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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)504final
Brussels,5October1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdownforthemarketingyear1978/79generalrulesinrespect
ofproductionaidforoliveoil
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdownspecialmeasuresforthemarketingyear1978/79inrespect
ofoliveoilproducerorganizations
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onintervention intheoliveoilsector
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)?dT^"
v.'îj.H
Ρ*«'5·Ζι COM(78)504final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Tteeattachedproposalsforregulations formpartoftherulesofapplicationof
thenewmarketorganisation foroliveoiladoptedbytheCouncilon29June1978.
andduetoenterintoforceforthe1978/79marketingyear.Theydealwith:
s • ' r
-aidforoliveoilproduction,
-producerassociations,,
■i* 1 .
-theintervention system. •
Draftproposalforaregulationadoptinggeneralrulesonproductionaidforthe
1978/79.marketingyear
Theproductionaidsystemscheduledtooperatefromthe1978/79marketingyeardiffe.
fromtheprevioussystemononefundamentalpoint:threwillbetwoarrangements,
oneforgrowerswhoareandoneforgrowerswhoarenotmembersofarecognised
producergroup: - ~
-growerswhoarenotmembersofgroupswillbegivenaflat-rateaid;*
1-forgrowerswhoaremembersofgroupstheamountoftheaidwilldependonthe
quantityofoilactuallyproduced. ■■1
Thedraftregulationl^sdowndetailedrulesfortheapplication -ofbothmethods.
Draftproposalforaregulationlayingdownspecialmeasuresrelatingtooliveoil
producers'organisations ,;.
Undertheneworganization productionaidcalculated onthequantityof-oilactually
producedisgrantedtogrowerswho'aremembersofproducergroupsrecongisedunder
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1360/78of19June1978onproducergroupsandassocia­
tionsthereof.Becauseofdelaysinthesettingupofthesystemlaiddo.wpbyRegu­
lation(EEC)"No1360/78recognition oftheolivegrowers'groupscannotbedone
beforethebeginningofthe1978/79marketingyear.Thiswouldasmattersstand
resultinalassforgroxerswhohave^madetheefforttogroupthemselvesaswithout
therecognition'astheywouldbeeligiblefortheflat-rateaidonly.
Appropriatederogatingmeasuresshouldthereforebelaiddownforthe1978/79marke­
tingyear.Theseconsistbasicallyinsettingtemporaryspecialrecognitionrequire­
mentsforo.livegrowers'producergroupsforthe1978/79marketingyear.These_*
requirementswillbereplacedforthe1979/80marketingyearbythoselaiddcnin
Regulation (EEC)No1360/78. ' -

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Draftproposalforaregulation onintervention intheoliveoilsector
Theintervention arrangements providedforinthedraftregulationdifferfromthe
oldarrangements ononepointonly:theintroduction ofaprovisionthatoliveoil
presentedfor•interventionduringthelast'twomonthsofamarketingyearwillbe
boughtinattheintervention priceapplicableattthebeginningoftheyear.The
purposeofthisistostopspeculative operations..

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Proposalfora
COUNCIL .REGULATION (EEC)
layingdownforthemarketingyear1978/79generalrulesinrespectofproductionaid
foroliveoil•I ;^
'HECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
lavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
lavingregardto.CouncilregulationNo,136/66/EECof22September1966ontheestablish­
.. ■... .. .Μ">ventofacommonorganizationof themarketinoilsandfats,aslastamendedbyRequ-
(2).....:ation(EEC)No1562/78,andinparticularthefirstsentenceofArticle5(4)and•
.rticle36thereof, ' ' '■
lavingregardtotheproposalfromthe~Commission, _r.
hereasArticle5ofRegulation No136/66/EECintroducedaidfortheproductionof*olive
il;whereas,duringthemarketingyear1978/79,thisaidistobegrantedtogrowerswho.
aremembersofaproducerorganization recognizedunderCouncilRegulation (EEC)"No/
78of.............1978^?onthebasisofthequantityofoi.lactuallyproducedbythem,
andtoothergrowersonthebasisofthenumberandproductionpotentialoftheolive
treeswhichtheygrowandoftheyieldsofthosetreesasdeterminedaccordingtoa
standard'fnethod,andprovidedthattheolivesproducedhaveactuallybeenharvested ;.
.'hereas,sincethereisnoregisterofolivecultivation,the"productionpotentiaIof
.livetreescannotbedefined;whereas,therefore,untilsuch.aregisterisestablished,
aidtogrowerswhoarenotmembers,ofaproducerorganization shouldbecalculatedonthe
.aasisoftheaverageyieldsofolivetrees; v
'hereas,toensuretheproperfunctioningoftheaid^stem,thetypesofoliveoilfor'
jhichaidisgrantedshouldbedefined;
'hereastheaidinquestionisofconsiderable advantagetooilproducersandafinancial
chargeontheCommunity;whereas,inordertoguaranteethattheaidisgrantedonlyin
espectofoilqualifyingtherefor,provisionshouldbemadeforappropriateadministrat­
ivechecks;' . •.. ■r-,'' -
1)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66
2)OJNoL185,7.7.1978,p.1
3)OJNo .

^Whereas these checks should initially bebased onasystem ofcrop declarations ;
♦Whereas ,inorder tofacilitate checks ontheentitlement toaidofmembers ofprodu -
\cerorganizations ,provision should bemade forsuch organizations tosubmit asingle
crop declaration foralltheir members ,after having verified the data relating tothe
iindividual holdings ;whereas ,forthesame reason ,provision should bemade forthe
Iorganization tomonitor theharvesting andpressing oftheolives ofatleast aperceri -
\
!tageoftheirmembers ,andtosubmitasingleapplication foraidinrespect ofthoseoftheir members whohave produced oil during agiven period ;
|Whereas ,inorder thattheentitlement toaidofmembers ofproducer organizations may
bechecked ,the stock records ofthemills should also beconsulted ;
bwhereas ,inorder tosimplify theapplication oftheaidsystem ,tooilfrom olive
:jresidues ,thequantities ofthisoilqualifying foraidshould asageneral rulebe
^determined onthebasis oftheproduction ofpressed oil;
Hn/hereas ,since producers' organizations aretoverify theproduction ofatleast aper-'
tcentage oftheir members ,provision should bemade foradvances tobepaid toproducers
ifwho aremembers ofanorganization assoon astheapplication foraidissubmitted ,
\ _ ' '• • ■ ■ . • '
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

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Article 1
ThegeneralrulessfetoutinthefollowingArticlesshallapplytothegrantingin
respectofthemarketingyear1978/79oftheproductionaidforoliveoilreferredto
inArticle5ofRegulation No136/66/EEC. ,
Article2 .* ''
* , '"' /
productionaidshallbegrantedforoliveoilcorresponding tothedefinitions laid'>
downinpoints1and4oftheAnnextoRegulation No136/66/EEC.
Article3
1.Beforeadatetobe-fixed,eachgrowershallsubmitacropdeclaration containing,
inadditiontoparticulars ofthenumberofolivetreesgrowr\andtheirlocation,..%
adeclaration thathehasharvestedorintendstoharvestthe'olivesinthe-current'
marketingyear. •
.Ifthegrowersaremembersofaproducerorganization asreferredtoinArticle 1of
Regulation (EEC)No...../78,that.organization shallsubmitasingledeclaration
,forallitsmembers,aftercheckingtheinformation suppliedbyeachmember..
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulaton,"grower"shalI-mean'anyproducerofolives
-intendedfortheproductionofoiI.
Article4 .
Theproductionaidshallbegrantedonapplication bythepartyconcernedinthe
Member'Stateinwhichtheoilhasbeenproduced.. \
Wheregrowersarenot.membersofaproducerorganization ,thecropdeclaration submitted
byeachofthemshallbeequivalenttoanapplication foraid.
Producerorganizations shallsubmitasingleaidapplication eachmonthforalltheir,
memberswhocompletedtheirproductionofoilinthecourseofthepreviousmonth.,
.-Article5 - ,––––––-– >, .
1.Eachproducerorganization shallcheck
--theharvestingoftheolivesproducedbyitsmembers; -
-thedeliveryoftheseolivestothemill,andtheirpressing.
2.Ifpressingtakesplaceinamillbelongingtotheproducerorganization ,theerKck
'referredtoinparagraph .1shallcoveralltheoilproducedbythatmill.
Ifpressingtakesplaceinanothermill,thecheckreferredtoinparagraph 1shall
covertheactualproductionofapercentagetobedeterminedofthemembersofthe
producerorganization . -

Article 6
Each producer Member State shall establish asystem ofadministrative checks designed to
guarantee that theproduct forwhich an ,aidapplication issubmitted iseligible foraid
Article 7
'•Thepurpose ofchecks ontheolive oil referred toinpoint 1oftheAnnex to
Regulation No136/66/EECandproduced bygrowers whoaremembers ofaproducer organ­
ization shall betoestablish that thequantity ofoil inrespect ofwhich each
producer organization hasapplied for aid corresponds to
'(a)thequantity ofolives harvested byitsmembers andused fortheproduction of
that oiI, , -•
(b)thequantity ofoilactually produced . .
2.Thepurpose ofchecks ontheolive oilreferred toabove andproduced bygrowers who
are notmembers ofaproducer organization shall betoestablish that :
,
-thecrop declarations areaccurate ;
-theolive harvest hasbeen completed ;
-theharvested olives aretobeused fortheproduction ofoil .
3.Asregards theolive *oil referred toinpoint 4ofthe Annex toRegulation
No136/66/EEC,thequantity ofsuch oilwhich iseligible foraidshall bedetermined
onthebasis ofthe oil'production referred toinpoint 1oftheAnnex tothat
Regulation .
, Article 8
Producer Member States shall oblige mills tokeep stock records forthepurpose ofthe
checks provided for inArticle 7(1)and (3).
-Article 9
1.Producer Member States shall monitor thechecks made byeach producer organization
pursuant toArticle 5(1). . ' '
2.PraLcer Member States shall carry outrandom on-the-spot checks toverify :
.-theaccuracy ofthecrop declarations submitted byeach producer organization and
theaccuracy ofthe information contained intheaidapplication submitted by
each producer organization .

- Article10 >
Inthecaseofgrowerswhoarenotmembersofaproducerorganization,producerMember
Statesshallcarryoutrandomon-the-spotcheckstoverify:
-theaccuracyofcropdeclarations, .
-thecompletionofolive,harvestingoperations, '_
-thefinal,usetobemadeoftheolives. . ,
Article11
ThechecksreferredtoinArticles9(2).and10shallcoverapercentageofgrowers
tobedeterminedwithparticularreferencetothesizeof'holding..
Article12
Theyieldofolivesandoilforeachhomogeneousproductionzone'shallbefixedonthe
basisofinformationsuppliedbytheMemberStatesby31March1979atthelatest.
Inthedetermination ofthesezones,thefollowingsKaLLbetakeninto-account-v
-thegeographical situationandthegeologicalnatureoftheterrain,
-themainvarieties,themostcommonshapeandtheageoftheolivetrees.
Article13' '
ProducerMemberStatesareherebyauthorizedtoadvanceupto'70%ofthe.aidrequested
toproducerorganizations assoonasthey-submittheiraidapplication.
x-. ''-t . - 4Article "14
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionof"theprovisionsadoptedbythempursuant
tothisRegulationbeforetheseareputinttfeffect. .
-Article15
1111 1 1"t .1 i.
Thisfegulationshall-enterintoforceon1November1978. *
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinalt
MemberStates.
,Doneat.......... .' FortheCounciI

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
Layingdownspecialmeasuresforthemarketingyear197-8/79inrespectofoliveoil'•
producerorganizations
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No136/66/EECof22September 1966ontheesta-
(1)blishmentofacommonorganization ofthemarketinoilsandfats,aslastamended
(2)byRegulation (EEC)No1562/78,andinparticularArticle36thereof,■.•
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation No136/66/EECintroduced asystemofaidforthe
production ofoliveoil;whereas inaccordance withparagraph 2ofthatArticlesuchaid
isgrantedtoolivegrowerswhoaremembersofaproducergrouprecognized under
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1360/73of19June1978on.producergroupsandassociations
thereof,onthebasisofthequantityofoilactuallyproducedbythem,whereasto
othergrowersitis.grantedataflatrate; ;
Whereas,onaccountofthetimeneededforimplementing thesystemprovidedforbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1360/78,recognition ofgroupsofolivegrowerscannotbegranted .
withinthenextfewmonths;
Whereas,inordertopreventthisdelayfromharmingproducers whohavemadeaneffort
toformgroups,appropriate derogations shouldbelaiddownforthemarketingyear
1978/79;
Whereasrecognition shouldtherefore begrantedforthisyeartooliveoilproducer
organizations whichprovideadequateguaranteesthatcertainoperations linkedtothe
application oftheabovementionedsystemofaidarecarriedout;whereas,inaddition,
certainprovisionsofRegulation No136/66/EEConproducergroupsshouldbeextendedto
theseorganizations ;
O
Whereas,inordertoenabletheorganizations inquestiontocarryoutthetasksentrusts
tothem,provisionshouldbemadetoallowthemtoretainacertainpercentageofthe
aidtobegrantedtotheirmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(1)0JNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66
(2)0JNoL185,7.7.1978,1
(3)0JNoL166,23.6.1978,p.1

.- Article 1
1.ForpurposesofthesystemofproductionaidreferredtoinArticle5^
ofRegulation No136/66/EECtheMemberStatesshallrecognizeforthe1978/79mar­
ketingyearasoliveandoliveoilproducerorganizations anyorganizationsetup-'
ontheinitiativeofproducerswhich' 1.
(a)appliesforrecognition,and-
(b)fulfilstheconditionssetoutinparagraph 2. '-
2.Inordertoberecognized aproducerorganization must:
-becapableofverifyingtheoilproduction Ofapercentagetobedeterminedofits
membersor,whereithasanOliveoilmill,ofverifyingtheentireproduction
.•ofthismiII;
-beempoweredtosubmitanapplication forproductionaidforallitsmember
growers; ,
-beempoweredtoreceivetheaidandallocateeach-memberhisshare;"
-haveaminimumnumberofmemberswithaminimumareaunderolivetrees;
-excludeasregardsthewholerangeoftheiractivitiesanydiscrimination inconnect
ionwiththenationality .orplaceofestablishment ofpotentialmembers.
Theapplicationforrecognition mustbelodgedby30November1978.
3.TheMember.States,concernedshall -
takeadecisiononrecognitionwithinonemonthofthedateonwhichsuch).
recognitionisrequested;
-maketheirdecisionknowntotheCommissionwithinfifteendays.
4.Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddownin-Article38ofRegulation No136/66/EEC,^
Article2 .––––– w *
1".Theproducerorganizations referredtoinArticle1mayretainapercentagetobe
determinedoftheamountoftheproductionaidpaidtotljem.Thispercentageisto
'coverthecostsofcheckingtheirmembers'production.; "
2.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticleshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle38ofRegulation No136/66/EEC..
■" / '
Article3 s A
TheprovisionsofArticle5(2)and(3)andArticle12(1)ofRegulation No-136/66/EEC
shallapplytotheproducerorganizations referredtoinArticle1ofthisRegulation.

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Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublicationin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanEcommunities .
Itshallbeapplicable from1November1978^"
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inall
MemberStates.
Doneat...... FortheCouncil

Proposalfopa
. "COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onintervention intheoliveoilsector •.
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
ji
HavingregardtotheTreaty^establishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity/
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulaton No136/66/EECof22September1966on.theestablish­
... '/ . .,.(1) . ..mentofacommonorganization ofthemarketinoilsandfats,aslastamendedby
(2)Regulation (EEC)No1562/78andinparticularArticle12(3)thereof,"
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,inaccordancewithcommercialpractice,oliveoilis'generallymarketed
duringthefirsttenmonthsofthemarketingyear;whereas,toavoidspeculative tran­
sactions,itshouldbeprovidedthatduringtheremainderofthemarketingyearthe
intervention agenciesaretobuyinoilatthepriceapplyingatthebeginningof
thatmarketingyear;r" ''> v
Whereasoliveoilheldbytheintervention agenciesmustbeputupforsalewithoutany
discrimination between .Communitypurchasers andonthemostfavourable economicterms;
whereasthesalebytender^appearstobethemostappropriate systemforthispurpose;
Whereas,however,incertainspecialsituationsitmaybeadvisabletouseprocedures
otherthantendering;
Whereas,withaviewtoorganizingtheintervention systemonarationalbasis,inter­
ventioncentresshouldbeestablished byreferencebothtothevolumeofproduction
ofthevariousoil-producing areasandalsotothestoragefacilitiesavailableinplaces
whichmaybedesignated asintervention centres,. .
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :/
(1)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66
(2)OJNoL185,7.7.1978,p.1.♦

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Article 1
Theintervention agenciesappointed bytheproducerMemberStatesshallbuyinoliveoil
-duringthemonthofAugust,attheintervention priceapplyingduringthepreceding
month",
-duringthemonthsofSeptemberandOctober,attheintervention priceapplyingatthe
beginningofthecurrentmarketingyear.
v' Article2
1.Oliveoilheldbyintervention agenciesshallbeputupforsalebytender.
However,wherespecialconditions sowarrant,anothersellingprocedure maybeused.
2.Theconditionsofsalebytenderorofanyothersellingproceduremustensureequal
accessandtreatmenttoallparties,whatevertheirplaceofestablishment inthe
Community. \
Article3
Theintervention centresmustbesituatedinanareawithanaverageannualoilproduc­
tionofnotlessthan1000tonnes.Theymaybesetuponlyinplaceswheresuffi­
cientfacilitiesexistforstorageoftheoilofferedforintervention .
,Article4 .
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1November1978. -
ThisRegulationshallbebindingititsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
Doneat..... FortheCouncil