Council Regulation (EEC) No 8/81 of 1 January 1981 on the disposal by the Hellenic Republic of raw tobacco stocks existing in Greece and coming from harvests prior to accession
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Council Regulation (EEC) No 8/81 of 1 January 1981 on the disposal by the Hellenic Republic of raw tobacco stocks existing in Greece and coming from harvests prior to accession Official Journal L 001 , 01/01/1981 P. 0012 - 0014 Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 20 P. 0156 Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 20 P. 0156
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , P . 1 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 8/81
OF 1 JANUARY 1981
ON THE DISPOSAL BY THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC OF RAW TOBACCO STOCKS EXISTING IN GREECE AND COMING FROM HARVESTS PRIOR TO ACCESSION
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 72 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS ARTICLE 88 OF THE ACT LAYS DOWN THAT ANY STOCK OF TOBACCO EXISTING IN GREECE AND COMING FROM HARVESTS PRIOR TO ACCESSION MUST BE ENTIRELY DISPOSED OF BY , AND AT THE EXPENSE OF , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC ;
WHEREAS THE FIRST HARVEST SUBJECT TO THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IS THE 1981 HARVEST ;
WHEREAS THE TOBACCO STOCKS WITHDRAWN FROM THE MARKET , EXISTING AT PRESENT IN GREECE , BELONG TO , OR ARE HELD BY , THE EOK ( NATIONAL TOBACCO BUREAU ); WHEREAS A SURVEY HAS BEEN MADE BY THE GREEK AUTHORITIES OF STOCKS FROM HARVESTS PRIOR TO THE 1980 HARVEST ; WHEREAS IT IS AT PRESENT POSSIBLE TO DO NO MORE THAN ESTIMATE STOCKS FROM THE 1980 HARVEST ;
WHEREAS THESE STOCKS MAY BE DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH GREEK LEGISLATION , SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS ALLOWING THE COMMISSION TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET ;
WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE LARGE STOCKS TO BE DISPOSED OF , IT SHOULD BE LAID DOWN THAT THE QUANTITIES WHICH MAY BE PUT UP FOR SALE DURING A GIVEN PERIOD MAY NOT EXCEED A CERTAIN CEILING ; WHEREAS , FOR THOSE REASONS , IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A SUFFICIENTLY LONG PERIOD FOR DISPOSAL ; WHEREAS IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO FIX A SIX-YEAR PERIOD FOR DISPOSING OF THESE STOCKS , TO BEGIN AS FROM ACCESSION ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article1¶
THIS REGULATION LAYS DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR APPLYING THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 88 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION .
Article2¶
1 . THIS REGULATION APPLIES TO RAW TOBACCO WITHIN HEADING NO 24.01 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
- ORIGINATING IN GREECE ,
- COMING FROM THE 1976 , 1977 , 1978 , 1979 AND 1980 HARVESTS AND BELONGING TO , OR HELD BY , THE EOK .
2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION , NOT LATER THAN 31 JULY 1981 , THE QUANTITIES OF TOBACCO FROM THE 1980 HARVEST BOUGHT IN OR HELD BY THE EOK , BROKEN DOWN BY VARIETY , AND THE DATE OF THE LAST WITHDRAWAL OF TOBACCO BY THE EOK .
3 . THE DATA RELATING TO THE STOCKS FROM HARVESTS PRIOR TO THE 1980 HARVEST AND THE ESTIMATES FOR THE 1980 HARVEST ARE CONTAINED IN THE ANNEX HERETO .
Article3¶
1 . THE DISPOSAL OF THE STOCKS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) SHALL BE EFFECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF GREEK LEGISLATION AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION .
DISPOSAL SHALL BE MANAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT NO DISTURBANCE OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET TAKES PLACE .
2 . THE STOCKS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) SHALL BE DISPOSED OF BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1987 .
3 . THE QUANTITY TO BE DISPOSED OF EACH YEAR MAY NOT EXCEED ONE FIFTH OF THE TOTAL OF THE QUANTITIES AND ESTIMATE CONTAINED IN THE ANNEX .
EACH YEAR THE COMMISSION MAY REDUCE OR INCREASE THIS QUANTITY BY UP TO 17 % , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 .
4 . THE STOCKS SHALL BE DISPOSED OF ON THE MARKETS OF THIRD COUNTRIES . HOWEVER , EACH YEAR THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE , ON THE BASIS OF ALL THE INFORMATION AT ITS DISPOSAL AND OF THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 3 , WHETHER THE STOCKS TO BE DISPOSED OF FOR THE YEAR IN QUESTION MAY BE PUT ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET , AND IF SO THE QUANTITIES AND VARIETIES THEREOF .
5 . EVERY THREE MONTHS , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION THE QUANTITIES DISPOSED OF , THEIR DESTINATIONS AND THE PRICES OBTAINED .
Article4¶
THE DETAILED RULES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 17 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 ( 1 ).
Article5¶
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1981 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 JANUARY 1981 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
D . F . VAN DER MEI
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ANNEX
EOK STOCKS ( IN TONNES )
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HARVEST AND VARIETY // PACKED // LEAF // TOTAL //
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1976 //
BASMA // 2 394.7 // - // 2 394.7 //
KATERINI // 1 249.7 // - // 1 249.7 //
KABAKOULAK TRADITIONAL // 4 808.1 // - // 4 808.1 //
KABAKOULAK NON-TRADITIONAL // 4 243.4 // - // 4 243.6 //
MYRODATA AGRINION // 264.9 // 59.0 // 323.9 //
ZICHNOMYRODATA // 87.4 // - // 87.4 //
MAVRA // 1 452.5 // - // 1 452.5 //
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TOTAL // 14 500.9 // 59.0 // 14 559.9 //
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1977 //
BASMA // 2 010.4 // - // 2 010.4 //
KATERINI // 2 035.0 // - // 2 035.0 //
KABAKOULAK TRADITIONAL // 6 692.4 // - // 6 692.4 //
KABAKOULAK NON-TRADITIONAL // 6 995.2 // 1 491.0 // 8 486.2 //
MYRODATA AGRINION // 988.0 // - // 988.0 //
ZICHNOMYRODATA // 312.3 // - // 312.3 //
TSEBELIA // - // 2 181.8 // 2 181.8 //
MAVRA // - // 2 399.8 // 2 399.8 //
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TOTAL // 19 033.3 // 6 072.6 // 25 105.9 //
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1978 //
BASMA // 698.2 // - // 698.2 //
KATERINI // 1 076.9 // - // 1 076.9 //
KABAKOULAK TRADITIONAL // 2 406.3 // - // 2 406.3 //
KABAKOULAK NON-TRADITIONAL // 839.8 // 3 429.5 // 4.269.3 //
MYRODATA AGRINION // 194.6 // - // 194.6 //
ZICHNOMYRODATA // 26.6 // - // 26.6 //
TSEBELIA // - // 6 949.0 // 6 949.0 //
MAVRA // - // 3 121.0 // 3 121.0 //
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TOTAL // 5 242.4 // 13 499.5 // 18 741.9 //
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1979 //
BASMA // - // 3 497.9 // 3 497.9 //
KATERINI // - // 1 749.0 // 1 719.0 //
KABAKOULAK TRADITIONAL // - // 2 038.4 // 2 038.4 //
KABAKOULAK NON-TRADITIONAL // - // 3 582.3 // 3 582.3 //
MYRODATA AGRINION // - // 1 838.5 // 1 838.5 //
ZYCHNOMYRODATA // - // 64.1 // 64.1 //
TSEBELIA // - // 13 760.4 // 13 760.4 //
MAVRA // - // 2 875.2 // 2 875.2 //
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TOTAL // - // 29 405.8 // 29 405.8 //
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1980 //
( ESTIMATE ) // // // MORE OR LESS 30 000 //