Commission Regulation (EC) No 1018/2004 of 25 May 2004 fixing the quantities of raw tobacco which may be transferred to another group of varieties in Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal under the guarantee threshold for the 2004 harvest
Date: 2004-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, production quota, tobacco

26.5.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1018/2004

of 25 May 2004

fixing the quantities of raw tobacco which may be transferred to another group of varieties in
Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal under the guarantee threshold for the 2004
harvest

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 Article 9(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

laid down in Annex II

Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 introduces
production quotas for the different groups of varieties
of
tobacco. The individual quotas are divided among
producers on the basis of the guarantee thresholds for
the 2004 harvest
to Council
Regulation (EC) No 546/2002 of 25 March 2002
fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf
tobacco by variety group and Member State for the
2002, 2003 and 2004 harvests and amending Regulation
(EEC) No 2075/92 (2). Pursuant to Article 9(4) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2075/92, the Commission may authorise
their guarantee
to transfer parts of
Member States
threshold
varieties
between
provided that such transfers do not give rise to additional
costs for the EAGGF and do not involve any increase in

quantities

groups

of

the Member State's overall guarantee threshold allo-
cations.

Since these conditions have been met, transfers should be
authorised in the Member States which have made appli-
cation to do so.

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

(2)

(3)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2004 harvest, before the deadline for the conclusion of
cultivation contracts laid down in Article 10(1) of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 (3), Member States are hereby
authorised to transfer quantities from one group of varieties
to another in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 25 May 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2319/2003 (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 17).

(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 4.

(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 17.

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ANNEX

Guarantee threshold quantities which each Member State is authorised to transfer from one group of varieties
to another

Member state

Group of varieties from which transfer is
made

Group of varieties to which transfer is made

GERMANY

744,8 t dark air-cured (group III)

489,4 t flue cured (group I)

SPAIN

2 458,5 t dark air-cured (group III)

1 187,4 t flue cured (group I)

147,1 t light air cured (group II)

FRANCE

2 593,5 t dark air-cured (group III)

1 364,7 t flue cured (group I)

974,1 t light air-cured (group II)

GREECE

1 662 t light air cured (group II)

10 111 t flue cured (group I)

763,7 t light air cured (group II)

4 361 t sun cured (group V)

6 718 t Kabak Koulak (group VIII)

1 204 t Katerini (group VII)

1 941 t Basmas (group VI)

1 518 t Kabak Koulak (group VIII)

ITALY

200,0 t sun cured (group V)

71,9 t flue cured (group I)

100,0 t fire cured (group IV)

87,9 t flue cured (group I)

90,0 t light air cured (group II)

PORTUGAL

50,0 t light air-cured (group II)

39,9 t flue cured (group I)