Whereas, pursuant to Article 34(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 as regards the premium scheme, production quotas and the specific aid to be granted to producer groups in the raw tobacco sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1373/1999 (4), the Commission must determine, on the basis of proposals from the Member States, which sensitive production areas and/or groups of high-quality varieties, up to a maximum of 25 % of each Member State's guarantee threshold, are to be exempt from application of the quota buyback programme;
ker mora na podlagi člena 34(2) Uredbe Komisije (ES) št. 2848/98 z dne 22. decembra 1998 o določitvi podrobnih pravil za uporabo Uredbe Sveta (EGS) št. 2075/92 glede sheme premij, proizvodnih kvot in posebne pomoči za skupine proizvajalcev na področju surovega tobaka fn, kakor je bila nazadnje spremenjena z Uredbo (ES) št. 1373/1999 fn, Komisija določiti, na podlagi predlogov držav članic, občutljiva proizvodna območja in/ali skupine sort visoke kakovosti, za katere se do največ 25 % jamstvenega praga vsake države članice ne uporablja program odkupa kvot;