Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil.

Each producer Member State shall, in accordance with its legal structure, set up an agency for the purpose of carrying out certain checks and duties in connection with the olive oil production aid scheme. However, Member States whose production is less than 3,000 tonnes over a reference period to be determined shall not be required to set up an agency. In order to ensure that the production-aid arrangements are correctly applied, the agency shall check that the work of the producer organizations and associations complies with Council rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organizations conduct checks of approved mills; carry out checks on the end-use of the oil obtained by crushing the olives and on the end-use of its by-products, collect, verify and process, at national level, the data required. The agency shall be given full administrative autonomy. (7 articles)