Commission Regulation (EC) No 1885/2003
of 27 October 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 2138/97 delimiting the homogenous olive oil production zones
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1639/98(4), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 stipulates that olive yields and oil yields are to be fixed by homogenous production zones on the basis of the figures supplied by producer Member States.
(2) The production zones are delimited in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2138/97(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1836/2002(6). For administrative and structural reasons the homogeneous production zones in Greece, Spain and Italy should be amended for the marketing year 2002/03.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2138/97 is amended as follows:
1. in point A the parts relating to the provinces of Brindisi, Lecce and Sassari are replaced respectively by the texts in Annex I to this Regulation;
2. in point C, the heading "Νομός Αχαΐας" is amended as follows:
(a) in zone 3, the names of the municipalities "Aγίας Βαρβάρας, Αγίας Μαρίνας, Αλεποχωρίου, Βελιμαχίου, Δροσιάς, Ερυμανθείας, Καλανίστρας, Καλάνου, Καλεντζίου, Καλουσίου, Κάλφα, Καταρράκτη, Λακκωμάτων, Μανεσίου, Νέου Κομπηγαδίου, Πορτών, Ρουπακίας, Σκιαδά, Σκούρα, Σπαρτιάς, Σταυροδρομίου, Χιόνας, Χρυσοπηγής" are deleted;
(b) the following zone 4 is added:
"Ζώνη 4:
Κοινότητες: Αγίας Βαρβάρας, Αγίας Μαρίνας, Αλεποχωρίου, Βελιμαχίου, Δροσιάς, Ερυμανθείας, Καλανίστρας, Καλάνου, Καλεντζίου, Καλουσίου, Κάλφα, Καταρράκτη, Λακκωμάτων, Μανεσίου, Νέου Κομπηγαδίου, Πορτών, Ρουπακίας, Σκιαδά, Σκούρα, Σπαρτιάς, Σταυροδρομίου, Χιόνας, Χρυσοπηγής.";
3. point D is amended as follows:
(a) under the heading "Comunidad autónoma: Andalucía", the part relating to the province of "Huelva" is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;
(b) the heading "Comunidad autónoma: Aragón" is amended as follows:
(i) the municipality of "Blesa" is added to zone 3 of the province of "Teruel";
(ii) the municipality of "Pradilla de Ebro" is added to zone 4 of the province of "Zaragoza";
(iii) the municipality of "Villanueva de Huerva" is added to zone 5 of the province of "Zaragoza";
(c) the headings "Comunidad autónoma: Castilla y León" and "Comunidad autónoma: Madrid" are replaced respectively by the texts in Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 October 2003.