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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2828/90
of28September1990
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2902/89(2),andin
particularArticle27(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1678/85(3)fixingtheconversionratestobeappliedin
agriculture,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2496/90(4),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2206/90(6),andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatasubsidyshouldbegrantedinrespectofoil
seedsharvestedandprocessedwithintheCommunity
whenthetargetpriceforaspeciesofseedishigherthan
thepriceontheworldmarket;whereastheseprovisions
atpresentapplyonlyinrespectofcolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds;
Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically ,be
equaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1990/91marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tions(EEC)No1317/900and(EEC)No1318/90(8);
Whereasasupplementtothetargetpricefor'doublezero'
colzaandrapeseedwasfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1317/90forthe1990/91marketingyear;
Whereasthestandardqualityforsunflowerseedhasbeen
maintainedbytheCouncilforthe1^89/90and1990/91
marketingyears;whereasthecoefficientsofequivalence
appliedtothepricesofsunflowerseedfromthirdcoun­trieshavebeenfixedbyCommissionRegulationNo
225/67/EEC(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2869/87(10);
Whereasthetargetpricesandtheinterventionprices
fixedbytheCouncilaretobereducedinaccordancewith
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1756/90of27June
1990establishingthetargetandinterventionpricesfor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseedandtheguideand
minimumpricesforsoyabeans,fixedinecusbythe
Councilandreducedasaresultofthemonetaryrealign­
mentof5January1990(u);
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandrape
seedwhicharises,whereappropriate,fromthesystemof
maximumguaranteedquantitiesforthe1990/91marke­
tingyear,hasbeenfixedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2509/90(12);
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforsunflowerseed
whicharisefromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1990/91marketingyearhasbeenfixed
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)2833/90(13);
WhereasArticle29ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketprice,calculatedfora
Communityfrontiercrossingpoint,istobedetermined
onthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
ties,quotationsbeingadjustedwherenecessarytotake
accountofquotationsforcompetingproducts;
WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulationNo115/67/EEC
of6June1967layingdowncriteriafordetermining
worldmarketpricesforoilseedsandfixingthefrontier
crossingpoint(14),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1983/82(1S),fixedthesaidcrossingpointat
Rotterdam;whereasArticle1ofthatRegulationprovides
thatwhentheworldmarketpriceisbeingdetermined
accountshouldbetakenofalloffersontheworldmarket
knowntotheCommissionandofquotationsonthose
exchangeswhicharesignificantforinternationaltrade;
whereasArticle2ofRegulationNo225/67/EECprovides
thatoffersandquotationswhichdonotrelatetoship­
mentstobeeffectedwithin30daysfollowingthedateon
whichtheworldmarketpriceisdeterminedshouldbe
disregarded ;whereasoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionbelieves,inviewofgeneralpricemovements
orinformationavailabletoit,nottoberepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarketmustalsobedisregarded ;
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL280,29.9.1989,p.2. 0OJNo136,30.6.1967,p.2919/67.
10)OJNoL273,26.9.1987,p.16.
(»)OJNoL162,28.6.1990,p.19.HOJNoL237,1.9.1990,p.7.(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
(«)OJNoL236,31.8.1990,p.8.
Is)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(«)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.11.
OOJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.9.
(8)OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.11.(u)Seepage86ofthisOfficialJournal.
HOJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.
(,s)OJNoL215,23.7.1982,p.6.

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whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingtoquantitiesofless
than500tonnesandoffersrelatingtoseedofaquality
otherthanthatnormallyacceptableontheworldmarket
mustalsobedisregarded ;fordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceandwhereitis,
moreover,impossibletoestablishthevalueoftheoilor
oilcakeprocessedfromsuchseed,theworldmarketprice
shouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthemostrecent
knownvalueforoiloroilcake,adjustedtotakeaccount
ofthetrendofworldpricesforcompetingproductsby
applyingtothatvaluetherulessetoutinArticle2of
RegulationNo115/67/EEC;whereasArticle7ofRegula­
tionNo225/67/EECdefinescompetingproductsasthose
oilsoroilcakes,asthecasemaybe,whichappeartohave
beenofferedinthelargestquantitiesontheworldmarket
duringtheperiodunderconsideration ;WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EECprovides
thatoftheoffersandquotationstakenintoconsideration ,
thosefordeliverycandfshouldbeincreasedby0,2%;
whereasoffersandquotationsfordeliveryfas,fobor
otherwiseshouldbeincreased,asappropriate,byloading,
transportandinsurancecostsfromthepointofshipment
orloadingtothefrontiercrossingpoint;whereascif
offersandquotationsforfrontiercrossingpointsother
thanRotterdamshouldbeadjustedtoallowforthediffe­
renceintransportandinsurancecostsascomparedwitha
productdeliveredcifRotterdam;whereastheCommis­
sionshouldtakeaccountonlyoftheloading,transport
andinsurancecostswhichtoitsknowledgearethe
lowest;whereas,finally,offersandquotationsfordelivery
cifRotterdamshouldbeincreasedbyECU0,242;Whereas,underArticle6ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC,
thepricedeterminedforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseeds
mustalsobeadjustedbyanamountnotexceedingthe
margin,ascalculatedinaccordancewiththatArticle,
wherethatmarginmayaffectthenormaldisposalofseeds
harvestedintheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
thattheworldmarketpriceshouldbedeterminedfor
seedofthestandardqualityforwhichthetargetpricehas
beenfixed,deliveredinbulk;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1594/83of14
June1983onthesubsidyforoilseeds('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1321/90(2),laiddownrulesfor
grantingthesubsidyonoilseeds;whereas,underthat
Regulation,wherethesubsidytobegrantedisfixedin
advance,theamountofsuchsubsidymustbeequaltothe
amountapplicableonthedayonwhichtheapplication
foradvancefixingwaslodged,adjustedbythedifference
betweenthetargetpricevalidonthatdayandthetarget
pricevalidonthedayonwhichtheseedsareplaced
undercontrolatanoilorfeedmilland,whereappro­
priate,acorrectiveamount;whereasArticle35of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2681/83of21
September1983layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesubsidysystemforoilseeds(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2248/90(4),provides
thatsuchadjustmentshouldinvolveincreasingorredu­
cingtheamountofsubsidyapplicableonthedayon
whichtheapplicationwaslodgedbythecorrective
amountandthedifferencebetweenthetargetprices
mentionedinArticle35ofRegulation (EEC)No
2681/83:WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EECprovides
thatoffersandquotationsrelatingtoproductspresented
otherwisethaninbulkshouldbeadjustedbydeducting
theadditionalvalueresultingfromthatpresentation ;
whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingtoaqualityother
thanthestandardqualityforwhichthetargetpricewas
fixedshouldbeadjustedonthebasisofthecoefficientsof
equivalenceshowninthe'AnnextothatRegulation;
whereas,inthecaseofoffersontheworldmarketfor
qualitiesofcolzaandrapeseedotherthanthoselistedin
thatAnnex,coefficientsofequivalencederivedfromthose
listedinthatAnnexmay,pursuanttoArticle4ofRegula­
tionNo225/67/EEC,beapplied;whereas,whenderived
coefficientsarebeingcalculated,accountmustbetakenof
thedifferencesbetweenpricesforthequalitiesofseedin
questionandpricesforthequalitieslistedinthatAnnex,
andofthecharacteristics ofthesevariousseeds:
WhereasArticle37ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
providesthatthecorrectiveamountmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheworldmarketpriceforcolza,rape
andsunflowerseedsandtheforwardpriceforthoseseeds
validforashipmenteffectedduringthemonthinwhich
theseedswereplacedundercontrolatanoilmill,those
pricesbeingdeterminedinaccordancewithArticles1,4
and5ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC;whereas,ifnooffer
andnopricecanbeusedforsuchdetermination ,the
methodofcalculationprovidedforinArticle37ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2681/83shouldbeused;whereasthe
abovementioned differencemaybeadjustedinaccordanceWhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis
fordeterminingtheworldmarketprice,thatpriceshould
bedeterminedonthebasisofthevalueoftheaverage
quantitiesofoilandoilcakeresultingfromtheproces­
singof100kilogramsofseedwithintheCommunityless
anamountcorresponding tothecostofprocessingthese
seedsintooilandoilcake;whereasthequantitiesand
coststobetakenintoconsideration forthepurposesof
thecalculationarefixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo
225/67/EEC;whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshould
bedetermined inaccordancewithArticle6ofthat
Regulation;
(')OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.44.
(2)OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.15.
(3)OJNoL266,28.9.1983,p.1.
(4)OTNoL203,1.8.1990,p.55.WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis

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withArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83,account
beingtakenofthepricesofthemaincompetingcereals;
Whereastheaidforcolza,rapeorsunflowerseed
harvestedorprocessedinSpainorPortugalistobe
advisedasprovidedforinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
478/86(');whereaspursuanttoArticle95(2)and293(2)
oftheActofAccessionthisaidistobeintroducedatthe
beginningofthe1986/87marketingyearforseed
harvestedinthesetwoMemberStates;
Whereas,inArticle14ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
475/86of25February1986layingdowngeneralrulesfor
themechanismforcontrollingthepricesandthequanti­
tiesofcertainproductsintheoilsandfatssectorreleased
forconsumptioninSpain(2),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No387/90(3),provisionismadeforthegran­
tingofcompensatory aid,subjecttocertainconditions ;
whereascompensatory aidshouldbefixedforsunflower
seedsharvestedinSpain;(b)forMemberStatesotherthanthosereferredtoin(a),
thedifferencebetween:
—theagriculturalconversionrate,and
—theaveragerateoftheecuaspublishedintheC
SeriesoftheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesduringaperiodtobedetermined
multipliedbythefactorreferredtointhesecond
indentofpoint(a);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthespot
andforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobeusedfor
calculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereasincases
where,foroneormoremonths,quotationsofforward
exchangeratesarenotavailable,theratesadoptedforthe
previousmonthsorthefollowingmonths,asthecasemay
be,mustbeused;
Whereasthesubsidyshouldbefixedwheneverthe
marketsituationmakesitnecessaryandinsuchawayas
toensureitsbeingappliedatleastonceaweek;whereas
thesubsidymaybealteredwheneveritbecomesobvious
thatsuchalterationisnecessary;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
offersandquotationsknowntotheCommissionthat,
pursuanttoArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
theamountofthesubsidyinecusandtheamountofthe
subsidyineachofthenationalcurrenciesmustbefixed
inaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegulation ;
whereas,pursuanttothesameArticle,thespotand
forwardexchangeratesfortheecuinnationalcurrencies
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1813/84mustalsobepublished,WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1920/87(4),
providesforthegrantingofaspecialsubsidyfor
sunflowerseedharvestedandprocessedinPortugal;
whereastheamountofthissubsidyshouldbefixed;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
subsidyobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountinecusresultingfrom
thecalculationreferredtoaboveplusorminusthediffe­
rentialamount;whereasArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1813/84Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1539/90(6),definedtheelementswhichdeter­
minethedifferentialamounts;whereastheseelements
areequaltotheincidenceonthetargetpricelesspercen­
tagereferredtoinArticle5,paragraph 1ofthesaidregu­
lationorthesubsidyofthecoefficientderivedfromthe
percentagereferredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1569/72;whereas,accordingtotheseprovisions,this
percentagerepresents :
(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
—theconversionrateusedunderthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate
multipliedbythecorrectingfactorreferredtoin
Article6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1677IS5Q,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2205/90(8);'Article1
1.Theamountsofthesubsidyandtheexchangerates
referredtoinArticle33(2)and(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2681/83shallbeassetoutintheAnnexeshereto.
2.Theamountofthecompensatory aidreferredtoin
Article14ofRegulation(EEC)No475/86shallbeas
showninAnnexIIItothisRegulationforsunflowerseed
harvestedinSpain.
3.Theamountofthespecialsubsidyprovided
forbyRegulation (EEC)1920/87forsunflowerseed
harvestedandprocessedinPortugalisfixedinAnnexIII.
(')OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.
(2)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.47.
OOJNoL42,16.2.1990,p.8.
OOJNoL183,3.7.1987,p.18.
OOJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41
(6)OINoL145.8.6.1990.D.20.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October1990.OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.¥)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28September1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEXI
Aidstocolzaandrapeseedotherthan'doublezero'
(amountsper100kg)
Current
101stperiod
112ndperiod
123rdperiod
14thperiod
25thperiod
3
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
—Portugal 0,000 0,000 0,000 26,856 26,616 26,895
—OtherMemberStates 20,135 19,770 19,848 19,886 19,646 19,925
2.Finalaids:
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin:
—FederalRepublicofGermany
(DM) 47,14 46,28 46,47 46,56 45,99 46,79
—Netherlands (Fl) 53,11 52,15 52,36 52,46 51,82 52,72
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 972,26 954,63 958,40 960,23 948,65 963,13
—France(FF) 158,10 155,23 155,84 156,14 154,26 156,45
—Denmark(Dkr) 179,81 176,55 177,24 177,58 175,44 177,93
—Ireland(£Irl) 17,596 17,277 17,345 17,378 17,169 17,412
—UnitedKingdom(£) 15,406 15,108 15,136 15,129 14,929 15,053
—Italy(Lit) 35270 34631 34767 34834 34413 34902
—Greece(Dr) 4187,57 4092,98 4078,30 4060,42 3999,17 3976,48
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainand
processed:
—inSpain(Pta) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
(c)SeedharvestedinPortugaland
processed:
—inPortugal(Esc) 0,00 0,00 0,00 5501,00 5449,28 5464,70
—inanotherMemberState(Esc)5574,56 5497,34 5507,73 5501,00 5449,28 5464,70

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ANNEXII
Aidstocolzaandrapeseed'doublezero'
(amountsper100kg)
Current
101stperiod
112ndperiod
123rdperiod
14thperiod
25thperiod
3
1.Grossaids(ECU):i
—Spain 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
—Portugal 2,500 2,500 2,500 29,356 29,116 29,395
—OtherMemberStates 22,635 22,270 22,348 22,386 22,146 22,429
2.Finalaids:
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin:
—FederalRepublicofGermany
(DM) 52,99 52,14 52,32 52,41 51,85 52,64
—Netherlands (Fl) 59,71 58,74 58,95 59,05 58,42 59,31
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1092,98 1075,35 1079,12 1080,95 1069,36 1083,84
—France(FF) 177,73 174,86 175,47 175,77 173,89 176,08
—Denmark(Dkr) 202,13 198,87 199,57 199,91 197,77 200,26
—Ireland(£Irl) 19,781 19,462 19,530 19,563 19,353 19,597
—UnitedKingdom(£) 17,355 17,057 17,087 17,078 16,878 17,002
—Italy(Lit). 39649 39010 39146 39213 38792 39281
—Greece(Dr) 4730,93 4636,34 4621,66 4603,78 4542,53 4519,84
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainand
processed:
—inSpain(Pta) 382,24 382,24 382,24 382,24 382,24 382,24
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)146,94 94,17 101,50 99,37 64,67 82,45
(c)SeedharvestedinPortugaland
processed:
—inPortugal(Esc) 517,26 517,26 517,26 6018,26 5966,53 5981,96
—inanotherMemberState(Esc)6091,81 6014,60 6024,99 6018,26 5966,53 5981,96

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ANNEXIII
Aidstosunflowerseed
(amountsper100kg)
Current 1stperiod 2ndperiod 3rdperiod 4thperiod
10 11 12 1 2
1.Grossaids(ECU): I
—Spain 8,600 8,600 8,600 28,779 28,875
—Portugal 0,000 0,000 0,000 37,798 37,899
—OtherMemberStates 26,166 26,297 26,428 25,558 25,659
2.Finalaids: l
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin('):>\
—FederalRepublicofGermany
(DM) 61,26 61,56 61,87 59,83 60,07
—Netherlands (Fl) 69,02 69,37 69,71 67,42 67,68
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1263,48 1269,80 1276,13 1234,12 1239,00
—France(FF) 205,45 206,48 207,51 200,68 201,47
—Denmark(Dkr) 233,66 234,83 236,00 228,23 229,14
—Ireland(£Irl) 22,866 22,981 23,095 22,335 22,423
—UnitedKingdom(£) 20,086 20,185 20,255 19,512 19,585
—Italy(Lit) 45834 46064 46293 44769 44946
—Greece(Dr) 5484,27 5503,82 5499,68 5265,64!5284,06
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainand
processed: I
—inSpain(Pta) 1314,91 1314,91 1314,91 4463,66 4479,12
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)4633,29 •4654,10 4670,44 4534,95 4551,16
(c)SeedharvestedinPortugaland
processed: I
—inPortugal(Esc) 0,00 0,00 0,00 7761,60 7781,69
—inSpain(Esc) 8088,77 8116,03 8137,96 7935,03 7955,58
—inanotherMemberState(Esc)7911,98 7938,64 7960,09 7761,60 7781,69
3.Compensatory aids:Il l
—inSpain(Pta) 4606,26 4627,07 4643,41— —
4.Specialaid:Il
—inPortugal(Esc) 7911,98 7938,64 7960,09— —
(')ForseedharvestedmtheCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985andprocessedinSpain,theamountsshownin2(a)tobemultipliedby1,0223450.
ANNEXIV
Exchangerateoftheecutobeusedforconvertingfinalaidsintothecurrencyoftheprocessing
countrywhenthelatterisacountryotherthanthecountryofproduction
(valueofECU1)
Current
101stperiod
112ndperiod
123rdperiod
14thperiod
25thperiod
3
DM 2,060430 2,057290 2,053810 2,050580 2,050580 2,041450
Fl 2,322950 2,319380 2,315570 2,311960 2,311960 2,301740
Bfrs/Lfrs 42,386700 42,340100 42,286700 42,236000 42,236000 42,113000
FF 6,899960 6,898570 6,898440 6,897830 6,897830 6,894970
Dkr 7,846020 7,848860 7,850460 7,852150 7,852150 7,852820
£Irl 0,766744 0,767649 0,767690 0,768297 0,768297 0,769691
£ 0,701002 0,703675 0,706281 0,708466 0,708466 0,714430
Lit 1538,35 1537,88 1538,32 1539,42 1539,42 1543,60
Dr 201,94600 203,39500 205,37700 206,89200 206,89200 212,34500
Esc 182,47000 183,05200 183,74800 184,69600 184,69600 187,48800
Pta 129,03800 129,50700 129,95900 130,40700 130,40700 131,62000