Commission Regulation (EEC) No 488/77 of 10 March 1977 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special measures laid down in respect of the Beneventano variety of tobacco from the 1977, 1978 and 1979 harvests
Official Journal L 065 , 11/03/1977 P. 0020 - 0022
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 17 P. 0216
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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 488/77
OF 10 MARCH 1977
LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SPECIAL MEASURES LAID DOWN IN RESPECT OF THE BENEVENTANO VARIETY OF TOBACCO FROM THE 1977 , 1978 AND 1979 HARVESTS
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 339/77 OF 14 FEBRUARY 1977 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES IN THE TOBACCO SECTOR IN RESPECT OF THE BENEVENTANO VARIETY OF TOBACCO ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 339/77 , THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE AID PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 4 THEREOF IS GRANTED SHOULD BE SET OUT ; WHEREAS THE AREAS INVOLVED AND THE UNDERTAKINGS REQUIRED FROM THE APPLICANTS SHOULD THEREFORE BE DEFINED ;
WHEREAS IT SHOULD BE ENSURED THAT , WHENEVER THE OPTION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 5 THEREOF IS EXERCISED , THE CONVERSION OPERATIONS ACTUALLY BENEFIT THE PRODUCERS AND IN PARTICULAR THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROCESSORS REFERRED TO IN THAT ARTICLE SUPPLY SEEDLINGS AND TAKE OVER THE CONVERTED CROP ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS EFFECTIVE , THE PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED ON THE APPLICATION FOR AID MUST BE SPECIFIED , AND THE CORRECTNESS OF THIS INFORMATION MUST BE CHECKED ;
WHEREAS , BEFORE THE AID IS PAID , IT SHOULD BE CONFIRMED THAT THE AREAS IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN CONVERTED FROM THE BENEVENTANO VARIETY TO OTHER VARIETIES ; WHEREAS SUCH CONFIRMATION MUST BE CERTIFIED SO AS TO SERVE AS PROOF THAT THE APPLICANT HAS ACTUALLY CARRIED OUT THE REQUISITE OPERATIONS ;
WHEREAS , FOR THE HARVESTS IN QUESTION , REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 339/77 LIMITS THE QUANTITIES OF BENEVENTANO TOBACCO WHICH ARE ELIGIBLE FOR INTERVENTION BY REFERENCE TO THE 1975 HARVEST WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO LAY DOWN RULES WHICH APPLY TO ALL SELLERS FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE QUANTITIES SENT INTO INTERVENTION ; WHEREAS , FOR THIS PURPOSE , THE QUANTITIES SENT INTO INTERVENTION BY EACH SELLER MUST IF NECESSARY BE ADJUSTED BY A COEFFICIENT CORRESPONDING TO THE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE TOTAL QUANTITIES OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION FOR THAT VARIETY EXCEED THE TOTAL QUANTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR INTERVENTION ; WHEREAS QUANTITIES OF THE REFERENCE HARVEST ARE EXPRESSED AS QUANTITIES OF BALED TOBACCO AND THEREFORE THE QUANTITIES OF LEAF TOBACCO ELIGIBLE FOR THE 1977 , 1978 AND 1979 HARVESTS MUST BE ADJUSTED BY THE COEFFICIENT OF WEIGHT LOSS USED TO FIX THE PREMIUMS , IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE QUANTITIES EQUIVALENT