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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)544 final
Brussels,15September1982*
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingforthe1982/83marketingyeartherepresentative marketpriceand
thethresholdpriceforoliveoilandthepercentages oftheconsumption
aidtoberetainedinaccordancewithArticle11(5)and(6)of
Regulation No136/66/EEC
Vs H ;^\
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission ])
COM(82)544final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.ThisproposalforaRegulationconcernsthefixingoftherepresentative
marketpriceandthethresholdpriceforoliveoilfor1982/83and,inrespect
ofthesamemarketingyear,thepercentageoftheconsumption aidwhichisto
finance,ontheonehand,theoperationofrecognizedtradeorganizations and,
ontheother,certainmeasurestopromotetheconsumptionofoliveoil.
2.UnderArticle7ofCouncilRegulation No136/66/EECtherepresentative market
priceisfixedat,a^.levelwhichpermitsnormalmarketingoftheoliveoilproduced,
accountbeingtakeninparticularofpricesforcompetingproductsandthepro­
babletrendofsuch"pricesduringthemarketingyear.
... ô" ' "
3.Experiencehasshownthatwhenthereistootargeapricegapbetweenoliveoil
U •-:: % C■andseedoiCtherefollowsadropinoliveoilconsumption,whichjeopardizes
themarketingofthecrop. ;
f k
TheCommissionhasthereforestated,whensubmittingitsproposalsforrepresen-
.' *tativemarketpricesinrespectofrecentmarketingyears,thattherepresenta-
«
tivemarketpriceforoliveoilshould,initsopinion,befixedinsuchaway
astoproducea2.3:1ratiobetweenoliveoilandseedoil.
Therepresentative marketpricefor1981/82wasaccordingly fixedat145ECU/100kg.
4.Aseedoilpriceriseindollartermsontheworldmarketin1983canberegarded
asunlikelyinviewofthe'sizeoftheworld'ssoyabeancrop,inparticularthe
cropintheUSA. '"
However,monetaryinfluencescould,asin1982,triggeroffanincreaseinthe
priceoftheoilsinquestionontheItalianmarket(thetrendforGreeceisnot
tobetakenintoconsideration sinceseedoilimportsintothatMemberStateare
stillthesubjectofrestrictions).
SeedoilpricescouldriseinItalyin1983soastoallowoliveoilpricesthere
toriseby11%comparedwiththepreviousmarketingyearwithoutadverselyaffec­
tingthenormalmarketingoftheCommunity'sproductionofoliveoil.
InthelightoftheaboveandoftheLIT/ECUexchangerateasat1November1981
andthatforeseenfor1November1982,theCommission'sproposalisthattherepre­
sentativemarketpriceforoliveoilfor1982/83befixedat153.20ECU/tonne,i.e.
8.20ECUmorethanin1981/82.

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Thetableoelowshowstheresulting consumption aidandthecorresponding
figuresfor1981/82:
1981/82 1982/83
Production targetprice
less:production aid
Difference
Representative marketprice
Difference (consumption aid)272.77
60.00
212.77
145.00
67.77302.77
66.60
236.17
153.20
82.97
5.UnderArticle 11(3)ofRegulation Mo136/66/EECMemberStatesmaybeassisted
byoneormorerecognized tradeorganizations intheoperation oftheconsumption
aidscheme.Article 11(5)ofthesaidRegulation provides thatthepercentage of
theworktheycarryoutistobefixedbytheCouncil.Inthelightofpast
experience ,afigureof1.7%,thesameastheoneappliedatpresent,wouldappear
tobebothnecessary andsufficient .
6.Giventhesumswhicharestillavailable fromamountsretained inrespectofprevious
marketing yearsandthedelaysinimplementing theprojects undertaken ,theCom­
missionfeelsthat,for1982/83,thepercentage oftheconsumption aidwhichmay
beallocated tocertainprojetsforthepromotion oftheconsumption ofoliveoil
maybereducedtonil.
7.Thethreshold pricemustbefixedinsuchawayastoensurethattheimported
product'ssellingpriceisthesameastherepresentative marketprice.Inthis
connection thecostofunloading andplacingtheimported productintostorage
andthepercentage ofconsumption aidretained shouldbetakenintoconsideration .
Inthelightoftheabovetheprixeinquestion shouldbefixedat149.58 ECU/100
8.InthecaseofGreece,theamountofconsumption aidfor1982/83mustbefixed
aslaiddownintheTreatyofAccession .Inthelightofthecriteria laiddown
therein,theamountoftheconsumption aidshouldbe30.91ECU/100kg,compared
with13.35ECU/100kgfortheprevious marketing year.theconsumption aidwhichrecognized tradeorganizations mayretaintofinance
kg.

30.10.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL310/1
i
(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)'
fixingforthe1982/83marketingyeartherepresentative marketpriceandthe
thresholdpriceforoliveoilandthepercentagesoftheconsumption aidtobe
retainedinaccordancewithArticle11(5)and(6)ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
tats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
4*443/#&(-).andinparticularthesecondsubparagraph
ofAnicle4(4)andArticle11(6)thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereastherepresentative marketpriceshouldbe
fixedinaccordancewiththecriterialaiddownin
Articles7and10ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC;
Wherea..thethresholdpriceshouldbefixedinsucha
waythatthesellingpricefortheimportedproductat
thefrontiercrossingpointfixedinapplicationof
Article9otRegulationNo136/66/EECisthesameas
therepresentativemarketprice,accountbeingtaken
oftheeffectofthemeasuresreferredtoinArticle11
(6)ottheaboveRegulation;
Whereasitfollowsfromtheapplicationofthese
criteriathattherepresentative marketpriceandthe
thresholdpriceshouldbefixedatthelevelsgivenin
Article1otthisRegulation ;
Whereas,underArticle11(5)and(6)ofRegulation
No1*6/66/EEC,acertainpercentageoftheconsump­
tionaidshouldbeusedduringeacholivemarketing
(')OlNori30.9.1966.p.3025/66.
(•)OjNoLAiX,4i,6,1**2.p.6.yearfirstlyforfinancingtherecognizedtradeorganiza­
tionsreferredtoinparagraph3ofthesaidArticle
and,secondly,orfinancingmeasurestopromotethe
consumption ofoliveoilintheCommunity ;whereas
thesaidpercentageshouldbefixedforthe198£/8jJ
marketingyear.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1982/83marketingyear,therepresentative
marketpriceandthethresholdpriceforoliveoilshall
befixedasfollows:
–representative marketprice:»ECUper100
kilograms.
–thresholdprice:ECUper100kilograms.
Article2
1.Forthe1983/82marketingyear,thepercentage
oftheconsumptionaid,referredtoinArticle11(5)of
RegulationNo136/66/EEC.isherebyfixedat!-7.
2.Forthe198&/H3marketingyear,thepercentage
oftheconsumption aidtobeallocatedforthe
campaignsandprojects,referredtoinArticle11(6)of
RegulationNo136/66/EEC,isherebyfixedatO.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1981.

NoL310/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities iO.10.81
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Doneat
FortheCouncil

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date 2-9-1982
*.rucoeth£adino:B1211 APPROBIATIONS ^'82:207mioECU
1983:256mioECU
2.title:DraftCouncilRegulation fixing,for1982/83,therepresentative market
priceandthethreshold priceforoliveoilandthe.percentages applicable in
respectofconsumption aid*
le =Articles 4and11ofRegulation N°136/66/EEC
A.AIMSOFPROJECT : .
Tofix:-therepresentative marketprice
-thethreshold price
-thepercentages applicable "inrespectofconsumption aid
foroliveoilfor1982/83
5.financial IMPLICATIONS
5.0EJf^cNDITuRE
~'ftVaWuMi THfErBU0GFT
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-31xfR .
<.1R£C-IPTS
-DUNRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LEVIED/CUSTOMS DUTIES )
-«,ΑΤ10'.AlPERIOD OF12MONTHS CURRENT FINANCIAL YÇAR
C1OSfp)FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
(1983}
248mioECU 248mioECU
tjTI^AIto EXPENDITURE
.'.1ESTIVATEDRECEIPTS1984 1985
Thismeasur «istoapplyin1982/83only-
;.2methodofcalculation Onthebasisofarepresentative marketpriceof1532ECU/t,
forconsumption aidis829.7ECU/tfortheCommunity ofNineand309*10 ECU/tfor
Greece-Theconsumption aidtotalfor1983istherefore :
EUR9
GR250000tx829-7 ECU/t
150000tn309-1 ECU/t
EUR10:
Coefficient ofdoublerate:0-977207-4mioECU
46,4mioECU
253-8mioECU(A)
248-0mioECU(B)(1)
ftiftilK
b.2
34IMUIU apportions BEftaEJIK&fiR
proposed inthe1983budget ?bii&fll
observation -.,:(Djtisproposed that1-7%ofthetotalamountof248mioECU
(i-e-4-2mioECU)beretained bythetradeorganizations tofinancetheoperations
thattheycarryout-
Theamountproposed forpromotional measures isnil-