2.7.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL181/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1813/81
of1July1981
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3454/80(2),andinparticularArticle27(4)thereof,miningworldmarketpricesforoilseedsandfixing
thefrontiercrossingpoint(5),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1779/81(6)fixedthesaid
crossingpointatRotterdam ;whereasArticle1ofthat
Regulationprovidesthatwhentheworldmarketprice
isbeingdeterminedaccountshouldbetakenofall
offersontheworldmarketknowntotheCommission
andofquotationsonthoseexchangeswhicharesignif­
icantforinternational trade;whereasArticle2of
CommissionRegulationNo225/67/EECof28June
1967ondetailedrulesfordeterminingtheworld
marketpriceforoilseeds(7),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1744/80(8),providesthatoffersand
quotationswhichdonotrelatetoshipmentstobe
effectedwithin30daysfollowingthedateonwhich
theworldmarketpriceisdeterminedshouldbedisre­
garded;whereasoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionbelieves,inviewofgeneralpricemove­
mentsorinformationavailabletoit,nottoberepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarketmustalsobe
disregarded ;whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingto
quantitiesoflessthan500tonnesandoffersrelating
toseedofaqualityotherthanthatnormallyaccep­
tableontheworldmarketmustalsobedisregarded ;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatasubsidyshouldbegrantedinrespectof
oilseedsharvestedandprocessedwithintheCommu­
nitywhenthetargetpriceforaspeciesofseedis
higherthanthepriceontheworldmarket;whereas
theseprovisionsatpresentapplyonlyinrespectof
colza,rapeandsunflowerseeds;
Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically ,
beequaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;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,offersandquotationsfordeliverycif
Rotterdamshouldbeincreasedby0-242ECU;Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesin
thetargetpriceforoilseedsforthe1981/82
marketingyearwerefixedbyRegulations(EEC)No
1776/81(3)and(EEC)No1777/81(4);whereasArticle
29ofRegulationNo136/66/EECprovidesthatthe
worldmarketprice,calculatedforaCommunityfron­
tiercrossingpoint,istobedeterminedonthebasisof
themostfavourablepurchasingopportunities ,quota­
tionsbeingadjustedwherenecessarytotakeaccount
ofquotationsforcompetingproducts;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketpriceshouldbedeter­
minedforseedofthestandardqualityforwhichthe
targetpricehasbeenfixed,deliveredinbulk;WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulationNo115/
67/EECof6June1967layingdowncriteriafordeter­
(5)OJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.b)OJNoL176,1.7.1981,p.5.(>)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
I2)OJNoL360,31.12.1980,p.16.
(3)OJNoL176,1.7.1981,p.1.b)OJNoL176,1.7.1981,p.3.(7)OJNo136,30.6.1967,p.2919/67.
(8)OJNoL171,4.7.1980,p.12.

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—thedifferencebetweenthepriceof100kilograms
ofcolza,rapeorsunflowerseeds,plusprocessing
costs,andthetotalofthepricesofthequantities
ofoilandoilcakeresultingfromtheprocessingof
thetypeofseedinquestion,and
—thedifferencebetweenthepriceof100kilograms
ofoneormoreotherseeds,plusprocessingcosts,
andthetotalofthepricesofthequantitiesofoil
andoilcakeresultingfromtheprocessingofthese
seeds;WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC
providesthatoffersandquotationsrelatingto
productspresentedotherwisethaninbulkshouldbe
adjustedbydeductingtheadditionalvalueresulting
fromthatpresentation ;whereasoffersandquotations
relatingtoaqualityotherthanthestandardquality
forwhichthetargetpricewasfixedshouldbeadjusted
onthebasisofthecoefficientsofequivalenceshown
intheAnnextothatRegulation ;whereas,inthecase
ofoffersontheworldmarketforqualitiesofcolza
andrapeseedotherthanthoselistedinthatAnnex,
coefficientsofequivalencederivedfromthoselisted
inthatAnnexmay,pursuanttoArticle4ofRegula­
tionNo225/67/EEC,beapplied;whereas,when
derivedcoefficientsarebeingcalculated,accountmust
betakenofthedifferencesbetweenpricesforthequal­
itiesofseedinquestionandpricesforthequalities
listedinthatAnnex,andofthecharacteristics ofthese
variousseeds:Whereasthefactorstobetakenintoconsideration for
thepurposeofdeterminingthatmarginaredefinedin
Article8ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC;whereasno
adjustmentshouldbemadewherethemarginis
foundtobelessthan0-604ECU;whereasArticle6
(2)ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovidesthat,when
theamountoftheadjustmentisbeingdetermined,
accountshouldbetakenoftheincidenceofthe
margininquestiononmarketingoperationsof
Communitytradersandonthedisposalofthevarious
typesofseedontheworldmarket;WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeused
asabasisfordeterminingtheworldmarketprice,that
priceshouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthevalue
oftheaveragequantitiesofoilandoilcakeresulting
fromtheprocessingof100kilogramsofseedwithin
theCommunitylessanamountcorresponding tothe
costofprocessingtheseseedsintooilandoilcake;
whereasthequantitiesandcoststobetakeninto
consideration forthepurposesofthecalculationare
fixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC;
whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshouldbedeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle6ofthatRegula­
tion;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2114/71of28
September1971onthesubsidyforoilseeds(1),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No851/78(2),laid
downrulesforgrantingthesubsidyonoilseeds;
whereas,underthatRegulation,wherethesubsidyto
begrantedisfixedinadvance,theamountofsuch
subsidymustbeequaltotheamountapplicableon
thedayonwhichtheapplicationforadvancefixing
waslodged,adjustedbythedifferencebetweenthe
targetpricevalidonthatdayandthetargetpricevalid
onthedayonwhichtheseedsareplacedunder
controlatanoilmilland,whereappropriate,acorrec­
tiveamount;whereasArticle36ofCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1204/72of7June1972layingdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesubsidysystem
foroilseeds(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1202/81(4),providesthatsuchadjustmentshould
involveincreasingorreducingtheamountofsubsidy
applicableonthedayonwhichtheapplicationwas
lodgedbythedifferencebetweenthetargetpricevalid
duringthemonthduringwhichtheseedswereplaced
undercontrolatanoilmillandthetargetpricevalid
onthedayonwhichtheapplicationwaslodged;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 ;WhereastheconditionsforthesaleofCommunity
seedsandthesituationofforwardoffersandpriceson
theworldmarketmakeitnecessarytoextendthe
periodofvalidityoftheAPpartofthecertificateuntil
theendofthesixthmonthfollowingthatduring
whichtheapplicationwaslogdged;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulationNo
115/67/EEC,thepriceadoptedforcolza,rapeand
sunflowerseedsmustalsobeadjustedbyanamount
notexceedingthedifferencebetween:(!)OJNoL222,2.10.1971,p.2.
(2)OJNoL116,28.4.1978,p.4.
(3)OJNoL133,10.6.1972,p.1.
(4OJNoL122,6.5.1981,p.19.

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abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsto
theoffersandquotationsknowntotheCommission
thatthesubsidyoncolza,rapeandsunflowerseeds
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,WhereasArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)No1204/72
providesthatthecorrectiveamountmustbeequalto
thedifferencebetweentheworldmarketpricefor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseedsandtheforwardprice
forthoseseedsvalidforashipmenteffectedduring
themonthinwhichtheseedswereplacedunder
controlatanoilmill,thosepricesbeingdetermined
inaccordancewithArticles1,4and5ofRegulation
No115/67/EEC;whereas,ifnoofferandnoprice
canbeusedforsuchdetermination ,themethodof
calculationprovidedforinArticle38ofRegulation
(EEC)No1204/72shouldbeused;whereastheabove­
mentioneddifferencemaybeadjustedpursuantto
Article39ofRegulation(EEC)No1204/72,account
beingtakenofpricesforsoyaseedsontheworld
market;
Whereasthesubsidyshouldbefixedwheneverthe
marketsituationmakesitnecessaryandinsuchaway
astoensureitsbeingappliedatleastonceaweek;
whereasthesubsidymaybealteredwheneverit
becomesobviousthatsuchalterationisnecessary;
Whereas,ifthesubsidysystemistooperatenormally,
subsidiesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheamountofthesubsidyreferredtoinArticle27of
RegulationNo136/66/EECshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2July1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1July1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof1July1981fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading Description Subsidy
No
ex12.01 Colzaandrapeseed 20-262
ex12.01 Sunflowerseed 15-807
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSubsidyinthecaseofadvance
fixingforthemonthof
July
1981August
1981September
1981October
1981November
1981December
1981
ex12.01 Colzaandrapeseed 17-33117-33117-40717-85917-32617-778
ex12.01 Sunflowerseed 15-80715-43117-88017-12917-664 —