5.11. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 273/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3050/93 of 4 November 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 as regards the conditions for the rccogmtlon of producer groups and the payment of the specific aid in the tobacco sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 (*), and in particular Articles 12 (3) and 27 thereof, Whereas, to adhere to the spirit of Article 12 of Regula- tion (EEC) No 2075/92, and to encourage in particular the concentration of supply and its adjustment to the market’s qualitative requirements, it can be agreed that where a producer group consists wholly or partly of members which are themselves producer groups the total number of producers who belong directly or indirectly to the composite group is the important factor ; whereas the conditions for recognizing producer groups laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 of 19 January 1993 on the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector (?) should accordingly be partly redefined ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 of 19 June 1978 on producer groups and associations thereof (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 746/93 (*), lays down that recognition of a producer group is subject to the inclusion in its articles of associa- tion of specific provisions to ensure that group members wishing to withdraw their membership may do so; whereas those internal rules differ from those laid down for the recognition of producer groups pursuant to Regu- lation (EEC) No 84/93; whereas provision should there- fore be made so that the groups recognized pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 are not required to amend their statutes so as to be eligible for the specific aid provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 84/93; Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 84/93, the Member States are required to send the Commission for its approval the drafts. granting groups recognition ; whereas, in the light of experience, the procedure should be simplified so that groups can be recognized more speedily ; Whereas, with a view to the effective use of the specific aid provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, provi- sion should be made for paying advances to producer () ©J No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70. () OJ No L 12, 20. 1. 1993, p. 5. () O] No L 166, 23. 6. 1978, p. 1. () OF No L 77, 31. 3. 1993, p. 14. groups ; whereas the conditions for the payment and use of such advances should be laid down; Whereas Article 2 (1) (¢) and Article 2 (1) () of Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 lay down that the articles of association governing the operation of the group must include specific provisions on both marketing of production compliance with common rules on production ; whereas certain producer groups would be required to amend their present articles of association to bring them into line with Article 2 (1) (e) and Article 2 (1) (I) of Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 in order to be eligible for the specific aid provided for in that Regulation ; whereas such a amend- ment of internal rules involves lengthy administrative procedures that are difficult to undertake within the time limits provided for ; whereas it should therefore be agreed, on a temporary basis and for the 1993 harvest alone, that observance of the conditions laid down in Article 2 (1) (e) and Article 2 (1) (I) may be evidenced by special docu- ments approved by the competent authority in the Member State ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 84/93 is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 1(2) is replaced By the following : ‘2. Where a producer group consists wholly or partly of members who are themselves producer groups, each of those groups must meet the conditions laid down in this Regulation, with the exception of those laid down in Article 2 (1) (f). 2. The following paragraph is added after the second indent of Article 2 (1) (g): ‘However, where the group receives the aid provided for in Title III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 ("), the provisions laid down in Article 6 (1) (d) of that Regulation shall apply. () OJ No L 166, 23. 6. 1978, p. 1.