NoL336/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.12.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3463/90
of30November 1990
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,1990/91marketingyearwerefixedbyRegulations (EEC)
No1317/90(10)and(EEC)No1318/90(");
WhereasthepricesfixedbytheCouncilaretobereduced
inaccordancewithArticle2ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No784/90of29March1990fixingthereducing
coefficientforagriculturalpricesinthe1990/91marke­
tingyearasaresultofthemonetaryrealignmentof5
January1990andamendingthepricesandamountsfixed
inecusforthatmarketingyear(12);
WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedthe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
pricesontheworldmarketwheretheformerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulationappliesonlytocolza,rapeandsunflower
seeds;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2902/89(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EECof
21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofGreece,andinparticularthesecondsentenceof
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversionratestobeapplied
inagriculture(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3300/90Q,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2206/90Q,andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2041/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthesystemofimportandexportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2662/87(»),andin
particularArticle13thereof,
HayingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,thetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesin
thetargetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedfortheWhereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No478/86(13>;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thatwhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccountmustbe
takenofpricesrulingonthevariousCommunitymarkets
whicharerepresentativefromthepointofviewofproces­
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(14);(*)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66
(2)OJNoL280,29.9.1989,p.2.
0OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(10)OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.9.
(")OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.11.(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
(4OJNoL317,16.11.1990,p.23.
(6)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.11.
(8)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.nOTNoL252.3.9.1987,p.6.(12)OJNoL83,30.3.1990,p.102.
C3)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.HOJNoL237,1.9.1990,p.52.

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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
applicationofexportrefundsonoilseedsC),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
1102/84(3);
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(16)aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2205/90(17).
(b)InthecaseofMemberStatesotherthanthosereferred
toin(a),thedifferencebetween:
—theagriculturalconversionrate,and
—theaveragerateoftheecuaspublishedintheC
SeriesoftheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.
3.Certificatesfixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefol­
lowingmonth.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1990.(')OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(2)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.
(3)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.
(4)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.(jOJNoL145,8.6.1990,p.20.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

NoL336/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.12.90
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30November1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30November1990fixingtheexportrefundsonoil
seeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
121stperiod
12ndperiod
23rdperiod
34thperiod
45thperiod
5
1.Grossrefunds(ECU): 1
—Spain 0,000 0,278— — — —
—Portugal 25,470 25,748— — — —
—otherMemberStates 18,500 18,778— — — —
2.Finalrefunds:
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom: \ \
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)43,55 44,21— — — —
—Netherlands (Fl) 49,07 49,81— — — —
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 898,29 911,79— — — —
—France(FF) 146,07 148,26— — — —
—Denmark(Dkr) 166,13 168,62— — — —
—Ireland(£Irl) 16,257 16,502— — — —
—UnitedKingdom(£) 14,092 14,309— — — —
—Italy(Lit) 32587 33077 — — — —
—Greece(Dr) 3856,17 3893,41— — — —
—Spain(Pta) 70,35 112,86— — — —
—Portugal(Esc) 5323,60 5381,61— — —