Council Regulation (EC) No 660/1999 of 22 March 1999 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: 1999-03-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, agricultural guidance, guarantee threshold, harvest, product quality, tobacco

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 660/1999

of 22 March 1999

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular Articles 4(1), 8
and 9(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia-
ment (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (4),

Whereas a supplementary amount is granted for flue-
cured, light air-cured and dark air-cured tobaccos grown
in Austria, Belgium, France and Germany; whereas the
Council decided to raise that amount from 50 % to 65 %
of the difference on the basis of the 1992 harvest; whereas
this increase is to be calculated on the basis of the differ-
ence between the premium granted for those tobaccos for
the 1998 harvest and the premium 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;

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
farming community; whereas
the premium amounts
should reflect past and foreseeable market outlets for the
various tobaccos under normal conditions of competition;
whereas the level of the premiums 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;

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;

in particular,

Whereas the level of
those thresholds for the three
harvests in 1999, 2000 and 2001 should be fixed having
to market conditions and socio-
regard,
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;

Whereas, as a result of the increase in supplementary
amounts for flue-cured, light air-cured and dark air-cured
tobaccos
and
these Member
Germany,
States should be reduced in order to ensure the main-
tenance of budget neutrality;

grown in Austria, Belgium, France
the guarantee thresholds of

Whereas, while maintaining production potential and the
allocation of quotas by Member States, quotas for varieties
which have assured 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

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

‘2.
A supplementary amount shall, however, be
granted on flue-cured, light air-cured and dark air-
cured tobaccos grown in Austria, Belgium, France and
Germany. That amount shall be equal to 65 % of the
difference between the premium applicable to the
1998 harvest and the premium applicable to the 1992
harvest for those tobaccos.'

Article 2

(1) OJ L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1636/98 (OJ L 210, 20. 7. 1998, p. 23).

(2) OJ C 361, 24. 11. 1998, p. 16.
(3) Opinion delivered on 11 March 1999 (not yet published in

the Official Journal).

(4) Opinion delivered on 5 February 1999 (not yet published in

the Official Journal).

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 Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2075/92 shall be as shown in Annex I to
this Regulation.

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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.

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

Article 4

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 1999.

For the Council

The President

G. VERHEUGEN

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ANNEX I

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

I
Flue-cured

II
Light air-cured

III
Dark air-cured

IV
Fire-cured

V
Sun-cured

VI
Basmas

VII
Katerini

VIII
Kaba Koulak

EUR/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 and its hybrids, Virginia and its hybrids

EUR/kg

0,5509

0,8822

0,5039

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

0,4112

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ANNEX II

GUARANTEE THRESHOLDS FOR 1999

I
Flue-cured

II
Light
air-cured

III
Dark
air-cured

IV
Fire-cured

V
Sun-cured

Other

VI
Basmas

VII
Katerini

VIII
Kaba Koulak

Total

48 125

46 655

18 056

7 173

12 000

500

132 509

30 700

12 400

14 800

26 100

22 250

20 407

126 657

Italy

Greece

Spain

Portugal

France

Italy

Greece

Spain

Portugal

France

29 000

2 470

10 800

30

5 500

1 200

9 500

8 300

8 548

Germany

3 000

4 125

4 500

Belgium

Austria

191

1 662

30

446

100

125 855

75 787

43 666

7 203

26 800

26 100

22 750

20 407

348 568

GUARANTEE THRESHOLDS FOR 2000

I
Flue-cured

II
Light
air-cured

III
Dark
air-cured

IV
Fire-cured

V
Sun-cured

Other

VI
Basmas

VII
Katerini

VIII
Kaba Koulak

Total

48 500

47 000

17 900

6 965

10 100

1 500

131 965

31 200

12 400

12 640

26 330

22 750

20 788

126 108

29 000

2 470

10 800

30

5 500

1 200

9 500

8 300

8 548

Germany

3 000

4 125

4 500

Belgium

Austria

191

1 662

30

446

100

126 730

76 132

43 510

6 995

22 740

26 330

24 250

20 788

347 475

42 300

6 700

26 348

11 625

1 853

576

42 300

6 700

26 348

11 625

1 853

576

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GUARANTEE THRESHOLDS FOR 2001

I
Flue-cured

II
Light
air-cured

III
Dark
air-cured

IV
Fire-cured

V
Sun-cured

Other

VI
Basmas

VII
Katerini

VIII
Kaba Koulak

Total

48 500

47 000

17 900

6 965

10 100

1 500

131 965

31 900

12 400

11 000

26 330

23 270

20 788

125 688

Italy

Greece

Spain

Portugal

France

29 000

2 470

10 800

30

5 500

1 200

9 500

8 300

8 548

Germany

3 000

4 125

4 500

Belgium

Austria

191

446

1 662

100

30

42 300

6 700

26 348

11 625

1 853

576

127 430

76 132

43 510

6 995

21 100

26 330

24 770

20 788

347 055