29.12.90 NoL367/86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3867/90
of28December 1990
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
1990/91marketingyearwerefixedbyRegulations(EEC)
No1317/90(10)and(EEC)No1318/90(u);
WhereasthepricesfixedbytheCouncilaretobereduced
inaccordancewithArticle2ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No784/90of29March1990fixingthereducing
coefficientforagriculturalpricesinthe1990/91marke­
tingyearasaresultofthemonetaryrealignmentof5
January1990andamendingthepricesandamountsfixed
inecusforthatmarketingyear(12);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3577/90(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EECof
21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofGreece,andinparticularthesecondsentenceof
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversionratestobeapplied
inagriculture(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3709/900,whereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedthe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
pricesontheworldmarketwheretheformerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulationappliesonlytocolza,rapeandsunflower
seeds:
whereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No478/86(13);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2206/900,andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2041/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthesystemofimportandexportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2662/87(9),andin
particularArticle13thereof,WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thatwhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccountmustbe
takenofpricesrulingonthevariousCommunitymarkets
whicharerepresentativefromthepointofviewofproces­
singandexportation ;themostfavourablequotations
recordedonthevariousmarketsofimportingthirdcoun­
triesandcostsincurredinplacingthegoodsontheworld
market;whereas,whentheamountoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountmustalsobetakenofthelevelofmarket
priceswithintheCommunityfortheoilseedsreferredto
inArticle21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECandthe
futuretrendoftheseprices;whereas,furthermore,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexportsandthesituationintheCommunity
regardingthesupplyofanddemandfortheseseeds;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,thetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesin
thetargetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedfortheWhereas-theabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandtape
seedwicharisesfromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1990/91marketingyearhasbeenfixed
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2509/90(14);(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.0OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.0OJNoL358,21.12.1990,p.13.
(«)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.11.
(')OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.0OJNoL252,3.9.1987,p.6.OOJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.9.
(")OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.11.
(12)OJNoL83,30.3.1990,p.102.HOJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.HOJNoL237,1.9.1990,p.7.

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Communitiesduringaperiodtobedetermined,
multipliedbythefactorreferredtointhesecond
indentof(a).
WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1569/72forwarddifferentialamountsaretobedeter­
minedwheretheforwardexchangerateforoneormore
currenciesdiffersfromthespotratebyatleastagiven
percentage;whereasthispercentagehasbeenfixedat0,5
byRegulation(EEC)No1813/84;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthespot
andforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobeusedfor
calculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereasincases
where,foroneormoremonths,quotationsofforward
exchangeratesarenotavailable,theratesadoptedforthe
previousmonthsorthefollowingmonths,asthecasemay
be,mustbeused;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
currentsituationoftheoilseedsmarketandtotherates
orpricesoftheseproductsthat,pursuanttoArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No651/71,theamountoftherefundin
ecusandtheamountofthefinalrefundineachofthe
nationalcurrenciesmust,inthecaseofcolzaandrape
seed,befixedinaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegu­
lation;whereasitisnotnecessarytofixarefundfor
sunflowerseed;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No2041/75
makesprovisionfortheperiodofvalidityofcertificates
fixingrefundsinadvancetobereducedifthemarket
situationwarrants;whereasintheinterestsofsound
marketmanagement areductionshouldbemade;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrulesforthe
applicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1815/840,provides
thattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculatedonthe
basisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthisweight
mustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydifferences
betweenthepercentagesofmoistureandimpuritiesfound
toexistandthoseusedtodefinethestandardqualityfor
whichthetargetpriceisfixed;whereas,whenthisadjust­
mentisbeingmade,theweightoftheexportedseeds
mustbeincreasedbytheamountofthedifference
betweentheactualmoistureandimpuritiescontentand
thatusedtodefinethestandardqualityiftheformeris
lowerthanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount;
Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1102/84(3);
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmaybevariedaccordingtodestination
wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequire­
mentsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No651/71
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
refundobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountoftherefundinecus
plusorminusthedifferentialamount;whereasArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1813/84(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1539/900,definedthe
elementswhichdeterminethedifferentialamounts;
whereastheseelementsareequaltotheincidenceonthe
targetpricereducedby7,5%ortherefundofthecoeffi­
cientderivedfromthepercentagereferredtoinArticle2
(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1569/72;whereas,according
totheseprovisions,thispercentagerepresents:
(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
—theconversionrateusedunderthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate
ofthecorrectingfactorreferredtoinArticle6(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1677/85(l6)aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2205/90(17).
(b)InthecaseofMemberStatesotherthanthosereferred
toin(a),thedifferencebetween:
—theagriculturalconversionrate,and
—theaveragerateoftheecuaspublishedintheC
SeriesoftheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.
3.Certificatesfixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefol­
lowingmonth.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1991.(')OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(2)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.
(3)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.if)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.
0OJNoL145,8.6.1990,p.20.if)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.
0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28December1990fixingtheexportrefundsonoil
seeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
11stperiod
22ndperiod
33rdperiod
44thperiod
55thperiod
6
1.Grossrefunds(ECU):
—Spain 0,000 0,278 — — —
—Portugal 24,470 24,748— — — —
—otherMemberStates 17,500 17,778— — — —
2.Finalrefunds:\ \
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom:II \ \
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)41,20 41,85 — —
—Netherlands (Fl) 46,42 47,16— —
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 849,74 863,23 — — —
—France(FF) 138,17 140,37 — — —
—Denmark(Dkr) 157,15 159,64— ■ —
—Ireland(£Irl) 15,379 15,623— —
—UnitedKingdom(£) 13,102 13,319 — — —
—Italy(Lit) 30825 31315 — — - __
—Greece(Dr) 3561,24 3606,53 — — _
—Spain(Pta) 53,50 96,01 — —
—Portugal(Esc) 5119,29 517730— — — —