6.7.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 171/1 II (Non-legislative acts) COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 578/2010 of 29 June 2010 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 as regards the system of granting export refunds for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (3)  In order to ensure uniform application of Regulation Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 of (EC) No 12342007 relating to the granting of export refunds, such refunds should not be granted for goods from third countries used in the manufacture of goods which are exported after having been in free circulation in the Union. 30 November 2009 laying down the trade arrangements ) Export refqnds should be .paid for goods which are . ) . : obtained directly from basic products, from products applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of . : : . . . . . obtained from the processing of basic products and agricultural products (1), and in particular the first subparagraph f o . . . rom products assimilated to either of these categories. of Article 8(3) thereof, . The method for determining the amount of the export refund in each of those cases should be established. Whereas: (5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2009 of 7 July 2009 on laying down common detailed rules for the (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June application of the system of export refunds on agri- 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No cultural products (¥} and Commission Regulation (EEC) 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the detailed rules for the application of the system of form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and securities for agricultural products (°) apply in general the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (%) has to goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. It is been substantially amended several times. Since further therefore necessary to specify the manner in which amendments are necessary, it should be replaced. certain provisions of those Regulations apply. (2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October (6) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (°) provides that, to the extent required to allow certain agricultural products to be exported in the form of certain processed goods not listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the basis of world market quotations or prices for such products, the difference between such quotations or prices and prices in the Union may be covered by an export refund. The granting of refunds for all those agri- cultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty should therefore be subject to common rules. 328, 15.12.2009, p. 10. 0] L 0] L 172, 5.7.2005, p. 24. 0J L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. ( ( ( Y ’) %) No 1670/2006 of 10 November 2006 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regu- lation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (°), the rate of the export refund is to be that applicable on the day on which the cereals are placed under customs control for the manufacture of spirit drinks. The placing of cereals under customs control for the production of the spirit drinks referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006 should therefore be deemed to be equivalent to export for the purpose of granting export refunds. 186, 17.7.2009, p. 1. oJ L O] L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5. oJ L 312, 11.11.2006, p. 33.