Commission Regulation (EC) No 683/1999 of 29 March 1999 fixing, for the 1998/99 marketing year, the amounts to be paid to producer organisations and associations thereof recognised under Regulation No 136/66/EEC
Date: 1999-03-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, aid to agriculture, marketing year, producer organisation, production aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 683/1999

of 29 March 1999

fixing, for the 1998/99 marketing year, the amounts to be paid to producer
recognised under Regulation No
organisations and associations

thereof
136/66/EEC

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

lead to an overrun in the ceiling, to be charged to the
Member State in question;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
organisation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 (2), and in
particular Article 20d(4) thereof,

Whereas, in order to ensure that the funds are distributed
uniformly among producer organisations and associations,
an operative event should be established for the conver-
sion into national currency of the amounts fixed; whereas,
given the nature of the measure and in order to facilitate
its administration, 1 February 1999 is a suitable date for
the operative event;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the Management Committee for Oils
and Fats,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of
15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrange-
ments for the euro (3), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas Article 20d of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
provides for a percentage of production aid to be withheld
to help finance the work of recognised producer organ-
isations and associations thereof;

for

Whereas Article 21(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
2366/98 of 30 October 1998 laying down detailed rules
for the application of the system of production aid for
the 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2000/01
olive oil
marketing years (4) provides that the unit amounts to be
paid to producer organisations and associations thereof
are to be fixed on the basis of forecasts of the overall sum
to be distributed; whereas the amount to be withheld for
the 1998/99 marketing year was fixed by Regulation No
136/66/EEC; whereas the funds that will become available
in each Member State as a result of the amount withheld
as referred to above must be suitably distributed among
those eligible;

Whereas the work generated in particular by the adminis-
tration of aid applications has a relatively stable minimum
cost; whereas the ceiling on the total financing for certain
Member States may prove too low; whereas the amounts
to be paid to beneficiaries in France may consequently

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1998/99 marketing year, the amounts provided
for in Article 21(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No
2366/98 shall be as follows:

— for Greece: EUR 2,2 and EUR 2,2 respectively,

— for Spain: EUR 5 and EUR 2 respectively,

— for France: EUR 1,5 and EUR 1,5 respectively,

— for Italy: EUR 2 and EUR 2 respectively,

— for Portugal: EUR 0 and EUR 6 respectively.

Article 2

The amounts fixed in Article 1 shall be converted into
national currency at the exchange rate applicable on 1
February 1999.

Article 3

(1) OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 293, 31. 10. 1998, p. 50.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 29 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission