Export as a Photoshop file, write layers unavailable

Hello all,
I am new on this board, I did some research and couldn't find an answer to my problem. I hope you'll be able to help me !
I am used to work and design my projects with Illustrator CS4 and then to click on File >> Export >> Photoshop file >> Check the Write Layers options >> OK.
I don't know what I did with one of my file, but suddenly I can't check the option "Write Layers" whereas it worked fine few days ago...
I tried with other files I have and it works fine... but not with this new one...
Do you have any idea of what I did?
This file has 66 layers, and there are no nested groups (I read online that it could be the problem but it's not)...
I tried to remove all the layers except one and I still have this problem, I can only export it as a flat image...
Thanks for your help! I really need to export it as a photoshop file with layers.
Laurent

I double check and my document is RGB and I want to export to RGB, so this is not the issue.
I really don't know what it could be
I attached an illustrator file I created using the one I am having a problem with. This is just an ellipse and a rectangle. I can't export it to a Photoshop file with the Write Layers option checked... any idea?

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