NoL55/64 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.3.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No498/91
of28February1991
fixingtherateoftheaidfordriedfodder
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1117/78
of22May1978onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketindriedfodder('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2275/89(2),andinparticularArticle5(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,percentagesreferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No1117/78forthe1991/92marketingyearareknown;
Whereastheaverageworldmarketpriceisdeterminedfor
abulkpelletedproduct,deliveredtoRotterdam,ofthe
standardqualityforwhichtheguidepricehasbeenfixed;
Whereas,underCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1417/78of
19June1978ontheaidsystemfordriedfodder(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1110/89(®),theaverage
worldmarketpricefortheproductsdescribedinthefirst
andthirdindentsofArticle1(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1117/78istobedeterminedonthebasisofthemost
favourableactualpurchasepossibilitiesexceptingthose
whichcannotbeconsideredrepresentative ofthereal
markettrend;whereasoffersandquotationsrecorded
duringthefirst25daysofthemonthinquestionfor
quantitiesthatcanbedeliveredduringthefollowing
calendarmontharetobeused;whereastheaverageworld
marketpricethusdeterminedisusedtofixtheaidrate
applicableonthefollowingmonth;
Whereasthenecessaryadjustmentsmustbemadeinthe
caseofoffersandquotationsnotofthetypereferredto
above;whereastheseadjustmentsweredefinedinArticle
3ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1528/78of30
June1978layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplication
ofthesystemofaidfordriedfodderf),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1757/90(8);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No1417/78,whennoofferorquotationcanbe
usedtodeterminetheaverageworldmarketprice,that
priceisdeterminedonthebasisofthesumofthevalue
ofcompetingproducts;whereasthoseproductsare
definedinArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1528/78;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No
1417/78,whenforwardpricesdifferfromthatapplyingin
themonthwhentheapplicationislodged,theaidrateis
adjustedbyacorrectingamountcalculatedfromthetrend
offorwardprices;
Whereas,wheretheaverageworldmarketpriceisdeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No1417/78,thecorrectiveamountmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheaverageworldmarketpriceand
theaverageforwardworldmarketpricedeterminedby
applyingthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1528/78andvalidfordeliveryduringa
monthotherthanthatinwhichtheaidisintroduced,Whereas,underArticle5(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1117/78,whentheguidepriceishigherthantheaverage
worldmarketprice,aidisgrantedfordriedfodderas
describedunderArticle1(b)and(c)ofthatRegulation
andobtainedfromfodderplantsharvestedinthe
Community ;whereasthataidtakesaccountofa
percentageofthedifferencebetweenthesetwoprices;
Whereasthispercentageandtheguidepricewerefixed
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1192/90(3)forthe
marketingyear1990/1991;
WhereasthepricesfixedbytheCouncilaretobereduced
inaccordancewithCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1758/90of27June1990establishingtheguideprice
fixedinecusbytheCouncilinthedriedfoddersector
andreducedasaresultofthemonetaryrealignmentof5
January1990(4);
Whereas,owingtothelackofaguidepricefordired
fodder,ofaninterventionpriceforbarleyandofthe
percentagesreferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No1117/78forthe1991/92marketingyeartherateof
aidinadvanceforthismarketingyearhasonlybeenable
tobecalculatedprovisionallyonthebasisoftheCommis­
sion'spriceproposalstotheCouncil;whereasthisamount
should,therefore,onlybeappliedprovisionallyand
shouldbeconfirmedorreplacedoncethetargetpricefor
driedfodder,theinterventionpriceforbarleyandthe
(5)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.1. (')OJNoL142,30.5.1978,p.1.
(2)OJNoL218,28.7.1989,p.1.0OJNoL119,11.5.1990,p.42.
(4)OJNoL162,28.6.1990,p.22.(6)OJNoL118,29.4.1989,p.1.0OJNoL179,1.7.1978,p.10.
(8)OJNoL162,28.6.1990,p.21.

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adjustedbythepercentagefixedunderArticle5(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78;whereaswheretheaverage
forwardworldmarketpriceforoneormoremonths
cannotbedeterminedbyapplyingthecriterialaiddown
inArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1528/78,the
correctiveamountmustbefixedforthemonthormonths
inquestionatalevelsuchthattheaidisequaltozero;
Whereas,iftheaidsystemistooperatenormally,refunds
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis;
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,aconversionratebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereastherateoftheadditionalaidmustbefixedonce
permonthsoastoensureapplicationoftheaidfromthe
firstdayofthemonthfollowingthedateofitsfixing;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticles120(2)and306(2)ofthe
ActofAccession,theadditionalaidapplicableinthese
twoMemberStatesistobeadjustedbyanamountequal
totheamountofcustomsdutiesonimportsoftheseproductsfromthirdcountries;whereas,inaddition,in
Spaintheamountistobeadjustedbythedifference,
multipliedbythepercentagereferredtoinArticle5(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78,betweentheguideprice
appliedinSpainandthecommonguideprice;
Whereas,astheresultoftheapplicationsofallthese
provisionstotheoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionhasrecorded,therateoftheadditionalaid
fordriedfoddermustbefixedasindicatedinthetable
annexedtothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TherateoftheaidreferredtoinArticle5(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78isfixedintheAnnexto
thisRegulation .
2.However,therateofaidfixedinadvanceforthe
1991/92marketingyearshallbeconfirmedorreplaced
witheffectfrom1March1991totakeaccountofthe
guidepricefordriedfodder,theinterventionpricefor
barleyandthepercentagesreferredtoinArticle5of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78forthe1991/92marketing
year.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

1.3.91 NoL55/66 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28February1991fixingtherateoftheaidfordried
fodder
Aidapplicablefrom1March1991todriedfodder:
(ECU/tonne)
Fodderdehydratedbyartificialheatdrying
ProteinconcentratesFodderotherwisedried
Spain PortugalOther
Member
StatesPortugalOther
Member
States
Aid 76,893 84,815 85,513 51,875 52,573
Aidincaseofadvancefixingforthemonthof:
(ECU/tonne)
April1991 81,198 89,152 89,818 56,212 56,878
May1991(') 69,758 72,683 73,206 39,743 40,266
June1991(') 72,126 75,070 75,574 42,130 42,634
July1991(2) 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
August1991(2) 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
September1991(2) 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
October1991(2) 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
November1991(2) 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
December1991(2) 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
January1992(2) 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
February1992(2) 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
March1992(2) 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000
(')Ratefixedprovisionally ,pendingandsubjecttothesettingofthepricesandrelatedmeasuresforthe1991/92marketingyear,onthebasisinparticularof
thecommission'sproposalsforthe1991/92marketingyearasregards:
(a)theguidepricefordriedfodder;
(b)thepercentagereferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1117/78.
(2)InaccordancewithArticle6(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1528/78.