NoL169/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities29.6.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1897/91
of28June1991
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereasasupplementtothetargetpricefor'doublezero
colzaandrapeseedwasfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1722/91forthe1991/92marketingyear;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandrape
seedwhicharises,whereappropriate,fromthesystemof
maximumguaranteedquantitiesforthe1990/91marke­
tingyear,hasbeenfixedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2509/90(9);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1720/91(2),andin
particularArticle27(4)thereof,Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforsunflowerseed
whicharisefromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1990/91marketingyearhasbeenfixed
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)2833/90(10);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1678/85(3)fixingtheconversionratestobeappliedin
agriculture,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)Ho
1842/91(4),Whereas,owingtothelackofanadjustmentintherateof
aidcolza,rapeseedandsunflowerseedresultingfromthe
maximumguaranteedquantityarrangements forthe
1991/92marketingyear,therateoftheaidforthis
marketingyearhasonlybeenabletobecalculatedprovi­
sionallyonthebasisoftheabatementapplicableforthe
1990/91marketingyear;whereasthisamountshould
thereforeonlybeappliedprovisionallyandshouldbe
confirmedorreplacedoncethepricesandrelated
measuresandtheconsequences ofthemaximumguaran­
teedquantityarrangements forthe1991/92marketing
yearareknown;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2206/90(6),andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle27a(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheadjustmentoftheamountofaidfor
rapeseedproducedinSpainforthe1991/92marketing
yearshallbefixedsothattheadjustedtargetpriceisthe
sameinSpainasintheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985;WhereasArticle27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatasubsidyshouldbegrantedinrespectofoil
seedsharvestedandprocessedwithintheCommunity
whenthetargetpriceforaspeciesofseedishigherthan
thepriceontheworldmarket;whereastheseprovisions
atpresentapplyonlyinrespectofcolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds;WhereasArticle29ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheworldmarketprice,calculatedfora
Communityfrontiercrossingpoint,istobedetermined
onthebasisofthemostfavourablepurchasingopportuni­
ties,quotationsbeingadjustedwherenecessarytotake
accountofquotationsforcompetingproducts;Whereasthesubsidyonoilseedsshould,theoretically ,be
equaltothedifferencebetweenthosetwoprices;
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1991/92marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tions(EEC)No1722/910and(EEC)No1723/91(8);WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulationNo115/67/EEC
of6June1967layingdowncriteriafordetermining
worldmarketpricesforoilseedsandfixingthefrontier
crossingpoint("),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1983/82(l2),fixedthesaidcrossingpointat
Rotterdam;whereasArticle1ofthatRegulationprovides(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
(■')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.
(4)OJNoL172,1.7.1991,p.53.
0OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(6)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.11.
0OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.31.
(8)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.33.0OJNoL237,1.9.1990,p.7.
OOJNoL268,29.9.1990,p.86.
(")OJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.
(12)OJNoL215,23.7.1982,p.6.

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bedeterminedonthebasisofthevalueoftheaverage
quantitiesofoilandoilcakeresultingfromtheproces­
singof100kilogramsofseedwithintheCommunityless
anamountcorresponding tothecostofprocessingthese
seedsintooilandoilcake;whereasthequantitiesand
coststobetakenintoconsideration forthepurposesof
thecalculationarefixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo
225/67/EEC;whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshould
bedetermined inaccordancewithArticle6ofthat
Regulation;thatwhentheworldmarketpriceisbeingdetermined
accountshouldbetakenofalloffersontheworldmarket
knowntotheCommissionandofquotationsonthose
exchangeswhicharesignificantforinternationaltrade;
whereasArticle2ofRegulationNo225/67/EECprovides
thatoffersandquotationswhichdonotrelatetoship­
mentstobeeffectedwithin30daysfollowingthedateon
whichtheworldmarketpriceisdeterminedshouldbe
disregarded ;whereasoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionbelieves,inviewofgeneralpricemovements
orinformationavailabletoit,nottoberepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarketmustalsobedisregarded ;
Whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingtoquantitiesof
lessthan500tonnesandoffersrelatingtoseedofa
qualityotherthanthatnormallyacceptableontheworld
marketmustalsobedisregarded ;WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis
fordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceandwhereitis,
moreover,impossibletoestablishthevalueoftheoilor
oilcakeprocessedfromsuchseed,theworldmarketprice
shouldbedetermined onthebasisofthemostrecent
knownvalueforoiloroilcake,adjustedtotakeaccount
ofthetrendofworldpricesforcompetingproductsby
applyingtothatvaluetherulessetoutinArticle2of
RegulationNo115/67/EEC;whereasArticle7ofRegula­
tionNo225/67/EECdefinescompetingproductsasthose
oilsoroilcakes,asthecasemaybe,whichappeartohave
beenofferedinthelargestquantitiesontheworldmarket
duringtheperiodunderconsideration ;WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EECprovides
thatoftheoffersandquotationstakenintoconsideration ,
thosefordeliverycandfshouldbeincreasedby0,2%;
whereasoffersandquotationsfordeliveryfas,fobor
otherwiseshouldbeincreased,asappropriate,byloading,
transportandinsurancecostsfromthepointofshipment
orloadingtothefrontiercrossingpoint;whereascif
offersandquotationsforfrontiercrossingpointsother
thanRotterdamshouldbeadjustedtoallowforthediffe­
renceintransportandinsurancecostsascomparedwitha
productdeliveredcifRotterdam ;whereastheCommis­
sionshouldtakeaccountonlyoftheloading,transport
andinsurancecostswhichtoitsknowledgearethe
lowest;whereas,finally,offersandquotationsfordelivery
cifRotterdamshouldbeincreasedbyECU0,242;Whereas,underArticle6ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC,
thepricedeterminedforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseeds
mustalsobeadjustedbyanamountnotexceedingthe
margin,ascalculatedinaccordancewiththatArticle,
wherethatmarginmayaffectthenormaldisposalofseeds
harvestedintheCommunity ;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
thattheworldmarketpriceshouldbedeterminedfor
seedofthestandardqualityforwhichthetargetpricehas
beenfixed,deliveredinbulk:WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1594/83of14
June1983onthesubsidyforoilseeds('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1321/90(2),laiddownrulesfor
grantingthesubsidyonoilseeds;whereas,underthat
Regulation,wherethesubsidytobegrantedisfixedin
advance,theamountofsuchsubsidymustbeequaltothe
amountapplicableonthedayonwhichtheapplication
foradvancefixingwaslodged,adjustedbythedifference
betweenthetargetpricevalidonthatdayandthetarget
pricevalidonthedayonwhichtheseedsareplaced
undercontrolatanoilorfeedmilland,whereappro­
priate,acorrectiveamount;whereasArticle35of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No2681/83of21
September1983layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesubsidysystemforoilseeds(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1905/91(4),provides
thatsuchadjustmentshouldinvolveincreasingorredu­
cingtheamountofsubsidyapplicableonthedayon
whichtheapplicationwaslodgedbythecorrective
amountandthedifferencebetweenthetargetprices
mentionedinArticle35ofRegulation (EEC)No
2681/83;WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo225/67/EECprovides
thatoffersandquotationsrelatingtoproductspresented
otherwisethaninbulkshouldbeadjustedbydeducting
theadditionalvalueresultingfromthatpresentation ;
whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingtoaqualityother
thanthestandardqualityforwhichthetargetpricewas
fixedshouldbeadjustedonthebasisofthecoefficientsof
equivalenceshownintheAnnextothatRegulation ;
whereas,inthecaseofoffersontheworldmarketfor
qualitiesofcolzaandrapeseedotherthanthoselistedin
thatAnnex,coefficientsofequivalencederivedfromthose
listedinthatAnnexmay,pursuanttoArticle4ofRegula­
tionNo225/67/EEC,beapplied;whereas,whenderived
coefficientsarebeingcalculated,accountmustbetakenof
thedifferencesbetweenpricesforthequalitiesofseedin
questionandpricesforthequalitieslistedinthatAnnex,
andofthecharacteristics ofthesevariousseeds;
(')OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.44.
2OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.15.WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis
fordeterminingtheworldmarketprice,thatpriceshould(3)OJNoL266,28.9.1983,p.1.
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WhereasArticle37ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
providesthatthecorrectiveamountmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheworldmarketpriceforcolza,rape
andsunflowerseedsandtheforwardpriceforthoseseeds
validforashipmenteffectedduringthemonthinwhich
theseedswereplacedundercontrolatanoilmill,those
pricesbeingdeterminedinaccordancewithArticles1,4
and5ofRegulationNo115/67/EEC;whereas,ifnooffer
andnopricecanbeusedforsuchdetermination ,the
methodofcalculationprovidedforinArticle37ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2681/83shouldbeused;whereasthe
abovementioned differencemaybeadjustedinaccordance
withArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83,account
beingtakenofthepricesofthemaincompetingcereals;—theagriculturalconversionrate,and
—theaveragerateoftheecuaspublishedintheC
SeriesoftheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesduringaperiodtobedetermined
multipliedbythefactorreferredtointhesecond
indentofpoint(a);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthespot
andforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobeusedfor
calculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereasincases
where,foroneormoremonths,quotationsofforward
exchangeratesarenotavailable,theratesadoptedforthe
previousmonthsorthefollowingmonths,asthecasemay
be,mustbeused:
Whereastheaidforcolza,rapeorsunflowerseed
harvestedorprocessedinSpainorPortugalistobe
adjustedasprovidedforinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
478/86(');whereasthisaidis,forseedharvestedinthese
MemberStates,tobedeterminedinlinewiththeprovi­
sionsofArticles95(2)and(3)and293(2)and(3)ofthe
ActofAccession;Whereasthe-subsidyshouldbefixedwheneverthe
marketsituationmakesitnecessaryandinsuchawayas
toensureitsbeingappliedatleastonceaweek;whereas
thesubsidymaybealteredwheneveritbecomesobvious
thatsuchalterationisnecessary;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
offersandquotationsknowntotheCommissionthat,
pursuanttoArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
theamountofthesubsidyinecusandtheamountofthe
subsidyineachofthenationalcurrenciesmustbefixed
inaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegulation ;
whereas,pursuanttothesameArticle,thespotand
forwardexchangeratesfortheecuinnationalcurrencies
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1813/84mustalsobepublished,WhereasArticle33ofRegulation (EEC)No2681/83
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
subsidyobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountinecusresultingfrom
thecalculationreferredtoaboveplusorminusthediffe­
rentialamount;whereasArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1813/84(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1539/90(3),definedtheelementswhichdeter­
minethedifferentialamounts;whereastheseelements
areequaltotheincidenceonthetargetpricelesspercen­
tagereferredtoinArticle5,paragraph 1ofthesaidregu­
lationorthesubsidyofthecoefficientderivedfromthe
percentagereferredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1569/72;whereas,accordingtotheseprovisions,this
percentagerepresents :HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theamountsofthesubsidyandtheexchangerates
referredtoinArticle33(2)and(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2681/83shallbeassetoutintheAnnexeshereto.(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
—theconversionrateusedunderthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate
multipliedbythecorrectingfactorreferredtoin
Article6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1677/85(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2205/90(5);2.However,theamountoftheaidforthe1991/92
marketingyearforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedshallbe
confirmedorreplacedwitheffectfrom1July1991to
takeaccountoftheconsequences ofthemaximum
guaranteedquantityarrangementsforthe1991/92marke­
tingyear.
(b)forMemberStatesotherthanthosereferredtoin(a),
thedifferencebetween :
Article2 (')OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.
(2)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.
(3)OJNoL145,8.6.1990,p.20.
(«)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.(jOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1991.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28June1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
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ANNEXI
Aidstocolzaandrapeseedotherthan'doublezero'
(amountsper100kg)
Current
701stperiod
8(')2ndperiod
9(')3rdperiod
ioo4thperiod
1105thperiod
120
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain
—Portugal
—OtherMemberStates13,530
20,540
13,57013,923
20,933
13,96313,008
20,018
13,04813,280
20,290
13,32012,861
19,871
12,90113,039
20,049
13,079
2.Finalaids:
Seedharvestedandprocessedin:
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)
—Netherlands (Fl)
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs)
—France(FF)
—Denmark(Dkr)
—Ireland(£Irl)
—UnitedKingdom(£)
—Italy(Lit)
—Greece(Dr)
—Spain(Pta)
—Portugal(Esc)31,95
36,00
658,91
107,14
121,86
11,925
10,662
23903
3329,52
2101,52
4343,2932,87
37,04
677,99
110,25
125,39
12,270
10,978
24595
3418,62
2159,53
4424,0530,72
34,61
633,56
103,02
117,17
11,466
10,243
22983
3139,42
2024,46
4229,8531,36
35,33
646,77
105,17
119,61
11,705
10,462
23463
3166,16
2064,57
4274,9430,37
34,22
626,42
101,86
115,85
11,337
10,124
22724
3053,88
2003,50
4188,9830,79
34,69
635,07
103,27
117,45
11,494
10,265
22970
2968,14
2016,74
4193,33
ANNEXII
Aidstocolzaandrapeseed'doublezero'
(amountsper100kg)
s
Current
701stperiod
8(')2ndperiod
9(')3rdperiod
ioo4thperiod
1105thperiod
12(')
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain
—Portugal
—OtherMemberStates14,780
21,790
14,82015,173
22,183
15,21314,258
21,268
14,29814,530
21,540
14,57014,111
21,121
14,15114,289
21,299
14,329
2.Finalaids:
Seedharvestedandprocessedin:
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)
—Netherlands (Fl)
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs)
—France(FF)
—Denmark(Dkr)
—Ireland(£Irl)
—UnitedKingdom(£)
—Italy(Lit)
—Greece(Dr)
—Spain(Pta)
—Portugal(Esc)34,89
39,31
719,60
117,01
133,08
13,023
11,656
26105
3644,67
2290,05
4604,1435,81
40,35
738,69
120,12
136,61
13,369
11,972
26797
3733,77
2348,06
4684,9033,66
37,93
694,26
112,89
128,39
12,565
11,238
25185
3454,57
2213,00
4490,6934,30
38,65
707,47
115,04
130,84
12,804
11,456
25664
3481,31
2253,11
4535,7833,31
37,54
687,12
111,73
127,07
12,436
11,118
24926
3369,03
2192,04
4449,8333,73
38,01
695,76
113,14
128,67
12,592
11,259
25171
3283,29
2205,28
4454,18
(')Amountfixedprovisionally ,pendingandsubjecttotheapplicationofthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangementsforthe1991/92marketingyear,confor­
mingtotheadjustmentresultingfromthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangementsappliedforthe1990/91marketingyear.

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ANNEXIII
Aidstosunflowerseed
(amountsper100kg)
Current
71stperiod
82ndperiod.
9(')3rdperiod
io(')4thperiod
110)
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain
—Portugal
—OtherMemberStates25,561
34,585
22,34525,079
32,276
20,03624,408
31,618
19,37824,483
31,691
19,45124,814
32,022
19,782
2.Finalaids:
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin(2):
—FederalRepublicofGermany
(DM)
—Netherlands (Fl)
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs)
—France(FF)
—Denmark(Dkr)
—Ireland(£Irl)
—UnitedKingdom(£)
—Italy(Lit)
—Greece(Dr)
—Portugal(Esc)52,60
59,27
1084,99
176,43
200,66
19,636
16,969
39360
4309,53
7274,5747,17
53,15
972,87
158,20
179,92
17,607
15,803
35292
4945,64
6791,2745,62
51,40
940,92
153.00
174.01
17,029
15,275
34133
4731,54
6649,9445,79
51,59
944,47
153,58
174,67
17,093
15,334
34262
4704,98
6654,0646,57
52,47
960,54
156,19
177,64
17,384
15,597
34845
4788,87
6723,04
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainand
processed :
—inSpain(Pta)
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)4012,42
4083,803843,71
3912,683744,78
3815,563755,71
3826,293805,50
3876,08
(')Amountfixedprovisionally,pendingandsubjecttotheapplicationofthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangementsforthe1991/92marketingyear,confor­
mingtotheadjustmentresultingfromthemaximumguaranteedquantityarrangementsappliedforthe1990/91marketingyear.
(2)ForseedharvestedinMemberStatesotherthanSpainandprocessedinSpain,theamountsshownin2(a)tobemultipliedby1,0186140.
ANNEXIV
Exchangerateoftheecutobeusedforconvertingfinalaidsintothecurrencyoftheprocessing
countrywhenthelatterisacountryotherthanthecountryofproduction
(valueofECU1)
Current
71stperiod
82ndperiod
93rdperiod
104thperiod
115thperiod
12
DM
Fl
Bfrs/Lfrs
FF
Dkr
£Irl
£
Lit
Dr
Esc
Pta2,050870
2,312590
42,272000
6,970740
7,933430
0,767991
0,700527
1527,04
224,58200
179,70600
129,037002,049060
2,311470
42,237200
6,970440
7,929430
0,768086
0,701328
1528,53
226,27800
180,35700
129,281002,047520
2,310100
42,209000
6,969170
7,925630
0,767994
0,701998
1530,06
228,27400
180,89200
129,499002,046090
2,308680
42,181100
6,968570
7,922230
0,768038
0,702431
1531,94
230,32000
181,40700
129,684002,046090
2,308680
42,181100
6,968570
7,922230
0,768038
0,702431
1531,94
230,32000
181,40700
129,684002,042660
2,305060
42,100000
6,963910
7,914390
0,767496
0,703277
1537,66
236,15100
182,90400
130,27900