Article 4

To constitute a basis for the payment of aid to olive growers under the common organisation of the market in oils and fats in force from 1 November 2001 , additional olive trees planted after 1 May 1998 , except in the case of Cyprus and Malta, for which the date shall be 31 December 2001 , must be identified geographically and included in a national or regional programme approved by the Commission under the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC.

Olive trees shall be deemed to be identified geographically where they appear in the graphical reference database provided for in Article 24 or, failing this, where the competent agency of the Member State has cartographical information allowing the trees to be located.

For the purposes of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98, ‘ additional olive tree ’ means an olive tree planted after 1 May 1998 , except in the case of Cyprus and Malta, for which the date shall be 31 December 2001 , other than one replacing an olive tree grubbed after 1 May 1998 , except in the case of Cyprus and Malta, for which the date shall be 31 December 2001 :

• in the geographical area covered by a conversion programme, or

• if grubbing and replacements are recorded individually, on the holding of the olive grower in question.

The grubbed olive tree referred to in the preceding subparagraph must not be one that has already been recorded as having been replaced by another tree; and must be one which, before grubbing, was an olive tree in production identified geographically.

Programmes covering additional olive trees submitted to the Commission for approval must contain the following information in particular: