No L 195/14 11. 7. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities COMMISSION: REGULATION (EEC) No 2054/89 of 10 July 1989 laying down detailed rules for the application of the minimum import price system for dried grapes THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to-the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1125/89 (3, and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (*)y as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1636/87 (), and in particular Article 10 (2) thereof, : Whereas Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides- for the application of a minimum import price’ for certain products listed in Annex I, part B to that Regulation ; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2089/85 (%) lays down general rules relating to the system of minimum import prices for dried grapes; Whereas the detailed rules for the application of this - system should be determined; whereas the purpose of such rules must be to prevent traders evading observance - of the minimum prices through fraudulent practices which are difficult to uncover and to combat effectively ; whereas such fraudulent practices can ~have serious consequences for the Community market in the products in question, and the non-levying of countervailing. charges to which they give rise constitutes a substantial loss in terms of budgetary resources; Whereas in order to prevent fraud and -its damaging consequences for the market in the _dried grapes in question, substantially reinforced customs controls should be set up; whereas national customs authorities should verify whether the minimum. import price is- being observed for each consignment imported and, in the event of that price not being observed, levy the counter- vailing charge which is fixed by reference to a scale of import prices ; () OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. () O) No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 29. () OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1. () OF No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 197, 27. 7. 1985, p. 10. Whereas, moreover, the main purpose of a system of minimum import prices is to guarantee that products from third countries do not disrupt the Community market because the prices at which they are offered are too low; whereas actual observance of the minimum import price should consequently be verified up to the stage of sale; whereas recourse should be had, for the purpose of furnishing proof of observance of the minimum import price, to documents establishing the price of resale ; Whereas the risks of import prices being falsely declared - are high ; whereas a special procedure should therefore be established to deal with suspected cases of false declarations ; Whereas in cases where the minimum import price has not in fact been observed, it must be ‘ensured that the countervailing charge is collected ; whereas, to that end, products may be released under Article- 13 of Council Directive 79/695/EEC (%), as last amended by Directive 81/853/EEC (), and ‘Article 20 of Commission Directive 82/857/EEC(®), as last amended by Directive 83/371/EEC(°); whereas the importer has to furnish proof of compliance with the minimum price ; whereas the time limits for the furnishing of such proof should also be specified ; Whereas it is also necessary to introduce & posteriors checks on imports : whereas the competent authorities of the Member States must carry out random checks on about 10 % of the consignments imported; whereas traders must therefore be required to keep the relevant documents for a specified period, with a view to making them available to the competent authorities ; whereas this period should be limited to the three years following the year in which the delcaration for release for free circulation was accepted ; Whereas the Commission must be informed of the : checks -carried out for verifying observance of the minimum import prices ; ‘ Whereas the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Végetables has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, () OJ No L 205, 13. 8. 1979, p. 19. () OJ No L 319, 7. 11. 1981, p. 1. () OJ No L 28, 5. 2. 1982, p. 38. () OJ No L 204, 28. 7. 1983, p. 63.