1.11.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL299/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3396/88
of31October1988
fixingtherateoftheaidfordriedfodder
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles5and
155thereof,favourableactualpurchasepossibilitiesexceptingthose
whichcannotbeconsideredrepresentative ofthereal
markettrend;whereasoffersandquotationsrecorded
duringthefirst25daysofthemonthinquestionfor
quantitiesthatcanbedeliveredduringthefollowing
calendarmontharetobeused;whereastheaverageworld
marketpricethusdeterminedisusedtofixtheaidrate
applicableonthefollowingmonth;
Whereasthenecessaryadjustmentsmustbemadeinthe
caseofoffersandquotationsnotofthetypereferredto
above;whereastheseadjustmentsweredefinedinArticle
3ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1528/78of30
June1978layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplication
ofthesystemofaidfordriedfodder(6),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1963/88O;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No1417/78,whennoofferorquotationcanbe
usedtodeterminetheaverageworldmarketprice,that
priceisdeterminedonthebasisofthesumofthevalue
ofcompetingproducts;whereasthoseproductsare
definedinArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1528/78;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1117/78
of22May1978onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketindriedfodder('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3996/87(2),andinparticularArticle5(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,underArticle5(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1117/78,whentheguidepriceishigherthantheaverage
worldmarketprice,aidisgrantedfordrifedfodderas
describedunderArticle1(b)and(c)ofthatRegulation
obtainedfromfodderplantsharvestedintheCommu­
nity;whereasthataidtakesaccountofapercentageof
thedifferencebetweenthesetwoprices;
Whereasthispercentageandtheguidepricewerefixed
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2257/88of19July1988
fixingforthe1988/89marketingyeartheguidepricefor
driedfodder(3);
Whereas,inordertodeterminetheamountoftheaid,
accountshouldbetakenamongthecalculationfactorsof
thelatestCommissionproposalstotheCouncilonprices
andrelatedmeasures;
Whereastheaverageworldmarketpriceisdeterminedfor
abulkpelletedproduct,deliveredtoRotterdam,ofthe
standardqualityforwhichtheguidepricehasbeenfixed;
Whereas,underCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1417/78of
19June1978ontheaidsystemfordriedfodder(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2256/88(5),theaverage
worldmarketpricefortheproductsdescribedinthefirst
andthirdindentsofArticle1(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1117/78istobedeterminedonthebasisofthemostWhereas,pursuanttoArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No
1417/78,whenforwardpricesdifferfromthatapplyingin
themonthwhentheapplicationislodged,theaidrateis
adjustedbyacorrectingamountcalculatedfromthetrend
offorwardprices;
Whereas,wheretheaverageworldmarketpriceisdeter­
minedinaccordancewithArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No1417/78,thecorrectiveamountmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheaverageworldmarketpriceand
theaverageforwardworldmarketpricedeterminedby
applyingthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1528/78andvalidfordeliveryduringa
monthotherthanthatinwhichtheaidisintroduced,
adjustedbythepercentagefixedunderArticle5(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78;whereaswheretheaverage
forwardworldmarketpriceforoneormoremonths
cannotbedeterminedbyapplyingthecriterialaiddown
inArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1528/78,the
correctiveamountmustbefixedforthemonthormonths
inquestionatalevelsuchthattheaidisequaltozero; (')OJNoL142,30.5.1978,p.1.0OJNoL377,31.12.1987,p.35.
(3OJNoL199,26.7.1988,p.4.
(4)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.1.0OJNoL199,26.7.1988,p.3.Í6)OJNoL179,1.7.1978,p.10.0OJNoL173,5.7.1988,p.9.

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Whereasithasnotyetbeenpossibletofixthefixed
amountreferredtointhesecondsubparagraphofArticle
3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1528/78asregardsbarley
forthe1988/89marketingyear;
Whereas,iftheaidsystemistooperatenormally,refunds
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis;
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,aconversionratebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(2),
—forothercurrenciesaconversionratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandontheaforesaidcorrectivefactor;
Whereastherateoftheadditionalaidmustbefixedonce
permonthsoastoensureapplicationoftheaidfromthe
firstdayofthemonthfollowingthedateofitsfixing;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle120(1)ofthe1985Actof
Accession,theSpanishpricemustbealignedwiththe
commonpriceinaccordancewiththemethodlaiddown
inArticle70ofthatAct:Whereas,pursuanttoArticles120(2)and306(2)ofthe
ActofAccession,theadditionalaidapplicableinthese
twoMemberStatesistobeadjustedbyanamountequal
totheamountofcustomsdutiesonimportsofthese
productsfromthirdcountries;whereas,inaddition,in
Spaintheamountistobeadjustedbythedifference,
multipliedbythepercentagereferredtoinArticle5(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No1117/78,betweentheguideprice
appliedinSpainandthecommonguideprice;
Whereas,astheresult,oftheapplicationsofallthese
provisionstotheoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionhasrecorded,therateoftheadditionalaid
fordriedfoddermustbefixedasindicatedinthetable
annexedtothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TherateoftheaidreferredtoinArticle5(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1117/78shallbeasfixedintheAnnexto
thisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

1.11.88OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL299/33
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31October1988fixingtherateoftheaidfordried
fodder
Aidapplicablefrom1November1988todriedfodder:
(ECU/tonne)
Fodderdehydratedbyartificialheat-drying
ProteinconcentratesFodderotherwisedried
Spain PortugalOther
Member
StatesSpain PortugalOther
Member
States
Aid
V,47,29:5 62,806 64,943 4,293 19,806 21,943
Aidincaseofadvancefixingforthemonthof:
I (ECU/tonne)
December1988 45,593 61,074 63,243 2,593 18,074 20,243
January1989
February1989
March1989
April198939,036
38,695
38,695
35,42554,394
54,047
54,047
50,71556,686
56,345
56,345
53,0750,000
0,000
0,000
0,00011,394
11,047
11,047
7,71513,686
13,345
13,345
10,075
(')InaccordancewithArticle6(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1528/78.