By way of derogation from Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999, read in conjunction with Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, where the differentiation of the refund is the result solely of a refund not having been fixed for Malta, in respect of exports to other third countries, proof that the customs import formalities have been completed shall not be a condition for payment of the refund in respect of all goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, which are covered by the arrangements for Malta.
The fact that no export refund has been fixed in respect of the export to Malta of the goods listed in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, which are covered by the arrangements for Malta, shall not, in respect of exports to other third countries, be taken into account in determining the lowest rate of refund within the meaning of Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It is applicable from 1 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 2003.
For the Commission
Erkki Liikanen
Member of the Commission
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