Agricultural prices 1996/1997: premiums for leaf tobacco by group of tobacco varieties

Agricultural prices and related measures 1996/97 - Tobacco. The common market organization as reformed in 1992 is now well established. With respect to the fixing of the guaranteed threshold, the Council requested the Commission to present its proposal at an early stage, prior to the price package, so as to allow tobacco producers to know their rights in advance of the planting season. Accordingly, the proposal regarding the 1996 and 1997 harvests is now before the Council and a decision is expected before the end of February. This proposal is essentially a roll-forward of the 1995 situation. �