19. 6. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 161/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1700/84 of 18 June 1984 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of certificates of advance fixing of refunds in the pigmeat sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi- zation of the market in the pigmeat sector (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 (), and in particular Articles 15 (6) and 22 thereof, Whereas Article 5 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2768/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on pigmeat and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds () provides that the refund may, at the request of the party concerned, be fixed in advance; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 232/83 (¥ ~laid down the list of pigmeat products eligible for the advance fixing of export refunds; ‘ Whereas the special detailed rules for the application of the system of certificates of advance fixing of refunds in the pigmeat sector were laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 858/78 (°) ; whereas for the sake of clarity and administrative efficiency the said provisions should be adapted in harmony with those applicable in other sectors and form the subject matter of a new Regulation ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 858/78 should therefore be repealed ; Whereas, in particular, in the light of experience gained, advance fixing certificates should be issued only after a period of reflection; whereas the said period should make it possible to assess the state of the market and, if necessary, take special measures particularly with respect to applications pending; whereas for the sake of administrative efficiency the application of this rule should be limited to products of major importance to trade; Whereas the measures provided for are complemen- tary to those of 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 certifi- () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 307, 18. 11. 1980, p. S. () O No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 39. () OJ No L 27, 29. 1. 1983, p. 29. () OJ No L 116, 28. 4. 1978, p. 18. cates for agricultural products (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2666/82 () ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Certificates of advance fixing of refunds shall be valid from their date of issue, within the meaning of Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80, until the end of the third month following the month of issue. Article 2 The amount of the security in respect of certificates of advance fixing of refunds shall be: — 6 ECU per 100 kilograms, net weight, for products falling within subheadings 01.03 A II b) and 02.01 A III a) of the Common Customs Tariff, — 10 ECU per 100 kilograms, net weight, for all other products listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 232/83. Article 3 1. Where for a product : — the refund may be fixed in advance only for certain destinations, or — the refund is fixed at different rates according to destination, the application for a certificate of advance fixing of the refund and the certificate itself shall indicate the desti- nation in question in section 13. ‘ The certificate shall carry with it: — in cases covered by the first indent of the first subparagraph, an obligation to export the goods to one of the destinations for which the refund may be fixed in advance, subject to the provisions of the following indent, () OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1. () OJ No L 283, 6. 10. 1982, p. 7.