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"B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2428/2000
of 31 October 2000
granting Portugal a derogation for the 2000/01 marketing year from Articles 1(1) and 20(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 2366/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil
(OJ L 279, 1.11.2000, p. 21)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 353/2001 of 22 February 2001 L 53 3 23.2.20012000R2428 — EN — 01.02.2001 — 001.001 — 1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2428/2000
of 31 October 2000
granting Portugal a derogation for the 2000/01 marketing year from
Articles 1(1) and 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 laying down
detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive
oil
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 establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and
fats (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 (2), and in
particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 of 20 July 1998
amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common
organisation of the market in oils and fats (3), and in particular Article 2(4)
thereof,
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 (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1639/98 (5), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:(1) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 of 30 October
1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of
production aid for olive oil for the 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2000/01
marketing years (
6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1273/1999 (7), stipulates that olive growers must lodge crop declar-
ations before 1 December of each marketing year.
(2) Article 20(1) of that Regulation stipulates that producer organisations
or, where appropriate, associations thereof must submit their members’
crop declarations and any amendments thereto to the competentagency of the Member State concerned before 1 January of eachmarketing year.
(3) The geographical information system (GIS) in Portugal should be
operational so that it can directly register crop declarations someweeks after 1 December 2000. It is necessary for the time limit for thelodging of crop declarations by olive growers or by producer
organisations and associations thereof for the 2000/01 marketing year
to be postponed so that the Portuguese authorities can input thedeclarations into the GIS as they are lodged and deal immediately withany adjustments that are necessary. In view of the importance of the
GIS for improving control operations, the time limits for lodging crop
declarations for the 2000/01 marketing year in Portugal shouldtherefore be postponed from 1 December 2000 to 31 January 2001 inthe case of olive growers and from 1 January 2001 to 28 February 2001
in the case of producer organisations and associations thereof.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with
the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,!B
(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.
(4) OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 38.
(6) OJ L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 50.
(7) OJ L 151, 18.6.1999, p. 12.2000R2428 — EN — 01.02.2001 — 001.001 — 2
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
By derogation from Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 olive growers
in Portugal are hereby authorised to lodge crop declarations for their olive
trees in production and the olive groves they manage as at 1 November of themarketing year in respect of which the declaration is made, no later than
"M115 March 2001 3for the 2000/01 marketing year.
Article 2
By derogation from Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 producer
organisations or, where appropriate, associations thereof in Portugal are
hereby authorised to lodge members’ crop declarations and any amendmentsthereto no later than
"M115 April 2001 3for the 2000/01 marketing year.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in
theOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 November 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B2000R2428 — EN — 01.02.2001 — 001.001 — 3