COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1253/89 of 3 May 1989 laying down special measures applicable to raw tobacco of certain varieties from the 1989, 1990 and 1991 harvests

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 1251/89 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 13 (8) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),

Whereas the Commission report provided for in Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 shows for the 1986 and 1987 harvests a marked increase in the quantities of the varieties Forchheimer Havanna, Mavra and Tsebelia taken over by the intervention agencies; whereas these quantities are substantially in excess of the production quantities and percentage set by Regulation (EEC) No 1469/70 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/87 (5) and with effect form the 1988 harvest by Regulation (EEC) No 2269/88 (6);

Whereas it is necessary therefore to adopt special measures as provided for in Article 13 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, and in particular to reduce the intervention price for these varieties; whereas in view of the need to rebalance the market the lower price should apply to a number of consecutive harvests,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The intervention price for tobacco of the 1989, 1990 and 1991 harvests of the following varieties shall be reduced to 75 % of the corresponding norm price: No 11 Forchheimer Havanna II c, No 23 Tsebelia and No 24 Mavra.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 May 1989.

For the Council

The President

P. SOLBES

(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.

(2) See page 16 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ No C 82, 3. 4. 1989, p. 98.

(4) OJ No L 164, 27. 7. 1970, p. 35.

(5) OJ No L 357, 19. 12. 1987, p. 1.

(6) OJ No L 199, 26. 7. 1988, p. 44.