31985R2463

31 . 8 . 85 No L 234/27 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2463/85 of 30 August 1985 fixing the export refunds on oil seeds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, at COMMUNITIES, present, Article 28 of that Regulation applies only to colza, rape and sunflower seeds ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that when the refund is being calculated of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a account must be taken of prices ruling on the various common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), Community markets which are representative from the as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 231 /85 (2), point of view of processing and exportation ; the most favourable quotations recorded on the various markets of importing third countries and costs incurred in Having regard to Council Regulation No 142/67/EEC placing the goods on the world market ; whereas, of 21 June 1967 on export refunds on colza, rape and when the amount of the refund is being fixed, account sunflower seeds (3), as last amended by Regulation must also be taken of the level of market prices within (EEC) No 2429/72 (4), and in particular the first the Community for the oil seeds referred to in Article sentence of Article 2 (3) thereof, 21 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC and the future trend of these prices ; whereas, furthermore, account should Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No be taken of the economic aspect of the proposed 1223/83 of 20 May 1983 on the exchange rates to be exports and the situation in the Community regarding applied in agriculture (*), as last amended by Regula­ the supply of and demand for these seeds ; tion (EEC) No 1297/85 (6),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, in the absence of the target price for the 1569/72 of 20 July 1972 laying down special measures 1985/86 marketing year for colza and rape seed and in for colza, rape and sunflower seed f), as last amended the absence of the amount of the monthly increase for by Regulation (EEC) No 1474/84 (8), and in particular October, November, December 1985, January and Article 2 (3) thereof, February 1986 for colza and rape seed, the amount of the refunds in the case of advance fixing for Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary September, October, November, December 1985, Committee, January and February 1986 for colza and rape seed has been obtainable only provisionally on the basis of the Whereas the target price and the monthly increases in target price and the monthly increase proposed by the the target price for sunflower seed for the 1985/86 Commission to the Council for the marketing year marketing year were fixed by Regulations (EEC) No 1985/86 ; whereas this amount may, therefore, be 1489/85 (9) and (EEC) No 1490/85 (10) ; applied on a temporary basis and should be confirmed or replaced when the indicative price of the 1985/86 marketing year is known ; Whereas Article 28 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that a refund may be granted on exports to third countries of oil seeds harvested within the Community ; whereas the amount of this refund may Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) not exceed the difference between prices within the No 651 /71 of 29 March 1971 on certain detailed rules Community and prices on the world market where the for the application of export refunds on oil seeds ("), as former are higher than the latter ; whereas Article 21 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1815/84 (12), provides that the amount of the refund must be calcu­ (') OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. lated on the basis of the weight of exported seeds ; I1) OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1985, p. 12. whereas this weight must be adjusted to take account (3) OJ No 125, 26. 6. 1967, p. 2461 /67. of any differences between the percentages of moisture («) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 . and impurities found to exist and those used to define 0 OJ No L 132, 21 . 5. 1983, p. 33 . (j OJ No L 137, 27. 5. 1985, p. 1 . the standard quality for which the target price is fixed ; f) OJ No L 167, 25. 7. 1972, p. 9. (8) OJ No L 143, 30 . 5. 1984, p. 4. 0 OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6. 1985, p. 13 . (") OJ No L 75, 30. 3 . 1971 , p. 16. (10) OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6. 1985, p. 14. (,2) OJ No L 170, 29 . 6. 1984, p. 46.

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the currencies of the Member States referred to whereas, when this adjustment is being made, the weight of the exported seeds must be increased by the in (a), as recorded over a period to be deter­ amount of the difference between the actual moisture mined ; and impurities content and that used to define the standard quality if the former is lower than the latter ; whereas, if the opposite applies, the weight of the Whereas, however, pursuant to Article 2a of Regula­ exported seeds must be reduced by the same amount ; tion (EEC) No 1569/72, the monetary disparity for the marketing years 1984/85 to 1986/87 will be calculated by a method which takes into account a coefficient applied to the conversion rate resulting from the Whereas the standard quality referred to above was central rate ; whereas the said Article 2a fixed the coef­ defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No ficient for the beginning of the 1984/85 marketing 1102/84 0); year ; whereas account should be taken thereof in respect of colza and rape seed with effect from 1 July 1984, and in respect of sunflower seed with effect from Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC 1 August 1984 ; provides that the refund may be varied according to destination where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this Whereas pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) necessary ; No 1569/72 forward differential amounts are to be determined where the forward exchange rate for one or more currencies differs from the spot rate by at least Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 651 /71 a given percentage ; whereas this percentage has been provides for the publication of the amount of the final fixed at 0,5 by Regulation (EEC) No 1813/84 ; refund obtained from the conversion into each of the national currencies of the amount of the refund in ECU plus or minus the differential amount ; whereas Whereas where, for one or more months, forward Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1813/84 (2) defined exchange rates are not available, the rate adopted for the elements which determine the differential the previous month or the following month, as the amounts ; whereas these elements are equal to the case may be, is to be used ; incidence on the target price or the refund of the coef­ ficient derived from the percentage referred to in Article 2 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 ; Whereas, for the period 21 to 27 August 1985, for whereas, according to these provisions, this percentage certain currencies : represents :

— for the current month, the difference referred to in (a) for those Member States whose currencies are Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 maintained as between themselves within a spread differs by more than one point from the percen­ at any given moment of 2,25 % , the difference tage adopted for the previous fixing, between : — for certain following months the difference referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No — the conversion rate used under the common 1569/72 exceeds 0,5 % ; whereas this difference in agricultural policy, and the case of certain forward differential amounts differs by more than one point from the percen­ — the conversion rate resulting from the central rate, tage adopted for the previous fixing ;

(b) for Italy, the United Kingdom and Greece, the Whereas it follows from applying these provisions to difference between : the current situation of the oil-seeds market and to the rates or prices of these products that, pursuant to — the relationship between the conversion rate Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 651 /71 , the amount of the refund in ECU and the amount of the final used under the common agricultural policy for refund in each of the national currencies must, in the the currency of the Member State concerned and the central rate of each of the currencies of case of colza and rape seed, be fixed in accordance the Member States referred to in (a), and with the Annex to this Regulation ; whereas it is not necessary to fix a refund for sunflower seed ; — the spot market rate for the currency of the Member State in question in relation to each of Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (■) OJ No L 113, 28 . 4. 1984, p. 8 . are in accordance with the opinion of the Management 0 OJ No L 170, 29. 6. 1984, p. 41 . Committee for Oils and Fats,

31 . 8 . 85 No L 234/29 Official Journal of the European Communities

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : seed will, however, be confirmed or replaced as from 1 September 1985 to take into account the indicative price which is fixed for these products for the 1 985/86 Article 1 marketing year, and the amount of the monthly increase for October, November, December 1985, January and February 1986 for colza and rape seed. In the case of colza and rape seed, the amounts of the refund referred to in Article 4 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No refund is fixed for sunflower seed. No 651 /71 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. Article 2 The amount of the refunds in the case of advance fixing for September, October, November, December This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1985, January and February 1986 for colza and rape 1985 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 August 1985.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 August 1985 fixing the export refunds on colza and rape seed

(amounts per 100 kilograms)

Current 1st month 2nd month 3rd month 4th month 5th month month I

1 . Gross refunds (ECU) 19,000 (') 19,520 (') 20,040 (') 20,560 (') 21,080 (') 21,600 (')

2. Final refunds Seeds harvested and exported from : — Federal Republic of Germany (DM) 47,21 (') 48,45 (') 49,72 (') 51,13 (') 52,37 (') 54,15 (') — Netherlands (Fl) 53,20 (') 54,60 (') 55,99 (') 57,58 (>) 58,98 (') 60,92 (') — BLEU (Bfrs/Lfrs) 881,82 (') 905,96 (') 930,09 (') 953,13 (') 977,27 (') 993,22 (») — France (FF) 130,08 (■) 133,72 (') 136,94 (*) 139,78 (') 143,42 0) 147,07 (') — Denmark (Dkr) 159,88 (') 164,26 (') 168,64 (') 173,01 (') 177,39 (') 181,18 (') — Ireland (£ Irl) 14,252 (') 14,642 (') 15,028 (') 15,367 (■) 15,757 (') 16,025 (') — United Kingdom (£) 12,343 (■) 12,665 (') 12,987 0 13,308 (') 13,630 (') 13,763 0 — Italy (Lit) 26 025 (') 26 792 (') 27 344 (') 27 905 (') 28 675 (') 29 199 (') — Greece (Dr) 1 728,07 (') 1 781,29 (') 1 834,51 (') 1 887,73 (*) 1 940,95 (') 1 994,17 (■)

(') On the basis of the Commission's last proposal concerning the indicative price and subject to confirmation by the Council s decision.