L 325/12 Official Journal of the European Union 24.11.2006 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1731/2006 of 23 November 2006 on special detailed rules for the application of export refunds in the case of certain preserved beef and veal products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 33(12) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 of 14 August 1984 on special detailed rules for the application of export refunds in the case of certain preserved beef and veal products (2) lays down the conditions under which preserved meat falling within CN codes 1602 50 31 and 1602 50 39 which is exported to third countries may be eligible for a special refund. (2)  In particular, those preserved products must be manu- factured under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products (3). (3)  The rules and conditions for applying the advance payment of the refund on products processed under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 are laid down in Chapter 3 of Title II of 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 agri- cultural products (¥. (4)  The measures laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 565/80, the corresponding implementing measures laid down by Chapter 3 of Title IT of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 have been repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1713/2006. (5) It is also laid down that, in order to benefit from an export refund, the abovementioned preserved products must be produced from beef and veal of Community () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (O] L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). () OJ L 221, 18.8.1984, p. 28. Regulation as repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1713/2006 (OJ L 321, 21.11.2006, p. 11). () OJ L 62, 7.3.1980, p. 5. Regulation as repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1713/2006. () OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1713/2006. origin and contain a minimum percentage of beef and veal, excluding offal and fat. (6)  To guarantee that the preserved products eligible for export refunds are produced solely from beef and veal, and that the meat is of Community origin, such production must be kept under the control of the customs authority in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 291392 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (°) and the payment of the refund must remain linked to compliance with those conditions. (7)  To increase the transparency and effectiveness of those controls, particularly in the case of a post-clearance check, provision should be made for operators to keep up-to-date records of information allowing monitoring of the use of beef and veal in the production of preserved products according to the production batches of preserved products. (8)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Scope Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, the payment of an export refund on preserved products falling within CN codes 1602 50319125, 1602 50 31 9325, 1602 50 39 9125 and 1602 50 39 9325 (hereinafter ‘the preserved products) shall be subject to compliance with the conditions laid down by this Regulation. Atrticle 2 General conditions 1.  The preserved products may benefit from an export refund only if they are manufactured under supervision by the customs authorities and under customs control within the meaning of Article 4(13) and (14) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. 2. Production and export must be carried out during the period of validity of the export licence with advance fixing of the refund. () OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 648/2005 (O] L 117, 4.5.2005, p. 13).