COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1615/93 of 25 June 1993 amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 1652/92 fixing, in respect of 1988, 1989 and 1990 crops, export refunds for baled 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 860/92 (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 1988, 1989 and 1990 crops by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1652/92 (3), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3686/92 (4);

Whereas the final date for granting those refunds was set at 31 December 1992 for the 1988 harvest and at 30 June 1993 for the 1989 and 1990 harvests; whereas, in respect of certain varieties of that tabacco, export possibilities after that date have presented themselves; whereas it is advisable to grant refunds in respect of the varieties in question from the 1989 and 1990 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

The text in Article 2, second subparagraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 1652/92 shall be replaced by the following text:

'It shall apply until 31 December 1992 for the 1988 harvest and until 31 December 1993 for the 1989 and 1990 harvests.'

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 June 1993.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 91, 7. 4. 1992, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 172, 27. 6. 1992, p. 42.

(4) OJ No L 374, 22. 12. 1992, p. 10.

Amendments and corrections
December 31, 1993	See Art. 1
July 1, 1993	Entry into force - See Art 2