14.10.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL282/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2866/83
of13October1983
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1413/82(2),
andinparticularArticle27(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatasubsidyshouldbegrantedinrespectof
oilseedsharvestedandprocessedwithintheCommu­
nitywhenthetargetpriceforaspeciesofseedis
higherthanthepriceontheworldmarket;whereas
theseprovisionsatpresentapplyonlyinrespectof
colza,rapeandsunflowerseeds;
Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically ,
beequaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesin
thetargetpriceforoilseedsforthe1983/84marketing
yearwerefixedbyRegulations (EEC)No1591/83(3)
and(EEC)No1592/83(4);whereasArticle29ofRegu­
lationNo136/66/EECprovidesthattheworldmarket
price,calculatedforaCommunityfrontiercrossing
point,istobedeterminedonthebasisofthemost
favourablepurchasingopportunities ,quotationsbeing
adjustedwherenecessarytotakeaccountofquotations
forcompetingproducts;
WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulationNo115/
67/EECof6June1967layingdowncriteriafordeter­
miningworldmarketpricesforoilseedsandfixing
thefrontiercrossingpoint(■5),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1983/82(6),fixedthesaidcros­
singpointatRotterdam ;whereasArticle1ofthat
Regulationprovidesthatwhentheworldmarketprice
isbeingdeterminedaccountshouldbetakenofalloffersontheworldmarketknowntotheCommission
andofquotationsonthoseexchangeswhicharesigni­
ficantforinternational trade;whereasArticle2of
CommissionRegulationNo225/67/EECof28June
1967ondetailedrulesfordeterminingtheworld
marketpriceforoilseedsQ,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2040/83(8),providesthatoffersand
quotationswhichdonotrelatetoshipmentstobe
effectedwithin30daysfollowingthedateonwhich
theworldmarketpriceisdeterminedshouldbedisre­
garded;whereasoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionbelieves,inviewofgeneralpricemove­
mentsorinformationavailabletoit,nottoberepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarketmustalsobe
disregarded ;whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingto
quantitiesoflessthan500tonnesandoffersrelatingto
seedofaqualityotherthanthatnormallyacceptable
ontheworldmarketmustalsobedisregarded ;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC
providesthatoftheoffersandquotationstakeninto
consideration ,thosefordeliverycandfshouldbe
increasedby0,2%;whereasoffersandquotationsfor
deliveryfas,foborotherwiseshouldbeincreased,as
appropriate ,byloading,transportandinsurancecosts
fromthepointofshipmentorloadingtothefrontier
crossingpoint;whereascifoffersandquotationsfor
frontiercrossingpointsotherthanRotterdamshould
beadjustedtoallowforthedifferenceintransportand
insurancecostsascomparedwithaproductdelivered
cifRotterdam ;whereastheCommissionshouldtake
accountonlyoftheloading,transportandinsurance
costswhichtoitsknowledgearethelowest;whereas,
finally,offersandquotationsfordeliverycifRotterdam
shouldbeincreasedby0,242ECU;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketpriceshouldbedeter­
minedforseedofthestandardqualityforwhichthe
targetpricehasbeenfixed,deliveredinbulk;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC
providesthatoffersandquotationsrelatingtoproducts
presentedotherwisethaninbulkshouldbeadjusted
bydeductingtheadditionalvalueresultingfromthat
presentation ;whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingto
aqualityotherthanthestandardqualityforwhichthe
targetpricewasfixedshouldbeadjustedonthebasis
ofthecoefficientsofequivalenceshownintheAnnex(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL162,12.6.1982,p.6.
(3)OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.40.
(4OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.42.
(*)OJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67. QOJNo136,30.6.1967,p.2919/67.
8OJNoL200,23.7.1983,p.23. (6)OJNoL215,23.7.1982,p.6.

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adjustmentshouldbemadewherethemarginisfound
tobelessthan0,604ECU:tothatRegulation ;whereas,inthecaseofofferson
theworldmarketforqualitiesofcolzaandrapeseed
otherthanthoselistedinthatAnnex,coefficientsof
equivalencederivedfromthoselistedinthatAnnex
may,pursuanttoArticle4ofRegulationNo225/
67/EEC,beapplied;whereas,whenderivedcoef­
ficientsarebeingcalculated,accountmustbetakenof
thedifferencesbetweenpricesforthequalitiesofseed
inquestionandpricesforthequalitieslistedinthat
Annex,andofthecharacteristics ofthesevarious
seeds:WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1594/83of14
June1983onthesubsidyforoilseeds(')laiddown
rulesforgrantingthesubsidyonoilseeds;whereas,
underthatRegulation,wherethesubsidytobegranted
isfixedinadvance,theamountofsuchsubsidymust
beequaltotheamountapplicableonthedayon
whichtheapplicationforadvancefixingwaslodged,
adjustedbythedifferencebetweenthetargetprice
validonthatdayandthetargetpricevalidontheday
onwhichtheseedsareplacedundercontrolatanoil
orfeedmilland,whereappropriate,acorrective
amount;whereasArticle35ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2681/83of21September1983laying
downdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesubsidy
systemforoilseedsprovidesthatsuchadjustment
shouldinvolveincreasingorreducingtheamountof
subsidyapplicableonthedayonwhichtheapplica­
tionwaslodgedbythecorrectiveamountandthe
differencebetweenthetargetpricesmentionedin
Article35ofRegulation (EEC)No2681/83;WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeused
asabasisfordeterminingtheworldmarketprice,that
priceshouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthevalue
oftheaveragequantitiesofoilandoilcakeresulting
fromtheprocessingof100kilogramsofseedwithin
theCommunitylessanamountcorresponding tothe
costofprocessingtheseseedsintooilandoilcake;
whereasthequantitiesandcoststobetakeninto
consideration forthepurposesofthecalculationare
fixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC;
whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshouldbedeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle6ofthatRegula­
tion;
whereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeused
asabasisfordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceand
whereitis,moreover,impossibletoestablishthevalue
oftheoiloroilcakeprocessedfromsuchseed,the
worldmarketpriceshouldbedeterminedonthebasis
ofthemostrecentknownvalueforoiloroilcake,
adjustedtotakeaccountofthetrendofworldprices
forcompetingproductsbyapplyingtothatvaluethe
rulessetoutinArticle2ofRegulationNo115/
67/EEC;whereasArticle7ofRegulationNo225/
67/EECdefinescompetingpr6ductsasthoseoilsor
oilcakes,asthecasemaybe,whichappeartohave
beenofferedinthelargestquantitiesontheworld
marketduringtheperiodunderconsideration ;WhereasArticle37ofRegulationNo2681/83
providesthatthecorrectiveamountmustbeequalto
thedifferencebetweentheworldmarketpricefor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseedsandtheforwardprice
forthoseseedsvalidforashipmenteffectedduring
themonthinwhichtheseedswereplacedunder
controlatanoilmill,thosepricesbeingdeterminedin
accordancewithArticles1,4and5ofRegulationNo
115/67/EEC;whereas,ifnoofferandnopricecanbe
usedforsuchdetermination ,themethodofcalculation
providedforinArticle37ofRegulation(EEC)No
2681/83shouldbeused;whereastheabovementioned
differencemaybeadjustedinaccordancewithArticle
38ofRegulation (EEC)No2681/83,accountbeing
takenofthepricesofthemaincompetingcereals;
Whereasthesubsidyshouldbefixedwheneverthe
marketsituationmakesitnecessaryandinsuchaway
astoensureitsbeingappliedatleastonceaweek;
whereasthesubsidymaybealteredwheneverit
becomesobviousthatsuchalterationisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthesubsidysystemistooperatenormally,
subsidiesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedonthe
centralrate,Whereas,underArticle6ofRegulationNo115/
67/EEC,thepricedeterminedforcolza,rapeand
sunflowerseedsmustalsobeadjustedbyanamount
notexceedingthemargin,ascalculatedinaccordance
withthatArticle,wherethatmarginmayaffectthe
normaldisposalofseedsharvestedintheCommunity ;
Whereasthefactorstobetakenintoconsideration for
thepurposeofdeterminingthatmarginaredefinedin
Article8ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC;whereasno(')OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.44.

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheamountofthesubsidyreferredtoinArticle27of
RegulationNo136/66/EECshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsto
theoffersandquotationsknowntotheCommission
thatthesubsidyoncolza,rapeandsunflowerseeds
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14October
1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13October1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof13October1983fixingtheamountofthesubsidy
onoilseeds
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Subsidy
ex12.01 Colzaandrapeseed 7,677
ex12.01 Sunflowerseed 15,987
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSubsidyinthecaseofadvance
fixingforthemonthof
October
1983November
1983December
1983January
1984February
1984March
1984
ex12.01 Colzaandrapeseed 7,6778,1978,7177,8528,3728,892
ex12.01 Sunflowerseed 15,98716,60217,21717,76617,920—