CELEX: 51983PC0599
Language: en
Date: 1983-10-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing for the 1983/84 marketing year the representative market price and the threshold price for olive oil and the percentages of the consumption aid to be retained in accordance with Article 11(5) and (6) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                                  C0M(83) 599 f i n a l
                                                                                  B r u s s e l s , 18 O c t o b e r 1983
                                                P ro p o sa l f o r     a
                                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
fix in g  fo r t h e 1 9 8 3 /8 4 m a r k e t i n g   ye ar th e      re p re s e n ta tiv e       m a rke t p r ic e and
         th e t h r e s h o ld   p ric e   fo r   o liv e   o il    and t h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f t h e
                 c o n s u m p tio n a i d  t o be r e t a i n e d      in     accordance w ith
                 A rtic le      1 1 ( 5 ) and    (6 ) o f    R e g u l a t i o n No 1 3 6 /6 6 /E E C
                       (s u b m itte d    to th e     C o u n c i l by t h e     C o m m ission )
     C0M(83)   599 f i n a l
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                                                    EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. This proposal for a Regulation concerns the fixing of the representative
    market price and the threshold price for olive oil for 1983/84 and, in
    respect of the same marketing year, the percentage of the consumption aid
    which is to finance, on the one hand, the operation of recognized trade
    organizations and, on the other, certain measures to promote the
    consumption of olive oil.
2. Under Article 7 of Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC the representative
    market price is fixed at a level which permits normal marketing of the
    olive oil produced, account being taken in particular of prices for
    competing products and the probable trend of such prices during the
    marketing year.
 3· Experience has shown that when there is too large a price gap between olive
     oil and seed oil there follows a drop in olive oil consumption, which
     jeopardizes the marketing of the crop.
     The Commission has therefore stated, when submitting its proposals for
     representative market prices for recent marketing years, that the
     representative market price for olive oil should, in its opinion, be fixed
     in such a way as to produce a 2.3 : 1 ratio between olive oil and seed oil.
 4» However,,           if    th e re  is    s u d d e n tty   a m a j o r ch an g e i n m a r k e t p r i c e s , ,  th is  s h o u l d be
     a c k n o w le d g e d w i t h    p a r t i c u l a r c a u tio n ,,   as t h e d e c i s i o n o f t h e consu m e r may be
     s o le ly     i n f l u e n c e d by p r i c e .     A ls o   ta k in g  in to   a cco u n t th e    im p o rta n c e o f i n t e r v e n t i o n
     s to c k s   w hich,, a t 30 S ep tem be r 1983 a m o un ted t o a p p r o x i m a t e l y                  123 000 to n n e s ,,     th e
     C o m m ission c o n s i d e r s , ,      by way o f e x c e p t i o n , ,    to m o d ify     th e p r ic e    ra tio  f o r th e
     1 9 8 3 /8 4 m a r k e t i n g    y e a r and t o       fix    it    a t 2,,2   : 1.    '
  5. For seed oils the present position is that prices have risen very
      considerably on both the world and the Community markets, owing largely to
      a particularly poor harvest in the United States of America this year.                                                       The
      outlook for 1984 however is that because of the high prices at the moment
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   a big increase in areas sown must be expected, particularly for soya.    Even
   if the present high prices show a decline in 1984 (as an increase in soya
   production is expected next year), this fall in price will only be around
   the middle of the year.
   In these circumstances the Commission considers that the average price of
   oilseeds in 1984 will be in the region of 120 000 LIT/lOO kg in Italy,
   principal producer state and consumer of olive oil.
6. The above considerations lead the Commission to propose a representative
   market price of 196^87 ECU/lOO kg.    This is 37,.37 ECU higher than the
   1982/83 price«
   The resulting consumption aid works out, compared with last year, as
   follows:
                                            1982/83            1983/84
    Production target price:                 302.77            319*42
    Less production aid:                      66.60             70.26
          Difference:                        236.17            249*16
    Representative market price             159*50             196,,87
          Difference (Consumption aid)        76.67 '           52^29
    Reduction in 1983/84 consumption aid from 1982/83:    - 24^38 (_ ,32 %)
    This Reduction will give a 72,,5 mio ECU reduction in EAGGF expenditure in
    the amount (231,,2 mio ECU) entered for the sector in the 1984 budget.
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7· Under Article ll(3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC Member States may be
   assisted by one or more recognized trade organizations in the operation of
   the consumption aid scheme·   Article ll(5) of the said Regulation provides
   that the percentage of the consumption aid which recognized trade
   organizations may retain to finance the work they carry out is to be fixed
   by the Council.   In the light of past experience, a figure of 2.2$ would
   appear to be both necessary and sufficient.    This percentage should keep
   the total revenue of these organizations at a level comparable with that
   taken into consideration for the previous marketing year.
8. In view of the general situation as well as the sums still available from
   amounts returned in respect of previous marketing years and promotion
   projects already undertaken, the Commission feels that, for 1983/84, the
   percentage of the consumption aid that may be allocated to certain projects
   for the promotion of the consumption of olive oil may be kept at 0.
9. The threshold price must be fixed in such a way as to ensure that the
   imported product’s selling price is the same as the representative market
   price.   In this connection the cost of unloading andplacing the imported
   product in storage and the percentage    of consumptionaid retained should be
   taken into consideration.
   In the light of the above the price in question should be fixed at
    193,25 ECU/100 kg.
9« In the case of Greece, the amount of the consumption aid for 1983/84 must
   be fixed as laid down in the Treaty of Accession.    In the light of the
   criteria laid down therein the amountof the consumption aid should be
    36,98 ECU/100 kg, compared with 29*33 ECU/100 kg for the last year.
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                                          •Proposal      for   a
                           •      C O U N C IL REGULATION (EEC)
               fixing for the 198£/8i/ m arketing year the representative m arket price and the
               threshold price for olive oil and the percentages of the consum ption aid to be
                 retained in accordance with Article 11 (5) and (6) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                  aid should be used during each olive marketing year
COMMUNITIES,                                                 firstly for financing the recognized trade organizations
                                                             referred to- in paragraph 3 of the said Article and,
                                                             secondly, for financing measures to promote the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European       consumption of olive oil in the Community; whereas
 Economic Community,                                         the said percentage should be fixed for the 198^/8*/·
                                                             mnrketing year,
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC
of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a
common organization of the market in oils and fats ('),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1413/82 (*),          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 4
(4) and Article 11 (6) thereof,
                                                                                     Article 1
                                                                s
                                                                          *
 Having regard to the proposal from the C6mmission, <
                                                             For the 1983/8^ marketing year, the representative
             i                                               market price and the threshold price lor olive oil shall
Whereas the representative market price should be            be fixed as follows:                                   ·
 fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in
Articles 7 and 10 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC;               — representative market price få b iR fc ECU per 100
                                                                  kilograms,
                                                             — threshold price :.'/<t?j ^&ECU per 100 kilograms.
Whereas the threshold price should be fixed in such a
way that the selling price for the imported product at
the frontier crossing point fixed pursuant to Article 9
of Regulation No 136/66/EEC is the same as the                                       Article 2
 representative market price, account being taken of the
effect of the measures referred to in Article 11 (6) of      1.     For the 1982/8^ marketing year, the percentage
the above Regulation ;                                       of the consumption aid, referred to in Article 11 (5) of
                                                             Regulation No 136/66/EEC, is hereby fixed at Z,2-·
Whereas it follows from the application *of these            2.     For the 1983/81/marketing year, the percentage
criteria that the representative market price and the        of the consumption aid to be allocated for the
threshold price should be fixed at the levels given in       campaigns and projects, referred to in Article 11 (6) of
Article 1 of this Regulation ;                               Regulation No 136/66/EEC, is hereby fixed at O,
Whereas, under Article 11 (5) and (6) of Regulation No
 136/66/EEC, a certain percentage of the consumption                                  Article 3
(’) 0 | No 172, 30, 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
(>) O'j No L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 6.                         I9H3.
 ---pagebreak--- This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at '                                                  %
                                                         For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                            F IN A N C IA L                   STATEMENT                                          ........ ■■■
                                                                                                                 0ate :                  6.10.1983
  1. BUDGET HE ADING .S 1211                        APPROPRIATIONS 1983                : 207 mECU               DRAFT                           2 3 1 , 2 mECU?.
                                       B 1221        (BRS 2 )                                  5 mECU           BUDGET 1984                     :        6 mECU
 2.      title      : D r a f t C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n f i x i n g f o r t h e 1 9 8 3 / 8 4 m a r k e t i n g y e a r the
                       r e p r e s e n t a t i v e mar ket p r i c e and t h e t h r e s h o l d p r i c e f o r o l i v e o i l and
                       t h e percentages·* o f t h e consumption a i d t o be r e t a i n e d
 i.      legal      basis       .· A r t i c l e s    4 and 11 o f R e g u l a t i o n No’ 1 3 6 / 6 6 / E E C ,
       aims      of    p r o j e c t .· To f i x f o r o l i v e o i l f o r t h e 1 9 8 3 / 8 4 m a r k e t i n g y e a r
                                        - t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e mar ket p r i c e
                                        - the'tre.shold p ric e
                                        - t h e p e r c e n t a g e s o f t h e consumption a i d t o be r e t a i n e d .
 5. FI NAN CI AL IM PLICATIONS                                    PE RIOD OF 12 M O NTH S     C U RRE NT Fl fj^CIAL YEAR         F O L L O WI NG FI NANCIAL TEAR
                                                                                                                                _____ (            84     )______
 5. 0 EXPEN DI TUR E
        - r^.-gr. piujr T^i i'· PypfcT
             f BE i M « ; I NT ER VENTIONS)           1211            1 5 8 , 7 mio ECl                                              158,7              mio ECU
        - ·■·t rnrini iimrnr'iTmmH
        - »fMM
 5.1 RECEI PT S
        - OWN RE SOU RC ES OF THE EC
             (LEVIES/CU STO MS DUTIES)
        - NATIO NA L
                                                                           1985                   19§6
 5.0.1 ES TIMATED EX PEN DITURE                                     Measure t o be a p p l i e d              i n 1 9 8 3 / 8 4 on l y .
 5.1.1 ES TIMATED RECEIPTS
 5.2    method         OF c a l c u l a t i o n   A r e D re sen t a t i ve mar ket p r i c e o f 1 9 6 8 „ 7 ECU/t g i v e s a
        consumption a i d                       o f 5 2 2 , 9 ECU/t f o r EUR 9 and 369,8-- ECU/t f o r G r ee c e .                                     The
        estim ated t o t a l                    amount o f a i d t o be p a i d out i n 1 9 8 4 . works out as f o l l o w s
        EUR 9. : 2 5 0 . 0 0 0                  t x 5 2 2 , 9 ECU/t =                                                  1 3 0 , 7 mio ECU
         J dR            : 80.0 00              t x 3 6 9 , 8 ECU/t =               '                                _ 2 ? ^ 6 mio ECU
        EUR 10                                                                                                         1 6 0 , 3 mio ECU (A)
        Double r a t e                  co efficien t        : 0,99 =                                                  1 5 8 , 7 mio ECU (B)                 (1)
        The amount proposed f o r a ssi gnment t o p r o m o t i o n a l measures                                                i s 0 X.
6.0     CAN     THE PR OJECT BE FINAN CE D FROM AP PRO PR 1AT ION S E N TER ED IN THE RELEV AN T CH APTER OF the xooxuex x »xoca x x
          PROPOSED 1984 BUDGET ?                                                                                               ;                              YES/**
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                                                                *
6.3 WI LL FU TURE B u OuE T A P P R O P R I A T I O N S BE N E C E S SA RY ?
                                                                                                                                                              YES/KOC
o b s e r v a t io n s    ; T h is p r o p o s a l g i v e s a r e d u c t i o n i n e x p e n d i t u r e o f r o u g h l y 7 2 , 5 m i o ECU
compared w i t h the e s t i m a t e i n t h e 1984 d r a f t b u d g e t .                                                                  2
( 1 ) I t i s proposed t h a t t h e t r a d e o r g a n i z a t i o n s be a l l o w e d t o r e t a i n “ / X o f t h e
          t o t a l amount o f 1 5 8 , 7 mio ECU ( i . e . 3,5 mio ECU) f o r t h e f i n a n c i n g o f t h e i r
           work.