Article 31

F1Where an agency is entrusted with the task of carrying out checks as provided for in this Regulation, it shall also carry out the assessment of olive and olive oil yields by regional area referred to in Article 6. This work shall be shown in the agency's work schedule drawn up in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 27/85.

Notwithstanding Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 27/85, the work schedule for the 1998/99 marketing year shall be adjusted as necessary and presented to the Commission before 1 December 1998 for approval before 1 January 1999. The adjusted schedule and the corresponding budget shall be approved definitively by the Member State concerned by 15 January 1999 at the latest.