Commission Regulation (EEC) No 201/88 of 25 January 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 on intervention procedure for raw tobacco

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 201/88
of 25 January 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 on intervention procedure for raw tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 1974/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2131/86 (4), lays down conditions for the buying-in of raw tobacco; whereas among those conditions there is in particular that laid down in the Annex to the said Regulation on the moisture content to be taken into account for the determination of the net weight;
Whereas the moisture content af the leaf tobacco stage for Portuguese Burley appears not to take proper account of the weather conditions peculiar to its production areas; whereas it should accordingly be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Raw Tobacco,