Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil
Date: 2001-08-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, aid system, financial control, olive oil

C 304 E/272

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.10.2001

Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special
measures in respect of olive oil

(2001/C 304 E/20)

COM(2001) 455 final (cid:151) 2001/0181(CNS)

(Presented by the Commission on 2 August 2001)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with the last subparagraph of Article 1(5) of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 (1), the Council, on a
proposal
to decide before
1 January 2002 on any financing of the expenditure of
the agencies after the 2001/02 marketing year.

from the Commission,

is

and

136/66/EEC

(2) By means of Council Regulation (EC) No . . ./2001 of . . .
(EC)
amending
Regulations No
the period of
No 1638/98 as regards the extension of
validity of
the aid scheme and the quality strategy for
olive oil, the Council has decided that a new aid scheme
will be introduced from 1 November 2004. The current aid
scheme remains in force up to and including the 2003/04
these circumstances, provision
marketing year. Under
should be made to continue the Community contribution
to the expenditure incurred by the agencies carrying out
certain checks in connection with the olive oil production
aid scheme up to and including the 2003/04 marketing
year. Provision should also be made to continue this
contribution to the expenditure incurred by the agencies
during the 2004/05 marketing year in order to allow them
to carry out
the necessary complementary verifications
relating to the previous marketing year and also to
controls
guarantee

continuity of

system of

the

the

provided for under Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2262/84. Before 1 October 2004 the Commission
will consider
the Community
contribution to the expenditure of the agencies after the
2004/05 marketing year.

the need to continue

(3) In view of amendments to the text of the Treaty estab-
is necessary to

lishing the European Community,
replace the reference to Article 43(2) of the Treaty,

it

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 is amended as follows:

1. In the penultimate subparagraph of Article 1(5), (cid:145)three years(cid:146)

is replaced by (cid:145)six years(cid:146).

2. In the last subparagraph of Article 1(5):

(a)

(cid:145)2001(cid:146) is replaced by (cid:145)2004(cid:146) and (cid:145)2002(cid:146) is replaced by
(cid:145)2005(cid:146);

(b) (cid:145)Article 43(2)(cid:146) is replaced by (cid:145)Article 37(2)(cid:146).

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.

(1) OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 12. Regulation last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 150/1999 (OJ L 18, 23.10.1999, p. 7).