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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3739/88
of30November 1988
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
Whereas,inordertodeterminetheamountoftheaid,
accountshouldbetakenamongthecalculationfactorsof
thelatestCommissionproposalstotheCouncilonprices
andrelatedmeasures :
whereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedthe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
pricesontheworldmarketwheretheformerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulationappliesonlytocolza,rapeandsunflower
seeds:
Whereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No478/86(13);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),as-last
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2210/88(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EECof
21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofGreece(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceof
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversionratestobeapplied
inagriculture(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3657/88{%
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseedQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2216/88(8),andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2041/75of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthesystemofimportandexportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesforoilsandfats(9),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2662/87(I0),andin
particularArticle13thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforcolza,rapeandsunflowerseedforthe
1988/89marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tions(EEC)No2213/88(»)and(EEC)No2214/88(>2);WhereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thatwhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccountmustbe
takenofpricesrulingonthevariousCommunitymarkets
whicharerepresentativefromthepointofviewofproces­
singandexportation ;themostfavourablequotations
recordedonthevariousmarketsofimportingthirdcoun­
triesandcostsincurredinplacingthegoodsontheworld
market;whereas,whentheamountoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountmustalsobetakenofthelevelofmarket
priceswithintheCommunityfortheoilseedsreferredto
inArticle21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECandthe
futuretrendof,theseprices;whereas,furthermore,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexportsandthesituationintheCommunity
regardingthesupplyofanddemandfortheseseeds;
Whereastheabatementofthesubsidyforcolzaandtape
seedwhicharisesfromthesystemofmaximumguaran­
teedquantitiesforthe1988/89marketingyearhasbeen
fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2761/88(14);
WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrulesforthe
applicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(15)aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1815/84(16)provides
thattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculatedonthe(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.1.f)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(4)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.HOJNoL318,25.11.1988,p.8.
f)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.oOJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.10.
OOJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.
(,0)OJNoL252,3.9.1987,p.6.
(")OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.6.
(u)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.8.HOJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.
(M)OJNoL247,6.9.1988,p.7.
(15)OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(1S)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.

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basisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthisweight
mustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydifferences
betweenthepercentagesofmoistureandimpuritiesfound
toexistandthoseusedtodefinethestandardqualityfor
whichthetargetpriceisfixed;whereas,whenthisadjust­
mentisbeingmade,theweightoftheexportedseeds
mustbeincreasedbytheamountofthedifference
betweentheactualmoistureandimpuritiescontentand
thatusedtodefinethestandardqualityiftheformeris
lowerthanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount;
Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1102/84(0;thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredtoin
(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedetermined;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1569/72forwarddifferentialamountsaretobedeter­
minedwheretheforwardexchangerateforoneormore
currenciesdiffersfromthespotratebyatleastagiven
percentage;whereasthispercentagehasbeenfixedat0,5
byRegulation(EEC)No1813/84;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1813/84specifiesthespot
andforwardexchangeratesandtheperiodtobeusedfor
calculatingthedifferentialamounts;whereasincases
where,foroneormoremonths,quotationsofforward
exchangeratesarenotavailable,theratesadoptedforthe
previousmonthsorthefollowingmonths,asthecasemay
be,mustbeused;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheseprovisionstothe
currentsituationoftheoil-seedsmarketandtotherates
orpricesoftheseproductsthat,pursuanttoArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No651/71,theamountoftherefundin
ECUandtheamountofthefinalrefundineachofthe
nationalcurrenciesmust,inthecaseofcolzaandrape
seed,befixedinaccordancewiththeAnnextothisRegu­
lation;whereasitisnotnecessarytofixarefundfor
sunflowerseed;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No2041/75
makesprovisionfortheperiodofvalidityofcertificates
fixingrefundsinadvancetobereducedifthemarket
situationwarrants;whereasintheinterestsofsound
marketmanagementareductionshouldbemade;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOils.andFats,WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmaybevariedaccordingtodestination
wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequire­
mentsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No651/71
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
refundobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountoftherefundinECU
plusorminusthedifferentialamount;whereasArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1813/84(2),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2138/87(3),definedthe
elementswhichdeterminethedifferentialamounts;
whereastheseelementsareequaltotheincidenceonthe
targetpricereducedby7,5%ortherefundofthecoeffi­
cientderivedfromthepercentagereferredtoinArticle2
(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1569/72;whereas,according
totheseprovisions,thispercentagerepresents:
(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
—theconversionrateusedunderthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate,
(b)fortheotherMemberStates,thedifferencebetween:
—therelationshipbetweentheconversionrateused
underthecommonagriculturalpolicyforthe
currencyoftheMemberStateconcernedandthe
centralrateofeachofthecurrenciesofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoin(a),and
—thespotmarketrateforthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachofArticle1
1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,theamountsof
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
2.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.
3.Certificatesfixingtheexportrefundinadvanceshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueuntiltheendofthefollo­
wingmonth.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1988.(>)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.b)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41.
MOJNoL200,21.7.1987,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30November1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30November1988fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
121stperiod
.12ndperiod
23rdperiod
34thperiod
45thperiod
5
1.Grossrefunds(ECU):
—Spain
—Portugal
—otherMemberStates17,342
21,502
17,00017,660
21,820
17,318— — —' —
2.Finalrefunds:
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom:
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)
—Netherlands (Fl)
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs)
—France(FF)
—Denmark(Dkr),
—Ireland(£Irl)
—UnitedKingdom(£)<
—Italy(Lit)
—Greece(Dr)
—Spain(Pta)
—Portugal(Esc)
\40,58
45,20
812^3
118,78
144,97
13,194
9,382
24318
1555,19
2715,97
3937,6841,33
46,04
831,32
125,43
149,21
13,949
10,336
26324
1583,75
2765,01
3997,47——
— —