Article 1
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 the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia or Slovenia, 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 the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.