Commission Regulation (EC) No. 528/1999 laying down measures to improve the quality of olive oil production. Pays/Territoire Union européenne Type du document Législation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Journal L 62, 11 March 1999, pp. 8-11. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition, Plantes cultivées Mot clé Huiles/oléagineux/graisses Politique/planification Subvention/incitation Plantes oléagineuses Aire géographique Países de la Unión Europea Résumé This Regulation specifies the measures to be undertaken and the procedures to be followed in order to improve the quality of olive oil production at regional level and its impact on the environment. The measures shall cover among others: (a) action against the olive fly and other harmful organisms, including control, warning and evaluation arrangements; (b) improvement of the conditions under which olive trees are grown and treated, olives are harvested, stored and processed and the resulting oils are restored; (c) technical assistance to growers to help improve the environment, the quality of olives produced and their conversion into oil; (d) training, information provision and demonstrations for farmers. Article 2 requires Member States to establish each year an action programme for the next production cycle. Further provisions regulate funding of the measures and activities hereby envisaged. Texte intégral Anglais Site web europa.eu