6..4. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 89/1, (Acts whose publication is obligatory) ‘ COUNCIL RﬁGULATION'(EEC) No 892/88 ' of 29 March 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 laying down general rules on the i granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3994/87 (3), and in particular Article 5 (4) thereof, Whereas production aid is no longer restricted to areas planted with olive ‘trees before certain dates; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1590/83 of 14 June 1983 on the determination of areas covered with olive trees qualifying for aid for the production of olive oil (}) should therefore be repealed; Whereas criteria should be laid down for determining the olive growers whose average production exceeds a given quantity ; Whereas producer organizations should be relieved of certain tasks relating to the checking of crop declarations, since these are now carried out by specialized agencies; whereas the rules concerning the use of the amount ' withheld from production aid for the producer organ- izations should be reviewed ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1915/87 () amended, inter ‘alia, the system of aid for the production of olive oil by laying down a maximum quantity of olive oil for which the production aid is payable; whereas these provisions provide that if the actual quantity produced exceeds the maximum quantity, the unit amount of aid payable shall be reduced by a coefficient; whereas if the quantity () OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. % O] No L 377, 31, 12. 1987, p. 31. o} No L 163, 22, 6. 1983, p. 39. () OJ No L 183, 3. 7. 1987, p. 7. produced is less than the maximum quantity, the difference is to be added to the maximum quantity fixed for the following marketing year ; whereas any reduction in the aid does not apply to small producers; whereas rules should be laid down for determining the final aid to be granted, for provisionally paying the aid and for fixing estimated production and the actual quantity produced ; whereas the aid is granted according to different criteria depending on whether the olive growers are members of a producer organization and whether their production exceeds a given quantity; whereas rules should be laid down for determining that quantity ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 () as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3763/86 (%), should be amended; Whereas experience in operating the production aid system is not yet sufficient for a revision of that system to be proposed, especially as the system is now being applied to two new member States; whereas the time limit for submission of the report on the working of the production aid arrangements should therefore be extended, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 2 (1) is replaced by the following: ‘1.  Production aid shall be granted in respect of olive oil as defined in points 1 and 4 of the Annex to Regulation No 136/66/EEC. 2. In Article 2 (4), the figure ‘100’ is replaced by+200’. () OJ No L 208, 3. 8. 1984, p. 3. (9 OJ No L 349, 11. 12. 1986, p. 10.