Article 2
1. Without prejudice to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1854/94, the import guarantee referred to in the third indent of Article 2 (1) (c) thereof shall be released on production of proof that import has been carried out in compliance with the conditions on quantity and quality laid down. To that end, the goods to be imported shall be subject to controls by the competent body of the Member State of import. 2. The proof referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided by the body responsible for controls in the Member State of import. 3. With a view to checking the quality imported, the customs authorities of the Member State of import shall take representative samples separately and shall keep them available for the Commission at the time the goods are released for free circulation in the Community. 4. The costs of such controls and of sampling shall be borne by the holder of the import licence. 5. The reference methods for the controls provided for in paragraph 1 to determine the quality of the durum wheat and the common wheat shall be as described in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1908/84 (5).