WRITTEN QUESTION E-3249/00 by Jorge Hernández Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EU aids for olive oil marketing.
Date: 2000-10-20
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: common organisation of markets, marketing, olive oil

22.5.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 151 E/113

Although significant progress was made in the talks, in particular concerning fishing opportunities and
financial compensation, the agreement was not concluded. This was because the Commission,
in full
agreement with the Member States concerned (particularly Spain), was not in a position to agree to the
Cape Verde demand that a provision be inserted obliging surface longliners to land their catches at the
port of Mindelo.

The Commission is making every effort to ensure that this agreement is concluded as soon as possible.
However, Cape Verde has not yet been in a position to set a new date for talks.

(2001/C 151 E/126)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3249/00

by Jorge HernÆndez Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(20 October 2000)

Subject: EU aids for olive oil marketing

At a recent seminar on (cid:145)The production and marketing of olive oil (cid:129) present situation and prospects(cid:146) held
at a summer school in Baeza (JaØn province), the town which is the centre of Spain(cid:146)s olive oil industry, the
view was expressed by both the technical adviser for relations with the EU of the National Olive Oil
Agency and an expert on EU policy from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture that the EU aids to the olive
oil sector will not be reduced: rather, their nature will change.

These experts considered that the nature of the aids will change in the sense that funding will go not only
to production but also to other activities such as marketing.

Since marketing is the Achilles heel of the olive oil sector, can the Commission confirm that the reform of
aid to the sector will in fact cover other activities such as marketing?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(6 December 2000)

The common organisation of the market for the olive oil sector in its present form, as provided for in
Regulation No 136/66/EEC of the Council of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common
organisation of the market in oils and fats (1), expires on 31 October 2001.

To allow new arrangements to be introduced from 1 November 2001, the Commission intends to submit
a proposal to the Council and Parliament in good time. The Commission is currently examining the
information collected on the basis of studies carried out and from other available sources.

Pending this proposal, the Commission cannot comment on the assumptions made by the two Spanish
experts.

(1) OJ B 172, 30.9.1966.

(2001/C 151 E/127)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3250/00

by Jorge HernÆndez Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(20 October 2000)

Subject: The EU(cid:146)s cork policy

Following the end of the cork harvesting season which, every year, involves numerous workers in the
sector, such as woodcutters, gatherers, cleavers, transporters and weighers in the municipalities of Ronda
and Cortes de la Frontera (Malaga province, Spain), all those involved are concerned about their future in
the face of the possible emergence of a new material to replace cork.