No L 341/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 11. 81 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3389/81 of 27 November 1981 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 Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3456/80 (%), and in particular Article 20 (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 (*), as amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 2009/81 (*), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/76 of 10 December 1976 laying down detailed rules for export refunds in the wine sector (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1619/81 (¥), refers to Council Regulations which have since been consolidated ; whereas in the interests of clarity and good administra- tion that Regulation should also be consolidated ; Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 345/79 lays down that refunds are to be fixed periodically; whereas experience gained in respect of price trends in international trade shows that a six-month period is adequate ; Whereas, at present, only concentrated grape must and table wines are eligible for refunds; Whereas Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 of 27 November 1981 laying down special detailed rules in respect of import and export licences in the wine sector () lays down that an export licence must be produced, if products in the wine sector are to qualify for an export refund; ) O] No L 54, 5. 3.1979, p. 1. ) OJ No L 360, 31. 12. 1980, p. 18. % O] No L §4, 5. 3. 1979, p. 69. OJ No L 195, 18. 7. 1981, p. 6. 9 OJ No L 342, 11. 12. 1976, p. 18. O] No L 160, 18. 6. 1981, p. 19. ") See page 19 of this Official Journal. Whereas, however, the first indent of Article 5 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2646/81 (%), lays down that no licence shall be required for carrying out the operations referred to in Article § of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2646/81; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3388/81 furthermore lays down in Article § that no export licence is required for operations covering quantities below 30 hectolitres or, as the case may be, 3000 kilograms; whereas it should accor- dingly be stated that the proof that export was carried out under a licence is not required for such opera- tions ; Whereas steps should be taken to ensure that table wines qualifying for refunds have the quality charac- teristics of table wines of the production region from which they come; Whereas it should be laid down that the exporter must provide the necessary proof in order to obtain the refund ; whereas, to this end, he should indicate inter alia the numbers and dates of the accompanying documents provided for by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75 ("), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 13 (2) of that Regulation, the Member States may provide that the said document need not be drawn up for certain products in certain cases; whereas it is therefore necessary, to ensure effective supervision, to exclude the possibility of recourse to that provision in the context of the refund system; Whereas, however, in the case of deliveries for victu- alling ships and aircraft qualifying for refunds, it is not always easy to obtain the necessary documents in good time, particularly in non-producer Member States, on account of the difficulty of ascertaining the delivery dates in advance ; whereas production of the required proof can thus represent a disproportionate burden in relation to the small quantities of table wines which normally make up such individual deliveries for traders who do not employ the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 or in Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 () OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1. () OJ No L 259, 12. 9. 1981, p. 10. (" OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1. (") OJ No L 113, 1. 5. 1975, p. 1.