NoL243/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.8.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2598/91
of30August1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1720/91(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EECof
21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseedsf),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofGreece,andinparticularthefirstsentenceof
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversionratestobeapplied
inagriculture(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2566/91(%
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(%aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2206/90Q,andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2041/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthesystemofimportandexportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No557/91(9),andinparti­
cularArticle13thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1991/92marketingyearwerefixedbyRegulations(EEC)
No1722/91(,0)and(EEC)No1723/91(");
Whereas,owingtothelackofanadjustmentintherateof
refundforcolzaandraperesultingfromthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangements forthe1991/92
marketingyear,therateoftherefundforthismarketing
yearhasonlybeenabletobecalculatedprovisionallyon
thebasisoftheabatementapplicableforthe1990/91
marketingyear;whereasthisamountshouldtherefore
onlybeappliedprovisionallyandshouldbeconfirmedor
replacedoncetheconsequencesofthemaximumguaran­
teedquantityarrangements areknown;
WhereasArticle27a(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheadjustmentoftheamountofaidfor
rapeseedproducedinSpainforthe1991/92marketing
yearshallbefixedsothattheadjustedtargetpriceisthe
sameinSpainasintheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985;
WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedthe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
pricesontheworldmarketwheretheformerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulationappliesonlytocolza,rapeandsunflower
seeds;
Whereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No478/86(12);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thatwhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccountmustbe
takenofpricesrulingonthevariousCommunitymarkets
whicharerepresentative fromthepointofviewofproces­
singandexportation ;themostfavourablequotations
recordedonthevariousmarketsofimportingthirdcoun­
triesandcostsincurredinplacingthegoodsontheworld
market;whereas,whentheamountoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountmustalsobetakenofthelevelofmarket
priceswithintheCommunityfortheoilseedsreferredto
inArticle21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECandthe
futuretrendoftheseprices;whereas,furthermore ,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexportsandthesituationintheCommunity
regardingthesupplyofanddemandfortheseseeds;
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandtape
seedwicharisesfromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1990/91marketingyearhasbeenfixed
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2509/90(13);(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.0OJNoL244,31.8.1991,p.48.
(6)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.oOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.11.
(8)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.
OOJNoL62,8.3.1991,p.23.
(10)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.31.
(")OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.33.(,2)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.HOJNoL237,1.9.1990,p.7.

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—theagriculturalconversionrate,and
—theaveragerateoftheecuaspublishedintheC
SeriesoftheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesduringaperiodtobedetermined,
multipliedbythefactorreferredtointhesecond
indentof(a);
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;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
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,WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrulesforthe
applicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1815/84(2),provides
thattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculatedonthe
basisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthisweight
mustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydifferences
betweenthepercentagesofmoistureandimpuritiesfound
toexistandthoseusedtodefinethestandardqualityfor
whichthetargetpriceisfixed;whereas,whenthisadjust­
mentisbeingmade,theweightoftheexportedseeds
mustbeincreasedbytheamountofthedifference
betweentheactualmoistureandimpuritiescontentand
thatusedtodefinethestandardqualityiftheformeris
lowerthanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount;
Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1102/840;
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmaybevariedaccordingtodestination
wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequire­
mentsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No651/71
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
refundobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountoftherefundinecus
plusorminusthedifferentialamount;whereasArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1813/84(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1539/90(*),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
ofthecorrectingfactorreferredtoinArticle6(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1677/85(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2205/90Q.
(b)InthecaseofMemberStatesotherthanthosereferred
toin(a),thedifferencebetween:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
(')OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(2)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.0OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.
(4)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.0OJNoL145,8.6.1990,p.20.
OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.

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3.Certificatesfixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefol­
lowingmonth.replacedwitheffectfrom1September1991totake
accountoftheconsequencesofthemaximumguaranteed
quantityarrangements forthe1991/92marketingyear.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1991.4.However,theamountoftherefundforthe1991/92
marketingyearforcolzaandrapeshallbeconfirmedor
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30August1991fixingtheexportrefundsonoil
seeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
9(')1stperiod
10(')2ndperiod
113rdperiod
124thperiod
15thperiod
2
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)14,000
20,970
14,000
32,96
37,14
679,79
110,54
125,72
12,303
11,007
24660
3391,75
2189,93
4473,3814,000
20,970
14,000
32,96
37,14
679,79
110,54
125,72
12,303
11,007
24660
3368,18
2189,93
4473,38——I
—
(')Amountfixedprovisionally,pendingandsubjecttotheapplicationofthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangementsforthe1991/92marketingyear,
conformingtotheadjustmentresultingfromthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangementsappliedforthe1990/91marketingyear.