ANNEX VIICONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO OPERATORS SUBMITTING A TENDER FOR AID FOR PRIVATE STORAGE OR AN APPLICATION FOR AID FOR PRIVATE STORAGE IN THE OLIVE OIL SECTOR

Olive oil operators shall fall into one of the following categories:

  1. (a)

    a producer organisation or an association of producer organisations that has been recognised under the national legislation in force of the Member State concerned;

  2. (b)

    a mill extracting olive oil that fulfils the requirements laid down by the Member State concerned;

  3. (c)

    an olive oil packaging firm that fulfils the requirements laid down by the Member State concerned.

If an olive oil operator fails to comply with the obligations set out in this Regulation or in Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council34, (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 or (EU) No 1308/2013, it shall not be eligible to submit a tender or an application for aid for private storage within 12 months from the date on which the reasons for such non-compliance have been remedied.

Such action shall not be taken in cases referred to in points (a) to (d) of Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 or if the non-compliance was of a minor nature.