THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 15 OF REGULATION NO 121/67 .
5 SINCE REGULATION NO 2315/69 OF THE COMMISSION OF 19 NOVEMBER 1969 INTRODUCED A COMMUNITY TRANSIT SYSTEM, ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION NO 1041/67 WAS AMENDED BY ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION NO 2586/69 SO THAT PROOF THAT THE PRODUCT HAD LEFT THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY WAS NO LONGER TO BE FURNISHED BY THE PRODUCTION OF AN EXIT CERTIFICATE BUT BY THAT OF THE CONTROL COPY PROVIDED FOR BY ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION NO 2315/69 .
ALTHOUGH THE CONTROL COPY DOES NOT ADOPT ALL THE PARTICULARS IN THE EXIT CERTIFICATE, IT CONTAINS HEADINGS FOR THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WHICH, ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 5 AS AMENDED OF REGULATION NO 1041/67, ARE TO BE COMPLETED WHEN IT IS A QUESTION OF PRODUCTS BENEFITING FROM REFUNDS .
6 UNDER ARTICLE 15 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION NO 121/67, EXPORT REFUNDS ON PIGMEAT ARE GRANTED ONLY ON APPLICATION BY THE PERSON CONCERNED .
ALTHOUGH, HAVING REGARD TO THE NECESSITIES OF THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE COMPLEX SYSTEM OF EXPORT REFUNDS, ARTICLE 15 MUST BE INTERPRETED AS IMPLYING A WRITTEN APPLICATION, FORMALISM WHICH WOULD GO BEYOND THE NECESSITIES OF EFFICIENT CONTROL MUST BE AVOIDED .
WHEN, THEREFORE, THE COMMERCIAL OPERATOR COMPLETES THE CONTROL COPY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION NO 1041/67 BY CLEARLY STATING THAT THE EXPORTED GOODS ARE ENTITLED TO REFUNDS, HE SHOWS SUFFICIENTLY CLEARLY HIS INTENTION TO BENEFIT FROM THEM SO THAT THE CONTROL COPY IS EQUIVALENT TO AN APPLICATION FOR A REFUND .
THIS IS EVEN MORE SO WHEN THE CONTROL COPY CONTAINS EXPLANATORY NOTES INDICATING EXPLICITLY THE HEADING WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED WHEN IT RELATES TO THE EXPORT OF GOODS ENTITLED TO A REFUND .
7 IT IS THEREFORE RIGHT TO REPLY TO THE FIRST QUESTION THAT THE SUBMISSION TO THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR THE GRANT OF REFUNDS OF THE CONTROL COPY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION NO 2315/69 AND ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION NO 1041/67, AS AMENDED BY ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION NO 2586/69, IS EQUIVALENT TO AN APPLICATION FOR A REFUND IF THIS COPY CONTAINS INFORMATION ENABLING IT TO BE SEEN THAT IT RELATES TO GOODS BENEFITING FROM THIS REFUND .
IT IS FOR THE NATIONAL COURT, IN CASE OF DOUBT, TO DECIDE IN EACH CASE WHETHER THIS IS SO .
8 THE SECOND QUESTION SEEKS TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE APPLICATION FOR A REFUND REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 15 OF REGULATION NO 121/67, THE PROOF OF ORIGIN OF THE GOODS REQUIRED, AS REGARDS EXPORT REFUNDS ON PIGMEAT, BY ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION NO 177/67 AND THE DECLARATIONS RELATING TO THE REQUISITE QUALITY OF THE GOODS FOR BEING PUT INTO FREE CIRCULATION, REQUIRED BY ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION NO 1041/67, ARE INCLUDED AMONG THE DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE CLAIM WHICH, UNDER ARTICLE 10 OF THIS REGULATION, MUST BE LODGED WITHIN A TIME-LIMIT OF SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE DAY ON WHICH THE CUSTOMS EXPORT FORMALITIES WERE COMPLETED .
THIS QUESTION SEEKS TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER