NoL30/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No247/83
of31January1983
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,exportsandthesituationintheCommunityregarding
thesupplyofanddemandfortheseseeds;
WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrules
fortheapplicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(*),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1480/79(6),provides
thattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculatedon
thebasisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthis
weightmustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydiffer­
encesbetweenthepercentagesofmoistureandimpur­
itiesfoundtoexistandthoseusedtodefinethestan­
dardqualityforwhichthetargetpriceisfixed;
whereas,whenthisadjustmentisbeingmade,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbeincreasedbythe
amountofthedifferencebetweentheactualmoisture
andimpuritiescontentandthatusedtodefinethe
standardqualityiftheformerislowerthanthelatter;
whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,theweightofthe
exportedseedsmustbereducedbythesameamount;
Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1418/82of18May1982fixingthetargetpricesand
interventionpricesforcolzaandrapeseedand
sunflowerseedforthe1982/83marketingyearP);HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1413/82(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EEC
of21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2429/72(4),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofArticle2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportsto
thirdcountriesofoilseedsharvestedwithinthe
Community ;whereastheamountofthisrefundmay
notexceedthedifferencebetweenpriceswithinthe
Communityandpricesontheworldmarketwherethe
formerarehigherthanthelatter;whereasArticle21
ofRegulationNo136/66/EECprovidesthat,at
present,Article28ofthatRegulationappliesonlyto
colza,rapeandsunflowerseeds;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EEC
providesthatwhentherefundisbeingcalculated
accountmustbetakenofpricesrulingonthevarious
Communitymarketswhicharerepresentative fromthe
pointofviewofprocessingandexportation ;themost
favourablequotationsrecordedonthevariousmarkets
ofimportingthirdcountriesandcostsincurredin
placingthegoodsontheworldmarket;whereas,
whentheamountoftherefundisbeingfixed,account
mustalsobetakenofthelevelofmarketpriceswithin
theCommunityfortheoilseedsreferredtoinArticle
21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECandthefuturetrend
oftheseprices;whereas,furthermore,accountshould
betakenoftheeconomicaspectoftheproposedWhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EEC
providesthattherefundmaybevariedaccordingto
destinationwheretheworldmarketsituationorthe
specificrequirementsofcertainmarketsmakethis
necessary ;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(J)OJNoL162,12.6.1982,p.6.
P)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.0OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
OOJNoL180,17.7.1979,p.13.f)OJNoL162,12.6.1982,p.14. (*)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.

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Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthesedetailedrules
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinoilseeds,and
inparticulartoquotationsorpricesfortheseproducts
withintheCommunityandonthemarketsofthird
countriesthattherefundshouldbeassetoutinthe
Annexheretoforthoseproductsforwhichthemarket­
ingyearhasalreadybegun;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TherefundontheproductsreferredtoinArticle21of
RegulationNo136/66/EECshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31January1983fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
ex12.01
ex12.01Colzaandrapeseed,otherthanforsowing
Sunflowerseed,otherthanforsowing2400