No L 289/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 11. 93 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3206/93 of 23 November 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2228/91 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85 on inward processing relief arrangements THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85 of 16 July 1985 on inward processing relief arrange- ments (*), and in particular Article 31 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC} No 2228/91 (3, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3709/92 (%), laid down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85; Whereas examining the economic conditions, in order to take account of commercial considerations in certain sectors, it is appropriate that the rules whereby those conditions are deemed to be met where the applicant for inward processing relief can prove that he has obtained 80 % of his total requirements from within the Commu- nity should be made more flexible by including in that percentage any own production of comparable goods; Whereas the administrative costs to the space industry of using the arrangements should be reduced for economic reasons ; whereas certain inward processing operations carried out in the space industry should be considered to fulfil the economic conditions, notably where they involve component parts intended for the construction of satellites or parts of satellites for which imported goods are covered by no other relief arrangements; whereas such parts should be treated as exports and it would also be advisable not to require the communication of inward processing authorizations issued to operators in this sector ; Whereas it is necessary to ensure that use of the prior exportation system benefits only the holder of the authorization ; Whereas in accordance with Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85, measures designed to prohibit or limit () OJ No L 188, 20. 7. 1985, p. 1. () O) No L 210, 31. 7. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 6. recourse to the system may be adopted; whereas it is necessary, in order to ensure that the legislation does not produce unintended consequences, to define the condi- tions subject to which prior export operations may take place ; Whereas in order to reduce the administrative cost of the triangular traffic system, simplified formalities should be allowed at the request of firms whose frequency of export trade is sufficiently substantial to warrant a derogation from the rule requiring endorsement of the INF 5 infor- mation sheet: whereas a procedure for handling such requests should be laid down ; Whereas compensatory interest should be collected only where an unjustified financial advantage has arisen due to postponement of the date on which the customs debt is incurred ; whereas to this end provision should be made not to apply compensatory interest where a customs debt is incurred following an application for release for free circulation pursuant to Article 27 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85, and provided that the import duties paid on entry for the arrangements have not actually been repaid or remitted ; Whereas the uniform application of the provisions concerning exchanges of information between the Member States and the Commission on the authorizations issued should be ensured ; whereas it should therefore be stipulated that information must additionally be trans- mitted, on the one hand, when the economic conditions are re-examined for authorizations of indefinite duration and, on the other hand, when changes are made to infor- mation previously reported concerning authorizations already issued ; Whereas it is advisible to modify and completé the list of cases in which standard rates of yield apply; Whereas the list of compensating products on which duty may be levied in accordance with their specific characteristics should be extended ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Customs Procedures with Economic Impact,