31987R2615
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2615/87 of 31 August 1987 fixing the export refunds on oil seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, whereas the amount of this refund may not exceed the difference between prices within the Community and prices on the world market where the former are higher Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European than the latter ; whereas Article 21 of Regulation No Economic Community, 136/66/EEC provides that, at present, Article 28 of that Regulation applies only to colza, rape and sunflower seeds ; Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of Whereas the refund for colza and rape seeds produced in 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common Spain or Portugal is adjusted in accordance with Council organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last Regulation (EEC) No 478/86 (u) ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1915/87 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation No 142/67/EEC of Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC provides 21 June 1967 on export refunds on colza, rape and that when the refund is being calculated account must be sunflower seeds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) taken of prices ruling on the various Community markets No 2429/72 (4), and in particular the first sentence of which are representative from the point of view of proces Article 2 (3) thereof, sing and exportation ; the most favourable quotations recorded on the various markets of importing third coun tries and costs incurred in placing the goods on the world Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 market ; whereas, when the amount of the refund is being of 11 June 1985 fixing the conversion rates to be applied fixed, account must also be taken of the level of market in agriculture (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No prices within the Community for the oil seeds referred to 2594/87 (6), • in Article 21 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC and the future trend of these prices ; whereas, furthermore, account should be taken of the economic aspect of the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 proposed exports and the situation in the Community of 20 July 1972 laying down special measures for colza, regarding the supply of and demand for these seeds ; rape and sunflower seed (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 869 / 87 (8), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas the estimated production of colza and rape seed Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, for the 1987/88 marketing year has been fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2041 /87 (I2) ; whereas the amount to be deducted where appropriate, from the Whereas the target price and the monthly increases in the refund in compliance with the system of maximum target price for colza, rape and sunflower seed for the guaranteed quantities referred to in Article 27a of Regula 1987/88 marketing year were fixed by Council Regula tion No 136/66/EEC was fixed by Commission Regula tions (EEC) No 1917/87 (9) and (EEC) No 1918/87 (10) ; tion (EEC) No 2295/87 (13) ;
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 Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 651 /71 of 29 March 1971 on certain detailed rules for the application of export refunds on oil seeds (14) as last (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66 . (2) OJ No L 183, 3 . 7. 1987, p. 7. amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1815/84 (15) provides (') OJ No 125, 26 . 6 . 1967, p . 2461 / 67. that the amount of the refund must be calculated on the (4) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 11 . («) OJ No L 245 , 29 . 8 . 1987, p. 11 . (") OJ No L 53 , 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 55. 0 OJ No L 167, 25. 7. 1972, p. 9 . H OJ No L 192, 11 . 7. 1987, p. 11 . (8) OJ No L 176, 1 . 7. 1987, p. 30 . H OJ No L 209, 31 . 7. 1987, p . 43 . 0 OJ No L 183 , 3 . 7. 1987, p. 14. H OJ No L 75, 30 . 3 . 1971 , p . 16. H OJ No L 183 , 3 . 7. 1987, p. 16. H OJ No L 170, 29 . 6. 1984, p. 46 .
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basis of the weight of exported seeds ; whereas this weight Whereas, however, pursuant to Article 2a of Regulation must be adjusted to take account of any differences (EEC) No 1569/72, the monetary disparity for the marke between the percentages of moisture and impurities found ting years 1984/85 to 1986/87 will be calculated by a to exist and those used to define the standard quality for method which takes into account a coefficient applied to which the target price is fixed ; whereas, when this adjust the conversion rate resulting from the central rate ; ment is being made, the weight of the exported seeds whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 91 /87 (4) fixed must be increased by the amount of the difference the coefficient ; between the actual moisture and impurities content and that used to define the standard quality if the former is Whereas pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No lower than the latter ; whereas, if the opposite applies, the 1569/72 forward differential amounts are to be deter weight of the exported seeds must be reduced by the mined where the forward exchange rate for one or more same amount ; currencies differs from the spot rate by at least a given percentage ; whereas this percentage has been fixed at 0,5 by Regulation (EEC) No 1813/84 ; Whereas the standard quality referred to above was defined in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 102/84 ('); Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1813/84 specifies the spot and forward exchange rates and the period to be used for calculating the differential amounts ; whereas in cases Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC provides where, for one or more months, quotations of forward that the refund may be varied according to destination exchange rates are not available, the rates adopted for, the where the world market situation or the specific require previous months or the following months, as the case may ments of certain markets make this necessary ; be, must be used ;
Whereas it follows from applying these provisions to the Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 651 /71 current situation of the oil-seeds market and to the rates provides for the publication of the amount of the final or prices of these products that, pursuant to Article 4 of refund obtained from the conversion into each of the Regulation (EEC) No 651 /71 , the amount of the refund in national currencies of the amount of the refund in ECU ECU and the amount of the final refund in each of the plus or minus the differential amount ; whereas Article 1 national currencies must, in the case of colza and rape of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 181 3/84 (2), as last seed, be fixed in accordance with the Annex to this Regu amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3891 /86 (3), defined the lation ; whereas it is not necessary to fix a refund for elements which determine the differential amounts ; sunflower seed ; whereas these elements are equal to the incidence on the target price or the refund of the coefficient derived from Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are the percentage referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation in accordance with the opinion of the Management (EEC) No 1569/72 ; whereas, according to these provi Committee for Oils and ' Fats, sions, this percentage represents :
(a) for those Member States whose currencies are main tained as between themselves within a spread at any given moment of 2,25 % , the difference between : HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
— the conversion rate used under the common agri cultural policy, and Article 1 — the conversion rate resulting from the central rate,
(b) for the other Member States, the difference between : 1 . In the case of colza and rape seed, the amounts of the refund referred to in Article 4 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) — the relationship between the conversion rate used No 65 1 /7 1 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. under the common agricultural policy for the currency of the Member State concerned and the central rate of each of the currencies of the 2 . There shall be no refund on sunflower seed. Member States referred to in (a), and
— the spot market rate for the currency of the Member State in question in relation to each of Article 2 the currencies of the Member States referred to in (a), as recorded over a period to be determined ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1987. (■) OJ No L 113, 28 . 4. 1984, p. 8 . (2) OJ No L 170, 29 . 6 . 1984, p. 41 . (3) OJ No L 361 , 20 . 12. 1986, p. 27. (4) OJ No L 13, 15. 1, 1987, p. 13 .
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 31 August 1987. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 31 August 1987 fixing the export refunds on colza and rape seed
(amounts per 100 kilograms) Current 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period 5th period 9 10 11 12 1 2
1 . Gross refunds (ECU) : — Spain 23,242 23,242 23,639 24,036 24,433 24,830 — Portugal 28,002 28,002 28,399 28,796 29,193 29,590 — other Member States 23,500 23,500 23,897 24,294 24,691 25,088 2. Final refunds : I I \
Seeds harvested and exported from : I \ I I
— Federal Republic of Germany (DM) 57,00 57,00 57,96 58,99 59,94 61,16 — Netherlands (Fl) 63,34 63,34 64,40 65,56 66,62 67,95 — BLEU (Bfrs/Lfrs) 1 126,46 1 126,46 1 145,54 1 164,05 1 183,14 1 197,97 — France (FF) 170,43 170,43 173,17 175,71 178,68 182,27 — Denmark (Dkr) 203,29 203,29 206,77 210,25 213,72 215,62 — Ireland (£ Irl) 18,943 18,943 19,271 19,572 19,902 20,161 — United Kingdom (£) 13,576 13,576 13,836 14,097 14,357 14,505 — Italy (Lit) 36 113 36 111 36 627 37 109 37 743 38 199 — Greece (Dr) 2 325,94 2 303,08 2 346,77 2 364,11 2 415,06 2 402,59 — Spain (Pta) 3 510,11 3 510,11 3 546,29 3 596,63 3 657,86 3 692,18 — Portugal (Esc) 4 650,88 4 645,77 4 680,56 4 738,20 4 806,37 4 832,56