2003/486/EC: Commission Decision of 30 June 2003 definitively allocating between the Member States for 2003 Community Tobacco Fund resources for financing the measures indicated in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 (notified under document number C(2003) 1997)
Date: 2003-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, distribution of EU funding, fund (EU), tobacco

2.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 164/17

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 June 2003

definitively allocating between the Member States for 2003 Community Tobacco Fund resources
for financing the measures indicated in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002

(notified under document number C(2003) 1997)

(2003/486/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 806/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 14a thereof,

June 2003 on the basis of the plans notified by them for
granting assistance in response to the applications
received.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee
for Tobacco,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Articles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
2182/2002 of 6 December 2002 laying down detailed
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2075/92 with regard to the Community Tobacco
Fund (3)
to promote switching of
production. These are to be financed from the Commu-
nity Tobacco Fund set up under Article 13 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2075/92.

specify measures

Total resources available from the Community Tobacco
Fund for 2003 amount to EUR 19 million, 50 % of
which is to be allotted to specific measures relating to
switching by tobacco growers to other crops or other
economic activities generating employment, and to
studies on these topics.

In line with Articles 17(4) and 26 of Regulation (EC) No
2182/2002 the amount available for 2003 should there-
fore be allocated between the Member States before 30

Article 1

The definitive allocation between Member States for 2003 of
the Community Tobacco Fund resources for financing the
measures indicated in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No
2182/2002 is annexed hereto.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 16.

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2.7.2003

Definitive allocation for 2003 between Member States of the Community Tobacco Fund resources for financing
the measures indicated in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002

ANNEX

Member State

Basis

Definitive allocation

(EUR)

90 % on the quantities irrevocably bought
back under the quotas

10 % on the national guarantee threshold

Italy

Greece

Spain

Portugal

France

Germany

Belgium

Austria

Value

4 864 583

3 370 541

0

195 538

0

0

56 836

61 634

Total

8 549 132

Value

360 893

346 749

117 621

16 860

71 512

31 699

4 224

1 310

950 868