Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 07. 10. 1996 C()M(%) 478 final 96/0241 (CNS) Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM The Council is requested to adopt this proposal for a Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco and granting supplementary amounts for flue-cured, light air-cured and dark air-cured tobaccos grown in Austria. The additional amount is 50% of the difference between the premium granted for the varieties concerned and the premium applicable for the 1992 harvest. The purpose of the amendment is to grant the same supplementary amounts in Austria as are granted for tobacco grown in Germany, being as the growing conditions for those tobaccos are similar in the two countries. i Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No. /. amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,1 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,2 Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,3 Whereas Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 provides for the award of a supplementary amount for flue-cured, light air-cured and dark air-cured tobaccos grown in Belgium, Germany and France; whereas the growing conditions for these tobaccos in Austria are similar to those in Germany; whereas Austria should therefore be entitled to the same supplementary amount as Germany; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 should be amended as a result; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 1 2 3 OJNoC OJ No C O J No C ^ Article 1 Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 is hereby amended as follows: The following sentence is added to paragraph 2: "The supplementary amount granted for tobaccos grown in Germany shall also be granted for tobaccos grown in Austria from the 1996 harvest on. " 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 For the Council *\ FINANCIAL STATEMENT BUDGET HEADING: 171 APPROPRIATIONS: ECU 1 022 million -J TITLE: Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco LEGAL BASIS: Articles 42 and 43 of the Treaty ATMS: To grant the same supplementary amounts to tobacco producers in Austria as are granted in Germany, in view of the similarity of growing conditions in the two countries FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: 5. 0. j 5. 1. EXPENDITURE - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET (REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) - NATIONAL AUTHORITIES -OTHER REVENUE - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) -NATIONAL 5. 0. 1. 5. 1. 1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE ESTIMATED REVENUE PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS (ECU million) CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR (96) (ECU million) FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR (97) (ECU million) 0. 4 p. m. * 0. 4 1998 0. 4 1999 0. 4 2000 0. 4 2001 0. 4 5. 2. METHOD OF CALCULATION: Supplementary amounts Flue-cured: 30 t x ECU 387. 6/t = Light air-cured: 470 t x ECU 678. 6/t = Dark air-cured: 100 t x ECU 423. 8/t = ECU 0. 011 million ECU 0. 319 million ECU 0. 042 million ECU 0. 372 million 6. 0. 6. 1. 6. 2. 6. 3. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? YES/NG CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TFIANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? YES/NO OBSERVATIONS * Any payment for the 1996 hardest from the 1996 budget will be negligible b ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 478 final DOCUMENTS EN 03 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-485-EN-C ISBN 92-78-09683-0 Office far Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg