Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 and fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 1999, 2000 and 2001 harvests
Date: 1998-11-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural guidance, common organisation of markets, guarantee threshold, harvest, tobacco

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COMMISSION

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  (EC)  amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2075/92  and  fixing
the  premiums  and  guarantee  thresholds  for  leaf  tobacco  by  variety  group  and  Member  State  for
the  1999,  2000  and  2001  harvests

(98/C  361/07)

COM(1998)  633  final  -  98/0306(CNS)

(Presented  by  the  Commission  on  6  November  1998)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and  in  particular  Articles  42  and  43  thereof,

should  be  fixed  for  three  consecutive  harvests  and  be
linked  to  the  guarantee  thresholds  established  for  the
three  harvests  in  1999,  2000  and  2001  in  order  to  ensure
that  the  stability  of  the  sector  is  maintained;

regard 

to  Council  Regulation 

Having 
(EEC)  No
2075/92  of  30  June  1992  on  the  common  organisation  of
the  market  in  raw  tobacco(cid:216)(˛),  as  last  amended  by  Regu(cid:220)
lation  (EC)  No  1636/98(cid:216)(ˇ),  and  in  particular  Articles
4(1),  8  and  9(2)  thereof,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Having 
Parliament,

regard 

to 

the  opinion  of 

the  Euroepan

Having  regard  to  the  opinion  of  the  Economic  and
Social  Committee,

Whereas  a  supplementary  amount  is  granted  for  flue(cid:220)
cured,  light  air(cid:220)cured  and  dark  air(cid:220)cured  tobaccos  grown
in  Austria,  Belgium,  France  and  Germany;  whereas  the
Council  decided  to  raise  that  amount  from  50(cid:216)%  to
65(cid:216)%  of  the  difference  on  the  basis  of  the  1992  harvest;
whereas  this  increase  is  to  be  calculated  on  the  basis  of
the  difference  between  the  premium  granted  for  those
tobaccos 
the  premium
the  1998  harvest  and 
applicable  to  the  1992  harvest;  whereas  Article  3(2)  of
Regulation  (EEC)  No  2075/92  is  not  consistent  with
this;  whereas  Article  3(2)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No
2075/92  should  therefore  be  amended;

for 

Whereas  the  level  of  premiums  should  be  fixed  having
regard  to  the  objectives  of  the  common  agricultural
policy  and  in  particular  to  ensure  a  fair  standard  of  living
for 
the  premium
amounts  should  reflect  past  and  foreseeable  market
outlets  for  the  various  tobaccos  under  normal  conditions
level  of  the  premiums
of  competition;  whereas  the 

farming  community;  whereas 

the 

Whereas  the  second  paragraph  of  Article  8  and  Article
9(2)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2075/92  provide  for  the
allocation  among  producer  Member  States  of  guarantee
thresholds  for  each  variety  group  for  three  harvests  as
from  the  1999  harvest;

Whereas  the 
level  of  those  thresholds  for  the  three
harvests  in  1999,  2000  and  2001  should  be  fixed  having
regard,  in  particular,  to  market  conditions  and  socio(cid:220)
economic  and  agricultural  conditions  obtaining  in  the
production  zones  concerned;  whereas  such  fixing  should
be  done  in  good  time  to  allow  producers  to  plan  their
production  for  the  said  harvests;

for 

flue(cid:220)cured, 

Whereas,  as  a  result  of  the  increase  in  supplementary
amounts 
light  air(cid:220)cured  and  dark
air(cid:220)cured  tobaccos  grown  in  Austria,  Belgium,  France
and  Germany,  the  guarantee  thresholds  of  these  Member
States  should  be  reduced  in  order  to  ensure  the  main(cid:220)
tenance  of  budget  neutrality;

Whereas,  while  maintaining  production  potential  and  the
allocation  of  quotas  by  Member  States,  quotas  for
varieties  which  have  sure  outlets  and  attract  high  market
prices  should  be  increased  progressively  to  the  detriment
of  quotas  for  varieties  which  are  difficult  to  sell  and
attract  low  market  prices;

Whereas  the  measures  in  question  should  be  introduced
as  soon  as  possible,

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION:

Article  1

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  215,  30.7.1992,  p.  70.
(ˇ)(cid:217)OJ  L  210,  20.7.1998,  p.  23.

Article  3(2)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2075/92  is  replaced
by  the  following:

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"2.(cid:218)(cid:217)A  supplementary  amount  shall,  however,  be
granted  on  flue(cid:220)cured, 
light  air(cid:220)cured  and  dark
air(cid:220)cured  tobaccos  grown  in  Austria,  Belgium,  France
and  Germany.  That  amount  shall  be  equal  to  65(cid:216)%
of  the  difference  between  the  premium  applicable  to
the  1998  harvest  and  the  premium  applicable  to  the
1992  harvest  for  those  tobaccos.’

Article  2

For  the  1999,  2000  and  2001  harvests,  the  premium
amounts  for  each  of  the  groups  of  raw  tobacco  and  the
supplementary  amounts  specified  in  Article  3  of  Regu(cid:220)
lation  (EEC)  No  2075/92  shall  be  as  shown  in  Annex  I
to  this  Regulation.

Article  3

For  the  1999,  2000  and  2001  harvests,  the  guarantee
thresholds  referred  to  in  Articles  8  and  9  of  Regulation
(EEC)  No  2075/92  by  variety  group  and  by  Member
State  shall  be  as  set  out  in  Annex  II  to  this  Regulation.

Article  4

This  Regulation  shall  enter 
into  force  on  the  day
following  its  publication  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the
European  Communities.

This  Regulation  shall  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly
applicable  in  all  Member  States.

PREMIUMS  FOR  LEAF  TOBACCO  FOR  THE  1999,  2000  AND  2001  HARVESTS

ANNEX  I

I
Flue(cid:220)cured

II
Light
air(cid:220)cured

III
Dark
air(cid:220)cured

IV
Fire(cid:220)cured

V
Sun(cid:220)cured

VI
Basmas

VII
Katerini

VIII
Kaba
Koulak

ECU/kg

2,98062

2,38423

2,38423

2,62199

2,38423

4,12957

3,50395

2,50377

SUPPLEMENTARY  AMOUNTS

Varieties

Badischer  Geudertheimer,  Pereg,  Korso

Badischer  Burley  E  and  its  hybrids

Virgin  D  ane  its  hybrids,  Virginia  and  its  hybrids

Paraguay  and  its  hybrids,  Dragon  vert  and  its  hybrids,  Philippin,  Petit  Grammont
(Flobecq),  Semois,  Appelterre

ECU/kg

0,5509

0,8822

0,5039

0,4112

ANNEX  II

GUARANTEE  THRESHOLDS  FOR  1999

I
Flue(cid:220)cured

II
Light
air(cid:220)cured

III
Dark
air(cid:220)cured

IV
Fire(cid:220)cured

V
Sun(cid:220)cured

VI
Basmas

VII
Katerini

VIII
Kaba  Koulak

Total

Other

48(cid:216)000

46(cid:216)500

17(cid:216)900

6(cid:216)900

12(cid:216)000

1(cid:216)021

132(cid:216)321

31(cid:216)680

12(cid:216)400

11(cid:216)300

26(cid:216)280

24(cid:216)080

19(cid:216)720

125(cid:216)460

29(cid:216)000

2(cid:216)470

10(cid:216)800

30

5(cid:216)500

9(cid:216)000

3(cid:216)000

30

1(cid:216)200

6(cid:216)600

11(cid:216)158

4(cid:216)125

191

446

4(cid:216)500

1(cid:216)662

100

42(cid:216)300

6(cid:216)700

26(cid:216)758

11(cid:216)625

1(cid:216)853

576

126(cid:216)210

73(cid:216)932

46(cid:216)120

6(cid:216)930

23(cid:216)300

26(cid:216)280

25(cid:216)101

19(cid:216)720

347(cid:216)593

Italy

Greece

Spain

Portugal

France

Germany

Belgium

Austria

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GUARANTEE  THRESHOLDS  FOR  2000

I
Flue(cid:220)cured

II
Light
air(cid:220)cured

III
Dark
air(cid:220)cured

IV
Fire(cid:220)cured

V
Sun(cid:220)cured

VI
Basmas

VII
Katerini

VIII
Kaba  Koulak

Total

Other

48(cid:216)500

47(cid:216)000

17(cid:216)900

6(cid:216)965

10(cid:216)100

1(cid:216)500

131(cid:216)965

32(cid:216)660

12(cid:216)400

6(cid:216)900

26(cid:216)460

25(cid:216)910

19(cid:216)890

124(cid:216)220

29(cid:216)000

2(cid:216)470

10(cid:216)800

30

5(cid:216)500

1(cid:216)200

9(cid:216)000

6(cid:216)600

11(cid:216)158

3(cid:216)000

4(cid:216)125

4(cid:216)500

191

446

1(cid:216)662

100

30

42(cid:216)300

6(cid:216)700

26(cid:216)758

11(cid:216)625

1(cid:216)853

576

127(cid:216)960

74(cid:216)432

46(cid:216)120

6(cid:216)995

17(cid:216)000

26(cid:216)460

27(cid:216)410

19(cid:216)890

345(cid:216)997

GUARANTEE  THRESHOLDS  FOR  2001

I
Flue(cid:220)cured

II
Light
air(cid:220)cured

III
Dark
air(cid:220)cured

IV
Fire(cid:220)cured

V
Sun(cid:220)cured

VI
Basmas

VII
Katerini

VIII
Kaba  Koulak

Total

Other

48(cid:216)500

47(cid:216)000

17(cid:216)900

6(cid:216)965

10(cid:216)100

1(cid:216)500

131(cid:216)965

34(cid:216)000

12(cid:216)400

900

26(cid:216)700

28(cid:216)400

20(cid:216)120

122(cid:216)520

29(cid:216)000

2(cid:216)470

10(cid:216)800

30

5(cid:216)500

1(cid:216)200

9(cid:216)000

6(cid:216)600

11(cid:216)158

3(cid:216)000

4(cid:216)125

4(cid:216)500

191

446

1(cid:216)662

100

30

42(cid:216)300

6(cid:216)700

26(cid:216)758

11(cid:216)625

1(cid:216)853

576

129(cid:216)030

74(cid:216)432

46(cid:216)120

6(cid:216)995

11(cid:216)000

26(cid:216)700

29(cid:216)900

20(cid:216)120

344(cid:216)297

Italy

Greece

Spain

Portugal

France

Germany

Belgium

Austria

Italy

Greece

Spain

Portugal

France

Germany

Belgium

Austria