23. 5. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 136/61 COMMISSION DECISION of 13 November 1985 on aids granted by Greece in the form of interest rebates in respect of exports of all products with the exception of petroleum products (Only the Greek text is authentic) (86/187/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 93 (2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/7§ of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1019/84 (%), and in particular Article 22 thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organization of the markets in agricultural products, After having invited the interested parties to submit their comments in accordance with Article 93 (2) of the Treaty and in the light of those comments (%), Whereas : Articles 92 to 94 of the EEC Treaty have been made fully applicable — by virtue of the provisions of Articles 42 and 43 of the said Treaty — to the majority of products listed in Annex II to the EEC Treaty. By virtue of Article 4 of Regulation No 26 applying certain rules of competi- tion to the production of and trade in agricultural products (), the other products listed in the said Annex are subject only to the provisions of Article 93 (1) and the first sentence of Article 93 (3); the latter products are therefore not affected by this Decision. 1 By telex No 51686 of 2 February 1984, the Commission requested the Greek Government to provide it with infor- mation concerning the granting of an aid for the export of cereals, which Greece reportedly introduced in April 1983. A telex reminder was sent on 21 March 1984. The reply sent by Greece by telex on 16 April 1984 was deemed incomplete by Commission staff, who sent a further telex on 19 June 1984 asking for additional infor- OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. OJ No L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 4. O] No C 54, 28. 12. 1985, p. 3. OJ No 30, 20. 4. 1962, p. 993/62. mation and a telex reminder on 24 July 1984. By telex of 10 August 1984, the Greek Government requested a one- month extension of the deadline set so as to be able to draw up its reply, which was finally sent in letter form on 18 October 1984. The said letter states that: — the Greek authorities grant an interest rebate of 6 % or 3 % on loans which the authorities grant to cereal exporters (the rate normally applied to exporters being 18,5 %) ; — the said aid is paid solely on condition that the amount obtained by the exporters at the time of sale is swiftly repatriated and converted into drachmas; — this interest rebate is granted in the framework of the general reform of the system of credit set up by the Greek Government which takes the following form : A. Before April 1983 : Type of loan Interest rate Loans towards working capital 21,5 % Loans for investments and for undertakings which process agricul- tural products 18,5 % Loans for craft undertakings 14,0 % Loans for prefinancing and finan- cing of exports 10,5 % B. After April 1983: Type of loan Interest rate Loans to industry 21,5 % Loans for undertakings which export processed agricultural products 18,5 % Loans for craft undertakings 14,0 % — the reimbursement of 6 % or 3 % (where the loan was granted at a rate of 14 %) was fixed in considera- tion, firstly of the general increase in interest rates and, secondly, of the average duration of loans intended to finance exports and in the light of the fact that such reimbursement is applicable to exports of all products other than petroleum products ;