Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention2 has been substantially amended several times3. In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides for the application of an intervention system.

Certain products removed from intervention may be subject to a specific use and/or destination. A system of supervision should be set up to ensure that such products are not diverted from their use and/or destination.

In those cases where two or more Member States are involved in the supervision, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code4 should apply.

Other authorities as well as customs authorities competent to issue the T5 control copy and to verify the use and/or destination of intervention goods have to be designated.

In order to ensure equal treatment of sales from intervention stocks at a reduced price level and comparable schemes which provide for the granting of an aid, notably export refunds, to ensure equal treatment for operators in the Member States and to facilitate the recovery of economic advantages unduly granted, it is appropriate to provide for the payment of an amount equal to the amount of the security unduly released.

For reasons of simplification and efficiency, it is appropriate to stipulate that the T5 control copy, after the necessary checks have been carried out, is to be sent directly to the agency holding the security, and that where two or more Member States are involved, the T5 control copies are to be sent directly by each separate Member State to the agency holding the security.

It seems desirable, in order to simplify administrative procedures, to provide for greater flexibility than is afforded by the control copy in the case of exports in accordance with the system laid down in Articles 412 to 442a of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 which provides that, when a carriage operation starts within the Community and is to end outside it, no formalities need be carried out at the customs office for the frontier station.

In certain cases, products from intervention are sold at a price calculated by taking account of the amount of the refund applicable for third countries or a particular third country. Therefore, entitlement to the export refund is deducted from the selling price.

In order to ensure proper completion of the operation, a security is to be lodged. The amount of this security is calculated by taking account of the various aspects of the operation concerned, in particular the risk of deflection of trade and full compliance with the undertakings given by operators.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,