Commission Regulation (EC) No 1709/2005 of 19 October 2005 fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be paid in advance for the 2004/05 marketing year
Date: 2005-10-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: olive oil, production aid, regulation of agricultural production

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1709/2005

of 19 October 2005

fixing the estimated production of olive oil and the unit amount of the production aid that may be
paid in advance for the 2004/05 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-
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:

(3)

(4)

advance, the estimated production for the marketing year
concerned should be determined. That amount must be
that avoids any risk of unwarranted
fixed at a level
payment to olive growers. The amount also applies to
table olives, expressed as olive-oil equivalent.

appropriate,

and, where

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

In determining the amount of the advance, account must
the amounts withheld for measures to
be taken of
improve
and table olive
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

(1)

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

(2)

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

(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 1639/98 (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.

(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2004/05 marketing year, the estimated production

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

— 480 711 tonnes for Greece;

— 1 117 841 tonnes for Spain;

— 3 189 tonnes for France;

— 951 528 tonnes for Italy;

— 45 050 tonnes for Portugal;

— 33 tonnes for Slovenia.

(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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For the 2004/05 marketing year, the estimated production

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

For the 2004/05 marketing year, the unit amount of the

3.
production aid that may be advanced shall be:

— 10 900 tonnes for Greece, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 13 %;

— 117,36 EUR per 100 kilograms for Greece;

— 81,50 EUR per 100 kilograms for Spain;

— 59 131 tonnes for Spain, using a coefficient of equivalence

— 117,36 EUR per 100 kilograms for France;

of 11,5 %;

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

13 %;

— 2 281 tonnes for Italy, using a coefficient of equivalence of

13 %;

— 67,12 EUR per 100 kilograms for Italy;

— 117,36 EUR per 100 kilograms for Portugal;

— 117,36 EUR per 100 kilograms for Slovenia.

Article 2

— 730 tonnes for Portugal, using a coefficient of equivalence

of 11,5 %.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 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, 19 October 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission