De seneste nedsættelser af eksportrestitutionssatserne som følge af dels reformen af den fælles landbrugspolitik og dels de ændrede verdensmarkedspriser for landbrugsprodukter har medført, at der indgives færre eller ingen ansøgninger om restitutionslicenser, hvilket letter presset på EU's budget for eksportrestitutioner for varer, der ikke er omfattet af traktatens bilag I. Da Unionen i denne situation ikke risikerer at misligholde sine internationale forpligtelser, bør eksportrestitutionsordningen for visse landbrugsprodukter, der udføres i form af varer, der ikke er omfattet af traktatens bilag I, forenkles, hvorved den administrative byrde lettes.
Recent reductions in export refund rates, due to the combined effects of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and of the movements in agricultural commodity prices on the world market, have led to a situation in which less or no applications for refund certificates have been submitted, consequently easing the pressure on the Union budget for export refunds on goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. In those circumstances where the Union is not in danger of breaching its international commitments, it is appropriate to simplify the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, therefore reducing the administrative burden.