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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2834/88
of14September1988
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandtape
seedwhicharisesfromthesystemofmaximumguaran­
teedquantitiesforthe1988/89marketingyearhasbeen
fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2761/88(9);
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforsunflowerseed
whicharises,whereappropriate,fromthesystemof
maximumguaranteedquantitiesforthe1988/89marke­
tingyear,hasnot,todate,beenfixed;whereasthe
amountofthesubsidyforthe1988/89marketingyearhas
beenprovisionallycalculatedonthebasisofanabatement
of5,835ECUper100kilograms;
Whereasthestandardqualityforsunflowerseedhasbeen
maintainedbytheCouncilforthe1988/89marketing
year;whereasthecoefficientsofequivalenceappliedto
thepricesofsunflowerseedfromthirdcountrieshave
beenfixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2869/
87(10);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2210/88(2),andin
particularArticle27(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1678/85(3)fixingtheconversionratestobeappliedin
agriculture,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2792/88(4),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2216/88(6),andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,
WhereasArticle27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatasubsidyshouldbegrantedinrespectofoil
seedsharvestedandprocessedwithintheCommunity
whenthetargetpriceforaspeciesofseedishigherthan
thepriceontheworldmarket;whereastheseprovisions
atpresentapplyonlyinrespectofcolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds;
Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically,be
equaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1988/89marketingyearwerefixedbyRegulations (EEC)
No2213/880and(EEC)No2214/88(8);
Whereasasupplementtothetargetpricefor'doublezero'
colzaandrapeseedwasfixedinRegulation (EEC)No
2213/88;WhereasArticle29ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketprice,calculatedfora
Communityfrontiercrossingpoint,istobedetermined
onthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
ties,quotationsbeingadjustedwherenecessarytotake
accountofquotationsforcompetingproducts;
WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulationNo115/67/EEC
of6June1967layingdowncriteriafordetermining
worldmarketprices,foroilseedsandfixingthefrontier
crossingpoint("),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1983/82(12),fixedthesaidcrossingpointat
Rotterdam;whereasArticle1ofthatRegulationprovides
thatwhentheworldmarketpriceisbeingdetermined
accountshouldbetakenofalloffersontheworldmarket
knowntotheCommissionandofquotationsonthose
exchangeswhicharesignificantforinternationaltrade;
whereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulationNo225/
67/EECof28June1967ondetailedrulesfordetermi­
ningtheworldmarketpriceforoilseeds(13),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2869/87,providesthat
offersandquotationswhichdonotrelatetoshipmentsto
beeffectedwithin30daysfollowingthedateonwhich (')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.0OJNoL250,9.9.1988,p.12.0OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(«)OJNoL197,26.7.1988.
0OJNoL197,26.7.1988.
(8)OJNoL197,26.7.1988.0OJNoL247,6.9.1988,p.7.OOJNoL273,26.9.1987,p.16.
(")OJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.
(12)OJNoL215,23.7.1982,p.6.
O3)OJNo136,30.6.1967,D.2919/67.

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bedetermined inaccordancewithArticle6ofthat
Regulation ;theworldmarketpriceisdeterminedshouldbedisre­
garded;whereasoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionbelieves,inviewofgeneralpricemovements
orinformationavailabletoit,nottoberepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarketmustalsobedisregarded ;
whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingtoquantitiesofless
than500tonnesandoffersrelatingtoseedofaquality
otherthanthatnormallyacceptableontheworldmarket
mustalsobedisregarded ;WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis
fordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceandwhereitis,
moreover,impossibletoestablishthevalueoftheoilor
oilcakeprocessedfromsuchseed,theworldmarketprice
shouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthemostrecent
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
cifRotterdamshouldbeincreasedby0,242ECU;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)No2681/83,of21
September1983layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesubsidysystemforoilseeds(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2823/88(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;
WhereasArticle37ofRegulation (EEC)No2681/83
providesthatthecorrectiveamountmustbeequalto'the
differencebetweentheworldmarketpriceforcolza,rape
andsunflowerseedsandtheforwardpriceforthoseseeds
validforashipmenteffectedduringthemonthinwhich
theseedswereplacedundercontrolatanoilmill,those
pricesbeingdeterminedinaccordancewithArticles1,4WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis
fordeterminingtheworldmarketprice,thatpriceshould
bedeterminedonthebasisofthevalueoftheaverage
quantitiesofoilandoilcakeresultingfromtheproces­
singof100kilogramsofseedwithintheCommunityless
anamountcorresponding tothecostofprocessingthese
seedsintooilandoilcake;whereasthequantitiesand
coststobetakenintoconsideration forthepurposesof
thecalculationarefixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo
225/67/EEC;whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshould(')OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.44.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988.
(3)OJNoL266,28.9.1983,p.1.
(4)OJNoL254,14.9.1988,p.8.

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and5ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC;whereas,ifnooffer
andnopricecanbeusedforsuchdetermination ,the
methodofcalculationprovidedforinArticle37ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2681/83shouldbeused;whereasthe
abovementioned differencemaybeadjustedinaccordance
withArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83,account
beingtakenofthepricesofthemaincompetingcereals;
Whereastheaidforcolza,rapeorsunflowerseed
harvestedorprocessedinSpainorPortugalistobe
advisedasprovidedforinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
478/86(');whereaspursuanttoArticle95(2)and293(2)
oftheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugalthisaidis
tobeintroducedatthebeginningofthe1986/87marke­
tingyearforseedharvestedinthesetwoMemberStates;(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
—theconversion rateusedunderthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate,
(b)fortheotherMemberStates,thedifferencebetween:
—therelationshipbetweentheconversionrateused
underthecommonagriculturalpolicyforthe
currencyoftheMemberStateconcernedandthe
centralrateofeachofthecurrenciesofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoin(a),and
—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
theamountofthesubsidyinECUandtheamountofthe
subsidyineachofthenationalcurrenciesmustbefixed
inaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegulation ;
whereas,pursuanttothesameArticle,thespotand
forwardexchangeratesfortheECUinnationalcurrencies
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1813/84mustalsobepublished,Whereas,inArticle14ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
475/86(2)of,25February1986layingdowngeneralrules
forthemechanismforcontrollingthepricesandthe
quantitiesofcertainproductsintheoilsandfatssector
releasedforconsumptioninSpainprovisionismadefor
thegrantingofcompensatory aid,subjecttocertain
conditions ;whereascompensatory aidshouldbefixedfor
sunflowerseedsharvestedinSpain;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1920/87(3),
providesforthegrantingofaspecialsubsidyfor
sunflowerseedharvestedandprocessedinPortugal;
whereastheamountofthissubsidyshouldbefixed;
WhereasArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
subsidyobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountinECUresultingfrom
thecalculationreferredtoaboveplusorminusthediffe­
rentialamount;whereasArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1813/84(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2138/87(5),definedtheelementswhichdeter­
minethedifferentialamounts;whereastheseelements
areequaltotheincidenceonthetargetpriceless7,5%
orthesubsidyofthecoefficientderivedfromthepercen­
tagereferredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1569/72;whereas,accordingtotheseprovisions,this
percentagerepresents :HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
(')OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.
(2)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.47.h)OJNoL183,3.7.1987,p.18.1.Theamountsofthesubsidyandtheexchangerates
referredtoinArticle33(2)and(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2681/83shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.(4)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41
j5)OJNoL200,21.7.1987,p.9.

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1988totakeaccount,whereapplicable,oftheconse­
quencesoftheapplicationofthemaximumguaranteed
quantitiessystem.2.Theamountofthecompensatory ,aidreferredtoin
Article14ofRegulation (EEC)No475/86shallbeas
showninAnnexIIItothisRegulationforsunflowerseed
harvestedinSpain.
3.Theamountofthespecialsubsidyprovided
forbyRegulation (EEC)1920/87forsunflowerseed
harvestedandprocessedinPortugalisfixedinAnnexIII.
4.However,theamountofaidforsunflowerseedshall
beconfirmedorreplacedwitheffectfrom15SeptemberArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15September
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14September1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Aidstocolzaandrapeseedotherthan'doublezero'
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current 1stperiod 2ndperiod 3rdperiod 4thperiod5thperiod
9 10 11 12 1 2
1.Grossaids(ECU):'
I
—Spain 0,580 0,580 0,580 0,580 0,580 0,580
—Portugal 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
—OtherMemberStates 17,812 17,425 16,991 17,309 16,888 16,540
2.F^ialaids: I I I
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin:l l l
—FederalRepublicofGermany
(DM) 42,47 41,56 40,55 41,32 40,34 39,82
—Netherlands (Fl) 47,34 46,32 45,18 46,02 44,91 44,24
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 851,58 832,90 811,87 827,15 .815,47 798,67
—France(FF) 125,40 122,36 118,83 121,21 122,05 119,23
—Denmark(Dkr) 152,33 148,87 144,94 147,72 147,33 144,13
—Ireland(£Irl) 13,930 13,592 13,199 13,464 13,573 13,259
—UnitedKingdom(£) 10,031 9,746 9,401 9,587 9,996 9,617
—Italy(Lit) 25801 25133 24297 24698 25419 24436
—Greece(Dr) 1833,20 1746,59 1626,40 1646,45 1552,30 1390,60
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainand
processed : II I
—inSpain(Pta) 89,44 89,44 89,44 89,44 89,44 89,44
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)2609,04 2548,86 2479,65 2519,76 2453,53 2374,11
(c)SeedharvestedinPortugaland
processed : II I
—inPortugal(Esc) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
—inanotherMemberState(Esc)3916,77 3842,52 3739,53 3774,03 3690,53 3563,20

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ANNEXII
Aidstocolzaandrapeseed'doublezero'
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
91stperiod
102ndperiod
113rdperiod
124thperiod
15thperiod
2
1.Grossaids(ECU): I
—Spain 3,080 3,080 3,080 3,080 3,080 3,080
—Portugal 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,500
—OtherMemberStates 20,312 19,925 19,491 19,809 19,388 19,040
2.Finalaids:l I
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin:I I
—FederalRepublicofGermany|||| l||
(DM) 48,37 47,47 46,46 47,22 46,25 45,72
—Netherlands (Fl) 53,96 52,94 51,79 ,52,64 51,53 50,86
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) .971,75 953,06 932,03 947,32 936,19 919,38
—France(FF) 144,09 141,05 137,52 139,90 141,01 138,20
—Denmark(Dkr) 174,22 170,76 166,83 169,61 169,43 166,23
—Ireland(£Irl) 16,009 15,671 15,278 15,542 15,682 15,369
—UnitedKingdom(£) 11,671 11,386 11,041 11,227 11,683 11,304
—Italy(Lit) 29793 29125 28289 28690 29507 28524
—Greece(Dr) 2205,20 2118,59 1998,39 2018,45 1924,30 1762,60
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainand|| \||
processed :I \II
—inSpain(Pta) 474,98 474,98 474,98 474,98 474,98 474,98
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)2994,57 2934,39 2865,19 2905,29 2839,06 2759,65
(c)SeedharvestedinPortugaland-\ I
processed :I I \
—inPortugal(Esc) 470,02 470,02 470,02 470,02 470^02 470,02
—inanotherMemberState(Esc)4386,79 4312,54 4209,55 4244,05 4160,54 4033,22

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ANNEXIII
Aidstosunflowerseed
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
901stperiod
10(')2ndperiod
11(')3rdperiod
12(')4thperiod
1(')
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain 5,170 5,170 5,170 5,17.0 5,170
—Portugal 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
—OtherMemberStates 24,172 24,091 23,308 23,525 23,242
2.Finalaids:I I I \
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin(2):\
—FederalRepublicofGermany \ I
(DM) 57,56 57,37 55,54 56,08 55,43
—Netherlands (Fl) 64,21 63,99 61,93' 62,51 61,77
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1156,45 1152,54 1114,65 1125,04 1122,28
—France(FF) 171,53 170,90 164,61 166,17 169,19
—Denmark(Dkr) 207,35 206,63 199,57 201,44 203,16
—Ireland(£Irl) 19,058 18,987 18,287 18,461 18,816
—UnitedKingdom(£) 13,902 13,843 13,236 13,339 14,039
—Italy(Lit) 35476 35337 33882 34081 35425
—Greece(Dr) 2630,97 2599,75 2406,68 2400,02 •2329,72
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainandI'IIlII
processed :IIIIIl \
—inSpain(Pta) 797,28 797,28 797,28 797,28 797,28
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)2733,96 2721,36 2597,56 2620,05 2575,24
(c)SeedharvestedinPortugalandllIl|1II
processed :IIIlIIIl l
—inPortugal(Esc) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
—inSpain(Esc) 5714,36 5698,36 5519,86 5530,40 5471,60
—inanotherMemberState(Esc)5548,97 5533,43 5360,09 5370,33 5313,23
3.Compensatory aids:IlllII
—inSpain(Pta) 2674,46 2661,86 2535,85 2558,34 2488,19
4.Specialaid:||IIIII'l
—inPortugal(Esc) 5548,97 5533,43 5360,09 5370,33 5313,23
(')Subjecttothereductionresultingfromthemaximumguaranteedquantitiessystem.
(2)ForseedharvestedintheCommunityasconstitutedat31December1985andprocessedinSpain,theamountsshownin2(a)tobemultipliedby1,0298070.
ANNEXIV
ExchangerateoftheECUtobeusedforconvertingfinalaidsintothecurrencyoftheprocessingcountrywhenthelatterisa
countryotherthanthecountryofproduction
(valueof1ECU)
Current
91stperiod
102ndperiod
113rdperiod
124thperiod
15thperiod
2
DM 2,071670 2,068020 2,064190 2,060580 2,060580 2,049940
Fl 2,339330 2,335960 2,332640 2,329310 2,329310 2,318120
Bfrs/Lfrs 43,445700 43,444000 43,445799 43,450700 43,450700 43,443200
FF 7,042280 7,046580 7,051680 7,056510 7,056510 7,073960
Dkr 7,959610 7,966340 7,973470 7,980130 7,980130 8,001830
£Irl 0,773937 0,773777 0,773647 0,773842 0,773842 0,774634
£ 0,662409 0,663925 0,665375 0,666767 0,666767 0,671097
Lit 1543,71 1548,37 1553,51 1558,25 1558,25 1572,47
Dr 167,57500 169,14700 170,45800 171,86700 171,86700 175,82500
Esc 170,48500 171,33100 172,11600 173,18100 173,18100 v175,47300
Pta 137,55500 137,92800 138,29600 138,66100 138,66100 139,60400