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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3198/91
of31October1991
fixingtheamountofthesubsidyonoilseeds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,1991/92marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tions(EEC)No1722/91(7)and(EEC)No1723/91(8);
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
Whereasasupplementtothetargetpricefor'doublezero
colzaandrapeseedwasfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1722/91forthe1991/92marketingyear;HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1720/91(2),andin
particularArticle27(4)thereof,Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandrape
seedwhicharises,whereappropriate,fromthesystemof
maximumguaranteedquantitiesforthe1991/92marke­
tingyear,hasbeenfixedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3207/91(9);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1678/85(3)fixingtheconversionratestobeappliedin
agriculture,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2922/91(4),Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforsunflowerseed
whicharisefromthesystemofmaximumguaranteed
quantitiesforthe1991/92marketingyearhasbeenfixed
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)3208/91(10);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2206/90(®),andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,WhereasArticle27a(3)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthattheadjustmentoftheamountofaidfor
rapeseedproducedinSpainforthe1991/92marketing
yearshallbefixedsothattheadjustedtargetpriceisthe
sameinSpainasintheCommunityasconstitutedat31
December1985;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
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;WhereasArticle4ofCouncilRegulationNo115/67/EEC
of6June1967layingdowncriteriafordetermining
worldmarketpricesforoilseedsandfixingthefrontier
crossingpoint("),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1983/82(12),fixedthesaidcrossingpointat
Rotterdam;whereasArticle1ofthatRegulationprovidesWhereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.0OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
(3)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.0OJNoL279,7.10.1991,p.43.0OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(«)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.11.OOJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.31.
(«)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.33.f)Seepage68ofthisOfficialJournal.
(10)Seepage69ofthisOfficialJournal.
(")OJNo111,10.6.1967,p.2196/67.HOJNoL215,23.7.1982,p.6.

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bedeterminedonthebasisofthevalueoftheaverage
quantitiesofoilandoilcakeresultingfromtheproces­
singof100kilogramsofseedwithintheCommunityless
anamountcorresponding tothecostofprocessingthese
seedsintooilandoilcake;whereasthequantitiesand
coststobetakenintoconsideration forthepurposesof
thecalculationarefixedinArticle5ofRegulationNo
225/67/EEC;whereasthevalueofthosequantitiesshould
bedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle6ofthat
Regulation;thatwhentheworldmarketpriceisbeingdetermined
accountshouldbetakenofalloffersontheworldmarket
knowntotheCommissionandofquotationsonthose
exchangeswhicharesignificantforinternationaltrade;
whereasArticle2ofRegulationNo225/67/EECprovides
thatoffersandquotationswhichdonotrelatetoship­
mentstobeeffectedwithin30daysfollowingthedateon
whichtheworldmarketpriceisdeterminedshouldbe
disregarded;whereasoffersandquotationswhichthe
Commissionbelieves,inviewofgeneralpricemovements
orinformationavailabletoit,nottoberepresentative of
therealtrendofthemarketmustalsobedisregarded;
WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis
fordeterminingtheworldmarketpriceandwhereitis,
moreover,impossibletoestablishthevalueoftheoilor
oilcakeprocessedfromsuchseed,theworldmarketprice
shouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthemostrecent
knownvalueforoiloroilcake,adjustedtotakeaccount
ofthetrendofworldpricesforcompetingproductsby
applyingtothatvaluetherulessetoutinArticle2of
RegulationNo115/67/EEC;whereasArticle7ofRegula­
tionNo225/67/EECdefinescompetingproductsasthose
oilsoroilcakes,asthecasemaybe,whichappeartohave
beenofferedinthelargestquantitiesontheworldmarket
duringtheperiodunderconsideration ;Whereasoffersandquotationsrelatingtoquantitiesof
lessthan500tonnesandoffersrelatingtoseedofa
qualityotherthanthatnormallyacceptableontheworld
marketmustalsobedisregarded ;
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(l),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)No2964/91(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:
WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo115/67/EECprovides
that,wherenoofferorquotationcanbeusedasabasis
fordeterminingtheworldmarketprice,thatpriceshould(')OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.44.0OJNoL132,23.5.1990,p.15.
OOJNoL266,28.9.1983,p.1.
(4)OJNoL282,10.10.1991,p.15.

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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;Article6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1677/85(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2205/90(*);
(b)forMemberStatesotherthanthosereferredtoin(a),
thedifferencebetween:
—theagriculturalconversionrate,and
—theaveragerateoftheecuaspublishedintheC
SeriesoftheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesduringaperiodtobedetermined
multipliedbythefactorreferredtointhesecond
indentofpoint(a);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthespot
andforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobeusedfor
calculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereasincases
where,foroneormoremonths,quotationsofforward
exchangeratesarenotavailable,theratesadoptedforthe
previousmonthsorthefollowingmonths,asthecasemay
be,mustbeused;
Whereasthesubsidyshouldbefixedwheneverthe
marketsituationmakesitnecessaryandinsuchawayas
toensureitsbeingappliedatleastonceaweek;whereas
thesubsidymaybealteredwheneveritbecomesobvious
thatsuchalterationisnecessary;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
offersandquotationsknowntotheCommissionthat,
pursuanttoArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No2681/83
theamountofthesubsidyinecusandtheamountofthe
subsidyineachofthenationalcurrenciesmustbefixed
inaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegulation;
whereas,pursuanttothesameArticle,thespotand
forwardexchangeratesfortheecuinnationalcurrencies
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1813/84mustalsobepublished,Whereastheaidforcolza,rapeorsunflowerseed
harvestedorprocessedinSpainorPortugalistobe
adjustedasprovidedforinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
478/86(');whereasthisaidis,forseedharvestedinthese
MemberStates,tobedeterminedinlinewiththeprovi­
sionsofArticles95(2)and(3)and293(2)and(3)ofthe
ActofAccession :
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,paragraph1ofthesaidregu­
lationorthesubsidyofthecoefficientderivedfromthe
percentagereferredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1569/72;whereas,accordingtotheseprovisions,this
percentagerepresents :HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theamountsofthesubsidyandtheexchangerates
referredtoinArticle33(2)and(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2681/83shallbeassetoutintheAnnexeshereto.(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
—theconversionrateusedunderthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate
multipliedbythecorrectingfactorreferredtoinArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1991.
0OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.0OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.0OJNoL145,8.6.1990,p.20.(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.6.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

1.11.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL303/37
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Aidstocolzaandrapeseedotherthan'doublezero'
(amountsper100kg)
Current
111stperiod
122ndperiod
13rdperiod
24thperiod
35thperiod
4
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain
—Portugal
—OtherMemberStates
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)15,513
24,593
15,513
36,52
41,15
753,25
122,48
139,31
13,632
12,179
27325
3758,06
2390,80
5210,6315,711
24,791
15,711
36,99
41,67
762,87
124,05
141,08
13,806
12,336
27674
3792,18
2420,81
5252,2015,959
25,039
15,959
37,57
42,33
774,91
126,01
143,31
14,024
12,533
28111
3818,90
2458,19
5303,9115,987
25,067
15,987
37,64
42,41
776,27
126,23
143,56
14,049
12,553
28160
3785,01
2459,48
5305,5814,755
23,835
14,755
34,74
39,14
716,45
116,50
132,50
12,966
11,558
25990
3451,18
2278,21
5056,1315,033
24,113
15,033
35,39
39,88
729,95
118,70
134,99
13,211
11,780
26445
3393,00
2306,17
5088,64
ANNEXII
Aidstocolzaandrapeseed'doublezero*
(amountsper100kg)
Current
111stperiod
122ndperiod
13rdperiod
24thperiod
35thperiod
4
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain
—Portugal
—OtherMemberStates
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)16,763
25,843
16,763
39,46
44,46
813,95
132,35
150,53
14,731
13,173
29527
4073,22
2579,33
5471,4816,961
26,041
16,961
39,93
44,99
823,56
133,92
15231
14,905
13,330
29876
4107,33
2609,34
5513,0417,209
26,289
17,209
40,51
45,65
835,61
135,88
154,53
15,123
13,528
30313
4134,05
2646,73
5564,7617,237
26,317
17,237
40,58
45,72
836,96
136,10
154,79
15,147
13,548
30362
4100,16
2648,01
5566,4316,005
25,085
16,005
37,68
42,45
777,14
126,37
143,72
14,065
12,552
28192
3766,33
2466,75
5316,9816,283
25,363
16,283
38,33
43,19
790,64
128,56
146,22
14,309
12,774
28647
3708,15
2494,70
5349,49

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ANNEXIII
Aidstosunflowerseed
(amountsper100kg)
Current
111stperiod
122ndperiod
13rdperiod
24thperiod
3
1.Grossaids(ECU):
—Spain
—Portugal
—OtherMemberStates
2.Finalaids:
(a)Seedharvestedandprocessedin('):
—FederalRepublicofGermany
(DM)
—Netherlands (Fl)
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs)
—France(FF)
—Denmark(Dkr)
—Ireland(£Irl)
—UnitedKingdom(£)
—Italy(Lit)
—Greece(Dr)
—Portugal(Esc)
(b)SeedharvestedinSpainand
processed:
—inSpain(Pta)
—inanotherMemberState(Pta)25,665
32,558
14,428
33,97
38,27
700,57
113,92
129,56
12,679
11,270
25414
3440,59
6953,04
3933,18
4001,4226,115
33,305
14,875
35,02
39,46
722,27
117,45
133,58
13,072
11,627
26202
3535,31
7045,44
4000,39
4068,3126,446
33,636
15,206
35,80
40,33
738,35
120,06
136,55
13,363
11,891
26785
3573,66
7114,27
4050,17
4118,0927,125
34,309
15,879
37,38
42,12
771,03
125,37
142,59
13,954
12,430
27970
3701,64
7246,33
4147,10
4214,1926,437
33,640
15,210
35,81
40,35
738,54
120,09
136,58
13,366
11,888
26792
3517,90
7111,69
4046,40
4116,24
(')ForseedharvestedinMemberStatesotherthanSpainandprocessedinSpain,theamountsshownin2(a)tobemultipliedby1,0186140.
ANNEXIV
Exchangerateoftheecutobeusedforconvertingfinalaidsintodiecurrencyofdieprocessing
countrywhenthelatterisacountryotherthandiecountryofproduction
(valueofECU1)
\Current
111stperiod
122ndperiod
13rdperiod
24thperiod
35thperiod
4
DM
Fl
Bfrs/Lfrs
FF
Dkr
£Irl
£
Lit
Dr
Esc
Pta2,047450
2,306790
42,134700
6,988970
7,930120
0,765812
0,703410
1529,97
228,86600
176,03700
128,812002,046450
2,305680
42,114700
6,984370
7,926340
0,765590
0,703814
1531,48
230,91700
176,42700
129,130002,045570
2,304520
42,091800
6,979980
7,923230
0,765144
0,704168
1533,15
233,03400
176,82300
129,411002,044990
2,303720
42,069000
6,975830
7,917930
0,765143
0,704253
1534,72
235,25200
177,23100
129,656002,044990
2,303720
42,069000
6,975830
7,917930
0,765143
0,704253
1534,72
235,25200
177,23100
129,656002,042880
2,301330
42,013200
6,965160
7,909640
0,763674
0,704516
1539,41
242,11800
178,57800
130,35100