26. 6. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 166/19 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 23 May 1984 laying down provisions for the application of Articles 13 and 14 of Directive 69/73/EEC as ‘regards release for free circulation of compensating products under inward processing (84/318/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 69/73/EEC of 4 March 1969 on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in respect of inward processing ('), as last amended by Directive 83/89/EEC (3, and in particular Article 28 thereof, ] Whereas Commission Directive 73/95/EEC (%), amended by Directive 75/681/EEC (*), laid down certain implementing measures in respect of Articles 13 and 14 of Directive 69/73/EEC, in particular setting out the provisions for administrative coopera- tion between the Member States necessary to ensure the collection of customs duties, charges having equi- valent effect, agricultural levies and other charges provided for in the framework of the common agricul- tural policy or under specific arrangements applicable by virtue of Article 235 of the Treaty to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, where the authorized entry for free circulation of the compensating products, intermediate products or goods in the unaltered state takes place in a Member () OJ No L 58, 8. 3. 1969, p. 1. () OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 1. () OJ No L 120, 7. 5. 1973, p. 17. () OJ No L 301, 20. 11. 1975, p. 1. ¢ State other than ,that where the authorization was granted ; Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (1) of the Treaty, entry for free circulation implies not only the collection of customs duties and charges having equi- valent effect, where there is no drawback, either partial or total of these duties and charges, but equally that the import formalities have been complied with inclu- ding the application of any specific commercial policy measure in force ; Whereas these specific measures do not apply where the imported goods are placed under the inward processing arrangements on condition that they are later re-exported ; whereas the measures should be applicable when the goods enter into free circulation, either in the unaltered state or after processing; whereas it should be specified that the measures are intended to apply to goods placed under the inward processing arrangements which are in force at the time of their entry for free circulation; Whereas where entry for free circulation is granted by the competent authorities of a Member State, other than that in which the inward processing arrange- ments were authorized because the products or goods are situated in that Member State, an exchange of information between the administrative authorities concerned in relation to the collection of customs duties and other import charges is already provided for in Directive 73/95/EEC ; whereas, on the other ‘hand, those rules do not provide for an adequate exchange of information where entry for free circulation also