9. 3. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 63/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 571/91 of 8 March 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 laying down implementing rules in respect of the system of consumption aid for olive oil THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) 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 3577/90 (3, and in particular Article 11 (8) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3251/90 (¥), laid down implementing rules in respect of the system of consumption aid for olive oil; Whereas experience shows that the plant and packaging methods used by each undertaking should be inspected before approval is granted; Whereas experience also demonstrates the need for more stringent checks on new undertakings during their first year of operation in order to avoid certain distortions ; whereas, however, these particular provisions should not apply in Spain and Portugal during the first two years of operation of this aid scheme, which was introduced in those countries on 1 December 1990 ; Whereas, to ensure the sound operation of the scheme, there should be closer checks on sales by approved under- takings direct to consumers ; whereas, with the same aim in view, the checks on each undertaking should be stepped up and more precisely specified ; Whereas in certain cases, to ensure that checks are effective, inspections should extend to the retail level; Whereas, in the interests of sound administration, the decanting of oil put up in small containers should be subject to stricter conditions and penalties should be increased where unauthorized decanting has occured; Whereas, in the interests of sound administration, the responsibilities of the trade organizations should be more () OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. () OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. () OJ No L 254, 25. 9. 1985, p. . () OJ No L 311, 10. 11. 1990, p. 24. clearly defined and the penalties for failure to comply with those obligations should be laid down; Whereas, in order to improve monitoring of the aid scheme in the various Member States, the supplementary information to be communicated periodically to the Commission should be specified ; Whereas the Common Customs Tariff has been replaced by the new combined nomenclature; whereas articles which refer to products under the former tariff headings should therefore be amended ; Whereas the Management Committee for Qils and Fats has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 2677/85 is hereby amended as foltows : 1. the following paragraph is added to Article 2: ‘For the purpose of granting approval, the competent authorities of the Member State shall carry out an on-the-spot inspection of the plant and packaging capacity of the undertaking seeking approval. In those Member States which have set up the inspec- tion agency referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84, that agency may participate in such inspec- tions if it considers this necessary.’; 2. Atticle 3 (a) is replaced by the following: ‘) the stocks of olive oil, by origin and packaging, existing at the date on which it was approved and at the beginning of each marketing year; 3. the following paragraphs are added to Article 3: ‘Where a packaging undertaking sells, either directly or through an outlet which it owns, olive oil to direct consumers, it shall record in its daily stock record, in respect of each batch exceeding 20 litres, the quantity and quality of the oil sold and the number of the corresponding sales invoice. In the case of batches not exceeding 20 litres, the reference to the invoice may be replaced by a reference to the dispatch note or other similar document relating to the batch.