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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3766/85
of20December1985
onthedisposalbytheKingdomofSpainoftherawtobaccostoredinthatcountryfromharvests
priortoaccession
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,yFermentaci6ndelTabaco,asthecasemaybe;whereasthe
Spanishauthoritieshavemadeasurveyofstocksfrom
harvestspriortothe1985harvest;whereasitisatpresent
possibletodonomorethanestimatestocksfromthe1985
harvest;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal,
andinparticularArticle91thereof,Whereasthesestocksmaybedisposedofinaccordancewith
Spanishlegislation,subjectfo-provisionsallowingthe
CommissiontomaintainthebalanceoftheCommunity
market;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,havingregardtothelargestockstobedisposedof,
itshouldbelaiddownthatthequantitieswhichhavebeen
boughtinorareheldbyTabacaleraandtheServicio
NacionaldeCultivoyFermentaci6ndelTabacowhichmay
beputupforsaleduringagivenperiodmaynotexceeda
certainlimit;whereas,forthosereasonsitseemsappropriate
tofixafive-yearperiodforthedisposalofthesestocks,to
beginasfromaccession;WhereaspursuanttoArticle86oftheActofAccession,any
stockofproductsinfreecirculationinSpanishterritoryon
1March1986whichinquantityexceedswhatmaybe
consideredrepresentativeofanormalcarry-overstockmust,
underCommunityprocedurestobespecifiedandwithin
time-limitstobedeterminedundertheconditionsprovided
forinArticle91ofthatAct,beeliminatedbyandatthe
expenseoftheKingdomofSpain;whereastheconceptof
normalcarry-overstockisdefinedforeachproductonthe
basisofcriteriaandobjectivesparticulartoeachcommon
organizationofthemarket; Whereasonlytobaccowhichmeetstheminimumquality
requirementsfordisposalwillbeeligible;whereassomeof
thetobaccostoredinSpainwill,becauseofits
characteristics ,failtoattractabuyer;whereasaccordingly
provisionshouldbemadefortheKingdomofSpain
physicallytodestroythetobaccoinsuchcases;WhereassomeofthetobaccogrowninSpainisofavarietyor
qualityforwhichthereis,generallyspeaking,nomarket
demand;whereassometobaccoswhichcannotbedisposed
ofhave,inquantitieswhichvaryaccordingtotheharvestand
variety,beenboughtinorheldinstoragebytheSpanishState
monopolyforseveralyears;whereas,accordingly,since
thosequantitiesarenotusedforthepurposesofregulating
themarket,andsincetheconceptofnormalcarry-overstock
doesnotcorrespondtotheconditionsofoperationofthe
commonorganizationofthemarket,anytobaccowhichwas
harvestedpriortotheaccessionandwhichisstoredinSpain
shouldbeeliminatedbyandattheexpenseofthat
country;WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(3)oftheTreatyofAccession
ofSpainandPortugal,theinstitutionsoftheCommunity
mayadoptbeforeaccessionthemeasuresreferredtoin
Article91oftheActofAccession,thesemeasuresentering
intoforceonlysubjecttoandonthedateofentryintoforceof
thatTreaty,
Whereasthefirstharvestsubjecttothecommonorganization
ofthemarketisthe1986harvest;
Whereasthetobaccostockswithdrawnfromthemarket
whichareatpresentinstorageinSpainhavebeenboughtin
orareheldbyTabacaleraortheServicioNacionaldeCultivoHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdowngeneralrulesforapplyingArticle
86oftheActofAccession .

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Article2
1.ThisRegulationappliestorawtobaccofallingwithin
headingNo24.01oftheCommonCustomsTariffwhich:
—originatesinSpain,
—washarvestedfrom1971to1985andhasbeenboughtin
orisheldbyTabacaleraortheServicioNacionalde
CultivoyFermentaci6ndelTabaco.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,theKingdomof
SpainshallnotifytheCommission,notlaterthan31July
1986,ofthequantitiesoftobaccofromthe1985harvest
boughtinorheldbyTabacaleraortheServicioNacionalde
CultivoyFermentaciondelTabaco,brokendownbyvariety,
andthedateofthelastwithdrawaloftabaccobytheagency
concerned .
3.Thedaterelatingtothestockfromharvestsprior.to
1985andtheestimatesforthe1985harvestarespecifiedin
theAnnex.3.Notmorethanonequarterofthequantitiesreferredto
intheAnnexshallbedisposedofinanyoneyear.
4.Thestocksshallbedisposedofonthemarketsofthird
countries.However,theCommissionshalldetermineeach
year,onthebasisofalltheinformationatitsdisposalandof
theinformationsuppliedbytheKingdomofSpain,in
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle4,
whetherthestockstobedisposedoffortheyearinquestion
maybeplacedontheCommunitymarketand,ifso,the
quantitiesandvarietiesthereof.
5.TheSpanishauthoritiesmaydecidetodestroyallor
partofthequantitiestobedisposedof.Thequantities
destroyedmayexceedthoseobtainedbyapplyingthe
percentagelaiddowninparagraph3.
6.EverysixmonthstheKingdomofSpainshallnotifythe
Commissionofthequantitiesdisposedof,theirdestinations
andthepricesobtained.Whenprovidingthisinformationthe
KingdomofSpainshall,incaseswhereithasdestroyed
tobacco,statethequantityandvarietiesconcernedandthe
yearinwhichtheywereharvested.
Article4
ThedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulationshall
beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No727/70of21April1970
onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinraw
tobacco(*).
Article5
SubjecttotheentryintoforceoftheActofAccessionofSpain
andPortugal,thisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1986.Article3
1.ThedisposalofthestocksreferredtoinArticle2shall
beeffectedinaccordancewithSpanishlegislation,andin
compliancewiththisRegulation.
Disposalshallbemanagedinsuchawaythatnodisturbance
oftheCommunitymarkettakesplace.
2.ThestocksreferredtoinArticle2andbelongingto
TabacaleraandtheServicioNacionaldeCultivoy
Fermentaci6n delTabacoon31December1985shallbe
disposedofbefore1January1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.STEICHEN
(')OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.1.

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ANNEX
StocksoftobaccoheldbyTabacaleraSAandtheServicioNationaldeCultivoydeFermentación delTabaco
(SNCFT)
(tonnes)
Harvest,varietyBaledtobacco
SNCFTstocks TabacaleraSAstocks Total
Harvest1971
Santafe — 44,5 44,5
Total — 44,5 44,5
Harvest1973
Santafe — 44,6 44,6
Total — 44,6 44,6
Harvest1974\
Santafe 103,9 72,4 176,3
Total 103,9 72,4 176,3
Harvest1975
Santafe
Havana581,2
2,5281,8 863,0
2,5
Total 583,7 281,8 865,5
Harvest1976
Santafe
Burleyfermentable2033,7 35,6
169,52069,3
169,5
Total 2033,7 205,1 2238,8
Harvest1977
Santafe
Havana
Burleyfermentable265,5
132.1
594.2262,0
341,6527,5
132,1
935,8
Total 991,8 603,6 1595,4
Harvest1978
Havana
Burleyfermentable228,3
327,3"283,1228.3
610.4
Total 555,6 283,1 838,7
Harvest1979
Santafe
Havana
Burleyfermentable379,9
3189,124,5
2,1
2128,324,5
382,0
5317,4
Total 3569,0 2154,9 5723,9
Harvest1980
Havana
Burleyfermentable439,8
6962,0128,0
3055,1567,8
10017,1
Total 7401,8 3183,1 10584,9
Harvest1981
Santafe
Havana
Burleyfermentable2,8
35,2
1260,757,8
259,8
10334,960,6
295,0
11595,6
Total 1298,7 10652,5 11951,2

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Harvest,varietyBaledtobacco
SNCFTstocks TabacaleraSAstocks Total
Harvest1982
Santafé
Havana
Burleyfermentable 1405,1148,4
29,5
9846,8148,4
29,5
11251,9
Total '1405,1 10024,7 11429,8
Harvest1983
.Santafe
Havana
Burleyfermentable 5658,1579,0
510,0
1100,6579,0
510,0
6758,7
Total 5658,1 2189,6 7847,7
Harvest1984
Santafé
Havana
Burleyfermentable 190,3571,9
653,8
16883,5571,9
653,8
17073,8
Total 190,3 18109,2 18299,5
Harvest198S
Santafe
Havana
Burleyfermentable—714,0
692,0
13638,0714,0
692,0
13638,0
Total — 15044,0 15044,0