Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil
C 384/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 12. 98 II (Preparatory Acts) COMMISSION Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil (98/C 384/09) COM(1998) 631 final - 98/0308(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 6 November 1998) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and, in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having Parliament, regard to the opinion of the European Whereas, in accordance with Article 1(5) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84Ø(˛), at last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2599/97Ø(ˇ), the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt before 1 January 1999 the method for financing actual expenditure of agencies as from the 1999/2000 marketing year; Whereas a 3 year transitional period referring to the reform on the market organisation of the olive oil sector has been decided as from the marketing year 1998/99; whereas, work customarily entrusted to the agencies must be carried out during the transitional period as well as during the first marketing year following the said period; whereas, as a result, provision should be made for a Community contribution to the agencies’ expenÜ diture for that period in order to ensure they can operate effectively and in accordance with the rules within the framework of the administrative autonomy provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84, (˛) OJ L 208, 3. 8. 1984, p. 11. (ˇ) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 17. Article 1 The last two subparagraphs of Article 1(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 are hereby the following: replaced by "50Ø% of the agencies actual expenditure over a period of three years starting from the 1999/2000 marketing year shall be covered by the general budget of the European Communities. the need to maintain the Commission shall Before 1 October 2001, the Community consider contribution to the agencies expenditure and, where appropriate, shall present a proposal to the Council. In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 43(2) of the Treaty, the Council shall decide before 1 January 2002 on any financing of the expenÜ diture in question. ’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding directly applicable in all Member States. in its entirety and