54As the Italian Government and the Commission have correctly observed, where the authorities of the exporting State have been misled by the exporters, the issue of incorrect EUR.1 certificates cannot be regarded as constituting an error on the part of those authorities themselves. In this respect, it follows from well-established case-law that only errors that are attributable to acts of the competent authorities confer entitlement to the waiver of post-clearance recovery of customs duties. In the absence of such an error, Article 220(2)(b) of the Customs Code does not allow the person liable to claim a legitimate expectation (see, inter alia, Faroe Seafood and Others, paragraphs 91 and 92, and Agrover, paragraph 31). In those circumstances, Afasia’s arguments alleging a case of force majeure serve no purpose.
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