Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 of 30 May 1994 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1223/94 of 30 May 1994 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the  Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8 (3)  and Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 876/68 of the Council of 28 June 1968 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on milk and milk products and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 776/94 (3),  states that arrangements for the advance fixing of the refund may be adopted in the case of exports of milk products in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty;
Whereas, likewise, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (5) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common  organization of the market in eggs (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1574/93 (7), Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1544/93 (9) and  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in sugar (10), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 133/94 (11), also provide for such arrangements;
Whereas the Brussels Nomenclature has been replaced, in the acts of the Community, by the Combined Nomenclature; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 has been replaced by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down  common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (12), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2805/93 (13);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 has been replaced by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing  certificates for agricultural products (14), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3519/93 (15);
Whereas the international situation has changed considerably since the adoption of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 349/86 of 18 February 1986 suspending the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1760/83 as regards the payment of  refunds in respect of butter exported in the form of certain products not covered by Annex II to the Treaty (16); whereas, consequently, the provisions of Article 7 (4) to (7) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1760/83 of 29 June 1983 on special detailed  rules for the application of the system of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty and derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 with regard to payment of  refunds on butter (17), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 888/93 (18), no longer have any purpose;
Whereas provision should be made for similar rules governing the management of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products, whether exported in the natural state or after incorporation in certain goods not covered by Annex II to the  Treaty; whereas, however, account should be taken of the special conditions governing the production and marketing of a number of the goods in question; whereas immediate steps should be taken to adjust certain periods of validity of certificates in  order to take account of these objectives and to ensure that certificates for milk products are covered by the same provisions in the case of applications for certificates lodged on a Thursday, whether these products are exported in the natural state or  in the form of certain goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty;
Whereas the special detailed implementing rules laid down under Regulation (EEC) No 1760/83 should be amended; whereas, for reasons of clarity, it appears desirable to replace the aforesaid Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions cooncerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex II,