10 . 12. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 348/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3493/83
of 9 December 1983
fixing the world market price for colza, rape and sunflower seed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a
common organization of the markets in oils and
fats ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1413/82 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1569/72 of 20 July 1972 laying down special measures
for colza, rape and sunflower seed (3), as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 1986/82 (4),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2300/73 of 23 August 1973 laying down detailed rules
for applying differential amounts for colza, rape and
sunflower seed and repealing Regulation (EEC) No
1464/73 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No.
2937/83 (*), and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2300/73, the Commission must determine the
world market price for colza, rape and sunflower seed ;
Whereas the world market price should be determined
in accordance with the rules and the criteria set out in
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2866/83 of 13
October 1983 fixing the amount of the subsidy on oil
seeds O ;
Whereas, if the price system is to operate normally,
the world market price should be calculated on the
following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in
relation to each other at any given moment within
a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
their central rate,
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
these currencies recorded for a given period in
relation to the Community currencies referred to
in the previous indent ;
Whereas it follows from applying these provisions that
the world market price for colza, rape and sunflower
seed should be as set out in the Annex hereto,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
The world market price referred to in Article 9 (4) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2300/73 shall be as set out in
the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 2 December
1983 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States .
Done at Brussels, 9 December 1983 .
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/66.
(2) OJ No L 162, 12. 6 . 1982, p. 6 .
O OJ No L 167, 25 . 7. 1972, p . 9 .
(
0 OJ No L 236, 24. 8 . 1973, p . 28 .
Is) OJ No L 288, 21 . 10 . 1983 , p . 20 . O OJ No L 282, 14 . 10 . 1983, p. 33 .
No L 348/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 10 . 12. 83
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 9 December 1983 fixing the world market price for colza,
rape and sunflower seed
(ECU/100 kg) (')
CCT
heading
No
Description World market price
ex 12.01 Colza and rape seed 40,472
ex 12.01 Sunflower seed 40,072
(ECU/100 kg)(')
CCT
heading
No
Description
World market price where the subsidy is fixed in advance
for the month of
December
1983
January
1984
February
1984
March
1984
April
1984
May
1984
ex 12.01
ex 12.01
Colza and rape seed
Sunflower seed
40,472
40,072
40,472
39,924
40,472
40,046
40,555
40,046
41,376
40,546
41,376
(') The conversion rates from ECU into currency as foreseen by Article 9 (5) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2300/73 are the
following :
1 ECU = DM 2,24184
1 ECU = F1 2,52595
1 ECU - Bfr/Lfr 44,9008
1 ECU = FF 6,87456
1 ECU = Dkr 8,14104
1 ECU = £ Irl 0,725690
1 ECU - £ 0,565227
1 ECU = Lit 1 362,81
1 ECU = Dr 80,7220
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