Commission Regulation (EEC) No 409/76 of 23 February 1976 establishing Community methods for the determination of the moisture content of raw tobacco

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 409/76  of 23 February 1976  establishing Community methods for the determination of the moisture content of 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 the Act of Accession (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 3 (3) and Article 7 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 of 25 August 1970 on intervention procedure for raw tobacco (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 408/76 (4), fixes the moisture content to be taken into consideration for determining the net weight of leaf tobacco and of baled tobacco;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 of 25 August 1970 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tobacco (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 408/76, refers to the same moisture content as a basis for determining the net weight of tobacco in respect of which a premium has been applied for;
Whereas, in order to ensure the uniform application of the rules relating to the common organization of the market in tobacco, Article 1a (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 provides that the Commission shall establish one or more Community methods for the determination of the moisture content of raw tobacco;
Whereas two such methods which have so far been the subject of scientific studies at Community level have very similar qualities and provide valid results which are comparable ; whereas these two methods should therefore be adopted, without prejudice to the future adoption of other methods which are the subject of similar studies and which give comparable results;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Raw Tobacco,