Commission Regulation (EC) No 1807/2004 of 18 October 2004 fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance for the 2003/2004 marketing year
Date: 2004-10-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: olive oil, production aid, regulation of agricultural production

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1807/2004

of 18 October 2004

fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be
paid in advance for the 2003/2004 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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-
sation of the market in oils and fats (1),

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(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

in the case of Greece, Spain, France,

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,
Italy and
Portugal, of the estimates for the production of table
the
olives
in
relevant
Commission Decision 2001/649/EC (3),
in
Commission Decision 2001/650/EC (4),
in
Commission Decision 2001/648/EC (5),
in
for
and,
Commission Decision
Portugal, in Commission Decision 2001/670/EC (7).

equivalent using
for Greece,
to,
for Spain,
for France,
Italy,

expressed as olive-oil
referred

2001/658/EC (6)

coefficients

for

Article 17a(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 provides
the
in order to determine the unit amount of
that
production aid for olive oil
that can be paid in
advance,
the estimated production for the marketing
year concerned should be determined. That amount
must be fixed at a level that avoids any risk of unwar-
to olive growers. The amount also
ranted payment
applies to table olives, expressed as olive-oil equivalent.

(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 last amended by Decision

2004/607/EC (OJ L 274, 24.8.2004, p. 13).

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

2004/607/EC.

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

2004/607/EC.

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

2004/607/EC.

appropriate,

and, where

In order to establish the estimated production, Member
States must forward to the Commission data for the olive
table olive production
oil
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)

(5)

In determining the amount of the advance, account must
be taken of
the amounts withheld for measures to
and table olive
improve
production provided for in Article 5(9) of Regulation
No 136/66/EEC and Article 4a(1) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1638/98 (8).

the quality of olive oil

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 2003/2004 marketing year,

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

the

— 343 356 tonnes for Greece,

— 1 591 330 tonnes for Spain,

— 3 335 tonnes for France,

— 741 956 tonnes for Italy,

— 34 473 tonnes for Portugal.

For

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

the 2003/2004 marketing year,

the

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

of 13 %,

— 65 994 tonnes for Spain, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 11,5 %,

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

(8) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

2004/607/EC.

lation (EC) No 865/2004.

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

— EUR 56,62 per 100 kilograms for Spain,

13 %,

— 1 829 tonnes for Italy, using a coefficient of equivalence of

13 %,

— 787 tonnes for Portugal, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 11,5 %.

For the 2003/2004 marketing year, the unit amount of

3.
the production aid that may be advanced shall be:

— EUR 117,36 per 100 kilograms for Greece,

— EUR 117,21 per 100 kilograms for France,

— EUR 86,26 per 100 kilograms for Italy,

— EUR 117,36 per 100 kilograms 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, 18 October 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission