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( 1 ) OJ NO L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 8/81

OF 1 JANUARY 1981

ON THE DISPOSAL BY THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC OF RAW TOBACCO STOCKS EXISTING IN GREECE AND COMING FROM HARVESTS PRIOR TO ACCESSION

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 72 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 88 OF THE ACT LAYS DOWN THAT ANY STOCK OF TOBACCO EXISTING IN GREECE AND COMING FROM HARVESTS PRIOR TO ACCESSION MUST BE ENTIRELY DISPOSED OF BY , AND AT THE EXPENSE OF , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC ;

WHEREAS THE FIRST HARVEST SUBJECT TO THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IS THE 1981 HARVEST ;

WHEREAS THE TOBACCO STOCKS WITHDRAWN FROM THE MARKET , EXISTING AT PRESENT IN GREECE , BELONG TO , OR ARE HELD BY , THE EOK ( NATIONAL TOBACCO BUREAU ); WHEREAS A SURVEY HAS BEEN MADE BY THE GREEK AUTHORITIES OF STOCKS FROM HARVESTS PRIOR TO THE 1980 HARVEST ; WHEREAS IT IS AT PRESENT POSSIBLE TO DO NO MORE THAN ESTIMATE STOCKS FROM THE 1980 HARVEST ;

WHEREAS THESE STOCKS MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH GREEK LEGISLATION , SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS ALLOWING THE COMMISSION TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET ;

WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE LARGE STOCKS TO BE DISPOSED OF , IT SHOULD BE LAID DOWN THAT THE QUANTITIES WHICH MAY BE PUT UP FOR SALE DURING A GIVEN PERIOD MAY NOT EXCEED A CERTAIN CEILING ; WHEREAS , FOR THOSE REASONS , IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A SUFFICIENTLY LONG PERIOD FOR DISPOSAL ; WHEREAS IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO FIX A SIX-YEAR PERIOD FOR DISPOSING OF THESE STOCKS , TO BEGIN AS FROM ACCESSION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THIS REGULATION LAYS DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR APPLYING THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 88 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION .

ARTICLE 2

1 . THIS REGULATION APPLIES TO RAW TOBACCO WITHIN HEADING NO 24.01 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

- ORIGINATING IN GREECE ,

- COMING FROM THE 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1979 AND 1980 HARVESTS AND BELONGING TO , OR HELD BY , THE EOK .

2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION , NOT LATER THAN 31 JULY 1981 , THE QUANTITIES OF TOBACCO FROM THE 1980 HARVEST BOUGHT IN OR HELD BY THE EOK , BROKEN DOWN BY VARIETY , AND THE DATE OF THE LAST WITHDRAWAL OF TOBACCO BY THE EOK .

3 . THE DATA RELATING TO THE STOCKS FROM HARVESTS PRIOR TO THE 1980 HARVEST AND THE ESTIMATES FOR THE 1980 HARVEST ARE CONTAINED IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 3

1 . THE DISPOSAL OF THE STOCKS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) SHALL BE EFFECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF GREEK LEGISLATION AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION .

DISPOSAL SHALL BE MANAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT NO DISTURBANCE OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET TAKES PLACE .

2 . THE STOCKS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) SHALL BE DISPOSED OF BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1987 .

3 . THE QUANTITY TO BE DISPOSED OF EACH YEAR MAY NOT EXCEED ONE FIFTH OF THE TOTAL OF THE QUANTITIES AND ESTIMATE CONTAINED IN THE ANNEX .

EACH YEAR THE COMMISSION MAY REDUCE OR INCREASE THIS QUANTITY BY UP TO 17 % , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 .

4 . THE STOCKS SHALL BE DISPOSED OF ON THE MARKETS OF THIRD COUNTRIES . HOWEVER , EACH YEAR THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE , ON THE BASIS OF ALL THE INFORMATION AT ITS DISPOSAL AND OF THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 3 , WHETHER THE STOCKS TO BE DISPOSED OF FOR THE YEAR IN QUESTION MAY BE PUT ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET , AND IF SO THE QUANTITIES AND VARIETIES THEREOF .

5 . EVERY THREE MONTHS , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION THE QUANTITIES DISPOSED OF , THEIR DESTINATIONS AND THE PRICES OBTAINED .

ARTICLE 4

THE DETAILED RULES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 17 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 ( 1 ).

ARTICLE 5

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1981 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 JANUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . F . VAN DER MEI

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ANNEX

EOK STOCKS ( IN TONNES )

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HARVEST AND VARIETY // PACKED // LEAF // TOTAL //

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1976 //

BASMA // 2 394.7 // - // 2 394.7 //

KATERINI // 1 249.7 // - // 1 249.7 //

KABAKOULAK TRADITIONAL // 4 808.1 // - // 4 808.1 //

KABAKOULAK NON-TRADITIONAL // 4 243.4 // - // 4 243.6 //

MYRODATA AGRINION // 264.9 // 59.0 // 323.9 //

ZICHNOMYRODATA // 87.4 // - // 87.4 //

MAVRA // 1 452.5 // - // 1 452.5 //

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TOTAL // 14 500.9 // 59.0 // 14 559.9 //

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1977 //

BASMA // 2 010.4 // - // 2 010.4 //

KATERINI // 2 035.0 // - // 2 035.0 //

KABAKOULAK TRADITIONAL // 6 692.4 // - // 6 692.4 //

KABAKOULAK NON-TRADITIONAL // 6 995.2 // 1 491.0 // 8 486.2 //

MYRODATA AGRINION // 988.0 // - // 988.0 //

ZICHNOMYRODATA // 312.3 // - // 312.3 //

TSEBELIA // - // 2 181.8 // 2 181.8 //

MAVRA // - // 2 399.8 // 2 399.8 //

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TOTAL // 19 033.3 // 6 072.6 // 25 105.9 //

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1978 //

BASMA // 698.2 // - // 698.2 //

KATERINI // 1 076.9 // - // 1 076.9 //

KABAKOULAK TRADITIONAL // 2 406.3 // - // 2 406.3 //

KABAKOULAK NON-TRADITIONAL // 839.8 // 3 429.5 // 4.269.3 //

MYRODATA AGRINION // 194.6 // - // 194.6 //

ZICHNOMYRODATA // 26.6 // - // 26.6 //

TSEBELIA // - // 6 949.0 // 6 949.0 //

MAVRA // - // 3 121.0 // 3 121.0 //

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TOTAL // 5 242.4 // 13 499.5 // 18 741.9 //

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1979 //

BASMA // - // 3 497.9 // 3 497.9 //

KATERINI // - // 1 749.0 // 1 719.0 //

KABAKOULAK TRADITIONAL // - // 2 038.4 // 2 038.4 //

KABAKOULAK NON-TRADITIONAL // - // 3 582.3 // 3 582.3 //

MYRODATA AGRINION // - // 1 838.5 // 1 838.5 //

ZYCHNOMYRODATA // - // 64.1 // 64.1 //

TSEBELIA // - // 13 760.4 // 13 760.4 //

MAVRA // - // 2 875.2 // 2 875.2 //

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TOTAL // - // 29 405.8 // 29 405.8 //

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1980 //

( ESTIMATE ) // // // MORE OR LESS 30 000 //