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( 1 ) OJ NO 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , P . 3025/66 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 78 , 30 . 3 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 274 , 31 . 10 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2522/79

OF 15 NOVEMBER 1979

LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2377/79 FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR IN RESPECT OF OLIVE OIL PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS

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 MARKET IN OILS AND FATS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 590/79 ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2377/79 OF 29 OCTOBER 1979 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF OLIVE OIL PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 1 ( 4 ) AND 2 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE OLIVE AND OLIVE OIL PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2377/79 MUST BE ABLE TO VERIFY THE PRODUCTION OF A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR MEMBERS TO BE DETERMINED ; WHEREAS WITH A VIEW TO THE SOUND MANAGEMENT OF THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM IT IS NECESSARY TO FIX THIS PERCENTAGE AT A LEVEL , SUCH THAT , THE PRODUCTION OF A SUFFICIENTLY REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS MAY BE CHECKED DURING THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM NUMBER OF MEMBERS OR PRODUCE A MINIMUM QUANTITY OF OIL ; WHEREAS THESE LIMITS MUST BE FIXED AT LEVELS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING CONTROL POSSIBILITIES IN EACH PRODUCING MEMBER STATE ;

WHEREAS THE MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE OF THE AID THAT MAY BE RETAINED UNDER ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2377/79 BY PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS TO COVER CHECKING COSTS SHOULD BE DETERMINED ;

WHEREAS 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 PROPORTION OF MEMBERS WHOSE PRODUCTION OF OLIVES AND OF OIL MUST BE CHECKED BY THE PRODUCER ORGANIZATION IS HEREBY FIXED AT 15 % .

ARTICLE 2

ALL OLIVE AND OLIVE OIL PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2377/79 MUST :

- IF INCORPORATED IN ITALY , COMPRISE AT LEAST 25 000 PRODUCERS OR A NUMBER OF MEMBERS WHO OVER THE PAST THREE OLIVE OIL MARKETING YEARS HAVE TOGETHER HAD AN AVERAGE TOTAL PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST 13 000 TONNES PER YEAR ,

- IF INCORPORATED IN FRANCE , COMPRISE AT LEAST 1 000 PRODUCERS OR A NUMBER OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE OVER THE PERIOD REFERRED TO ABOVE HAVE TOGETHER HAD AN AVERAGE TOTAL PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST 100 TONNES PER YEAR .

ARTICLE 3

THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AID WHICH PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2377/79 MAY BE RETAINED BY THE PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS SHALL NOT EXCEED 2 % .

ARTICLE 4

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT