31974R1135

No L 128/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 10 . 5 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1135/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 1974

fixing the derived intervention prices and the reference qualities for baled tobacco from the 1974 harvest

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, to this end, it is necessary to define the COMMUNITIES , reference qualities so that as objective an assessment as possible can be made of the quality of the baled tobacco ; whereas the corresponding reference qual­ ities of leaf tobacco set out in Council Regulation Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ (EEC) No 1134/74 (3 ) of 29 April 1974 fixing the pean Economic Community ; norm price, the intervention price and the reference qualities for leaf tobacco from the 1974 harvest, should be retained, with such adjustments as necess­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 727/ ary to take account of the characteristics peculiar 70 0 ) of 21 April 1970 on the common organization to baled tobacco ; whereas the baled tobacco corres­ of the market in raw tobacco, as last amended by the ponding to the reference qualities thus determined Act of Accession (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 8 ) can be considered as representative of the average thereof ; quality of baled tobacco obtained by the first processing and market preparation of leaf tobacco of the corresponding reference quality; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Whereas Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 Parliament; provides that, for a stated variety, the derived inter­ vention price shall be equal to the intervention price fixed in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 Whereas so far as baled tobacco which has been of the said Regulation for leaf tobacco of the same obtained from Community-grown leaf tobacco and variety, plus the cost of first processing and market which has undergone first processing and market preparation of Community leaf tobacco as baled preparation is concerned, derived intervention prices tobacco ; whereas the flat-rate assessment of this cost, may be fixed each year for the harvest of the follow­ made when derived . intervention prices were last ing calendar year; fixed should be adjusted to take account of the average increase in earnings in the Community, Whereas it is desirable to fix, in respect of the 1974 harvest, derived intervention prices both for the varieties which before the common organization of the market came into force were subject to a price guarantee at the baled tobacco stage, and for the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : varieties which are principally grown in Germany, in order to take account of marketing practices in that country ;

Article 1 Whereas the derived intervention price must be fixed for each Community-produced variety and for a reference quality corresponding to the average For the 1974 harvest, the reference qualities referred quality of baled tobacco obtained by the first to in Article 6 (3 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/ processing and market preparation of leaf tobacco of 70 for each Community-produced variety of baled the reference quality for which the norm price of the tobacco for which a derived intervention price is same variety is fixed ; fixed are set out in Annex I.

{ l) OJ No L 94 , 28 . 4. 1970, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (3) See page 29 of this Official Journal .

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Article 2 for baled tobacco referred to in Article 6 of Regu­ lation ( EEC ) No 727/70 are set out in Annex II . For the 1974 harvest the derived intervention prices

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

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 1974 . For the Council

The President

J. ERTL

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ANNEX I

Baled tobacco : varieties and their reference qualities

Serial Varieties Reference qualities No

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 defects , 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 %

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Serial Varieties Reference qualities No

11 a) Burley I Leaf in Category A

Category A : leaf sufficiently ripe , without curing defects, of open possibly firm texture, stems (midribs ) and veins not too promi­ nent, sound, of a more or less lively nut-brown colour Packaging : in barrels of approx. 330 to 350 kg

Moisture : 13 %

11 b) Maryland Leaf in Category A

Category A : leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing defects 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 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, brown in colour, with some damage c) Salento 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%

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Serial f >' | Varieties Reference qualities No "J

15 Xanti-Yakà Leaf in Category B 16 Perustitza Category B : leaf reasonably sound and ripe, with some slight curing defects, mainly of light tex­ 17 Erzegovina and ture, from yellow to brown in colour, with hybrids thereof marked damage but in good condition, may also include lugs Packaging : small bales of approx. 18 to 21 kg Moisture : 13%

18 a) Round Tip Leaf in Category B b) Scafati Category B : lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the c) Sumatra I following proportions :

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 11

Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco

Derived intervention Serial Varieties price No (u.a. /kg )

1 a) Badischer Geudertheimer 2·840 b) Forchheimer Havanna II c

2 Badischer Burley E 3·171

3 Virgin SCR 2·642

10 Bright 2·465

11 a ) Burley I 2·069

11 b ) Maryland 2·249

12 a ) Kentucky and hybrids thereof

b ) Moro di Cori 2·049

c) Salento

13 a ) Nostrano del Brenta

b ) Resistente 142 2·120

c) Gojano

14 Beneventano 1·609

15 Xanti-Yakà 3·247

16 Perustitza 2·837

17 Erzegovina and hybrids thereof 2·561

18 a ) Round Tip b) Scafati 13·962

c) Sumatra I