1.2.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL30/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No244/89
of31January1989
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
Whereas,inordertodeterminetheamountoftheaid,
accountshouldbetakenamongthecalculationfactorsof
thelatestCommissionproposalstotheCouncilonprices
andrelatedmeasures:
WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedthe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
pricesontheworldmarketwheretheformerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulationappliesonlytocolza,tapeandsunflower
seeds;
Whereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No478/86(l3);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2210/88(a),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EECof
21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofGreece(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceof
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversionratestobeapplied
inagriculture(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
4136/88(«),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseedQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2216/88(8),andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2041/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthesystemofimportandexportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(9),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2662/87(10),andin
particularArticle13thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1988/89marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tions(EEC)No2213/88(»)and(EEC)No2214/88(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
seedwhicharisesfromthesystemofmaximumguaran­
teedquantitiesforthe1988/89marketingyearhasbeen
fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2761/88(l4);
WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrulesforthe
applicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(,5)aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1815/84(16)provides
thattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculatedonthe(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
OOJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.1.0OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.0OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
(ÓOJNoL362,30.12.1988,p.13.
f)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(8)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.10.0OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.
(10)OJNoL252,3.9.1987,p.6.
(")OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.6.MOJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.8.(13)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.
HOJNoL247,6.9.1988,p.7.HOJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.HOJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.

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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(■);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'
currentsituationoftheoil-seedsmarketandtotherates
orpricesoftheseproductsthat,pursuanttoArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No651/71,theamountoftherefundin
ECUandtheamountofthefinalrefundineachofthe
nationalcurrenciesmust,inthecaseofcolzaandrape
seed,befixedinaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegu­
lation;whereasitisnotnecessarytofixarefundfor
sunflowerseed;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No2041/75
makesprovisionfortheperiodofvalidityofcertificates
fixingrefundsinadvancetobereducedifthemarket
situationwarrants;whereasintheinterestsofsound
marketmanagement areductionshouldbemade;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmaybevariedaccordingtodestination
wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequire­
mentsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No651/71
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
refundobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountoftherefundinECU
plusorminusthedifferentialamount;whereasArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1813/84(2),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2138/87(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
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachof
thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredtoin
(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedetermined;Article1
1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.
3.Certificatesfixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefollo­
wingmonth.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1989.(>)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.hOJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.
(3)OJNoL200,21.7.1987,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1989.
FortheCommission /
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31January1989fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
21stperiod
32ndperiod
43rdpériod
54thperiod
65thperiod
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1.Grossrefunds(ECU): II I
—Spain 16,280 16,598— — '— —
—Portugal 20,440 20,758 —,— — —
—otherMemberStates 17,000 17318— — — —
2.Finalrefunds:Ill 1
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom:Ill I \1
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)40,59 41,34— — — —
—Netherlands(Fl) 45,21 46,05— — — —
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 820,88 836,23— — — —
—France(FF) 122,85 125,26— — — —
—Denmark(Dkr) 148,30 151,11— — — —
—Ireland(£Irl) 13,661 13,929— — — —
—UnitedKingdom(£) 10,667 10,882— — — —
—Italy(Lit) 26048 26568 — — — —
—Greece(Dr) 1820,11 1864,98— — — —
—Spain(Pta) 2723,58 2772,62— — — —
—Portugal(Esc) 3759,86 3819,65— — — —