II ARE IMPORTED , IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE MISLED IN RESPECT OF THIS POORER QUALITY BY MARKS OF QUALITY WHICH DIFFER FROM THOSE USED IN THE COMMUNITY ;
WHEREAS , IN THE INTERESTS OF UNIFORMITY IN RESPECT OF QUALITY INSPECTION ON IMPORTATION INTO MEMBER STATES , THE TECHNICAL PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED MUST BE LAID DOWN ;
WHEREAS THE CONDITIONS MUST BE LAID DOWN UNDER WHICH GOODS FOUND NOT TO CONFORM TO A GIVEN QUALITY CLASS MAY BE REFUSED ADMISSION ;
HAS ADOPTED THE PRESENT REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
BEFORE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEXES I A AND I B TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 23 FROM THIRD COUNTRIES ARE ACCEPTED FOR IMPORTATION INTO MEMBER STATES , THEY SHALL BE SUBJECTED TO AN INSPECTION TO ESTABLISH IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 2 , 3 AND 4 WHETHER THESE PRODUCTS CONFORM TO THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 OF THAT REGULATION OR TO STANDARDS WHICH ARE AT LEAST EQUIVALENT .
ARTICLE 2
1 . PRODUCTS FROM EUROPEAN THIRD COUNTRIES AND FROM NON-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN SUBMITTED FOR IMPORTATION SHALL ONLY BE IMPORTED IF THEY COMPLY WITH THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS SET OUT IN ANNEXES II/1 TO II/8 TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 23 , TO ANNEXES I/1 TO I/9 TO COMMISSION REGULATION NO 58 ( 2 ) AND TO THE ANNEX TO COMMISSION REGULATION NO 64 ( 3 ) AS AMENDED BY COMMISSION REGULATION NO 21/63/EEC ( 4 ) .
2 . PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL ALSO APPLY TO PRODUCTS FROM OTHER THIRD COUNTRIES IF THE PACKAGING IS MARKED WITH ONE OF THE QUALITY CLASSES LAID DOWN IN THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS .
WHERE THE PACKAGING OF PRODUCTS FROM THESE COUNTRIES IS MARKED WITH A QUALITY CLASS OTHER THAN THOSE LAID DOWN IN THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS OR HAS NO MARK OF A QUALITY CLASS , THE PRODUCTS MUST AT LEAST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN IN EACH INSTANCE FOR CLASS I IN RESPECT OF QUALITY , SIZING , PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION .
HOWEVER , PRODUCTS INFERIOR IN RESPECT OF QUALITY , SIZING , PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION TO THE REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN FOR CLASS I SHALL BE ACCEPTED FOR IMPORTATION ONLY IF
- THEY AT LEAST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS II PRODUCTS IN RESPECT OF QUALITY , SIZING , PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION ;
- EACH PACKAGE IS CLEARLY MARKED " II " .
THE LAST TWO SUBPARAGRAPHS ABOVE SHALL APPLY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE COMMISSION HAS DECIDED UPON THE EXACT EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN THE MARKS OF THE QUALITY CLASS LAID DOWN BY THE STANDARDS IN FORCE IN THE COUNTRIES IN QUESTION AND THOSE LAID DOWN BY THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS .
ARTICLE 3
1 . INSPECTION SHALL BE A MATTER FOR THE AUTHORITIES APPOINTED BY EACH MEMBER STATE AND LISTED IN THE ANNEX .
INSPECTION SHALL BE CARRIED OUT AT THE POINT OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE BEFORE THE GOODS ARE GIVEN CLEARANCE .
IF INSPECTION AT THE POINT OF CUSTOMS CLEARANCE IS NOT