No L 253/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 9. 91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2678/91 of 9 September 1991 adopting for 1992 the measures to improve the quality of olive oil production THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty bestablishing‘ 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 1720/91 (3, and in particular Article 5 (5) thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (4) of Regulation No 136/ 66/EEC, a percentage of the production aid assigned to olive oil producers may be withheld for financing action at regional level to improve olive oil production quality ; whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1314/90 of 14 May 1990 fixing the production target price, the production aid and the intervention price for olive oil for the 1990/91 marketing year (%), 2 % of the production aid assigned to olive oil producers in the relevant Member States has been allocated for financing action in these countries to improve olive oil quality; Whereas rules for the execution of the operations in ques- tion should be laid down ; whereas the tasks that may be assigned to producers’ organizations should also be defined ; Whereas a deadline should be set for the signature of contracts or agreements with the bodies respon51ble for implementing the programme ; Whereas a report on the implementation of the programme should be sent to the Commission by the Member States concerned at the beginning of the following year; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. This Regulation specifies the action to be taken during the period 1 January to 31 December 1992 to improve the quality of olive oil production. () OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. () OJ No L 162, 26. 6. 1991, p. 27. () OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 5. 2. Action shall be taken in the following areas: (a) control of the olive fly (Dacus oleae) and, whereas appropriate, other harmful organisms ; (b) improvement of the treatment of olive trees, of the cropping, storage and processing of olives and of the storage of the oils produced. Article 2 " Expenditure on action as defined in this Regulation shall be financed by resources arising from the deduction made from the production aid pursuant to Article 3 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 1314/90. The distribution of resources for the financing of action shall be based on the amount withheld in each Member State. Article 3 On the basis of the resources available, each Member State shall draw up a programme covering part or all of the field of action indicated in Article 1. Article 4 In the case of action as indicated at (a) in Article 1 (2) the programme shall comprise : (a) a list of the olive oil production zones in which action against the olive fly is to be considered a matter of priority in view of the likely impact of the programme on product quality and of the production volume involved ; (b) where regional situations so dictate, a list of the olive oil production zones in which control of other harmful organisms is to be considered a matter of priority in view of the likely impact of a programme on product quality and of the production volume involved ; (c) a plan for establishing or maintaining a monitoring, alert and assessment system in each priority produc- tion zone, comprising : — means of measuring the population of olive fly or of other harmful organisms, — an alert and treatment prescription mechanism,