NoL27/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No190/78
of31January1978
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,miningworldmarketpricesforoilseedsandfixedthe
frontiercrossingpointatRotterdam ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2560/77(2),andinparticularArticle27(4)thereof,WhereasArticle1ofthatRegulationprovidesthat
whentheworldmarketpriceisbeingdetermined
accountshouldbetakenofalloffersontheworld
marketknowntotheCommissionandofquotations
onthoseexchangeswhicharesignificantforinterna­
tionaltrade;whereasArticle2ofCommissionRegula­
tionNo225/67/EECof28June1967ondetailed
rulesfordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceforoil
seeds(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1383/77(7),providesthatoffersandquotationswhich
donotrelatetoshipmentstobeeffectedwithin30
daysfollowingthedateonwhichtheworldmarket
priceisdeterminedshouldbedisregarded ;whereas
offersandquotationswhichtheCommissionbelieves,
inviewofgeneralpricemovementsorinformation
availabletoit,nottoberepresentative ofthereal
trendofthemarketmustalsobedisregarded ;whereas
offersandquotationsrelatingtoquantitiesoflessthan
500tonnesandoffersrelatingtoseedofaquality
otherthanthatnormallyacceptableontheworld
marketmustalsobedisregarded ;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatasubsidyshouldbegrantedinrespectof
oilseedsharvestedandprocessedwithintheCommu­
nitywhenthetargetpriceforaspeciesofseedis
higherthanthepriceontheworldmarket;whereas
theseprovisionsapplyonlyinrespectofcolza,rape
andsunflowerseeds;
Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically ,
beequaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesin
thetargetpriceforoilseedsforthe1977/78
marketingyearwerefixedbyRegulations (EEC)No
1069/77(3)and(EEc)No1070/77(4);WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC
providesthatoftheoffersandquotationstakeninto
consideration ,thosefordeliverycandfshouldbe
increasedby0-2%;whereasoffersandquotationsfor
deliveryfas,foborotherwiseshouldbeincreased,as
appropriate ,byloading,transportandinsurancecosts
fromthepointofshipmentorloadingtothefrontier
crossingpoint;whereascifoffersandquotationsfor
frontiercrossingpointsotherthanRotterdamshould
beadjustedtoallowforthedifferenceintransport
costsascomparedwithaproductdeliveredcif
Rotterdam ;whereastheCommission shouldtake
accountonlyoftheloading,transportandinsurance
costswhichtoitsknowledgearethelowest;whereas,
finally,offersandquotationsfordeliverycif
Rotterdamshouldbeincreasedby0-20unitof
account :WhereasArticle29ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketprice,calculatedfora
Communityfrontiercrossingpoint,istobedeter­
minedonthebasisofthemostefavourable
purchasingopportunities ,quotationsbeingadjusted
wherenecessarytotakeaccountofquotationsfor
competingproducts;
WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulation(No115/
67/EECof6June1967(5)laiddowncriteriafordeter­WhereasArticle5ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketpriceshouldbedeter­
minedforseedofthestandardqualityforwhichthe
targetpricehasbeenfixed,deliveredinbulk;(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(J)OJNoL129,25.5.1977,p.5.
(4)OJNoL129,25.5.1977,p.6. (6)OJNo136,30.6.1967,p.2919/67.
(7)OJNoL157,28.6.1977,p.15. (5)OJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.

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WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC
providesthatoffersandquotationsrelatingto
productspresentedotherwisethaninbulkshouldbe
adjustedbydeductingtheadditionalvalueresulting
fromthatrepresentation ;whereasoffersandquota­
tionsrelatingtoaqualityotherthanthestandard
qualityforwhichthetargetpricewasfixedshouldbe
adjustedonthebasisofthecoefficientsofequivalence
shownintheAnnextothatRegulation ;whereas,in
thecaseofoffersontheworldmarketforqualitiesof
colzaandrapeseedotherthanthoselistedinthat
Annex,coefficientsofequivalencederivedfromthose
listedinthatAnnexmay,pursuanttoArticle4of
RegulationNo225/67/EEC,beapplied;whereas,
whenderivedcoefficientsarebeingcalculated,
accountmustbetakenofthedifferencesbetween
pricesforthequalitiesofseedinquestionandprices
forthequalitieslistedinthatAnnex,andofthe
characteristics ofthesevariousseeds;—thedifferencebetweenthepriceof100kilograms
ofcolza,rapeorsunflowerseeds,plusprocessing
costs,andthetotalofthepricesofthequantities
ofoilandoilcakeresultingfromtheprocessingof
thetypeofseedinquestion,and
—thedifferencebetweenthepriceof100kilograms
ofoneormoreotherseeds,plusprocessingcosts,
andthetotalofthepricesofthequantitiesofoil
andoilcakeresultingfromtheprocessingofthese
seeds;
Whereasthefactorstobetakenintoconsideration for
thepurposeofdeterminingthatmarginaredefinedin
Article8ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC;whereasno
adjustmentshouldbemadewherethemarginis
foundtobelessthan0-50unitofaccount;whereas
Article6(2)ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,whentheamountoftheadjustmentisbeing
determined ,accountshouldbetakenoftheincidence
ofthemargininquestiononmarketingoperationsof
Communitytradersandonthedisposalofthevarious
typesofseedontheworldmarket;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2114/71of28
September1971onthesubsidyforoilseeds('),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2730/71(2),laid
downrulesforgrantingthesubsidyonoilseeds;
whereasunderthatRegulation,wherethesubsidyto
begrantedisfixedinadvance,theamountofsuch
subsidymustbeequaltotheamountapplicableon
thedayonwhichtheapplicationforadvancefixing
waslodged,adjustedbythedifferencebetweenthe
targetpricevalidonthatdayandthetargetpricevalid
onthedayonwhichtheseedsareplacedunder
controlatanoilmilland,whereappropriate,acorrec­
tiveamount;whereasArticle36ofCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1204/72of7June1972layingdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesubsidysystem
foroilseeds(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No156/78(4),providesthatsuchadjustmentshould
involveincreasingorreducingtheamountofsubsidy
applicableonthedayonwhichtheapplicationwas
lodgedbythedifferencebetweenthetargetpricevalid
duringthemonthduringwhichtheseedswereplaced
undercontrolatanoilmillandthetargetpricevalid
onthedayonwhichtheapplicationwaslodged;
WhereasArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)No1204/72
providesthatthecorrectiveamountmustbeequalto
thedifferencebetweentheworldmarketpricefor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseedsandtheforwardprice
forthoseseedsvalidforashipmenteffectedduring
themonthinwhichtheseedswereplacedunder
controlatanoilmill,thosepricesbeingdetermined
inaccordancewithArticles1,4and5ofRegulationWhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeused
asabasisfordeterminingtheworldmarketprice,that
priceshouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthevalue
oftheaveragequantitiesofoilandoilcakeresulting
fromtheprocessingof100kilogramsofseedwithin
theCommunitylessanamountcorresponding tothe
costofprocessingtheseseedsintooilandoilcake;
whereasthequantitiesandcoststobetakeninto
consideration forthepurposesofthecalculationare
fixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC;
whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshouldbedeter­
minedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle6
ofthatRegulation ;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeused
asabasisfordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceand
whereitis,moreover,impossibletoestablishthevalue
oftheoiloroilcakeprocessedfromsuchseed,the
worldmarketpriceshouldbedeterminedonthebasis
ofthemostrecentknownvalueforoiloroilcake,
adjustedtotakeaccountofthetrendofworldprices
forcompetingproductsbyapplyingtothatvaluethe
rulessetoutinArticle2ofRegulationNo115/
67/EEC;whereasArticle7ofRegulationNo225/
67/EECdefinescompetingproductsasthoseoilsor
oilcakes,asthecasemaybe,whichappeartohave
beenofferedinthelargestquantitiesontheworld
marketduringtheperiodunderconsideration ;
WhereasArticle6(1)ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,whentheworldmarketpriceofatype
ofseedisbeingdetermined,thepriceusedshouldbe
adjustedbyanamountnotexceedingthemargin
between :(•)OJNo1222,2.10.1971,p.2.
(2)OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.18
(3)OJNoL133,10.6.1972,p.1.
(4)OJNoL23,28.1.1978,p.27.

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115/67/EEC;whereas,ifnoofferandnopricecanbe
usedforsuchdetermination ,themethodofcalcula­
tionprovidedforinArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)
No1204/72shouldbeused;whereastheabove
mentioneddifferencemaybeadjustedpursuantto
Article39ofRegulation (EEC)No1204/72,account
beingtakenofpricesforsoyaseedsontheworld
market;
Whereasthesubsidyshouldbefixedwheneverthe
marketsituationmakesitnecessaryandinsuchaway
astoensureitsbeingappliedatleastonceaweek;
whereasthesubsidymaybealteredwheneverit
becomesobviousthatsuchalterationisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthesubsidysystemistooperatenormally,
subsidiesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasintheabsenceoftheindicativepriceforthe
1978/79marketingyearforcolzaandrapeseedin
caseofpre-fixationforthemonthofJuly1978,the
amountofsubsidyontheseproductshasbeenobtain­ableonlyonthebasisoftheindicativepriceforthe
monthofJuly1977.Thisamountmay,therefore,be
appliedonatemporarybasisandshouldbeconfirmed
orreplacedwhentheindicativepriceforthe1978/79
marketingyearisknown;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingalltheseprovisions
totheoffersandquotationsknowntotheCommis­
sionthatthesubsidyoncolza,rapeandsunflower
seedsshouldbefixedasshowninthetableannexed
tothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheamountofthesubsidyreferredtoinArticle
27ofRegulationNo136/66/EECisherebyfixedas
showninthetableannexedtothisRegulation .
2.Theamountofthesubsidyforthemonthof
July1978will,however,forcolzaandrapeseed,be
confirmedorreplacedasfrom1February1978to
takeintoaccounttheindicativepricewhichisfixed
fortheseproductsforthe1978/79marketingyear.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31January1978fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoil
seeds
Subsidyapplicablefrom1February1978tocolzaandrapeseeds(CCTheadingNoex12.01)and
sunflowerseeds(CCTheadingNoex12.01)(u.a./100kg)
ColzaandrapeseedSunflowerseed
14.315 11.148 Subsidy
Subsidyinthecaseofadvancefixing
—forthemonthofFebruary1978
—forthemonthofMarch1978
—forthemonthofApril1978
—forthemonthofMay1978
—forthemonthofJune1978
—forthemonthofJuly1978(')14.315
14.787
14-816
14.81611.148
11.599
11-429
11-429
11-732
9.570
(')Subjecttoconfirmation .