6The principle set out in the abovementioned telex, according to which no export refunds may be granted where the respective maximum levels of 370 and 600 Bq/kg applicable to imports are exceeded, was confirmed by Commission Regulation No 3494/88 of 9 November 1988, amending various regulations, in particular Regulation No 3665/87 laying common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (OJ 1988 L 306, p. 24). Article 3 of that regulation adds the following paragraph to Article 13 of Regulation No 3665/87:‘No refunds shall be granted if the products display radioactivity in excess of the maximum levels permitted under Community regulations. The levels applicable to products (...) contaminated as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power-station shall, irrespective of their origin, be those fixed in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3955/87’.
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