1.6.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL148/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1509/89
of31May1989
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo136/66/EECofthe
Councilof22September1966onthe-establishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1225/89(2),
HavingregardtoRegulationNo142/67/EECofthe
Councilof21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rape
andsunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbytheActof
AccessionofGreece,andinparticularthefirstsentence
ofArticle2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985.fixingtheconversionratesto-beapplied
inagriculture(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1132/89(^
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1569/72ofthe
Councilof20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresfor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2216/88Q,andinparticularArticle
2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No2041/75ofthe
Commissionof25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2662/87(9),and
inparticularArticle13thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1988/89marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tions(EEC)No2213/88(10)and(EEC)No2214/88(»);
Whereas,thetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesin
thetargetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1989/90marketingyearwerefixedbyRegulations(EEC)
NO1228/89(12)and(EEC)No1229/89(,3);WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedthe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
pricesontheworldmarketwheretheformerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulationappliesonlytocolza,rapeandsunflower
seeds;
Whereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No478/86(14);
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;
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandrape
seedwhicharisesfromthesystemofmaximumguaran­
teedquantitiesforthe1988/89marketingyearhasbeen
fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2761/88(1S);
Whereastheabatementoftherefundwhicharises,where
appropriate,fromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1989/90year,hasnot,todate,been
fixed;whereastheamountoftherefundforthe1989/90
yearhasbeenprovisionallycalculatedonthebasisofan
abatementofECU3,44per100kilogramsforcolzaand
rapeseed;
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No651/71ofthe
Commission of29March1971oncertaindetailedrules
fortheapplicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(16),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1815/84(17),
providesthattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculated
onthebasisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthis(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.15.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
(*)OJNoL119,29.4.1989,p.26.
(6)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.10.
(8)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.
(')OJNoL252,3.9.1987,p.6.
•0°)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.6.
(")OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.8.(,4)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.
C5)OJNoL247,6.9.1988,p.7.
HOJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(17)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.(>2)OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.20.
(,3)OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.22.

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minedwheretheforwardexchangerateforoneormore
currenciesdiffersfromthespotratebyatleastagiven
percentage;whereasthispercentagehasbeenfixedat0,5
byRegulation(EEC)No1813/84;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthespot
andforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobeusedfor
calculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereasincases
where,foroneormoremonths,quotationsofforward
exchangeratesarenotavailable,theratesadoptedforthe
previousmonthsorjthefollowingmonths,asthecasemay
be,mustbeused;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
currentsituationoftheoilseedsmarketandtotherates
orpricesoftheseproductsthat,pursuanttoArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No651/71,theamountoftherefundin
ecusandtheamountofthefinalrefundineachofthe
nationalcurrenciesmust,inthecase.ofcolzaandrape
seed,befixedinaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegu­
lation;whereasitisnotnecessarytofixarefundfor
sunflowerseed;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No2041/75
makesprovisionfortheperiodofvalidityofcertificates
fixingrefundsinadvancetobereducedifthemarket
situationwarrants;whereasintheinterestsofsound
marketmanagement areductionshouldbemade;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,weightmustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydiffe­
rencesbetweenthepercentagesofmoistureandimpur­
itiesfoundtoexistandthoseusedtodefinethestandard
qualityforwhichthetargetpriceisfixed;whereas,when
thisadjustmentisbeingmade,theweightoftheexported
seedsmustbeincreasedbytheamountofthedifference
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(2),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No431/89(3),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;
(b)fortheotherMemberStates,thedifferencebetween:
—therelationshipbetweentheconversionrateused
underthecommonagriculturalpolicyforthe
currencyoftheMemberStateconcernedandthe
centralrateofeachofthecurrenciesofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoin(a),and
—thespotmarketrateforthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachof
thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredtoin
(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedetermined ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1569/72forwarddifferentialamountsaretobedeter­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.
3.Certificatesfixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefol­
lowingmonth.
4.However,theamountoftherefundinthecaseof
advancefixingforthe1989/90marketingyearforcolza
andrapeseedwillbeconfirmedorreplacedasfrom1
June1989totakeintoaccounttheapplicationofthe
systemofmaximumguaranteedquantities.
Article2
(>)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.
(2)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.
OOJNoL50,22.2.1989,p.7. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1989.

1.6.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL148/31
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31May1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31May1989fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
61stperiod
7(')2ndperiod
83rdperiod
94thperiod
105thperiod
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1.Grossrefunds(ECU):-
—Spain 15,780 14,144— — — —
—Portugal 19,940 17,714— —' — —
—otherMemberStates 16,500 14,274— — — —
2.Finalrefunds:\ l
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom: \ \l
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)39,44 34,25— — — • —
—Netherlands (Fl) 43,90 37,90— — — —
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 796,73 689,25— — — '—
—France(FF) 118,67 105,68—- ——;—
—Denmark(Dkr) 143,75 127,47— — — —
—Ireland(£Irl) 13,195 11,762— — — —
—UnitedKingdom(£) 9,798 9,217— — — —
—Italy(Lit) 25583 23344 — — — —
—Greece(Dr) 1555,07 1997,86— — — —
—Spain(Pta) 2654,47 2409,36— — — - —
—Portugal(Esc) 3653,26 3401,12— — —
0Subject,inthecaseofadvancefixingforthe1989/90marketingyeartotheapplicationofthesystemmaximumguaranteedquantities.