25.11.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL318/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3665/88
of24November 1988
fixingtheexportrefundsonbaledtobaccofromthe1988harvest
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No727/70of
21April1970onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inrawtobacco('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2267/88(2),andinparticularthesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle9(1)andthefirstsentenceofthethirdsubpara­
graphofArticle9(2)thereof,whereas,consequently ,theamountoftherefundshould
bedifferentiatedaccordingtotheforminwhichthebaled
tobaccoispresented;whereasforexportsofentirely
threshed(stripped)tobaccoitshouldbespecifiedthatthe
refundistobegrantedonlyonthestrips,notscraps,and
theamountshouldbeincreasedaccordinglytotake
accountoftheresultsofthreshing;whereas,toavoidany
riskofconfusion,thestripsmustmeasureatleast0,5
centimetres ;
Whereasthetradeinthreshed(stripped)tobaccoinvolves
onlyafewtobaccovarieties;whereassomeorientalvarie­
tiesinparticulararenotthreshedonaccountoftheir
smallleafsize;whereastherefundshouldthereforebe
differentiatedonlyforstripsfromvarietieswhichareactu­
allythreshedandthedifferentiatedamountworkedout
byapplyingtothebasicamountsetforunthreshed
tobaccooftheparticularvarietythecoeffiientsetinthe
AnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No410/76of23
February1976,fixingthemaximumpermissibleweight
lossesinconnectionwiththesupervisionofthefirst
processingandmarketpreparationoftobacco(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2131/86(*);
Whereas,toapplytherulesandcriteriareferredtoabove
inthepresentsituationonthemarketintobacco,andin
particularinthelightofCommunityandworldprices,a
refundshouldbefixedfortheproductslistedinthe
Annex,atthelevelsandforthecountriesspecified
therein;WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No727/70
thedifferencebetweenworldpricesandCommunity
pricesfortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1ofthesaid
Regulationmaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasunderCouncilRegulation(EEC)No326/71of
15February1971layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonrawtobaccoandfixingtheamountof
suchrefunds(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1977/87(4),thegrantingofrefundsmustbelimitedto
baledtobaccoproducedfromleaftobaccoharvestedin
theCommunity ;whereastherefundsmustbefixedfor
eachvarietyproducedintheCommunityinthelightof
thefactorsreferredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No326/71;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforTobacco,Whereasforsomevarietiestheoutletsareverylimitedor
involvehightransportcosts;whereas,moreover,some
thirdcountriesexportingtobaccochargepriceswhich
haveamarkedeffectonthecompetitivepositionof
Communitytobacco;whereasArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No326/71foreseescriteriatobetakeninto
accountintheassessmentoftheexceptionalcases
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphofArticle9(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No727/70;whereasinviewofthe
abovementioned situationitmaybeconcludedthatthese
circumstances constituteexceptionalcaseswhichthere­
forejustifytherefundbeingfixedoutsidethelimitsspeci­
fiedinthesecondsubparagraphofArticle9(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No727/70;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
iArticle1
Thelistofvarietiesofbaledtobaccofromthe1988
harvestonwhichtheexportrefundreferredtoinArticle
9ofRegulation(EEC)No727/70istobegranted,the
amountoftherefundandthecountriesofdestination
shallbeasspecifiedintheAnnexes.
Therefundshallbegrantedonbaledtobaccopresented
inoneofthefollowingtwoforms:Whereas,asaresultofprogressinprocessingandmarket
preparation,anincreasinglylargepartofCommunity
productionofcertainvarietiesoftobaccoisbeing
exportedintheformofthreshed(stripped)tobacco;
(')OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL199,26.7.1988,p.18.
(3)OJNoL39,17.2.1971,p.1.
4)OJNoL184,3.7.1987,p.55.OOJNoL50,26.2.1976,p.11.V)OJNoL187,9.7.1986,p.9.

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(a)tobaccointheformofwholeorcut(notstripped)
leavesfallingwithinCNcodeex240110(AnnexI);
(b)threshed(totallystripped)tobaccointheformofstrips
measuringatleast0,5centimetres,fallingwithinCN
codeex240120(AnnexII).Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe1January
1989.
itshallapplyuntil31December1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

25.11.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL318/21
ANNEXI
(ECU/ke)
Serial
NoVarietyProduct
codeAmountoftherefund
ontobaccointheform
ofwholeorcut
(unstrippedleaves)
(Article1(2)(a))Countries
of
destination
(')
1BadischerGeudertheimer24011070^107034 01
.2BadischerBurleyE 240110200207 0,34 01
3VirginD 240110100307 0,30 02
A4(a)Paraguay 240110700417 0,34 01
-(b)Dragonvertandhybridsthereof,Philippin,Petit-
Grammont(Flobecq),Semois,Appelterre 240110700427I
I0,34 01
7Bright 240110800707 0,30 02
8BurleyI 240110200807 0,30 02
9Maryland 240110300907 0,30 ,02
10Kentucky 240110411007 0,44 02
11(a)ForchheimerHavanaIIc) 240110701117 0,34 01
13Xanti-Yaka 240110601307 0,44 03
14(a)Perustiza 240110601417 »0,44 03
(b)Samsun 240110601427 0,30 03
15Erzegovina 240110601507 0,44 03
16(a)RoundTip 240110901617I) 02
(b)Scafati 24011090162710,72 02
(c)SumatraI 240110901637Il'
02
17Basmas 240110601707 0,34 03
18Kateriniandsimilarvarieties' 240110601807 0,34 03
19(a)KabaKoulakclassic 240110601917 0,34 03
(b)Elassona 240110601927 0,34 03
20(a)KabaKoulaknonclassic 240110602017 0,44 03
(b)MyrodataSmyrne,Trapezous,andPhiI 240110602027\0,44 03
21MyrodataAgrinion 240110602107 0,44 03
22Zichnomyrodata 240110602207 0,34 03
23Tsebelia 240110602307 0,44 03
24Mavra 240110602407 0,44 03
25BurleyEL 240110202507 0,30 02
26VirginiaEL 240110102607L0,30 02
27SantaFe - 240110702707 0,34 01
28Burleyfermente 240110702807 0,34 01
29HavanaE 240110702907 0,34 01
30RoundScafati 240110903007 0,44 02
31VirginiaE 240110103107 0,30 02
32BurleyE 240110203207 0,30 02
33VirginiaP 240110103307 0,30 02
34BurleyP 240110203407L0,30 02
(')01Allthirdcountries;
02AllthirdcountriesexcepttheUnitedStatesandCanada.
03AllthirdcountriesexceptTurkeyandYugoslavia.

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ANNEXII
(ECU/kg)
Serial
NoVarietyProduct
codeAmountoftherefund
onthreshed
(totallystripped)tobacco
(Article1(2)(b))Countries
of
destination
(')
1
2
3
4
7.
8
9
10
11
23
25
26
27
28
29
31
32
33
34BadischerGeudertheimer
BadischerBurleyE
VirginD
(a)Paraguay
(b)Dragonandhyridsthereof,Philippin,Petit­
Grammont(Flobecq),Semois,Appelterre
Bright
BurleyI
Maryland
Kentucky
(a)ForchheimerHavanaIIc)
Tsebelia
BurleyEL
VirginiaEL
SantaFe
Burleyfermente
HavanaE
VirginiaE
BurleyE
VirginiaP
BurleyP240120700107
240120200207
240120100307
240120700417
240120700427
240120800707
240120200807
240120300907
240120411007
240120701117
240120602307
240120202507
240120102607
240120702707
240120702807
240120702907
240120103107
240120203207
240120103307
2401202034070,47
0,47
0,42
0,47
0,47
0,42
0,42
0,42
0,61
0,47
0,61
0,42
0,42
0,47
0,47
0,47
0,42
0,42
0,42
0,4201
01
02
01
01
02
02
02
02
01
03
02
02
01
01
01
02
02
02
02
(')01Allthirdcountries;
02AllthirdcountriesexcepttheUnitedStatesandCanada.
03AllthirdcountriesexceptTurkeyandYugoslavia.