Commission Regulation (EC) No 1980/2001 of 10 October 2001 fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance for the 2000/01 marketing year
Date: 2001-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, agricultural production, crop yield, olive oil, production aid

11.10.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1980/2001

of 10 October 2001

fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be
paid in advance for the 2000/01 marketing year

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 establishment of a common organisation
of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1513/2001 (2),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17
July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for
the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer
organisations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1638/
98 (4), and in particular Article 17a(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that the
unit production aid must be reduced in each Member
State where actual production exceeds the guaranteed
national quantity referred to in paragraph 3 of that
Article. In assessing the extent of the overrun in Spain,
Greece, Portugal, France and Italy, account should be
taken of the estimates for the production of table olives
processed into olive oil, expressed as olive-oil equivalent
using the relevant coefficients referred to in Commission
Decisions 98/605/EC (5), 98/619/EC (6), 98/620/EC (7),
1999/715/EC (8) and 2000/227/EC (9).

estimated production for

Article 17a of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides
that
the
in order to determine the unit amount of
production aid for olive oil that can be paid in advance,
the
the marketing year
concerned should be determined. That amount must be
fixed at a level that avoids any risk of unwarranted
payment to olive growers. The amount also applies to
table olives, expressed as olive oil equivalent.

In order to establish the estimated production, Member
States must forward to the Commission data for the
olive oil and, where appropriate, table olive production
estimates for each marketing year. The Commission may

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p.3025/66.
(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 38.
(5) OJ L 289, 28.10.1998, p. 39.
(6) OJ L 295, 4.11.1998, p. 50.
(7) OJ L 295, 4.11.1998, p. 54.
(8) OJ L 283, 6.11.1999, p. 16.
(9) OJ L 71, 18.3.2000, p. 28.

use other sources of information. On the basis of that
data, the estimated production of olive oil and table
olives, expressed as olive oil equivalent, should be fixed
for each Member State at the levels indicated below.

(4)

(5)

In determining the amount of
the advance, account
must be taken of the amount withheld for measures to
improve the quality of olive oil provided for in Council
Regulation (EC) No 1414/97 (10).

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2000/01 marketing year, the estimated produc-

1.
tion of olive oil

is:

— 1 048 113 tonnes for Spain,

—

2 074 tonnes for France,

— 464 423 tonnes for Greece,

— 541 469 tonnes for Italy,

—

20 619 tonnes for Portugal.

For the 2000/01 marketing year, the estimated produc-

2.
tion of table olives, expressed as olive oil equivalent,

is:

— 47 540 tonnes for Spain, using a coefficient of equiva-

lence of 11,5 %,

— 11 000 tonnes for Greece, using a coefficient of equiva-

lence of 13 %,

—

886 tonnes for Portugal, using a coefficient of equiva-

lence of 11,5 %,

—

145 tonnes for France, using a coefficient of equiva-

lence of 13 %,

— 1 069 tonnes for Italy, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 13 %.

(10) OJ L 196, 24.7.1997, p. 4.

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For the 2000/01 marketing year, the advance referred to in Article 17a(1) of Regulation (EEC) No

3.
2261/84 shall be:

— EUR 83,36 per 100 kilograms for Spain,

— EUR 117,36 per 100 kilograms for France,

— EUR 104,61 per 100 kilograms for Greece,

— EUR 117,36 per 100 kilograms for Italy,

— EUR 117,36 per 100 kilograms for Portugal.

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 October 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission