1.8.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL222/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2342/89
of31July1989
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereasasupplementtothetargetpricefor'doublezero
colzaandrapeseedwasfixedinRegulation(EEC)No
1228/89;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo136/66/EECofthe
Councilof22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1225/89(2),andin
particularArticle27(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1678/85(3)fixingtheconversionratestobeappliedin
agriculture,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2284/89(4),
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No1569/72ofthe
Councilof20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresfor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2216/88(%andinparticularArticle
2(3)thereof,Whereasthestandardqualityforsunflowerseedhasbeen
maintainedbytheCouncilforthe1988/89and1989/90
marketingyears;whereasthecoefficientsofequivalence
appliedtothepricesofsunflowerseedfromthirdcoun­
trieshavebeenfixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2869/87(9);
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidywhicharises,where
appropriate,fromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1989/90year,hasnot,todate,been
fixed;whereastheamountofthesubsidyforthe1989/90
yearhasbeenprovisionallycalculatedonthebasisofan
abatementofECU3,44per100kilogramsforcolzaand
rapeseed,andofECU11,55per100kilogramsfor
sunflowerseed;
WhereasArticle29ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketprice,calculatedfora
Communityfrontiercrossingpoint,istobedetermined
onthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
ties,quotationsbeingadjustedwherenecessarytotake
accountofquotationsforcompetingproducts;
WhereasArticle4ofRegulationNo115/67/EECofthe
Councilof6June1967layingdowncriteriafordetermi­
ningworldmarketpricesforoilseedsandfixingthefron­
tiercrossingpoint(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1983/82(n),fixedthesaidcrossingpointat
Rotterdam;whereasArticle1ofthatRegulationprovides
thatwhentheworldmarketpriceisbeingdetermined
accountshouldbetakenofalloffersontheworldmarket
knowntotheCommissionandofquotationsonthose
exchangeswhicharesignificantforinternationaltrade;
whereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulationNo225/
67/EECof28June1967ondetailedrulesfordetermi­
ningtheworldmarketpriceforoilseeds(I2),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2869/87,providesthat
offersandquotationswhichdonotrelatetoshipmentsto
beeffectedwithin30daysfollowingthedateonwhich
theworldmarketpriceisdeterminedshouldbedisre­
garded;whereasoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionbelieves,inviewofgeneralpricemovements
orinformationavailabletoit,nottoberepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarketmustalsobedisregarded ;
whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingtoquantitiesofless
than500tonnesandoffersrelatingtoseedofaquality
otherthanthatnormallyacceptableontheworldmarket
mustalsobedisregarded ;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatasubsidyshouldbegrantedinrespectofoil
seedsharvestedandprocessedwithintheCommunity
whenthetargetpriceforaspeciesofseedishigherthan
thepriceontheworldmarket;whereastheseprovisions
atpresentapplyonlyinrespectofcolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds;
Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically ,be
equaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1989/90marketingyearwerefixedbyRegulations(EEC)
No1228/890and(EEC)No1229/89(8);
(■)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.0OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.15.
3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
(4)OJNoL218,28.7.1989,p.17.0OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(6)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.10. OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.20.
(»)OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.22.0OJNoL273,26.9.1987,p.16.
1#)OJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.
(")OJNoL215,23.7.1982,p.6.
HOJNo136,30.6.1967,p.2919/67.

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knownvalueforoiloroilcake,adjustedtotakeaccount
ofthetrendofworldpricesforcompetingproductsby
applyingtothatvaluetherulessetoutinArticle2of
RegulationNo115/67/EEC;whereasArticle7ofRegula­
tionNo225/67/EECdefinescompetingproductsasthose
oilsoroilcakes,asthecasemaybe,whichappeartohave
beenofferedinthelargestquantitiesontheworldmarket
duringtheperiodunderconsideration ;WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EECprovides
thatoftheoffersandquotationstakenintoconsideration ,
thosefordeliverycandfshouldbeincreasedby0,2%;
whereasoffersandquotationsfordeliveryfas,fobor
otherwiseshouldbeincreased,asappropriate,byloading,
transportandinsurancecostsfromthepointofshipment
orloadingtothefrontiercrossingpoint;whereascif
offersandquotationsforfrontiercrossingpointsother
thanRotterdamshouldbeadjustedtoallowforthediffe­
renceintransportandinsurancecostsascomparedwitha
productdeliveredcifRotterdam;whereastheCommis­
sionshouldtakeaccountonlyoftheloading,transport
andinsurancecostswhichtoitsknowledgearethe
lowest;whereas,finally,offersandquotationsfordelivery
cifRotterdamshouldbeincreasedbyECU0,242;Whereas,underArticle6ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC,
thepricedeterminedforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseeds
mustalsobeadjustedbyanamountnotexceedingthe
margin,ascalculatedinaccordancewiththatArticle,
wherethatmarginmayaffectthenormaldisposalofseeds
harvestedintheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
thattheworldmarketpriceshouldbedeterminedfor
seedofthestandardqualityforwhichthetargetpricehas
beenfixed,deliveredinbulk;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1594/83of14
June1983onthesubsidyforoilseeds('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2215/88(2),laiddownrulesfor
grantingthesubsidyonoilseeds;whereas,underthat
Regulation,wherethesubsidytobegrantedisfixedin
advance,theamountofsuchsubsidymustbeequaltothe
amountapplicableonthedayonwhichtheapplication
foradvancefixingwaslodged,adjustedbythedifference
betweenthetargetpricevalidonthatdayandthetarget
pricevalidonthedayonwhichtheseedsareplaced
undercontrolatanoilorfeedmilland,whereappro­
priate,acorrectiveamount;whereasArticle35of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No2681/83of21
September1983layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesubsidysystemforoilseeds(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1966/89(4),provides
thatsuchadjustmentshouldinvolveincreasingorredu­
cingtheamountofsubsidyapplicableonthedayon
whichtheapplicationwaslodgedbythecorrective
amountandthedifferencebetweenthetargetprices
mentionedinArticle35ofRegulation(EEC)No
2681/83;WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EECprovides
thatoffersandquotationsrelatingtoproductspresented
otherwisethaninbulkshouldbeadjustedbydeducting
theadditionalvalueresultingfromthatpresentation ;
whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingtoaqualityother
thanthestandardqualityforwhichthetargetpricewas
fixedshouldbeadjustedonthebasisofthecoefficientsof
equivalenceshownintheAnnextothatRegulation;
whereas,inthecaseofoffersontheworldmarketfor
qualitiesofcolzaandrapeseedotherthanthoselistedin
thatAnnex,coefficientsofequivalencederivedfromthose
listedinthatAnnexmay,pursuanttoArticle4ofRegula­
tionNo225/67/EEC,beapplied;whereas,whenderived
coefficientsarebeingcalculated,accountmustbetakenof
thedifferencesbetweenpricesforthequalitiesofseedin
questionandpricesforthequalitieslistedinthatAnnex,
andofthecharacteristics ofthesevariousseeds;
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis
fordeterminingtheworldmarketprice,thatpriceshould
bedeterminedonthebasisofthevalueoftheaverage
quantitiesofoilandoilcakeresultingfromtheproces­
singof100kilogramsofseedwithintheCommunityless
anamountcorresponding tothecostofprocessingthese
seedsintooilandoilcake;whereasthequantitiesand
coststobetakenintoconsiderationforthepurposesof
thecalculationarefixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo
225/67/EEC;whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshould
bedetermined inaccordancewithArticle6ofthat
Regulation;WhereasArticle37ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
providesthatthecorrectiveamountmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheworldmarketpriceforcolza,rape
andsunflowerseedsandtheforwardpriceforthoseseeds
validforashipmenteffectedduringthemonthinwhich
theseedswereplacedundercontrolatanoilmill,those
pricesbeingdeterminedinaccordancewithArticles1,4
and5ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC;whereas,ifnooffer
andnopricecanbeusedforsuchdetermination ,the
methodofcalculationprovidedforinArticle37ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2681/83shouldbeused;whereasthe
abovementioned differencemaybeadjustedinaccordance
withArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83,account
beingtakenofthepricesofthemaincompetingcereals; WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis
fordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceandwhereitis,
moreover,impossibletoestablishthevalueoftheoilor
oilcakeprocessedfromsuchseed,theworldmarketprice
shouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthemostrecent(')OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.44.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.9.
(3)OJNoL266,28.9.1983,p.1.
(4)OJNoL187,1.7.1989,p.130.

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Whereastheaidforcolza,rapeorsunflowerseed
harvestedorprocessedinSpainorPortugalistobe
advisedasprovidedforinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
478/86(');whereaspursuanttoArticle95(2)and293(2)
oftheActofAccessionthisaidistobeintroducedatthe
beginningofthe1986/87marketingyearforseed
harvestedinthesetwoMemberStates;
Whereas,inArticle14ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
475/86of25February1986layingdowngeneralrulesfor
themechanismforcontrollingthepricesandthequanti­
tiesofcertainproductsintheoilsandfatssectorreleased
forconsumptioninSpain(2),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1930/88(3),provisionismadeforthegranting
ofcompensatory aid,subjecttocertainconditions;
whereascompensatory aidshouldbefixedforsunflower
seedsharvestedinSpain;—thespotmarketrateforthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachof
thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredtoin
(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedetermined ;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthespot
andforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobeusedfor
calculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereasincases
where,foroneormoremonths,quotationsofforward
exchangeratesarenotavailable,theratesadoptedforthe
previousmonthsorthefollowingmonths,asthecasemay
be,mustbeused;
Whereasthesubsidyshouldbefixedwheneverthe
marketsituationmakesitnecessaryandinsuchawayas
toensureitsbeingappliedatleastonceaweek;whereas
thesubsidymaybealteredwheneveritbecomesobvious
thatsuchalterationisnecessary;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
offersandquotationsknowntotheCommissionthat,
pursuanttoArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
theamountofthesubsidyinecusandtheamountofthe
subsidyineachofthenationalcurrenciesmustbefixed
inaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegulation;
whereas,pursuanttothesameArticle,thespotand
forwardexchangeratesfortheecuinnationalcurrencies
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1813/84mustalsobepublished,WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1920/87(4),
providesforthegrantingofaspecialsubsidyfor
sunflowerseedharvestedandprocessedinPortugal;
whereastheamountofthissubsidyshouldbefixed;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasArticle33ofRegulation (EEC)No2681/83
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
subsidyobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountinecusresultingfrom
thecalculationreferredtoaboveplusorminusthediffe­
rentialamount;whereasArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1813/84Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No431/89(*),definedtheelementswhichdeter­
minethedifferentialamounts;whereastheseelements
areequaltotheincidenceonthetargetpricelesspercen­
tagereferredtoinArticle5,paragraph 1ofthesaidregu­
lationorthesubsidyofthecoefficientderivedfromthe
percentagereferredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1569/72;whereas,accordingtotheseprovisions,this
percentagerepresents :
(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
—theconversion rateusedunderthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate;
(b)fortheotherMemberStates,thedifferencebetween:
—therelationshipbetweentheconversionrateused
underthecommonagriculturalpolicyforthe
currencyoftheMemberStateconcernedandthe
centralrateofeachofthecurrenciesofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoin(a),andArticle1
1.Theamountsofthesubsidyandtheexchangerates
referredtoinArticle33(2)and(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2681/83shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Theamountofthecompensatory aidreferredtoin
Article14ofRegulation(EEC)No475/86shallbeas
showninAnnexIIItothisRegulationforsunflowerseed
harvestedinSpain.
3.Theamountofthespecialsubsidyprovided
forbyRegulation(EEC)1920/87forsunflowerseed
harvestedandprocessedinPortugalisfixedinAnnexIII.
4.However,theamountofthesubsidyforcolza,rape
andsunflowerwillbeconfirmedorreplacedasfrom1
August1989totakeaccountoftheconsequences ofthe
applicationofthesystemofmaximumguaranteedquanti­
ties.
(')OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.0OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.47.0OJNoL170,2.7.1988,p.3.
(4)OJNoL183,"3.7.1987,p.18.0OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41
(*)OJNoL50,22.2.1989,p.7.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August1989.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31July1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Aidstocolzaandrapeseedotherthan'doublezero'
(amountsper100kg)
Current 1stperiod2ndperiod3rdperiod4thperiod5thperiod
\8(') 9(>) 100 11(1) 12(1)10
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain 1,170 1,170 1,170 1,170 1,170 1,170
—Portugal 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
—OtherMemberStates 21,604 21,682 21,402 21,606 21,884 21,923
2.Finalaids:\ I I
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin:I I I I \
—FederalRepublicofGermany
(DM) 51,30 51,48 50,83 51,31 51,97 52,23
—Netherlands(Fl) 56,99 57,19 56,46 56,99 57,73 57,97
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1043,19 1046,96 1033,44 1043,29 1056,71 1058,59
—France(FF) 164,06 164,67 162,48 164,04 166,19 166,45
—Denmark(Dkr) 192,93 193,62 191,12 192,94 195,43 195,77
—Ireland(£Irl) 18,260 18,328 18,083 18,257 18,496 18,526
—UnitedKingdom(£) 14,405 14,464 14,230 14,334 14,531 14,442
—Italy(Lit) 36070 36201 35721 35996 36461 36333
—Greece(Dr) 3562,69 3560,38 3470,93 3467,95 3518,82 3417,18
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainand
processed:
—inSpain(Pta) 178,89 178,89 178,89 178,89 178,89 178,89
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)3388,00 3399,36 3348,01 3368,38 3410,68 3385,65
(c)SeedharvestedinPortugaland
processed:
—inPortugal(Esc) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
—inanotherMemberState(Esc)4780,49 4795,41 4725,10 4692,04 4738,07 4679,09
(')Subjecttotheconsequencesoftheapplicationofthesystemofmaximumguaranteedquantities.

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ANNEXII
Aidstocolzaandrapeseed'doublezero'
(amountsper100kg)
Current 1stperiod2ndperiod3rdperiod4thperiod5thperiod
8(') 9(') 10o 11(1) 12(1) »(')
1.Grossaids(ECU): I l
—Spain 3,670 3,670 3,670 3,670 3,670 3,670
—Portugal 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
—OtherMemberStates 24,104 24,182 23,902 24,106 24,384 24,423
2.Finalaids:\
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin:\ \
—FederalRepublicofGermany
(DM) 57,20 57,39 56,73 57,21 57,87 58,13
—Netherlands (Fl) 63,58 63,79 63,05 63,59 64,32 64,56
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1163,91 1167,67 1154,15 1164,00 1177,43 1179,31
—France(FF) 183,31 183,92 181,72 183,28 185,43 185,70
—Denmark(Dkr) 215,25 215,95 213,45 215,27 217,75 218,10
—Ireland(£Irl) 20,402 20,470 20,225 20,399 20,638 20,668
—UnitedKingdom(£) 16,159 16,217 15,983 16,088 16,285 16,196
—Italy(Lit) 40253 40384 39904 40178 40643 40515
—Greece(Dr) 4011,16 4008,85 3919,40 3916,42 3967,28 3865,65
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainand
processed:
—inSpain(Pta) 561,13 561,13 561,13 561,13 561,13 561,13
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)3770,24 3781,60 3730,25 3750,62 3792,92 3767,89
(c)SeedharvestedinPortugaland
processed:
—inPortugal(Esc) 480,01 480,01 480,01 480,01 480,01 480,01
—inanotherMemberState(Esc)5260,50 5275,41 5205,115172,05 5218,07 5159,09
(')Subjecttotheconsequences oftheapplicationofthesystemofmaximumguaranteedquantities.

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ANNEXIII
Aidstosunflowerseed
(amountsper100kg)
Current 1stperiod 2ndperiod 3rdperiod 4thperiod
«(') 9(') 10(1)) 11(') 12(')
1.Grossaids(ECU): I
—Spain 6,890 6,890 6,890 6,890 6,890
—Portugal 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
—OtherMemberStates 20,204 20335 21,164 21,174 21,166
2.Finalaids:\ \
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin(2):||
—FederalRepublicofGermany
(DM) 48,11 48,42 50,36 50,39 50,38
—Netherlands (Fl) 53,30 53,64 55,83 55,85 55,83
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 975,59 981,91 1021,94 1022,43 1022,04
—France(FF) 152,37 153,40 159,91 159,94 159,83
—Denmark(Dkr) 180,42 181,59 189,00 189,09 189,01
—Ireland(£Irl) 16,959 17,073 17,798 17,801 17,789
—UnitedKingdom(£) 13,118 13,217 13,810 13,753 13,731
—Italy(Lit) 33699 33918 35296 35221 35205
—Greece(Dr) 3184,00 3185,03 3309,08 3252,22 3242,63
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainand
processed: I
—inSpain(Pta) 1053,45 1053,45 1053,45 1053,45 1053,45
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)3418,70 3437,79 3544,76 3533,39 3533,86
(c)SeedharvestedinPortugaland
processed: I
—inPortugal(Esc) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
—inSpain(Esc) 6217,13 6242,91 6387,26 6298,62 6286,42
—inanotherMemberState(Esc)6059,13 6084,26 6224,94 6138,55 6126,66
3.Compensatory aids: l \
—inSpain(Pta) 3372,35 3391,44 3498,40 3487,04 3487,51
4.Specialaid: l
—inPortugal(Esc) 6059,13 6084,26 6224,94 6138,55 6126,66
(')Subjectinthecaseoffixingforthe1989/90marketingyeartotheconsequencesoftheapplicationofthesystemofmaximumguaranteedquantities.
(2)ForseedharvestedintheCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985andprocessedinSpain,theamountsshownin2(a)tobemultipliedby1,0260760.
ANNEXIV
Exchangerateoftheecutobeusedforconvertingfinalaidsintothecurrencyoftheprocessing
countrywhenthelatterisacountryotherthanthecountryofproduction
(valueofECU1)
Current
81stperiod
92ndperiod
103rdperiod
114thperiod
125thperiod
1
DM 2,073790 2,070280 2,066740 2,063270 2,063270 2,053550
Fl 2,338530 2,335040 2,331570 2,328190 2,328190 2,318510
Bfrs/Lfrs 43,429100 43,404300 43,380400 43,364300 43,364300 43,283700
FF 7,033660 7,033700 7,033080 7,032390 7,032390 7,033110
Dkr 8,056700 8,060380 8,062820 8,064630 8,064630 :8,074190
£Irl 0,775877 0,775731 0,776228 0,776529 0,776529 0,779183
£ 0,672148 0,674558 0,677035 0,679390 0,679390 0,686110
Lit 1497,69 1501,68 1505,80 1509,84 1509,84 1521,29
Dr 179,35400 181,49100 183,71500 186,32300 186,32300 193,20200
Esc 173,42800 174,30900 175,31700 176,48500 176,48500 180,08300
Pta 130,05400 130,68500 131,31100 131,94600 131,94600 133,77000