Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2824/88 of 13 September 1988 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of the system of maximum guaranteed quantities in the tobacco sector and amending Regulations (EEC) No 1076/78 and (EEC) No 1726/70

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2824/88
of 13 September 1988
laying down certain detailed rules for the application of the system of maximum guaranteed quantities in the tobacco sector and amending Regulations (EEC) No 1076/78 and (EEC) No 1726/70
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2267/88 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (3), 4 (5) and 15 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 now includes a system of maximum guaranteed quantities; whereas that system provides in particular that where the quantities fixed for a variety or a group of varieties are exceeded, the relevant prices and premiums must be reduced pursuant to Article 4 (5) of that Regulation; whereas the detailed rules for the application of that system must be laid down, in particular as regards the determination of the quantity actually produced during a given harvest, the calculation of any reduction in prices and premiums, the granting of the advance and the payment of prices and premiums before determination of actual production;
Whereas the determination of the quantity actually produced must take place before 31 July of the year following that of harvest; whereas, to enable the Commission to have data on production at its disposal in good time, the timetable for the notification of data by the Member States should be revised; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1076/78 (3) should be amended accordingly;
Whereas pursuant to Article 2b (5) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1791/86 (5), the cultivation contract must indicate in particular the purchasing price; whereas that purchasing price must take account of the norm and intervention prices; whereas, however, the norm and intervention prices may be adjusted by the application of the provisions on the maximum guaranteed quantities; whereas, in that case, the purchasing price must be adjusted;
Whereas the Management Committee for Tobacco has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,