No L 31/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 2. 94 COMMISSiON REGULATION (EC) No 258/94 of 3 February 1994 laying down detailed rules for granting a special refund for exports of pigmeat 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 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (3), and in particular Articles 15 (6) and 22 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2768/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on pigmeat and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds ), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Whereas the purchase of certain quantities of pigmeat products in the Community by Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus should be facilitated ; whereas, to this end, provi- sion should be made for the grant of a special export- refund for these destinations provided certain conditions are met; Whereas, notwithstanding Articles 1 and 2 of Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 1700/84 of 18 June 1984 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of certificates of advance fixing of refunds in the pigmeat sector(’), as last amended by Regulation (EEC). No 2440/89 (%), provision should be made that refunds must be fixed in advance for control purposes and the amount of the security should be increased ; whereas it is appropriate to fix a deadline for the lodging of ad- vance-fixing applications in order to accelerate the execu- tion of the operations ; Whereas products which have already benefited from aid for private storage pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 650/93 of 19 March 1993 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat () should not be eligible for the special refund so as to prevent the unwarranted combination of two measures to assist the same product; () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 129, 11. S. 1989, p. 12. () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 39. () OJ No L 161, 19. 6. 1984, p. 7. () OJ No L 231, 9. 8. 1989, p. 6. (9 OJ No L 69, 20. 3. 1993, p. 32. Whereas it is appropriate to provide for the necessary measures to assure, in view of budgetary constraints, respect for the total quantity of 40 000 tonnes and to lay down the details concerning the lodging of the advance- fixing applications ; Whereas it is appropriate, in the interest of the operators, to provide for the possibility to withdraw the application 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 Pigmeat, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. A special refund shall be granted for products falling within CN codes 0203 11 10 and 0203 21 10, provided the following conditions are met: (@) products must be exported for consumption in the Russian Federation, the Ukraine or Belarus; (b) notwithstanding Articles 1 (1) and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1700/84, exporters must apply for advance fixing of the refund and the amount of the security for certificates of advance fixing of refunds shall be fixed at ECU 30 per 100 kilograms; (c) products must not have benefited from aid for private storage pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 650/93; (d) Section 20 of the certificate application and the advance-fixing certificate shall contain one of the following : — ‘Russia, Ukraine, Belarus’, € ’ L0 (€) the certificate shall make it compulsory to export to one of the countries referred to in (d); (f) Section 22 of the certificate of advance fixing shall contain one of the following: — ‘Special refund for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Regu- lation (EC) No 258/94’, e 9