Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/2003 of 11 July 2003 determining the groups of high-quality varieties exempt from application of the quota buyback programme in raw tobacco for the 2003 harvest

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/2003
of 11 July 2003
determining the groups of high-quality varieties exempt from application of the quota buyback programme in raw tobacco for the 2003 harvest
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 14a, sixth indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 34(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1983/2002(4), the Commission shall determine, on the basis of proposals from the Member States, which sensitive production areas and/or groups of high-quality varieties of each Member State's guarantee threshold are to be exempt from application of the quota buyback programme.
(2) Some Member States have requested a number of high-quality varieties to be exempted from quota buyback for the 2003 harvest. These groups of high-quality varieties should therefore be determined for the 2003 harvest.
(3) As Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 requires Member States to make public their intention to sell from 1 November, this Regulation should apply from 1 November 2003.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,