declaration of Community interest

DECLARATION concerning the simultaneous adoption of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests and the Protocol on the interpretation by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities, of that Convention

The Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests, of 29 November 1996(7), shall apply to this Protocol, on the understanding that a declaration made by a Member State pursuant to Article 2 of that Protocol is also valid regarding this Protocol unless the Member State concerned makes a declaration to the contrary when giving the notification provided for in Article 16 (2) of this Protocol.

By a declaration made at the time of the signing of this Protocol or at any time thereafter, any Member State shall be able to accept the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Communities to give preliminary rulings on the interpretation of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests and the first Protocol to that Convention under the conditions specified in either paragraph 2 (a) or paragraph 2 (b).

Declaration on the representation of the interests of the overseas countries and territories referred to in Article 227(3) and (5)(a) and (b) of the Treaty establishing the European Community

Following the abolition of export refunds for all Community cheeses exported to Switzerland provided for in the Bilateral Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (hereafter referred to as "the Agreement"), signed in Luxembourg on 21 June 1999, and approved by Council Decision of 28 February 2002(5), and in the interests of the simplification of customs formalities, the export of cheeses to Switzerland will be allowed on the basis of a simple export declaration accompanied by proof of origin, in accordance with Protocol No 3, concerning the definition of the concept 'of originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972, as last amended by Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Switzerland Joint Committee of 24 January 2001(6), approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2840/72 of 19 December 1972(7).

In order to protect the Community's financial interests, however, declarations under the IMA 1 certificate arrangements must be verified at Community level by the random sampling of lots and the use of internationally recognised testing and statistical methods.

Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests - Declaration concerning the simultaneous adoption of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests and the Protocol on the interpretation by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities, of that Convention - Declaration made pursuant to Article 2

As regards Community transit formalities and formalities at destination, it is in the interests of each person intervening in the operation to check the contents of his declaration before signing it and lodging it with the customs office.

whereas procedures for declaration by these Member States of interest chargeable to the Community should be laid down;

The supplementary sum which, in accordance with Article 22(2) of the Montreal Convention, may be demanded by a Community air carrier when a passenger makes a special declaration of interest in delivery of their baggage at destination, shall be based on a tariff which is related to the additional costs involved in transporting and insuring the baggage concerned over and above those for baggage valued at or below the liability limit.