Commission Regulation (EC) No 299/2005 of 23 February 2005 fixing the quantities of raw tobacco which may be transferred to another group of varieties in Italy under the guarantee threshold for the 2005 harvest
Date: 2005-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural quota, regulation of agricultural production, tobacco

24.2.2005

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 299/2005

of 23 February 2005

fixing the quantities of raw tobacco which may be transferred to another group of varieties in Italy
under the guarantee threshold for the 2005 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
to Council
the 2005 harvest
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). Under Article 9(4) of Regulation
the Commission may authorise
(EEC) No 2075/92,
their guarantee
to transfer parts of
Member States
threshold
varieties
between
provided that such transfers do not give rise to additional
and
costs

the European Agriculture Guidance

quantities

groups

for

of

Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and do not
increase
threshold allocations.

in the Member

State's overall

involve any
guarantee

(2)

(3)

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2005 harvest, Member States are hereby authorised to
transfer, before 30 May 2005, quantities from one group of
varieties to another in accordance with the Annex to this Regu-
lation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 23 February 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70. Regulation last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 864/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 48).

(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 4. Regulation last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1782/2003, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 864/2004.

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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

ITALY

507,5 t light air-cured (group II)

406,0 t flue-cured (group I)

1 587,5 t dark air-cured (group III)

398,3 t flue-cured (group I)

1 791,5 t fire-cured (group IV)

1 576,0 t flue-cured (group I)

4 279,4 t sun-cured (group V)

717,7 t flue-cured (group I)

1 089,6 t light air-cured (group II)

2 805,9 t light air-cured (group II)

148,3 t dark air-cured (group III)

463,3 t Katerini (group VII)

353,3 t flue-cured (group I)

110,0 t light air-cured (group II)