Commission Regulation (EC) No 1299/2004 of 15 July 2004 setting the actual production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid for the 2002/2003 marketing year
Date: 2004-07-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: olive, olive oil, production aid, production quota

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Official Journal of the European Union

16.7.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1299/2004

of 15 July 2004

setting the actual production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid for the
2002/2003 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organi-
in oils and fats (1), and in particular
sation of
Article 5 thereof,

the market

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 (2), and in particular Article 17a(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

should be taken of
table olives,

Pursuant to 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
that
national quantity referred to in paragraph 3 of
Article. With a view to assessing the extent of
the
Italy and Portugal,
overrun in Greece, Spain, France,
the
account
the estimates
production of
expressed as olive-oil
equivalent using the relevant coefficients referred to, in
Commission Decision
the
in
case
2001/649/EC (3),
in Commission
in the case of Spain,
Decision 2001/650/EC (4),
in
Commission Decision 2001/648/EC (5),
in the case of
in Commission Decision 2001/658/EC (6) and in
Italy,
the
in Commission Decision
case
2001/670/EC (7).

in the case of France,

of Greece,

Portugal,

for

of

year concerned should be determined. That amount must
be set at a level that rules out any risk of undue payment
to olive growers. The amount also applies to table olives,
expressed as olive-oil
the 2002/03
marketing year, the estimated production and the unit
amount of
the production aid that can be paid in
advance were laid down in Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1794/2003 (8).

equivalent. For

In order to determine the actual production for which
entitlement to aid is recognised, the individual Member
States concerned must inform the Commission by no
later than 15 May following each marketing year of
the quantity on which the aid is payable in that
Member State,
in accordance with Article 14(4) of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 (9). According
to that information, the quantity on which the aid is
payable for the 2002/03 marketing year is 473 820
tonnes for Greece, 960 716 tonnes for Spain, 3 344
tonnes
Italy and
28 771 tonnes for Portugal.

France, 686 342 tonnes

for

for

Confirmation by the Member States that aid is payable
on those quantities implies that the controls referred to
in Regulations (EEC) No 2261/84 and (EC) No 2366/98
have been carried out. However, setting actual production
on the basis of information from the Member States on
the quantities on which aid is payable does not prejudge
the conclusions that may be drawn from verification of
the accuracy of
information under the accounts
clearance procedure.

that

(3)

(4)

(2)

Article 17a(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides
that,
the
in order to determine the unit amount of
that can be paid in
production aid for olive oil
the estimated production for the marketing
advance,

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 865/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 97).

(2) OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1639/1998 (OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 38).

(3) OJ L 229, 25.8.2001, p. 16. Decision as amended by Decision

2001/880/EC (OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 42).

(4) OJ L 229, 25.8.2001, p. 20. Decision as amended by Decision

2001/883/EC (OJ L 327, 12.12.2001, p. 43).

(5) OJ L 229, 25.8.2001, p. 12. Decision as amended by Decision

2001/879/EC (OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 41).

(6) OJ L 231, 29.8.2001, p. 16. Decision as amended by Decision

2001/884/EC (OJ L 327, 12.12.2001, p. 44).

(7) OJ L 235, 4.9.2001, p. 16. Decision as amended by Decision

2001/878/EC (OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 40).

(5)

Taking account of the actual production figures, the unit
amount of the production aid provided for in Article 5(1)
of Regulation No 136/66/EEC payable on the eligible
quantities of actual production should also be set.

(6)

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

(8) OJ L 262, 14.10.2003, p. 11.
(9) OJ L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 50. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1780/2003 (OJ L 260, 11.10.2003, p. 6).

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2002/03 marketing year, the actual production to
1.
be used to calculate the aid for olive oil as referred to in Article
5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be:

— 473 820 tonnes for Greece,

— 960 716 tonnes for Spain,

— 3 344 tonnes for France,

— 686 342 tonnes for Italy,

— 28 771 tonnes for Portugal.

eligible quantities of

For the 2002/03 marketing year, the unit amount of the
2.
production aid referred to in Article 5 of Regulation No
136/66/EEC payable on the
actual
production shall be:
— 118,35 EUR/100 kg for Greece,
— 103,43 EUR/100 kg for Spain,
— 130,40 EUR/100 kg for France,
— 102,85 EUR/100 kg for Italy,
— 130,40 EUR/100 kg for Portugal.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 15 July 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission