Commission Regulation (EC) No 2383/2002 of 30 December 2002 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 to 2003/2004 marketing years

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2383/2002
of 30 December 2002
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 to 2003/2004 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 (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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1639/98(4), and in particular Article 19 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(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001, and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1249/2002(7), lays down that olive growers must lodge crop declarations before 1 December of each marketing year. Article 20(1) of that Regulation lays down that producer organisations or, where appropriate, associations thereof must submit their members' crop declarations and any amendments thereto to the competent agency of the Member State concerned before 1 January of each marketing year.
(2) However, in certain olive-growing regions, due in particular to the high number of crop declarations, ongoing restructuring of olive groves or other specific circumstances, the above dates are no longer appropriate for the purpose of controls. Provision should therefore be made for the Member States to be able to extend, within certain limits, the deadlines for the lodging and submission of crop declarations to the competent agency so as to improve the effectiveness of controls in certain regions.
(3) The management and monitoring of the system of production aid for olive oil requires that the information on new planting provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 be provided on a regular basis. Consequently, the numbers of olive trees for the marketing years after 1998/1999 and 1999/2000 should also be notified to the Commission.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) To allow an extension of the deadline referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 from the current marketing year, this Regulation should apply from 30 November 2002. Provision should therefore be made for its immediate entry into force.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,