28.10.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L276/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2390/2000 of 27 October 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 (!), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2491/98 (3), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) It is necessary to clarify some of the provisions of Article 8 and of Annex F to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 () of 13 July 2000, laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds. (2) It is appropriate to postpone the closing dates for the submission of applications for refund certificates in order to facilitate their transmission. (3) To allow operators to obtain certificates under the proper conditions, the rate at which certificates are granted in accordance with Article 8(4) should be adapted. (4)  The measures laid down in this Regulation are in accord- ance with the opinion of the Management Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 is amended as follows: 1. Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8 are replaced by the following: 0] L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. () O] L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28. 0] L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. ‘1. Refund certificates issued for a single budget period may be applied for separately in six tranches. Applications for certificates may be submitted at the latest on: (@) 7 September for certificates valid from 1 October; (b) 7 November for certificates valid from 1 December; (c) 7 January for certificates valid from 1 February; (d) 7 March for certificates valid from 1 April; () 7 May for certificates valid from 1 June; (f) 7 July for certificates valid from 1 August. Operators may submit an application for a refund certifi- cate only for the tranche corresponding to the first closing date, as set out under points (a) to (f), following the date of submission. 2. Member States shall notify the Commission not later than: — 14 September of the applications for certificates referred to in paragraph 1(a); — 14 November of the applications for certificates referred to in paragraph 1(b); — 14 January of the applications for certificates referred to in paragraph 1(c); — 14 March of the applications for certificates referred to in paragraph 1(d); — 14 May of the applications for certificates referred to in paragraph 1(e); — 14 July of the applications for certificates referred to in paragraph 1(f). . Paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 8 are replaced by: ‘4. The total amount for which certificates may be issued for each of the tranches referred to in paragraph 1 shall be: — 30 % of the amount referred to in paragraph 3, deter- mined on 14 September for the tranche referred to in paragraph 1(a), — 27 % of the amount referred to in paragraph 3, deter- mined on 14 November for the tranche referred to in paragraph 1(b), — 32 % of the amount referred to in paragraph 3, deter- mined on 14 January for the tranche referred to in paragraph 1(c),