28. 2. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 49/23 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . 
of . . . 
fixing the production target price, the production aid and the intervention price for olive oil for 
the 1990/91 marketing year 
(90/C 49/17) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, 
and in particular Articles 89 (1), 92 (3), 234 (2) and 290 (3) 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas Articles 4 (4) and 5 (1) of Council Regulation No 
136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the common 
organization of the market in oils and fats(1), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2902/89 (2), provide that 
the production target price, the production aid and the 
intervention price for olive oil are to be fixed in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the 
Treaty; 
Whereas, when the production target price for olive oil is 
fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the 
common agricultural policy and of the contribution which 
the Community desires to make to the harmonious 
development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the 
common agricultural policy are, in particular, to guarantee a 
fair standard of living for the farming community, and to 
ensure that supplies are available and that they reach 
consumers at reasonable prices; 
Whereas the target price referred to above must be fixed in 
accordance with the criteria laid down in Articles 4 and 6 of 
Regulation No 136/66/EEC; 
Whereas, if producers are to receive a fair income, 
production aid must be fixed in the light of the impact which 
the consumption aid has on part only of production; 
Whereas the intervention price must be fixed in accordance 
with the criteria laid down in Article 8 of Regulation No 
136/66/EEC; 
(•) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. 
(2) OJ No L 280, 29. 9. 1989, p. 2. Whereas, as a result of the application of Articles 68 and 236 
of the Act of Accession, the intervention price for olive oil in 
Spain and-Portugal differs from the common prices; whereas, 
after the adjustment of the acquis communautaire with 
relation to oils and fats, the detailed rules for the alignment of 
intervention prices for olive oil applicable in Spain and 
Portugal are those provided for in the second indents of 
Articles 92 (2) and 290 (2) of the Act of Accession; 
Whereas Articles 95 and 293 of the Act of Accession provide 
for the granting of Community aid for the production of olive 
oil in Spain and Portugal; whereas, pursuant to Articles 79 
and 246 of that Act, the amounts of the Community aid in 
Spain and Portugal should be aligned on the common aid at 
the beginning of the marketing year; whereas the rules on 
that alignment result in the Spanish and Portuguese aid rates 
shown below; 
Whereas the production target price and the intervention 
price are fixed for a specific standard quality; whereas the 
reasons which led to the determination of the standard 
quality for the 1981/82 marketing year are still valid; 
whereas that standard quality should therefore remain 
unchanged; 
Whereas, piirsant to Article 5 (4) of Regulation No 
136/66/EEC, a percentage of the production aid earmarked 
for olive-oil producers may be allocated to the financing of 
regional measures to improve the quality of olive-oil 
production; whereas such measures are necessary in certain 
production regions; whereas a part of the said aid should 
therefore be allocated to the financing of such measures; 
Whereas, in accordance with Article 20d (1) of Regulation 
No 136/66/EEC, the percentage of the production aid 
which may be withheld for recognized organizations of 
olive-oil producers or associations thereof should be so 
determined that the resulting amount helps to finance the 
expenditure incurred in the work done pursuant to Articles 5 
(3) and 20c of that Regulation; whereas that percentage 
should be set at a level which enables foreseeable expenditure 
in the 1990/91 marketing year to be covered, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1990 / 91 marketing year, the production target price, 
the production aid and the intervention price for olive oil 
shall be as follows: 
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(a) production target price: ECU 322,56 per 100 
kilograms; 
(b) production aid: 
— for Spain: ECU 39,63 per 100 kilograms, 
— for Portugal: ECU 35,48 per 100 kilograms, 
— for the Community 
of Ten: ECU 70,95 per 100 kilograms; 
(c) production aid for growers whose average production 
does not exceed 400 kilograms of olive oil per year: 
— for Spain: ECU 44,38 per 100 kilograms, 
— for Portugal: ECU 40,23 per 100 kilograms, 
— for the Community 
of Ten: ECU 81,76 per 100 kilograms; 
(d) intervention price: 
— for Spain: ECU 175,42 per 100 kilograms, 
— for Portugal: ECU 207,94 per 100 kilograms, 
— for the Community 
of Ten: ECU 216,24 per 100 kilograms. 
Article 2 
The prices fixed in Article 1 shall be for ordinary virgin olive 
oil with a free fatty acid content, expressed as oleic acid, of 
3,3 grams per 100 grams. Article 3 
For the 1990/91 marketing year, 2% of the production aid 
earmarked for olive-oil producers shall be allocated to the 
financing of specific measures to improve the quality of olive 
oil in each producer Member State. 
Article 4 
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the percentage of the 
production aid which may be withheld pursuant to Article 
20d (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC for organizations of 
olive-oil producers or associations thereof recognized under 
the said Regulation shall be 1,5 %. 
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 November 1990. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, . . . 
For the Council