Official Journal of the European Communities 29.12. 78 No L 369/12 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3089/78 of 19 December 1978 laying down general rules in respect of aid for the consumption of olive oil THE COUNCIL 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 1562/78 (3), and in particular Article 11 (4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Article 11 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC set up a system of aid for the consumption of olive oil produced and marketed in the Community ; Whereas, if the system of consumption aid is to achieve its purpose, the aid should be granted at the closest possible stage to the consumer; whereas the most appropriate stage is that of the olive oil pack- aging plant; Whereas, to ensure proper administration of the aid - system, the aid should be granted only to packaging plants of a minimum production capacity put to use over a period to be determined which meet certain supervision requirements; whereas to this end the conditions for withdrawing approval should be speci- fied ; Whereas, to ensure proper operation of the aid system, the aid should be restricted to types of olive oil pack- aged for human consumption ; whereas, to facilitate supervision of the system, a single amount of aid should be fixed for all types of oil ; Whereas a system of checks should be introduced to ensure that the oil which leaves the packaging plant and in respect of which aid has been applied for quali- fies for such aid ; whereas, however, provisions should be made for aid to be advanced as soon as the aid application has been submitted, provided that suffi- cient security has been given; Whereas, in order to achieve its aim, the system of checks must also apply to olive oil imported, either in packages of a certain capacity or in bulk, from non- member countries ; whereas, to facilitate the applica- tion of this system, provision should be made for providing a security to be released once the oil no longer qualifies for such aid; | (1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. () OJ No L 185, 7. 7. 1978, p. 1. Whereas, in view of the period laid down for checking that the conditions of approval have been satisfied, there is a danger that it may not be possible in some cases to carry out the checks prior to the entry into force of the aid system; whereas to remedy this problem, it should be possible to grant provisional approval for the 1978/79 marketing year to the plants concerned, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The consumption aid for olive oil referred to in Article 11 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be granted only to approved olive oil packaging plants. Article 2 1.  The approval referred to in Article 1 shall be given by the Member State concerned only to under- takings which : (a) have a minimum packaging capacity to be deter- mined ; (b) carry out packaging activities for a minimum period to be determined ; (c) keep stock records according to rules to be deter- mined ; and (d) agree to undergo any checks laid down for the - purposes of the application of the aid system. 2. The approved packaging plant shall be assigned an identification number. Article 3 1. The approval referred to in Article 2 shall be withdrawn if, except in the case of force majeure, one of the conditions for approval laid down in Article 2 (1) is no longer met. 2. The Member State concerned shall decide to withdraw approval temporarily from any packaging plant which has applied for aid for a quantity of olive oil in excess of the quantity for which entitlement to aid has been agreed.