IN ADVANCE .
3 IN ORDER NOT TO PREJUDICE PERSONS HAVING PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED AN ADVANCE FIXING, THE REGULATION ENABLES THEM TO OBTAIN THE CANCELLATION OF SUCH FIXING IN THE EVENT OF CIRCUMSTANCES' REQUIRING ADJUSTMENT OF THE AMOUNTS FIXED IN ADVANCE .
4 IN ADDITION, THE TRANSITIONAL PROVISION OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE SAME REGULATION, WHICH WITH REGARD TO SUCH FIXING WAS BASED ON ESSENTIALLY LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE EFFECTS ON PENDING CONTRACTS OF A CHANGE IN LEGISLATION, CONFERS THE SAME RIGHT ON TRADERS WHO HAD OBTAINED BEFORE 4 AUGUST 1968 AN ADVANCE FIXING THE EFFECTS OF WHICH EXTENDED BEYOND THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE NEW PROVISIONS LAID DOWN BY REGULATION NO 1134/68 .
5 UNDER THE TERMS OF THE SAID ARTICLE 7 THE WRITTEN APPLICATION FOR CANCELLATION WAS REQUIRED TO REACH THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE REGULATION, THAT IS TO SAY, NOT LATER THAN 3 SEPTEMBER 1968 .
6 THE NATIONAL COURT ASKS FIRST WHETHER THE APPLICATION FOR CANCELLATION MUST NECESSARILY RELATE TO THE ENTIRE AMOUNT STILL OUTSTANDING ON 4 AUGUST 1968 OF THE QUOTA TO WHICH THE ADVANCE FIXING RELATES .
7 ON THE ONE HAND, THIS QUESTION MUST BE CONSIDERED IN RELATION TO THE ARGUMENT EXPOUNDED BY NECOMOUT BEFORE THE COURT IN THE MAIN PROCEEDINGS TO THE EFFECT THAT A TRADER MAY AT ANY TIME DURING THE THIRTY DAYS ALLOTTED HIM APPLY FOR THE CANCELLATION OF THE ADVANCE FIXINGS RELATING TO THE WHOLE OF THE AMOUNT OUTSTANDING AT 4 AUGUST 1968, EVEN IF A PART OF THIS BALANCE HAS ALREADY BEEN IMPORTED OR EXPORTED IN THE MEANTIME SO THAT THE CANCELLATION MIGHT THUS HAVE RETROACTIVE EFFECT IN WHOLE OR IN PART .
8 ON THE OTHER HAND, IT MUST BE CONSIDERED IN RELATION TO THE ARGUMENT PROPOUNDED BY THE PRODUKTSCHAP TO THE EFFECT THAT AN APPLICATION FOR CANCELLATION MAY ONLY BE MADE WITH REGARD TO THE QUANTITY OUTSTANDING AT 4 AUGUST 1968 AND THAT IN THE MEANTIME NO PART OF THIS AMOUNT MAY BE IMPORTED OR EXPORTED .
9 THE SYSTEM OF ADVANCE FIXING, AS IT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN THE VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL REGULATIONS, ESTABLISHES A CONNEXION BETWEEN SUCH ADVANCE FIXING AND THE OBLIGATION TO IMPORT OR TO EXPORT THE ENTIRE QUOTA OF GOODS TO WHICH THE ADVANCE FIXING RELATES .
10 ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION NO 1134/68 EXEMPTS FROM THIS OBLIGATION " A TRANSACTION STILL TO BE CARRIED OUT " AFTER 4 AUGUST 1968 THEREBY PROVIDING FOR THE DIVISION OF THE QUOTA MENTIONED IN THE LICENCE OR CERTIFICATE INTO ONE PART FOR WHICH THE ADVANCE FIXING IS VALID AND ANOTHER PART FOR WHICH IT MAY BE CANCELLED .
11 NEVERTHELESS, THE WORDING OF ARTICLE 7 DOES NOT NECESSARILY IMPLY THAT SUCH DIVISION MUST BE MADE BETWEEN THE PART OF THE QUOTA EXHAUSTED PRIOR TO 4 AUGUST 1968 AND THE BALANCE REMAINING AT THAT DATE .
12 FURTHERMORE, THE PROVISION OF A PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS GRANTED TO THE TRADER CANNOT IMPLY THAT THE