27.9.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL256/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2707/85
of26September1985
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
higherthanthepriceontheworldmarket;whereas
theseprovisionsatpresentapplyonlyinrespectof
colza,rapeandsunflowerseeds;
-Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically ,
beequaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincrements
inthetargetpriceofsunflowerseedforthe1985/86
marketingyearhavebeenfixedinRegulations (EEC)
No1489/850,and(EEC)No1490/85(8);
Whereasintheabsenceofthetargetpriceforthe
1985/86marketingyearforcolzaandrapeseedandin
theabsenceoftheamountofthemonthlyincreasefor
October,November,December1985,Januaryand
February1986forcolzaandrapeseed,theamountofthesubsidyinthecaseofadvancefixingfor
September,October,November,December1985,
JanuaryandFebruary1986forcolzaandrapeseedhas
beenobtainableonlyprovisionallyonthebasisofthe
targetpriceandthemonthlyincreaseaslastproposed
bytheCommissiontotheCouncilforthemarketing
year1985/86;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.
(<)OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.1.0OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(«)OJNoL143,30.5.1984,p.4.0OJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.13.
(8)OJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.14.(')OJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.
(,0)OJNoL215,23.7.1982,p.6.
(")OJNo136,30.6.1967,p.2919/67.
(12)OJNoL185,18.7.1985,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)No1062/85(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.
(3)OJNoL113,26.4.1985,p.12.WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC
providesthat,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeused

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Whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle2aofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1569/72,themonetarydisparityforthe
marketingyears1984/85toJ986/87willbecalculated
byamethodwhichtakesintoaccountacoefficient
appliedtotheconversionrateresultingfromthe
centralrate;whereasRegulation(EEC)No2679/85(2)
fixedthecoefficient ;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;WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthe
spotandforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobe
usedforcalculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereas
incaseswhere,foroneormoremonths,quotationsof
forwardexchangeratesarenotavailable,therates
adoptedforthepreviousmonthsorthefollowing
months,asthecasemaybe,mustbeused;
Whereas,fortheperiod17to23April1985forcertain
currencies :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 :—forthecurrentmonth,thedifferencereferredtoin
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1569/72
differsbymorethanonepointfromthepercen­
tageadoptedforthepreviousfixing,
—forcertainfollowingmonthsthedifference
referredtoinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1569/72exceeds0,5%;whereasthisdifferencein
thecaseofcertainforwarddifferentialamounts
differsbymorethanonepointfromthepercen­
tageadoptedforthepreviousfixing;(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesare
maintainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspread
atanygivenmomentof2,25%,thedifference
between :
—theconversionrateusedunderthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentral
rate,Whereasthesubsidyshouldbefixedwheneverthe
marketsituationmakesitnecessaryandinsuchaway
astoensureitsbeingappliedatleastonceaweek;
whereasthesubsidymaybealteredwheneverit
becomesobviousthatsuchalterationisnecessary;
(b)forItaly,theUnitedKingdomandGreece,the
differencebetween:
—therelationshipbetweentheconversionrate
usedunderthecommonagriculturalpolicyfor
thecurrencyoftheMemberStateconcerned
andthecentralrateofeachofthecurrenciesof
theMemberStatesreferredtoin(a),and
—thespotmarketrateforthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachof
thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredto
in(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedeter­
mined;Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionsto
theoffersandquotationsknowntotheCommission
that,pursuanttoArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No
2681/83theamountofthesubsidyinECUandthe
amountofthesubsidyineachofthenationalcurren­
ciesmustbefixedinaccordancewiththeAnnexto
thisRegulation ;whereas,pursuanttothesameArticle,
thespotandforwardexchangeratesfortheECUin
nationalcurrenciesdeterminedinaccordancewith
Article4ofRegulation(EEC)No1813/84mustalso
bepublished,
(■)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41. (2)OJNoL254,25.9.1985,p.14.

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seedwill,however,beconfirmedorreplacedasfrom
27September1985totakeintoaccounttheindicative
pricewhichisfixedfortheseproductsforthe1985/
1986marketingyear,andtheamountofthemonthly
increaseforOctober,November,December1985,
JanuaryandFebruary1986forcolzaandrapeseed.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theamountsofthesubsidyandtheexchange
ratesreferredtoinArticle33(2)and(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2681/83shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.Theamountofthesubsidyinthecaseofadvance
fixingforSeptember,October,November,December
1985,JanuaryandFebruary1986forcolzaandrapeArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon27
September1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26September1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
Aidstocolzaandrapeseed
(amountsper100kilograms) ICurrent
month1stmonth 2ndmonth 3rdmonth 4thmonth 5thmonth
1.Grossaids(ECU) 22,238(')23,783(*)24,122(')24,276(')24,149(')24,191(')
2.FinalaidsII||II||II
Seedsharvestedandprocessedin:Il||
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)54,72(')58,33(')59,18(')59,72059,46(')60,09(')
—Netherlands (Fl) 61,65(')65,73(')66,65(')67,26(')66,97(')67,61(')
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1032,11(')1103,81(')1119,55(')1125,75(')1119,83(')1114,33(')
—France(FF) 153,09(')164,02(')166,01(')166,35(')165,36(')165,60(')
—Denmark(Dkr) 187,13(')200,13(')202,99(')204,28(')203,21(')203,04(')
—Ireland(£Irl) 16,681(')17,840(')18,090(')18,162(')18,066(')17,9850
—UnitedKingdom(£) 14,278(■)15,212(')15,426(') 15,529(')15,464(')15,329(')
—Italy(Lit) 31071(')33436(')33738(')33753(')33506(')33300(')
—Greece(Dr) 2047,72(')2215,32(')2248,34(')2260,72(')2241,74(')2241,62(')
(')OnthebasisoftheCommissionslastproposalconcerningtheindicativepriceandsubjecttoconfirmationbytheCouncil'sdecision.
ANNEXII
Aidstosunflowerseed
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
month1stmonth 2ndmonth 3rdmonth 4thmonth
1.Grossaids(ECU) 27,147 28,747 29,423 30,158 30,428
2.FinalaidsI||
Seedsharvestedandprocessedin:
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)66,80 70,55 72,18 74,11 74,78
—Netherlands (Fl) 75,27 79,49 81,31 83,47 84,22
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1259,94 1334,20 1365,57 1398,55 1411,07
—France(FF) 186,88 198,19 202,48 206,81 208,65
—Denmark(Dkr) 228,44 241,91 247,59 253,78 256,05
—Ireland(£Irl) 20,363 21,563 22,066 22,565 22,767
—UnitedKingdom(£) 17,431 18,401 18,817 19,270 19,444
—Italy(Lit) 37925 40368 41147 42027 42396
—Greece(Dr) 2499,19 2672,05 2741,80 2818,13 2842,58
ANNEXIII
ExchangerateoftheECUtobeusedforconvertingfinalaidsintothecurrencyofthe
processingcountrywhenthelatterisacountryotherthanthecountryofproduction
(valueof1ECU)
Current
month1stmonth 2ndmonth 3rdmonth 4thmonth 5thmonth
DM 2,226040 2,219430 2,212690 2,206030 2,206030 2,187640
Fl 2,504590 2,499900 2,495240 2,490510 2,490510 2,475060
Bfrs/Lfrs 45,149600 45,181000 45,219500 45,267100 45,267100 45,412300
FF 6,789270 6,798300 6,808140 6,819870 6,819870 6,860990
Dkr 8,073980 8,078720 8,081540 8,084740 8,084740 8,086700
£Irl 0,716531 0,717607 0,718675 0,719561 0,719561 0,722207
£ 0,572889 0,574539 0,576062 0,577461 0,577461 0,580633
Lit 1499,77 1505,58 1511,93 1517,74 1517,74 1535,39
Dr 107,63460 107,67270 107,72140 107,78130 107,78130 107,94680