofthegoodstobevaluedstems
solelyfromthefactthatathirdpartyhasashare
inthepropertyofboth,ifsuchassociationhas
noinfluencewhatsoever ontransactions
involvingthegoodsinquestion;
(d)Thetrademarkisthatofapersonestablishedin
aMemberStatewhosebusinessassociationwith
thesupplierofthegoodstobevaluedstems
solelyfromthefactthathehasgrantedaloanto
thesupplier,orhasreceivedaloanfromhim,or
thatbothhavereceivedaloanfromathirdparty,
ifsuchassociationhasnoinfluencewhatsoever
ontransactionsinvolvingthegoodsinquestion.
2.Therulessetoutinparagraph1shallalsoapply
wheregoodsareimportedforsale,otherdisposalor
use,underaforeigntrademark,aftersubsequent
manufactureorprocessing .Article2
1.Insofarastherighttouseatrademarktreated
asaforeigntrademarkwithinthemeaningofArticle
3(7)ofRegulation (EEC)No803/68doesnotentail
thepaymentofanyroyalty,thevalueofsuchright
shallnotbeincludedinthevalueforcustoms
purposeswhereoneormoreofthefollowing
conditions ,aresatisfied:
(a)Thetrademarkisthatofasoleagentorsole
concessionaire establishedinaMemberState,
thereisnobusinessassociationbetweentheagent
orconcessionaireandthesupplierofthegoods
tobevaluedotherthantherelationshipcreated
bytheagencyorconcessionandtherightsofthe
agentorconcessionaire inthetrademarkarenot
restrictedwithinthemeaningofArticle3(7)(c)
ofRegulation (EEC)No803/68;Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1970.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10September1969.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY