114 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
20.3.69 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL69/1
REGULATION (EEC)No499/69OFTHECOMMISSION
of17March1969
amendingRegulationNo1041/67/EECondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexport
refundsonproductssubjecttoasinglepricesystem
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNoHavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
139/67/EEC9of21June1967layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundson'cerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,andin
particularArticle7(2),secondsubparagraph ,and
Article7(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
968/6810of15July1968onthesystemtobeapplied
tocereal-basedcompoundfeeding-stuffs ,andin
particularArticle7(3),thirdsubparagraph ,and
Article7(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1052/6811of23July1968ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
riceandinparticularArticle6(4),second
subparagraph ,andArticle6(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
121/67/EEC12of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinpigmeat,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No830/68,13andinparticular
Article15(6)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
177/67/EEC14of27June1967layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonpigmeatand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefundsandin
particularArticle6(2),secondsubparagraph ,and
Article6(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
122/67/EEC13of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketineggs,asamendedby136/66/EEC1of22September1966onthe
establishment ofacommonorganisationofthe
marketinoilsandfats,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2146/682;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
162/66/EEC3of27October1966ontradeinoilsand
fatsbetweentheCommunityandGreece;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
142/67/EEC4of21June1967onexportrefundson
colza,rapeandsunflowerseeds,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No845/68,andinparticular
Article5(2),secondsubparagraph ,andArticle5(3)
andArticle6thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
171/67/EEC5of27June1967onexportrefundsand
leviesonoliveoil,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No18/696andinparticularArticle8(2),
secondsubparagraph ,Article8(3)andArticle11
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
120/67/EEC7of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketincereals,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No289/69,8andinparticular
Article16(6)thereof;
1OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
2OJNoL314,31.12.1968,p.1. 9OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.
10OJNoL166,17.7.1968,p.2.
11OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.3OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66.
4OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
5OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2600/67.
0OJNoL3,7.1.1969,p.1.
7OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.-2269/67.32OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.
13OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.23.
14OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2614/67.
15OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2293/67. 8OJNoL41,18.2.1969,p.1.

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 115
Regulation (EEC)No830/68,andinparticular
Article9(3)thereof:
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
175/67/EEC1of27June1967layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoneggsandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,andin
particularArticle6(2),secondsubparagraph ,and
Article6(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
123/67/EEC2of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinpoultrymeat ,andin
particularArticle9(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
176/67/EEC3of27June1967layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonpoultrymeatand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,andin
particularArticle6(2),secondsubparagraph ,and
Article6(3)thereof;
HavingregardTOCouncilRegulationNo
359/67/EEC4onthecommonorganisationofthe
marketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1603/68,5andinparticularArticle17(6)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
366/67/EEC6of25July1967layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,andin
particularArticle6(2),secondsubparagraph ,and
Article6(3)thereof:
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC7of18December1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinsugar,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2100/68,8andinparticular
Article17(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
766/68®of18June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonsugar,andin
particularArticle14(2),secondsubparagraph ,and
Article14(3}thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/6810of27"une1968onthecommonorganisation ofthemarketinmilkandmilk
products,andinparticularArticle17(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
876/6811of28June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonmilkandmilk
productsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds,andinparticularArticle6(2),second
subparagraph ,andArticle6(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/6812onthecommonorganisationofthemarket
inbeefandveal,andinparticularArticle18(6)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
885/6813of28June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonbeefandvealand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,andin
particularArticle6(2),secondsubparagraph ,and
Article6(3)thereof;
WhereasArticle3(1)ofCommissionRegulationNo
1041/67/EEC14of21December1967ondetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundson
productssubjecttoasinglepricesystem,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1056/6815defines
exportationfromtheCommunityintermsofleaving
thegeographicalterritoryoftheCommunity ;
whereas,inviewofthespecialsituationofthe
communeofLivignoinItaly,productsdispatchedto
thatcommuneshouldberegardedashavingleftthe
geographicalterritoryoftheCommunity ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1496/6816of
27September1968definedthecustomsterritoryof
theCommunity ;whereasArticle3(2)ofRegulation
No1041/67/EECshouldbeamendedtotakeaccount
ofthisnewdefinition;
WhereasitfollowsfromArticle6ofRegulationNo
1041/67/EECthatrefundsmaybegrantedonlyfor
productsinfreecirculationwithintheCommunity
andwhereassuchasituationleadstocertain
difficulties;whereas,particularlyinthecaseof
certaincompoundproductsorgoods,therefundis
fixedonthebasisnotoftheproductitselforthe
goods,butonthatofthebasicproductsofwhich
thesearecomposed;whereas,wheretherefundis
fixedinthiswayonthebasisofoneormorecom­
ponents,thefactthatthecomponentorcomponents
arethemselvesinfreecirculation,orarenolonger
incirculationsolelyasaresultofincorporation in1OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2610/67.
1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2301/67.
3OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2612/67.
4OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
5OJNoL253,16.101968,p.5. 11OJNoL155,3.7.1968,p.1.
6OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.34.
7OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.12OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
13OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2.
8OJNoL309,24.12.1968,p.4.
9OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.14OJNo314,23.12.1967,p.9.
15OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.28.
10OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13. 16OJNoL238,28.9.1968,p.1.

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circumstances thatruleshouldbemademore
flexible;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionsofthe
Management CommitteesforOilsandFats,for
Cereals,forPigmeat,forPoultrymeatandEggs,for
Sugar,forMilkandMilkProducts,andforBeefand
Veal;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle3(2)of
RegulationNo1041/67/EEC:
'ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :otherproducts,issufficientreasonforgrantingthe
relevantrefundorpartrefund;
Whereasexportsofverysmallquantitiesofproducts
orgoodsareofnoeconomicinterestandarelikelyto
increasetheworkofthecompetentauthoritiestono
usefulpurpose;whereasrefundsshouldnotbe
grantedforsuchtransactions ;
Whereasthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle3of
CommissionRegulationNo284/67/EEC1of11July
1967oncertaindetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
exportrefundsonoilseeds,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No266/69,2andArticle1of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No839/683of28
June1968ondetailedrulesforgrantingexport
refundsonsugar,makedifferentprovisionsfrom
thoseofthisRegulationasregardsexemptionfrom
refund;whereastherelevantprovisionsofthis
Regulationmaybesubstitutedforthoseapplicableat
presentinthosetwosectors;
Whereas,wheretherateofrefundisvariedaccording
tothedestinationoftheexportedproducts,itmust
beprovedthattheproducthasreachedthe
destinationforwhichtherefundwasfixed;whereas
suchameasurecanbeappliedflexiblytoexports
eligibleforasmallrefundprovidedthatthe
transactionsaresuchastoofferreasonablecertainty
thattheexportedgoodsorproductswillreachtheir
destination ;
WhereasArticle4(4)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No204/694of28January1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertain
agriculturalproductsexportedintheformofgoods
notcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthe
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,
providesfortherefundbeingvariedaccordingto
destination ;whereas,therefore,Articles8and12aof
RegulationNo1041/67/EECshouldbeamended;
Whereas,pendingaCommunityrulingonpayment
oftherefundincaseofbondingforexport,the
authorisation inArticle11ofRegulationNo
1041/67/EECshouldbefurtherextended;
WhereasArticle10(2)ofRegulationNo
1041/67/EECprovidesforatimelimitforclaiming
paymentoftherefund,andwhereasthatprovision
givesrisetodifficultiesincasesofforcemajeure,
particularlywherethetimelimitcannotbecomplied
withowingtoadministrative delaysforwhichthe
partyconcernedisnotresponsible ;whereasinsuch—productsshallbeconsideredtohaveleftthe
geographical territoryoftheCommunity
whentheyhaveleftforterritorieswhich,
althoughformingpartofthegeographical
territoryofaMemberState,formpartofthe
customsterritoryofathirdcountry;however,
productsshallnotbeconsideredtohaveleft
thegeographicalterritoryoftheCommunity
whensenttoterritorieswhich,although
formingpartofthegeographicalterritoryofa
thirdcountry,formpartofthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunity ;
—theterritoryofthecommuneofLivignoshall
beconsiderednottoformpartofthe
geographicalterritoryoftheCommunity .1
Article2
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle6of
RegulationNo1041/67/EEC:
'1.Arefundshallbegrantedonlyonproducts
which,disregardingthepackaging,areinfree
circulationwithintheCommunity .
Whencompoundproductsorgoodsqualifying
forarefundfixedonthebasisofoneormoreof
theircomponentsareexported,thatrefundshall
begrantedonlytotheextentthatthecomponent
orcomponentsonthebasisofwhichtherefund
wasappliedforareinfreecirculationwithinthe
Community .Thisprovisionshallalsoapplywhen
thecomponentorcomponentsonthebasisof
whichtherefundisappliedforwereinfree
circulationwithintheCommunityandareno
longerincirculationsolelyduetotheir
incorporation inotherproducts.
2.Norefundshallbegrantedforproductsor
goodswhicharenotofsoundandfairmarketable1OJNo151,13.7.1967,p.6.
2OJNoL37,13.2.1969,p.6.
3OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.47.
4OJNoL29,5.2.1969,p.1.

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Commissionwhichshallwithoutdelayinformthe
otherMemberStatesthereof.'qualityintheforminwhichtheyareexportedor
forproductsorgoodsintendedforhuman
consumption ,iftheircharacteristics orcondition
excludeorsubstantiallyimpairtheiruseforthat
purpose.'ArticleS
Article3
ThefollowingArticle6ashallbeaddedto
RegulationNo1041/67/EEC:Thefollowingthirdparagraphshallbeaddedto
Article8ofRegulationNo1041/67/EEC:
'3.Whereatransactionisthesubjectofan
exportdeclarationeligibleforarefundnot
exceeding200unitsofaccountandoffering
reasonablecertaintythattheproductsinquestion
willreachtheirdestination,MemberStatesmay
exemptthepartyconcernedfromsubmittingthe
proofsrequiredbyparagraph 1otherthanthe
transportdocument.''Article6a
Norefundshallbegrantedunlesstheamount
applicabletoatransactionwhichhasbeenthe
subjectofanexportdeclarationisgreaterthan10
unitsofaccount
Thisprovisionshallnotapplytothetransactions
listedinArticle2.'Article6
Article4
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle8(1)ofThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforthethird
indentofArticle9(1)ofRegulationNo
1041/67/EEC:
'—repaymentofthatadvanceplus15%incases
where,sixmonthsafterthedayonwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswerecompleted,
theproofreferredtoinArticle3hasbeen
furnished,butwheretheproofreferredtoin
Article8(1),ifthatArticleisapplicableto
thetransactioninquestion,hasnotbeen
furnished.'RegulationNo1041/67/EEC:
Article7
ThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforArticle10(2)
ofRegulationNo1041/67/EEC:
'Thetimelimitforclaimingpaymentofthe
refundshallbe6monthsfollowingthedayon
whichthecustomsexportformalitieswere
completedexceptincasesofforcemajeure.''Fortheapplicationofthefirstsubparagraph of
Article7(2)ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC,the
firstsubparagraph ofArticle5(2)ofRegulation
No142/67.-EEC,thefirstsubparagraph ofArticle
8(2)ofRegulationNo171/67/EEC,thefirst
subparagraph ofArticle6(2)ofRegulationsNo
175/67/EEC,No176/67/EECandNo
177/67/EEC,thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle
8(3)ofRegulationNo194/67/EEC,thefirst
subparagraphoiArticle6(2)ofRegulationNo
366/67/EEC,thefirstsubparagraph ofArticle14
(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No766/68,thefirst
subparagraph cfArticle6(2)ofRegulations
(EEC)No876/68and(EEC)No886/68,thefirst
subparagraph ofArticle6(4)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1052/68andArticle4(4)ofRegulation (EEC)
No204/69,thepartyconcernedmustsubmitone
copyofthetransportdocumentand,atthe
discretionofthscompetentnationalauthorities,
oneormoreofthefollowingdocuments
certifyingarrivalinthecountryofdestinationor
fortheuseinquestion:
acopyofthecustomsorportdocumentmade
outinthecountryofdestination,acertificate
issuedbytheofficialservicesofoneofthe
MemberStatesestablishedinthatcountry,a
certificatebyaninternational controland
surveillancecompany.Thecompetentnational
authoritiesmayrecogniseotherdocumentsas
equivalentandmayrequireadditionalformsof
proof.TheyshallforthwithsoinformtheArticle8
Inthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle11ofRegulation
No1041/67/EEC,'30September1969'shallbe
substitutedfor'31December1968'.
Article9
InArticle12aofRegulationNo1041/67/EEC'The
provisionsofArticles1to6aand8to12ofthis
Regulation ...'shallbesubstitutedfor'The
provisionsofArticles1to6and9to12ofthis
Regulation ..

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Article10 Article11
Thefirstsubparagraph ofArticle3ofRegulationNo
284/67/EECandArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
839/68areherebyrepealed.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17March1969.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY