Article 7

From the 1998/99 marketing year, for the purposes of granting approval to mills:

1. (a)

   the information referred to in Article 13(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 must include the following:

   • oil storage capacity,

   • actual pressing capacity per eight-hour working day,

   • a description of the technical equipment installed or operating at the mill, with details of the type, make, model and hourly capacity of each unit;

2. (b)

   among the means of inspection for mills which have produced more than 20 tonnes of oil in the previous marketing year, the facilities must include an automatic system for weighing olives and recording the weights and an electricity meter specifically for the pressing equipment.

However, from the 1999/2000 marketing year, point (b) shall apply to mills with a capacity, as referred to in the second indent of (a), greater than 2 tonnes of oil per eight-hour working day. That provision shall apply to other mills from the 2000/01 marketing year.

In addition, as soon as the information concerned is available, mills must issue olive growers with certificates as provided for in Article 12(1) and must comply with the inspection conditions laid down by the Member State.

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