[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
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[CITE: 19CFR12.6]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 12--SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 12.6  Affidavits required to accompany entry.

    (a) Cheeses produced in the member states of the European 
Communities shall not be permitted entry into the Customs territory of 
the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) if exported from any country 
or area other than the country of origin, or into Puerto Rico, unless 
accompanied by:
    (1) An affidavit, in the event of shipments into the Customs 
territory of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico), of the producer 
or exporter that the cheese has not received and will not receive 
restitution payments of the type referred to in Executive Order No. 
11851, dated April 10, 1975 (40 FR 16645); or
    (2) An affidavit, in the event of shipments into Puerto Rico, of the 
importer that the cheese will be consumed in Puerto Rico or areas 
outside the Customs territory of the United States. Proof of actual 
consumption shall be furnished to the appropriate Customs officer within 
three years after the date such cheese is entered or

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withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption.
    (b) These affidavits shall not be required to accompany importations 
of cheese produced in the member states of the European Communities if 
such cheese is shipped directly to the United States (excluding Puerto 
Rico) from the country of origin on a through bill of lading.

[T.D. 75-210, 40 FR 36767, Aug. 22, 1975]

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