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29 . 12 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 337 / 31

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2993/79 of 28 December 1979 fixing the export refunds on oil seeds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC COMMUNITIES, provides that when the refund is being calculated account must be taken of prices ruling on the various Community markets which are representative from Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the point of view of processing and exportation ; the Economic Community, most favourable quotations recorded on the various markets of importing third countries and Greece, and costs incurred in placing the goods on the world market ; whereas, when the amount of the refund is Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC being fixed, account must also be taken of the level of of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and market prices within the Community for the oil seeds fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No referred to in Article 21 of Regulation No 136/ 66/EEC and the future trend of these prices ; whereas, 590/79 (2), furthermore, account should be taken of the economic aspect of the proposed exports and the situation in the Community regarding the supply of and demand for Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No these seeds ; 2749/78 of 23 November 1978 on trade in oils and fats between the Community and Greece (3),

Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) Having regard to Council Regulation No 142/67/EEC No 651 /71 of 29 March 1971 on certain detailed rules of 21 June 1967 on export refunds on colza, rape and for the application of export refunds on oil seeds (6), as sunflower seeds (4), as last amended by Regulation amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1480/79 (7), (EEC) No 2429/72 (5), and in particular the first provides that the amount of the refund must be calcu­ sentence of Article 2 (3) thereof, lated on the basis of the weight of exported seeds ; whereas this weight must be adjusted to take account of any differences between the percentages of mois­ Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary ture and impurities found to exist and those used to Committee, define the standard quality for which the target price is fixed ; whereas, when this adjustment is being made, the weight of the exported seeds must be Whereas Article 28 of Regulation No 136/66/ EEC increased by the amount of the difference between the provides that a refund may be granted on exports to actual moisture and impurities content and that used third countries of oil seeds harvested within the to define the standard quality if the former is lower Community ; whereas the amount of this refund may than the latter ; whereas, if the opposite applies, the not exceed the difference between prices within the weight of the exported seeds must be reduced by the Community and prices on the world market where same amount : the former are higher than the latter ; whereas Article 21 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, at present, Article 28 of that Regulation applies only to colza, rape and sunflower seeds ; Whereas the standard quality referred to above was defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1294/79 of 25 June 1979 fixing the target prices and basic intervention prices for colza and rape seed and Whereas Article 9 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2749/78 sunflower seed for the 1979/80 marketing year (8); provides that Article 28 of Regulation No 136/ 66/ EEC and measures taken in application thereof apply, subject to the provisions of the Agreement esta­ Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC blishing an Association between the European provides that the refund may be varied according to Economic Community and Greece, to trade between destination where the world market situation or the the Community and Greece ; specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary ; (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 78 , 30 . 3 . 1979, p. 1 . 3) OJ No L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 75, 30 . 3 . 1971 , p. 16. (4) OJ No 125, 26. 6. 1967, p . 2461 /67. (7) OJ No L 180, 17. 7. 1979, p. 13 . (5) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 162, 30. 6. 1979, p. 13 .

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Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation refunds should be calculated on the following basis : are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ — in the case of currencies which are maintained in ment Committee for Oils and Fats, relation to each other at any given moment within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on their effective parity ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each Article 1 of these currencies recorded for a given period in relation to the Community currencies referred to The refund on the products referred to in Article 21 in the previous indent ; of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, exported to third coun­ tries and Greece, shall be as set out in the Annex Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules hereto . to the present situation on the market in oil seeds, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the markets Article 2 of third countries and Greece, that the refund should be as set out in the Annex hereto for those products This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1980 . for which the marketing year has already begun ;

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1979 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 December 1979 fixing the export refunds on oil seeds

(ECU / 100 kg)

CCT Description of goods Refund heading No

ex 12.01 Colza and rape seed, other than for sowing 1600 ex 12.01 Sunflower seed, other than for sowing