Commission Regulation (EC) No 2388/2001 of 6 December 2001 granting Spain and Italy a derogation, for the 1998/1999 to 2003/04 marketing years, from Articles 1(1) and 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil
Date: 2001-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, aid system, derogation from EU law, olive oil, production aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2388/2001

of 6 December 2001

granting Spain and Italy a derogation, for the 1998/1999 to 2003/04 marketing years, from Articles
1(1) and 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the
system of production aid for olive oil

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 1513/2001 (2), and in particular Article 5
thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 of 20
July 1998 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the estab-
lishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and
fats (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001, and in
particular Article 2(4) thereof,

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 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1639/
98 (5), and in particular Article 19 thereof,

(4)

(5)

the time limits

tions thereof
for the 2001/02 marketing year to be
postponed so that the Spanish and Italian authorities can
input the declarations into the GIS as they are lodged
and deal
immediately with any adjustments that are
necessary. In view of the importance of the GIS for
for
improving control operations,
lodging crop declarations for the 2001/02 marketing
year in Spain and Italy should therefore be postponed
from 1 December 2001 to 1 March 2002 in the case of
olive growers and from 1 January 2002 to 1 April 2002
in the case of producer organisations and associations
thereof. Postponement of the time limits for lodging
crop declarations for olive growers and producer organ-
isations and associations thereof is without prejudice to
the application of the provisions on controls within the
time limits laid down in Community rules.

the need to postpone,

In view of
the 1
December 2001 time limit, this Regulation should apply
from 30 November 2001.

inter alia,

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 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 to 2003/04 marketing years (6), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2070/2001 (7), stip-
ulates that olive growers must lodge crop declarations
before 1 December of each marketing year.

Article 20(1) of that Regulation stipulates that producer
organisations or, where appropriate, associations thereof
must submit their members' crop declarations and any
amendments thereto to the competent agency of the
Member State concerned before 1 January of each
marketing year.

The Geographical Information System (GIS) in Spain and
Italy should be operational so that it can directly register
crop declarations after 1 December 2001. It is necessary
for the time limit for the lodging of crop declarations by
olive growers or by producer organisations and associa-

(1) OJ L 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025 to 3066.
(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.
(4) OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 38.
(6) OJ L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 50.
(7) OJ L 280, 24.10.2001, p. 3.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98,
and without prejudice to the controls provided for
in
Community rules, olive growers in Spain and Italy are hereby
authorised to lodge crop declarations for their olive trees in
production and the olive groves they manage as at 1 November
of the marketing year in respect of which the declaration is
made, no later than 1 March 2002 for the 2001/02 marketing
year.

Article 2

Notwithstanding Article 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98,
producer organisations or, where appropriate, associations
thereof
in Spain and Italy are hereby authorised to lodge
members' crop declarations and any amendments thereto no
later than 1 April 2002 for the 2001/02 marketing year.

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

It shall apply from 30 November 2001.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission