[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

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[CITE: 19CFR12.6]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; 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three years after the date such cheese is entered or withdrawn from 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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