Commission Regulation (EC) No 2136/2002 of 29 November 2002 fixing the ceilings on financing for measures to improve the quality of olive oil production in the 2003/2004 production cycle and derogating from Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 528/1999
Date: 2002-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: derogation from EU law, financing of aid, olive-growing, product quality, production improvement

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Official Journal of the European Communities

30.11.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2136/2002

of 29 November 2002

fixing the ceilings on financing for measures to improve the quality of olive oil production in the
2003/2004 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 organisa-
tion of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1513/2001 (2),

(4)

(5)

The measures have relatively fixed minimum costs,
which may mean that the ceilings on total financing
provided for in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 528/
1999 are too low for some Member States. Appropriate
limits should therefore be set for those cases.

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

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/1999 of
10 March 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

For the production cycle from 1 May 2003 to 30 April 2004,
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)

Regulation (EC) No 528/1999 lays down the procedures
for financing measures, for each Member State and each
to
12-month production cycle beginning on 1 May,
improve the quality of olive oil production and its envir-
onmental impact.

corresponds

including production of

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1793/2002 (5) fixes the
estimated production of olive oil for the 2001/2002
marketing year,
table olives
expressed as olive oil equivalent, at 2 804 056 tonnes.
This
for Spain,
411 588 tonnes for Greece, 715 426 tonnes for Italy,
34 590 tonnes for Portugal and 2 722 tonnes for France.
The amount withheld from production aid for this olive
financing
oil marketing year
measures to improve the quality of oil during the
production cycle commencing on 1 May 2003.

to 1 639 730 tonnes

serves as a basis

for

(3)

The ceilings on financing for measures eligible for reim-
bursement by the Guarantee Section of the European
Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund should be
fixed.

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 62, 11.3.1999, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 88, 28.3.2001, p. 6.
(5) OJ L 272, 10.10.2002, p. 11.

— Spain

— Greece

— France

— Italy

— Portugal

14 137 960 EUR,

7 416 900 EUR,

48 502 EUR,

10 057 907 EUR,

698 799 EUR.

Article 2

the additional national

As an exception to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 528/
1999,
financial contribution from
Member States which under Article 1 may receive up to
EUR 100 000 in financing shall not exceed 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.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission