Council Regulation (EC) No 1639/98 of 20 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations

• Coming into Force: 01 November 1998,04 August 1998
• End of Effective Date: 31 October 2005
• Celex Number: 31998R1639
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1998/1639/oj
• Published date: 28 July 1998
• Date: 20 July 1998
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 210, 28 July 1998

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Council Regulation (EC) No 1639/98 of 20 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations

Official Journal L 210 , 28/07/1998 P. 0038 - 0039

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1639/98 of 20 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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), and in particular Article 5(8) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 deletes from Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC the special production aid provisions for producers of less than 500 kg of olive oil; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend accordingly Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 (3) and to strengthen the checks on production aid;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 introduces in Article 5 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC a national allocation of the maximum guaranteed quantity and specifies the implications of an overrun of any of these national guaranteed quantities for production aid in that Member State; whereas it is necessary to specify, on the basis of experience, what data must be determined or notified for the operation of these provisions,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 is hereby amended as follows:

1. paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:

'4. The aid shall be granted, in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, on the quantity of oil actually produced at an approved mill.`;

2. the second indent of Article 8(1) shall be replaced by the following:

'- that the figures supplied by each grower for quantities of olives pressed and of oil obtained correspond to the quantities of olives and oil stated in the evidence of pressing.`;

3. Article 12(1) shall be replaced by the following:

'1. Each olive oil grower may receive an advance on the amount of the aid applied for.`;

4. the following subparagraph shall be added to Article 13(1):

'(e) have undertaken to submit to the...