CELEX: 51994PC0536
Language: en
Date: 1994-11-29
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           COM(94) 536 final
                                           Brussels, 29.11.1994
                              Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
      amending Regulation (EEC) Ko 2261/84 laying down general rules
        on the granting of Hid for the production of olive oil and
                of aid to olive oil producer organizations
                      (presented by the Commission)
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                           EXPLANATORY. MEMORANDUM
when the prices for 1994/95 were adopted the Council took account, in the
final compromise, of a statement by the Commission to the effect that it
intended to submit an appropriate proposal for an amendment to Regulation
(EEC) No 2261/84 which involved altering the deadline for determining the
estimated volume of production and the percentage of the aid which can be
paid in advance. This would enable aid to be paid in advance in respect of
lOOv. of the quantity covered by an application instead of 90*, and the
advance to be paid would be raised to 85-90% from 75-80%.
In addition, to take account of the Council's decision to postpone the
payment of production aid for olive oil to 16 October of each marketing
year, this draft Regulation proposes altering the dates for determining
estimated production, the advance on the aid and yields.
These dates, however, should be determined in such a way as to prevent any
risk of undue payment when the advance is paid.
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                                     Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No          /94
                                            Of
         amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 laying down general rules
           on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and
                    of aid to olive oil producer organizations
THE COUNCII» OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the
establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fatsdV,
as   last   amended   by   Regulatijon   (EC) No    3179/93(21,   and  in   particular
Article 5(4) thereof,
Having regar.d to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas,    in  accordance     with   Article   17a  of   Council   Regulation   (EEC)
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No 2261/84( ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3500/90( ), for the
current marketing year the averages of the            olive and oil yields for the
last   four marketing     years must be      set before   1 December   and   estimated
production and the      unit amount of the production aid that can be paid in
advance must be determined before          1 April; whereas, in accordance with
Article   18 of that Regulation, the olive yields            and oil yields must be
fixed by homogeneous production zones at the latest by 31 May of each year;
Whereas, now that Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 has been amended by
Regulation    (EEC) No ...., production aid is paid to olive growers whose
average production is less than 500 kg, and advances are paid to olive
growers   whose   production    is  at   least   500 kg,   from  16 October   of  each
marketings year;
(1)   OJ No  L 172,  30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2)   OJ No  L 285,  20.11.1993, p» 9.
(3)   OJ No  L 208,  3.8.1984, p. 3.
(4)   OJ No  L 338,  5.12.1990,, p. 3.
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Whereas, with   a view to improving the administration of the olive oil
production aid scheme, estimated production and yields should be determined
at the same time and later in each marketing year so that the information on
them is more up to date; whereas the deadline for determining the average of
the yields for the last four marketing years should also be extended so as
to facilitate the work involved;
Whereas, in view of the fact that more reliable data are now available for
the payment of advances, the amount of aid which may be advanced and the
quantity taken into consideration for the advance should be increased as a
result, but in such a way that any risk of incorrect payment is excluded;
Whereas, therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 should be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                  Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 is hereby amended as follows:
1.   In Article 12:
         paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
         "2. The advance:
             (a)    shall be equal to the amount obtained by multiplying the
                    unit amount of the aid fixed pursuant to Article 17a(2)
                    by the quantity of oil stated in the aid application;
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               (b)   may not be granted unless:
                     - the olive yields and oil yields have been fixed for
                       the   current   marketing   year    in   accordance   with
                       Article 18,                               "
                     - the  checks   referred   to  in   Article   8(1)  and  the
                       on-the-spot   checks  referred   to   in  Article  14(3a),
                       without prejudice to other checks, if necessary, have
                       been carried out."
         paragraph 3 is deleted.
2.   In Article 17a:
          in paragraph 1, the date "1 December" is replaced by "1 March",
          in paragraph 2, the date "1 April" is replaced by "1 August",
          in paragraph 4r the date "15 March" is replaced by "15 July".
3.   In Article 18, the date "31 May" is replaced by "31 July" and the date
     "30 April" by "30 June".
                                   Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the.European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member states.
Done at Brussels,                                         For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                F   i   n  a  n  c  i     a l             S   t   a   r o r n e n t
   1. BUDGET HEADING :          1210 P r o d u c t i o n   aid                              APPROPRIATIONS  :   ECU 528m
   2. TITLE           Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 laying down general rules on the
                      granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations
   3. LEGAL BASIS : Article 5(4) of Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC
   4. A I M S : To improve t h e administration of the production aid scheme for olive oiI by determining
                 simultaneously estimated production, the standard yields and the amount of production aid
                 which may be advanced
   5. FINANCIAL. IMPLICATIONS                          PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS    CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR    FOLLOWING FINANCIAL   YEAR
                                                                                    _i__-25_„_2__             i     96__„2     _._.
   5.0 EXPENDITURE
            • CHARGED 10 THE EC BUDGET
                (REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)                         ni I                    nil                        nil
            - NATIONAL      AUTHORITIES
            - OTHER
  .5.1 REVENUE
            - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
                (LEVIES/CUSTOMS D U T I E S )
            - NATIONAL
                                                              1997             1998             1999                   2000
  5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE                                  nil             nil              nil                    nil
  5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE
  5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION
  6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
                                                                                                                            YES/NO
:
  6.1 CANTHE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
                                                                                                                            YES/NO
  6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                            YES/NO
  6.3 WILL FUTURE BUDGET A P P R O P R I A T I O N S BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                            YES/NO
  COMMENTS           In view of the fact that from 1994/95 advances and balances will be paid in the same budget
                     year (1996 budget for the 1994/95 h a r v e s t ) this measure h a s no financial impact on the
                     Community budget. Appraisal of this measure was included in the overall appraisal of the
                     decision on the 1994/95 prices package indicated to the Council when the compromise of
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                     '18-19.7.94 was adopted.
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