COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 164/94 of 24 January 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2076/92 fixing the premiums for leaf tobacco by group of tobacco varieties and the processing quotas allocated by group of varieties and by Member State

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2076/92 (4) fixes the guarantee thresholds by group of varieties and by Member State for the 1994 harvest; whereas market conditions have changed since then; whereas this should be taken into account by adjusting the various guarantee thresholds to the foreseeable possibilities of disposal while maintaining unchanged the total quantities allocated to the Member States,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2076/92, the table 'GUARANTEE THRESHOLDS 1994' is hereby replaced by the table in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 24 January 1994.

For the Council

The President

G. MORAITIS

(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70.

(2) OJ No C 313, 19. 11. 1993, p. 9.

(3) OJ No C 20, 24. 1. 1994.

(4) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 77.

ANNEX

GUARANTEE THRESHOLDS 1994

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