11/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - Import duties on military equipment are to be considered as part of own resources, the advocate general of the Court of Justice states in conclusions on 10 February. As for any other kind of goods imported, revenue must be notified to the Commission for calculating member state contributions to the Community budget. If the Court follows the conclusions of the advocate general, it will condemn Finland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Greece and Denmark for failure to comply with their obligations. National security cannot, the advocate general says, justify excluding from declared customs revenue the duties on imports of military equipment (Cases C-284/05 and others). (C.D./transl.jl)