AMOUNT ;
WHEREAS THE REPRESENTATIVE RATES FOR THE POUND STERLING AND THE IRISH POUND ARE DIFFERENT , ALTHOUGH THE REAL VALUE OF THE TWO CURRENCIES IS THE SAME ; WHEREAS , BECAUSE OF THIS , THE CHANGE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 974/71 MAY OCCUR IN RESPECT OF ONLY ONE OF THE CURRENCIES IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , ALTERING THE COMPENSATORY AMOUNT ONLY IN RESPECT OF THAT CURRENCY MAY , IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED , LEAD TO DISTORTIONS OF COMPETITION ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR A SUITABLE PROCEDURE TO AVOID THIS ;
WHEREAS THE BELGO-LUXEMBOURG ECONOMIC UNION ( BLEU ) AND THE NETHERLANDS HAVE DECIDED TO MAINTAIN THE MARGINS OF FLUCTUATION BETWEEN THEIR CURRENCIES WHICH OBTAINED BEFORE 9 MAY 1971 AND HAVE NOT ALTERED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEIR CURRENCIES ; WHEREAS THEREFORE , WIDENING THE FLUCTUATION MARGINS WILL , IN THE CASE OF THOSE MEMBER STATES , ONLY AFFECT TRADE WITH OTHER MEMBER STATES AND WITH THIRD COUNTRIES , TRADE WITHIN THE BLEU AND BETWEEN THE BLEU AND THE NETHERLANDS BEING UNAFFECTED ; WHEREAS , FOR THIS REASON , THOSE MEMBER STATES HAVE DECLARED UNDER ARTICLE 233 OF THE TREATY THAT THEY DO NOT DESIRE TO APPLY MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS BETWEEN THEMSELVES ; WHEREAS , FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLYING THE SYSTEM OF MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS , THOSE COUNTRIES SHOULD BE REGARDED AS A SINGLE MEMBER STATE ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN MEMBER STATES MAY STILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES IN GRANTING COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS ON IMPORTS ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO MAKE PROVISION , IN CASE OF RECOURSE TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 974/71 , FOR COMMON RULES FOR APPLYING OR OPTING NOT TO APPLY THOSE PROVISIONS ;
WHEREAS , WITH A VIEW TO HARMONIZATION , THE DATE SELECTED AS THE DATE OF IMPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLYING MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS SHOULD BE THE DATE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND LEVIES , WHILE THE DATE OF EXPORT SHOULD BE THE DATE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPORT REFUNDS ;
WHEREAS , BEFORE A COMPENSATORY AMOUNT FOR A PRODUCT EXPORTED TO ANOTHER MEMBER STATE IS PAID , PROOF MUST BE SUPPLIED THAT THE PRODUCT HAS LEFT THE GEOGRAPHICAL TERRITORY OF THE MEMBER STATE IN WHICH THE CUSTOMS EXPORT FORMALITIES WERE COMPLETED ;
WHEREAS THE SYSTEM PROVIDED FOR BY THIS REGULATION CAN COVER ONLY PRODUCTS IN FREE CIRCULATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , PRODUCTS BENEFITING FROM A COMPENSATORY AMOUNT SHOULD BE OF A QUALITY SUCH THAT THEY CAN BE MARKETED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ;
WHEREAS , IN THE INTERESTS OF SOUND ADMINISTRATION , IT SEEMS DESIRABLE TO REQUIRE THAT APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT OF THE COMPENSATORY AMOUNT BE MADE WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO PREVENT DISTORTIONS OF COMPETITION BETWEEN THE TRADE INTERESTS CONCERNED IN THE MEMBER STATES , A TIME LIMIT SHOULD BE LAID DOWN FOR PAYMENT OF THE COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS ; WHEREAS