66 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
27.12.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL289/37
REGULATION (EEC)No2686/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of12December1972
supplementing RegulationNo177/67/EEConthegeneralrulesfortheadvance
fixingofexportrefundsonpigmeat
thelodgingofadepositwhichshallbeforfeited
ifthegoodsarenotexportedwithintheperiod
ofvalidityofthecertificate;
Whereas,forthedifferentproductscoveredby
acommonorganisationofthemarket,inthe
interestofstabletradingconditions,provision
hasbeenmadefortheadvancefixingofthe
levyortheexportrefund;whereas,however,
experiencehasshownthatincertaincircum­
stancesand,inparticular,incasesofabnormal
resorttothissystembythepersonsconcerned,
therewasathreatofdifficultiesonthemarket
inquestion;
Whereas,inordertoremedysuchasituation
itmustbepossibleformeasurestobetaken
rapidly;whereas,therefore,provisionshould
bemadefortheCommissiontoadoptsuch
measuresafterreceivingtheOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeor,incasesofurgency,
withoutwaitingforthelattertomeet;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNI­
TIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
121/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinpigmeat,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2685/72,2,
andinparticularArticle15(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCom­
mission;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2685/72
of12December1972supplementing Regulation
No121/67/EEContheadvancefixingof
exportefundsonpigmeatenabledrefundsinthe
sectorconcernedtobefixedinadvance;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytosupplement
CouncilRegulationNo177/67/EEC3of
27June1967layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonpigmeatand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,
withrulesfortheadvancefixingofexport
refunds;
Whereasitisonlynecessarytofixrefundsin
advanceincertaincases;whereassuchadecision
shouldbetakeninaccordancewithArticle24
ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC;
Whereasthepossibilityoffixingrefundsin
advancemakesitnecessarytotakestepsto
ensurethatineverycasetheexportsare
carriedoutasstatedintheapplication;whereas
tothatend,eachapplicantshouldreceivea
certificaterequiringthegoodsinquestionto
beexportedwithinagivenperiod;
Whereas,inordertoavoidabusetheissueof
suchcertificatesshouldbeconditionaluponHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Article5ofRegulationNo177/67/EECshall
bereplacedbythefollowing:
'1.Thelistofproductsonwhichan
exportrefundisgrantedandtheamountof
suchrefundshallbefixedatleastonceevery
threemonths.
2.Theamountoftherefundshallbe
thatapplicableonthedayofexportation .
3.However,itmaybedecidedupon
request,thattherefundbefixedinadvance.
Insuchacase,theexportrefundapplicable
onthedayonwhichtheapplicationforthe
certificateislodged,shallbeapplied,ifthe
partyconcernedsorequestsatthesame1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.
2OJNoL132,18.6.1971,p.1.
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'1.Thegrantingoftherefundunderthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle5(3)shall
beconditionalonthepresentationofa
certificateofadvancefixingissuedby
MemberStatestoapplicants,irrespective
oftheirplaceofestablishment intheCom­
munity.
Suchcertificatesshallbevalidthroughout
theCommunity .
2.Theissueofacertificateofadvance
fixingshallbeconditionaluponthelodging
ofadepositguaranteeingthattheexport­
ationshallbecarriedoutwithintheperiod
ofvalidityofthecertificate;iftheoperation
isnotcarriedout,oronlypartiallycarried
out,withinthatperiodthedepositshallbe
forfeitedinwholeorinpart.'timeastheapplicationforthecertificate
ismade(therequesttobemadenotlater
than13.00hours),toexportseffectedduring
theperiodofvalidityofthecertificate.
4.Whenexamination ofthemarket
situationshowsthattherearedifficulties
duetotheapplicationoftheprovisions
concerningtheadvancefixingoftheexport
refund,orthatsuchdifficultiesmayoccur,
adecisionmaybetaken,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle24
ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC,tosuspend
theapplicationoftheseprovisionsforthe
periodstrictlynecessary.
Incasesofextremeurgency,theCommission
may,aferexaminationofthesituation,
decideonthe^asisofalltheinformation
availabletoittosuspendadvancefixingfor
amaximumofthreedays.
Applicationsforcertificatesaccompanied
byapplicationforadvancefixinglodged
duringtheperiodofsuspensionshallbe
rejected.'Article3
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
thirddayfollowingitspublicationinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .ThefollowingArticle5(a)shallbeinsertedin
RegulationNo177/67/EEC:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,12December1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.LARDINOIS