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3.
UNDER ARTICLE 4 OF THE NEW REGULATION, MEMBER STATES HAVE TO TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT IMPORTS COMPLY WITH THE TOLERANCE
LEVELS SET OUT IN ARTICLE 3. UK SAMPLING AND MONITORING
FACILITIES ARE ALREADY UNDER STRAIN. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WE ARGUED THAT IT WAS ONLY REASONABLE THAT THE BURDEN OF CHECKING
COMPLIANCE SHOULD BE SHARED BETWEEN THOSE EXPORTING COUNTRIES MOST AFFECTED AND IMPORTING STATES, RATHER THAN BEING LEFT TO THE IMPORTING STATE ALONE. WE THEREFORE SUCCESSFULLY PRESSED FOR EXPORT CERTIFICATES TO BE MENTIONED IN THE REGULATION AS ONE
METHOD OF CONTROL THAT MEMBER STATES COULD USE.
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ON THE BASIS OF OUR OWN SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF CAESIUM
CONTAMINATION LEVELS, WE HAVE DECIDED TO ASK THE USSR, GDR, POLAND, ROMANIA, HUNGARY, YUGOSLAVIA, BULGARIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, SWEDEN AND AUSTRIA TO SUPPLY EXPORT CERTIFICATES FOR EXPORTS TO
THE UK OF THE FOLLOWING RANGE OF PRODUCTS:
CCT TARIFF
HEADING
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 16.01, 16.02, 16.03
MEAT PREPARATIONS
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 7
(EXCEPT FOR 7.05,
EXEMPTED IN ANNEX
OF REGULATION)
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 4
PROCESSED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
DAIRY PRODUCE
5.
(EXCEPT FOR 4.05)
GRATEFUL IF ACTION POSTS COULD INFORM THEIR HOST GOVERNMENTS
IMMEDIATELY OF THIS REQUIREMENT. IN SOME CASES, EMBASSIES OF AFFECTED COUNTRIES IN LONDON HAVE ALREADY BEEN INFORMED AND HAVE REACTED POSITIVELY. BUT THIS HAS ONLY BEEN DONE IN GENERAL TERMS AND ON A RESPONSIVE BASIS. THE TEXT OF THE EXPORT CERTIFICATES WE REQUIRE IS GIVEN IN MIFT. IN YOUR CONTACTS WITH YOUR HOST
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