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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2646/89
of31August1989
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedthe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
pricesontheworldmarketwheretheformerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulationappliesonlytocolza,rapeandsunflower
seeds;
Whereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No478/86(l2);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo136/66/EECofthe
Councilof22September1966ontheestablishmentofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1225/89(2),
HavingregardtoRegulationNo142/67/EECofthe
Councilof21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rape
andsunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbytheActof
AccessionofGreece,andinparticularthefirstsentence
ofArticle2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversionratestobeapplied
inagriculture(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2639/89(5),
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1569/72ofthe
Councilof20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresfor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseed(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2216/88Q,andinparticularArticle
2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No2041/75ofthe
Commissionof25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2662/87('),and
inparticularArticle13thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,thetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesin
thetargetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1989/90marketingyearwerefixedbyRegulations(EEC)
NO1228/89(10)and(EEC)No1229/89(");WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thatwhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccountmustbe
takenofpricesrulingonthevariousCommunitymarkets
whicharerepresentativefromthepointofviewofproces­
singandexportation;themostfavourablequotations
recordedonthevariousmarketsofimportingthirdcoun­
triesandcostsincurredinplacingthegoodsontheworld
market;whereas,whentheamountoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountmustalsobetakenofthelevelofmarket
prices,withintheCommunityfortheoilseedsreferredto
inArticle21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECandthe
futuretrendoftheseprices;whereas,furthermore,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexportsandthesituationintheCommunity
regardingthesupplyofanddemandfortheseseeds;
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandtape
seedwhicharisesfromthesystemofmaximumguaran­
teedquantitiesforthe1989/90marketingyearhasbeen
fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2625/89(13);
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No651/71ofthe
Commission of29March1971oncertaindetailedrules
fortheapplicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(14),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1815/84(l5),
providesthattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculated
onthebasisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthis(')OJNo172,30;9.1966,p.3025/66.
OOJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.15.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.0Seepage14ofthisOfficialJournal.
(')OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
OOJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.10.
(8)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.
OOJNoL252,3.9.1987,p.6.HOJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.20.
(")OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.22.(12)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.
(1J)OJNoL254,31.8.1989,p.9.
('«)OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(IJ)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.

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weightmustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydiffe­
rencesbetweenthepercentagesofmoistureandimpur­
itiesfoundtoexistandthoseusedtodefinethestandard
qualityforwhichthetargetpriceisfixed;whereas,when
thisadjustmentisbeingmade,theweightoftheexported
seedsmustbeincreasedbytheamountofthedifference
betweentheactualmoistureandimpuritiescontentand
thatusedtodefinethestandardqualityiftheformeris
lowerthanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount:
Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1102/84(');thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredtoin
(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedetermined ;
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
marketmanagementareductionshouldbemade;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmaybevariedaccordingtodestination
wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequire­
mentsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No651/71
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
refundobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountoftherefundinecus
plusorminusthedifferentialamount;whereasArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1813/84(2),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No431/89(3),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;
(b)fortheotherMemberStates,thedifferencebetween:
—therelationshipbetweentheconversionrateused
underthecommonagriculturalpolicyforthe
currencyoftheMemberStateconcernedandthe
centralrateofeachofthecurrenciesofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoin(a),and
—thespotmarketrateforthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(I)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.
3.Certificatesfixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefol­
lowingmonth.
Article2
(')OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.
(J)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.0OJNoL50,22.2.1989,p.7.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1989.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1989fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
91stperiod
102ndperiod
113rdperiod
124thperiod
15thperiod
2
1.Grossrefunds(ECU):
—Spain 18,000 18,000 — — — —
—Portugal 20,440 20,440— — — —
—otherMemberStates 17,000 17,000— — — —
2.Finalrefunds:I||
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom:
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)40,67 40,67— — — —
—Netherlands (Fl) 44,84 44,84— — —
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 820,88 820,88— — — —
—France(FF) 126,77 126,77— — — —
—Denmark(Dkr) 151,81 151,81— — —
—Ireland(£Irl) 14,109 14,109— — — —
—UnitedKingdom(£) 10,455 10,455— — —
—Italy(Lit) 28557 28557 — — — —
—Greece(Dr) 2477,09 244835— — — —
—Spain(Pta) 2920,45 2920,45— — — —
—Portugal(Esc) 3875,78 3875,78— — — —