23.12.91NoL355/46 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3710/91
of19December1991
fixingtherepresentativemarketratestobeappliedforcertainamountsinthecontextof
thecommonagriculturalpolicyand,inparticular,forthecalculationofthemonetary
compensatory amounts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1677/85of11June1985onmonetarycompensatory
amountsinagriculture(*),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2205/90(2),andinparticularArticle9
thereof,
Whereasthemonetarycompensatory amounts
introducedbyRegulation(EEC)No1677/85werefixed
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1641/91(J),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3709/91(4),on
thebasisofthecentralratesand,forcertainMember
States,onthebasisoftheexchangeratesreferredtoin
Article3ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3153/85
of11November1985layingdowndetailedrulesforthe
calculationofmonetarycompensatory amounts(5),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3672/89(6);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3aofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3152/85of11November *1985
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1676/85onthevalueoftheunitof
accountandtheconversionratestobeappliedforthe
purposesofthecommonagriculturalpolicy(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3237/90(8),the
ratesusedtofixor,whereappropriate,adjustthe
monetarycompensatory amounts,fromthistimeforth
definedasrepresentativemarketrates,aretobeusedfortheconversionintoecusoftheamountsrelatingtoworld
marketdataandexpressedinthenationalcurrencyofa
MemberState;whereas,pursuanttoArticle6aofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1677/85andwithoutprejudiceto
Article7(2)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3578/88of17November1988layingdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemfortheautomatic
dismantlement ofnegativemonetarycompensatory
amounts('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3137/91(10),thoseratesaretobetheagricultural
conversionratesapplyingtopigmeat;whereas,pursuant
toArticle2(4)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
-1676/85(n),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2205/90,thoseratesarealsotobeusedforthe
conversionofcertainotheragriculturalamounts;
whereastheratesinquestionshouldbefixedtomakeit
easiertousethem,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TherepresentativemarketratesreferredtoinArticle3a
ofRegulation(EEC)No3152/85,tobeappliedfor
certainamountsinthecontextofthecommonagri­
culturalpolicyandusedtofixor,whereappropriate,to
adjustthemonetarycompensatory amounts,aresetout
intheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23December
1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19December1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
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0OJNoL153,17.6.1991,p.1.
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OOJNoL310,21.11.1985,p.4..
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OOJNoL310,21.11.1985,p.1.
(')OJNoL310,9.11.1990,p.18.OOJNoL312,18.11.1988,p.16.
HOJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.17.
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23.12.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL355/47
ANNEX
Representativemarketratestobeappliedforcertainamountsinthecontextofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicyand,inparticular,torthecalculationofthemonetarycompensatoryamounts
I100Lit 1£ 1£Irl 1ECU
Bfrs/Lfrs 2,75661 59,6729 55,2545 48,5563
Dkr 0,509801 11,0358 10,2186 8,97989
DM 0,133650 2,89315 2,67893 2,35418
FF 0,448246 9,70327 8,98480 7,89563
F1 0,150590 3,25984 3,01847 2,65256
£Irl 0,0498894 1,07996— 0,878776
£ 0,0461954— 0,925956 0,813708
Lit — 2164,72 2004,44 1761,45
Dr 15,1901 328,823 304,476 267,566
Esc 11,6786 252,809 234,090 205,713
Pta 8,47802 183,525 169,936 149,336