CELEX: 31985R1502
Language: en
Date: 1985-05-23
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1502/85 of 23 May 1985 fixing the production target price, the production aid and the intervention price for olive oil for the 1985/86 marketing year

10 . 6 . 85                                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 151 / 27
                                                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) No 1502 / 85
                                                                   of 23 May 1985
                    fixing the production target price, the production aid and the intervention price for olive oil for
                                                             the 1985 / 86 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                     Whereas under Article 5 ( 4) of Regulation No 136 / 66 / EEC
                                                                              a percentage of the production earmarked for producers may
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                         be allocated to the financing of regional measures to improve
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                              the quality of olive oil production ; whereas such measures
thereof,                                                                      are necessary , in particular for plant health reasons , in
                                                                              certain Italian , Greek and French production regions;
                                                                              whereas some of the said aid should therefore be allocated to
Having regard to Council Regulation Nol3 6 / 66 / EEC of 22
September 1966 on the common organization of the market                       the financing of such measures ;
in oils and fats (*), as last amended by Council Regulation
(EEC ) No 231 / 85 ( 2 ), and in particular Articles 4 ( 4 ), 5 ( 1 )         Whereas , in accordance with Article 20d ( 1 ) of Regulation
and (4 ) and 20d ( 1 ) thereof,                                               No 136 / 66 / EEC , the percentage of the production aid that
                                                                              may be withheld for recognized organizations of olive oil
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 3 ),                      producers or associations thereof should be so fixed that the
                                                                              resulting amount helps to finance the expenditure incurred in
Having      regard     to    the      opinion      of the      European       the work done , pursuant to Articles 5 ( 3 ) and 20c of the said
Parliament ( 4 ),                                                             Regulation ; whereas the percentage should be set at a level
                                                                              which enables foreseeable expenditure in 1985 / 86 to be
                                                                              covered ,
Whereas , when the production target price for olive oil is
fixed , account should be taken of the objectives of the
common agricultural policy and of the contribution which
the Community desires to make to the harmonious                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the
common agricultural policy are , in particular, to ensure a fair
standard of living for the agricultural community , to ensure
that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at
                                                                                                          Article 1
reasonable prices ;
Whereas the target price referred to above must be fixed in                   For the 1985 / 86 marketing year , the production target price,
accordance with the criteria laid down in Articles 4 and 6 of                 the production aid and the intervention price for olive oil
Regulation No 136 / 66 / EEC ;                                                shall be as follows :
Whereas , if the producer is to receive a fair income, the                    ( a ) production target       price :     322,56     ECU      per
production aid must be fixed bearing in mind the fact that the                      100 kilograms ;
consumption aid has an impact on only part of the                             ( b ) production aid : 70,95 ECU per 100 kilograms;
production ;
                                                                              ( c) intervention price : 227,62 ECU per 100 kilograms .
Whereas the intervention price must be fixed in accordance
with the criteria laid down in Article 8 of Regulation
No 136 / 66 / EEC ;
                                                                                                          Article 2
Whereas the production target price and the intervention
price are fixed for a specific standard quality; whereas the                  The prices specified in Article 1 relate to semi-fine virgin olive
reasons which led to the determination of the standard
                                                                              oil with a free fatty acid content , expressed as oleic acid , of
quality for the 1981 / 82 marketing year are still valid;                     3,3 grams for 100 grams.
whereas that standard quality should therefore remain
unchanged ,
                                                                                                          Article 3
(M  OJ   No 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , p . 3025 / 66 .                             For the 1985 / 86 marketing year , 2% of the production aid
(2) OJ   No L 26 , 31 . 1 . 1985 , p. 12 .                                    earmarked for olive oil producers in Italy , Greece and France
(3) OJ   No C 67 , 14 . 3 . 1985 , p. 14 .                                    shall be allocated to the financing of specific measures to
(4) OJ   No C 94 , 15 . 4 . 1985 .                                            improve the quality of olive oil in those countries .
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                          Article 4                                                         Article 5
For the 1985 / 86 marketing year the percentage of the            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
amount of production aid which may be withheld pursuant           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
to Article 20d ( 1 ) of Regulation No 136 / 66 / EEC for          European Communities.
organizations of olive oil producers or associations thereof
recognized under the said Regulation shall be 2,1 % .             It shall apply from 1 November 1985 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels , 23 May 1985 .
                                                                                  For the Council
                                                                                    The President
                                                                                   C. SIGNORILE