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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3588/85

of 17 December 1985

amending, by reason of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Regulations (EEC) Nos 1726/70 and 2603/71 relating to tobacco

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof,

Whereas Regulations (EEC) Nos 1726/70 of 25 August 1970 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 887/85 (2), and 2603/71 of 6 December 1971 on detailed rules for the conclusion of contracts for first processing and market preparation of tobacco held by intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3212/83 (4), provide that certain specific information should be supplied; whereas, by reason of the accession of Spain and Portugal, additions should be made to the lists of such information;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession, the institutions of the Community may adopt before accession the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 is hereby amended as follows:

- The following is added to Article 4 (1) (a):

'tabaco en hoja recolectado en la Comunidad'

'tabaco em rama colhido na Comunidade'

- The following is added to Article 4 (1) (b):

'tabaco en hoja importado de países terceros'

'tabaco em rama proveniente de países terceiros'

- The following indents are added to the third paragraph of Article 5:

'- tabaco importado de países terceros'

'- tabaco importado de países terceiros'

2. The following indents are added to the second paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2603/71:

'- tabaco de intervencion'

'- tabaco de intervençao.'

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986 subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1985.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 191, 27. 8. 1970, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 96, 3. 4. 1985, p. 12.

(3) OJ No L 269, 8. 12. 1971, p. 11.

(4) OJ No L 318, 16. 11. 1983, p. 6.