Commission Regulation (EC) No 2636/1999 of 14 December 1999 on the communication of information on tobacco from the 2000 harvest onwards and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1771/93
Date: 1999-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: administrative formalities, common organisation of markets, disclosure of information, form, production aid, tobacco

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2636/1999

of 14 December 1999

on the communication of information on tobacco from the 2000 harvest onwards and repealing
Regulation (EEC) No 1771/93

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw
tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 660/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 21 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The information to be communicated under Regulation
(EEC) No 2075/92 and the regulations adopted for its
application should be laid down;

In the interests of efficient administration, this informa-
tion should be grouped and a timetable established for
its submission;

The required information on the raw tobacco sector has
been communicated by the Member States under
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1771/93 (3) on the
information on tobacco from the
communication of
1993 harvest onwards. This Regulation refers to Regula-
tions replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/
98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92
as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and
the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the
raw tobacco sector (4), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2162/1999 (5). Regulation (EEC) No 1771/93
should therefore be repealed;

(4)

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

Article 1

The Member States shall communicate the information set out
in Annexes I to III in accordance with the time limits given
therein.

The information shall be provided for each harvest and for
each group of varieties.

Article 2

The Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure
that the economic operators concerned provide them with the
information required within the relevant time limits.

Article 3

Information on stocks held by first processing enterprises shall
be communicated in accordance with Annex III.

Article 4

Regulation (EEC) No 1771/93 is hereby repealed with effect
from the 2000 harvest.

Article 5

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

It shall apply from the 2000 harvest.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70.
(2) OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 162, 3.7.1993, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 17.
(5) OJ L 265, 13.10.1999, p. 13.

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ANNEX I

Information to be communicated to the Commission by 31 July of the year of harvest concerned at the latest

Harvest: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Declarant Member State: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Group of varieties: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member State
of production
(declarant)

Member State
of production

Member State
of production

Member State
of production

Name:

Name:

Name:

1. CULTIVATION CONTRACTS

1.1. Number of cultivation contracts recorded

1.2. Quantity of

tobacco (in tonnes) of

the
moisture content referred to Annex IV of
Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 covered by
the contracts

1.3.

Total area covered by the contracts (in
hectares)

2. PRODUCERS

2.1.

Total number of producers

2.2. Number of producers belonging to a
to

producer group recognised pursuant
Regulation (EC) No 2848/98

3. FIRST PROCESSING ENTERPRISES

3.1. Number of

first processing enterprises

concluding cultivation contracts

4. PRICES

4.1. Maximum price per kilogram agreed in the
cultivacion contracts, in relevant currency
excluding taxes and other levies. Indicate
the reference quality

4.2. Minimum price per kilogram agreed in the
cultivation contracts, in relevant currency
excluding taxes and other levies. Indicate
the reference quantity

(in national
currency)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1) For contracts between two Member States, specify the currency in which they were concluded.

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ANNEX II

Information to be communicated to the Commission each month from 30 September of the year of harvest
concerned

Cumulative figures for the harvest concerned.
Summary to be communicated to the Commission by 30 June of the year following the year of harvest at the latest.

Harvest: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Declarant Member State:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Month in question:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member State
of production
(declarant)

Member State
of production

Member State
of production

Member State
of production

Name:

Name:

Name:

Group of varieties:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Position on the last day of the months prece-
ding this communication.

1. Quantity delivered (in tonnes)

1.1.

raw tobacco of

the
Total quantity of
minimum quality standard and moisture
content referred to in Annex IV to Regula-
tion (EC) No 2848/98

1.2. Quantity of raw tobacco of the minimum
quality standard and moisture content
referred to in Annex IV to Regulation (EC)
No 2848/98 delivered to first processing
enterprises by producer groups

2. Actual quantity of raw tobacco (in tonnes) of the
minimum quality
standard delivered before
adjustment of the weight on the basis of the
moisture content

3. Estimated quantity remaining to be delivered (in

tonnes)

4. Average price (per kg), excluding taxes and other
levies, paid by the first processing enterprises

(in national
currency)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1) For contracts between two Member States, specify the currency in which they were concluded.

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ANNEX III

Information to be communicated to the Commission by the final day of the month following the end of each
quarter at the latest (1)

Movement of stocks (in tonnes) held by the first processors

Declarant Member State:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Date of declaration:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Group of varieties

Harvest concerned

Quantities released to
the Community market
during the previous
quarter

Quantities released to
markets of third
countries during the
previous quarter

Stock position on the
final day of the
previous quarter

(1) The deadlines are:

— 30 April for the quarter from 1 January to 31 March,
— 31 July for the quarter from 1 April to 30 June,
— 31 October for the quarter from 1 July to 30 September,
— 31 January for the quarter from 1 October to 31 December.