THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the common organisation of the market in oils and fats1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1638/982,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations3, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1639/984, and in particular Article 19 thereof,

Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 lays down that the olive yields and oil yields are to be fixed by homogenous production zones, on the basis of the figures supplied by producer Member States;

Whereas the production zones are designated in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2138/97 of 30 October 1997 delimiting the homogenous olive oil production zones5; whereas, for administrative and structural reasons, amendments should be made to the homogenous production zones for the 1997/98 marketing year, particularly in Spain, France and Greece;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: