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H COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(94) 536 final 
Brussels, 29.11.1994 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) Ko 2261/84 laying down general rules 
on the granting of Hid for the production of olive oil and 
of aid to olive oil producer organizations 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY. MEMORANDUM 
when the prices for 1994/95 were adopted the Council took account, in the 
final compromise, of a statement by the Commission to the effect that it 
intended to submit an appropriate proposal for an amendment to Regulation 
(EEC) No 2261/84 which involved altering the deadline for determining the 
estimated volume of production and the percentage of the aid which can be 
paid in advance. This would enable aid to be paid in advance in respect of 
lOOv. of the quantity covered by an application instead of 90*, and the 
advance to be paid would be raised to 85-90% from 75-80%. 
In addition, to take account of the Council's decision to postpone the 
payment of production aid for olive oil to 16 October of each marketing 
year, this draft Regulation proposes altering the dates for determining 
estimated production, the advance on the aid and yields. 
These dates, however, should be determined in such a way as to prevent any 
risk of undue payment when the advance is paid. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /94 
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amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 laying down general rules 
on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and 
of aid to olive oil producer organizations 
THE COUNCII» OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the 
establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fatsdV, 
as last amended by Regulatijon (EC) No 3179/93(21, and in particular 
Article 5(4) thereof, 
Having regar.d to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with Article 17a of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 2261/84(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3500/90(4), for the 
current marketing year the averages of the olive and oil yields for the 
last four marketing years must be set before 1 December and estimated 
production and the unit amount of the production aid that can be paid in 
advance must be determined before 1 April; whereas, in accordance with 
Article 18 of that Regulation, the olive yields and oil yields must be 
fixed by homogeneous production zones at the latest by 31 May of each year; 
Whereas, now that Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 has been amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No ...., production aid is paid to olive growers whose 
average production is less than 500 kg, and advances are paid to olive 
growers whose production is at least 500 kg, from 16 October of each 
marketings year; 
(1) OJ No L 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. 
(2) OJ No L 285, 20.11.1993, p» 9. 
(3) OJ No L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3. 
(4) OJ No L 338, 5.12.1990,, p. 3. 
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Whereas, with a view to improving the administration of the olive oil 
production aid scheme, estimated production and yields should be determined 
at the same time and later in each marketing year so that the information on 
them is more up to date; whereas the deadline for determining the average of 
the yields for the last four marketing years should also be extended so as 
to facilitate the work involved; 
Whereas, in view of the fact that more reliable data are now available for 
the payment of advances, the amount of aid which may be advanced and the 
quantity taken into consideration for the advance should be increased as a 
result, but in such a way that any risk of incorrect payment is excluded; 
Whereas, therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 should be amended, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 is hereby amended as follows: 
1. In Article 12: 
paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 
"2. The advance: 
(a) shall be equal to the amount obtained by multiplying the 
unit amount of the aid fixed pursuant to Article 17a(2) 
by the quantity of oil stated in the aid application; 
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(b) may not be granted unless: 
- the olive yields and oil yields have been fixed for 
the current marketing year in accordance with 
Article 18, " 
- the checks referred to in Article 8(1) and the 
on-the-spot checks referred to in Article 14(3a), 
without prejudice to other checks, if necessary, have 
been carried out." 
paragraph 3 is deleted. 
2. In Article 17a: 
in paragraph 1, the date "1 December" is replaced by "1 March", 
in paragraph 2, the date "1 April" is replaced by "1 August", 
in paragraph 4r the date "15 March" is replaced by "15 July". 
3. In Article 18, the date "31 May" is replaced by "31 July" and the date 
"30 April" by "30 June". 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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, For the Council 
F i nanci al S t a r ornent 
1. BUDGET HEADING : 1210 Production aid APPROPRIATIONS : ECU 528m 
2. TITLE Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 laying down general rules on the 
granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations 
3. LEGAL BASIS : Article 5(4) of Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC 
4. AIMS: To improve the administration of the production aid scheme for olive oiI by determining 
simultaneously estimated production, the standard yields and the amount of production aid 
which may be advanced 
5. FINANCIAL. IMPLICATIONS 
5.0 EXPENDITURE 
• CHARGED 10 THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS) 
- NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
- OTHER 
.5.1 REVENUE 
- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
- NATIONAL PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS 
ni I CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 
_i__-25_„_2__ 
nil FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR 
i 96__„2 _._. 
nil 
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE 1997 
nil 1998 
nil 1999 
nil 2000 
nil 
5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION 
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ? 
YES/NO 
: 6.1 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ? 
YES/NO 
6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY ? 
YES/NO 
6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY ? 
YES/NO 
COMMENTS In view of the fact that from 1994/95 advances and balances will be paid in the same budget 
year (1996 budget for the 1994/95 harvest) this measure has no financial impact on the 
Community budget. Appraisal of this measure was included in the overall appraisal of the 
decision on the 1994/95 prices package indicated to the Council when the compromise of 
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