31991R3065

CELEX: 31991R3065
Datum: 1991-10-19
Källa: eur-lex.europa.eu

No L 289/30 Official Journal of the European Communities 19, 10 . 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3065/91 of 18 October 1991 fixing the amount of the subsidy on oil seeds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas a supplement to the target price for 'double zero colza and rape seed was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1722/91 for the 1991 /92 marketing year ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the abatement of the subsidy for colza and rape seed which arises, where appropriate, from the system of Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and maximum guaranteed quantities for the 1990/91 marke Portugal, ting year, has been fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2509/90 (') ;

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common Whereas the abatement of the subsidy for sunflower seed organization of the market in oils and fats ('), as last which arise from the system of maximum guaranteed amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1720/91 (2), and in quantities for the 1990/91 marketing year has been fixed particular Article 27 (4) thereof, by Commission Regulation (EEC) 2833/90 (10) ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, owing to the lack of an adjustment in the rate of 1 678/85 (3) fixing the conversion rates to be applied in aid colza, rape seed and sunflower seed resulting from the agriculture, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No maximum guaranteed quantity arrangements for the 2922/91 (4), 1991 /92 marketing year, the rate of the aid for this marketing year has only been able to be calculated provi sionally on the basis of the abatement applicable for the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 1990/91 marketing year ; whereas this amount should of 20 July 1972 laying down special measures for colza, therefore only be applied provisionally and should be rape and sunflower seed (*), as last amended by Regulation confirmed or replaced once the prices and related (EEC) No 2206/90 16), and in particular Article 2 (3) measures and the consequences of the maximum guaran thereof, teed quantity arrangements for the 1991 /92 marketing year are known ;

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Whereas Article 27a (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the adjustment of the amount of aid for Whereas Article 27 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC rapeseed produced in Spain for the 1991 /92 marketing provides that a subsidy should be granted in respect of oil year shall be fixed so that the adjusted target price is the seeds harvested and processed within the Community same in Spain as in the Community as constituted at 31 when the target price for a species of seed is higher than December 1985 ; the price on the world market ; whereas these provisions at present apply only in respect of colza, rape and sunflower seeds ; Whereas Article 29 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the world market price, calculated for a Community frontier crossing point, is to be determined Whereas the subsidy on oil seeds should, theoretically, be on the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportuni equal to the difference between those two prices ; ties, quotations being adjusted where necessary to take account of quotations for competing products ;

Whereas the target price and the monthly increases in the target price for colza, rape and sunflower seed for the Whereas Article 4 of Council Regulation No 115/67/EEC 1991 /92 marketing year were fixed by Council Regula of 6 June 1967 laying down criteria for determining tions (EEC) No 1722/91Q and (EEC) No 1723/91 («) ; world market prices for oil seeds and fixing the frontier crossing point ("), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) (l) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. No 1983/82 (12), fixed the said crossing point at 0 OJ No L 162, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 27. Rotterdam ; whereas Article 1 of that Regulation provides (J) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 11 . 0 OJ No L 279, 7. 10. 1991 , p. 43. 0 OJ No L 167, 25. 7. 1972, p. 9. 0 OJ No L 237, 1 . 9. 1990, p. 7. (*) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 11 . (,0) OJ No L 268, 29. 9. 1990, p. 86. o OJ No L 162, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 31 . (») OJ No 111 , 10. 6. 1967, p. 2196/67. o OJ No L 162, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 33. (,2) OJ No L 215, 23. 7. 1982, p. 6.

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that when the world market price is being determined be determined on the basis of the value of the average account should be taken of all offers on the world market quantities of oil and oil cake resulting from the proces known to the Commission and of quotations on those sing of 100 kilograms of seed within the Community less exchanges which are significant for international trade ; an amount corresponding to the cost of processing these whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 225/67/EEC provides ' seeds into oil and oil cake ; whereas the quantities and that offers and quotations which do not relate to ship costs to be taken into consideration for the purposes of ments to be effected within 30 days following the date on the calculation are fixed in Article 5 of Regulation No which the world market price is determined should be 225/67/EEC ; whereas the value of those quantities should disregarded ; whereas offers and quotations which the be determined in accordance with Article 6 of that Commission believes, in view of general price movements Regulation ; or information available to it, not to be representative of the real trend of the market must also be disregarded ;

Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 115/67/EEC provides Whereas offers and quotations relating to quantities of that, where no offer or quotation can be used as a basis less than 500 tonnes and offers relating to seed of a for determining the world market price and where it is, quality other than that normally acceptable on the world moreover, impossible to establish the value of the oil or market must also be disregarded ; oil cake processed from such seed, the world market price should be determined on the basis of the most recent known value for oil or oil cake, adjusted to take account of the trend of world prices for competing products by Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 225/67/EEC provides applying to that value the rules set out in Article 2 of that of the offers and quotations taken into consideration, Regulation No 1 1 5/67/EEC ; whereas Article 7 of Regula those for delivery c and f should be increased by 0,2 % ; tion No 225/67/EEC defines competing products as those whereas offers and quotations for delivery fas, fob or oils or oil cakes, as the case may be, which appear to have otherwise should be increased, as appropriate, by loading, been offered in the largest quantities on the world market transport and insurance costs from the point of shipment during the period under consideration ; or loading to the frontier crossing point ; whereas cif offers and quotations for frontier crossing points other than Rotterdam should be adjusted to allow for the diffe rence in transport and insurance costs as compared with a product delivered cif Rotterdam ; whereas the Commis Whereas, under Article 6 of Regulation No 115/67/EEC, the price determined for colza, rape and sunflower seeds sion should take account only of the loading, transport and insurance costs which to its knowledge are the must also be adjusted by an amount not exceeding the lowest ; whereas, finally, offers and quotations for delivery margin, as calculated in accordance with that Article, cif Rotterdam should be increased by ECU 0,242 ; where that margin may affect the normal disposal of seeds harvested in the Community ;

Whereas Article 5 of Regulation No 1 1 5/67/EEC provides that the world market price should be determined for Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1594/83 of 14 seed of the standard quality for which the target price has been fixed, delivered in bulk : June 1983 on the subsidy for oil seeds ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1321 /90 (2), laid down rules for granting the subsidy on oil seeds ; whereas, under that Regulation, where the subsidy to be granted is fixed in Whereas Article 3 of Regulation No 225/67/EEC provides advance, the amount of such subsidy must be equal to the that offers and quotations relating to products presented amount applicable on the day on which the application otherwise than in bulk should be adjusted by deducting for advance fixing was lodged, adjusted by the difference the additional value resulting from that presentation ; between the target price valid on that day and the target whereas offers and quotations relating to a quality other price valid on the day on which the seeds are placed than the standard quality for which the target price was under control at an oil or feed mill and, where appro fixed should be adjusted on the basis of the coefficients of priate, a corrective amount ; whereas Article 35 of equivalence shown in the Annex to that Regulation ; Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681 /83 of 21 whereas, in the case of offers on the world market for September 1983 laying down detailed rules for the appli qualities of colza and rape seed other than those listed in cation of the subsidy system for oil seeds (3), as last that Annex, coefficients of equivalence derived from those amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2964/91 (4), provides listed in that Annex may, pursuant to Article 4 of Regula that such adjustment should involve increasing or redu tion No 225/67/EEC, be applied ; whereas, when derived cing the amount of subsidy applicable on the day on coefficients are being calculated, account must be taken of which the application was lodged by the corrective the differences between prices for the qualities of seed in amount and the difference between the target prices question and prices for the qualities listed in that Annex, mentioned in Article 35 of Regulation (EEC) No and of the characteristics of these various seeds ; 2681 /83 :

(') OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 44. Whereas Article 2 of Regulation No 115/67/EEC provides (2) OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 15. that, where no offer or quotation can be used as a basis 0 OJ No L 266, 28. 9. 1983, p. 1 . for determining the world market price, that price should (4) OJ No L 282, 10. 10. 1991 , p. 15.

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Whereas Article 37 of Regulation (EEC) No 2681 /83 (b) for Member States other than those referred to in (a), provides that the corrective amount must be equal to the the difference between : difference between the world market price for colza, rape — the agricultural conversion rate, and and sunflower seeds and the forward price for those seeds valid for a shipment effected during the month in which — the average rate of the ecu as published in the C the seeds were placed under control at an oil mill, those Series of the Official Journal of the European prices being determined in accordance with Articles 1 , 4 Communities during a period to be determined and 5 of Regulation No 115/67/EEC ; whereas, if no offer multiplied by the factor referred to in the second and no price can be used for such determination, the indent of point (a) ; method of calculation provided for in Article 37 of Regu lation (EEC) No 2681 /83 should be used ; whereas the Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1813/84 specifies the spot abovementioned difference may be adjusted in accordance and forward exchange rates and the period to be used for with Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 2681 /83, account calculating the differential amounts ; whereas in cases being taken of the prices of the main competing cereals ; 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 be, must be used ;

Whereas the aid for colza, rape or sunflower seed Whereas the subsidy should be fixed whenever the harvested or processed in Spain or Portugal is to be market situation makes it necessary and in such a way as adjusted as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No to ensure its being applied at least once a week ; whereas 478/86 (') ; whereas this aid is, for seed harvested in these the subsidy may be altered whenever it becomes obvious Member States, to be determined in line with the provi that such alteration is necessary ; sions of Articles 95 (2) and (3) and 293 (2) and (3) of the Act of Accession ; Whereas it follows from applying these provisions to the offers and quotations known to the Commission that, pursuant to Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 2681 /83 the amount of the subsidy in ecus and the amount of the subsidy in each of the national currencies must be fixed Whereas Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 2681 /83 in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation ; provides for the publication of the amount of the final whereas, pursuant to the same Article, the spot and subsidy obtained from the conversion into' each of the national currencies of the amount in ecus resulting from forward exchange rates for the ecu in national currencies determined in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation the calculation referred to above plus or minus the diffe (EEC) No 1813/84 must also be published, rential amount ; whereas Article 1 of Commission Regula tion (EEC) No 1813/84 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 539/90 (3), defined the elements which deter mine the differential amounts ; whereas these elements are equal to the incidence on the target price less percen tage referred to in Article 5, paragraph 1 of the said regu HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : lation or the subsidy of the coefficient derived from the percentage referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1 569/72 ; whereas, according to these provisions, this percentage represents : Article 1

1 . The amounts of the subsidy and the exchange rates (a) for those Member States whose currencies are main referred to in Article 33 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) tained as between themselves within a spread at any No 2681 /83 shall be as set out in the Annexes hereto. given moment of 2,25 %, the difference between :

2. However, the amount of the aid for the 1991 /92 — the conversion rate used under the common marketing year for colza, rape and sunflower seed shall be agricultural policy, and confirmed or replaced with effect from 19 October 1991 to take account of the consequences of the maximum — the conversion rate resulting from the central rate guaranteed quantity arrangements for the 1991 /92 marke multiplied by the correcting factor referred to in ting year. Article 6 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (*) ;

Article 2 (') OJ No L 53, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 55. (2) OJ No L 170, 29. 6. 1984, p. 41 . (3) OJ No L 145, 8. 6. 1990, p. 20. (4) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 6. This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 October 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9. 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 18 October 1991 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Aids to colza and rape seed other than 'double zero*

(amounts per 100 kg) Current 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period 5th period io o ll (') 12 (') 10 2 (-) 3 0

1 . Gross aids (ECU): — Spain 17,234 17,532 17,790 17,958 16,496 16,774 — Portugal 24,204 24,502 24,760 24,928 23,466 23,744 — Other Member States 17,234 17,532 17,790 17,958 16,496 16,774 2. Final aids : Seed harvested and processed in : — Federal Republic of Germany (DM) 40,57 41,27 41,88 42,28 38,83 39,49 — Netherlands (Fl) 45,71 46,50 47,19 47,63 43,76 44,49 — BLEU (Bfrs/Lfrs) 836,82 851,29 863,82 871,97 800,98 814,48 — France (FF) 136,07 138.43 140,46 141,79 130,25 132,44 — Denmark (Dkr) 154,76 157.44 159,75 161,26 148,13 150,63 — Ireland (£ Irl) 15,145 15,407 15,633 15,781 14,496 14,741 — United Kingdom (£) 13,602 13,840 14,045 14,178 13,003 13,225 — Italy (Lit) 30 357 30 882 31 336 31 632 29 057 29 491 — Greece (Dr) 4 231,29 4 290,51 4 318,43 4 323,89 3 932,48 3 879,01 — Spain (Pta) 2 636,73 2 681,54 2 720,41 2 743,22 2 526,59 2 555,12 — Portugal (Esc) 5 130,28 5 192,15 5 245,90 5 276^5 4 980,80 5 008,71

(') Amount fixed provisionally, pending and subject to the application of the maximum guaranteed quantity arrangements for the 1991 /92 marketing year, confor ming to the adjustment resulting from the maximum guaranteed quantity arrangements applied for the 1990/91 marketing year for Member States other than Spain.

ANNEX II

Aids to colza and rape seed 'double zero'

(amounts per 100 kg) Current 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period 5th period io o 110 12 0 1 (') 2 0 3 0

1 . Gross aids (ECU) : — Spain 18,484 18,782 19,040 19,208 17,746 18,024 — Portugal 25,454 25,752 26,010 26,178 24,716 24,994 — Other Member States 18,484 18,782 19,040 19,208 17,746 18,024 2. Final aids : Seed harvested and processed in : — Federal Republic of Germany (DM) 43,51 44,22 44,82 45,22 41,78 42,43 — Netherlands (Fl) 49,03 49,82 50,50 50,95 47,07 47,81 — BLEU (Bfrs/Lfrs) 897,51 911,98 924,51 932,67 861,68 875,18 — France (FF) 145,94 148,30 150,33 151,66 140,12 142,31 — Denmark (Dkr) 165,98 168,66 170,98 172,49 159,36 161,85 — Ireland (£ Irl) 16,243 16,505 16,732 16,880 15,595 15,839 — United Kingdom (£) 14,596 14,834 15,039 15,172 13,998 14,219 — Italy (Lit) 32 559 33 084 33 538 33 834 31 259 31 693 — Greece (Dr) 4 546,44 4 605,66 4 633,58 4 639,04 4 247,63 4 194,16 — Spain (Pta) 2 825,26 2 870,07 2 908,95 2 931,75 2 715,12 2 743,65 — Portugal (Esc) 5 391,12 5 453,00 5 506,74 5 537,79 5 241,64 5 269,56

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ANNEX III

Aids to sunflower seed

(amounts per 100 kg) Current 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period 10C) 11 (') 12 0 M') 2 (')

1 . Gross aids (ECU): — Spain 25,423 25,849 26,180 26,653 26,137 — Portugal 32,614 33,038 33369 33,840 33,339 — Other Member States 20,374 20,798 21,129 21,600 21,099 2. Final aids : (a) Seed harvested and processed in (2) :

— Federal Republic of Germany (DM) 47,96 48,96 49,74 50,85 49,67 — Netherlands (Fl) 54,04 55,17 56,05 57,30 55,97 — BLEU (Bfrs/Lfrs) 989,29 1 009,87 1 025,95 1 048,82 1 024,49 — France (FF) 160,87 164,21 166,83 170,55 166,59 — Denmark (Dkr) 182,96 186,76 189,74 193,97 189,47 — Ireland (£ Irl) 17,904 18,277 18,568 18,982 18,541 — United Kingdom (£) 16,074 16,412 16,676 17,052 16,648 — Italy (Lit) 35 888 36 635 37 218 38 047 37 165 — Greece (Dr) 4 995,43 5 083,14 5 120,90 5 197,71 5 060,84 — Portugal (Esc) 6 901,88 6 989,60 7 058,44 7150,47 7 050,06 (b) Seed harvested in Spain and processed : — in Spain (Pta) 3 880,27 3 944,14 3 993,96 4 061,68 3 985,61 — in another Member State (Pta) 3 948,67 4 012,28 4 062,10 4 129,52 4 055,75

ANNEX IV

Exchange rate of the ecu to be used for converting final aids into the currency of the processing country when the latter is a country other than the country of production (value of ECU 1) Current 1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th period 5th period 10 11 12 1 2 3

DM 2,047710 2,046620 2,045630 2,044930 2,044930 2,042500 Fl 2,309260 2308090 2307010 2,305790 2,305790 2,303410 Bfrs/Lfrs 42,162200 42,137100 42,116600 42,090700 42,090700 42,025600 FF 6,977250 6,973670 6,970560 6,967840 6,967840 6,958790 Dkr 7,896630 7,894970 7,893700 7,890890 7,890890 7,890260 £Irl 0,766435 0,766037 0,765725 0,765695 0,765695 0,764222 £ 0,703783 0,704121 0,704363 0,704361 0,704361 0,704359 Lit 1 531,05 1 532,73 1 534,29 1 536,13 1 536,13 1 541,54 Dr 227,86700 229,98000 232,20400 234,34700 234,34700 240,98600 Esc 1 75,92700 176,20000 176,57400 177,06700 177,06700 178,64500 Pta 129,10200 129,41700 129,67600 129,90000 129,90000 130,57500