
Article 1 
In Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 32/82, the second subparagraph is deleted.
Article 2 
In Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82, the second and the third subparagraph are deleted.
Article 3 
The second indent of Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 is deleted.
Article 4 
The second indent of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2723/87 is deleted.
Article 5 
The first indent of Article 1, point 7, of Regulation (EC) No 3122/94 is deleted.
Article 6 
In Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, paragraph 2 is deleted.
Article 7 
Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 2(1), point (k) is deleted;
2.. In Article 4(2), the fourth subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'For the purpose of applying this paragraph, the rates of refund to be taken into consideration shall be those valid on the day on which the licence application is lodged. Where necessary those rates shall be adjusted on the day of acceptance of the export declaration';
3.. In Article 5(6), the fifth subparagraph is deleted;
4.. Article 9 is amended as follows:

((a)) in paragraph 1, point (d) is replaced by the following:
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((d)) Where it is found that the conditions set out in point (a) have not been complied with, for the purposes of Article 50 the day, or days, by which the 28-day time limit is exceeded shall be deemed to be days by which the time limit laid down in Article 7 is exceeded.';
((b)) in paragraph 2(b), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'In cases where it is found that the conditions set out in (a) have not been complied with, for the purpose of Article 50 the day, or days, by which the 28-day time limit is exceeded shall be deemed to be days by which the time limit laid down in Article 7 is exceeded.';
((c)) in paragraph 3, the first subparagraph of point (b) is replaced by the following:
'In cases where it is found that, after completion of the formalities referred to in point (a), the products have remained, except in cases of force majeure, for more than 28 days for the purpose of transhipment in one or more other airports in the customs territory of the Community, the day, or days, by which the 28-day time limit is exceeded shall, for the purposes of Article 50, be deemed days by which the time limit laid down in Article 7 is exceeded.';
5.. In Article 15, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. Products shall be considered to have been imported in their unaltered state if there is no evidence whatsoever of processing.However the following operations conducted with a view to the safe keeping of the products may be carried out prior to import and shall be without prejudice to compliance with paragraph 1:
(a) stocktaking;
(b) the affixing of marks, seals, labels or other similar distinguishing signs to the products or goods or to their packaging, provided that this entails no risk of implying that the products originate elsewhere;
(c) altering the marks and numbers on packages or changing of labels, provided that this entails no risk of implying that the products originate elsewhere;
(d) packaging, unpacking, changing packaging or repairing packaging, provided that this entails no risk of implying that the products originate elsewhere;
(e) airing;
(f) chilling; and
(g) freezing.In addition, products processed prior to import shall be considered to have been imported in their unaltered state provided that processing takes place in the third country into which all the products resulting from such processing are imported.';
6.. Chapter 3 of Title II is deleted;
7.. Article 51 is amended as follows:

((a)) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. The refund applied for shall be deemed to be the amount calculated from the information provided pursuant to Article 5. Where the refund varies according to destination, the differentiated part of the refund applied for shall be calculated using the particulars of quantity, weight, and destination provided pursuant to Article 49.';
((b)) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:
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7. The penalties shall not apply simply where the refund applied for is higher than the refund applicable pursuant to Articles 4(2), 18(3), and/or 50.';
((c)) paragraph 10 is replaced by the following:
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10. Where the product indicated on the export declaration is not covered by the licence, no refund shall be due and paragraph 1 shall not apply.';
8.. In Article 52(1), point (a) is replaced by the following:
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((a)) where reimbursement is covered by an unreleased security, seizure of that security in accordance with Article 25(1) shall constitute recovery of the amounts due;';
9.. The third indent of Article 53 is deleted.
Article 8 
Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 is amended as follows:

1.. Article 4 is deleted;
2.. In Article 24(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:
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((b)) in the case of an export licence or certificate of advance fixing of the refund, the declaration relating to export.';
3.. Article 32(2) is deleted;
4.. In Article 33(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:
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((b)) in the cases referred to in Article 32(1)(b), and subject to paragraph 2, by production of copy No 1 of the licence or certificate and, where applicable, of copy No 1 of the extract or extracts of the licence or certificate, endorsed as provided for in Article 24 or Article 25.';
5.. Article 48 is deleted.
Article 9 
Article 26(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 is deleted.
Article 10 
In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2090/2002, point 10 is deleted.
Article 11 
In Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003, the third subparagraph is deleted.
Article 12 
Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 4(1) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'In such cases, notwithstanding Article 2(1), the term of validity of the licences shall be limited to five working days from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and Section 20 of licence applications and of licences shall show one of the entries listed in Annex Ia.';
2.. The text in the Annex to this Regulation is inserted as Annex Ia.
Article 13 
Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2236/2003 is deleted.
Article 14 
Regulation (EC) No 596/2004 is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 4(1) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'In such cases, notwithstanding Article 2(1), the term of validity of the licences shall be limited to five working days from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and Section 20 of licence applications and of licences shall show one of the entries listed in Annex Ia.';
2.. The text in the Annex to this Regulation is inserted as Annex Ia
Article 15 
Regulation (EC) No 633/2004 is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 2 the paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:
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5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, licences for category 6(a) referred to in Annex I shall be valid 15 days from the actual date of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000.';
2.. In Article 4(1) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'In such cases, notwithstanding Article 2(1) and (5), the term of validity of the licences shall be limited to five working days from their actual day of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and Section 20 of licence applications and of licences shall show one of the entries listed in Annex Ia.';
3.. The text in the Annex to this Regulation is inserted as Annex Ia.
Article 16 
Article 54(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 is deleted.
Article 17 
Regulations (EEC) No 565/80, (EEC) No 2388/84, (EC) No 456/2003, (EC) No 500/2003 and (EC) No 1994/2005 are repealed.
Article 18 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
The provisions repealed or deleted by this Regulation shall continue to apply in respect of products placed under the prefinancing regime before 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 20 November 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


ANNEX Ia Entries referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(1):
— In SpanishCertificado válido durante cinco días hábiles— In CzechLicence platná pět pracovních dní— In DanishLicens, der er gyldig i fem arbejdsdage— In GermanFünf Arbeitstage gültige Lizenz— In EstonianLitsents kehtib viis tööpäeva— In GreekΠιστοποιητικό που ισχύει για πέντε εργάσιμες ημέρες— In EnglishLicence valid for five working days— In FrenchCertificat valable cinq jours ouvrables— In ItalianTitolo valido cinque giorni lavorativi— In LatvianLicences derīguma termiņš ir piecas darba dienas— In LithuanianLicencijos galioja penkias darbo dienas— In HungarianÖt munkanapig érvényes tanúsítvány— In DutchCertificaat met een geldigheidsduur van vijf werkdagen— In PolishPozwolenie ważne pięć dni roboczych— In PortugueseCertificado de exportação válido durante cinco dias úteis— In SlovakianLicencia platí päť pracovných dní— In SlovenianDovoljenje velja 5 delovnih dni— In FinnishTodistus on voimassa viisi työpäivää— In SwedishLicensen är giltig fem arbetsdagar

