13. 6. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 160/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1525/92 of 12 June 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, 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 674/92 (), 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 Atticle 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 provision should be made for a simplified proce- dure as regards the day to be taken into account for the determination of the rate of refunds to cover cases where exports involve frequent consignments of small quanti- ties ; Whereas it appears possible to simplify the procedure for exports carried by vessels operating certain regular services ; Whereas when goods are transported under a combined rail-road transport contract the transhipment may be made in the Member State in which the export declara- tion has been accepted ; Whereas exports of small quantities are of minor economic importance and may overburden the relevant authorities; whereas the Member States’ authorities should therefore be given the option of not paying refunds on such exports and of not demanding reimbur- sement of refunds unduly paid if the amount is very small ; - Whereas experience has shown the need to amend or clarify certain other provisions of Commission Regulation () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7. () O] No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 78. (EEC) No 3665/87 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 887/92(%); Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 is hereby amended as follows : 1. the following Article 3a is inserted : Article 3a The provisions of Article 3 notwithstanding, where the quantity exported does not exceed 5000 kilograms of product per refund nomenclature code or combined nomenclature code in the case of other products and where the exports involve frequent consignments, the Member State may authorize the last day of the month to be used to determine the rate of refund applicable or, if the refund is fixed in advance, any adjustments to be made. Where the refund is fixed in advance or determined by invitation to tender, the licence must be valid on the last day of the month of export. Exporters authorized to make use of this option may not apply the normal procedure for the quantities set out above.’; 2. Article 6a is replaced by the following : ‘Article 6a 1.  For the purpose of granting refunds in the case of export by sea, the following special provisions shall apply : (a) Where the control copy referred to in Article 6 or the national document proving that the products have left the customs territory of the Community has been endorsed by the competent authorities, the products may not, except in cases of force majeure, remain for the purposes of transhipment in one or more other ports located within the customs territory of the Community for more than 28 days. : () OJ No L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 95, 9. 4. 1992, p. 20.