No L 243/16 Official Journal of the European Communities. 6. 9. 90 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2570/90. of 5 September 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 on intervention procedure for raw tobacco THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (‘), as last amended Regulation (EEC) No . 1329/90 (), and in particular Articles S (6) and 6 (10) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 201/88 (%), lays down detailed rules on intervention for raw tobacco; Whereas experience gained in the application of Regula- tion (EEC) No -1727/70 makes it necessay to improve the procedures to be followed for the buying-in of tobacco ; whereas the quality of batches offered for intervention should in particular be improved; whereas, in this connection, certain hatches offered for intervention should be rejected if the weight of tobacco not meeting the minimum quality requirements exceeds a given percentage ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Raw Tobacco, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The following paragraph is hereby added to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1727/70 : ‘3. If the weight of the tobacco not meeting the minimum characteristics and - the foreign matter contained exceed -10 % taken together, the whole batch must be rejected.’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following ‘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 Brussels, 5 September 1950. () OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1. 80 No L 132, 23. 5. 1950, p. 25. % O] No L 191, 27. 8. 1970, p. S. (4) Oj No L 20, 26. 1. 1988, p. 16. For.the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission.