19. 12. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 305/33 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2915/95 of 18 December 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 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 II to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds 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 ('), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8 (3) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of 30 May 1994 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 II to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2699/95 (), must be adapted following the repeal of certain regulations fixing the levies applicable on importation following the entry into force of agreements under the Uruguay Round; whereas the conversion coefficients to be used should therefore be set out in a new annex; Whereas Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture annexed to the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization lays down that refunds granted on exports of agricultural products incorporated in goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty may not exceed the refunds that would be payable for those products when exported in the unaltered state ; Whereas for the processed agricultural products referred to in Article 3 (1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 it is necessary to fix the coefficients applicable when determi- ning the refund relating to those products and to provide for the publication of the amounts of refund per 100 kg of these products used; Whereas pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 the quantities of agricultural products used may be subject to prior registration ; whereas experience has () OJ No L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18. () O] No L 136, 31. 5. 1994, p. 5. () OJ No L 280, 23. 11. 1995, p. 22. shown however that a number of undertakings omit to notify change in these quantities or the cessation of their manufacture into goods ; whereas therefore these registra- tions should be confirmed annually; Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (%) amended the provisions on trade in each of the Regula- tions referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94; whereas in particular the advance fixing of refunds is now optional only for exports of certain agri- cultural products in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty ; whereas the detailed rules must be drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93; Whereas during the manufacture of goods referred to in both Annex D to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1516/95 (¥), the origin of the starch used in unknown ; whereas a produc- tion refund may have been granted in respect of that starch ; whereas these goods may not therefore be the subject of an export refund for starch; Whereas the management of the amounts of refunds which may be granted during a budgetary year for export of certain agricultural products in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty may result in a need to fix different rates of refunds for exports with or without advance fixing of the rate on the basis of the development of Community and world markets ; Whereas in particular it may become necessary to suspend advance fixing of refunds until measures can be proposed for the opinion of the Management Committee ; whereas to that end the maximum period during which the Commission may suspend advance fixing should be set at five working days; Whereas further clarification is needed with regard to the declaration of products used ; () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. % OJ No L 159, 1. 7. 1993, p. 112. () OJ No L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 49.