CELEX: 51988PC0120(17)
Language: en
Date: 1988-04-05
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING THE PRODUCTION TARGET PRICE, THE PRODUCTION AID AND THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR OLIVE OIL FOR THE 1988/89 MARKETING YEAR

No C 139/20                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                      30. 5. 88
(c) 56,12 ECU for all the areas in Italy.                                  (b) the prices for beet shall be:
                                                                               — 43,72 ECU per tonne for the basic price
                            Article 2
                                                                               — 42,90 ECU per tonne for the minimum price for A
The intervention price for 100 kilograms of raw sugar shall                       beet
be 44,92 ECU.
                                                                               — 30,64 ECU per tonne for the minimum price for B
                            Article 3                                             beet subject to the application of Article 28(5) of
                                                                                  Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.
1. The minimum price for A beet applicable in the
Community with the exception of Spain and Portugal shall              2. The beet prices referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for
be 40,07 ECU per tonne.                                               delivery at the collection centre and shall apply to beet of
                                                                      standard quality as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
2. Without prejudice to the application of Article 28(5) of           No...
Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 the minimum price for B
beet applicable in the Community with the exception of                                            Article 5
Spain and Portugal shall be 27,81 ECU per tonne.
                                                                      The threshold price shall be:
                            Article 4
                                                                      (a) 66,33 ECU per 100 kilograms of white sugar;
1. The sugar prices to be applied in Spain and Portugal
                                                                      (b) 56,75 ECU per 100 kilograms of raw sugar;
shall be as follows:
                                                                      (c) 6,90 ECU per 100 kilograms of molasses.
— Spain:
    (a) the intervention price for white sugar shall be 62,78                                     Article 6
        ECU per 100 kilograms;
                                                                      The amount of the reimbursement referred to in Article 8 of
    (b) the prices for beet shall be:
                                                                      Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be 0,49 ECU per month
        — 47,98 ECU per tonne for the basic price,                    per 100 kilograms of white sugar.
        — 47,16 ECU per tonne for the minimum price for A
           beet,                                                                                  Article 7
        — 34,90 ECU per tonne for the minimum price for B             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
            beet subject to the application of Article 28(5) of       following its publication in the Official Journal of the
           Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.                               European Communities.
— Portugal:                                                           It shall apply for the 1988/1989 marketing year.
    (a) the intervention price for white sugar shall be 51,88         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
        ECU per 100 kilograms;                                        applicable in all Member States.
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the production target price, the production aid and
                              the intervention price for olive oil for the 1988/1989 marketing year
                                                           (88/C 139/17)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             Having-regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of
                                                                      22 September 1966 on the common organization of the
                                                                      market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                       (EEC) No ..., and in particular Articles 4(4) and 5(1)
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
                                                                      thereof,
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
 Portugal, and in particular Articles 89(1), 92(3), 234(2) and
 290(3) thereof,                                                       (!) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
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Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 certain production regions; whereas a part of the said aid
                                                                   should therefore be allocated to the financing of such
                                                                   measures;
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social            Whereas, in accordance with Article 20d (1) of Regulation
Committee,                                                         No 136/66/EEC, the percentage of the production aid
                                                                   which may be withheld for recognized organizations of
                                                                   olive-oil producers or associations thereof should be so
Whereas, when the production target price for olive is             fixed that the resulting amount helps to finance the
fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the            expenditure incurred in the work done pursuant to Articles
common agricultural policy and of the contribution which           5(3) and 20c of that Regulation; whereas that percentage
the Community desires to make to the harmonious                    should be set at a level which enables foreseeable
development of world trade, whereas the objectives of the          expenditure in the 1988/1989 marketing year to be covered,
common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a
fair standard of living for the agricultural community, and
to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach
consumers at reasonable prices;                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas the target price referred to above must be fixed in
accordance with the criteria laid down in Articles 4 and 6 of
Regulation No 136/66/EEC;                                                                    Article 1
Whereas, if producers are to - receive a fair income,
production aid must be fixed in the light of the impact            For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the production target
which the consumption aid has on part only of production;          price, the production aid and the intervention price for
                                                                   olive oil shall be as follows:
Whereas the intervention price must be fixed in accordance
with the criteria laid down in Article 8 of Regulation No          (a) production target price: 322,56 ECU/100 kg;
136/66/EEC;
Whereas, as a result of the application of Articles 68 and         (b) production aid:
236 of the Act of Accession, the intervention price for olive
oil in Spain and Portugal differs from the common prices;
                                                                       — for Spain: 27,10 ECU/100 kg,
whereas, after the adjustment of the acquis communautaire
with relation to oils and fats, the detailed rules for the
alignment of intervention prices for olive oil applicable in           — for Portugal: 21,29 ECU/100 kg,
Spain and Portugal are those provided for in the second
indents of Articles 92(2) and 290(2) of the Act of
Accession;                                                             — for the Community of Ten: 70,95 ECU/100 kg;
Whereas Articles 95 and 293 of the Act of Accession                (c) production aid for growers whose average production
provide for the granting of Community aid for the                      does not exceed 200 kg of olive oil per year:
production of olive oil in Spain and Portugal; whereas,
pursuant to Articles 79 and 246 of that Act, the amounts of
the Community aid in Spain and Portugal should be aligned              — for Spain: 29,33 ECU/100 kg,
on the common aid at the beginning of the marketing year;
whereas the rules on that alignment result in the Spanish
and Portuguese aid rates shown below;                                  — for Portugal: 23,52 ECU/100 kg,
Whereas the production target price and the intervention               — for the Community of Ten: 80,95 ECU/100 kg;
price are fixed for a specific standard quality; whereas the
reasons which led to the determination of the standard
quality for the 1981/1982 marketing year are still valid;          (d) intervention price:
whereas that standard quality should therefore remain
unchanged;
                                                                       — for Spain: 155,01 ECU/100 kg,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5(4) of Regulation No 136/
66/EEC, a percentage of the production aid earmarked for               — for Portugal: 203,79 ECU/100 kg,
olive-oil producers may be allocated to the financing of
regional measures to improve the quality of olive oil
production; whereas such measures are necessary in                     — for the Community of Ten: 216,24 ECU/100 kg.
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                           Article 2                               20d (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC for organizations of
                                                                   olive-oil producers or associations thereof recognized
The prices fixed in Article 1 shall relate to ordinary virgin      under the said Regulation shall be 1,7 %.
olive oil with a free fatty acid content, expressed as oleic
acid, of 3,3 grams per 100 grams.
                                                                                             Article 5
                           Article 3
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, 2 % of the production
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
aid earmarked for olive-oil producers shall be allocated to
                                                                   following its publication in the Official Journal of the
the financing of specific measures to improve the quality of
                                                                   European Communities.
olive oil in each producer Member State.
                                                                   It shall apply from 1 November 1988.
                           Article 4
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the percentage of the            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
production aid which may be withheld pursuant to Article           applicable in all Member States.
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1416/82 on the financing
                     of the remaining expenditure on the establishment of a register of olive cultivation
                                                         (88/C 139/18)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           be available are not sufficient to cover the cost of
                                                                   establishing the register of olive cultivation in the
                                                                   abovementioned Member States and in Spain and Por-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              tugal; whereas the period during which deductions from
Economic Community,                                                the aid are to be made should accordingly be extended;
                                                                   whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1416/82 should therefore be
                                                                   amended and the percentage of the deduction on the aid
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 154/75 of             should be adjusted to the level considered suitable for Spain
21 January 1975 on the establishment of a register of olive        and Portugal to take account of the costs of establishing the
cultivation in the Member States producing olive oil ( ! ), as     register in those Member States,
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3788/85 (2), and in
particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 154/75 provides that part of
the production aid granted to olive-growers is to be
allocated for a certain period to finance the work needed to
                                                                                             Article 1
establish the register of olive cultivation;
Whereas, should the amount resulting from those deduc-
tions not cover the expenditure referred to above, Article         Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) N o        1416/82 is hereby
 3(4) of the abovementioned Regulation provides for the            replaced by the following:
possibility of making further deductions to cover the
 remaining expenditure; whereas Council Regulation (EEC)
 No 1416/82 (3) provides to that end for a deduction to be             'Article 1
 made in France, Italy and Greece for a period up to the
 1989/1990 marketing year inclusive; whereas it is already
 clear that the sums resulting from the deductions which will
                                                                       For the purposes of financing the remaining expenditure
                                                                       on the establishment of the register of olive cultivation,
                                                                       the authorities of the producing Member States
 (!) OJ No L 19, 24. 1. 1975, p. 1.                                    responsible for payment of the aid provided for in
 (2) OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 1.                                  Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall reduce the
 (3) OJ No L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 12.                                  aid payments in question, at the time of payment: