31991R3481

30 . 11 . 91 No L 328/53 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3481 /91 of 29 November 1991 fixing the rate of the aid for dried fodder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, above ; whereas these adjustments were defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78 of 30 June 1978 laying down detailed rules for the application Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, of the system of aid for dried fodder (% as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1757/90 Q ;

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 (EEC) No 1417/78, when no offer or quotation can be of 22 May 1978 on the common organization of the used to determine the average world market price, that market in dried fodder ('), as last amended by Regulation price is determined on the basis of the sum of the value (EEC) No 2275/89 (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) of competing products ; whereas those products are thereof, defined in Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78 ;

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, under Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1417/78, when forward prices differ from that applying in 1 1 1 7/78, when the guide price is higher than the average the month when the application is lodged, the aid rate is world market price, aid is granted for dried fodder as adjusted by a correcting amount calculated from the trend described under Article 1 (b) and (c) of that Regulation of forward prices ; and obtained from fodder plants harvested in the Community ; whereas that aid takes account of a percentage of the difference between these two prices ; Whereas, where the average world market price is deter­ mined in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) Whereas this percentage and the guide price were fixed No 1417/78, the corrective amount must be equal to the by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1627/91 (3) for the difference between the average world market price and 1991 /92 marketing year ; the average forward world market price determined by applying the criteria laid down in Article 3 (3) of Regula­ Whereas the average world market price is determined for tion (EEC) No 1528/78 and valid for delivery during a month other than that in which the aid is introduced, a bulk pelleted product, delivered to Rotterdam, of the standard quality for which the guide price has been fixed ; adjusted by the percentage fixed under Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 ; whereas where the average forward world market price for one or more months Whereas, under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1417/78 of cannot be determined by applying the criteria laid down 19 June 1978 on the aid system for dried fodder (4), as last in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78, the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 1 10/89 (*), the average corrective amount must be fixed for the month or months world market price for the products described in the first in question at a level such that the aid is equal to zero ; and third indents of Article 1 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 is to be determined on the basis of the most favourable actual purchase possibilities excepting those which cannot be considered representative of the real Whereas, if the aid system is to operate normally, refunds market trend ; whereas offers and quotations recorded should be calculated on the following basis ; during the first 25 days of the month in question for quantities that can be delivered during the following calendar month are to be used ; whereas the average world — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ market price thus determined is used to fix the aid rate tion to each other at any given moment within a band applicable on the following month ; of 2,25 % , a conversion rate based on their central rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in Whereas the necessary adjustments must be made in the the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ case of offers and quotations not of the type referred to tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (8), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2205/90 0,

(') OJ No L 142, 30. 5. 1978, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 218, 28 . 7. 1989, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 179, 1 . 7. 1978, p. 10 . (3) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991 , p. 15. 0 OJ No L 162, 28 . 6. 1990, p. 21 . (4) OJ No L 171 , 28 . 6. 1978, p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 118, 29 . 4. 1989, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .

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— for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an Whereas, as the result of the applications of all these average of the ecu rates published in the Official provisions to the offers and quotations which the Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Commission has recorded, the rate of the additional aid a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ for dried fodder must be fixed as indicated in the table cient referred to in the preceding indent ; annexed to this Regulation,

Whereas the rate of the additional aid must be fixed once per month so as to ensure application of the aid from the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : first day of the month following the date of its fixing ; Article 1 Whereas, pursuant to Articles 120 (2) and 306 (2) of the Act of Accession, the additional aid applicable in these The rate of the aid referred to in Article 5 (3) of Regula­ two Member States is to be adjusted by an amount equal tion (EEC) No 1117/78 is fixed in the Annex to this to the amount of customs duties on imports of these Regulation. products from third countries ; whereas, in addition, in Spain the amount is to be adjusted by the difference, Article 2 multiplied by the percentage referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78, between the guide price This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December applied in Spain and the common guide price ; 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 29 November 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

30 . 11 . 91 No L 328 /55 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 November 1991 fixing the rate of the aid for dried fodder

Aid applicable from 1st December 1991 to dried fodder :

(ECU/tonne) Fodder dehydrated by artificial heat drying Fodder otherwise dried Protein concentrates

Other Other Spain Portugal Member Portugal Member States States

Aid 73,139 72,481 73,139 39,541 40,199

Aid in case of advance fixing for the month of :

(ECU/tonne)

January 1992 70,692 70,017 70,692 37,077 37,752 February 1992 70,281 69,602 70,281 36,662 37,341 March 1992 70,128 69,448 70,128 36,508 37,188 April 1992 68,454 67,762 «,454 34,822 35,514 May 1992 (') 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 June 1992 (') 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 July 1992 0 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 August 1992 (') 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 September 1992 (') 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 October 1 992 (') 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000 0,000

(') In accordance with Article 6(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78 .