Council Regulation (EEC) No 824/87 of 19 March 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 8/81 on the disposal by the Hellenic Republic of raw tobacco stocks existing in Greece and coming from harvests prior to accession

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 824/87
of 19 March 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 8/81 on the disposal by the Hellenic Republic of raw tobacco stocks existing in Greece and coming from harvests prior to accession
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 72 (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 88 of the Act of Accession provides that any stock of tobacco existing in Greece coming from harvests prior to that of 1981 must be entirely eliminated by, and at the expense of, the Hellenic Republic;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 8/81 (1) provides that the said stocks, belonging to or held by the EOK (National Tobacco Bureau), must be disposed of, under certain conditions, before 1 January 1987;
Whereas it was not possible to dispose of all the quantities of tobacco in question within the scheduled period; whereas that period should, therefore, be extended;
Whereas, in view of the quality characteristics of the tobacco which has not yet been disposed of, market outlets will probably not be found for some of the stocks in question; whereas the possibility should therefore be provided for the Hellenic Republic to destroy the said quantities,