31975R0673
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REGULATION (EEC) No 673/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 4 March 1975
fixing, for the 1975 harvest, the norm prices, the intervention prices and the reference qualities for leaf tobacco
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Article 2 (2 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 727/70 for each of the varieties produced in the Community and for a reference quality for each variety particularly Having regard to the Treaty establishing the in order to constitute an incentive for conversion European Economic Community, and in particular to the cultivation of those varieties which are most Article 43 thereof ; competitive and most in demand ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 727/70 (*) of 21 April 1970 on the common Whereas the application of these criteria and the organization of the market in raw tobacco , as last need for greater harmonization of the treatment amended by the Act of Accession (2), and in of different varieties within a given group with particular Article 2 (5 ) thereof ; regard to the norm price, lead to the fixing of a price for each variety of tobacco from the 1975 harvest at a level such that a price scale more in keeping Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; with conditions on an increasingly integrated Com munity market can be established, Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Social Committee ;
Whereas, when the norm and intervention prices for Article 1 leaf tobacco which has not undergone first processing and market preparation are fixed, account should be taken both of the objectives of the For the 1975 harvest the reference qualities for each common agricultural policy and of the contribution Community produced tobacco variety referred to in which the Community intends to make to the Article 2 (3 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 harmonious growth of world trade ; whereas the aims are shown in Annex I. of the common agricultural policy are in particular to ensure a reasonable standard of living for the agricultural Community, to ensure that supplies are Article 2 available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices ; For the 1975 harvest the norm and intervention Whereas the norm and intervention prices should prices for leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2 of be fixed in accordance with the criteria listed in Regulation (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 , 4 March 1975 . For the Council
The President
M. A. CLINTON
O 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 : 26 %
2 Badischer Burley E Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf) Class 1 : leaf ripe, sound, without blemish , fleshy , reddish brown to light brown , of uniform length Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands with non-tobacco material Moisture : 25%
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 : 19%
4 Class 2 Middle leaf a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof Class 2 : leaf with minor defects as regards com b) Dragon vert and bustibility, colour, texture or ripeness hybrids thereof (over or under ripe) 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 exceeding 45 cm) with very gummy texture, fleshy, still undamaged ; strong and elastic, without prominent veins, well ripened producing a lively brown to dark brown colour ;
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Serial No Varieties Reference qualities
5 Nijkerk — or leaf of first length (exceeding 45 cm) with a texture still gummy, fleshy and (cont'd) 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%
6 Burley Class 1 Upper middle leaf (Burley X Bel) Class 1 : leaf well ripened, lively to fairly lively reddish brown colour, only slightly mottled , 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 and 2nd quality leaf hybrids thereof 2nd quality : leaf fully developed over 45 cm , not b) Rio Grande and coarse grained , lively to fairly lively light hybrids thereof somewhat yellowish colour, reasonably firm and undamaged ; reasonably good combustibility Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf) Moisture : 27%
8 a) Philippin Leaf in Category MG b) Petit Grammont Category MG : upper middle leaf (Flobecq) Packaging : tobacco graded and tied in hands c) Burley (Ergo X Moisture : 25% 6410 and Ergo X Bursana
9 a) Semois Leaf in Category 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 defects , 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%
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Serial No Varieties Reference qualities
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 temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg or tied in hands of 25 to 30 leaves with non tobacco material (fascicoli) Moisture : 19 %
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 temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg or tied in hands of 25 to 30 leaves with non tobacco material (fascicoli)
Moisture : 19%
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 hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
Moisture : 23 %
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 hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a non-tobacco material (fascicoli) Moisture : 22%
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 hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with non tobacco material (fascicoli) Moisture : 24%
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Serial No Varieties Reference qualities
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, hybrids thereof with marked damage but in good condition , may also include lugs Packaging : in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg Moisture : 17 %
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 material (fascicoli) Moisture : 22%
Leaf in Category B 19 a) Brasile Selvaggio Category B : leaf well developed, firm, green in colour, b) Other varieties with a strong aroma of alcohol
Packaging : in hands tied with a non-tobacco material (fascicoli) Moisture : 20%
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ANNEX II
Norm price and intervention price for leaf tobacco
Inter Norm vention Serial No Varieties price price (u.a./kg) (u.a. /kg) 1 a) Badischer Geudertheimer 2.190 1-971 b) Forchheimer Havanna II c)
2 Badischer Burley E 2.617 2-355
3 Virgin SCR 2-472 2-225
4 a) Paraquay and hybrids thereof 1.851 1.666 b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof
5 Nijkerk 1-864 1.678
6 Burley (Burley X Bel) 2-091 1.882
7 a) Misionero and hybrids thereof 1.697 1-527 b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof
8 a) Philippin b) Petit Grammont (Flobecq) 1-429 1-286 c) Burley (Ergo X 6410 and Ergo X Bursana)
9 a) Semois 1-712 1-541 b) Appelterre
10 Bright 2.076 1-868
11 a) Burley I 1-579 1-421
11 b) Maryland 1.798 1-618
12 a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof b) Moro di Cori 1-661 1-495 c) Salento
13 a) Nostrano del Brenta b) Resistente 142 1-635 1.472 c) Gojano
14 Beneventano 1.289 1.160
15 Xanti-Yakà 2-329 2.096
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Inter Norm vention Serial No Varieties price price (u.a./kg) (u.a. /kg)
16 Perustitza 2.206 1.985
17 Erzegovina and hybrids thereof 1.981 1-783
18 a) Round Tip b) Scafati 10-802 9-722 c) Sumatra I
19 a) Brasile Selvaggio 1-025 0-923 b) Other varieties