L 293/64 Official Journal of the European Communities 31.10.98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2367/98 of 30 October 1998 introducing transitional measures in the olive oil sector with a view to the application of the scheme for the marketing years 1998/99 to 2000/01 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 (%), Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 of 20 July 1998 amending Regulation No 136/66/EEC on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats, and in particular Article 3(1) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 introduces major changes in the common organisation of the market in oils and fats from 1 November 1998; whereas public buying in and consumption aid have been abolished, the private storage aid scheme has been overhauled and the control mechanisms and priorities have had a change of focus; whereas it is accordingly necessary to introduce trans- itional measures to ensure smooth passage between the schemes in force before and after 1 November 1998; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3089/78 of 19 December 1978 laying down general rules in respect of aid for the consumption of olive oil (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1582/96 (%), is repealed from 1 November 1998; whereas the rules need to be laid down as regards applying for, checking and granting consump- tion aid in respect of quantities entitled to such aid before that date; Whereas the checks on the quantities eligible for consumption aid before 1 November 1998, laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 of 24 September 1985 laying down implementing rules in respect of the system of consumption aid for olive oil (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 887/96 (°), may continue for a certain period after the abolition of this aid and relate to increasingly smaller quantities and sums; whereas, to redirect olive oil controls towards oil mills, the extent of each check on consumption aid applications should be reduced; whereas the checks on consumption () OJ 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. () OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 32. () OJ L 369, 29. 12. 1978, p. 12. () OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 13. () OJ L 254, 25. 9. 1985, p. 5. () OJ L 119, 16. 5. 1996, p. 16. aid can be done to a great extent using the stock records of the approved plants; whereas the securities for imported olive oil can be released from 1 November 1998 once it is demonstrated that the quantity in question did not also benefit from consumption aid; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/98 of 14 January 1998 on the storage contracts for olive oil for the 1997/98 marketing year (’), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 597/98 (¥), includes a definition of oil placed on the market which must be adjusted in the light of the abolition of the consumption aid scheme; Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 deletes Article 12 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, with effect from 1 November 1998, relating in particular to the conditions under which olive oil is bought in and the period in which a tender can be submitted; whereas, with a view to clarity, the buying-in arrangements laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3472/85 of 10 December 1985 on the buying in and storage of olive oil by intervention agencies (°), as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2187/98 ('), should apply to olive oils offered for intervention in the period in question; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 of 30 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the applica- tion of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2000/01 marketing years (') provides for several mechanisms to improve the level of information on and checking of olive oil production and its component parts; whereas it is necessary to specify clearly the situation as regards stocks of olive oil from preceding marketing years still held by producers and mills; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 683/85('%) should be repealed because they are no longer applicable; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, OJ L 9, 15. 1. 1998, p. 25. OJ L 79, 17. 3. 1998, p. 13. OJ L 333, 11. 12. 1985, p. 5. ) OJ L 275, 10. 10. 1998, p. 29. ) See page 50 of this Official Journal. 1) OJ L 75, 16. 3. 1985, p. 7.