Commission Regulation (EC) No 842/98 of 22 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 842/98 of 22 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 2595/97 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 5(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, premiums are granted on leaf tobacco from specified production areas only;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 284/98 (4), the list of such production areas is to be reviewed each year and adapted, where necessary, to quantitative and qualitative developments on the market;
Whereas such production areas are recognised depending on whether they are traditional tobacco-producing areas; whereas the Member States concerned may, with a view to sound management of production of a particular group of varieties and within their guarantee thresholds, apply for such traditional production areas to be included on a list of recognised production areas;
Whereas, following an application from Italy for Marche to be included on the list of areas producing tobacco of group IV and an application from France for Champagne-Ardenne and Ile-de-France to be included on the list of areas producing tobacco of group II and in view of the fact that the three areas concerned are traditional production areas, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) 3478/92 listing recognised production areas should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,