29.4.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL119/49
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1140/89
of28April1989
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo136/66/EECofthe
Councilof22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2210/88(2),
HavingregardtoRegulationNo142/67/EECofthe
Councilof21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rape
andsunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbytheActof
AccessionofGreece,andinparticularthefirstsentence
ofArticle2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversionratestobeapplied
inagriculture(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1129/890,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1569/72ofthe
Councilof20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresfor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2216/88f7),andinparticularArticle
2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No2041/75ofthe
Commissionof25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2662/87(?),and
inparticularArticle13thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe1988/89marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tions(EEC)No2213/88(,0)and(EEC)No2214/88(»);
Whereas,inordertodeterminetheamountoftheaid,
accountshouldbetakenamongthecalculationfactorsof
thelatestCommissionproposalstotheCouncilonprices
andrelatedmeasures;
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
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(13);
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No651/71ofthe
Commission of29March1971oncertaindetailedrules
fortheapplicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(14),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1815/84(15),
providesthattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculated
onthebasisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthis (')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
I1)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(")OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
Is)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.
C)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
OOJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.10.oOJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.0OJNoL252,3.9.1987,p.6.HOJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.6.
(»)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.8.
(•2)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.
(13)OJNoL247,6.9.1988,p.7.HOJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.H°JNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.

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weightmustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydiffe­
rencesbetweenthepercentagesofmoistureandimpur­
itiesfoundtoexistandthoseusedtodefinethestandard
qualityforwhichthetargetpriceisfixed;whereas,when
thisadjustmentisbeingmade,theweightoftheexported
seedsmustbeincreasedbytheamountofthedifference
betweentheactualmoistureandimpuritiescontentand
thatusedtodefinethestandardqualityiftheformeris
lowerthanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount;
Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1102/84(');thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredtoin
(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedetermined;
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,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
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.
3.Certificatesfixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefol­
lowingmonth.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1989.(')OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.
(2)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.410OJNoL50,22.2.1989,p.7.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28April1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28April1989fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
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1.Grossrefunds(ECU): \\i
—Spain 16,280 16,280— — — —
—Portugal 20,440 20,440— — __ —
—otherMemberStates 17,000 17,000— — — —
2.Finalrefunds: ll 1
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom: l l l
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)40,61 40,61— — — —
—Netherlands (Fl) 45,22 45,22— — — —
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 820,88 820,88— — — —
—France(FF) 122,59 122,59— — — —
—Denmark(Dkr) 148,21 148,21— — — —
—Ireland(£Irl) 13,632 13,632— — — —
—UnitedKingdom(£) 10,164 10,164— — —
—Italy(Lit) 26191 26191 — — —
—Greece(Dr) 1654,15 1633,18— — —
—Spain(Pta) 2746,96 2746,96— — — —
—Portugal(Esc) 3749,26 3749,26— — — —