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Apart from cases in which their importation may be prohibited, and unless it is indispensable for the solution of the dispute that they should be produced, goods which form the subject of a dispute as to the application of the Customs tariff or as to their origin, place of departure or value, must, at the request of the declarant, be at once placed at his disposal without waiting for the solution of the dispute, subject, however, to any measures that may be necessary for safeguarding the interests of the State. It is understood that the refund of the amount deposited in respect of duties or the cancellation of the undertaking given by the declarant take place immediately upon the solution of the dispute, which must, in any case, be as speedy as possible.