COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1550/95 of 29 June 1995 fixing, for the 1995 harvest, the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by group of tobacco varieties

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 4 (1) thereof,

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

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

Whereas, when the premiums for raw tobacco are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the common agricultural policy aims in particular to guarantee a fair standard of living for the farming community and to ensure that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices; whereas the premiums must take account in particular of past and foreseeable possibilities of disposal of the various tobaccos under normal conditions of competition;

Whereas Article 8, second subparagraph, and 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 provide for the annual allocation of guarantee thresholds for each group of varieties among the producer Member States; whereas those thresholds should be fixed for the 1995 harvest, taking account in particular of market conditions and the socio-economic and agricultural circumstances of the production areas concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1995 harvest, the premium referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 for each group of raw tobacco varieties, and the supplementary amounts, shall be as set out in the Annex I hereto.

Article 2

For the 1995 harvest, the guarantee thresholds referred to in Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 by group of varieties and by Member State shall be as set out in Annex II hereto.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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 Luxembourg, 29 June 1995.

For the Council The President J. BARROT

(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 711/95 (OJ No L 73, 1. 4. 1995, p. 13).

(2) OJ No C 99, 21. 4. 1995, p. 45.

(3) OJ No C 151, 19. 6. 1995.

ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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