Commission Regulation (EC) No 673/2001 of 2 April 2001 fixing the ceilings on financing for measures to improve the quality of olive oil production in the 2001/2002 production cycle and derogating from Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 528/1999
Date: 2001-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, State aid, derogation from EU law, olive-growing, product quality, production improvement

3.4.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 93/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 673/2001

of 2 April 2001

fixing the ceilings on financing for measures to improve the quality of olive oil production in the
2001/2002 production cycle and derogating from Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 528/1999

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 2826/2000 (2), and in particular Article
5(11) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/1999
laying down measures to improve the quality of olive oil
production (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 593/
2001 (4), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(3)

(4)

The measures have relatively fixed minimum costs. The
ceilings on total financing for some Member States may
therefore prove to be too low. Appropriate limits should
consequently be established for those cases.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the production cycle from 1 May 2001 to 30 April 2002,
the ceilings on financing for the measures laid down in the first
subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 528/1999
shall be:

(1)

(2)

Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/
1999 provides that ceilings be fixed, for each Member
State and each twelve-month production cycle, on
financing for measures to improve the quality of olive
oil production and its environmental impact which are
eligible for reimbursement by the EAGGF Guarantee
Section.

Spain

Greece

France

Italy

Portugal

EUR 13 340 074

EUR 7 755 516

EUR 48 897

EUR 11 843 834

EUR 869 631

including production of

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2236/2000 of 9
October 2000 fixing the estimated production of olive
oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may
be paid in advance for the 1999/2000 marketing year (5)
estimates production,
table
olives expressed as olive oil equivalent, at 1 945 243
tonnes. This corresponds to 754 500 tonnes for Spain,
441 000 tonnes for Greece, 700 000 tonnes for Italy,
46 991 tonnes for Portugal and 2 752 tonnes for
France. The amount withheld from production aid for
this olive oil marketing year serves as a basis for
financing measures to improve the quality of oil during
the production cycle commencing on 1 May 2001.

Article 2

Notwithstanding Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 528/1999,
the additional national financial contribution from Member
States whose ceiling on financing laid down in Article 1 is
EUR 100 000 or less shall be no more than EUR 250 000.

Article 3

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, 2 April 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 62, 11.3.1999, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 88, 28.3.2001, p. 6.
(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 16.