3. 8. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 208/11 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2262/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, ~ Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion ('), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3, Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (), Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establish- ment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2260/84 (), introduced a system of production aid for olive oil ; whereas this aid in respect of areas under olives at a certain date is granted to growers who are members of the producer organizations specified in Article 20c (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 136/66/EEC and whose average production is at least 100 kilograms of oil per marketing year and to other growers on the basis of the number and production potential of olive trees and of the yields of such trees, as determined according to a standard method, and provided that the olives produced have actually been harvested ; Whereas experience has shown that, despite the exis- tence of rules providing for numerous specific controls, there are problems as regards ensuring timely and effective control ; whereas this could lead to an unwarranted financial burden on the Community ; Whereas, in the present situation, special measures should therefore be laid down to ensure that the production aid scheme is applied correctly and in a uniform manner ; Whereas experience has shown administrative struc- tures in the producer Member States to be inadequate to implement the controls provided for in the Community rules ; whereas these Member States must therefore set up administratively autonomous bodies to perform these tasks ; whereas, since the Member States () OJ No C 249, 17. 9. 1983, p. S. (3) OJ No C 104, 16. 4. 1984, p. 92. () OJ No C 23, 30. 1. 1984, p. 20. () OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. () See page 1 of this Official Journal. are required to set up at short notice special structures to perform tasks going beyond the controls to be undertaken by Member States pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (¢), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3509/80 (°), pro- vision should be made for financial contribution from the Community over a certain period ; Whereas there is a relationship between effective control arrangements and the sanctions applicable in cases where a breach of the regulations comes to light ; whereas the present arrangements concerning sanc- tions should be stiffened and supplemented in order to produce a greater deterrent effect, having regard to the specific characteristics of the common organization of the market in olive oil ; whereas, accordingly, Member States should apply a system of sanctions in cases where discrepancies in connection with the produc- tion aid scheme come to light; whereas, in order to ensure that the sanctions in question are applied properly and in a uniform manner, certain specific cases should be defined in which sanctions are appli- cable, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. Each producer Member State shall, in accordance with its legal structure, set up an agency for the purpose of carrying out certain checks and duties in connection with the olive oil production aid scheme. However, Member States whose production is less than 3 000 tonnes over a reference period to be determined shall not be required to set up an agency. In that case the Member States concerned shall take all requisite measures to ensure that the tasks of the agency mentioned in this Article are carried out. 2. In order to ensure that the production-aid arrangements are correctly applied, the agency referred to in paragraph 1 shall, in accordance with the work schedule referred to in paragraph 4: — check that the work of the producer organizations and associations thereof complies with Council () OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. () OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1980, p. 87.