Commission Regulation (EEC) No 984/76 of 29 April 1976 providing for a comparative test of data-collection methods for the establishment of a register of olive cultivation

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 984/76 of 29 April 1976 providing for a comparative test of data-collection methods for the establishment of a register of olive cultivation Official Journal L 113 , 30/04/1976 P. 0021 - 0022 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 15 P. 0047

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( 1 ) OJ N L 19 , 24 . 1 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ N 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , P . 3025/66 .

( 3 ) OJ N L 175 , 29 . 6 . 1973 , P . 5 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) N 984/76

OF 29 APRIL 1976

PROVIDING FOR A COMPARATIVE TEST OF DATA-COLLECTION METHODS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGISTER OF OLIVE CULTIVATION

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 154/75 OF 21 JANUARY 1975 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGISTER OF OLIVE CULTIVATION IN THE MEMBER STATES PRODUCING OLIVE OIL ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 154/75 , THE REGISTER OF OLIVE CULTIVATION MUST INCLUDE A CERTAIN MINIMUM OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TOTAL OLIVE-GROWING AREA AND THE OLIVE TREES CULTIVATED IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS THERE ARE VARIOUS METHODS WHICH MAY BE USED TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THIS REGISTER ; WHEREAS IT IS NOT YET KNOWN WHICH WOULD BE THE MOST ACCURATE METHOD OF CHECKING THIS INFORMATION ;

WHEREAS A COMPARATIVE TEST SHOULD THEREFORE BE MADE OF THE VARIOUS METHODS IN CERTAIN AREAS OF ITALY ;

WHEREAS THE COMMISSION HAS THE TECHNICAL RESOURCES FOR CONDUCTING THIS TEST UNDER THE BEST CONDITIONS ; WHEREAS THE TEST SHOULD THEREFORE BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMISSION ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , OWING TO THE TECHNICAL NATURE OF CERTAIN OPERATIONS , THESE SHOULD BE ENTRUSTED TO THIRD PARTIES EITHER BY WAY OF TENDER OR OF OTHER SUITABLE PROCEDURES ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 154/75 , THE AMOUNTS DEDUCTED PERSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 1 THEREOF ARE TO BE USED TO FINANCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGISTER ; WHEREAS , SINCE THE COMPARATIVE TEST IS NECESSARY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGISTER , THE SAID AMOUNTS SHOULD ALSO BE USED TO FINANCE THIS TEST ;

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 :

Article1¶

1 . THE COMMISSION SHALL CONDUCT A COMPARATIVE TEST OF THE VARIOUS METHODS WHICH MIGHT BE USED TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 154/75 ; THE RESULTS OF THIS TEST SHALL BE EXAMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 39 OF REGULATION N 136/66/EEC OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1966 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN OILS AND FATS ( 2 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1707/73 ( 3 ) .

2 . THE TEST REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ITALY IN AN AREA YET TO BE DETERMINED .

Article2¶

THE TEST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS :

( A ) ACQUISITION OF THE TOPOGRAPHICAL AND CADASTRAL MAPS OF THE AREAS COVERED BY THE SAID TEST ;

( B ) THE MAKING OF A TRIAL FLIGHT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN DATA BY AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND A MULTI-SPECIAL SCANNER ;

( C ) VISUAL AND COMPUTER PROCESSING OF THE DATA OBTAINED , BY VARIOUS METHODS ;

( D ) GROUND-VERIFICATION MEASUREMENT ;

( E ) EXAMINATION AND COMPARISON OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED .

Article3¶

1 . THE AMOUNT FOR FINANCING THE COMPARATIVE TEST SHALL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE AMOUNT OBTAINED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 154/75 .

2 . THE ITALIAN INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL PAY FOR THE WORK INVOLVED IN THE OPERATIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION UPON WRITTEN REQUEST BY THE COMMISSION .

Article4¶

1 . THE TEST OPERATIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 MAY BE ENTRUSTED TO THIRD PARTIES .

2 . THE CONTRACTS RESULTING THEREFROM SHALL BE CONCLUDED BY MEANS OF A TENDERING PROCEDURE OR BY DIRECT AGREEMENT .

Article5¶

1 . THE INVITATION TO TENDER SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES NOT LESS THAN 20 DAYS BEFORE THE FINAL DATE SET FOR THE SUBMISSION OF TENDERS . THAT FINAL DATE SHALL BE 31 MAY 1976 .

2 . THE CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED NOT LATER THAN THE 20TH DAY AFTER THE FINAL DATE SET FOR THE SUBMISSION OF TENDERS .

Article6¶

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 29 APRIL 1976 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

P . J . LARDINOIS

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION