No L 235/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 9. 94 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2193/94 of 8 September 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code ('), and in particular Article 249 thereof, Whereas, in order to ensure equality of treatment for the persons concerned, it is desirable to make it clear that under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1500/%4 (3}, goods may in some cases be released for free circulation, fol- lowing temporary storage, using the local clearance proce- dure ; whereas a clear distinction should be made between the various possible situations; whereas the obligations entailed by the local clearance procedure should be matched to those situations ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 contains provi- sions concerning the stamp and the destination of the various sheets of the consignment note CIM for goods imported from third countries by rail ; Whereas it is desirable to amend these provisions to cover the case where such goods are placed under a customs procedure in the course of their journey and forwarded to the Member State of destination under the cover of the original consignment note CIM; Whereas it is desirable to specify the means of identifica- tion provided for under the inward processing procedure and to provide expressly for a documentary check as a means of verifying that the compensating products have been obtained from the import goods; Whereas Community inward processing rules have been conceived in such a way as to decentralize, as far as possible, the different aspects relating to the arrange- ments ; whereas they provide inter alia that an authoriza- tion may be issued only where the essential interests of Community producers are not adversely affected (the economic conditions) ; whereas the rules further provide a number of specific situations where the economic condi- () OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 162, 30. 6. 1994, p. 1. tions are considered to be satisfied ; whereas, in certain circumstances, although the economic conditions may be considered by the customs authorities with which the application was lodged to be formally satisfied, use of the procedure could nevertheless in practice adversely affect the competitive position of Community producers ; Whereas provisions should be adopted ensuring compli- ance with the economic conditions in cases where an application has been submitted for inward processing operations, in such a way that an equitable balance can be struck between the interests of the Community producers and those of the processors concerned ; whereas a manda- tory consultation procedure should be established for this purpose ; Whereas, in order to facilitate access to the procedure, it is desirable to raise the value limits under which the economic conditions can be considered to be satisfied ; whereas it is also desirable to amend Annex 75 to Regula- tion (EEC) No 2454/93 by taking into account the degree of sensitivity of economic sectors ; Whereas, for economic reasons, it is desirable to insert specific provisions concerning inward processing opera- tions in the sector of pasta products; Whereas, in the interests of verification and in order to take full advantage of the Single Market for inward processing operations using a single authorization provided for in Article 556 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, provision should be made for a document to be used for operations in which the import goods are imported before export of the compensating products obtained from the equivalent goods; Whereas it should be made clear, however, that use of such information sheet will be compulsory only where no other satisfactory verification arrangements have been jointly agreed by the authorities concerned prior to the issuing of the authorization ; Whereas it is desirable to specify the intervals at which the economic conditions must be reviewed ; Whereas the rules currently in force provide that import goods and compensating products which are subject to the inward processing procedure qualify for relief under the end-use arrangements;