NoL114/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.5.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1278/86
of30April1986
fixingtheexportrefundsonoilseeds
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
pricesontheworldmarketwheretheformerarehigher
thanthelatter;whereasArticle21ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECprovidesthat,atpresent,Article28ofthat
Regulationappliesonlytocolza,rapeandsunflower
seeds:
Whereastherefundforcolzaandrapeseedsproducedin
SpainorPortugalisadjustedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No478/86(12);
whereasArticle3ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thatwhentherefundisbeingcalculatedaccountmustbe
takenofpricesrulingonthevariousCommunitymarkets
whicharerepresentative fromthepointofviewofproces­
singandexportation ;themostfavourablequotations
recordedonthevariousmarketsofimportingthirdcoun­
triesandcostsincurredinplacingthegoodsontheworld
market;whereas,whentheamountoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountmustalsobetakenofthelevelofmarket
priceswithintheCommunityfortheoilseedsreferredto
inArticle21ofRegulationNo136/66/EECandthe
futuretrendoftheseprices;whereas,furthermore ,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeconomicaspectofthe
proposedexportsandthesituationintheCommunity
regardingthesupplyofanddemandfortheseseeds;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3768/85(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EECof
21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rapeand
sunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2429/72(4),andinparticularthefirstsentenceof
Article2(3)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1678/85
of11June1985fixingtheconversionratestobeapplied
inagriculture(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3772/85(<%
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1569/72
of20July1972layingdownspecialmeasuresforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseed(J),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1474/84(8),andinparticularArticle2(3)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereasthetargetpriceandthemonthlyincreasesinthe
targetpriceforsunflowerseedforthe1985/86marketing
yearwerefixedbyRegulations (EEC)No1489/85(9)and
(EEC)No1490/85(10);whereasthetargetpriceforcolza,
rapeandsunflowerseedinSpainandinPortugalwas
fixedbyRegulation(EEC)No454/86(");
WhereasArticle28ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
providesthatarefundmaybegrantedonexportstothird
countriesofoilseedsharvestedwithintheCommunity ;
whereastheamountofthisrefundmaynotexceedtheWhereasintheabsenceofatargetpriceforcolzaand
rapeseedforthe1985/86marketingyearandofan
amountforthemonthlyincreasesapplicableinJune
1986forcolzaandrapeseed,incasesofadvancefixing
forthemonthsofMayandJune1986oftherefundon
theseproductsithasbeenpossibleonlytomakeaprovi­
sionalcalculationusingthetargetpriceandmonthly
increaseproposedbytheCommissiontotheCouncilfor
the1985/86marketingyear;whereasthereforesuch
refundamountsmustbeappliedonlyprovisionallyand
confirmedoralteredwhenthetargetpriceforthe
1985/86marketingyearisknown;
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.Whereasintheabsenceofatargetpriceforcolzaand
rapeseedforthe1986/87marketingyear,incasesof
advancefixingforthemonthsofAugust,Septemberand
October1986oftherefundontheseproducts,ithasbeen
possibleonlytomakeaprovisionalcalculationusingthe
targetpriceandthemonthlyincreaseproposedbythe
CommissiontotheCouncilforthe1986/87marketing
year;whereasthereforesuchrefundamountsmustbe
appliedonlyprovisionallyandconfirmedoralteredwhen
thetargetpriceforthe1986/87marketingyearandthe
amountforthemonthlyincreasesareknown;(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(«)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
(*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.11.0OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.24.0OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(8)OJNoL143,30.5.1984,p.4.0OJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.13.HOJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.14.
(»)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.6. (,2)OJNoL53,1.3.1986,p.55.

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WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
651/71of29March1971oncertaindetailedrulesforthe
applicationofexportrefundsonoilseeds(')aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1815/84(2),provides
thattheamountoftherefundmustbecalculatedonthe
basisoftheweightofexportedseeds;whereasthisweight
mustbeadjustedtotakeaccountofanydifferences
betweenthepercentagesofmoistureandimpuritiesfound
toexistandthoseusedtodefinethestandardqualityfor
whichthetargetpriceisfixed;whereas,whenthisadjust­
mentisbeingmade,theweightoftheexportedseeds
mustbeincreasedbytheamountofthedifference
betweentheactualmoistureandimpuritiescontentand
thatusedtodefinethestandardqualityiftheformeris
lowerthanthelatter;whereas,iftheoppositeapplies,the
weightoftheexportedseedsmustbereducedbythe
sameamount:
Whereasthestandardqualityreferredtoabovewas
definedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1102/840;currencyoftheMemberStateconcernedandthe
centralrateofeachofthecurrenciesofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoin(a),and
—thespotmarketrateforthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinquestioninrelationtoeachof
thecurrenciesoftheMemberStatesreferredtoin
(a),asrecordedoveraperiodtobedetermined ;
Whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle2aofRegulation
(EEC)No1569/72,themonetarydisparityforthemarke­
tingyears1984/85to1986/87willbecalculatedbya
methodwhichtakesintoaccountacoefficientappliedto
theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate;
whereasRegulation(EEC)No1014/86(^fixedthecoeffi­
cient;
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;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,WhereasArticle2ofRegulationNo142/67/EECprovides
thattherefundmaybevariedaccordingtodestination
wheretheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequire­
mentsofcertainmarketsmakethisnecessary ;
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No651/71
providesforthepublicationoftheamountofthefinal
refundobtainedfromtheconversionintoeachofthe
nationalcurrenciesoftheamountoftherefundinECU
plusorminusthedifferentialamount;whereasArticle1
ofRegulation(EEC)No1813/84(4)definedtheelements
whichdeterminethedifferentialamounts;whereasthese
elementsareequaltotheincidenceonthetargetpriceor
therefundofthecoefficientderivedfromthepercentage
referredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1569/72;whereas,accordingtotheseprovisions,this
percentagerepresents :
(a)forthoseMemberStateswhosecurrenciesaremain­
tainedasbetweenthemselveswithinaspreadatany
givenmomentof2,25%,thedifferencebetween:
—theconversionrateusedunderthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy,and
—theconversionrateresultingfromthecentralrate,
(b)forItaly,theUnitedKingdomandGreece,thediffe­
rencebetween :
—therelationshipbetweentheconversionrateused
underthecommonagriculturalpolicyfortheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,fheamountsor
therefundreferredtoinArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No651/71shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto. (')OJNoL75,30.3.1971,p.16.
(2)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.46.
(3)OJNoL113,28.4.1984,p.8.
(4)OJNoL170,29.6.1984,p.41. Is)OJNoL94,9.4.1986,p.19.

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2.Incasesofadvancefixingoftherefundoncolzaand
rapeseedforthemonthsofMayandJune1986the
amountwillhoweverbeconfirmedoralteredwitheffect
from1May1986onthebasisofthetargetpricesetfor
theseproductsforthe1985/86marketingyearandofthe
amountforthemonthlyincreasesapplicableinJune
1986oncolzaandrapeseed.
3.Incasesofadvancefixingoftherefundoncolzaand,
rapeseedforthemonthsofJuly,August,Septemberand
October1986theamountwillhoweverbeconfirmedor
alteredwitheffectfrom1May1986onthebasisofthetargetpricesetfortheseproductsforthe1986/87marke­
tingyearandoftheamountofthemonthlyincreasefor
SeptemberandOctober1986.
4.Thereshallbenorefundonsunflowerseed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30April1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof30April1986fixingtheexportrefundsoncolza
andrapeseed
(amountsper100kilograms)
Current
month(')2ndmonth(')3rdmonth(2)4thmonth(2)5thmonth(2)6thmonth(2)
t.Grossrefunds(ECU):I
—Spain 20,870 20,870 17,320 17,320 17,816 18,312
—Portugal 27,000 27,000 22,840 22,840 23,336 23,832
—otherMemberStates 27,000 27,000 22,840 22,840 23,336 23,832
2.Finalrefunds:IIlI
Seedsharvestedandexportedfrom:'lI
—FederalRepublicofGermany(DM)66,00 66,00 56,10 56,24 57,43 59,07
—Netherlands (Fl) 74,37 74,37 63,19 63,34 64,68 66,47
—BLEU(Bfrs/Lfrs) 1231,45 1231,45 1059,70 1058,77 1082,02 1098,29
—France(FF) 176,19 176,19 151,28 150,60 154,12 158,64
—Denmark(Dkr) 223,28 223,28 194,10 194,10 198,34 202,08
—Ireland(£Irl) 19,722 19,722 17,113 17,073 17,450 17,757
—UnitedKingdom(£) 14,926 14,926 12,739 12,739 13,050 13,200
—Italy(Lit) 37230 37227 33516 33332 34095 34643
—Greece(Dr) 1719,35 1719,35 1918,30 1883,11 1940,98 1899,34
—Spain(Pta) 2931,30 2931,30 2442,43 2442,43 2514,75 2536,29
—Portugal(Esc) 3940,51 3896,18 3248,94 3178,87 3254,17 3190,99
['">OnthebasisoftheCommission'sproposalconcerningtheindicativepriceforthe1985/86marketingyearandsubjecttoconfirmationbythe
Council'sdecision.
(-:ContingentontheCouncil'sdecisiononpricesandrelatedmattersforthe1986/87marketingyear.