31981R0249

31 . 1 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 27/ 23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 249/81 of 30 January 1981 fixing the export refunds on oil seeds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Community regarding the supply of and demand for COMMUNITIES, these seeds ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) Economic Community, No 651 /71 of 29 March 1971 on certain detailed rules for the application of export refunds on oil seeds (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1480/79 (6), Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the amount of the refund must be calcu­ of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a lated on the basis of the weight of exported seeds ; common organization of the market in oils and whereas this weight must be adjusted to take account fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No of any differences between the percentages of mois­ 3454/80 (2), ture and impurities found to exist and those used to define the standard quality for which the target price is fixed ; whereas, when this adjustment is being Having regard to Council Regulation No 142/67/EEC made, the weight of the exported seeds must be of 21 June 1967 on export refunds on colza, rape and increased by the amount of the difference between the sunflower seeds (3), as last amended by Regulation actual moisture and impurities content and that used (EEC) No 2429/72 (4), and in particular the first to define the standard quality if the former is lower sentence of Article 2 (3) thereof, than the latter ; whereas, if the opposite applies, the weight of the exported seeds must be reduced by the same amount ; Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,

Whereas the standard quality referred to above was Whereas Article 28 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No provides that a refund may be granted on exports to 1586/80 of 24 June 1980 fixing the target prices and third countries of oil seeds harvested within the basic intervention prices for colza and rape seed and Community ; whereas the amount of this refund may sunflower seed for the 1980/81 marketing year (7); not exceed the difference between prices within the Community and prices on the world market where Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC the former are higher than the latter ; whereas Article provides that the refund may be varied according to 21 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, at destination where the world market situation or the present, Article 28 of that Regulation applies only to specific requirements of certain markets make this colza, rape and sunflower seeds ; necessary ;

Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC provides that when the refund is being calculated Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, account must be taken of prices ruling on the various refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Community markets which are representative from the point of view of processing and exportation ; the most favourable quotations recorded on the various — in the case of currencies which are maintained in markets of importing third countries and costs relation to each other at any given moment within incurred in placing the goods on the world market ; a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on whereas, when the amount of the refund is being their effective parity ; fixed, account must also be taken of the level of market prices within the Community for the oil seeds referred to in Article 21 of Regulation No 136/ — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the 66/ EEC and the future trend of these prices ; whereas, arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each furthermore, account should be taken of the economic of these currencies recorded for a given period in aspect of the proposed exports and the situation in the relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent ; O OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 360, 31 . 12. 1980, p . 16 . (5) OJ No L 75, 30 . 3 . 1971 , p. 16 . (3) OJ No 125, 26. 6. 1967, p . 2461 / 67. (6) OJ No L 180, 17. 7. 1979 , p. 13 . («) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 . ( 7) OJ No L 160 , 26 . 6. 1980 , p . 4.

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Whereas it follows from applying these detailed rules HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : to the present situation on the market in oil seeds, and in particular to quotations or prices for these Article 1 products within the Community and on the markets The refund on the products referred to in Article 21 of third countries that the refund should be as set out of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be as set out in in the Annex hereto for those products for which the the Annex hereto . marketing year has already begun ; Article 2 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February ment Committee for Oils and Fats, 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 1981 . For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 January 1981 fixing the export refunds on oil seeds

(ECU / 100 ke)

CCT Description Refund heading No

ex 12.01 Colza and rape seed, other than for sowing 17-00 ex 12.01 — Sunflower seed, other than for sowing