No L 157/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 6. 76 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1393/76 of 17 June 1976 laying down detailed rules for the importation of products in the wine-growing sector originating in certain third countries THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2506/75 of 29 September 1975 laying down special rules for the importation of products in the wine- growing sector originating in certain third coun- tries (!), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1166/76 (?), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2506/75 laid down special rules for the importation of certain products in the wine-growing sector ; whereas the procedure for implementing those rules should be laid down; Whereas the basis of that Regulation is the carrying out of a check to ensure that the free-at-frontier refer- ence price is observed ; whereas the factors to be taken into consideration in order to permit the necessary comparison between the offer price for the product and the free-at-frontier reference price should be defined ; Whereas the system of reference prices in force in the wine sector prevents products imported from third countries from being placed on the Community market at abnormally low prices ; whereas the free-at- frontier reference price should be observed on the date on which the product is placed in free circulation in the Community ; Whereas monetary compensatory amounts in general and the provisions of Article 17 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1380/75 of 29 May 1975, laying down detailed rules for the application of monetary compensatory amounts (%), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1040/76 (%), in particular are applicable to imports under this Regulation. Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2506/75 lays down that the granting of tariff concessions is subject to presenta- tion of a document issued by the competent authori- ties of the exporting country certifying that the free-at- frontier reference price has been observed; whereas, for the sake of administrative simplicity, the move- ment of goods certificates already applied in trade (') OJ No L 256, 2. 10. 1975, p. 2. () O] No L 135, 24. 5. 1976, p. 41. () OJ No L 139, 30. 5. 1975, p. 37. () O] No L 118, S. 5. 1976, p. 12. with the countries concerned should be used to that end; Whereas a homogeneous information procedure between the Member States and the Commission should be set up in this connection ; Whereas for the purpose of simplifying administrative procedures it seems desirable to exempt certain imports of small quantities from the application of this Regulation ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Wine, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. In establishing the free-at-frontier offer price for each importation of wines as specified in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2506/75 the following factors shall be taken into consideration : (a) fob price in the country of exportation ; (b) transportation and insurance costs up to the place of entry into the geographical territory of the Community, within the meaning of Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 192/75. 2. Where the factors referred to in paragraph 1 are expressed in a currency other than that of the importing Member State the provisions on the valua- tion of goods for customs purposes shall be applied when converting such currency into the currency of the importing Member State. Article 2 1.  Member States shall, for each type of wine subject to the special rules for importation laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2506/75, at the time of completion of customs import formalities for free circulation compare the free-at-frontier offer price calculated in accordance with Article 1 with the corres- ponding free-at-frontier reference price applicable on the day of completion of the said formalities.