34Moreover, the financial nature of the import duties does not preclude a customs debt from being incurred on the basis of Article 203(1) of the Customs Code in a situation such as that at issue in the main proceedings. As pointed out by the Commission, Article 239 of that code provides for the repayment or remission of duties legally owed, subject to certain conditions.
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