Commission Regulation (EC) No 1343/94 of 10 June 1994 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 3389/81 laying down detailed rules for export refunds in the wine sector

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1343/94 of 10 June 1994 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 3389/81 laying down detailed rules for export refunds in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1566/93 (2), and in particular Article 56 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 345/79 of 5 February 1979 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on wine and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2009/81 (4), and in particular
Article 6
(3) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3389/81 of the Commission lays down certain detailed rules in relation to the granting of export refunds in the wine sector (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3473/82 (6),
Whereas disturbances on the world market necessitate that payment of export refunds on wine exported to Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania,  Russia, Tajikistan, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan should be made subject to proof that the product has really been imported into the third country specified; whereas it is therefore appropriate to provide that the  provisions of Article 5 of 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 (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2805/93 (8),  shall apply;
Whereas furthermore experience has shown that export transactions to certain of the abovementioned countries have lead to abuses; whereas, in order to prevent such abuses, payment of the refund should be subject to the condition that products in  containers holding more than two litres has not only been imported into such third country, but also bottled there;
Whereas the Management Committee for Wine has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,