31986R0553
1 . 3 . 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 55/67
COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 553/86 of 28 February 1986 fixing the export refunds on oil seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European whereas the amount of this refund may not exceed the Economic Community, difference between prices within the Community and prices on the world market where the former are higher than the latter ; whereas Article 21 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, at present, Article 28 of that Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Regulation applies only to colza, rape and sunflower Portugal, seeds :
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC provides amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768 /85 (2), that when the refund is being calculated account must be taken of prices ruling on the various Community markets which are representative from the point of view of proces Having regard to Council Regulation No 142/67/EEC of sing and exportation ; the most favourable quotations 21 June 1967 on export refunds on colza, rape and recorded on the various markets of importing third coun sunflower seeds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) tries and costs incurred in placing the goods on the world No 2429/72 (4), and in particular the first sentence of market ; whereas, when the amount of the refund is being Article 2 (3) thereof, 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 136/66/EEC and the future trend of these prices ; whereas, furthermore, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 account should be taken of the economic aspect of the of 11 June 1985 fixing the conversion rates to be applied proposed exports and the situation in the Community in agriculture (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No regarding the supply of and demand for these seeds ; 3772/85 (<%
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 of 20 July 1972 laying down special measures for colza, Whereas in the absence of a target price for colza and rape and sunflower seed Q, as last amended by Regulation rape seed for the 1985/86 marketing year and of an (EEC) No 1474/84 (8), and in particular Article 2 (3) amount for the monthly increases applicable in April, thereof, May and June 1986 foi colza and rape seed, in cases of advance fixing for the months of March, April, May and June 1986 of the refund on these products it has been Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, possible only to make a provisional calculation using the target price and monthly increase proposed by the Commission to the Council for the 1985/86 marketing year ; whereas therefore such refund amounts must be Whereas the target price and the monthly increases in the applied only provisionally and confirmed or altered when target price for sunflower seed for the 1985/86 marketing the target price for the 1985/86 marketing year is known ; year were fixed by Regulations (EEC) No 1489/85 (9) and (EEC) No 1490/85 (10) ; whereas the target price for colza, rape and sunflower seed in Spain and in Portugal was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 454/86 (") ; Whereas in the absence of a target price for colza and (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66. rape seed for the 1986/87 marketing year, in cases of 0 OJ No L 362, 31 . 12. 1985, p . 8 . advance fixing for the months of July and August 1986 of 3 OJ No 125, 26. 6. 1967, p. 2461 /67. the refund on these products, it has been possible only to (*) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p . 1 . Ì5) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 11 . make a provisional calculation using the target price and («) OJ No L 362, 31 . 12. 1985, p . 24. the monthly increase proposed by the Commission to the 0 OJ No L 167, 25 . 7 . 1972, p. 9 . Council for the 1986/ 87 marketing year ; whereas there (8) OJ No L 143, 30 . 5. 1984, p . 4. fore such refund amounts must be applied only prov 0 OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6 . 1985, p . 13 . (10) OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6. 1985, p . 14. isionally and confirmed or altered when the target price (") OJ No L 53, 1 . 3. 1986. for the 1986/87 marketing year is known ;
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Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No currency of the Member State concerned and the 651 /71 of 29 March 1971 on certain detailed rules for the central rate of each of the currencies of the application of export refunds on oil seeds (') as last Member States referred to in (a), and amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1815/84 (2), provides that the amount of the refund must be calculated on the — the spot market rate for the currency of the Member State in question in relation to each of basis of the weight of exported seeds ; whereas this weight the currencies of the Member States referred to in must be adjusted to take account of any differences (a), as recorded over a period to be determined ; between the percentages of moisture and impurities found to exist and those used to define the standard quality for which the target price is fixed ; whereas, when this adjust Whereas, however, pursuant to Article 2a of Regulation ment is being made, the weight of the exported seeds (EEC) No 1569/72, the monetary disparity for the marke must be increased by the amount of the difference ting years 1984/85 to 1986/87 will be calculated by a between the actual moisture and impurities content and method which takes into account a coefficient applied to that used to define the standard quality if the former is the conversion rate resulting from the central rate ; lower than the latter ; whereas, if the opposite applies, the whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2679/85 (*) fixed the coeffi weight of the exported seeds must be reduced by the cient ; same amount ; Whereas pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 forward differential amounts are to be deter Whereas the standard quality referred to above was mihed where the forward exchange rate for one or more defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No currencies differs from the spot rate by at least a given 1 102/84 (3); percentage ; whereas this percentage has been fixed at 0,5 by Regulation (EEC) No 1813/84 ;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC provides Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1813/84 specifies the spot that the refund may be varied according to destination and forward exchange rates and the period to be used for where the world market situation or the specific require calculating the differential amounts ; whereas in cases ments of certain markets make this necessary ; where, for one or more months, quotations of forward exchange rates are not available, the rates adopted for the previous months or the following months, as the case may Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 651 /71 be, must be used ; provides for the publication of the amount of the final refund obtained from the conversion into each of the national currencies of the amount of the refund in ECU Whereas it follows from applying these provisions to the current situation of the oil-seeds market and to the rates plus or minus the differential amount ; whereas Article 1 or prices of these products that, pursuant to Article 4 of of Regulation (EEC) No 1813/84 (4) defined the elements Regulation (EEC) No 651 /71 , the amount of the refund in which determine the differential amounts ; whereas these ECU and the amount of the final refund in each of the elements are equal to the incidence on the targe,t price or national currencies must, in the case of colza and rape the refund of the coefficient derived from the percentage seed, be fixed in accordance with the Annex to this Regu referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No lation ; whereas it is not necessary to fix a refund for 1 569/72 ; whereas, according to these provisions, this sunflower seed ; percentage represents :
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are (a) for those Member States whose currencies are main in accordance with the opinion of the Management tained as between themselves within a spread at any Committee for Oils and Fats, given moment of 2,25 % , the difference between :
— the conversion rate used under the common agri cultural policy, and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — the conversion rate resulting from the central rate,
(b) for Italy, the United Kingdom and Greece, the diffe rence between : Article 1
— the relationship between the conversion rate used under the common agricultural policy for the 1 . In the case of colza and rape seed, the amounts of the refund referred to in Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) (') OJ No L 75, 30 . 3 . 1971 , p. 16. No 651 /71 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . (2) OJ No L 170, 29 . 6. 1984, p. 46. I3) OJ No L 113, 28. 4. 1984, p. 8 . (<) OJ No L 170, 29 . 6. 1984, p. 41 . n OJ No L 254, 25. 9 . 1985, p. 14.
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2. In cases of advance fixing of the refund on colza and amount will however be confirmed or altered with effect rape seed for the months of March, April, May and June from 1 March 1986 on the basis of the target price set for 1986 the amount will however be confirmed or altered these products for the 1986/87 marketing year. with effect from 1 March 1986 on the basis of the target price set for these products for the 1985/86 marketing 4 . There shall be no refund on sunflower seed . year and of the amount for the monthly increases applicable in April, May and June 1986 on colza and rape seed . Article 2 3. In cases of advance fixing of the refund on colza and rape seed for the months of July and August 1986 the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 28 February 1986. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 28 February 1986 fixing the export refunds on colza and rape seed
(amounts per 100 kilograms) Current 2nd month (') 3rd month (') 4th month (') 5th month (2) 6th month (2) month (')
1 . Gross refunds (ECU) : — Spain 18,870 19,390 19,390 19,390 15,843 15,843 — Portugal 25,000 25,520 25,520 25,520 21,360 . 21,360 — other Member States 25,000 25,520 25,520 25,520 21,360 21,360 2. Final refunds : I
Seeds harvested and exported from : — Federal Republic of Germany ( DM) 61,33 62,57 62,59 62,75 52,83 53,31 — Netherlands (Fl) 69,10 70,50 70,50 70,67 59,49 59,98 — BLEU (Bfrs/Lfrs) 1 160,30 1 184,43 1 184,43 1 183,45 990,38 983,03 — France (FF) 172,39 176,03 175,65 174,93 145,81 143,28 — Denmark (Dkr) 210,37 214,75 214,75 214,75 179,74 179,22 — Ireland (£ Irl) 18,753 19,143 19,139 18,900 15,780 15,662 — United Kingdom (£) 13,761 14,083 14,083 14,083 11,509 11,340 35 137 35 905 35 709 35 520 29 355 28 672 — Italy (Lit) — Greece (Dr) 1 615,07 1 668,29 1 668,29 1 668,29 1 242,53 1 242,53 — Spain (Pta) 2 729,77 2 804,85 2 804,85 2 804,85 2 292,73 2 239,29 — Portugal (Esc) 3 767,37 3 762,25 3 710,82 3 665,77 3 040,30 2 908,26
(') On the basis of the Commission's proposal concerning the indicative price for the 1985/86 marketing year and subject to confirmation by the Council's decision . (2) Contingent on the Council's decision on prices and related matters for the 1986/87 marketing year.