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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2881/85
of16October1985
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No231/85(2),
andinparticularArticle27(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1223/83of20May1983ontheexchangeratestobe
appliedinagriculture(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1297/85(4),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1569/72of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasures
forcolza,rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1474/84(6),andinparticular
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatasubsidyshouldbegrantedinrespectof
oilseedsharvestedandprocessedwithintheCommu­
nitywhenthetargetpriceforaspeciesofseedis
higherthantheprice,ontheworldmarket;whereas
theseprovisionsatpresentapplyonlyinrespectof
colza,rapeandsunflowerseeds;
Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically ,
beequaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincrements
inthetargetpriceofsunflowerseedforthe1985/86
marketingyearhavebeenfixedinRegulations (EEC)
No1489/850,and(EEC)No1490/85(8);
Whereasintheabsenceofthetargetpriceforthe
1985/86marketingyearforcolzaandrapeseedandin
theabsenceoftheamountofthemonthlyincreasefor
November,December1985,January,Februaryand
March1986forcolzaandrapeseed,theamountofthesubsidyinthecaseofadvancefixingforOctober,
November,December1985,January,Februaryand
March1986forcolzaandrapeseedhasbeen
obtainableonlyprovisionallyonthebasisofthetarget
priceandthemonthlyincreaseaslastproposedbythe
CommissiontotheCouncilforthemarketingyear
1985/86;whereasthisamountmay,therefore,be
appliedonatemporarybasisandshouldbeconfirmed
orreplacedwhentheindicativepriceofthe1985/86
marketingyearisknown;
WhereasArticle29ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketprice,calculatedfora
Communityfrontiercrossingpoint,istobedeter­
minedonthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasing
opportunities ,quotationsbeingadjustedwhereneces­
sarytotakeaccountofquotationsforcompeting
products;
WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulationNo115/
67/EECof6June1967layingdowncriteriafordeter­
miningworldmarketpricesforoilseedsandfixing
thefrontiercrossingpoint(9),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1983/82(10),fixedthesaidcros­
singpointatRotterdam ;whereasArticle1ofthat
Regulationprovidesthatwhentheworldmarketprice
isbeingdeterminedaccountshouldbetakenofall
offersontheworldmarketknowntotheCommission
andofquotationsonthoseexchangeswhicharesigni­
ficantforinternational trade;whereasArticle2of
CommissionRegulationNo225/67/EECof28June
1967ondetailedrulesfordeterminingtheworld
marketpriceforoilseeds("),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1971/85(12),providesthatoffers
andquotationswhichdonotrelatetoshipmentstobe
effectedwithin30daysfollowingthedateonwhich
theworldmarketpriceisdeterminedshouldbedisre­
garded;whereasoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionbelieves,inviewofgeneralpricemove­
mentsorinformationavailabletoit,nottoberepre­
sentativeoftherealtrendofthemarketmustalsobe
disregarded ;whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingto
quantitiesoflessthan500tonnesandoffersrelatingto
seedofaqualityotherthanthatnormallyacceptable
ontheworldmarketmustalsobedisregarded ;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC
providesthatoftheoffersandquotationstakeninto(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL26,31.1.1985,p.12.
(3)OJNoL132,21.5.1983,p.33.
(4)OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
I6)OJNoL143,30.5.1984,p.4.
OOJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.13.
(8)OJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.14.0OJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.
HOJNoL215,23.7.1982,p.6.
(")OJNo136,30.6.1967,p.2919/67.
HOJNoL185,18.7.1985,p.15.

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consideration ,thosefordeliverycandfshouldbe
increasedby0,2%;whereasoffersandquotationsfor
deliveryfas,foborotherwiseshouldbeincreased,as
appropriate,byloading,transportandinsurancecosts
fromthepointofshipmentorloadingtothefrontier
crossingpoint;whereascifoffersandquotationsfor
frontiercrossingpointsotherthanRotterdamshould
beadjustedtoallowforthedifferenceintransportand
insurancecostsascomparedwithaproductdelivered
cifRotterdam ;whereastheCommissionshouldtake
accountonlyoftheloading,transportandinsurance
costswhichtoitsknowledgearethelowest;whereas,
finally,offersandquotationsfordeliverycifRotterdam
shouldbeincreasedby0,242ECU;asabasisfordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceand
whereitis,moreover,impossibletoestablishthevalue
oftheoiloroilcakeprocessedfromsuchseed,the
worldmarketpriceshouldbedeterminedonthebasis
ofthemostrecentknownvalueforoiloroilcake,
adjustedtotakeaccountofthetrendofworldprices
forcompetingproductsbyapplyingtothatvaluethe
rulessetoutinArticle2ofRegulationNo115/
67/EEC;whereasArticle7ofRegulationNo225/
67/EECdefinescompetingproductsasthoseoilsor
oilcakes,asthecasemaybe,whichappeartohave
beenofferedinthelargestquantitiesontheworld
marketduringtheperiodunderconsideration ;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketpriceshouldbedeter­
minedforseedofthestandardqualityforwhichthe
targetpricehasbeenfixed,deliveredinbulk;Whereas,underArticle6ofRegulationNo115/
67/EEC,thepricedeterminedforcolza,rapeand
sunflowerseedsmustalsobeadjustedbyanamount
notexceedingthemargin,ascalculatedinaccordance
withthatArticle,wherethatmarginmayaffectthe
normaldisposalofseedsharvestedintheCommunity ;
Whereasthefactorstobetakenintoconsideration for
thepurposeofdeterminingthatmarginaredefinedin
Article8ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC;whereasno
adjustmentshouldbemadewherethemarginisfound
tobelessthan0,604ECU;WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC
providesthatoffersandquotationsrelatingtoproducts
presentedotherwisethaninbulkshouldbeadjusted
bydeductingtheadditionalvalueresultingfromthat
presentation ;whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingto
aqualityotherthanthestandardqualityforwhichthe
targetpricewasfixedshouldbeadjustedonthebasis
ofthecoefficientsofequivalenceshownintheAnnex
tothatRegulation ;whereas,inthecaseofofferson
theworldmarketforqualitiesofcolzaandrapeseed
otherthanthoselistedinthatAnnex,coefficientsof
equivalencederivedfromthoselistedinthatAnnex
may,pursuanttoArticle4ofRegulationNo225/
67/EEC,beapplied;whereas,whenderivedcoef­
ficientsarebeingcalculated,accountmustbetakenof
thedifferencesbetweenpricesforthequalitiesofseed
inquestionandpricesforthequalitieslistedinthat
Annex,andofthecharacteristics ofthesevarious
seeds:WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1594/83of14
June1983onthesubsidyforoilseeds(')laiddown
rulesforgrantingthesubsidyonoilseeds;whereas,
underthatRegulation,wherethesubsidytobegranted
isfixedinadvance,theamountofsuchsubsidymust
beequaltotheamountapplicableonthedayon
whichtheapplicationforadvancefixingwaslodged,
adjustedbythedifferencebetweenthetargetprice
validonthatdayandthetargetpricevalidontheday
onwhichtheseedsareplacedundercontrolatanoil
orfeedmilland,whereappropriate,acorrective
amount;whereasArticle35ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2681/83of21September1983laying
downdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesubsidy
systemforoilseeds(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2825/85(3),providesthatsuchadjustment
shouldinvolveincreasingorreducingtheamountof
subsidyapplicableonthedayonwhichtheapplica­
tionwaslodgedbythecorrectiveamountandthe
differencebetweenthetargetpricesmentionedin
Article35ofRegulation (EEC)No2681/83;WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeused
asabasisfordeterminingtheworldmarketprice,that
priceshouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthevalue
oftheaveragequantitiesofoilandoilcakeresulting
fromtheprocessingof100kilogramsofseedwithin
theCommunitylessanamountcorresponding tothe
costofprocessingtheseseedsintooilandoilcake;
whereasthequantitiesandcoststobetakeninto
consideration forthepurposesofthecalculationare
fixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo225/67/EEC;
whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshouldbedeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle6ofthatRegula­
tion:WhereasArticle37ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
providesthatthecorrectiveamountmustbeequalto
(')OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.44.
2)OJNoL266,28.9.1983,p.1. WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeused (3)OJNoL268,10.10.1985,p.16.

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thedifferencebetweentheworldmarketpricefor
colza,rapeandsunflowerseedsandtheforwardprice
forthoseseedsvalidforashipmenteffectedduring
themonthinwhichtheseedswereplacedunder
controlatanoilmill,thosepricesbeingdeterminedin
accordancewithArticles1,4and5ofRegulationNo
115/67/EEC;whereas,ifnoofferandnopricecanbe
usedforsuchdetermination ,themethodofcalculation
providedforinArticle37ofRegulation (EEC)No
2681/83shouldbeused;whereastheabovementioned
differencemaybeadjustedinaccordancewithArticle
38ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83,accountbeing
takenofthepricesofthemaincompetingcereals;byamethodwhichtakesintoaccountacoefficient
appliedtotheconversionrateresultingfromthe
centralrate;whereasRegulation(EEC)No2679/85(2)
fixedthecoefficient ;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthe
spotandforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobe
usedforcalculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereas
incaseswhere,foroneormoremonths,quotationsof
forwardexchangeratesarenotavailable,therates
adoptedforthepreviousmonthsorthefollowing
months,asthecasemaybe,mustbeused;
Whereasthesubsidyshouldbefixedwheneverthe
marketsituationmakesitnecessaryandinsuchaway
astoensureitsbeingappliedatleastonceaweek;
whereasthesubsidymaybealteredwheneverit
becomesobviousthatsuchalterationisnecessary;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsto
theoffersandquotationsknowntotheCommission
that,pursuanttoArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No
2681/83theamountofthesubsidyinECUandthe
amountofthesubsidyineachofthenationalcurren­
ciesmustbefixedinaccordancewiththeAnnexto
thisRegulation ;whereas,pursuanttothesameArticle,
thespotandforwardexchangeratesfortheECUin
nationalcurrenciesdetermined inaccordancewith
Article4ofRegulation(EEC)No1813/84mustalso
bepublished,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
subsidyobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountinECUresulting
fromthecalculationreferredtoaboveplusorminus
thedifferentialamount;whereasArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1813/84(')definedtheelementswhich
determinethedifferentialamounts;whereasthese
elementsareequaltotheincidenceonthetargetprice
orthesubsidyofthecoefficientderivedfromthe
percentagereferredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1569/72;whereas,accordingtotheseprovi­
sions,thispercentagerepresents :
(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesare
maintainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspread
atanygivenmomentof2,25%,thedifference
between :
—theconversionrateusedunderthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentral
rate,
(b)forItaly,theUnitedKingdomandGreece,the
differencebetween :
—therelationshipbetweentheconversionrate
usedunderthecommonagriculturalpolicyfor
thecurrencyoftheMemberStateconcerned
andthecentralrateofeachofthecurrenciesof
theMemberStatesreferredtoin(a),and
—thespotmarketrateforthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachof
thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredto
in(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedeter­
mined:Article1
1.Theamountsofthesubsidyandtheexchange
ratesreferredtoinArticle33(2)and(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2681/83shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.Theamountofthesubsidyinthecaseofadvance
fixingforOctober,November,December1985,
January,FebruaryandMarch1986forcolzaandrape
seedwill,however,beconfirmedorreplacedasfrom
17October1985totakeintoaccounttheindicative
pricewhichisfixedfortheseproductsforthe1985/
1986marketingyear,andtheamountofthemonthly
increaseforNovember,December1985,January,
FebruaryandMarch1986forcolzaandrapeseed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17October
1985.Whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle2aofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1569/72,themonetarydisparityforthe
marketingyears1984/85to1986/87willbecalculated
(')OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41. (2)OJNoL254,25.9.1985,p.14.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16October1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Aidstocolzaandrapeseed
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
month1stmonth 2ndmonth 3rdmonth 4thmonth 5thmonth
1.Grossaids(ECU) 25,527(')26,047(')26,567(')27,053(')27,134(')27,654(')
2.FinalaidsIl
Seedsharvestedandprocessedin:||I1lII
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)62,37(')63,61(')64,87(')66,17(')66,40(')68,07(')
—Netherlands (Fl) 70,28(')71,68(')73,08(')74,53(')74,79(')76,62(')
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1184,75(')1208,89(■)1233,02(')1254,72(')1258,46(')1276,03(*)
—France(FF) 176,41(')180,05(')183,36(■)186,13(')186,63(')190,28(')
—Denmark(Dkr) 214,81(■)219,18(')223,560227,65(')228,33(')232,24(')
—Ireland(£Irl) 19,148(')19,538(')19,925(')20,250(')20,309(').20,601(')
—UnitedKingdom(£) 15,771(')16,093(>)16,414(1)16,715(') 16,765(') 16,935(')
—Italy(Lit) 36157(')36925(')37524(')38076(')38156(')38728(')
—Greece(Dr) 1877,64(')1930,86(')1984,07(')2032,67(')2026,25(')2079,47(')
(')OnthebasisoftheCommission slastproposalconcerningtheindicativepriceandsubjecttoconfirmationbytheCouncil'sdecision.
ANNEXII
Aidstosunflowerseed
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
month1stmonth 2ndmonth 3rdmonth 4thmonth
1.Grossaids(ECU) 31,609 32,224 32,839 35,605 35,954
2.Finalaids
Seedsharvestedandprocessedin:lII
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM) 77,18 78,65 80,14 86,74 87,59
—Netherlands (Fl) 86,97 88,62 90,27 97,70 98,66
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1467,03 1495,57 1524,12 1651,55 1667,73
—France(FF) 218,52 222,83 226,73 245,66 248,07
—Denmark(Dkr) 265,99 271,16 276,34 299,62 302,55
—Ireland(£Irl) 23,710 24,172 24,629 26,660 26,921
—UnitedKingdom(£) 19,529 19,910 20,290 22,004 22,219
—Italy(Lit) 44832 45740 46445 50544 51036
—Greece(Dr) 2351,49 2414,43 2477,38 2832,57 2859,37
ANNEXIII
ExchangerateoftheECUtobeusedforconvertingfinalaidsintothecurrencyofthe
processingcountrywhenthelatterisacountryotherthanthecountryofproduction
(valueof1ECU)
Current
month1stmonth 2ndmonth 3rdmonth 4thmonth 5thmonth
DM 2,211230 2,204190 2,197570 2,190740 2,190740 2,171650
Fl 2,492460 2,487390 2,482540 2,477080 2,477080 2,462460
Bfrs/Lfrs 44,824800 44,839300 44,860100 44,890000 44,890000 45,004700
FF 6,741320 6,750630 6,762770 6,777990 6,777990 6,824810
Dkr 8,014590 8,017740 8,019200 8,021870 8,021870 8,031570
£Irl 0,714525 0,715334 0,715429 0,716572 0,716572 0,719010
£ 0,589677 0,591365 0,592886 0,594120 0,594120 0,597361
Lit 1492,97 1500,99 1507,59 1514,39 1514,39 1532,10
Dr 129,21600 129,22100 129,22600 129,23100 129,23100 129,33100