Commission Regulation (EEC) No 217/93 of 2 February 1993 on olive oil storage contracts for the 1992/93 marketing year

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 217/93 of 2 February 1993 on olive oil storage contracts for the 1992/93 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2046/92 (2), and in particular Article 20d (3) and (4)  thereof,
Whereas Article 20d (3) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that, when certain conditions are met, a decision may be taken that producer groups and associations recognized pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 (3) may conclude storage  contracts for olive oil; whereas the market situation during the first month of the 1992/93 marketing year has been such that the conditions laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 314/88 (4) are met; whereas permission to conclude storage contracts  should therefore be granted for the marketing year;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 221/92 (5) provides that, for the 1991/92 and 1992/93 marketing years, storage contracts for olive oil may also be concluded in Greece, Spain and Portugal by recognized producers' organizations or associations thereof  within the meaning of Regulation No 136/66/EEC;
Whereas the aim behind private storage contracts is temporary withdrawal of products from a market in imbalance, without change of ownership, so that they can be put on the market again when the situation has returned to normal; whereas it should  therefore be specified that storage contracts may be entered into only for olive oil produced during the current marketing year;
Whereas, in order to facilitate application of the system of contracts in all the producer Member States, ceilings should be fixed per country with the possibility of a breakdown of the quantities concerned;
Whereas only recognized groups and associations may be authorized to store oil produced by their members; whereas in order to enable them to refrain from marketing the oil that they hold aid should be granted;
Whereas the aim behind private storage must be the improved marketing of olive oil; whereas the period during which storage contracts may be concluded should therefore be restricted; whereas, moreover, the offering of oil for intervention on expiry of  the storage contract should be discouraged; whereas it is accordingly desirable to reduce the storage aid if the oil is subsequently offered for intervention;
Whereas it is desirable to specify that entitlement for a storage contract is annulled by the acceptance of an export declaration;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,