2004/543/: 2004/543/EC:#Commission Decision of 30 June 2004 definitively allocating between the Member States for 2004 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(2004) 2411)
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural guidance, agronomic research, fund (EU), redirection of production, tobacco

L 240/14

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Official Journal of the European Union

10.7.2004

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 June 2004

definitively allocating between the Member States for 2004 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(2004) 2411)

(2004/543/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

therefore be
allocated between the Member States
before 30 June 2004 on the basis of the plans notified
by them for granting assistance in response to the appli-
cations received.

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 14a thereof,

(4)

The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Tobacco,

in this Decision are in
the Management

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The definitive allocation between Member States for 2004 of the
Community Tobacco Fund for financing the measures indicated in
Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 is annexed
hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

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 (2)
switching of
production. These
financed from the
Community Tobacco Fund set up under Article 13 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92.

specify measures

to promote

to be

are

Total resources available from the Community Tobacco
Fund for 2004 amount to EUR 28,8 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.

(3)

In line with Articles 17(4) and 26 of Regulation (EC) No
2182/2002 the amount available for 2004 should

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

(EC) No 864/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 48).

(2) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 16. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC)

No 480/2004 (OJ L 78, 16.3.2004, p. 8).

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Definitive allocation for 2004 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

Basis

Member State

Belgium
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Italy
Austria
Portugal

Total

90 % of the quantities irrevocably
bought back under the quotas

10 % of the national guarantee
threshold

Definitive allocation

(EUR)

Value

373 222
0
183 578
0
0
12 138 520
76 288
374 206
13 145 814

Value

8 441
48 507
129 938
177 542
109 443
624 065
587
48 130
1 146 653