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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)425 final
Brussels ,9September 1981
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
laying down general rules inrespect ofproduction aidfor
olive oil forthe 1981 /82marketing year
(submitted tothe Council bytheCommission )
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C0M(81 )425 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1*ThisdraftRegulation Laysdowngeneralrulesinrespectofproduction
aidforoliveoilforthe1981/82marketingyear*
2mForthegreaterpart,thisdraftRegulationre-statesthegeneralrules
applicableinthisareaforthe1980/81marketingyear,althoughitspecifies
thechecks,inparticularthesystemofapprovaltowhichthemillswill
besubjected/asfromthe1981/82marketingyear*

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
\
Laying down general rules inrespect ofproduction aid forolive oil for the 1981 /82
marketing year
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation No136/66/EECof22September 1966 ontheestablish­
(1)ment ofacommon organization ofthe market inoils andfats -aslast amended by
(2)Regulation (EEC)No3454/81 ,andinparticular Articles 5(4),and 36thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Article 5ofRegulation No136/66/EEC introduced asystem ofproduction aidfor
olive oil;whereas ,for the 1981/82marketing year,this aid isgranted,on the basis
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ofthequantity ofoilactually produced ,togrowers whoare members oftheorganizationsispecified byCouncil Regulation (EEC)No /81of laying down special
* (3)measures inrespect ofolive oil producer organizations for the 1981 /82marketing year
η
^hile,forother growers ,itisgranted onthebasis ofthenumber andproduction poten-
|iaIofolive trees andoftheyields ofsuchtrees,asdetermined according toastan­
dard method ,andprovided thattheolives produced haveactually beenharvested ;
Whereas ,since there exists noregister ofolive cultivation ,itisnotpossible todefine
'the production potential ofolive trees ;whereas ,therefore ,pending the compilation
ofsuch aregister ,itisappropriate tocalculate aidforgrowers whoare not members
ofaproducer organization onthe basis ofthe average yields ofolive trees ;
Whereas ,inorder toensure theproper functioning ofthe system ofaid,itisnecessary
todetermine the types ofolive oil inrespect ofwhich aidisgranted ;whereas ,inorder
tosimplify theapplication ofthe system ofaidwith regard toolive residue oil,it
should beprovided that thequantity ofoileligible foraidwill bedetermined asa
general rule onthebasis oftheproduction ofpressed oil;
Whereas ,inorder toensure theproper functioning ofthesystem ofproduction aidfor
members of iproducer organisations ,provision should bemade forpaying aidonly forthe
quantity obtained inapproved mills ;whereas ,forthepurposes ofapproving mills .
(1)OJNo172,30-9,1966 ,p„3025/66
(2)OJNoL360,31-12-1980, p„16
(3)OJNoL , ,p*

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themilis©ncerned should fulfil anumber ofconditions ;whereas ,inorder todothis,j
provision should bemade forallowing theproducer Member State toseek thecoopera - }
tion ofmillers' professional associations ;, ;
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Whereas theaidinquestion isofconsiderable advantage tooil producers and represents• I
afinancial burden onthe Community ;whereas ,inorder toguarantee that theaidwill
b£granted only inrespect ofoilwhich mayqualify therefor *itisnecessary to .
provide for &system ofappropriate administrative checks ;
Whereas thecarrying outofsuch checks should initially bebased onasystem ofcrop
declarations ;
Whereas ,inorder tofacilitate checks on entitlement toaid onthepart ofmembers
ofproducer organizations ,itshould beprovided that such organizations should submit
asingle crop declaration foralltheir members ,verify the data relating tothehol­
dings ofapercentage ,tobedetermined ,oftheir members and,forthe same purpose ,
submit asingle applicatiorj foraidinrespect ofthose oftheir members who have pro­
duced oit.over agiven period ;whereas ,inorder toensure the proper functioning of
the system ofaid,itshould bemade possible topay such organizations advances on
theaid assoon astheapplication foraid has been submitted ;whereas ,tothe same
end,provision should bemade for the Member States concerned todetermine the system
fordistributing aid amongst associated pfoducers ; '',
Whereas ,inorder tbat theentitlement toaidofmember ofproducer organizations may
bechecked ,itisnecessary that thelatter should verify the^quantities ofoil in
respect ofwhich aidisapplied for byeach oftheir'members ;taking asabasis both
their crop declaration and the stock records ofmills ;.
Whereas ,inorder toensure that the checks areeffective ,itshould beprovided 7-
that the stock records ofmills should bekept inauniform manner ;whereas ,for
the same purpose ,itisnecessary tosubject arepresentative number ofmills tothe
same checks asonproducer organizations ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

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Article 1
Forthe1981/82markingyear,thegeneralruleslaiddowninthefollowingArticles
shallapplyforthegrantingofoliveoilproductionaidasreferredtoinArticle5
ofRegulation No136/66/EEC„
Article2
Production'aidshallbegrantedinrespectofoliveoilmeetingthespecifications laid
downinpoints1and4oftheAnnextoRegulation No136/66/EEC.
Inthecaseofolivegrowerswhobelongtoaproducerorganisation,productionaid
shallbepaidforthequantityactuallyproduced,providedthatitwasobtainedat
anapprovedmi11M
Article3
1„Eachgrowershallsubmit,byadatetobespecified,acropdeclaration showing:
-particularsrelatingtoolivetreesgrownandtheirlocation,
-adeclarationstatingthathehasharvestedtheolivesinthecurrentmarketing
year,
-detailsofthepurposeforwhichtheolivesareintended;,
-adeclarationthattheareascoveredbythecropdeclaration wereplantedwitholive
treesnotlaterthan31October1978inFranceandItalyand1January1981in
Greece*
Wheregrowersaremembersofaproducerorganization asreferredtoinArticle2
ofRegulation (EEC)No/81,thatorganization shallsubmitasinglecrop
declaration forallitsmembers,andshallcheckthecropdeclaration ofapercentage
tobedeterminedofgrowerswhoaremembersoftheorganization*
2„ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,'grower'shallmeananyproducerofolivesin­
tendedfortheproductionofoil*
,Article4
Productionaidshallbegrantedonapplication byeachpartyconcernedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheoilhasbeenproduced*
Inthecaseofgrowerswhoarenotmembersofaproducerorganization,thecropdecla­
rationsubmittedbyeachoneofthemshallbedeemedtobeequivalenttoanapplication
foraid-

Inthecaseofgrowersphoaremembersofaproducerorganization /thatorganization
shallsubmiteverymonthasingleapplication foraidforallmemberswhohavecom­
pletedtheiroilproduction,providedthatthechecksreferredtoinArticle5have
beencarriedout* -
Inthecaseofgrowerswhoaremembersofaproducerorganization whohavesoldtheir
productionofolives,theapplicationforproductionaidmaynotrelatedtothequan*-
tityofoilproducedunlessthatquantitycanactuallybedetermined *
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Article5 ^
Beforemakingouttheapplication foraid,eachproducerorganizations shallverify
thequantityofoliveoilinrespectofwhichaidisappliedforbyeachofitsmem­
bers..Forthepurposesofsuchverification,theorganization shallcheckinparti-
' "<'V :**cular:/ '' '■ ^
-thattheproductionofolivesdeclaredbyeachgrowerashavingbeenpressedin
anapprovedmilltallieswiththeparticulars givenonhiscropdeclaration ;
-thattheparticulars suppliedbygrowersrelatingtothequantitiesofolivespressed
andthequantitiesofoilobtainedtallieswiththequantitiesofolivesandoil
statedin1hestockrecordsofapprovedmills*
Wheretheparticularsreferredtointhefirstindentofparagraph 1appearnottox
tally,theproducerorganization ,shallrequireallnecessarysupportingdocuments
beprovided._ „
Ifanexamination ofsuchdocumentsdoesnotenabletheproducerorganization toes­
tablishthequantityofolivesproduced,thefilerelatingtothegrower*concerned
shallbeforwardedtotheMemberState* - 1
Wheretheparticularsreferredtointhesecondindentofparagraph 1appearnotto
tally,theproducerorganization shallforwardthegrower'sfiletotheMemberState*
Article6
TheproducerMemberStateshallbeauthorizedtopaytoproducerorganizations ,^ssoon
astheapplicationforaidhasbeensubmitted,anadvancenotexceeding70%ofthe
amountofaidappliedfor* '.-
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TheMemberStatesconcernedshalldeterminetheprocedureforpaymentofaidbypro­
ducerorganisations totheirmembers* *
TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommissionthemeasureslaiddownforthat
purpose,-assoonastheyareadopted*

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ArtieLe7
1*Eachproducerorganization shallchecktheactivitiesandstockrecordsoftheapproved
millsindicatedtoitbytheMemberStateconcerned *Themillsshallbechosenby
theMemberStateconcernedandmustberepresentative ofthepressingcapacityof
agivenproductionzone,
2*Eachproducerorganization shallinformtheMemberStateconcernedoftheresults
ofthechecksreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article8
1MEachproducerMemberStateshallsetupasystemofadministrative checksensuring
thattheproductinrespectofwhichaidisappliedforiseligibleforsuchaid*
2*ProducerMemberStatesshallverifytheactivitiesofeachproducerorganisation and,
inparticular :
-thecheckingoperationscarriedoutpursuanttoArticles5and7,
-thatcropdeclarations areaccurate,
3*Withregardtotheoliveoilreferredtoatpoint1oftheAnnextoRegulation
No136/66/EECandproducedbygrowerswhoarenotmembersofaproducerorganization ,
thecheckshallbecarried'outbyrandomsamplingonthespot,andmustmakeit
possibletoverify:
-thatcropdeclarations areaccurate;
-thattheoliveharvesthasbeencompleted;
-thattheolivesharvestedaretobeusedfortheproductionofoiland,ifpossible,
thatsucholiveshaveactuallybeenprocessedintooil*
4*Thechecksreferredtoinparagraph 3shallrelatetoapercentageofgrowerstobe
determined,accountbeingtakeninparticularofthesizeofholdings*
Article9
ProducerMemberStatesshallrequireapprovedmillstokeepstandardized stockrecords
meetingcriteriatobelaiddown*
TheMemberStateconcernedshallverifythatthestockrecordsarekeptinconformity
withthecriteriainquestion*
Article10
1*TheproducerMemberStateshalldeterminethequantityofoliveoileligibleforaid
onthebasisoftheapplications submittedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof.
Article4»

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2*TheMemberStateshalldeterminethequantityofoliveoileligibleforaidin
thecaseofassociatedproducerswhosefileshavebeenforwardedtoitbyproducer
organizations inaccordancewithArticle5(2).,
Forthispurpose/itshalltakeaccountoftheoliveandoilyieldsfixedinaccor­
dancewithArticle11* .
3*WherethechecksreferredtoinArticles7to9donotenablethefiguresappearing
inthestockrecordsofanapprovedmilltobeconfirmed,theMemberStateconcerned,
withoutprejudicetoanysactions .applicabtetothemillinquestion,shalldetermine
thequantityofoileligibleforaidinthecaseOfeachproducerwhoisamember
ofanorganization whichhashaditsoliveproductionpressedinthemill"inquestion*
4*Moreover,with"regardtotheoliveoilreferredto'atpoint4oftheAnnextoRegu-
lation-No136/66/EEC,thequantityeligibleforaidshallbedetermined onthebasis^
oftheoilproductionreferredtoatpoint1oftheSaidAnnex*
•Article11
TheoliveandoilyieldsreferredtointhesecondindentofArticle5(2)ofRegula­
tionNo136/66/EECshallbefixedinrespectofeachhomogeneous production zone
onthebasisofthefiguressuppliedbyproducerMemberStatesnotlaterthan
31May1982., .' *•.*.'
Article12
1.MemberStatesshall,approveonlymillswhich: :x
(a)havecompliedduringthe1980/81marketingyearwiththeobligations laiddown
inArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No2529/80^;
(b)havenotbeenprosecutedforirregularities foundduringchecksmadepursuant
(2)toArticle9ofRegulation (EEC)No2941/80; –
(c)have,complyingwithcertaincriteriatobedetermined; .
(d)keepastockrecordpursuanttoArticle -9;..
(e)agree >toundergoanycheckprovidedforunder,theaidprocedure*
Forthepurposesofimplementing thesystemofapproval^theMemberStateinquestion
mayobtainassistance fromtradeassociations towhichthesaidmillsbelong*
2*Approvalshallbewithdrawnwhere,exceptincasesof'forcemajeure 1,oneofthe
conditionsforapprovalsetoutinparagraph1(c),(d)or(e)isnolongerfulfilled*
(1)0JNoL259,2*10*1980,p*3
(2)0JNoL305,14*11*1980,p*'18

ArtTCLe13
MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommissionthemeasureswhichtheylay
downforthepurposeofapplyingthisRegulation *
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities-
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates-
Doneat FortheCouncil

1 FINANCIAL STATEMENT
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Date :■ ■; 1
1.BUDGET HEADING 1 6310 APPROBATIONS J'378 Mio ECU '
2.TITLE :Draft prcposal for aCouncil Regulation laying down general rules inrespect
ofproduction aidforolive oilfor the 1981/82marketing year «
5.LEGAL BASIS : Article 36ofRegulation No136/66/EECofthe Council
4.AIMS orPROJECT : This draft Regulation re-states the'rules a
maater during theprevious marketing year bymaking certain
regard tothe checks ,inparticular the system ofapproval fpplicable inthis
clarifications with
ormilis »
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS .
5.0 EXPENDITURE-CM*«GY >TOTHE ECBUDGET
-(I^BßLSRNTERYENTIONS )
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
«OTHER
5.1 RECEIPTS-OWN RESOURCES OFTHE EC
(LEVI ES/CUSTOMS DUTIES )
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6.5
OBSERVATIONS «(1)They concern modifications ofapurely technical nature /and
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