31973R1362

No L 141 /36 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 5 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 1362/73 OF THE COUNCIL of 15 May 1973 fixing the norm prices, the intervention prices and the reference qualities for leaf tobacco from the 1973 harvest

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Whereas the norm and intervention prices must be European Economic Community, and in particular fixed in accordance with the criteria listed in Article 2 Article 43 thereof ; ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 727/ 70 for each of the varieties of Community production and for a Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No reference quality of each variety ; 727/70 i 1 ) of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco, as last Whereas application of these criteria leads in the case amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of of several varieties to the fixing of norm and Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties , and in intervention prices for leaf tobacco at a higher level particular Article 2 (5 ) thereof; than for the previous harvest;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Article 1 Parliament ; For the 1973 harvest, the reference qualities for each Whereas, when the norm and intervention prices for Community produced tobacco variety referred to in leaf tobacco which has not undergone first processing Article 2 (3 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 are and market preparation are fixed, account should be shown in Annex I. taken both of the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy and of the contribution which the Article 2 Community desires to make to the harmonious growth of world trade ; whereas the aims of the Common Agricultural Policy are in particular to For the 1973 harvest, the norm and intervention prices ensure a reasonable standard of living for the for leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2 of Regulation agricultural community, to ensure that supplies are ( EEC ) No 727/ 70 are shown in Annex II .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 15 May 1973 .

For the Council

The President A. LAVENS

(') OJ No L 94, 28 . 4 . 1970, p . 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14.

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ANNEX I

Leaf tobacco : varieties and their reference qualities

Serial No Varieties Reference qualities

1 ( a) Badischer Class 1 Hauptgut (Top quality leaf) Geudertheimer . Class 1 : leaf ripe, sound , without blemish, dark ( b) Forchheimer brown to mottled brown , of uniform Havanna II c length Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands with non-tobacco material Moisture : 21 %

2 Badischer Burley E Class 1 Hauptgut ( Top quality leaf) Class 1 : leaf ripe, sound, without blemish , fleshy , reddish brown to light brown , of uni­ form length Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands with non-tobacco material Moisture : 21 %

3 Virgin SCR Class 1 Leaf Class 1 : leaf ripe, sound, without blemish , yellow to reddish yellow ; variations in colour such as brownish to greenish yellow are allowed up to a third of the leaf's surface Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands Moisture : 18 %

4 ( a ) Paraguay and Class 2 Middle leaf hybrids thereof Class 2 : leaf with minor defects as regards combustibility , colour, texture or ripeness ( b) Dragon vert ( over or under ripe) and hybrids thereof Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid ( loose leaf) Moisture : 27 %

5 Nijkerk Class 2 Tips Class 2 : — either leaf of second length (not ex­ ceeding 45 cm) with very gummy tex­ ture, fleshy, still undamaged ; strong and elastic, without prominent veins , well ripened producing a lively brown to dark brown colour ; — or leaf of first length (exceeding 45 cm) with a texture still gummy, fleshy and still undamaged, strong, with relatively prominent veins , of all colours except bottle green Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid ( loose leaf) Moisture : 27 %

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Serial No Varieties Reference qualities

6 Burley Class 1 Upper middle leaf (Burley x Bel) Class 1 : leaf well ripened, lively to fairly lively reddish brown colour, only slightly mot­ tled, of average or thin texture, not very close grain with parenchyma of average breadth Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf) Moisture : 26 %

7 ( a) Misionero 2nd quality Leaf and hybrids thereof 2nd quality : leaf fully developed over 45 cm, not coarse grained, lively to fairly lively, light some­ ( b) Rio Grande what yellowish colour, reasonably firm and hybrids and undamaged ; reasonably good com­ thereof bustibility Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf) Moisture : 27 %

8 ( a) Philippin Leaf in Category MG ( b) Petit Grammont (Flobecq) * Category MG : upper middle leaf ( c) Burley (Ergo X Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands 6410 and Ergo X Moisture : 25 % Bursana )

9 ( a) Semois Leaf in Categroy G ( b) Appelterre Category G : Large sound leaf Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands Moisture : 25 %

10 Bright Leaf in Category A Category A : leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing de­ fects, open texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound , of various shades of yellow Packaging : in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg Moisture : 16 %

H (a) Burley I Leaf in Category A Category A : leaf sufficiently ripe , without curing de­ fects, of open possibly firm texture, stems ( midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound, of a more or less lively nut-brown colour Packaging : in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg or tied in hands of 25 to 30 leaves with non­ tobacco material (fascicoli) Moisture : 16 %

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Serial No Varieties Reference qualities

11(b) Maryland Leaf in Category A Category A : leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing de­ fects and only slightly mottled, of average texture with stems ( midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound, of a rather lively reddish brown colour Packaging : in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg or tied in hands of 25 to 30 leaves with non­ tobacco material (fascicoli) Moisture : 16 %

12 ( a) Kentucky and Leaf in Category B hybrids thereof Category B : leaf ripe, of firm texture, without curing defects and in good condition , brown in ( b) Moro di Cori colour, with some damage ( c) Salento Packaging : in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a non-tobacco material (fascicoli) Moisture : 19 %

13 ( a) Nostrano del Leaf in Category B Brenta Category B : leaf of firm or light texture, sound, well ( b) Resistente cured, or properly fermented according to 142 the traditional method , brown or dark brown in colour, with minor damage ~ ( c) Gojano Packaging : in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a non-tobacco material (fascicoli) Moisture : 19 %

14 Beneventano Leaf in Category B Category B : leaf sufficiently ripe , firm texture or possibly coarse or thin , with minor de­ fects as regards curing and fermentation and damage Packaging : in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with non­ tobacco material (fascicoli) Moisture : 19 %

15 Xanti-Yakà Leaf in Category B 16 Perustitza Category B : leaf reasonably sound and ripe, with some 17 slight curing defects, mainly of light tex­ Erzegovina and ture, from yellow to brown in colour, hybrids thereof with marked damage but in good condi­ tion , may also include lugs Packaging : in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg Moisture : 15 %

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Serial No Varieties Reference qualities

18 ( a) Round Tip Leaf in Category B ( b) Scafati Category B : Lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the following proportions : ( c) Sumatra I 1st length (38 cm and over) 60 % 2nd length (from 32 to under 38 cm) 35 % 3rd length (from 25 to under 32 cm ) 5 % leaf of convenient size, fully ripe and of uniform colour, sound, without damage , fine texture, tensile and elastic, stems and veins not prominent, well fermented and in good condition, good combustibility, of typical flavour and aroma, suitable for wrapping cigars, including about 25 % broken leaf Packaging : in hands tied with a non-tobacco ma­ terial (fascicoli) Moisture : 18 %

19 ( a) Brasile Leaf in Category B Selvaggio Category B : leaf well developed, firm, green in colour, ( b) other with a strong aroma of alcohol varieties Packaging : in hands tied with a non-tobacco ma­ terial (fascicoli) Moisture : 20 %

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ANNEX 11

Norm price and intervention price for leaf tobacco

Intervention Serial Norm price in No Varieties price in u. a. /kg u. a. /kg

1 ( a) Badischer Geudertheimer 1-914 1-723 ( b) Forchheimer Havanna II c

2 Badischer Burley E 2-312 2-081

3 Virgin SCR 2-177 1-959

4 ( a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof 1-497 1-347 ( b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof

5 Nijkerk 1-582 1-424

6 Burley (Burley X Bel ) 1-790 1-611

7 ( a) Misionero and hybrids thereof 1-371 1-234 ( b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof

8 ( a) Philippin ( b) Petit Grammont (Flobecq ) 1-112 1-001 ( c) Burley (Ergo X 6410 and Ergo X Bursana )

9 ( a) Semois 1-331 1-198 ( b) Appelterre

10 Bright 1-813 1-632

11(a) Burley I 1-454 1-309

11 ( b) Maryland 1-554 1-399

12 ( a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof ( b) Moro di Cori 1-505 1-355 ( c) Salento

13 ( a ) Nostrano del Brenta ( b) Resistente 142 1-483 1-335 ( c) Goj ano

14 Beneventano 1-178 1-060

15 Xanti-Yakà 2-168 1-951

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Serial Norm price in Intervention No Varieties u.a./kg price in u.a. /kg

16 Perustitza 2-051 1-846

17 Erzegovina and hybrids thereof 1-837 1-653

18 ( a) Round Tip ( b) Scafati 9-706 8-735 ( c) Sumatra I

19 ( a) Brasile Selvaggio 0-907 0-816 ( b) Other varieties