CHAPTER IIIEXPORTS

SECTION IIRefund Certificates

Article 29Applicable refund rates

1

The rate of the refund to be applied shall be that which applies on the day on which the export declaration for the non-Annex I goods is accepted by the customs authorities, unless an application has been made in accordance with paragraph 2 for the refund rate to be fixed in advance.

2

An application for the fixing in advance of the rate of refund may be submitted at the time of the application for a refund certificate, on the day on which the refund certificate is granted or at any time after that day but before the end of the validity period of the refund certificate.

3

The rate shall be fixed in advance at the rate applicable on the day of the application for advance fixing. The refund rates that have been fixed in advance shall apply from that day on to all the refund rates covered by the refund certificate.

4

Export refunds on non-Annex I goods shall be granted on the basis of:

a

the refund rates to be applied in accordance with paragraph 1 for the basic products incorporated in those non-Annex I goods where the refund rates have not been fixed in advance; or

b

the refund rates, fixed in advance in accordance with paragraph 3, for the basic products incorporated in those non-Annex I goods.