31973R1363

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REGULATION (EEC) No 1363 /73 OF THE COUNCIL of 15 May 1973

fixing the derived intervention prices and the reference qualities for baled tobacco from the 1973 harvest

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Council Regulation (EEC) No 1362/73 (3 ) of 15 May 1973 fixing the norm prices, the intervention prices Having regard to the Treaty establishing the and the references qualities for leaf tobacco from the European Economic Community; 1973 harvest, should be retained, adjusting them to the characteristics peculiar to baled tobacco ; whereas Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No the baled tobacco corresponding to the characteristics 727/70 (*) of 21 April 1970 on the common thus determined may be considered as representative organization of the market in raw tobacco, as last of the average quality of baled tobacco obtained by amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of the first processing and market preparation of leaf Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in tobacco of the corresponding reference quality; particular Article 6 ( 8 ) thereof;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, the derived intervention price for a stated variety shall be equal to the intervention price, Having regard to the Opinion of the European fixed in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 Parliament ; of the said Regulation, for leaf tobacco of the variety in question, plus the cost of first processing and Whereas derived intervention prices for baled market preparation of Community leaf tobacco as tobacco which has been obtained from leaf tobacco baled tobacco ; whereas the flat-rate assessment of harvested in the Community and has undergone first this cost made when derived intervention prices were processing and market preparation may be fixed each last fixed should be retained, since this assessment year for the Community for the harvest of the may still be considered valid ; following calendar year;

Whereas it is desirable to fix, for the 1973 harvest also, derived intervention prices for the varieties HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : which, before entry into force of the common organization of the market, benefited from a price * guarantee at the baled tobacco stage, and for the varieties which are mainly grown in Germany, in Article 1 order to take account of marketing practices in that country ; The reference qualities referred to in Article 6 (3 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 for each Community Whereas the intervention prices must be fixed for produced variety of baled tobacco for which a each Community-produced variety and for a derived intervention price is fixed are shown in reference quality corresponding to the average quality Annex I. of baled tobacco obtained by the first processing and market preparation of leaf tobacco of the reference quality for which the norm price of the same variety is fixed ; Article 2

Whereas, to this end , it is necessary to define the Tor the 1973 harvest, the derived intervention prices reference qualities in such a way as to allow as for baled tobacco referred to in Article 6 of objective an assessment as possible of the quality of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 are shown in Annex II. the baled tobacco; whereas the corresponding reference qualities of leaf tobacco determined by

H OJ No L 94, 28 . 4. 1970, p . 1 . (3 ) See p. 36 of this Official Journal. (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p . 14.

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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

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ANNEX I

Baled 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, fermented normally Packaging : in bales or cases of approx. 75 to 175 kg or in barrels of approx. 225 to 450 kg Moisture : 16 %

2 Badischer Burley E Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf) Class 1 : leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, fleshy, light brown to reddish or dark brown , of uniform length, fermented normally Packaging : in bales or cases of approx. 75 to 175 kg or in barrels of approx. 225 to 450 kg Moisture : 15 %

3 Virgin SCR Class 1 Leaf Class 1 : leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, yellow to reddish or brownish yellow, fermented normally Packaging : in bales or cases of approx. 75 to 175 kg or in barrels of approx. 225 to 450 kg Moisture : 13 %

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 barrels of approx. 330 to 350 kg Moisture : 13 %

11 (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 barrels of approx. 330 to 350 kg Moisture : 13 %

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Serial No Varieties Reference qualities

11(b) Maryland Leaf in Category A Category A : leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing defects and only slightly mottled, of av­ erage texture with stems (midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound, of a rather lively reddish brown colour Packaging : in barrels of approx. 330 to 350 kg Moisture : 13 %

12 ( a) Kentucky and Leaf in Category B hybrids thereof Category B : leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without (b) Moro di Cori curing defects and in good condition , ( c) Salento brown in colour, with some damage Packaging : in barrels of approx. 350 kg Moisture : 16 %

13 - ( a) Nostrano del Leaf in Category B Brenta Category B : leaf of firm or light texture, sound, well (b) Resistente 142 cured, or properly fermented according to the traditional method, brown or dark ( c) Gojano brown in colour, with minor damage Packaging : in bales of approx. 170 to 180 kg Moisture : 18 %

14 Beneventano Leaf in Category B Category B : leaf sufficiently ripe, firm texture or possibly coarse or thin, with minor defects as regards curing and fermentation and damage Packaging : in bales of approx. 120 kg or barrels of approx. 330 kg Moisture : 16 %

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 : small bales of approx. 18 to 21 kg Moisture : 13 %

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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 bales of approx. 80 to 90 kg Moisture : 16 %

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ANNEX II

Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco

Serial No Varieties u.a./kg

( a) Badischer Geudertheimer 1 2-674 ( b) Forchheimer Havanna II c

2 Badischer Burley E 3-011

3 Virgin SCR 2-480

10 Bright 2-315

11 (a)] Burley I 1-993

11 ( b) Maryland 2-096

( a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof 12 (b) Moro di Cori 1-885 ( c) Salento

( a) Nostrano del Brenta 13 ( b) Resistente 142 2-020 ( c) Gojano

14 Beneventano 1-539

15 Xanti-Yakà 3-151

16 Perustitza 2-755

17 Erzegovina and hybrids thereof 2-481

( a) Round Tip g 18 ( b) Scafati 13-171 ( c) Sumatra I