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REGULATION (EEC)No570/70OFTHECOMMISSION
of26March1970
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheadvancefixingofexportrefundsoneggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
establishingthe HavingregardtotheTreaty
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;Whereas,forthesystemoftheadvancefixingof
exportrefundstobecorrectlyapplied,advancefixing
certificatesshouldincludecertainminimumdetailed
rulesforlodgingapplicationsforacertificate;
WhereasArticle5a(2)ofRegulationNo175/67/EEC
specifiesthattheissueofanadvancefixingcertificate
issubjecttothelodgingofadeposit;whereasthe
amountofthedepositmaybedeterminedonthe
basisofpossiblepricealterationsduringthetime
limitallowed;
Whereasthedepositguaranteesanobligationto
exporttothespecifiedcountryorcountriesof
destinationduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
certificate;whereasthedepositisforfeited,inwhole
orinpart,ifthisobligationisnotfulfilledorisonly
partiallyfulfilled;whereastheprovisionstobe
appliedinthisconnectionshouldbespecified,in
particularincaseswheretheobligationsincurredare
notfulfilledforreasonsofforcemajeure;
Whereas,iftheadvancefixingsystemistobe
correctlyadministered ,theCommissionmusthavea
constantsupplyofinformationavailable;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommiteeforPoultrymeatandEggs;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
122/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketineggs,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No436/702andinparticular
Articles9(3)and15thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulationNo175/67/EEC3of27
June1967laiddowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoneggsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds;whereasthatRegulation
wassupplemented byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
437/704of10March1970asregardsgeneralrules
fortheadvancefixingofexportrefundsoneggs;
Whereas,inaccordance ,withArticle5a(1)of
RegulationNo175/67/EEC,therefundshallbe
grantedundertheadvancefixingsystemsubjectto
thesubmissionofanadvancefixingcertificateissued
byMemberStatestoanyapplicantirrespectiveofthe
placeofhisestablishment intheCommunity ;
whereasconditionsforthedrawingupandtheuseof
thatcertificateshouldbedefined;
Whereas,inviewofinternationaltradepracticein
eggproducts,acertainmarginshouldbeallowedin
respectofthequantitiyofproductsexportedin
relationtothequantityindicatedinthecertificate;
Whereastheperiodofvalidityofadvancefixing
certificatesmaybedeterminedonthebasisofthe
normaldeliveryperiodintradeineggproducts;Article1
1.Theadvancefixingcertificatereferredtoin
Article5aofRegulationNo175/67/EEC,hereinafter
calledthe'certificate',shallobligetheholderto
exportthenetquantityofthespecifiedproductto
thespecifiedcountryorcountriesofdestination
duringtheperiodofvalidityofthecertificate.
2.Wherethequantityexportedexceedsthe
quantityshownonthecertificatebynotmorethan
5%,itshallbeconsideredtohavebeenduly
exportedunderthatcertificate.1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2293/67.
2OJNoL55,10.3.1970,p.1.
3OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2610/67.
4OJNoL55,10.3.1970,p.2.

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3.Wherethequantityexportedislessthanthe
quantityshownonthecertificatebynotmorethan
5%,theobligationtoexportshallbeconsideredas
fulfilled.
Article2
Therightsandobligationsdevolvingfromthe
certificatearenottransferable .
Article3
1.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph2,the
certificateshallbevalidfromthedateofissueuntil
theendofthesixthmonthfollowingthatinwhichit
wasissued.
2.Inthecaseofexportationonthebasisofan
invitationtotender,thecertificateshallbevalidfrom
thedateofissueuntilthedateonwhichthe
obligationsdevolvingfromtheawardunderthe
invitationtotenderareduetobefulfilled.
Thefollowingshallbeconsideredasinvitationsto
tender:non-confidential invitationsfromState
agenciesofthirdcountriesorfrominternational
organisationsgovernedbypubliclawtosubmit,
withinasettimelimit,tenders,acceptanceofwhichis
decidedbythoseagencies'ororganisations .(a)wheretheapplicationwaslodgedattheofficesof
thecompetentagency,thedayonwhichitwas
lodged,providedthatthiswasaworkingdayfor
thatagencyandthattheapplicationwaslodged
notlaterthan15.30hours;
(b)wheretheapplicationwassentbyletterortelex
tothecompetentagency,thedayonwhichthe
applicationwasreceivedatthatagency,provided
thatitwasreceivednotlaterthan15.30hours;
(c)wheretheapplicationwassentbytelegramtothe
competentagency,thedayonwhichitwas
receivedatthatagency,providedthatthe
telegramwasacceptedatthetransmitting
telegraphofficenotlaterthan15.30hours,and
thatitreachedthecompetentagencybefore
17.00hours.
2.Applicationsforcertificateswhicharriveeither
onanon-workingdayforthecompetentagencyor
onaworkingdayforthatagencybutafterthetimes
referredtoinparagraph1shallbedeemedtohave
beenlodgedonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
dayoftheirreceipt.
Applicationsforcertificateswhicharesentby
telegraminaccordancewithparagraph 1(c)and
arriveafter17.00hours,shallbeconsideredtobe
invalid,unlesstheapplicantspecifiesinthetelegram
that,intheeventofitslatearrival,heintendsto
applyforadvancefixingoftherefundonthefirst
workingdayfollowingreceiptofthetelegram.
Applications sentbytelegramacceptedatthe
transmittingtelegraphofficeafter15.30hoursshall
beconsideredashavingbeenlodgedonthefirst
workingdayfollowingthedayoftheirreceipt,even
thoughitmayhavereachedthecompetentauthority
before17.00hours.
3.DuringtheperiodwhenSummerTimeisin
forceinItaly,thetimelimitslaiddowninthisArticle
shallbeunderstoodinthatMemberStatetobeone
hourlater.Article4
UntilCommunityformsforthecertificatesaredrawn
up,MemberStatesmayusetheirownprintedforms
which,withoutprejudicetotheprovisionslaiddown
inotherRegulations ,DirectivesorDecisions,shall
containallthedetailslistedinArticle5.
Article5
Eachcertificateshallstate:
Article7(a)thenameandaddressoftheapplicant;
(b)descriptionoftheproducttobeexportedand
indicationofthetariffsub-headingwithinwhich
itfalls;
(c)quantityoftheproducts,expressedinnetweight;
(d)rateorratesoftherefund,accordingtothe
countryorcountriesofdestination;
(e)finaldateofvalidityofthecertificate .1.Theamountofthedeposit,whichisrequired
fortheissueofthecertificate,shallbeasfixedinthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Thedepositshallbelodgedintheformofa
guaranteesatisfyingthecriterialaiddownbyeach
MemberState.
Thedepositmustbelodgedandthecompetent
authoritynotifiedthereofinwritingnotlaterthan
17.00hoursonthedayonwhichtheapplication
forthecertificatewasmade,withinthemeaningof
Article6.Article6
1.Thedayonwhichtheapplicationforthe
certificatewaslodgedshallbeunderstoodtobe:

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2.Thedepositshallberefunded:
(a)onceaquantityequalto95%atleastofthenet
quantityindicatedinthecertificatehasbeen
exportedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
certificatetothespecifiedcountryorcountriesof
destination;
(b)inrespectofthequantityforwhichthetenderer
doesnotsubmitasucessfultender.
3.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle8,wherethe
obligationtoexporthasbeenfulfilledonlyinrespect
ofapartofthenetquantityindicatedinthe
certificate,thedepositshallbeforfeitedinproportion
totheamountsfixedintheAnnex,asappliedtoan
overallquantityequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)95%ofthenetquantityindicatedinthe
certificate,andofthecertificateistobeextendedfortheperiodof
timerequiredinviewofthecircumstances invoked.
2."Wherethecompetentauthorityacceptsagiven
circumstanceconstitutingacaseofforcemajeure,it
shallimmediatelynotifytheCommissionthereof.
3.Wherea'circumstance deemedtoconstitutea
caseofforcemajeureandrelatingtothecountryof
destinationisinvoked,suchcircumstancescanbe
acceptedonlyifthecountryofdestinationwas
notifiedintimetothecompetentauthority,before
thecircumstance constitutingthecaseofforce
majeureoccurred.Notificationofthecountryof
destinationshallbeconsideredtohavebeenmadein
timeif,atthetimeofthenotification,theappearance
ofthecaseofforcemajeurecouldnothavebeen
foreseen.
4.Theexportershall,bymeansofappropriate
documents,supplyproofofthecircumstances
deemedtoconstituteacaseofforcemajeure.(b)thenetquantityexported.
Article9However,wherethenetquantityexportedamounts
tolessthan5%ofthenetquantityindicatedinthe
certificate,thenetquantityindicatedinthecertificate
shallbesubstitutedforthenetquantitymentioned
under(a).
Article8MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission :
(a)ofthemeasurestakenpursuanttothis
Regulation;
(b)beforethetenthofeachmonth,andinitially
before10May1970,ofthesummaryof
certificatesissuedduringtheprecedingmonth.1.Whereexportationcannotbeeffectedduring
theperiodofvalidityofthecertificatebecauseof
circumstances deemedtoconstituteacaseofforce
majeure,thecompetentauthorityshalldecide,atthe
requestof'thepartyconcerned,eitherthatthe
obligationtoexportistobecancelled,andthatthe
depositistobereleased,orthattheperiodofvalidityArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1970.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26March1970.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY

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ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsAmount
ofthedeposit
u.a./100kg
04.05 Birds'eggsandyolks,fresh,driedorotherwise
preserved,sweetenedornot:
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption
(a)Eggs,notinshell
1.Dried 5-0
2.Other 1-5
(b)Eggyolks
1.Liquid2-5
2.Frozen 2-7 v
3.Dried •5-0