Commission Regulation (EC) No 1794/2003 of 13 October 2003 fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance for the 2002/03 marketing year
Date: 2003-10-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: crop production, olive oil, production aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1794/2003

of 13 October 2003

fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be
paid in advance for the 2002/03 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Regulation No 136/66/EEC of the Council of
22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organi-
sation 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 1639/
98 (4), and in particular Article 17a(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Under Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC the unit
production aid must be adjusted 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, account should be
taken of the estimates for the production of table olives
expressed as olive-oil equivalent using the relevant coef-
ficients referred to, for Greece, in Commission Decision
2001/649/EC (5), as amended by Decision 2001/880/
EC (6), for Spain,
in Commission Decision 2001/650/
EC (7), as amended by Decision 2001/883/EC (8),
for
in Commission Decision 2001/648/EC (9), as
France,
amended by Decision 2001/879/EC (10),
in
Commission Decision 2001/658/EC (11), as amended by
Decision 2001/884/EC (12) and, for Portugal, in Commis-
sion Decision 2001/670/EC (13), as amended by Decision
2001/878/EC (14).

for Italy,

estimated production for

Article 17a(1) 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.

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

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
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.

(4)

In determining the amount of the advance, account must
the amounts withheld for measures to
be taken of
improve the quality of olive oil and table olive produc-
tion provided for in Article 5(9) of Regulation No 136/
66/EEC and Article 4a(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No
1638/98 (15), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/
2001 (16).

(5)

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 2002/03 marketing year, the estimated produc-

1.
tion of olive oil, including that referred to in paragraph 2, is:

— 458 202 tonnes for Greece,

— 972 130 tonnes for Spain,

— 3 357 tonnes for France,

— 686 338 tonnes for Italy,

— 28 459 tonnes for Portugal.

For the 2002/03 marketing year, the estimated produc-

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

— 11 000 tonnes for Greece, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 13 %,

— 49 142 tonnes for Spain, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 11,5 %,

(15) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32.
(16) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4.

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

— EUR 117,36 per 100 kilograms for France,

13 %,

— 1 611 tonnes for Italy, using a coefficient of equivalence of

13 %,

— 530 tonnes for Portugal, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 11,5 %.

For the 2002/03 marketing year, the unit amount of the

3.
production aid that may be advanced shall be:

— EUR 110,72 per 100 kilograms for Greece,

— EUR 91,92 per 100 kilograms for Spain,

— EUR 93,05 per 100 kilograms for Italy,

— EUR 117,36 per 100 kilograms for Portugal.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 13 October 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission