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COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
COM(83)  345  final 
Brussels, 13 June  1983 
Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 
amending Regulation  (EEC) No  482/82  providing  for  special  aid for raw 
tobacco following  the  earthquake  in Italy in  November  1980 and 
derogating  from  Article 12a of  Regulation  (EEC) No  727/70 
(submitted  to  the Council  by the  Commission) 
COM(83)  345  final 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 
1. Regulation (EEC) No  482/82  provided for  special  aid for  individual  or 
associated  tobacco growers  whose premises or tobacco-handling  installations 
were damaged  as a result of the earthquake which occurred in  Italy in 
November  1980. The aid per kg is 1 ECU for growers  whose premises or 
tobacco-handling  installations  have been destroyed, 0,70 ECU for those 
whose premises  have been damaged  and 0,30 ECU for undertakings  engaged  in 
the first processing and market  preparation  of tobacco which  collected 
tobacco from growers  affected  by the earthquake. In accordance  with the 
first paragraph of  Article  4 of the Regulation the  special  aid is  financed 
by the Community  budget under the heading of aid to people in the  Community 
who become  victims  of natural  disasters  for an amount  of 20,3  million  ECU. 
The latter amount  was fixed on the  basis of statistical  information 
provided  at the time by the  Italian  authorities.  In addition,  steps were 
taken to ensure  that this amount  covered by Chapter 69 of the budget of the 
Communities for 1982 was  carried  forward to the 1983  financial  year. 
2. In November  1982 the Commission was informed by the  Italian  Government  that 
almost 33.000  applications  for special  aid had  been received  and that a 
budget appopriation  of around 64  million  ECU would be  needed  to meet each 
of the applications. 
3. In order to enable the  Italian  authorities  to satisfy  on the best terms the 
applications  submitted for  special  aid, the Commission proposes  increasing 
by 20 million  ECU the  amount  originally  provided for which  will thus be 
raised to 40,3  million  ECU, and at the  same time specifying  that any 
expenditure  in excess of  this amount  will be borne by the  Italian  Republic. 
4. In view of the  large number  of applications  for special  aid and of the time 
required  to examine  each of  them in order to ensure  that they are in order, 
it is proposed  that the payment  of special  aid be completed by 30 June 1984 
at the latest. 
5. The cost of the  measure,  i.e. 20  million  ECU, is  included  in the  overall 
financial  implications  of the  Council  Decisions of 16 May 1983 
(agricultural  prices  and related  measures). The Commission  will propose in 
its supplementary budget for 1983 an  incroare  in the  appropriations  for 
Chapter 69. 
6. It is  understood  that  the  appropriation  of 20,3  million  ECU  carried  forward 
to the 1982  financial  year  must,  under  penalty  of revocation,  be  spent  befo 
32 December  1983, 

Proposal  foe a 
Council  Regulation (EEC) 
amending  Regulation (EEC) No  482/82  providing for  special  aid for 
raw tobacco  following  the earthquake in  Italy in November  1980 
and derogating  from Article  12a of Regulation (EEC) No  727/70 
THE COUNCIL  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty  establishing  the European  Economic  Community,  and 
in particular  Articles  43 and 235 ^hereof, 
Having regard to the proposal  from the Commission  (l), 
Having regard to the opinion of the  European  Parliament (2), 
Whereas,  as a result  of the earthquake in  Italy in November  1980, provision 
was made in Council Regulation (EEC) No  482/82  (k)for 
special  aid for tobacco  growers  whose production  facilities  were impaired and 
for undertakings  engaged  in the  first processing and  market  preparation of 
tobacco who  collected  tobacco  from growers;  whereas  Community  financing  under 
the heading of aid to people in the  Community  who become  victims of natural 
disasters  was limited  to 20,3 million  ECU; 
Whereas  on account of the seriousness of the  damage  caused  by the earthquake 
which affected a region with a very high tobacco output, the  number  of 
applications  for special  aid was  much greater than was  originally  expected on 
the basis of information supplied at the time;  whereas,  in those 
circumstances, the  Community  funds were quite inadequate;  whereas  that 
financing  should therefore be adjusted to  ensure  the effectiveness of the 
above-mentioned  measures; 
(2) 
(3) 
(4; :·  T ,  >\T> 1982, p- 1 . 

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Whereas  it should be specified  that  any expenditure in  excess  of the Community 
financing shall be borne by the Member States; 
Whereas  Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 482/82 provides  that  the special aid 
shall  be paid to recipients  within  two months of its being applied for; whereas 
the checks which must be carried out in respect of each application for 
special  aid have prevented the deadline for payment laid down in Article 5 
from  being observed; whereas the deadline should therefore be prolonged 
sufficiently to enable applications for special aid to be examined. 
HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION  : 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 482/82 is hereby amended as follows: 
1. The  first  paragraph of Article 4 is replaced by the following: 
"Community financing of the measures referred to in Articles 2 and 3 shall 
be covered by the Community budget under the heading of "Aid to people i_n 
the Community who become victims of natural disasters" of an amount 
estimated to be 40.3  MECU.  Any expenditure in  excess  of the amount 
entered in the Community budget incurred in respect of the above-
mentioned measures shall be borne by the  Italian  Republic." 
2. Article 5 is replaced by the following: 
"Article 5 
The Italian  Republic shall pay the aid referred to in Articles 2 and 3 
by 30 June 1984 at the latest. 
For payment of this aid the corresponding value of the ECU in national 
currency shall be  that  obtaining on the day on which this Regulation enters 
into  force". 

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Article  2 
This Regulation  shall enter into force  on the day of its  publication  in the 
Offical  Journal  of the European Communities. 
This Regulation  shall be binding  in its  entirety  and directly  applicatie  in 
all Member  States. 
Done at Brussels For the Council