CELEX: 31988R2211
Language: en
Date: 1988-07-19 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2211/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the production target price, the production aid, the intervention price for olive oil for the 1988/89 marketing year

Avis juridique important

|

31988R2211

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2211/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the production target price, the production aid, the intervention price for olive oil for the 1988/89 marketing year  

Official Journal L 197 , 26/07/1988 P. 0003 - 0004

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2211/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing the production target price, the production aid, the intervention price for olive oil for the 1988/89 marketing year THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 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,  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 (EEC) No 2210/88 (2), and in particular Article 4 (4) and Article 5 (1) thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5),  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 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 reasonable prices;  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;  Whereas, if the producer is to receive a fair income, production aid must be fixed in the light of the impact which the consumption aid has on part only of the production;  Whereas the intervention price must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 8 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC;  Whereas, as a result of the application of Articles 68 and 236 of the Act of Accession, the intervention price for olive oil in (6) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.  (7) See page 1 of this Official Journal.  (8) OJ No C 139, 30. 5. 1988, p. 20.  (9) OJ No C 187, 18. 7. 1988.  (10) OJ No C 175, 4. 7. 1988, p. 33.  Spain and Portugal differs from the common prices; whereas, after the adjustment of the ´acquis communautaire' with relation to vegetable oils and fats, the detailed rules for the alignment of intervention prices for olive oil applicable in Spain and  Portugal are those set out in the second indents of Article 92 (2) and of Article 290 (2) of the Act of Accession;  Whereas Articles 95 and 293 of the Act of Accession provide for the granting of Community aid for the production of olive oil in Spain and in Portugal; whereas, pursuant to Articles 79 and 246 of that Act, the amounts of the Community aid in Spain and  Portugal should be aligned on the common aid at the beginning of the marketing year; whereas the rules on this alignment result in the Spanish and Portuguese aid rates shown below;  Whereas the production target price and the intervention price are fixed for a specific standard quality; whereas the reasons which led to the determination of the standard quality for the 1981/82 marketing year are still valid; whereas that standard  quality should therefore remain unchanged;  Whereas, under Article 5 (4) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, a percentage of the production earmarked for producers may be allocated to the financing of regional measures to improve the quality of olive oil production; whereas such measures are necessary  in certain production regions; whereas some of the said aid should therefore be allocated to the financing of such measures;  Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (d) (1) of Regulation 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 fixed that the resulting  amount helps to finance the expenditure incurred in the work done pursuant to Articles 5 (3) and 20c of that Regulation; whereas that percentage should be set at a level which enables foreseeable expenditure in the 1988/89 marketing year to be covered,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:    Article 1 For the 1988/89 marketing year, the production target price, the production aid and the intervention price of olive oil shall be as follows:  (a)  production target price: 322,56 ECU per 100 kilograms;  (b)  production aid:  - for Spain:27,10 ECU per 100 kilograms,  - for Portugal:21,29 ECU per 100 kilograms,  - for the Community of Ten:70,95 ECU per 100 kilograms;  (c)  production aid for growers whose average production is less than 300 kilograms of olive oil per year:  - for Spain:29,43 ECU per 100 kilograms,  - for Portugal:23,62 ECU per 100 kilograms,  - for the Community of Ten:81,76 ECU per 100 kilograms;  (d)  intervention price:  - for Spain:155,01 ECU per 100 kilograms,  - for Portugal:203,79 ECU per 100 kilograms,  - for the Community of Ten:216,24 ECU per 100 kilograms.  Article 2 The prices specified in Article 1 shall relate to ordinary virgin olive oil with a free fatty acid content, expressed as oleic acid, of 3,3 grams per 100 grams.  Article 3 For the 1988/89 marketing year, 2 % of the production aid earmarked for olive oil producers shall be allocated to the financing of specific measures to improve the quality of olive oil in each producer Member State.  Article 4 For the 1988/89 marketing year, the percentage of the production aid which may be withheld pursuant to Article 20d (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC for organizations of olive oil producers or associations thereof recognized under the said  Regulation shall be 1,7 %.  Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.  It shall apply with effect from 1 November 1988.   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  Done at Brussels, 19 July 1988.  For the Council The President Y. POTTAKIS EWG:L197UMBE01.97 FF: 3UEN;   SETUP: 01;   Hoehe: 823 mm;   134 Zeilen;   6055 Zeichen;  Bediener: WILU   Pr.: B;  Kunde: