Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4263/88 of 21 December 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tobacco

• Published date: 31 December 1988
• Subject Matter: Tobacco
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 376, 31 December 1988

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4263/88 of 21 December 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tobacco

Official Journal L 376 , 31/12/1988 P. 0034 - 0038
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 28 P. 0060
Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 28 P. 0060

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4263/88 of 21 December 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tabacco

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 tabacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2267/88 (2), and in particular Article 3 (3) thereof,

Whereas Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 specifies, among other requirements for the granting of the premium, that the purchaser shall have concluded a contract with the producer; whereas Community rules should be laid down which define the nature of such contracts; whereas the relevant requirements concerning the cultivation contract are set out in Article 2b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2824/88 (4);

Whereas it has been found that the wording of cultivation contracts varies from one producer Member State to another; whereas for the sake of more efficient monitoring of the application of the Community provisions, in particular those designed to ensure that the purchaser pays the producer a price which is at least equal to that required for entitlement to the premium, a model cultivation contract should be adopted which sets out all the particulars which must be included therein; whereas, since there will be one model contract for the whole Community, it may be termed ´European cultivation contract (raw tobacco)';

Whereas in order also to ensure the greatest uniformity of application in the Member States of certain requirements as to drying, grading and verification of execution of the contract these should also be incorporated in the model contract;

Whereas additions may be made to the model contract to take account of production requirements specific to certain Member States or areas thereof;

Whereas Article 2b of Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 stipulates that cultivation declarations and contracts must be concluded before...