Council Regulation (EC) No 150/1999 of 19 January 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 150/1999 of 19 January 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular, Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, in accordance with Article 1(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 (3), the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt before 1 January 1999 the method for financing actual expenditure of agencies as from the 1999/2000 marketing year;
Whereas a three-year transitional period covering the reform of the market organisation of the olive-oil sector has been decided on as from the 1998/1999 marketing year; whereas work customarily entrusted to the agencies is to be carried out during the transitional period as well as during the first marketing year following that period; whereas, as a result, provision should be made for a Community contribution to the agencies' expenditure for the said period in order to ensure they can operate effectively and in accordance with the rules within the framework of the administrative autonomy provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84,