NoL367/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No4169/88
of30December 1988
fixingtherateoftheaidfordriedfodder
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles5and
155thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1117/78
of22May1978onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketindriedfodder('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3996/87(2),andinparticularArticle5(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,underArticle5(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1117/78,whentheguidepriceishigherthantheaverage
worldmarketprice,aidisgrantedfordriedfodderas
describedunderArticle1(b)and(c)ofthatRegulation
andobtainedfromfodderplantsharvestedinthe
Community ;whereasthataidtakesaccountofapercen­
tageofthedifferencebetweenthesetwoprices;
Whereasthispercentageandtheguidepricewerefixed
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2257/88of19July1988
fixingforthe1988/89marketingyeartheguidepricefor
driedfodder(3);
Whereas,intheabsenceoftheguidepricefordried
fodderandofthepercentagesreferredtoinArticle5of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78forthe1989/90marketing
year,therateoftheaidincaseofadvancefixingforthe
monthsconcernedhasbeenobtainableonlyprovisionally
andshouldbeconfirmedorreplacedoncetheguideprice
andthepercentagesreferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No1117/78forthe1989/90marketingyearare
known;
Whereas,inordertodeterminetheamountoftheaid,
accountshouldbetakenamongthecalculationfactorsof
thelatestCommissionproposalstotheCouncilonprices
andrelatedmeasures;
Whereastheaverageworldmarketpriceisdeterminedfor
abulkpelletedproduct,deliveredtoRotterdam,ofthe
standardqualityforwhichtheguidepricehasbeenfixed;
Whereas,underCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1417/78of
19June1978ontheaidsystemfordriedfodder(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2256/88(*),theaverage
worldmarketpricefortheproductsdescribedinthefirst
andthirdindentsofArticle1(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1117/78istobedeterminedonthebasisofthemost
favourableactualpurchasepossibilitiesexceptingthosewhichcannotbeconsideredrepresentative ofthereal
markettrend;whereasoffersandquotationsrecorded
duringthefirst25daysofthemonthinquestionfor
quantitiesthatcanbedeliveredduringthefollowing
calendarmontharetobeused;whereastheaverageworld
marketpricethusdeterminedisusedtofixtheaidrate
applicableonthefollowingmonth;
Whereasthenecessaryadjustmentsmustbemadeinthe
caseofoffersandquotationsnotofthetypereferredto
above;whereastheseadjustmentsweredefinedinArticle
3ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1528/78of30
June1978layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplication
ofthesystemofaidfordriedfodder(6),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1963/88f);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No1417/78,whennoofferorquotationcanbe
usedtodeterminetheaverageworldmarketprice,that
priceisdeterminedonthebasisofthesumofthevalue
ofcompetingproducts;whereasthoseproductsare
definedinArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1528/78;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No
1417/78,whenforwardpricesdifferfromthatapplyingin
themonthwhentheapplicationislodged,theaidrateis
adjustedbyacorrectingamountcalculatedfromthetrend
offorwardprices;
Whereas,wheretheaverageworldmarketpriceisdeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No1417/78,thecorrectiveamountmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheaverageworldmarketpriceand
theaverageforwardworldmarketpricedeterminedby
applyingthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1528/78andvalidfordeliveryduringa
monthotherthanthatinwhichtheaidisintroduced,
adjustedbythepercentagefixedunderArticle5(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78;whereaswheretheaverage
forwardworldmarketpriceforoneormoremonths
cannotbedeterminedbyapplyingthecriterialaiddown
inArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1528/78,the
correctiveamountmustbefixedforthemonthormonths
inquestionatalevelsuchthattheaidisequaltozero;
Whereasithasnotyetbeenpossibletofixthefixed
amountreferredtointhesecondsubparagraphofArticle
3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1528/78asregardsbarley
forthe1988/89marketingyear;
Whereas,iftheaidsystemistooperatenormally,refunds
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis;
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,aconversionratebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­ (')OJNoL142,30.5.1978,p.1.
(2)OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.35.
(3)OJNoL199,26.7.1988,p.4.
(4)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.1.0OJNoL199,26.7.1988,p.3.(«)OJNoL179,1.7.1978,p.10.0OJNoL173,5.7.1988,p.9.

31.12.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL367/43
Commission hasrecorded,therateoftheadditionalaid
fordriedfoddermustbefixedasindicatedinthetable
annexedtothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandontheaforesaidcorrectivefactor;
Whereastherateoftheadditionalaidmustbefixedonce
permonthsoastoensureapplicationoftheaidfromthe
firstdayofthemonthfollowingthedateofitsfixing;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle120(1)ofthe1985Actof
Accession,theSpanishpricemustbealignedwiththe
commonpriceinaccordancewiththemethodlaiddown
inArticle70ofthatAct;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticles120(2)and306(2)ofthe
ActofAccession,theadditionalaidapplicableinthese
twoMemberStatesistobeadjustedbyanamountequal
totheamountofcustomsdutiesonimportsofthese
productsfromthirdcountries;whereas,inaddition,in
Spaintheamountistobeadjustedbythedifference,
multipliedbythepercentagereferredtoinArticle5(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1117/78,betweentheguideprice
appliedinSpainandthecommonguideprice;
Whereas,astheresultoftheapplicationsofallthese
provisionstotheoffersandquotationswhichtheArticle1
1.TherateoftheaidreferredtoinArticle5(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78isfixedintheAnnexto
thisRegulation .
2.Therateoftheaidincaseofadvancefixingforthe
1989/90marketingyearshall,however,beconfirmedor
replacedwitheffectfrom1January1989totakeinto
accounttheguidepricewhichisfixedfordriedfodder
andthepercentagesreferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No1117/78forthe1989/90marketingyear.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30December1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(l)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(4OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL367/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.88
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30December1988fixingtherateoftheaidfordried
fodder
Aidapplicablefrom1January1989todriedfodder:
(ECU/tonne)
Fodderdehydratedbyartificialheat-drying
ProteinconcentratesFodderotherwisedried
Spain PortugalOther
Member
StatesSpain PortugalOther
Member
States
Aid 52,113 68,126 69,763 9,113 25,126 26,763
Aidincaseofadvancefixingforthemonthof:
(ECU/tonne)
February1989 51,647 67,653 69,297 8,647 24,653 26,297
March1989 51,647 67,653 69,297 8,647 24,653 26,297
April1989 51,182 67,181 68,832 8,182 24,181 25,832
May1989(") 57,763 69,384 71,003 14,763 26,384 28,003
June1989(«) 57,763 69,384 71,003 14,763 26,384 28,003
July19890 56,565 68,168 69,805 13,565 25,168 26,805
August19890 56,565 68,168 69,805 13,565 25,168 26,805
September19890 56,565 68,168 69,805 13,565 25,168 26,805
October19890 57,633 69,252 70,873 14,633 26,252 27,873
(')Subjecttothefixingforthe1989/90marketingyearoftheguidepricefordriedfodderandofthepercentagesmentionedinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No1117/78andrelatedmeasures.