Regulation (EEC) No 1467/70 of the Council of 20 July 1970 fixing certain general rules governing intervention on the market in raw tobacco

• Published date: 27 July 1970
• Subject Matter: Tobacco
• Official Gazette Publication: Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 164, 27 luglio 1970,Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 164, 27 juillet 1970

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Regulation (EEC) No 1467/70 of the Council of 20 July 1970 fixing certain general rules governing intervention on the market in raw tobacco

Official Journal L 164 , 27/07/1970 P. 0032 - 0033
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REGULATION (EEC) No 1467/70 OF THE COUNCIL of 20 July 1970 fixing certain general rules governing intervention on the market in raw tobacco

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 (1) of 21 April 1970 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco, and in particular Articles 5 (5), 6 (9) and 6 (3) thereof;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;

Whereas the creation of a single market in raw tobacco necessitates the application of Community intervention measures so that Community producers may dispose of their produce under conditions equivalent to those existing for most of the produce within the framework of national market organisations;

Whereas the need for intervention agencies to have leaf tobacco which they have bought in processed and prepared for market requires a distinction to be made between intervention centres handling first processing, market preparation and storage and intervention centres handling the collection and temporary warehousing of leaf tobacco, in order to facilitate delivery of the product offered for intervention ; whereas a list of those centres should be drawn up to ensure that intervention provides those concerned with guarantees which are equivalent in all production regions of the Community;

Whereas implementation of Community intervention measures requires that intervention agencies take over tobacco under conditions which take particular account of regional differences in cultivation and curing methods for the different varieties of tobacco ; whereas, consequently, the choice of intervention centres should be restricted to those nearest the place of production or first processing since these...