1. 7. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 173/43 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2028/86 of 30 June 1986 on certain export licences with advance fixing of the refund THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1579/86 (%), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3817/85 (%), provides, for the purposes of the application of the system of import and export licences, for a tolerance as regards the quantities concerned ; Whereas applications for export licences for common wheat were submitted during the period from 2 to 8 August 1985 pursuant to the procedure provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 ; whereas the said applications have been accepted and whereas the licences issued are eligible for advance fixing of the refund until 31 July 1986 in the case of exports to certain African countries ; Whereas when those licences were issued there were no plans to have the marketing year for cereals begin on 1 July instead of 1 August and whereas such a change means a 25 ECU reduction in advance fixed refunds for exports taking place in July 1986 in respect of those licences ; Whereas provisions appropriate to those circumstances should be adopted, so.that traders will not be penalized if they do not supply the goods concerned in July 1986 ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 In the case of export licences with advance fixing of the refund which were applied for during the period from 2 to 8 August 1985 for the export of common wheat to countries in Zone V (a), as defined in Annex I to Regu- lation (EEC) No 1124/77 (), and which were issued in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75, the obligation to export shall, notwithstanding Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75, be regarded as having been fulfilled where the quantity exported falls by not more than 12 % below the quantity shown on the licence. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official jJournal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 June 1986. () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. L. () O] No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 29. () OJ No L 213, 11. 8. 1975, p. 5. () OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1985, p. 16. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President () OJ No L 134, 28. 5. 1977, p. S3.