NoL275/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2408/79
of31October1979
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EEC
providesthatwhentherefundisbeingcalculated
accountmustbetakenofpricesrulingonthevarious
Communitymarketswhicharerepresentative from
thepointofviewofprocessingandexportation ;the
mostfavourablequotationsrecordedonthevarious
marketsofimportingthirdcountriesandGreece,and
costsincurredinplacingthegoodsontheworld
market;whereas,whentheamountoftherefundis
beingfixed,accountmustalsobetakenofthelevelof
marketpriceswithintheCommunityfortheoilseeds
referredtoinArticle21ofRegulationNo136/
66/EECandthefuturetrendoftheseprices;whereas,
furthermore ,accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomic
aspectoftheproposedexportsandthesituationinthe
Communityregardingthesupplyofanddemandfor
theseseeds:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity , •
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats^1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
590/79(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2749/78of23November1978ontradeinoilsand
fatsbetweentheCommunityandGreece(3),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EEC
of21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2429/72(5),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofArticle2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrules
fortheapplicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(6),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1480/79(7),
providesthattheamountoftherefundmustbecalcu­
latedonthebasisoftheweightofexportedseeds;
whereasthisweightmustbeadjustedtotakeaccount
ofanydifferencesbetweenthepercentagesofmois­
tureandimpuritiesfoundtoexistandthoseusedto
definethestandardqualityforwhichthetargetprice
isfixed;whereas,whenthisadjustmentisbeing
made,theweightoftheexportedseedsmustbe
increasedbytheamountofthedifferencebetweenthe
actualmoistureandimpuritiescontentandthatused
todefinethestandardqualityiftheformerislower
thanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount;WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportsto
thirdcountriesofoilseedsharvestedwithinthe
Community ;whereastheamountofthisrefundmay
notexceedthedifferencebetweenpriceswithinthe
Communityandpricesontheworldmarketwhere
theformerarehigherthanthelatter;whereasArticle
21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECprovidesthat,at
present,Article28ofthatRegulationappliesonlyto
colza,rapeandsunflowerseeds;
WhereasArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No2749/78
providesthatArticle28ofRegulationNo136/
66/EECandmeasurestakeninapplicationthereof
apply,subjecttotheprovisionsoftheAgreementesta­
blishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandGreece,totradebetween
theCommunityandGreece;Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1294/79of25June1979fixingthetargetpricesand
basicinterventionpricesforcolzaandrapeseedand
sunflowerseedforthe1979/80marketingyear(8);
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EEC
providesthattherefundmaybevariedaccordingto
destinationwheretheworldmarketsituationorthe
specificrequirements ofcertainmarketsmakethis
necessary ;(>)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL78,30.3.1979,p.1.
3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.1.
(4)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.(6)OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(7)OJNoL180,17.7.1979,p.13.
(8)OJNoL162,30.6.1979,p.13. (5)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2.25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinoilseeds,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandonthemarkets
ofthirdcountriesandGreece,thattherefundshould
beassetoutintheAnnexheretoforthoseproducts
forwhichthemarketingyearhasalreadybegun;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TherefundontheproductsreferredtoinArticle21
ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,exportedtothirdcoun­
triesandGreece,shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31October1979fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
ex12.01 Colzaandrapeseed,otherthanforsowing 1500
ex12.01Sunflowerseed,otherthanforsowing—