COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 1330/90

of 14 May 1990

laying down special measures applicable to raw tobacco of a certain variety from the 1989 harvest

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 1329/90 (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) N° 727/70 shows for the 1988 harvest a marked increase in the quantities of the variety (Badischer Geudertheimer and hybrids thereof) taken over by the intervention agencies and whereby this risk exists for the 1989 harvest; whereas these quantities are substantially in excess of the production quantities and percentage set by Regulation (EEC) N° 1469/70 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2269/88 (5);

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 lower the intervention price for these varieties; whereas, in view of the need to re-establish balance on the market these measures should apply to the 1989 harvest,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1989 harvest, the intervention price for tobacco of variety 1 (Badischer Geudertheimer and hybrids thereof) is hereby lowered to 75 % of the corresponding norm price.

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, 14 May 1990.

For the Council

The President

D. J. O'MALLEY

(1) OJ N° L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.

(2) See page 25 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ N° C 49, 28. 2. 1990, p. 102.

(4) OJ N° L 164, 27. 7. 1970, p. 35.

(5) OJ N° L 199, 26. 7. 1988, p. 44.