11.5.89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 129/17 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1252/89 of 3 May 1989 fixing, for the 1989 harvest, the norm and intervention prices and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, the derived intervention prices for baled tobacco, the reference qualities, the production areas and the guaranteed maximum quantities and amending Regulations (EEC).No 1577/86, (EEC) No 1975/87 and (EEC) No 2268/88 . THE COUNCIL- OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to' the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70. of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No- 1251/89 (?), and in particular Articles 2 (5), 4 (4), 4 (5) and 6 (8) thereof, . Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3), Having regard to- the opinion of the European Parliament (*), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (°), Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Whereas, when the prices for raw tobacco are fixed, account should be taken both of the objectives of the common agricultural policy and of the contribution which the Community wishes to make to the harmonious development of world trade; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to assure the availability of supplies and to ensure-that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices; Whereas the norm and intervention prices for leaf tobacco must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 in order, in particular, to encourage producers to convert to the cultivation of those varieties which-are most in demand and most competitive -as well as being the least harmful to health; Whereas it is again desirable to fix, in respect of the 1989 harvest, derived intervention prices both for the varieties- which, before the common organization of the market came into force or, in the case of varieties grown in Greece, Spain (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1. (2) See page 16 of this Official Journal. (3) OJ No C 82, 3. 4. 1989, p. 74. (*) OJ No C 120, 16. 5. 1989. (%) Opinion delivered on 31 March 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal). and Portugal, prior to accession, qualified for a price guarantee. at the baled tobacco stage and for the varieties which are grown mainly in Germany, in order to take account of the marketing practices,in that country; Whereas Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 stipulates the fixing each year, for the following year’s harvest and within an overall quantity for the Community, and in line with the criteria specified in that Article, of a maximum guaranteed quantity for each tobacco variety or group of varieties grown in the Community, any overrun of which leads to a proportional reduction in the-norm and intervention prices and in the premiums; whereas however - these maximum guaranteed quantities must also be fixed for the harvest in progress; whereas they must therefore be set for both the 1989 and 1990 harvests; Whereas, when the provisions on the production quantity control arrangements are applied, account should be taken of the differences in quality depending on the characteristics of the soil and the climate; whereas those conditions are met for the varieties Badischer Geudertheimer and hybrids thereof, Badischer Burley and Paraguay; whereas maximum guaranteed quantities should consequently be fixed for specific production areas for these varieties; Whereas the premium granted to purchasers of Community tobacco is intended to enable them to pay producers of leaf tobacco.a price which is at the level of the norm price, account being taken of the trend in world market prices, and the level of prices established by the interaction of supply and demand on the Community market; Whereas the abovementioned prices and the amount of the premium must- be fixed for each variety produced in recognized - production areas and for a reference quality defined in such a way that as objective an assessment as possible can be made of the quality of the tobacco; Whereas, for the 1989 harvest, the recognized production areas for each variety of tobacco should be specified and the definitions of the reference qualities should be thoselaid ~ down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2268/88 of 19 July 1988 fixing, for the 1988 harvest, the norm and intervention prices and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, the derived intervention prices for baled tobacco, the reference qualities, the production areas and the guaranteed maximum quantities and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1975/87 (¢); () O] No L 199, 26. 7. 1988, p. 20.