COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1896/91 of 28 June 1991 extending Regulations (EEC) No 3886/87, and (EEC) No 3665/88 and (EEC) No 3766/89 fixing, in respect of 1987, 1988 and 1989 crops, export refunds for raw tobacco

THE COMMISSION 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 1737/91 (2), and in particular the first sentence of the third subparagraph of

Article 9

(2) thereof,

Whereas export refunds were fixed in respect of certain varieties of tobacco from the 1987, 1988 and 1989 crops by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 3886/87 (3), (EEC) No 3665/88 (4) and (EEC) No 3766/89 (5) respectively, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1778/90 (6);

Whereas the final date for granting those refunds was set at 30 June 1991; whereas, in respect of certain varieties of that tobacco, export possibilities after that date have presented themselves; whereas it is advisable to grant refunds in respect of the varieties in question from the 1987, 1988 and 1989 harvests, in order to enable those exports to be carried out;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. In Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3886/87, '30 June 1991' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1991'.

2. In Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/88, '30 June 1991' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1991'.

3. In Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3766/88, '30 June 1991' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1991'.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 June 1991. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 163, 26. 6. 1991. (3) OJ No L 365, 24. 12. 1987, p. 35. (4) OJ No L 318, 25. 11. 1988, p. 19. (5) OJ No L 365, 15. 12. 1989, p. 28. (6) OJ No L 163, 29. 6. 1990, p. 16.