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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 185 , 7 . 7 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 331 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , P . 8 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3024/78

OF 21 DECEMBER 1978

LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2752/78 FOR THE 1978/79 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 1562/78 ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2752/78 OF 23 NOVEMBER 1978 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF OLIVE OIL PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE 1978/79 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 2752/78 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 , ALLOWING FOR THE TIME REQUIRED BY ORGANIZATIONS TO SET UP A SYSTEM OF CONTROL , THE PRODUCTION OF A SUFFICIENTLY REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS MAY BE CHECKED DURING THE 1978/79 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 THE SAID REGULATION 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 PERCENTAGE MENTIONED IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2752/78 SHALL BE 10 % .

ARTICLE 2

ALL OLIVE AND OLIVE OIL PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2752/78 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 2752/78 MAY BE RETAINED BY THE PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS SHALL NOT EXCEED 2 % .

ARTICLE 4

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT