26A pecuniary charge also escapes classification as a ‘charge having equivalent effect’ if it is levied, in certain circumstances, on account of inspections carried out in order to comply with obligations imposed by EU law, or if it represents payment for a service actually provided to an operator which he is required to pay in an amount in proportion to that service (see, to that effect, judgments of 11 June 1992, Sanders Adour and Guyomarc’h Orthez Nutrition animale, C‑149/91 and C‑150/91, paragraph 17, and of 9 September 2004, Carbonati Apuani, C‑72/03, EU:C:2004:506, paragraph 31).
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