{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1998-2366/article-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1998-2366/article-15.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1998/2366",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 of 30 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2004/05 marketing years",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1998-2366",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. In cases as provided for in Article 15(2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 where the quantity covered by aid applications is not confirmed by the approved mill, the quantity of oil from that mill on which each olive grower concerned is eligible for aid shall be determined by the Member State in accordance with Article 15(4) of that Regulation.\nHowever, without prejudice to any claims which the olive growers concerned might make against the mill, that quantity may not exceed either the quantity covered by each aid application submitted or the quantity obtained by multiplying:\nthe number of olive trees of the olive grower concerned by\nthe average yield for the homogeneous zone in which they are located and by\na coefficient representing the ratio between the production fixed for the Member State under Article 17a(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 and the production obtained for that Member State by estimating the yields and the number of olive trees.\nThe number of olive trees shall be determined in proportion to the quantity of oil concerned in the case where aid is requested for oil obtained from more than one mill.\n2. Where the number of trees shown in the crop declaration is greater than that actually found, the quantity on which aid is payable and, where applicable, any other penalties shall be determined on the basis of the percentage by which the number of trees declared exceeds the actual number in accordance with Article 28(4):\nwhere that percentage in excess is 55 % or less, the aid shall be granted on the quantity referred to in the first subparagraph of Article l4(1), less a corrective amount; the corrective amount shall be equal to the quantity in question multiplied by the percentage and by a coefficient given by the following scale:\nPercentage in excess\nCoefficient\ngreater than 0 but not greater than 5\n0\ngreater than 5 but not greater than 15\n0,005\ngreater than 15 but not greater than 25\n0,0075\ngreater than 25 but not greater than 35\n0,01\ngreater than 35 but not greater than 45\n0,0125\ngreater than 45 but not greater than 55\n0,015\nwhere the percentage in excess is greater than 55 % but not greater than 75 %, the olive grower and the parcels concerned shall not be eligible under the aid scheme for the marketing year in question,\nwhere the percentage in excess is greater than 75 %, the olive grower and the parcels concerned shall not be eligible under the aid scheme for the marketing year in question or the following marketing year.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2070/2001 of 23 October 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/1999, 1999/2000 and 2000/01 marketing years."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1998/2366/article/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:58:07.119017+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}