No L 95/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 4. 92 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 887/92 of 8 April 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Haviﬁg 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 674/92 (3, and in particular Articles 16 (6) and 24 thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the organization of the markets in agricul- tural products, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (°), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8 (2) and Article 8 (3) thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on general rules on the granting of export refunds on agricultural products, Whereas Article 18 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1615/90 (%), requires that the customs document be presented as proof of release for consumptlon in a third country ; Whereas international control and supervisory agencies are well established intermediaries with a recognized posi- tion in international trade ; whereas it should be made easier for Community exporters to obtain proof of release for consumption in third countries ; whereas in order to ensure equality of treatment for Community exporters, provision should be made for control and supervisory agencies authorized to issue certificates of completion of the customs formalities specified in Article 18 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 3665/87 to be approved at Community level ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned, () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () O No L 73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7. () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 78. () OJ No L 351, 14, 12. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 152, 16. 6. 1990, p. 33. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 is hereby _replaced by the following : Article 18 1. Proof that the product has been cleared through customs for release for consumption shall, at the exporter’s choice, be furnished by production of one of the following documents: (a) the customs document or a copy or photocopy thereof ; such copy or photocopy must be certified as being a true copy by the body which endorsed the original document, an official agency of the third country concerned, an official agency of a Member State in the third country concerned or an agency responsible for paying the refund; (b) a certificate of unloading and release for consump- tion drawn up by an international control and supervisory agency approved by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 4. The date and number of the customs document of release for consumption must appear on the certificate concerned. 2. If the exporter cannot obtain the document chosen in accordance with paragraph 1 (a) or (b) even after taking the appropriate steps or if there are doubts as to the authenticity of the document furnished, proof that the product has been cleared through customs for release for consumption may be deemed to have been furnished by the production of one or more of the following documents : ' (@) a copy of the unloading document issued or endorsed in a third country for which a refund is to be paid; (b) a certificate of unloading issued by an official agency of one of the Member States established in or competent for the country of destination, certi- fying also that the product has left the port zone or at least that, to its knowledge, the product has not subsequently been loaded for re-export;