No L 259/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 9. 81 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2646/81 of 10 September 1981 amending for the seventh time Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79, and amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 in relation to supplies to certain platforms and naval vessels THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the provisions mentioned in the citations of : — Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 of 29 November 979 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2620/81 (3, — Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 of 3 December 1980 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (®), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2620/81, Whereas Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 allows victualling of certain ships and aircraft within -the Community to benefit from export refunds; whereas the rate of refund applicable to such deliveries is often above the lowest rate ; Whereas victualling supplies delivered to destinations outside the Community are eligible for export refunds but only at the lowest rate ;whereas it has been repre- sented that in order to maintain the competitiveness ofCommunity goods supplied to platorms in certain areas in proximity to Member States refunds should be made available at the rate applicable to victualling within the Community; whereas the payment of a refund rate above the lowest in respect of deliveries to a particular destination cannot in any event be justified unless there is sufficient means of being satisfied that the goods have reached that destination ; whereas the delivery of supplies to platforms in isolated sea areas is necessarily a specialized operation such that it would appear possible to exercise sufficient control over these deliveries; whereas subject to adequate control measures being specified it would appear reasonable to apply to these deliveries the rate of refund for victu- alling within the Community ; whereas it is possible to provide a simplified procedure for deliveries of lesser importance ; whereas, since the width of territorial () OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1. () OJ No L 256, 10. 9. 1981, p. 14. () OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1. waters varies according to the Member State between 3 and 12 miles, it would also be reasonable to regard as exports deliveries to all such platforms beyond a three-mile limit; Whereas when a naval vessel belonging to a Member State is victualled on the high seas by a naval supply vessel operating from a Community port it is possible to obtain certification of that delivery from an official body ; whereas it would be reasonable to apply to such deliveries the same rate of refund as applies to victu- alling in a Community port; Whereas an export licence is not required for opera- tions to victual ships and aircraft within the Commu- nity if advance fixing of a levy or refund is not requested ; whereas, since the justification is similar, this provision should also be applied to deliveries to the aforesaid platforms and naval vessels and Regula- tion (EEC) No 3183/80 amended accordingly; Whereas the opportunity should be taken to correct in the English text a translation error in Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 and certan minor errors in Regula- tion (EEC) No 3183/80; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of all the relevant management committees, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 is hereby amended as follows : 1. In Article 9 (2) the following third indent is inserted : ‘— deliveries of catering supplies to platforms as specified in Article 19b (1) (a) shall in all cases be considered to have left the geographical territory of the Community.’ 2. The following Article 19b is inserted : ‘Article 19b 1. Deliveries of catering supplies : (a) to drilling or extraction platforms, including workpoints providing support services for such operations, situated within the area of the Euro-