30.7.92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 215/77 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2076/92 of 30 June 1992 fixing the premiums for leaf tobacco by group of tobacco varieties and the processing quotas allocated by group of varieties and by Member State THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 4 (1), 8 second subparagraph and 9 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2}, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (*), Whereas, when the premiums for raw tobacco are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the common agricultural policy aims in particular to guarantee a fair standard of living for the farming community and to ensure supplies at reasonable . prices to consumers; whereas the premiums must take account in particular of past and foreseeable possibilities of disposal of the various tobaccos under normal conditions of competition; Whereas Article 8 (2) and 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 provide for the annual allocation of guarantee thresholds for each group of varieties among the producer Member States; whereas those thresholds should be fixed for the 1993 and 1994 harvests taking account in particular of market conditions and the socio-economic and agricultural circumstances of the production areas concerned, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 For the 1993 harvest, the premium referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 for each group of raw tobacco varieties, and the supplementary amounts, shall be as set out in Annex I hereto. Article 2 For the 1993 and 1994 harvests, the guarantee thresholds referred to in Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 by group of varieties and by Member State shall be as set out in Annex II hereto. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 30 June 1992. (*) See page 70 of this Official Journal. (2) O No C 295, 14. 11. 1991, p. 17. . (%) O] No C 94, 13. 4. 1992. (4) O] No C 98, 21. 4. 1992, p. 18. For the Council The President Arlindo MARQUES CUNHA