However, by way of exception to this procedure, in the case of vessels constructed specially to a single order in very small numbers or vessels designed for a complex installation manufactured in accordance with the information and specifications provided by the customer or a consultancy bureau appointed by him, an inspection body in the Member State of origin shall be chosen by the customer, whether or not included on the list referred to in Article 13, provided the recipient administration agrees to the choice.

The formalities as specified in Article 13a(1), the inspections as provided for in Article 13b(1) and the checks for compliance with the provisions of Article 4 in respect of Annex III shall be carried out in connection with, as specified in paragraph 2, the formalities required for the placing under a customs procedure as referred to in Article 13(1) or Article 13(4).

the criteria for awarding the contract, including any factors other than price that are to be considered in the evaluation of tenders and the cost elements to be included in evaluating tender prices, such as transport, insurance and inspection costs, and in the case of products or services of other Parties, customs duties and other import charges, taxes and currency of payment;

the preshipment inspection entity shall base its price comparison for the verification of the export price on the price(s) of identical or similar goods offered for export from the same country of exportation at or about the same time, under competitive and comparable conditions of sale, in conformity with customary commercial practices and net of any applicable standard discounts.

Member States shall ensure that, irrespective of the customs destination of the animals, each consignment of animals from a third country is subjected by the veterinary authority to a documentary check and identity check at one of the border inspection posts situated in one of the territories referred to in Annex I to Directive 90/675/EEC and approved for that purpose, in order to verify:

the official veterinarian of the border inspection post must be satisfied if necessary by contacting the relevant competent authority, that the competent authority for the premises of destination has approved the warehouse in the free zone, the free warehouse, the customs warehouse or the operator supplying cross border means of sea transport to accept this type of product not meeting Community rules,

Where, on the basis of the checks carried out at the point where the products are marketed, a competent authority of a Member State considers that this Directive is not being complied with at a border inspection post, or in a customs warehouse, free zone or free warehouse referred to in Article 12, of another Member State, it shall contact the competent central authority of that Member State without delay.

The customs authorities shall not allow the importation of consignments of products unless - without prejudice to the customs regulations and to the special provisions to be adopted in accordance with Article 10(2) and (3) and Article 18 - proof has been supplied that the relevant veterinary checks have been carried out with satisfactory results, that the relevant certificate has been issued in accordance with Article 5(1) and that the competent authority has a guarantee that the inspection fees referred to in Council Directive 85/73/EEC of 29 January 1985 on the financing of veterinary inspections and controls covered by Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 90/675/EEC and 91/496/EEC (amended and consolidated) (12) have been or will be paid, in accordance with the provisions of that Directive.

unduly long customs clearance delays or excessively burdensome, excessive or costly customs procedures, including inspection requirements, which have an unnecessary restrictive effect on imports,

rules, procedures or practices for pre-shipment inspection that are discriminatory, non-transparent, excessively lengthy or the imposition of customs controls for the clearance of goods to shipments that have been the subject of pre-shipment inspection,

the pre-shipment inspection entity shall base its price comparison for the verification of the export price on the price(s) of identical or similar goods offered for export from the same country of exportation at or about the same time, under competitive and comparable conditions of sale, in conformity with customary commercial practices and net of any applicable standard discounts.

when conducting price verification, pre-shipment inspection entities shall make appropriate allowances for the terms of the sales contract and generally applicable adjusting factors pertaining to the transaction; these factors shall include but not be limited to the commercial level and quantity of the sale, delivery periods and conditions, price escalation clauses, quality specifications, special design features, special shipping or packing specifications, order size, spot sales, seasonal influences, license or other intellectual property fees, and services rendered as part of the contract if these are not customarily invoiced separately; they shall also include certain elements relating to the exporter's price, such as the contractual relationship between the exporter and importer;