15.7.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 175/29 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1252/2003 of 14 July 2003 laying down derogations from Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 as regards products in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty exported to third countries other than the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia 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 Regulation (EC) No 2580/ 2000 (), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof, Whereas: ( ( ( ( ( ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 ) O ) O] ) O] ) O] ) O] ) O] Article 16(1) of 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 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 740/2003 (%), provides that Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2003 (%), shall apply as regards exports of products in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, provides that entitlement to the export refund is acquired on importa- tion into a specific third country when a differentiated refund applies for that third country. Articles 14, 15 and 16 of that Regulation lay down the conditions for the payment of the differentiated refund, in particular the documents to be supplied as proof of the goods' arrival at destination. In the case of a differentiated refund, Article 18(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 provides that part of the refund, calculated using the lowest refund rate, is paid on application by the exporter once proof is furn- ished that the product has left the customs territory of the Community. L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5. L 177,15.7.2000, p. 1. L 106, 29.4.2003, p. 12. L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11. L 67, 12.3.2003, p. 3. (4) Council Regulation (EC) No 1039/2003 of 2 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricul- tural products originating in Estonia and the exportation of certain agricultural products to Estonia (), Council Regulation (EC) No 1086/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricul- tural products originating in Slovenia and the exporta- tion of certain processed agricultural products to Slovenia (¥), Council Regulation (EC) No 1087/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Latvia and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Latvia (°), Council Regulation (EC) No 1088/ 2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transi- tional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in Lithuania and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to Lithuania (%), Council Regulation (EC) No 1089/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricultural products originating in the Slovak Republic and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to the Slovak Republic (*)) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1090/2003 of 18 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the importation of certain processed agricul- tural products originating in the Czech Republic and the exportation of certain processed agricultural products to the Czech Republic (*3) provide on an autonomous basis for the abolition of refunds on processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty when exported to Estonia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic respectively, from 1 July 2003. Council Regulation (EC) No 999/2003 of 2 June 2003 adopting autonomous and transitional measures concerning the import of certain processed agricultural products originating in Hungary and the export of certain processed agricultural products to Hungary (*), provides on an autonomous basis for the abolition of refunds on the goods set out in its Article 1 when exported to Hungary, from 1 July 2003. L 151, 19.6.2003, p. 1. L 163, 1.7.2003, p. 1. L 163, 1.7.2003, p. 19. L 163, 1.7.2003, p. 38. L 163, 1.7.2003, p. 56. L 163, 1.7.2003, p. 73. L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 10.