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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2985/84
of25October1984
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
lationNo136/66/EECprovidesthattheworldmarket
price,calculatedforaCommunityfrontiercrossing
point,istobedeterminedonthebasisofthemost
favourablepurchasingopportunities ,quotationsbeing
adjustedwherenecessarytotakeaccountofquotations
forcompetingproducts;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1556/840,
andinparticularArticle27(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1223/83of20May1983ontheexchangeratestobe
appliedinagriculture(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No855/84C),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1569/72of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasures
forcolza,rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1474/84(*),andinparticular
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
WhereasArticle27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatasubsidyshouldbegrantedinrespectof
oilseedsharvestedandprocessedwithintheCommu­
nitywhenthetargetpriceforaspeciesofseedis
higherthanthepriceontheworldmarket;whereas
theseprovisionsatpresentapplyonlyinrespectof
colza,rapeandsunflowerseeds;
Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically,
beequaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesin
thetargetpriceforoilseedsforthe1984/85marketing
yearwerefixedbyRegulations(EEC)No1102/84f)
and(EEC)No1103/84(8);whereasArticle29ofReguWhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulationNo115/
67/EECof6June1967layingdowncriteriafordeter­
miningworldmarketpricesforoilseedsandfixing
thefrontiercrossingpoint('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1983/82(I0),fixedthesaidcros­
singpointatRotterdam;whereasArticle1ofthat
Regulationprovidesthatwhentheworldmarketprice
isbeingdeterminedaccountshouldbetakenofall
offersontheworldmarketknowntotheCommission
andofquotationsonthoseexchangeswhicharesigni­
ficantforinternational trade;whereasArticle2of
CommissionRegulationNo225/67/EECof28June
1967ondetailedrulesfordeterminingtheworld
marketpriceforoilseeds("),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2940/84(u),providesthatoffers
andquotationswhichdonotrelatetoshipmentstobe
effectedwithin30daysfollowingthedateonwhich
theworldmarketpriceisdeterminedshouldbedisre­
garded;whereasoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionbelieves,inviewofgeneralpricemove­
mentsOrinformationavailabletoit,nottoberepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarketmustalsobe
disregarded ;whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingto
quantitiesoflessthan500tonnesandoffersrelatingto
seedofaqualityotherthanthatnormallyacceptable
ontheworldmarketmustalsobedisregarded ;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC
providesthatoftheoffersandquotationstakeninto
consideration ,thosefordeliverycandfshouldbe
increasedby0,2%;whereasoffersandquotationsfor
deliveryfas,foborotherwiseshouldbeincreased,as
appropriate,byloading,transportandinsurancecosts
fromthepointofshipmentorloadingtothefrontier
crossingpoint;whereascifoffersandquotationsfor
frontiercrossingpointsotherthanRotterdamshould
beadjustedtoallowforthedifferenceintransportand
insurancecostsascomparedwithaproductdelivered
cifRotterdam;whereastheCommissionshouldtake
accountonlyoftheloading,transportandinsurance
costswhichtoitsknowledgearethelowest;whereas,(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(*)OJNoL150,6.6.1984,p.5.0OJNoL132,21.5.1983,p.33.
(4)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.0OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(6)OJNoL143,30.5.1984,p.4.OOJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.
(,0)OJNoL215,23.7.1982,p.6.
(")OJNo136,30.6.1967,p.2919/67.
(12)OJNoL277,20.10.1984,p.7.f)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.
(8)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.10.

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finally,offersandquotationsfordeliverycifRotterdam
shouldbeincreasedby0,242ECU;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketpriceshouldbedeter­
minedforseedofthestandardqualityforwhichthe
targetpricehasbeenfixed,deliveredinbulk;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC
providesthatoffersandquotationsrelatingtoproducts
presentedotherwisethaninbulkshouldbeadjusted
bydeductingtheadditionalvalueresultingfromthat
presentation ;whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingto
aqualityotherthanthestandardqualityforwhichthe
targetpricewasfixedshouldbeadjustedonthebasis
ofthecoefficientsofequivalenceshownintheAnnex
tothatRegulation;whereas,inthecaseofofferson
theworldmarketforqualitiesofcolzaandrapeseed
otherthanthoselistedinthatAnnex,coefficientsof
equivalencederivedfromthoselistedinthatAnnex
may,pursuanttoArticle4ofRegulationNo225/
67/EEC,beapplied;whereas,whenderivedcoef­
ficientsarebeingcalculated,accountmustbetakenof
thedifferencesbetweenpricesforthequalitiesofseed
inquestionandpricesforthequalitieslistedinthat
Annex,andofthecharacteristics ofthesevarious
seeds;Whereas,underArticle6ofRegulationNo115/
67/EEC,thepricedeterminedforcolza,rapeand
sunflowerseedsmustalsobeadjustedbyanamount
notexceedingthemargin,ascalculatedinaccordance
withthatArticle,wherethatmarginmayaffectthe
normaldisposalofseedsharvestedintheCommunity ;
Whereasthefactorstobetakenintoconsideration for
thepurposeofdeterminingthatmarginaredefinedin
Article8ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC;whereasno
adjustmentshouldbemadewherethemarginisfound
tobelessthan0,604ECU;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1594/83of14
June1983onthesubsidyforoilseeds(')laiddown
rulesforgrantingthesubsidyonoilseeds;whereas,
underthatRegulation,wherethesubsidytobegranted
isfixedinadvance,theamountofsuchsubsidymust
beequaltotheamountapplicableonthedayon
whichtheapplicationforadvancefixingwaslodged,
adjustedbythedifferencebetweenthetargetprice
validonthatdayandthetargetpricevalidontheday
onwhichtheseedsareplacedundercontrolatanoil
orfeedmilland,whereappropriate,acorrective
amount;whereasArticle35ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2681/83of21September1983laying
downdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesubsidy
systemforoilseeds(2),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1814/84(3),providesthatsuchadjustment
shouldinvolveincreasingorreducingtheamountof
subsidyapplicableonthedayonwhichtheapplica­
tionwaslodgedbythecorrectiveamountandthe
differencebetweenthetargetpricesmentionedin
Article35ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83;
WhereasArticle37ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
providesthatthecorrectiveamountmustbeequalto
thedifferencebetweentheworldmarketpricefor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseedsandtheforwardprice
forthoseseedsvalidforashipmenteffectedduring
themonthinwhichtheseedswereplacedunder
controlatanoilmill,thosepricesbeingdeterminedin
accordancewithArticles1,4and5ofRegulationNo
115/67/EEC;whereas,ifnoofferandnopricecanbe
usedforsuchdetermination ,themethodofcalculation
providedforinArticle37ofRegulation(EEC)No
2681/83shouldbeused;whereastheabovementioned
differencemaybeadjustedinaccordancewithArticle
38ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83,accountbeing
takenofthepricesofthemaincompetingcereals;
WhereasArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
subsidyobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountinECUresulting
fromthecalculationreferredtoaboveplusorminusWhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeused
asabasisfordeterminingtheworldmarketprice,that
priceshouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthevalue
oftheaveragequantitiesofoilandoilcakeresulting
fromtheprocessingof100kilogramsofseedwithin
theCommunitylessanamountcorresponding tothe
costofprocessingtheseseedsintooilandoilcake;
whereasthequantitiesandcoststobetakeninto
considerationforthepurposesofthecalculationare
fixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC;
whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshouldbedeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle6ofthatRegula­
tion:
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeused
asabasisfordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceand
whereitis,moreover,impossibletoestablishthevalue
oftheoiloroilcakeprocessedfromsuchseed,the
worldmarketpriceshouldbedeterminedonthebasis
ofthemostrecentknownvalueforoiloroilcake,
adjustedtotakeaccountofthetrendofworldprices
forcompetingproductsbyapplyingtothatvaluethe
rulessetoutinArticle2ofRegulationNo115/
67/EEC;whereasArticle7ofRegulationNo225/
67/EECdefinescompetingproductsasthoseoilsor
oilcakes,asthecasemaybe,whichappeartohave
beenofferedinthelargestquantitiesohtheworld
marketduringtheperiodunderconsideration ;(')OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.44.
(2)OJNoL266,28.9.1983,p.1.
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thedifferentialamount;whereasArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1813/84(')definedtheelementswhich
determinethedifferentialamounts;whereasthese
elementsareequaltotheincidenceonthetargetprice
orthesubsidyofthecoefficientderivedfromthe
percentagereferredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1569/72;whereas,accordingtotheseprovi­
sions,thispercentagerepresents:
(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesare
maintainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspread
atanygivenmomentof2,25%,thedifference
between:
—theconversionrateusedunderthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentral
rate,
(b)forItaly,theUnitedKingdomandGreece,the
differencebetween:
—therelationshipbetweentheconversionrate
usedunderthecommonagriculturalpolicyfor
thecurrencyoftheMemberStateconcerned
andthecentralrateofeachofthecurrenciesof
theMemberStatesreferredtoin(a),and
—thespotmarketrateforthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachof
thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredto
in(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedeter­
mined;thepreviousmonthorthefollowingmonth,asthe
casemaybe,istobeused;
Whereas,fortheperiod17to23October1984,for
certaincurrencies :
—forthecurrentmonth,thedifferencereferredtoin
Article2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
differsbymorethanonepointfromthepercen­
tageadoptedforthepreviousfixing,
—forcertainfollowingmonthsthedifference
referredtoinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1569/72exceeds0,5%;whereasthisdifferencein
thecaseofcertainforwarddifferentialamounts
differsbymorethanonepointfromthepercen­
tageadoptedforthepreviousfixing;
Whereasthesubsidyshouldbefixedwheneverthe
marketsituationmakesitnecessaryandinsuchaway
astoensureitsbeingappliedatleastonceaweek;
whereasthesubsidymaybealteredwheneverit
becomesobviousthatsuchalterationisnecessary;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsto
theoffersandquotationsknowntotheCommission
that,pursuanttoArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No
2681/83theamountofthesubsidyinECUandthe
amountofthesubsidyineachofthenationalcurren­
ciesmustbefixedinaccordancewiththeAnnexto
thisRegulation;whereas,pursuanttothesameArticle,
thespotandforwardexchangeratesfortheECUin
nationalcurrenciesdeterminedinaccordancewith
Article4ofRegulation(EEC)No1813/84mustalso
bepublished,
Whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle2aofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1569/72,themonetarydisparityforthe
marketingyears1984/85to1986/87willbecalculated
byamethodwhichtakesintoaccountacoefficient
appliedtotheconversionrateresultingfromthe
centralrate;whereasthesaidArticle2afixedthecoef­
ficientforthebeginningofthe1984/85marketing
year;whereasaccountshouldbetakenthereofin
respectofcolzaandrapeseedwitheffectfrom1July
1984andforsunflowerseedwitheffectfrom1August
1984;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theamountsofthesubsidyandtheexchangerates
referredtoinArticle33(2)and(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2681/83shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1569/72forwarddifferentialamountsaretobe
determinedwheretheforwardexchangerateforone
ormorecurrenciesdiffersfromthespotratebyatleast
agivenpercentage;whereasthispercentagehasbeen
fixedat0,5byRegulation(EEC)No1813/84;
Whereaswhere,foroneormoremonths,forward
exchangeratesarenotavailable,therateadoptedforArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon26October
1984. (')OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25October1984.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
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ANNEXI
Aidstocolzaandrapeseed
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
month1stmonth 2ndmonth 3rdmonth 4thmonth 5thmonth
1.Grossaids(ECU) 9,167 9,687 12,216 11,709 12,212 12,382
2.Finalaids
Seedsharvestedandprocessedin:
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)30,77 32,08 38,08 30,79 31,99 33,17
—Netherlands(Fl) 28,71 30,12 36,77 34,64 36,00 37,23
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 425,46 449,59 566,97 541,94 565,29 561,88
—France(FF) 53,68 57,25 74,54 69,73 73,18 74,27
—Denmark(Dkr) 77,14 81,52 102,80 98,53 102,76 103,39
—Ireland(£Irl) 6,876 7,266 9,158 8,708 9,085 9,015
—UnitedKingdom(£) 5,389 5,711 7,290 6,969 7,280 7,383
—Italy(Lit) 13127 13867 17208 16197 16917 16270
—Greece(Dr) 649,08 696,15 934,38 883,74 929,20 942,97
ANNEXII
Aidstosunflowerseed
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
month1stmonth 2ndmonth 3rdmonth 4thmonth
1.Grossaids(ECU) 15,121 15,736 16,351 17,310 18,293
2.Finalaids
Seedsharvestedandprocessedin:l
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)46,65 48,19 49,78 44,54 46,86
—Netherlands (Fl) 45,30 46,96 48,63 50,13 52,74
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 701,79 730,34 758,88 801,69 847,33
—France(FF) 93,49 97,71 101,28 106,74 113,60
—Denmark(Dkr) 127,24 132,42 137,59 145,66 153,94
—Ireland(£Irl) 11,342 11,804 12,258 12,899 13,637
—UnitedKingdom(£) 9,040 9,420 9,801 10,396 11,007
v—Italy(Lit) 21455 22529 23079 24140 25553
—Greece(Dr) 1166,92 1222,59 1278,27 1366,67 145736
ANNEXIII
ExchangerateoftheECUtobeusedforconvertingfinalaidsintothecurrencyofthe
processingcountrywhenthelatterisacountryotherthanthecountryofproduction
(valueof1ECU)
Current
month1stmonth 2ndmonth 3rdmonth 4thmonth 5thmonth
DM 2,229990 2,222950 2,216410 2,211090 2,211090 2,192530
Fl 2,515730 2,512060 2,503000 2,496280 2,496280 2,477590
Bfrs/Lfrs 45,073400 45,132300 45,200800 45,243600 45,243600 45,390900
FF 6,841810 6,851160 6,862680 6,873710 6,873710 6,916310
Dkr 8,058440 8,068320 8,082400 8,091900 8,091900 8,121080
£Irl 0,718681 0,720627 0,723012 0,724773 0,724773 0,730987
£ 0,602916 0,603569 0,604371 0,604913 0,604913 0,606458
Lit 1380,57 1388,23 1396,19 1402,71 1402,71 1423,61
Dr 91,243000 91,340200 91,467400 91,556300 91,556300 91,861100