Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2071/88 of 12 July 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2501/87 fixing the characteristics of each variety of tobacco grown in the Community

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2071/88
of 12 July 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2501/87 fixing the characteristics of each variety of tobacco grown in the Community
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 1114/88 (2), and in particular Article 2 (6) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 defines varieties as types differentiated by botanical characteristics, cultivation techniques and production area; whereas those three criteria taken together permit precise varietal identification;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2501/87 (3) fixes the characteristics of each variety of tobacco grown in the Community; whereas those characteristics include curing among the conditions of production;
Whereas the curing method used for the Burley PORT variety has proved not to take account suitably of the weather conditions for tobacco harvested in the Azores; whereas the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2501/87 should be amended as regards the curing method used for such tobacco;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,