Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 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
Date: 1994-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, marketing year, olive oil, producer organisation, production aid, terms for aid

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, 

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- 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 

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1.  BUDGET  HEADING 

: 

1210  P r o d u c t i on  a id 

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.  A I M S:  To  improve  t he 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 

PERIOD  OF 12 MONTHS 

5.0  EXPENDITURE 

• CHARGED  10 THE EC  BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS) 

ni I 

CURRENT  FINANCIAL  YEAR 

_i__-25_„_2__ 

FOLLOWING  FINANCIAL  YEAR 

i 

96__„2  _._. 

nil 

nil 

- NATIONAL  AUTHORITIES 

-  OTHER 

.5.1  REVENUE 

- OWN RESOURCES  OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS  D U T I E S) 

-  NATIONAL 

5.0.1  ESTIMATED  EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1  ESTIMATED  REVENUE 

5.2  METHOD  OF  CALCULATION 

1997 

nil 

1998 

nil 

1999 

nil 

2000 

nil 

6.0  CAN THE PROJECT  BE FINANCED  FROM  APPROPRIATIONS  ENTERED  IN THE RELEVANT  CHAPTER  OF THE CURRENT  BUDGET ? 

:  6.1  CAN THE  PROJECT  BE FINANCED  BY TRANSFER  BETWEEN  CHAPTERS  OF THE CURRENT  BUDGET  ? 

6.2  WILL  A  SUPPLEMENTARY  BUDGET  BE NECESSARY  ? 

6.3  WILL  FUTURE  BUDGET  A P P R O P R I A T I O NS  BE NECESSARY  ? 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

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  h a r v e s t)  this  measure  h as 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 
'18-19.7.94  was adopted. 

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