{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-491/article-5",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/491",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 491/2008 of 3 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 concerning production refunds in the cereals sector",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-491",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. If the manufacturer wishes to apply for a refund, he must address himself in writing to his competent authority to obtain a refund certificate. Applications may be lodged every working day before 13:00 Brussels time.\n2. The application must specify:\n(a) the name and address of the manufacturer;\n(b) the quantity of starch to be used;\n(c) in the case of manufacture of a product falling within CN code 3505 10 50, the quantity of starch which will be used;\n(d) the place(s) where the starch will be used;\n(e) the planned dates of the processing operations.\n3. The application shall be accompanied by:\n(a) the lodging of a security in accordance with Article 8;\n(b) a declaration by the supplier of the starch that the product to be used has been directly produced from maize, wheat, barley, oats or potatoes, with the exclusion of all use of by-products obtained at the time of the manufacture of other agricultural products or goods.\n4. Member States may require additional information.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/491/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:15.594076+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}