31991R1381

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1381/91 of 24 May 1991 fixing the amounts to be paid to recognized olive oil producer organizations and associations thereof for the 1990/1991 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 20d (4) thereof,

Whereas Article 20d of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides that a percentage of the production aid is to be withheld to help finance the work of the producer organizations and associations thereof;

Whereas Article 8 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 of 31 October 1984 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 928/91 (4), provides that the unit amounts to be paid to producer organizations and associations thereof are to be fixed on the basis of forecasts of the overall sum to be distributed; whereas the amount withheld was fixed for the 1990/1991 marketing year by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1314/90 (5); whereas the funds which will be available in each Member State as a result of the abovementioned amount withheld must be redistributed to those eligible in a suitable manner; whereas in Spain and Portugal the amount withheld is less than that collected in the other Member States as a result of the lower level of production aid;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1

For the 1990/1991 marketing year, the amounts provided for in Article 8 (1) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 shall be as follows:

- for Spain: ECU 4 and ECU 8 respectively,

- for Portugal: ECU 0 and ECU 1,5 respectively,

- for Greece: ECU 2 and ECU 2 respectively,

- for the other Member States: ECU 1,3 and ECU 1,3 respectively. Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 May 1991. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission (1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (3) OJ No L 288, 1. 11. 1984, p. 52. (4) OJ No L 94, 16. 4. 1991, p. 5. (5) OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 5.