NoL81/62 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities28.3.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No772/91
of27March1991
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3577/90(2),andin
particularArticle27(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1678/85(3)fixingtheconversionratestobeappliedin
agriculture,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
801/91(4),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2206/90(<%andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatasubsidyshouldbegrantedinrespectofoil
seedsharvestedandprocessedwithintheCommunity
whenthetargetpriceforaspeciesofseedishigherthan
thepriceontheworldmarket;whereastheseprovisions
atpresentapplyonlyinrespectofcolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds;
Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically ,be
equaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1990/91marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tions(EEC)No1317/90Oand(EEC)No1318/90(8);
Whereasasupplementtothetargetpricefor'doublezero'
colzaandrapeseedwasfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1317/90forthe1990/91marketingyear;
Whereasthestandardqualityforsunflowerseedhasbeen
maintainedbytheCouncilforthe1989/90and1990/91
marketingyears;whereasthecoefficientsofequivalenceappliedtothepricesofsunflowerseedfromthirdcoun­
trieshavebeenfixedbyCommissionRegulationNo
225/67/EEC(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2869/87(10);
Whereasthetargetpricesandtheinterventionprices
fixedbytheCouncilaretobereducedinaccordancewith
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1756/90of27June
1990establishingthetargetandinterventionpricesfor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseed,fixedinecusbythe
Councilandreducedasaresultofthemonetaryrealign­
mentof5January1990(u);
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandrape
seedwhicharises,whereappropriate,fromthesystemof
maximumguaranteedquantitiesforthe1990/91marke­
tingyear,hasbeenfixedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2509/90(12);
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforsunflowerseed
whicharisefromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1990/91marketingyearhasbeenfixed
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)2833/90(u);
Whereas,owingtothelackofatargetpriceforcolza,rape
seedandsunflowerseedandoftheadjustmentintherate
ofaidresultingfromthemaximumguaranteedquantity
arrangementsforthe1991/92marketingyear,therateof
theaidfixedinadvanceforthismarketingyearhasonly
beenabletobecalculatedprovisionallyonthebasisof
theCommission'spriceproposalstotheCouncil;
whereasthisamountshouldthereforeonlybeapplied
provisionallyandshouldbeconfirmedorreplacedonce
thepricesandrelatedmeasuresandtheconsequencesof
themaximumguaranteedquantityarrangements forthe
1991/92marketingyearareknown;
WhereasArticle29ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketprice,calculatedfora
Communityfrontiercrossingpoint,istobedetermined
onthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
ties,quotationsbeingadjustedwherenecessarytotake
accountofquotationsforcompetingproducts;
WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulationNo115/67/EEC
of6June1967layingdowncriteriafordetermining
worldmarketpricesforoilseedsandfixingthefrontier
crossingpoint(14),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1983/82(15),fixedthesaidcrossingpointat
Rotterdam;whereasArticle1ofthatRegulationprovides
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
OOJNoL82,28.3.1991,p.30.0OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(6)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.11.0OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.9.
P)OTNoL132,23.5.1990,p.11.OOJNo136,30.6.1967,p.2919/67.
(,0)OJNoL273,26.9.1987,p.16.
(>')OJNoL162,28.6.1990,p.19.
(12)OJNoL237,1.9.1990,p.7.
(13)OJNoL268,29.9.1990,p.86.HOJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.
(IJ)OJNoL215,23.7.1982,p.6.

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bedeterminedonthebasisofthevalueoftheaverage
quantitiesofoilandoilcakeresultingfromtheproces­
singof100kilogramsofseedwithintheCommunityless
anamountcorresponding tothecostofprocessingthese
seedsintooilandoilcake;whereasthequantitiesand
coststobetakenintoconsideration forthepurposesof
thecalculationarefixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo
225/67/EEC;whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshould
bedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle6ofthat
Regulation;thatwhentheworldmarketpriceisbeingdetermined
accountshouldbetakenofalloffersontheworldmarket
knowntotheCommissionandofquotationsonthose
exchangeswhicharesignificantforinternationaltrade;
whereasArticle2ofRegulationNo225/67/EECprovides
thatoffersandquotationswhichdonotrelatetoship­
mentstobeeffectedwithin30daysfollowingthedateon
whichtheworldmarketpriceisdeterminedshouldbe
disregarded ;whereasoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionbelieves,inviewofgeneralpricemovements
orinformationavailabletoit,nottoberepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarketmustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingtoquantitiesof
lessthan500tonnesandoffersrelatingtoseedofa
qualityotherthanthatnormallyacceptableontheworld
marketmustalsobedisregarded ;WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis
fordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceandwhereitis,
moreover,impossibletoestablishthevalueoftheoilor
oilcakeprocessedfromsuchseed,theworldmarketprice
shouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthemostrecent
knowi}valueforoiloroilcake,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)No1321/90(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)No3603/90(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(■)OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.44.0OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.15.
0OJNoL266,28.9.1983,p.1.
(4)OJNoL350,14.12.1990,p.57.

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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;(b)forMemberStatesotherthanthosereferredtoin(a),
thedifferencebetween:
—theagriculturalconversionrate,and
—theaveragerateoftheecuaspublishedintheC
SeriesoftheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesduringaperiodtobedetermined
multipliedbythefactorreferredtointhesecond
indentofpoint(a);
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,Whereastheaidforcolza,rapeorsunflowerseed
harvestedorprocessedinSpainorPortugalistobe
adjustedasprovidedforinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
478/86(');whereasthisaidis,forseedharvestedinthese
MemberStates,tobedeterminedinlinewiththeprovi­
sionsofArticles95(2)and(3)and293(2)and(3)ofthe
ActofAccession ;
WhereasArticle33ofRegulation (EEC)No2681/83
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
subsidyobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountinecusresultingfrom
thecalculationreferredtoaboveplusorminusthediffe­
rentialamount;whereasArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1813/84(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1539/90('),definedtheelementswhichdeter­
minethedifferentialamounts;whereastheseelements
areequaltotheincidenceonthetargetpricelesspercen­
tagereferredtoinArticle5,paragraph 1ofthesaidregu­
lationorthesubsidyofthecoefficientderivedfromthe
percentagereferredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1569/72;whereas,accordingtotheseprovisions,this
percentagerepresents :HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.,Theamountsofthesubsidyandtheexchangerates
referredtoinArticle33(2)and(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2681/83shallbeassetoutintheAnnexeshereto.
2.However,theamountoftheaidfixedinadvancefor
the1991/92marketingyearforcolza,rapeandsunflower
seedshallbeconfirmedorreplacedwitheffectfrom1
April1991totakeaccountofthepricesandrelated
measuresforthe1991/92marketingyearandofthe
consequencesofthemaximumguaranteedquantityarran­
gements.(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
—theconversion rateusedunderthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate
multipliedbythecorrectingfactorreferredtoin
Article6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1677/85(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2205/90(*);
(')OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.
(2)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41
(3)OJNoL145,8.6.1990,p.20.(jOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.
4OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1991.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27March1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Aidstocolzaandrapeseedotherthan'doublezero'
(amountsper100kg)
Current
41stperiod
52ndperiod
63rdperiod
74thperiod
805thperiod
9(')
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain 0,000 0,000 0,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
—Portugal 24,970 24,970 24,970 14,970 14,970 14,970
—OtherMemberStates 18,000 18,000 18,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
2.Finalaids: \
Seedharvestedandprocessedin: \
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)42,38 42,38 42,38 18,83 18,83 18,83
—Netherlands (Fl) 47,75 47,75 47,75 21,22 21,22 21,22
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 874,01 874,01 874,01 388,45 388,45 388,45
—France(FF) 142,12 142,12 142,12 63,17 63,17 63,17
—Denmark(Dkr) 161,64 161,64 161,64 71,84 71,84 71,84
—Ireland(£Irl) 15,818 15,818 15,818 7,030 7,030 7,030
—UnitedKingdom(£) 13,667 13,662 13,662 5,764 5,764 5,733
—Italy(Lit) 31706 31706 31706 14092 14092 13941
—Greece(Dr) 3521,08 3496,17 3457,37 1025,94 1025,94 890,23
—Spain(Pta) 0,00 0,00 0,00 1332,27 1332,27 1310,94
—Portugal(Esc) 5274,92 5275,92 5273,36 3191,22 3191,22 3142,07
ANNEXII
Aidstocolzaandrapeseed'doublezero'
(amountsper100kg)
Current
41stperiod
52ndperiod
63rdperiod
74thperiod
8(')5thperiod
9(-)
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain 0,000 0,000 0,000 10,500 10,500 10,500
—Portugal 27,470 27,470 27,470 17,470 17,470 17,470
—OtherMemberStates 20,500 20,500 20,500 10,500 10,500 10,500
2.Finalaids: || \
Seedharvestedandprocessedin:
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)48,26 48,26 48,26 24,72 24,72 24,72
—Netherlands (Fl) 54,38 54,38 54,38 27,85 27,85 27,85
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 995,40 995,40 995,40 509,84 509,84 509,84
—France(FF) 161,86 161,86 161,86 82,90 82,90 82,90
—Denmark(Dkr) 184,09 184,09 184,09 94,29 94,29 94,29
—Ireland(£Irl) 18,015 18,015 18,015 9,227 9,227 9,227
—UnitedKingdom(£) 15,616 15,611 15,611 7,713 7,713 7,682
—Italy(Lit) 36110 36110 36110 18495 18495 18345
—Greece(Dr) 4078,35 4053,44 4014,63 1583,20 1583,20 1447,49
—Spain(Pta) 0,00 0,00 0,00 1714,51 1714,51 1693,18
—Portugal(Esc) 5796,61 5797,61 5795,05 3712,91 3712,91 3663,76
(')Amountfixedprovisionally ,pendingandsubjecttothesettingofthepricesandrelatedmeasuresandoftheapplicationofthemaximumguaranteedquantity
arrangements forthe1991/92marketingyear,onthebasisinparticular:
—oftheCommission'sproposalsforthe1991/92marketingyearasregardsthetargetprice,themonthlyincreases,thereductionforrapeseedotherthan'double
zero'andthearrangementsapplyingtorapeseedharvestedinSpain;
—theadjustmentresultingfromthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangementsandtheagriculturalconversionratesappliedforthe1990/91marketingyear.

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ANNEXIII
Aidstosunflowerseed
(amountsper100kg)
Current
41stperiod
52ndperiod
63rdperiod
74thperiod
8(')
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain 27,253 27,247 27,247 27,247 21,101
—Portugal 36,240 36,240 36,240 36,240 28,240
—OtherMemberStates 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 16,000
2.Finalaids:Il
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin(2): \
—FederalRepublicofGermanyIl||Il
(DM) 56,50 56,50 56,50 56,50 37,67
—Netherlands (Fl) 63,66 63,66 63,66 63,66 42,44
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1165,35 1165,35 1165,35 1165,35 776,90
—France(FF) 189,50 189,50 189,50 189,50 126,33
—Denmark(Dkr) 215,52 215,52 215,52 215,52 143,68
—Ireland(£Irl) 21,091 21,091 21,091 21,091 14,060
—UnitedKingdom(£) 18,317 18,310 18,310 .18,310 11,975.
—Italy(Lit) 42275 42275 42275 42275 28183
—Greece(Dr) 4820,63 4792,95 4751,08 4709,95 2768,52
—Portugal(Esc) 7629,12 7630,30 7627,65 7616,59 5961,87
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainandIlIIII
processed:IIII
—inSpain(Pta) 4266,21 4266,91 4266,91 4258,01 3340,16
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)4332,00 4333,61 4333,61 4324,93 3417,91
(')Amountfixedprovisionally,pendingandsubjecttothesettingofthepricesandrelatedmeasuresandoftheapplicationofthemaximumguaranteedquantity
arrangements forthe1991/92marketingyear,onthebasisinparticular :
—oftheCommission'sproposalsforthe1991/92marketingyearasregardsthetargetprice,themonthlyincreases,thereductionforrapeseedotherthan'double
zero'andthearrangementsapplyingtorapeseedharvestedinSpain;
—theadjustmentresultingfromthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangementsandtheagriculturalconversionratesappliedforthe1990/91marketingyear.
(2)ForseedharvestedinMemberStatesotherthanSpainandprocessedinSpain,theamountsshownin2(a)tobemultipliedby1,0186140.
ANNEXIV
Exchangerateoftheecutobeusedforconvertingfinalaidsintothecurrencyoftheprocessing
countrywhenthelatterisacountryotherthanthecountryofproduction
(valueofECU1)
Current
41stperiod
52ndperiod
63rdperiod
74thperiod
85thperiod
9
DM 2,051940 2,049760 2,048580 2,046430 2,046430 2,041820
Fl 2,309930 2,307780 2,306530 2,303990 2,303990 2,298790
Bfrs/Lfrs 42,255100 42,218100 42,192899 42,147000 42,147000 42,065700
FF 6,989050 6,983320 6,980350 6,973840 6,973840 6,962630
Dkr 7,879960 7,878600 7,878780 7,875040 7,875040 7,868770
£Irl 0,771150 0,771288 0,772288 0,772491 0,772491 0,774934
£ 0,700926 0,702229 0,703319 0,704068 0,704068 0,705727
Lit .1531,13 1533,52 1536,11 1537,72 1537,72 1544,90
Dr 221,06700 223,22200 225,52300 227,78400 227,78400 234,08500
Esc 178,55400 178,99600 179,58500 180,16000 180,16000 182,21600
Pta 127,68600 128,09900 127,83500 128,73700 128,73700 129,57100