Regulation (EEC) No 1469/74 of the Council of 4 June 1974 on granting special aid for certain wrapper leaf tobaccos
Official Journal L 165 , 20/06/1974 P. 0001 - 0002
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REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1469/74 OF THE COUNCIL
OF 4 JUNE 1974
ON GRANTING SPECIAL AID FOR CERTAIN WRAPPER LEAF TOBACCOS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ;
WHEREAS THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN RAW TOBACCO WAS ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 ( 1 ) OF 21 APRIL 1970 , AS LAST AMENDED BY THE ACT OF ACCESSION ( 2 ) ; WHEREAS THE PRICE SYSTEM LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 2 TO 7 OF THAT REGULATION WAS APPLICABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO THE 1970 CROP ;
WHEREAS , BEFORE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET , MOST TOBACCO PRODUCED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITED FROM A GUARANTEED PRICE , GRANTED BY THE NATIONAL MARKET ORGANIZATION , UNDER WHICH TOBACCO HARVESTED BEFORE 1970 WAS SOLD ;
WHEREAS FOR CERTAIN VARIETIES WHICH DID NOT BENEFIT FROM GUARANTEES BY THE NATIONAL MARKET ORGANIZATION , THE TRANSITION TO THE COMMON SYSTEM HAS GIVEN RISE TO CERTAIN PROBLEMS ; WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF ROUND TIP , SCAFATI AND SUMATRA I , THE DROP IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADING PRICE OF THESE VARIETIES OF WRAPPER LEAF TOBACCOS HAS HAMPERED THE SALE OF QUANTITIES HARVESTED IN ITALY PRIOR TO THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 AND CAUSED STOCKS TO ACCUMULATE ;
WHEREAS THE SALE OF THESE STOCKS - WHICH DO NOT BENEFIT FROM THE PREMIUM LAID DOWN BY THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET - HAS ACCORDINGLY OCCASIONED CONSIDERABLE LOSSES TO PROCESSORS AND HAS AFFECTED PRODUCERS IN TURN ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION , THE SALE OF THESE REMAINING QUANTITIES AT PRICES COMPARABLE TO THOSE OFFERED BY THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET SHOULD BE ENSURED BY THE GRANTING OF AID ; WHEREAS SINCE THESE TOBACCOS HAVE GONE THROUGH INITIAL PROCESSING AND MARKET PREPARATION , AID SHOULD BE GRANTED TO THOSE PROCESSING THEM ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ONLY WELL-FOUNDED CLAIMS FOR AID ARE HONOURED , GRANTS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO THE QUANTITIES REGISTERED WITH THE COMPETENT ITALIAN AUTHORITIES ;
WHEREAS THE AMOUNT OF AID MAY BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE PREMIUM FIXED FOR 1970 CROP LEAF TOBACCO ADJUSTED TO PROCESSING COSTS FOR BALED TOBACCO , A PERCENTAGE REPRESENTING THE NORMAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOBACCO PRICES IN 1970 AND THOSE OBTAINING PRIOR TO THEM BEING SUBTRACTED FROM THE RESULTANT AMOUNT ;
WHEREAS , BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM COUNCIL REGULATION NO 17/64/EEC ( 3 ) OF 5 FEBRUARY 1964 ON THE CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING AID FROM THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND