NoL351/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3423/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of18December 1973
ondetailedrulesforgrantingsubsidiesforoliveoil
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,tionofthesystem,theelementstobetakeninto
consideration toestablishthetargetyieldsandthe
productionareasreferredtoinArticle6ofRegulation
EEC)No3209/73shouldbedefined;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
Whereasinordertoguaranteethehomogeneity ofthe
informationusedtofixthetargetyieldsandthe
productionareas,thecentralizedcoordinationofthis
informationshouldbeprovidedfor; HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/
66/EEC(')of22September1966ontheestablish­
mentofacommonorganizationofthemarketinoils
andfats,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2),andinparticularArticle10(3)thereof;Whereas,furthertoArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No
3209/73theon-the-spotcontroloftheaccuracyofthe
cultivationdeclarationsshouldrelatetoapercentage
tobefixedbyreferencetothesizeofthefarms;
whereasitisnecessarytocarryoutacontrolrelating
toasufficientlyrepresentative numberofdeclara­
tions;WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3209/73(3)of
27November1973laiddowntheprinciples
accordingtowhichthesubsidyreferredtoinArticle
10ofRegulationNo136/66/EECshallbegrantedto
oliveoilproducersforthe1973/74marketingyear,
andadoptedmeasuresinordertoensurethatthis
subsidyshallbegrantedonlyfortheproductswhich
havetherighttobenefitfromit;whereasthe
Commissionshouldadopttherelevantdetailedrules
fortheirapplication ;Whereas,sincethetargetyieldsforolivesandoilare
averageyields,itmaybeclaimedthatthequantityfor
whichthesubsidyisrequestedisgreaterthanthat
resultingfromtheapplicationoftheseyieldstothe
cultivationdeclarations ;whereas,inthiscase,the
quantityeligibleforthesubsidyshouldbedeter­
mined,onthebasisofprooffurnishedbythe
producerconcerned,bythecompetentauthoritiesin
theMemberStates;WhereasArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No3209/73
laysdownthatasystemofcontrolshallbesetupto
allowtheverificationoftheconsistencybetween,on
theonehand,thequantityofoilforwhichthe
subsidyisrequestedandontheother,thequantities
oftheproductsfromwhichtheoilisextractedand
theactualquantityofoilproduced,aswellasthe
potentialproductionofolivesandoilforthe1973/74
marketingyear;whereas,therefore,therequestsfor
thesubsidyandthecultivationdeclarationstobe
presentedbytheproducersshouldincludethe
minimuminformationnecessarytoverifythisconsis­
tency;Whereastheremaybesometloubtsastothequantity
ofoileligibleforthesubsidy,duetoinconsistency
betweenthequantityforwhichthesubsidyis
requestedandthatresultingfromtheapplicationof
theyieldstothecultivationdeclaration ,orthatinthe
stockaccounts;
Whereastosimplifytheapplicationofthesubsidy
systemforolive-residue oilinItaly,thequantityof
thisoileligibleforthesubsidyshouldbeestimatedat
afixedrate;Whereas,inordertoensurethepropermanagement
ofthesystemofcultivationdeclarations ,adeadline
shouldbefixedfortheirlodgement ,assoonas
possibleafterthebeginningofthemarketingyear;
whereas,withaviewtoensuringthecorrectapplica­
(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats, P)OJNoL327,28.11.1973,p.15.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdowndetailedrulesongranting
subsidiesforoliveoilforthe1973/74marketingyear.(e)wheretheoilhasbeensold,thequantityofoil
sold,thename,forenamesandaddressofthe
purchaser,and,whereappropriate ,thesaleinvoice
fortheoil;inothercases,theplacewheretheoil
isstored.
ArticleJ
EachproducingMemberStateshalllaydown,forits
entirearea,aperiodwithinwhichapplicationfor
subsidiesmustbesubmitted .
However,morelimitedperiodsmaybefixedinthe
differentzonesofproductioninordertotakeinto
accountthestateoftheharvestofolives.
Article4
Eachproducerofolivesshallsubmitadatefixedby
eachMemberState,whichmaynot,however,extend
beyond31January1974,foreachoftheareasof
production ,asinglecultivationdeclarationcovering
allthoseofhisholdingssituatedinthatarea.
Whereasingleholdingisoperatedjointlybytwoor
moreproducers,asinglecultivationdeclarationshall
besubmittedforthatholding,particularsbeinggiven
thereinofthename,forenamesandaddressofeach
individualproducer.
Article5
1.ThecultivationdeclarationreferredtoinArticle
2ofRegulation (EEC)No3209/73shallincludeparti­
cularsastothefollowing :
(a)thename,forenamesandaddressoftheperson
submittingthedeclaration ;
(b)thelocationoftheholdingorholdings;
(c)theareaplantedwitholivetrees;
(d)thetotalnumberofolivetreesactuallycultivated ;
(e)Thenumberofbearingtreeswhoseolivesare
normallyusedforthepurposesotherthanoil
production ;
(f)Thenumberofbearingtreeswhoseolivesare
normallyusedforoilproduction,indicatingthe
numberoftreesunderspecializedcultivationand
thenumberundermixedcultivation ;
(g)foreachofthetwotypesofcultivationreferredto
in(f):
—thenumberoftreesunderirrigatedcultivation ,
and,
—ifpossible,themainvarietiesandshape
pruning.
2.MemberStatesmayrequirethattherebeadded
totheparticularsgivenincultivationdeclarations
alreadysubmittedortobesubmittedthecadastral
referenceoftheholdingstowhichthosedeclarations
relate.Article2
1.Forvirginoliveoil,applicationsforsubsidies
shallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation :
(a)thename,forenamesandaddressoftheapplicant;
(b)theweightoftheoil,togetherwithanexplicit
statementthattheproductisvirginoliveoil;
(c)theoilmillormillsinwhichtheoilwas
produced,withparticularsforeachmillastothe
quantityofolivesusedandthequantityofoil
produced;
(d)thelocationoftheholdingorholdingswherethe
oliveswereharvested,includinganexplicitrefer­
encetothecultivationdeclarationfortheholding
orholdingsconcerned.
2.Inthecaseofsale,whentheoiltowhichthe
applicationrefersshallbeinvoiced,theapplication
mustbeaccompanied by:
(a)thesaleinvoice,orasimilardocument,ifthesale
hastakenplace;
(b)particularsoftheplacewheretheoilisstored,if
thesalehasnottakenplace.
3.Applications forsubsidiesbyproducerswho
havesoldtheirolivesmustcontaintheinformation
specifiedinArticle2(1)(a)and(d)andalsoparticulars
ofthequantityofolivessold,andofthename,fore­
namesandaddressofthepurchasertogetherwiththe
saleinvoicefortheolives.
4.Theprovisionsofparagraph 1and3shallapply
alsotoapplicationsforsubsidiesinrespectofolive­
residueoilproducedinItaly.
5.Inthecaseofolive-residue oilproducedin
France,applicationsforsubsidiesshallcontainatleast
thefollowinginformationanddocuments :
(a)thename,forenamesandaddressoftheapplicant ;
(b)thequantityofolive-residueused;
(c)theweightoftheoiltogetherwithanexplicitstate­
mentthattheproductisolive-residueoil;
(d)theextractionplantinwhichtheoilwaspro­
duced:

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Article6
1.Forthepurposeoffixing,inacentralized
manner,thetargetyieldsforolivesandoil,andthe
productionareasreferredtoinArticle6(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3209/73,theproducingMemberStates
shall,fortheirentirearea,coordinatetheinformation ,
relatingtotheseyieldsandtotheseareas,whichhas
beenfixedinthedifferentoil-producing areasbythe
authoritiesdesignatedwiththisendinview.
2.Assoonastheyhavebeenadopted,the
producingMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commissiontheprovisionslaiddownbythemin
respectofthis,Article,aswellastheinformation
concerningtheproductionareasandthetargetyields
forolivesandoil.Article8
Representatives ofthetradeinterestsconcernedmay
takepartintheworkrelatingtotheestablishment of
targetyields,andinthechecksprovidedforinArticle
7ofRegulation (EEC)No3209/73.
Article9
Inadditiontocarryingoutchecksastotheaccuracy
oftheinformationgiveninapplicationsforsubsidies,
inrespectofvirginoliveoiltheagenciesresponsible
forsupervisionshallcheck:
1.theagreementbetweenthequantitiesofolivesand
oilindicatedintheapplicationsandthequantities
shownintheoil-millregisters;
2.theconsistencybetweenthequantitiesofolives
andoilindicatedintheapplicationsandthequanti­
tiesresultingfromtheapplicationoftargetyields
tothedatacontainedinthecultivationdeclara­
tions.
Article10
ThecontrolsreferredtoinArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No3209/73shallbecarriedoutinrespectofat
least5%ofcultivationdeclarations .Article7
1.Thetargetyieldsforolivesandoilshallbedeter­
minedforproductionareasestablishedhavingregard
tothefactorsrelevanttooliveandoilyields.
Whendeterminingtheproductionareas,accountshall
betakeninparticular :
—ofthegeographyandgeologyoftheregioncon­
cerned;
—ofthemainvarietiesofolivetree,andoftheirage
andmostfrequenttypeofshapepruning.
2.Thetargetyieldforolivesshallforeachproduc­
tionareabeequaltothequantityofolivespertree
obtainedduringthe1973/74marketingyearfroma
representative numberofproperlymaintained ,bearing
treesinthatarea.Suchyieldshallbedeterminedfor
drycultivation .
Fortreesunderirrigatedcultivation,thetargetyield
shallbeincreasedbyapercentagetobedetermined
bytheindividualproducingMemberStates.
3.Thetargetoilyieldforolivesshallforeach
productionareabeequaltothequantity,per100kilo­
grammesofolives,ofoilobtainablebyexpression
fromtheolivesproducedinthatarea.
Suchyieldshallbedeterminedhavingregardto
processingtestscarriedoutonarepresentative sample
ofolivesfromeachproductionarea,accountbeing
takenoftheequipmentofthemillsservingthose
areas.
TargetyieldsshallbedeterminedbytheMember
Statesassoonaspossibleaftertheclosingdateforthe
submissionofapplicationsforsubsidies.Theseyields
shallthenbepublished .Article11
1.Anyproducerwhoconsidersthathisproduction
ofolivesorofoilexceedsthatobtainedbyapplying
thoseyieldstothedatacontainedinhiscultivation
declarationshall,withinfifteendaysfollowingeither
thepublicationorthenotificationofthesaidtarget
yields,submitadditionaldocumentation inevidence
ofsuchproduction .Suchdocumentation shallinclude
atleastthefollowing :
(a)detailsofthespecificcultivationworkcarriedout
ontheoliveplantation ;
(b)evidenceastothelabouremployedontheolive
plantation,orthetechnicalmeansusedtoharvest
theolives;
(c)invoicesinrespectofthepurchaseofallfertilizers
andinsecticidesoffungicidesusedortheproof
thattherelevantoperationshavebeencarriedout;
(d)IncasesotherthanthosereferredtoinArticle3
(2):
—wheretheoilhasbeensold,information
concerningthequantitiesofoilsold,lotbylot,
aswellasthenames,forenamesandaddresses
ofthebuyers;
—particularsoftheplacewheretheoilisbeing
stored,ifithasnotbeensold.

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2.Thecompetentauthorities,havingexaminedthe
evidencesubmittedpursuanttoparagraph 1,and
havingcarriedoutacomparisonfothequantitiesof
oilwhichhavebeenrecognizedaseligibleforthe
subsidyforthesameholdingforeachoilproduction
yearsince1966/67,shalldecidethequantityofoil
eligibleforthesubsidy.
Wheretheoliveshavebeensold,thequantityofoil
eligibleforsubsidymaynotexceedthatobtainedby
applyingtothequantityofolivesrecognizedas
havingbeensold,thetargetoilyieldfortheareafrom
whichtheolivesinquestionoriginate.
3.Theauthoritiesreferredtoinparagraph2may
carryoutadditionalinquiriesbyrequiring,where
appropriate,thatallstockaccountsoftheholdingsof
producersasreferredtoinparagraph 1beplacedat
theirdisposal.
Article12
Whenanexamination oftheapplicationsforthe
subsidyrevealsadiscrepancybetweenthequantityof
oilforwhichthesubsidyisrequested,and(a)thequantityofoilresultingfromtheapplication
oftargetyieldstotherelevantdeclarationofculti­
vation.
(b)thequantityofoilshownintheoil-mills'ledgers,
andwhentheproducersarenotusingtheprovisions
ofArticle11,thecompetentauthoritiesshall
determinethequantityofoileligibleforsubsidyon
thebasisofthesmallestquantityresultingfromthe
aboveinformation .
Article13
InItaly,thequantityofolive-residueoileligiblefor
subsidyshallbeequalto9%ofthequantityofvirgin
oilrecognizedaseligibleforsubsidyproducedby
pressingfromtheolivesfromwhichtheresiduehas
beenobtained .
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI