NoL50/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No408/79
of28February1979
fixingtheexportrefundonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,whereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EEC
providesthatwhentherefundisbeingcalculated
accountmustbetakenofpricesrulingonthevarious
Communitymarketswhicharerepresentative from
thepointofviewofprocessingandexportation ;the
mostfavourablequotationsrecordedonthevarious
marketsofimportingthirdcountriesandGreece,and
costsincurredinplacingthegoodsontheworld
market;whereas,whentheamountoftherefundis
beingfixed,accountmustalsobetakenofthelevelof
marketpriceswithintheCommunityfortheoilseeds
referredtoinArticle21ofRegulationNo136/
66/EECandthefuturetrendoftheseprices;whereas,
furthermore ,accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomic
aspectoftheproposedexportsandthesituationinthe
Communityregardingthesupplyofanddemandfor
theseseeds;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1562/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2749/78of23November1978ontradeinoilsand
fatsbetweentheCommunityandGreece(3),
WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrules
fortheapplicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(6),
providesthattheamountoftherefundmustbecalcu­
latedonthebasisoftheweightofexportedseeds;
whereasthisweightmustbeadjustedtotakeaccount
ofanydifferencesbetweenthepercentagesofmois­
tureandimpuritiesfoundtoexistandthoseusedto
definethestandardqualityforwhichthetargetprice
isfixed;whereas,whenthisadjustmentisbeing
made,theweightoftheexportedseedsmustbe
increasedbytheamountofthedifferencebetweenthe
actualmoistureandimpuritiescontentandthatused
todefinethestandardqualityiftheformerislower
thanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EEC
of21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2429/72(5),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofArticle2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportsto
thirdcountriesofoilseedsharvestedwithinthe
Community ;whereastheamountofthisrefundmay
notexceedthedifferencebetweenpriceswithinthe
Communityandpricesontheworldmarketwhere
theformerarehigherthanthelatter;whereasArticle
21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECprovidesthat,at
present,Article28ofthatRegulationappliesonlyto
colza,rapeandsunflowerseeds; Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1291/78of6June1978fixingthetargetpricesand
basic:interventionpricesforoilseedsforthe1978/79
marketingyear(7);WhereasArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No2749/78
providesthatArticle28ofRegulationNo136/
66/EECandmeasurestakeninapplicationthereof
apply,subjecttotheprovisionsoftheAgreementesta­
blishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandGreece,totradebetween
theCommunityandGreece;WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EEC
providesthattherefundmaybevariedaccordingto
destinationwheretheworldmarketsituationorthe
specificrequirements ofcertainmarketsmakethis
necessary ;(•)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL185,7.7.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL331,28.11.1978,p.1.
(4)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67. (6)OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
7OJNoL160,17.6.1978,p.1. (5)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintained in
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketinoil
seeds,andinparticulartoquotationsorpricesfor
theseproductswithintheCommunityandonthe
marketsofthirdcountriesandGreece,thattherefund
shouldbefixedattheamountsshownintheAnnex
tothisRegulationforthoseproductsforwhichthe
marketingyearhasalreadybegun;Article1
TherefundontheproductsreferredtoinArticle21
ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,exportedtothirdcoun­
triesandGreece,isherebyfixedasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Exportrefundapplicabletooilseedsfrom1March1979
(u.a.jICOki!)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Refund
ex12.01
ex12.01Colzaandrapeseed,otherthanforsowing
Sunflowerseed,otherthanforsowing11-00