4. 11. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 285/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2676/94 of 3 November 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in Interim Agreements between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3491/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part ("), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Whereas the Europe Agreement establishing an associa- tion between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (3, was signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991 ; Whereas, as a result of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary (}) signed on 26 October 1994, Annexes VIlla, IXb and Xb to the Europe Agree- ment were amended; whereas, therefore, Annex LAI, group 2, to Commlsswn Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 (%) should be amended ; Whereas the import licences for the quantities available for the period 1 July to 31 December 1994 have already been issued on the basis of Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 ; whereas, in order to ensure a smooth transition to the new provisions and to ensure that the quantities covered by those licences, imported with effect from 1 November 1994, benefit from the increase to 60 % of the reduction in the rate of levy, provision should be made for amounts paid in excess to be refunded; 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 Part AI to Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 is ' hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 For products falling within groups 1, 2 and 3 referred to "in Annex I.AI and imported after 1 November 1994 covered by import licences issued in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93, at a rate of reduction of the levy of 50 %, amounts paid in excess shall be refunded to the operators concerned. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 November 1994. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly apphcable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 November 1994. () OJ No L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 347, 31. 12. 1993, p. 2. (’; Not yet pubhshed in the Official Journal. Oj No L 245, 1. 10. 1993, p. 80. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission