1.11.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL302/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3161/91
of30October1991
fixingtherepresentativemarketratestobeappliedforcertainamountsinthecontextof
thecommonagriculturalpolicyand,inparticular,forthecalculationofthemonetary
compensatory amounts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1677/85of11June1985onmonetarycompensatory
amountsinagriculture(*),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2205/90(2),andinparticular
Article12thereof,
Whereasthemonetarycompensatory amounts
introducedbyRegulation(EEC)No1677/85werefixed
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1641/91(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3160/91(4),on
thebasisofthecentralratesand,forcertainMember
States,onthebasisoftheexchangeratesreferredtoin
Article3ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3153/85
of11November1985layingdowndetailedrulesforthe
calculationofmonetarycompensatory amounts(5),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3672/89(');
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3aofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3152/85of11November1985
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1676/85onthevalueoftheunitof
accountandtheconversionratestobeappliedforthe
purposesofthecommonagriculturalpolicy(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3237/90(®),the
ratesusedtofixor,whereappropriate,adjustthe
monetarycompensatory amounts,fromthistimeforth
definedasrepresentativemarketrates,aretobeusedfor
theconversionintoecusoftheamountsrelatingtoworld
marketdataandexpressedinthenationalcurrencyofa
MemberState;whereas,pursuanttoArticle6aofRegu­lation(EEC)No1677/85andwithoutprejudiceto
Article7(2)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3578/88of17November1988layingdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemfortheautomatic
dismantlement ofnegativemonetarycompensatory
amounts(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3137/91(10),thoseratesaretobetheagricultural
conversionratesapplyingtopigmeat;whereas,pursuant
toArticle2(4)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1676/85("),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2205/90,thoseratesarealsotobeusedforthe
conversionofcertainotheragriculturalamounts;
whereastheratesinquestionshouldbefixedtomakeit
easiertousethem;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TherepresentativemarketratesreferredtoinArticle3a
ofRegulation(EEC)No3152/85,tobeappliedfor
certainamountsinthecontextofthecommonagri­
culturalpolicyandusedtofixor,whereappropriate,to
adjustthemonetarycompensatoryamounts,aresetout
intheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30October1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(1)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.
(J)OJNoL153,17.6.1991,p.1.
(4)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.
OOJNoL310,21.11.1985,p.4.
OOJNoL358,8.12.1989,p.28.
OOJNoL310,21.11.1985,p.1.
(»)OJNoL310,9.11.1990,p.18.OOJNoL312,18.11.1988,p.16.
(,0)OJNoL297,29.10.1991,p.17.
(")OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

NoL302/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.91
ANNEX
Representativemarketratestobeappliedforcertainamountsinthecontextofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicyand,inparticular,forthecalculationofthemonetarycompensatoryamounts
100Lit 1£ 1£Irl 1ECU
Bfrs/Lfrs 2,75661 60,2533 55,2545 48,5563
Dkr 0,509801 11,1431 10,2186 8,97989
DM 0,133650 2,92129 2,67893 2,35418
FF 0,448246 9,79765 8,98480 7,89563
F1 0,150590 3,29155 3,01847 2,65256
£Irl 0,0498894 1,09047 — 0,878776
£,0,0457504— 0,917037 0,805870
Lit — 2185,77 2004,44 1761,45
Dr 14,8797 325,236 298,253 262,098
Esc 11,5315 252,053 231,142 203,122
Pta 8,37401 183,037 167,852 147,504