87/349/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 June 1987 approving the programme for tobacco forwarded by the French Government pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (Only the French text is authentic)

COMMISSION  DECISION
of 12 June 1987
approving the programme for tobacco forwarded by the French Government pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the French text is authentic)
(87/349/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 560/87 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 5 August 1986 the French Government forwarded a programme for tobacco and whereas on 15 January 1987 it provided additional information on the said programme;
Whereas the programme covers the harvesting, collection, storage, grading, curing and processing of tobacco with a view to safeguarding the quality of what is a delicate product, obtaining the best return for that product and making the tobacco sector as a whole more competitive; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas, taking into account the product in question, the structural situation of the regions concerned and the conditions of competition, aid from the Fund may, in accordance with Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, be granted in respect of tobacco-harvesting equipment;
Whereas the programme contains sufficient information, as required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in respect of the tobacco sector in France; whereas the estimated time required for the execution of the programme does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the said Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,