L151/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 18.6.1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1273/1999 of 17 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 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 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 (3, and in particular Article 5(11) thereof, Having regard, in particular, to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1639/98 (%), and in particular Article 19 thereof, (1)  Whereas Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 (°) lays down that declarations under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/ 84 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2455/97 (), are to be replaced by a full crop declaration in the course of the 1999/2000 and 2000/01 marketing years; whereas that replacement should be allowed to be brought forward; (2)  Whereas Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/ 98 refers to a programme approved under Article 4; whereas it must be made clear that this reference is to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98 which lays down the conditions for eligibility for aid after 31 October 2001 for additional olive trees planted after 1 May 1998; (3  Whereas for the purposes of fixing the olive yields and oil yields referred to in Article 18 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 2261/84, that Regulation lays down the deadline of 31 May for forwarding the informa- OJ 172, 30.9.1966,p.3025/66. OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 32. OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3. OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 38. O]J L 293, 31.10.1998, p. 50. OJ L 288, 1.11.1984, p. 52. OJ L 340, 11.12.1997, p. 26. tion concerned broken down by homogeneous production zones; whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 should therefore be adjusted; Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 lays down that monthly statements of the stock records of mills are to be sent before the 10th day of the month following the month concerned to the competent agency and, where applicable, to the agency responsible for checks; whereas for practical administrative reasons in some Member States that deadline should be extended by one day; Whereas Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/ 98 lays down that the quantities of olive residue obtained, determined on a flat-rate basis, are to be entered in the stock records for each day; whereas provision should also be made for the said entry in the records to be by weight; Whereas in Article 9(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 the inappropriate terminology should be amended; Whereas the Council has modified the common market organisation for olive oil for a transitional period up to and including the 2000/01 marketing year; whereas the Commission must have a maximum amount of reliable production statistics and submit to the Council before 2001 a proposal for a common market organisation for the oils and fats sector applicable from 1 November 2001; whereas to that end it is necessary to have data on olive and olive oil yields in producing Member States; whereas in order to obtain the most accurate possible information which is directly comparable for all Member States concerned, a method of assessment of those yields allowing such compar- ison should be introduced from the 1999/2000 marketing year; whereas details of that method and the regional areas to which it applies must be laid down in order to obtain the most representative results possible;