Article 8

Under the inspection arrangements provided for in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84, the Member States shall make provision:

1. (a)

   in particular by analysis of samples, for verifying that the oil matches the descriptions and definitions in point 1 of the Annex to Regulation No 136/66/EEC and that it is not contaminated by undesirable substances, in particular solvents;

2. (b)

   from the 1998/99 marketing year:

   • for stock records linked to the financial accounts to be kept, containing at least the information specified in Article 9(1) and, where applicable, references to analyses carried out,

   • for monthly statements of this information to be sent F1not later than the 10th day of the month following the month concerned F2to the agency responsible for checks or, in the absence of such an agency, to the competent agency; however, for mills that have produced less than 20 tonnes of oil in the previous marketing year, the monthly statement shall include only the quantitative information indicated in Article 9(1)(b), (c), (d) and (f),

   • for checking of the method of disposing of waste water;

3. (c)

   from the 1999/2000 marketing year, for supplies of olive oil to meet one of the following requirements:

   • X1either, where the quantity sold is less than 50 litres or where no sale has taken place, that it has been supplied against issue of a receipt showing at least the quantity concerned, and the references and signature of the consignee;

   • or, where the oil has been sold, that it has been supplied in reusable immediate packings of a maximum capacity of 200 litres, fitted with a sealing device that cannot be resealed and bearing a serial number, the approval number of the mill and the marketing year; or

   • or where the oil has been sold, that it has been supplied against the issue of an invoice and a bank record of the payment;

4. (d)

   F3for a system of additional checks which involves in particular transmitting daily information on the quantities of olives pressed, the quantities of oil and olive residue obtained, the stocks of oil present and the amount of electricity consumed. Without prejudice to the monthly statement, that information shall be transmitted on the next working day to the inspection agency or, in the absence of such an agency, the competent agency.