Article 3U.K.
1.No export levies shall be chargeable on exports in respect of which a refund has been fixed in advance or determined by a tendering procedure.
Where in the case of a compound product a refund is fixed in advance in respect of one or more of its components, within the meaning of Article 8 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87(1), exemption from export levies shall apply only in respect of such component or components.
2.In addition to the cases referred to in Chapter II of Council Regulation (EEC) No 918/83(2), no export levies shall be chargeable on:
(a)products which are loaded within the Community for victualling purposes on board sea-going vessels or aircraft serving international routes, provided that the quantity involved does not exceed that normally required for consumption on board such vessels or aircraft;
(b)products for the armed forces of a Member State which are stationed outside the customs territory of the Community;
(c)small consignments of a non-commercial nature, where the weight of the leviable content does not exceed three kilograms per consignment; the other conditions of application of this allowance, with the exception of those relating to the value of the products, shall be the same as those laid down in Articles 29 to 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83;
(d)goods contained in the personal luggage of travellers where the weight of the leviable content does not exceed three kilograms per traveller; the other conditions of application of this allowance, with the exception of those relating to the value of the products, shall be the same as those laid down in Articles 45 to 49 of Regulation (EEC) No 918/83;
(e)products under one of the procedures provided for in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80(3);
(f)the catering supplies referred to in Article 42 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, the conditions laid down in paragraphs 2, second subparagraph, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the said Article applying mutatis mutandis.
3.The application of paragraph 2 (b) shall be subject to the production to the competent authorities of the Member State in which the export declaration has been accepted, of a certificate issued by the armed forces concerned confirming the destination of the products in respect of which the export declaration is lodged, and to the condition that the arrival at their destination of the products concerned is guaranteed.