NoL89/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.4.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No842/89
of31March1989
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,1988/89marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tions(EEC)No2213/88(,0)and(EEC)No2214/88(");
Whereas,inordertodeterminetheamountoftheaid,
accountshouldbetakenamongthecalculationfactorsof
thelatestCommissionproposalstotheCouncilonprices
andrelatedmeasures;
WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedthe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
pricesontheworldmarketwherethe.formerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulationappliesonlytocolza,rapeandsunflower
seeds;
Whereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No478/86H;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thatwhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccountmustbe
takenofpricesrulingonthevariousCommunitymarkets
whicharerepresentativefromthepointofviewofproces­
singandexportation ;themostfavourablequotations
recordedonthevariousmarketsofimportingthirdcoun­
triesandcostsincurredinplacingthegoodsontheworld
market;whereas,whentheamountoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountniustalsobetakenofthelevelofmarket
priceswithinthe*Communityfortheoilseedsreferredto
inArticle21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECandthe
futuretrendoftheseprices;whereas,furthermore,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexportsandthesituationinthe.Community
regardingthesupplyofanddemandfortheseseeds;
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandrape
seedwhicharisesfromthesystemofmaximumguaran­
teedquantitiesforthe1988/89marketingyearhasbeen
fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2761/88(")■;
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No651/71ofthe-
Commission of29March1971oncertaindetailedrules
fortheapplicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(14),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1815/84(1S),
providesthattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculated
onthebasisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthisHavingregardtoRegulationNo136/66/EECofthe
Councilof22September1966ontheestablishmentofa
commonorganizationofthemarketin-oilsandfats('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2210/88(2),
HavingregardtoRegulationNo142/67/EECofthe
Councilof21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rape
andsunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbytheActof
AccessionofGreece,andinparticularthefirstsentence
ofArticle2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversionratestobeapplied
inagriculture(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
798/890,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1569/72ofthe
Councilof20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresfor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2216/88Q,andinparticularArticle
2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No2041/75ofthe
Commissionof25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2662/87(9),and
inparticularArticle13thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.1.0OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.0OJNoL85,30.3.1989,p.24.
(6)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.10.
(8)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.0OJNoL252,3.9.1987,p.6.OOJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.6.
(")OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.8.
(I2)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.HOJNoL247,6.9.1988,p.7.OOJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.HOJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.

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weightmustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydiffe­
rencesbetweenthepercentagesofmoistureandimpur­
itiesfoundtoexistandthoseusedtodefinethestandard
qualityforwhichthetargetpriceisfixed;whereas,when
thisadjustmentisbeingmade,theweightoftheexported
seedsmustbeincreasedbytheamountofthedifference
betweentheactualmoistureandimpuritiescontentand
thatusedtodefinethestandardqualityiftheformeris
lowerthanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount;
Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1102/84(*);thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredtoin
(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedetermined ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1569/72forwarddifferentialamountsaretobedeter­
minedwheretheforwardexchangerateforoneormore
currenciesdiffersfromthespotratebyatleastagiven
percentage;whereasthispercentagehasbeenfixedat0,5
byRegulation(EEC)No1813/84;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthespot
andforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobeusedfor
calculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereasincases
where,foroneormoremonths,quotationsofforward
exchangeratesarenotavailable,theratesadoptedforthe
previousmonthsorthefollowingmonths,asthecasemay
be,mustbeused;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisions ,tothe
currentsituationoftheoilseedsmarketandtotherates
orpricesoftheseproductsthat,pursuanttoArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No651/71,theamountoftherefundin
ecusandtheamountofthefinalrefundineachofthe
nationalcurrenciesmust,inthecaseofcolzaandrape
seed,befixedinaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegu­
lation;whereasitisnotnecessarytofixarefundfor
sunflowerseed;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No2041/75
makesprovisionfortheperiodofvalidityofcertificates
fixingrefundsinadvancetobereducedifthemarket
situationwarrants;whereasintheinterestsofsound
marketmanagement areductionshouldbemade;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmaybevariedaccordingtodestination
wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequire­
mentsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No651/71
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
refundobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountoftherefundinecus
plusorminusthedifferentialamount;whereasArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1813/84(2),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No431/89(3),definedthe
elementswhichdeterminethedifferentialamounts;
whereastheseelementsareequaltotheincidenceonthe
targetpricereducedby7,5%ortherefundofthecoeffi­
cientderivedfromthepercentagereferredtoinArticle2
(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1569/72;whereas,according
totheseprovisions,thispercentagerepresents:
(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
,—theconversionrateusedunderthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate;
(b)fortheotherMemberStates,thedifferencebetween:
—therelationshipbetweentheconversionrateused
underthecommonagriculturalpolicyforthe
currencyoftheMemberStateconcernedandthe
centralrateofeachofthecurrenciesofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoin(a),and
—thespotmarketrateforthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1-
1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.
3.Certificatesfixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefol­
lowingmonth.
(')OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.0OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.0OJNoL50,22.2.1989,p.7.Article2
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31March1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31March1989fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
41stperiod
52ndperiod
63rdperiod
74thperiod
85thperiod
9
1.Grossrefunds(ECU):
—Spain
—Portugal
—otherMemberStates
2.Finalrefunds:
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom:
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)
—Netherlands(Fl)
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs)
—France(FF)
—Denmark(Dkr)
—Ireland(£Irl)
—UnitedKingdom(£)
—Italy(Lit)
—Greece(Dr)
—Spain(Pta)
—Portugal(Esc)15,280
19,440
16,000
38,26
42,58
772,59
114,82
139,31
12,768
9,661
24463
1528,51
2588,64
3565,8115,598
19,758
16,318
39,02
43,42
787,95
117,24
142,12
13,036
9,875
24983
1556,96
2637,68
3625,60—
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