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Garlic originating in a third country listed in Annex IV may only be released for free circulation in the Community if the following conditions are met:
a certificate of origin issued by the competent national authorities of that country in accordance with Articles 55 to 62 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is presented;
the product has been transported direct to the Community from that country in accordance with Article 16.
1.The following shall be considered as having been transported direct to the Community from the third countries listed in Annex IV:
(a)products transported without passing through the territory of any other third country;
(b)products transported through one or more third countries other than the country of origin, with or without transhipment or temporary warehousing in those countries, provided that such passage is justified for geographical reasons or transport requirements and provided that the products:
have remained under the supervision of the customs authorities of the country or countries of transit or warehousing;
have not been placed on the market or released for consumption there;
have not undergone operations there other than unloading and reloading or any other operation to keep them in good condition.
2.Proof that the conditions referred to in paragraph 1(b) are satisfied shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States, together with:
(a)a single transport document issued in the country of origin and covering passage through the country or countries of transit; or
(b)a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the country or countries of transit and containing:
a precise description of the goods;
the dates of unloading and reloading, with particulars identifying the transport vehicles used;
a statement certifying the conditions in which they have been kept; or
(c)where the proof referred to in points (a) or (b) cannot be provided, any other substantiating documents.
1.As soon as the information needed to set up an administrative cooperation procedure pursuant to Articles 63, 64 and 65 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 has been forwarded by each third country listed in Annex IV to this Regulation, a communication concerning the forwarding of that information shall be published in the āCā series of the Official Journal of the European Union.
2.āAā licences for imports of garlic originating in the countries listed in Annex IV may only be issued if the country concerned has forwarded to the Commission the information referred to in paragraph 1. That information shall be deemed to have been forwarded on the date of publication as provided for in paragraph 1.