Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council. Seventh report from the Commission on the operation of the inspection arrangements for traditional own resources (2010-2012) (Article 18(5) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 of 22 May 2000)

Traditional own resources: customs and agricultural duties on products imported from third countries, plus sugar levies. Over the period 2010-2012 more than €48.8 billion was made available (net).

The Commission regularly compiles a report for the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of the inspection system for traditional own resources (TOR). The inspection of TOR is based on Council decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007, Council Regulation No 1150/2000 of 22 May 2000 and Council Regulation No 1026/1999 of 10 May 1999.

This report, the seventh of this type, describes and analyses the operation of the inspection system for TOR for the period covering 2010 to 2012. It describes the Commission's inspections measures over this period, assesses the measures carried out and draws conclusions. The report also outlines the financial, legal and regulatory follow-up of these inspections.

EUR-Lex: COM(2013)829: Follow the progress of this report through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2013:829:FIN

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