Keywords
Summary

Keywords

++++

Free movement of goods ° Customs duties ° Charges having equivalent effect ° Contribution levied on exports of agricultural products ° Not permissible ° Criteria

(EEC Treaty, Arts 9 and 12)

Summary

Articles 9 and 12 of the Treaty, which prohibit between Member States customs duties on imports and exports and all charges having equivalent effect, preclude national legislation from levying a compulsory contribution on exports of agricultural products to other Member States, if the contribution in question is not levied on account of inspections carried out in order to fulfil obligations under provisions of Community law, if it is applied only to exports of the products in question and does not relate to a general system of internal dues applied systematically and in accordance with the same criteria, irrespective of the origin, exporting country or destination of the goods subject to it and, lastly, if it does not represent consideration for a specific or individual benefit provided to the trader in an amount proportionate to that service.