European Parliament and Provisional data 13 March 2001, WRITTEN QUESTION P-0821/01 by Charles Tannock (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Substandard subsidised tobacco.

the Commission has given the go-ahead. The French Minister of Agriculture, Glavany, already considers that his proposal complies ‘perfectly’ with the criteria stated by the Commission. As long ago as the January 2001 plenary, the Commission and Council were explicitly warned against distortion of competition arising from the very disparate support measures.