Council Regulation (EEC) No 1251/89 of 3 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1251/89 of 3 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco
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 (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas pursuant to Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2267/88 (5), there is fixed within an overall Community quantity a maximum guaranteed quantity for each of the tobacco varieties or groups of varieties grown in the Community, overshooting of which gives rise to a proportional reduction in prices and  premiums; whereas these maximum guaranteed quantities are fixed every year, at the same time as prices and premiums, for a specific harvest; whereas in order to allow planting to be planned the maximum guaranteed quantity for each variety or group of  varieties should be fixed each year for the following year's harvest; whereas on the present occasion the quantities for both the 1989 and 1990 harvests should therefore be fixed;
Whereas, in view of the differences of quality in a variety depending on the characteristics of the soil and the climate, it may be necessary to subdivide those maximum guaranteed quantities by specific production areas;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 should therefore be amended,