8. 5. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 135/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 961/98 of 7 May 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (3, and in particular Article 6(2a) and Article 12 thereof, Whereas Article 13(3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1482/96 (*), provides that where the agricultural conversion rate is fixed in advance, the relevant certificate is only valid in a single Member State; whereas the limita- tion on the validity of certificates fixing the agricultural conversion rate in advance to the territory of a single Member State constitutes a derogation from the general rule whereby certificates are valid and can be used throughout the Community; whereas that limitation on the validity of certificates to a single Member State was introduced to prevent risks of speculation following the fixing in advance of the agricultural conversion rate; Whereas it transpires that the objective can be achieved by less restrictive measures than those laid down by the arrangements in force; whereas the limitation of the validity of certificates fixing the agricultural conversion rate in advance to the territory of a single Member State should therefore be lifted and provision should be made at the same time for suitable measures to prevent specula- tion; Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 lays down the indications to be entered in certificate applica- tions and in certificates relating to the limitation of the validity of certificates fixing the agricultural conversion rate in advance; whereas those indications should be deleted; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned, () () () ) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. OJ L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1. OJ L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106. OJ L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 22. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 13(3) is replaced by the following: ‘3. During the term of validity of advance fixing of the agricultural conversion rate and in order to qualify for the rate fixed in advance, certificates must be used in the Member State specified by the applicant at the time the application for advance fixing of the agricul- tural conversion rate is submitted. Where certificates are used in the Member State other than that specified on the certificate by the applicant, the agricultural conversion rate to be applied shall be: — the lowest rate applied in the Member State of utilisation of the certificate from the date of advance fixing of the rate until the date of utilisa- tion of the certificate, less 5 %, where an amount to be granted to the operators is concerned, — the highest rate applied in the Member State of utilisation of the certificate from the date of advance fixing of the rate until the date of utilisa- tion of the certificate, plus 5 %, where an amount to be paid by the operator is concerned. Section 20 of applications for import and export licences and the relevant certificates shall bear one of the following: — Estado miembro designado para la utilizacion: ...... — aplicacién del apartado 3 del articulo 13 del Reglamento (CEE) n° 1068/93 — Medlemsstat angivet for licensudnyttelsen: ...... — anvendelse af artikel 13, stk. 3, i forordning (EF) nr. 1068/93 — Bestimmungsmitgliedstaat gemafl Artikel 13 Absatz 3 der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 1068/93 ist ...... — gpoappoyn tov dpIdpov 13 mapdypopog 3 Tov kavoviopot (EOK) aptd. 1068/93 — Member State of utilisation specified: ...... — Article 13(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 — Etat membre d’utilisation désigné: ...... — appli- cation de larticle 13 paragraphe 3 du reglement (CEE) n° 1068/93 — Stato membro di utilizzazione designato: ...... — in virtd dell’articolo 13, paragrafo 3, del regola- mento (CEE) n. 1068/93