1.8.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL213/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2309/91
of31July1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1720/91(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EECof
21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofGreece,andinparticularthefirstsentenceof
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversionratestobeapplied
inagriculture(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2198/91(*),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(%aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2206/90Q,andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2041/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthesystemofimportandexportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No557/91(9),andinparti­
cularArticle13thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1991/92marketingyearwerefixedbyRegulations (EEC)
No1722/91(10)and(EEC)No1723/91(");
Whereas,owingtothelackofanadjustmentintherateof
refundforcolzaandraperesultingfromthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangements forthe1991/92
marketingyear,therateoftherefundforthismarketing
yearhasonlybeenabletobecalculatedprovisionallyon
thebasisoftheabatementapplicableforthe1990/91
marketingyear;whereasthisamountshouldtherefore
onlybeappliedprovisionallyandshouldbeconfirmedor
replacedoncetheconsequencesofthemaximumguaran­
teedquantityarrangements areknown;
WhereasArticle27a(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheadjustmentoftheamountofaidfor
rapeseedproducedinSpainforthe1991/92marketing
yearshallbefixedsothattheadjustedtargetpriceisthe
sameinSpainasintheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985;
WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedthe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
pricesontheworldmarketwheretheformerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulationappliesonlytocolza,rapeandsunflower
seeds;
Whereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No478/86(u);
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thatwhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccountmustbe
takenofpricesrulingonthevariousCommunitymarkets
whicharerepresentativefromthepointofviewofproces­
singandexportation;themostfavourablequotations
recordedonthevariousmarketsofimportingthirdcoun­
triesandcostsincurredinplacingthegoodsontheworld
market;whereas,whentheamountoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountmustalsobetakenofthelevelofmarket
priceswithintheCommunityfortheoilseedsreferredto
inArticle21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECandthe
futuretrendoftheseprices;whereas,furthermore,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexportsandthesituationintheCommunity
regardingthesupplyofanddemandfortheseseeds;
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandtape
seedwicharisesfromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1990/91marketingyearhasbeenfixed
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2509/90(13);(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
OOJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
OOJNoL207,29.7.1991,p.44.
(<)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.oOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.11.
(8)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.
(')OJNoL62,8.3.1991,p.23.
(,0)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.31.
(")OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.33.(,2)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.HOJNoL237,1.9.1990,p.7.

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—theagriculturalconversionrate,and
—theaveragerateoftheecuaspublishedintheC
SeriesoftheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesduringaperiodtobedetermined,
multipliedbythefactorreferredtointhesecond
indentof(a);
WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1569/72forwarddifferentialamountsaretobedeter­
minedwheretheforwardexchangerateforoneormore
currenciesdiffersfromthespotratebyatleastagiven
percentage ;whereasthispercentagehasbeenfixedat0,5
byRegulation(EEC)No1813/84;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthespot
andforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobeusedfor
calculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereasincases
where,foroneormoremonths,quotationsofforward
exchangeratesarenotavailable,theratesadoptedforthe
previousmonthsorthefollowingmonths,asthecasemay
be,mustbeused;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
currentsituationoftheoilseedsmarketandtotherates
orpricesoftheseproductsthat,pursuanttoArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No651/71,theamountoftherefundin
ecusandtheamountofthefinalrefundineachofthe
nationalcurrenciesmust,inthecaseofcolzaandrape
seed,befixedinaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegu­
lation;whereasitisnotnecessarytofixarefundfor
sunflowerseed;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No2041/75
makesprovisionfortheperiodofvalidityofcertificates
fixingrefundsinadvancetobereducedifthemarket
situationwarrants;whereasintheinterestsofsound
marketmanagement areductionshouldbemade;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrulesforthe
applicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1815/84(2),provides
thattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculatedonthe
basisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthisweight
mustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydifferences
betweenthepercentagesofmoistureandimpuritiesfound
toexistandthoseusedtodefinethestandardqualityfor
whichthetargetpriceisfixed;whereas,whenthisadjust­
mentisbeingmade,theweightoftheexportedseeds
mustbeincreasedbytheamountofthedifference
betweentheactualmoistureandimpuritiescontentand
thatusedtodefinethestandardqualityiftheformeris
lowerthanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount;
Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1102/84(3);
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmaybevariedaccordingtodestination
wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequire­
mentsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No651/71
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
refundobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountoftherefundinecus
plusorminusthedifferentialamount;whereasArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1813/84(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1539/90(%definedthe
elementswhichdeterminethedifferentialamounts;
whereastheseelementsareequaltotheincidenceonthe
targetpricereducedby7,5%ortherefundofthecoeffi­
cientderivedfromthepercentagereferredtoinArticle2
(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1569/72;whereas,according
totheseprovisions,thispercentagerepresents :
(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
—theconversionrateusedunderthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate
ofthecorrectingfactorreferredtoinArticle6(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1677/85(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2205/90f).
(b)InthecaseofMemberStatesotherthanthosereferred
toin(a),thedifferencebetween:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
(')OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(2)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.(3)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.
(4)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.
(ÓOJNoL145,8.6.1990,p.20.(jOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.
0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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3.Certificatesfixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefol­
lowingmonth.
4.However,theamountoftherefundforthe1991/92
marketingyearforcolzaandrapeshallbeconfirmedorreplacedwitheffectfrom1August1991totakeaccount
oftheconsequences ofthemaximumguaranteedquantity
arrangements forthe1991/92marketingyear.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31July1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31July1991fixingtheexportrefundsonoil
seeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
,8(>)1stperiod
9(')2ndperiod
103rdperiod
114thperiod
125thperiod
1
1.Grossrefunds(ECU): I
—Spain 14,000 14,000— — — —
—Portugal 20,970 20,970— — — —
—otherMemberStates 14,000 14,000— — —
2.Finalrefunds:l l
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom: l Il
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)32,96 32,96— — — —
—Netherlands (Fl) 37,14 37,14— — — —
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 679,79 679,79— — — —
—France(FF) 110,54 110,54— _ — —
—Denmark(Dkr) 125,72 125,72— — — —
—Ireland(£Irl) 12,303 12,303— — — —
—UnitedKingdom(£) 11,007 11,007 — .— — —
—Italy(Lit) 2466024660 — — — —
—Greece(Dr) 3418,66 3408,58— — — —
—Spain(Pta) 2171,002171,00— — — —
—Portugal(Esc) 4473,38 4467,59— — — —
(l)Amountfixedprovisionally,pendingandsubjecttotheapplicationofthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangementsforthe1991/92marketingyear,
conformingtotheadjustmentresultingfromthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangementsappliedforthe1990/91marketingyear.