Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2000 of 18 April 2000 fixing, for the 1999/2000 marketing year, the amounts to be paid to producer organisations and associations thereof recognised under Regulation No 136/66/EEC
Date: 2000-04-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, olive oil, producer organisation, production aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 809/2000

of 18 April 2000

fixing, for the 1999/2000 marketing year, the amounts to be paid to producer organisations and
associations thereof recognised under Regulation No 136/66/EEC

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 organ-
isation of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2702/1999 (2), and in particular Article
20d(4) thereof,

ceiling, to be charged to the Member State concerned.
This is the situation in France for the 1999/2000
the national contribution
marketing year. However,
must respect the figure laid down by this Regulation.

(4)

In order to ensure that the distribution of funds among
producer organisations and associations is uniformerly
implemented, an operative event should be established
for Greece for the conversion into national currency of
the amounts fixed. In view of the harvest period and the
related inspection activities of the bodies concerned, 1
February 2000 should be laid down as the operative
event.

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

(5)

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 20(d)(1) 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 the 1998/1999,
1999/2000 and 2000/2001 marketing years,
the
amount of production aid referred to in Article 20(d)(1)
of Regulation No 136/66/EEC is 0,8 %.

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 olive
oil
for the 1998/1999, 1999/2000 and 2000/2001
marketing years (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1273/1999 (5), 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. The funds that will become avail-
able in each Member State as a result of the amount
withheld as referred to above must be suitably distrib-
uted among those eligible.

The work generated in particular by the administration
of aid applications has a relatively stable minimum cost.
The ceiling on the financing raised from the amount
withheld from production aid may prove too low for
certain Member States. The amounts to be paid to bene-
ficiaries may consequently lead to an overrun of the

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 7.
(3) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 50.
(5) OJ L 151, 18.6.1999, p. 12.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1999/2000 marketing year, the amounts provided for
in Article 21(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 shall
be as follows:

— for Spain: EUR 4,5 and EUR 2,2 respectively,

— for Portugal: EUR 0,0 and EUR 6,5 respectively,

— for Greece: EUR 2,0 and EUR 2,0 respectively,

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

— for Italy: EUR 2,3 and EUR 2,5 respectively.

Article 2

The amounts fixed in the third indent of Article 1 shall be
converted into national currency at the exchange rate applic-
able on 1 February 2000.

Article 3

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, 18 April 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission