Commission Regulation (EC) No 1793/2002 of 9 October 2002 fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance for the marketing year 2001/02
Date: 2002-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural production, marketing, olive oil, production aid

10.10.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1793/2002

of 9 October 2002

fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be
paid in advance for the marketing year 2001/02

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 organisa-
tion of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regu-
lation (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 orga-
nisations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1639/
98 (4), and in particular Article 17a(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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
that
national quantity referred to in paragraph 3 of
article. In assessing the extent of the overrun, 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, for
in Commission Decision 2001/650/EC (5), as
Spain,
amended by Decision 2001/883/EC (6), for Greece,
in
Commission Decision 2001/649/EC (7), as amended by
Decision 2001/880/EC (8), for Portugal
in Commission
Decision 2001/670/EC (9), as amended by Decision
2001/878/EC (10),
for France in Commission Decision
2001/648/EC (11), as amended by Decision 2001/879/
EC (12) and, for Italy, in Commission Decision 2001/658/
EC (13), as amended by Decision 2001/884/EC (14).

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.

(3)

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 esti-

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1996, 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 229, 25.8.2001, p. 20.
(6) OJ L 327, 12.12.2001, p. 43.
(7) OJ L 229, 25.8.2001, p. 16.
(8) OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 42.
(9) OJ L 235, 4.9.2001, p. 16.
(10) OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 40.
(11) OJ L 229, 25.8.2001, p. 12.
(12) OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 41.
(13) OJ L 327, 12.12.2001, p. 44.
(14) OJ L 231, 29.8.2001, p. 16.

mates for each marketing year. The Commission may
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 and tables olive produc-
tion provided for in Article 5(9) of Regulation No 136/
66/EEC.

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 marketing year 2001/02, the estimated produc-

1.
tion of olive oil is:

— 1 575 575 tonnes for Spain,

— 2 592 tonnes for France,

— 398 588 tonnes for Greece,

— 713 620 tonnes for Italy,

— 33 808 tonnes for Portugal.

For the marketing year 2001/02, the estimated produc-

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

— 64 155 tonnes for Spain, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 11,5 %,

— 130 tonnes for France, using a coefficient of equivalence of

13 %,

— 13 000 tonnes for Greece, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 13 %,

— 1 806 tonnes for Italy, using a coefficient of equivalence of

13 %,

— 782 tonnes for Portugal, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 11,5 %.

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For the marketing year 2001/02, the advance referred to

3.
in Article 17a(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 shall be:

— EUR 90,54 per 100 kilograms for Italy,

— EUR 117,36 per 100 kilograms for Portugal.

— EUR 57,18 per 100 kilograms for Spain,

— EUR 117,36 per 100 kilograms for France,

— EUR 117,36 per 100 kilograms for Greece,

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 9 October 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission