COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1652/92 of 26 June 1992 fixing the export refunds on baled tobacco from the 1988, 1989 and 1990 harvests

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 860/92 (2), and in particular the first sentence of the third subparagraph of Article 9 (2) thereof,

Whereas export refunds for certain varieties of tobacco from the 1988, 1989 and 1990 harvests were fixed by Regulations (EEC) No 3665/88 (3), (EEC) No 3766/89 (4) and (EEC) No 3793/90 (5) respectively;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3780/91 (6) lays down 30 June 1992 as the final date for granting those refunds; whereas export opportunities after that date have materialized for certain of those varieties of tobacco;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3779/91 (7) fixed the export refunds on baled tobacco from the 1991 harvest; whereas those refunds are to apply until 31 December 1992;

Whereas, in view of the improvement of the situation on the world market and in order to facilitate control, refunds should be paid for certain varieties from the 1988, 1989 and 1990 harvests and the rates of refund should be fixed at the same levels as those laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 3779/91 for the 1991 harvest;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The list of varieties of baled tobacco from the 1988, 1989 and 1990 harvests on which the export refund referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 is to be granted, the amount of the refund and the third countries of destination shall be as specified in the Annexes.

The refund shall be granted on baled tobacco presented in one of the following two forms:

(a) tobacco in the form of whole or cut (not stripped) leaves falling within CN code ex 2401 10 (Annex I);

(b) threshed (totally stripped) tobacco in the form of strips measuring at least 0,5 cm, falling within CN code ex 2401 20 (Annex II).

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1992.

It shall apply until 31 December 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 June 1992. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 91, 7. 4. 1992, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 318, 25. 11. 1988, p. 19.

(4) OJ No L 365, 15. 12. 1989, p. 28.

(5) OJ No L 365, 28. 12. 1990, p. 8.

(6) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 58.

(7) OJ No L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 54.

ANNEX I

(ECU/kg)

Serial

No Variety Product

code Amount of the refund

on tobacco in the form

of whole or cut

(unstripped) leaves

(Article 1 (2) (a)) Countries

of

destination

(1) 1 Badischer Geudertheimer 2401 10 70 0101 (a) harvest 1988 and 1989 0,21 01 (b) harvest 1990 0,34 01 2 Badischer Burley E 2401 10 20 0201 0,34 01 3 Virgin D 2401 10 10 0301 0,30 02 4 (a) Paraguay 2401 10 70 0411 0,21 01 (b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof, Philippin, Petit-Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre 2401 10 70 0421 0,34 01 7 Bright 2401 10 80 0701 0,25 02 8 Burley I 2401 10 20 0801 0,25 02 9 Maryland 2401 10 30 0901 0,30 02 10 Kentucky 2401 10 41 1001 0,44 02 11 (a) Forchheimer Havana II c), e) Hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer 2401 10 70 1111 0,21 01 13 Xanti-Yaka 2401 10 60 1301 0,35 03 14 (a) Perustiza 2401 10 60 1411 0,35 03 (b) Samsun 2401 10 60 1421 0,25 03 15 Erzegovina 2401 10 60 1501 0,35 03 16 (a) Round Tip 2401 10 90 1611 02 (b) Scafati 2401 10 90 1621 0,44 02 (c) Sumatra I 2401 10 90 1631 02 17 Basmas 2401 10 60 1701 0,34 03 18 Katerini and similar varieties 2401 10 60 1801 0,34 03 19 (a) Kaba Koulak classic 2401 10 60 1911 0,32 03 (b) Elassona 2401 10 60 1921 0,32 03 20 (a) Kaba Koulak non classic 2401 10 60 2011 0,41 03 (b) Myrodata Smyrne, Trapezous, and Phi I 2401 10 60 2021 0,41 03 21 Myrodata Agrinion 2401 10 60 2101 0,41 03 22 Zichnomyrodata 2401 10 60 2201 0,32 03 23 Tsebelia 2401 10 60 2301 0,27 03 24 Mavra 2401 10 60 2401 0,27 03 25 Burley EL 2401 10 20 2501 0,30 02 26 Virginia EL 2401 10 10 2601 0,20 02 27 Santa Fé 2401 10 70 2701 0,34 01 28 Burley fermenté 2401 10 70 2801 0,34 01 29 Havana E 2401 10 70 2901 0,34 01 30 Round Scafati 2401 10 90 3001 0,27 02 31 Virginia E 2401 10 10 3101 0,20 02 32 Burley E 2401 10 20 3201 0,30 02 33 Virginia P 2401 10 10 3301 0,30 02 34 Burley P 2401 10 20 3401 0,30 02

(1) 01 All third countries.

02 All third countries except the United States and Canada.

03 All third countries except Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and the Yugoslav Republics of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia.

ANNEX II

(ECU/kg)

Serial

No Variety Product

code Amount of the refund

on threshed

(totally stripped) tobacco

(Article 1 (2) (b)) Countries

of

destination

(1) 1 Badischer Geudertheimer 2401 20 70 0101 (a) harvest 1988 and 1989 0,29 01 (b) harvest 1990 0,47 01 2 Badischer Burley E 2401 20 20 0201 0,47 01 3 Virgin D 2401 20 10 0301 0,42 02 4 (a) Paraguay 2401 20 70 0411 0,29 01 (b) Dragon and hyrids thereof, Philippin, Petit-Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre 2401 20 70 0421 0,47 01 7 Bright 2401 20 80 0701 0,36 02 8 Burley I 2401 20 20 0801 0,42 02 9 Maryland 2401 20 30 0901 0,42 02 10 Kentucky 2401 20 41 1001 0,61 02 11 (a) Forchheimer Havana II c), e) Hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer 2401 20 70 1111 0,29 01 23 Tsebelia 2401 20 60 2301 0,37 03 24 Mavra 2401 20 60 2401 0,37 03 25 Burley EL 2401 20 20 2501 0,42 02 26 Virginia EL 2401 20 10 2601 0,28 02 27 Santa Fé 2401 20 70 2701 0,47 01 28 Burley fermenté 2401 20 70 2801 0,47 01 29 Havana E 2401 20 70 2901 0,47 01 31 Virginia E 2401 20 10 3101 0,28 02 32 Burley E 2401 20 20 3201 0,42 02 33 Virginia P 2401 20 10 3301 0,42 02 34 Burley P 2401 20 20 3401 0,42 02

(1) 01 All third countries.

02 All third countries except the United States and Canada.

03 All third countries except Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and the Yugoslav Republies of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia.