15.7.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 180/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1544/1999 of 14 July 1999 derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2491/98 (3), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof, (1) ~ Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 13671999 (%), provides that advance-fixing certificates for cereals exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty are valid until the end of the fith month following that of application; (2)  Whereas the current situation on the maize market makes it desirable to limit the issuing of certificates in order to avoid committing quantities from the new marketing year; whereas certificates to be issued in forth- coming months must be reserved for exports carried out before the end of August 1999; whereas, to that end, the term of validy of advance-fixing certificates to be issued for execution up to 31 August 1999 must be tempor- arily limited; whereas a temporary derogation should therefore be introduced to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/94; (3)  Whereas, in order to ensure sound management of the market and to prevent speculation, provision should be made for customs export formalities for certain certi- ficates for maize exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to be completed by 31 August 1999 at the latest, either as direct exports or as exports under the arrangements laid down in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products (°), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 (°); whereas such limitation entails a derogation from the provisions of Articles 28(6) and 29(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of () O] L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. () O] L 309, 19.11.1998, p. 28. () O] L 136, 31.5.1994, p. 33. () O] L 162, 26.6.1999, p. 31. () O] L 62, 7.3.1980, p. 5. (9 O] L 199, 22.7.1983, p. 12. 15 April laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of refunds on agricultural products (7); (4)  Whereas the provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex II, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/94, advance-fixing certificates for maize - with the exception of maize employed in the form of glucose, glucose syrup, maltodextrine and maltodextrine syrup covered by CN codes 17023051, 17023059, 17023091, 1702 3099, 1702 4090, 17029050, 17029075, 17029079 and 2106 90 55 - applied for from the date entry into force of this Regulation to 31 August 1999 shall be valid until 31 August 1999. 2. Export formalities for the above certificates must be completed by 31 August 1999 at the latest. The limitation shall also apply to the formalities referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 in respect of products placed under the arrangements referred to in Regula- tion (EEC) No 565/80 under cover of such certificates. One of the following shall be entered in Section 22 of the certificates: Limitacion establecida en el apartado 2 del articulo 1 del Reglamento (CE) n° 1544/1999 Begreensning in henhold til artikel 1, stk. 2, I forordning (EF) nr. 1544/1999 Kiirzung der Giltigkeitsdauer gemidfl Artikel 1 Absatz 2 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1544/1999 [epropiopdc mpoPhenopevog oto apdpo 1 mapaypagog 2 Tou kavoviopov (EK) apw). 1544/1999 () O] L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11.