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layingdowngeneralrulesforthesystemforcontrollingthepricesandthequantitiesof
certainproductsintheoilsandfatssectorreleasedforconsumptioninSpain
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheSpanishmarketis
suppliedintheeventofexceptionalcircumstances ,
provisionshouldbemadeforthepossibilityoflimiting
exportsinaccordancewithArticle94(3)oftheAct;
whereasanexport-monitoring systemshould,however,
beappliedwhenmarketconditionsarenormal;
Whereastheprice-control systemreferredtoin
Article94(1)oftheActshouldprovideforsuitable
mechanisms ,viz.fixingpricelimitsoroffsettingthe
differencebetweenSpanishpricesandimports;
WhereasintheeventoftheSpanishproductionofsun­
flowerseedexceedingdomesticconsumption ,theseeds
exportedfromSpainandcrushedintheCommunityas
constitutedon31December1985,benefitfromthe
adjustmentintheaidreferredtoinArticle95(3)ofthe
Act;whereasthissituationcouldgiverisetoadeflec­
tionoftrade;
WhereasArticle89oftheActprovidesforthepossibil­
ityofadoptingadequatemeasurestoavoid,inparti­
cular,deflectionoftradebetweenSpainandtheother
MemberStates;whereastothisendacompensatory
aidshouldbegrantedtoSpanishoperatorssoasto
allowthemtocrushsunflowerseedsandtoexportthe
oiltherefromunderthesameconditionsofcompetition
astheotherCommunityoperators,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticle89(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle94oftheActofAcces­
sion,asystemforcontrollingthequantitiesofcertain
productsintheoilsandfatssectorwhicharereleased
forconsumption inSpainmustbeapplieduntil
31December1990inordertomaintainthosequantities
atalevelbasedonaverageconsumption in1983and
1984andadjustedinthelightofforeseeabletrendsin
supplyrequirements ;whereaseachyear,therefore,the
quantitiesofthoseproductswhichmaybereleasedfor
consumption inSpainshouldbefixedandasupply
balancedrawnup;
Whereasasystemofquantitativerestrictionson
imports,asreferredtoinArticle94oftheAct,should
beintroducedinthecaseofproductsorgroupsof
productsforwhichthereisasupplyshortage;whereas,
however,thesaidrestrictionsshouldnotapplyto
importedproductswhicharenotintendedforthe
domesticmarketandshould,inthecontextoftheover­
allquantitytobeimportedfromthirdcountries,allow
thepreference,forwhichsomeofthosecountriesare
eligible,tobeapplied;
WhereasArticle94oftheActspecifiesthatinthecase
ofsoya,thecontrolsystemshouldapplytooilbutnot
tobeans;whereasthecriteriashouldthereforebelaid
downforallocatingamongoperatorsthequantityofoil
tobereleasedforconsumptionontheSpanishmarket;
whereasthesaidcriteriashouldtakeintoaccountthe
situationobtainingpriortoaccessionandthequanti­
tiessoldforexporteachyear;
WhereasSpanishoperatorswill,asaresultofacces­
sion,losesomeoftheiradvantageswithregardto
exports;whereasthissuddenlossmaycausecertain
difficulties ,buttheseoperatorswillstillberequired,
underthecontrolsystem,toexportmuchoftheirprod­
uction;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebemadefor
allowingdegressivenationalaidtobegranted,ifneces­
sary;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
SubjecttotheconditionslaiddowninthisRegulation,
theKingdomofSpainshallapplythecontrolsystem
referredtoinArticle94oftheActofAccessionuntil
31December1990.
Article2
Thecontrolsystemshallconcernthefollowingprod­
ucts:

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ex12.01B
12.02
15.04
15.07
B,CandD
15.12
15.13Oilseedsandoleaginousfruit,wholeor
broken,otherthanforsowing,exclud­
ingsoyabeans
Floursormealsofoilseedsoroleagi­
nousfruit,non-defatted (excluding
mustardflour)
Fatsandoils,offishandmarinemam­
mals,whetherornotrefined
Fixedvegetableoils,fluidorsolid,
refinedorpurified,excludingoliveoil
Animalorvegetableoilsandfats,
whollyorpartlyhydrogenated ,orsoli­
difiedorhardenedbyanyotherprocess,
whetherornotrefined,butnotfurther
prepared
Margarine,imitationlardandotherpre­
paredediblefats2.Theforecastsupplybalancemaytakeintoaccount
traditionallevelsofimportsandexports,ifany.
3.Thedifferencebetweentheproductionreferredto
inparagraph 1(b)and(c)andthesupplyrequirements
referredtoinparagraph 1(a)andthatrelatingtothe
productsreferredtoinparagraph(d),shallbe
expressedasanoverallfigure.
However,aseparatebalancemaybedrawnupforcer­
tainproductsorforcertainuses.
4.Ifthebalanceforaproductorgroupofproductsis
negative,themaximumannualquantitywhichmaybe
importedinaccordancewithArticles6and7shallbe
thatcorresponding tothatbalance.
5.Theforecastsupplybalanceshallberevisedat
regularintervals.Themaximumannualquantity
referredtoinparagraph4maybesplitup.
6.Inthecaseofpreferentialthirdcountries,ifthe
protocolsreferredtoinArticle179oftheActofAcces­
sionor,iftherearenosuchprotocols,theautonomous
measuresadoptedpursuanttoArticle180ofthesaid
Act,provideforquantitativerestrictions ,thequantities
resultingfromtheapplicationoftheprovisionsreferred
toaboveshall,inaccordancewiththearrangements for
allthirdcountriesunderthisRegulation,bedetermined
beforethoseforotherthirdcountries .Article3
Thequantitiesofvegetableoilandofoiloffishand
marinemammalsreleasedontheSpanishdomestic
marketfordirectconsumption ,forconsumptioninthe
formofmargarineorforuseinthemanufactureof
otherproductsshallbedetermined,inrespectofeach
calendaryear,inaccordancewiththecriterialaiddown
inArticle94(1)oftheActofAccession,andspecifying
thequantitiesintendedforhumanconsumption (direct
orotherwise)andthoseintendedforotheruses.The
saidquantitiesmayberevisedduringanygivenyear. Article5
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,'importsand
exports'shallbetakentomeanSpain'stradewiththe
MemberStatesoftheCommunityasconstitutedon
31December1985,withPortugalandwiththirdcoun­
tries.
Article6
TheKingdomofSpainshallmaketherelease,forfree
circulationinitsterritory,oftheproductslistedin
Article2subjecttothepresentationofanimportdocu­
ment.Article4
1.AforecastsupplybalancefortheSpanishmarket
shall,beforeadatetobedetermined ,bedrawnupin
respectofeachcalendaryearinthelightof:
(a)thequantityofoilintendedforhumanconsump­
tion,asreferredtoinArticle3;
(b)thequantityofoilproducedfromseedsharvested
inSpain;
(c)thequantityofsoyaoilproducedfromimported
beansandreleasedforconsumption ontheSpan­
ishmarket;
(d)thequantityofoilrequiredfornon-fooduse,and
thequantitiesproduced .
However,thefirstforecastsupplybalanceshallbe
drawnupinrespectoftheperiodfrom1Marchto
31December1986.Article7
1.TheKingdomofSpainshallissuetheimportdocu­
menttoanypartyconcernedwhosubmitsanapplica­
tiontothateffect,irrespectiveoftheapplicant'splace
ofbusinessintheCommunity .
2.Applicationsforimportdocumentshallbeaccom­
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shallbeaccompanied bysecurityinrespectofthe
export,duringaperiodtobedetermined,ofanyoil
producedinexcessofthequantityreferredtoin
Article3.
2.ThequantitiesreferredtoinArticle4(l)(c)shall
beallocatedonthebasisofthequantitiesallocatedto
eachoperatorunderthenationalschemeinforceprior
toaccessionandshalltakeaccountofthequantities
exportedbytheoperatorinquestion.importtheproductsinquestionduringtheperiodof
validityofthedocument .Thesecurityshallbeforfeitin
wholeorinpartiftheproductsarenotimportedduring
thatperiodorareimportedinpartonly.
3.Importdocumentsshallnotbeissuedinrespectof
aquantitygreaterthanthatstatedintheapplication .
Withoutprejudicetotheimplementation ofArticle9,
whenthetotalquantityofoilproducedusingthe
quantitiesstatedintheapplicationsforimportdocu­
mentsreachesthelimitspecifiedinArticle4(4),the
KingdomofSpainshallsuspendtheissuingofthe
documents .
4.Shouldspeculativemovementscausedisturbances
toorimpairthesmoothfunctioningoftheSpanish
market,appropriatemeasuresshallbetakentoremedy
this.Article11
1.WherenecessarytheKingdomofSpainmay,until
31December1990,grantnationalaidtooilmillsin
ordertoallowsoyaoilproducedinexcessofthequant­
ityreferredtoinArticle4(1)(c)tobeexported,prov­
idedthequantityexporteddoesnotexceedtraditionl
levels.
2.From1Marchto31December1986theaidgranted
pertonneexportedshallnotexceedtheamountwhich
correspondstotheadvantagesforwhicheachtonneof
theproductwaseligiblein1985.
3.Foreachofthesucceedingyearstheamountper
tonneoftheaidgrantedshallnotexceed90,80,70and
60%oftheaidreferredtoinparagraph2.
4.Theamountsreferredtoinparagraphs2and3shall
befixedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article16.Article8
ForthepurposesofArticles7,13and14,accountshall
betakenoftheoilcontentofthedifferentproducts
listedinArticle2.Theoilcontentshallbefixedata
standardrate.
Article12
TheKingdomofSpainshallnotallowproductslisted
inArticle2toleaveitsterritoryunlessanexportdocu­
mentissubmitted .Article9
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle7(3),anyopera­
torwhoundertakestoexportwithinacertaintimelimit
aquantityoftheproductreferredtoinArticle2shall
benefit,underconditionstobeset,fromthepossibility
ofimportinganequivalentquantityoftheproduct.
Suchundertakingshallbeaccompanied byasecurity.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle13(4),anyoper­
atorwhoundertakestoexportwithinacertaintime
limitaquantityoftheproductreferredtoinArticle2
shallbenefit,underconditionstobeset,fromthepossi­
bilityofimportinganequivalentquantityoftheprod­
uct.Suchundertakingshallbeaccompanied byasecur­
ity.
3.However,withregardtosunflower,thecompensa­
tionsreferredtoinparagraphs 1and2maynotbe
madewithotherproductsandtheexportofseedmay
notbecompensatedforbytheimportofoil.Article13
1.TheKingdomofSpainshallissueanexportdocu­
menttoanypersonconcernedwhosubmitsanapplica­
tiontothateffect,irrespectiveofthatperson'splaceof
businessintheCommunity .
2.Eachapplicationforanexportdocumentmustbe
accompanied byasecurityinrespectoftheundertak­
ingtoexporttheproductsconcernedduringtheperiod
ofvalidityofthedocument .Thesecurityshallbefor­
feitinwholeorinpartiftheproductsarenotexported
duringthatperiodorareexportedinpartonly.
3.Thequantityinrespectofwhichtheexportdocu­
mentisissuedshallnotexceedthatstatedintheappli­
cation.Article10
1.Inthecaseofimportsofsoyabeanstheundertak­
ingreferredtoinArticle94(2)oftheActofAccession

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Article15
Thecontroloftheleveloftheconsumerpricesreferred
toinArticle94(l)(b)oftheActofAccessionmay,
wherenecessary,andparticularlyinthecaseof
Article4fortheproductsreferredtoinArticle2
include:
—thefixingofminimumormaximumpricesata
marketingstagetobedetermined ,and
—theintroductionofalevyinrespectofthediffer­
encebetweenSpanishpricesandthepricesof
importedproducts.4.Wherenecessary,inordertoattaintheobjectives
setoutinArticle94oftheActofAccession,adecision
maybetakeninaccordancewithArticle38ofRegula­
tionNo136/66/EECtolimitforacertainperiodthe
quantityofoilforwhichexportdocumentsmaybe
issued,inwhichcase,withoutprejudicetotheprovi­
sionsofArticle9,theKingdomofSpainshall,when
theoilobtainedfromthequantitiesoftheproducts
statedintheapplicationsreachesthelimitreferredto
above,suspendtheissuingofdocumentsuntiltheend
oftheperiodinquestion.
5.Thequantitiesofoilstatedinthedocumentswhich
areissuedshallbetakenintoaccountwhenthesupply
balanceisreviewedinaccordancewithArticle4(5).
Article16
ThedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulation
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle38ofRegulationNo136/66/EECof
theCouncilof22September1966ontheestablishment
ofacommonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3768/85(2).Article14
Ifinthecaseofsunflower,colzaandrapeseedoil,the
supplybalancedrawnupinaccordancewithArticle4
ispositive,compensatory aidcoveringthedifference
betweenthepriceofSpanishseedsandworldprices,
lesstheimportdutychargedinSpainonthequantity
ofcakes,corresponding totheuseoftheseedsinques­
tionshallbegrantedinrespectofaquantityofsun­
flower,colzaandrapeseedsharvestedinSpainand
usedfortheproductionofoilintendedforexport,
providedthesaidquantitydoesnotexceedthatcorres­
pondingtothesupplybalance.Theamountofthataid
shallbefixedbytheCommissionatregularintervals.
ExportsmadepursuanttothisArticlejnaynotbenefit
fromtheprovisionsofArticle9.Article17
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25February1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.BRAKS
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.