70 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
27.12.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL289/41
REGULATION (EEC)No2689/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of12December1972
supplementing RegulationNo176/67/EECasregardsgeneralrulesforthe
advancefixingofexportrefundsonpoultrymeat
Whereas,inordertoavoidabuse,theissueof
suchcertificatesshouldbeconditionaluponthe
lodgingofadepositwhichshallbeforfeitedif
thegoodsarenotexportedwithintheperiodof
validityofthecertificate;
Whereas,forthedifferentproductscoveredby
acommonorganisationofthemarket,inthe
interestofstabletradingconditions,provision
hasbeenmadefortheadvancefixingofthe
levyortheexportrefund;whereas,however,
experiencehasshownthatincertaincircum­
stancesand,inparticular,incasesofabnormal
resorttothissystembythepersonsconcerned,
therewasathreatofdifficultiesonthemarket
inquestion;
Whereas,inordertoremedysuchasituationit
mustbepossibleformeasurestobetaken
rapidly;whereas'therefore,provisionshouldbe
madefortheCommissiontoadoptsuch
measuresafter,receivingtheOpinionof'the
ManagementCommitteeor,incasesofurgency,
withoutwaitingforthelattertomeet;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNI­
TIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
123/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinpoultrymeat,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2688/72,2
andinparticularthefourthsubparagraph of
Article9(2)thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2688/72
of12December1972supplementing Regulation
No123/67/EEContheadvancefixingof
exportrefundsonpoultrymeathasmadeit
possibletofixexportrefundsinadvanceinthis
sector;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytosupplement
CouncilRegulationNo176/67/EEC3of
27Junelayingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsandcriteriaforfixingtheamount
ofsuchrefundsbyrulesfortheadvancefixing
ofexportrefunds;
Whereasitisonlynecessarytofixrefundsin
advanceincertaincases;whereasanydecision
todososhouldbetakeninaccordancewith
Article17ofRegulationNo123/67/EEC;
Whereasthepossibilityoffixingrefundsin
advancemakesitnecessarytotakestepsto
ensurethatineachcasetheexportsarecarried
outasstatedintheapplication ;whereas,to
thatend,eachapplicantshouldreceivea
certificaterequiringthegoodsUnquestiontobe
exportedwithinagivenperiod;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle5
ofRegulationNo176/67/EEC:
C1.Thelistofproductsonwhichan
exportrefundisgrantedandtheamountof
suchrefundshallbefixedatleastonce
everythreemonths.
2.Theamountoftherefundshallbe
thatapplicableonthedayofexportation .
3.However,itmaybedecidedupon
requestthattherefundcanbefixedin
advance.Inthatcasetheexportrefund1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2301/67.
2OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.40.
3OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2612/67,

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Article2
ThefollowingArticle5ashallbeinsertedin
RegulationNo176/67/EEC:
'1.Thegrantoftherefundunderthe
conditionsprovidedforinArticle5(3)
shallbesubjecttosubmissionofanadvance
fixingcertificateissuedbyMemberStatesto
anyapplicantirrespectiveoftheplaceofhis
establishment intheCommunity .
Thecertificateofadvancefixingshallbe
validthroughouttheCommunity .
2.Theissueofthecertificatesofadvance
fixingshallbeconditionaluponthelodging
ofadepositguaranteeingthatexportation
shallbecarriedoutwithintheperiodof
validityofthecertificate,iftheoperationis
notcarriedout,orisonlypartiallycarried
outwithinthatperiod,thedepositshallbe
forfeitedinwholeorinpart.'applicableonthedayonwhichtheappli­
cationforthecertificateislodgedshallbe
applied,ifthepartyconcernedsorequests
atthesametineastheapplicationforthe
certificateismade(therequesttobemade
notlaterthar_13.00hours),toexports
effectedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
certificate .
4.Whenexamination ofthemarket
situationshowsthattherearedifficulties
duetotheapplicationoftheprovisions
concerningtheadvancefixingoftheexport
refund,orthatsuchdifficultiesmayoccur,
adecisionmaybetaken,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle17
ofRegulationNo122/67/EEC,tosuspend
theapplicationoftheseprovisionsforthe
periodstrictlynecessary.
Incasesofextremeurgency,theCommission
may,afterexamination ofthesituation,
decideonthebasisofalltheinformation
availabletoittDsuspendadvancefixingfor
amaximumofthreedays.
Applicationsfo::certificatesaccompaniedby
applicationsforadvancefixinglodged
duringtheperiodofsuspensionshallbe
rejected.'Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
thirddayfollowingitspublicationinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,12December1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.LARDINOIS