31.1.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL27/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No249/81
of30January1981
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Communityregardingthesupplyofanddemandfor
theseseeds;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3454/80(2),WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrules
fortheapplicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(5),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1480/79(6),
providesthattheamountoftherefundmustbecalcu­
latedonthebasisoftheweightofexportedseeds;
whereasthisweightmustbeadjustedtotakeaccount
ofanydifferencesbetweenthepercentagesofmois­
tureandimpuritiesfoundtoexistandthoseusedto
definethestandardqualityforwhichthetargetprice
isfixed;whereas,whenthisadjustmentisbeing
made,theweightoftheexportedseedsmustbe
increasedbytheamountofthedifferencebetweenthe
actualmoistureandimpuritiescontentandthatused
todefinethestandardqualityiftheformerislower
thanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EEC
of21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2429/72(4),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofArticle2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1586/80of24June1980fixingthetargetpricesand
basicinterventionpricesforcolzaandrapeseedand
sunflowerseedforthe1980/81marketingyear(7);
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EEC
providesthattherefundmaybevariedaccordingto
destinationwheretheworldmarketsituationorthe
specificrequirements ofcertainmarketsmakethis
necessary ;WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportsto
thirdcountriesofoilseedsharvestedwithinthe
Community ;whereastheamountofthisrefundmay
notexceedthedifferencebetweenpriceswithinthe
Communityandpricesontheworldmarketwhere
theformerarehigherthanthelatter;whereasArticle
21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECprovidesthat,at
present,Article28ofthatRegulationappliesonlyto
colza,rapeandsunflowerseeds;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EEC
providesthatwhentherefundisbeingcalculated
accountmustbetakenofpricesrulingonthevarious
Communitymarketswhicharerepresentative from
thepointofviewofprocessingandexportation ;the
mostfavourablequotationsrecordedonthevarious
marketsofimportingthirdcountriesandcosts
incurredinplacingthegoodsontheworldmarket;
whereas,whentheamountoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountmustalsobetakenofthelevelof
marketpriceswithintheCommunityfortheoilseeds
referredtoinArticle21ofRegulationNo136/
66/EECandthefuturetrendoftheseprices;whereas,
furthermore ,accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomic
aspectoftheproposedexportsandthesituationintheWhereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
OOJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL360,31.12.1980,p.16.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(«)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.(5)OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(6)OJNoL180,17.7.1979,p.13.
(7)OJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.4.

NoL27/24 31.1.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinoilseeds,
andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesforthese
productswithintheCommunityandonthemarkets
ofthirdcountriesthattherefundshouldbeassetout
intheAnnexheretoforthoseproductsforwhichthe
marketingyearhasalreadybegun;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,TherefundontheproductsreferredtoinArticle21
ofRegulationNo136/66/EECshallbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30January1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30January1981fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
(ECU/100ke)
CCT
headingDescription Refund
No
ex12.01 Colzaandrapeseed,otherthanforsowing 17-00
ex12.01 Sunflowerseed,otherthanforsowing—