Commission Regulation (EC) No 2070/2001 of 23 October 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/1999, 1999/2000 and 2000/01 marketing years

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2070/2001
of 23 October 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/1999, 1999/2000 and 2000/01 marketing years
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 of 20 July 1998 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001, and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1638/98, and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001 amending Regulations No 136/66/EEC and (EC) No 1638/98 as regards the extension of the period of validity of the aid scheme and the quality strategy for olive oil extended application of the rules currently in force in the oils and fats sector to the end of the 2003/04 marketing year. As a result Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 648/2001(6), should be amended.
(2) Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 stipulates that where the checks on an approved mill do not confirm the figures in the stock records of that mill the Member State must determine the quantity of oil for which aid is to be given for each producer taking into account the olive yields and oil yields fixed in accordance with the standard method laid down in Article 18 thereof. In order that the eligible quantity reflects as closely as possible the actual production of the producers concerned, the Member State must also take account of other objective factors at the time of fixing that quantity. The number of olive trees in question, the yield fixed for the homogeneous zone concerned and a coefficient taking account of the difference, at national level, between the production resulting from the estimate of yields and the effective production fixed by the Commission in accordance with Article 17a(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 constitute such criteria and must therefore be incorporated into the calculation of the eligible quantity.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,