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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 6 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 183 , 14 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 52 , 3 . 3 . 1969 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 76 , 25 . 3 . 1975 , P . 23 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2530/77

OF 17 NOVEMBER 1977

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 375/69 ON THE DECLARATION OF PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE VALUE OF GOODS FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 803/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE VALUE OF GOODS FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1735/75 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 375/69 OF 27 FEBRUARY 1969 ON THE DECLARATION OF PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE VALUE OF GOODS FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGUALTION ( EEC ) NO 763/75 ( 4 ),

WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 375/69 FIXES IN NATIONAL CURRENCIES OF THE MEMBER STATES THE VALUE OF IMPORTED GOODS BELOW WHICH MEMBER STATES MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT OF A WRITTEN OR ORAL DECLARATION OF ALL OR PART OF THE PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE VALUE FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES ;

WHEREAS THE FLUCTUATIONS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THAT TIME TO THE CURRENCIES OF CERTAIN MEMBER STATES HAVE LED TO A LACK OF BALANCE IN THIS AREA ; WHEREAS THE AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN THESE CURRENCIES SHOULD THEREFORE BE READJUSTED WITHOUT HOWEVER ALTERING THE VALUE FIXED FOR THE OTHER CURRENCIES BY THE SAID REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 763/75 ;

WHEREAS FOR THE SAKE OF SIMPLICITY , THE VALUE FIXED BY THIS REGULATION SHOULD BE EXPRESSED IN ROUND FIGURES ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE CUSTOMS VALUATION COMMITTEE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 375/69 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

' ARTICLE 5

MEMBER STATES MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT OF A WRITTEN OR ORAL DECLARATION OF ALL OR PART OF THE PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE VALUE FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES :

- WHERE THE VALUE OF THE IMPORTED GOODS IN A CONSIGNEMENT DOES NOT EXCEED , AS APPROPRIATE , BFRS 45 000 , DKR 7 500 , DM 3 000 , FF 6 000 , LIT 1 000 000 , FL 3 000 , POUND ST . 750 , PROVIDED THAT THEY DO NOT CONSTITUTE SPLIT OR MULTIPLE CONSIGNMENTS FROM THE SAME SENDER TO THE SAME CONSIGNEE ; OR

- WHERE THE GOODS INVOLVED ARE NOT OF A COMMERCIAL NATURE , BUT IN RESPECT OF WHICH A WRITTEN CUSTOMS DECLARATION MUST ORDINARILY BE LODGED ; OR

- WHERE THE NATURE OF THE CUSTOMS PROCEDURE TO WHICH THE GOODS ARE SUBJECT DOES NOT REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF THE PARTICULARS IN QUESTION . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1978 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 NOVEMBER 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION