No L 45/30 [EN] Official _]oufnal of the European Communities 1. 3. 95 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 437/95 of 28 February 1995 laying down detailed rules for granting a special refund for exports of poultrymeat sector products to certain third countries THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in parti- cular Articles 9 (3) and 15 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2779/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on poultrymeat and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (¥, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Whereas the purchase of certain quantities of poultrymeat products in the Community by Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Albania, Angola and Iran should be facilitated ; whereas, to this end, provi- sion should be made for the grant of a special export refund for those destinations, provided that certain condi- tions are met; Whereas provision should be made whereby refunds are fixed in advance for control purposes and, notwithstan- - ding Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3652/81 of 18 December 1981 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of certifi- cates of advance fixing of refunds in the poultrymeat sector (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1617/94 (%), the amount of the security should be increased and access of operators to this measure should be made subject to specific conditions in order to prevent speculative applications ; whereas it is appropriate to fix a deadline for the lodging of advance-fixing applications in order to accelerate the operations ; Whereas it is appropriate to provide for the necessary measures to ensure, in view of budgetary constraints, adherence to the total quantity of 40 000 tonnes and to lay down the details concerning the lodging of the advance-fixing applications and the delivery of certifi- cates ; Whereas it is appropriate, in the interest of the operators, to provide for the option of withdrawing the application () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77. ) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 90. () OJ No L 364, 19. 12. 1981, p. 19 () OJ No L 170, 4. 7. 1994, p. 12. for certificates after the fixing of a coefficient of reduc- tion ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. A special refund shall be granted for products falling within refund nomenclature codes 0207 21 10 900 and 0207 21 90 190, provided that the following conditions are met: ' "(a) products must be exported for consumption in Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Albania, Angola or Iran before 1 July 1995; . (b) exporters must apply for advance fixing of the refund and notwithstanding Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3652/81 the amount of the security for certificates of advance fixing of refunds shall be fixed at ECU 30 per 100 kilograms ; (c) applicants must prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities in the Member States that they have exported not less than 500 tonnes (product weight) of products falling within the scope of Regula- tion (EEC) No 2777/75 in 1994; (d) licence applications must relate to at least 20 tonnes and to not more than 10 000 tonnes; (¢) Section 20 of the certificate application and the advance-fixing certificate shall contain one of the following references : ‘Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, G;eorgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Albania, Angola, Iran’; (f) the certificate shall make it compulsory to export to one of the countries referred to in (a); (g) Section 22 of the certificate of advance fixing shall contain one of the following: — ‘Special refund for Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Albania, Angola, Iran ; Regulation (EC) No 437/95,