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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2235/90
of31July1990
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,1990/91marketing yearwerefixedbyRegulations (EEC)
No1317/90(10)and(EEC)No1318/90(11);
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community , WhereasthepricesfixedbytheCouncilaretobereduced
inaccordance withArticle2ofCommission Regulation
(EEC)No784/90of29March1990fixingthereducing
coefficient foragricultural pricesinthe1990/91marke­
tingyearasaresultofthemonetaryrealignment of5
January1990andamending thepricesandamountsfixed
inecusforthatmarketing year(I2);
Whereas Article28ofRegulation No136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedthe
difference betweenpriceswithintheCommunity and
pricesontheworldmarketwheretheformerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21of=Regulation No
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulation appliesonlytocolza,rapeandsunflower
seeds:HavingregardtotheActofAccession ofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No136/66/EECof
22September 1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organization ofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2902/89(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No142/67/EECof
21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflower seeds(3),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofGreece,andinparticularthefirstsentenceof
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversion ratestobeapplied
inagriculture (4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2157/900,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2206/90Q,andinparticular Article2(3)
thereof,Whereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordance withCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No478/86(u);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulation No142/67/EECprovides
thatwhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccountmustbe
takenofpricesrulingonthevariousCommunity markets
whicharerepresentative fromthepointofviewofproces­
singandexportation ;themostfavourable quotations
recordedonthevariousmarketsofimportingthirdcoun­
triesandcostsincurredinplacingthegoodsontheworld
market;whereas,whentheamountoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountmustalsobetakenofthelevelofmarket
priceswithintheCommunity fortheoilseedsreferredto
inArticle21ofRegulation No136/66/EECandthe
futuretrendoftheseprices;'whereas,furthermore ,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomic aspectofthe
proposedexportsandthesituationintheCommunity
regardingthesupplyofanddemandfortheseseeds;
Whereastheabatement ofthesubsidywhicharises,where
appropriate ,fromthesystemofmaximum guaranteed
quantities forthe1990/91year,hasnotyetbeenfixed;
whereastheamountforthe1990/91yearhasbeencalcu­
latedprovisionally onthebasisoftheabatement forthe
1989/90marketing year;HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2041/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesforthe
application ofthesystemofimportandexportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificates foroilsandfats(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2662/87(»),andin
particular Article13thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,
Whereas,thetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesin
thetargetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
(»)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL280,29.9.1989,p.2.
OOJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
OOJNoL197,27.7.1990,p.12.
(«)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.11.
(8)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.
MOJNoL252,3.9.1987,p.6.HOJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.9.
(")OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.11.HOJNoL83,30.3.1990,p.102.
Q3)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.

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(b)fortheotherMemberStates,thedifference between :
—therelationship betweentheconversion rateused
underthecommonagricultural policyforthe
currencyoftheMemberStateconcerned andthe
centralrateofeachofthecurrencies ofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoin(a),and
—thespotmarketrateforthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachof
thecurrencies oftheMember Statesreferredtoin
(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedetermined ;WhereasArticle 1ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrulesforthe
application ofexportrefundsonoil^eeds('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1815/84(2),provides
thattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculated onthe
basisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthisweight
mustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydifferences
betweenthepercentages ofmoistureandimpurities found
toexistandthoseusedtodefinethestandardqualityfor
whichthetargetpriceisfixed;whereas,whenthisadjust­
mentisbeingmade,theweightoftheexportedseeds
mustbeincreased bytheamountofthedifference
betweentheactualmoistureandimpurities contentand
thatusedtodefinethestandardqualityiftheformeris
lowerthanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount ; WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1569/72forwarddifferential amounts aretobedeter­
minedwheretheforwardexchangerateforoneormore
currencies differsfromthespotratebyatleastagiven
percentage ;whereasthispercentage hasbeenfixedat0,5
byRegulation (EEC)No1813/84;Whereas thestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1102/84(3);
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1813/84specifiesthespot
andforwardexchangeratesahdtheperiodtobeusedfor
calculating thedifferential amounts ;whereasincases
where,foroneormoremonths,quotations offorward
exchangeratesarenotavailable ,theratesadoptedforthe
previousmonthsorthefollowingmonths,asthecasemay
be,mustbeused;WhereasArticle2ofRegulation No142/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmaybevariedaccording todestination
wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequire­
mentsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisions tothe
currentsituation oftheoilseedsmarketandtotherates
orpricesoftheseproductsthat,pursuanttoArticle4of
Regulation (EEC)No651/71,theamountoftherefundin
ecusandtheamountofthefinalrefundineachofthe
nationalcurrencies must,inthecaseofcolzaandrape
seed,befixedinaccordance withtheAnnextothisRegu­
lation;whereasitisnotnecessary tofixarefundfor
sunflower seed:WhereasArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No651/71
providesforthepublication oftheamountofthefinal
refundobtained fromtheconversion intoeachofthe
nationalcurrencies oftheamountoftherefundinecus
plusorminusthedifferential amount;whereasArticle 1
ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No1813/84(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1539/90(*),definedthe
elements whichdetermine thedifferential amounts ;
whereastheseelementsareequaltotheincidenceonthe
targetpricereducedby7,5%ortherefundofthecoeffi­
cientderivedfromthepercentage referredtoinArticle2
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1569/72;whereas,according
totheseprovisions ,thispercentage represents :Whereas ,inviewofthepresentcircumstences inthe
GermanDemocratic Republicandtheireffectsonthe
marketsituation ,norefundshouldbefixedforproducts
tobeexportedtothatdestination ; (a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrencies aremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselves withinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifference between :
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No2041/75
makesprovision fortheperiodofvalidityofcertificates
fixingrefundsinadvancetobereducedifthemarket
situation warrants ;whereasintheinterestsofsound
marketmanagement areductionshouldbemade;—theconversion rateusedunderthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy,and
—theconversion rateresultingfromthecentralrate;
(>)OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(2)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.
(3)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.
(4)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.nOJNoL145,8.6.1990,p.20.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation are
inaccordance withtheopinionoftheManagement
Committee forOilsandFats,

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION 3.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflower seed.
Article 14.However ,theamountofthesubsidyinthecaseof
fixingforthe1990/91marketing yearwillbeconfirmed
orreplacedasfrom1August1990totakeintoaccount
theapplication ofthesystemofmaximum guaranteed
quantities forcolzaandrapeseed.
5.Certificates fixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefol­
lowingmonth.
Article2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1August1990.1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Norefundshallbefixedforsuchproductsexported
totheGermanDemocratic Republic .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31July1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulation of31July1990fixingtheexportrefundsonoil
seeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
\ Current 1stperiod 2ndperiod 3rdperiod 4thperiod 5thperiod
\80 90 10 11 12 1
1.Grossrefunds(ECU): I«
—Spain 20,990 20,990— — — —
—Portugal 23,900 23,900 — — — ■ —
—otherMember States 22,500 22,500— — — —
2.Finalrefunds :l \ I l
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom:l \ I \ l
—FederalRepublicofGermany (DM) 52,68 52,68— — — —
—Netherlands (Fl) 5935 59,35— — — —
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1086,46 1086,46— — — —
—France(FF) 176,67 176,67— — — —
—Denmark (Dkr) 200,93 200,93— — — —
—Ireland(£Irl) 19,663 19,663— — — —
—UnitedKingdom (£) 17,401 17,401— — — —
—Italy(Lit) 39413 39413 — .— — —
—Greece(Dr) 4696,76 4687,05— — — —
—Spain(Pta) 3349,21 3349,21— — ■— —
—Portugal (Esc) 4954,33 4954,33— — — —
(')Subjecttotheabatement resultingfromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed quantitiesforthe1990/91marketing year.