TO ANY CASE WHERE , AT THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION , THE QUESTION OF THE RELEASE OF THE SECURITY HAS NOT FINALLY BEEN DECIDED UPON ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR OILS AND FATS ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1204/72 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :
1 . IN ARTICLE 14 , THE EXPRESSION ' UNITS OF ACCOUNT ' IS REPLACED BY ' ECU ' .
2 . IN ARTICLE 23 ( 2 ), THE FIGURE ' 2.4 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 5 ' .
3 . THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 28 ( 1 ):
' HOWEVER , THE COMMISSION MAY , WHERE NECESSARY , DEROGATE FROM THE AMOUNT REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING SUBPARAGRAPH FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 30 DAYS . '
4 . ARTICLE 29 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :
' ARTICLE 29
1 . THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY SHALL BE RELEASED IF , WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF ITS DEPOSIT , PROOF IS FURNISHED THAT THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED HAVE BEEN PLACED UNDER THE CONTROL REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2114/71 OR HAVE BEEN RENDERED INELIGIBLE FOR THE AID .
AT THE REQUEST OF THE PARTY CONCERNED , TO BE MADE BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING SUBPARAGRAPH , THIS PERIOD SHALL BE INCREASED TO 15 MONTHS WITH REGARD TO SUNFLOWER SEEDS AND MIXTURES CONTAINING SUCH SEEDS , TO BE USED IN THEIR NATURAL STATE FOR FEED .
2 . WHERE THE PERIODS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARE NOT OBSERVED , 10 % OF THE SECURITY SHALL BE FORFEIT IN RESPECT OF EACH MONTH , OR PART THEREOF , OF DELAY IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE SAID PROOF .
3 . IF , WITHIN THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 , THE PROOF REFERRED TO IN THE SAME PARAGRAPH IS FURNISHED FOR A QUANTITY OF SEEDS OR MIXTURES MORE THAN 2 % LESS THAN THE QUANTITY TO WHICH THE SECURITY RELATES , THE AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY RETAINED SHALL BE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE QUANTITY TO WHICH THE SECURITY RELATES REDUCED BY 2 % AND THE QUANTITY IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE ABOVE PROOF IS FURNISHED .
4 . THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY SHALL BE FORFEIT ON PRODUCTS WHICH ARE PLACED UNDER THE CONTROL REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2114/71 OR RENDERED INELIGIBLE FOR AID WITHIN THE PERIODS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 , AND WHICH SHOW SIGNS OF DENATURING . HOWEVER , THE SECURITY SHALL BE REIMBURSED IF PROOF IS FURNISHED THAT THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SHOWED THESE SAME TRACES OF DENATURING AT THE TIME OF IMPORT .
5 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THIS ARTICLE , THE WEIGHT ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD STATED