COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2062/92 of 30 June 1992 fixing, for the 1992 harvest, the norm and intervention prices and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, the derived intervention prices for baled tobacco, the reference qualities, and the production areas

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular Article 2 (5), Article 4 (4) and (5) and Article 6 (8) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4),

Whereas the Commission has proposed a reform of the common organizations of the market in raw tobacco which will apply from the 1993 harvest; whereas, therefore, the provisions applicable to the previous harvest should be maintained for the 1992 harvest, subject to amendments indispensable for the transition to the new system; whereas, with this in mind, it will not be necessary to fix the maximum guaranteed quantity for each variety or group of varieties as provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 for the 1993 harvest;

Whereas, when the prices for raw tobacco are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to assure the availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices;

Whereas the norm and intervention prices for leaf tobacco must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 in order, in particular, to encourage producers to convert to the cultivation of those varieties which are most in demand and most competitive as well as being the least harmful to health;

Whereas it is again desirable to fix, in respect of the 1992 harvest, derived intervention prices both for the varieties which, before the common organization of the market came into force or, in the case of varieties grown in Greece, Spain and Portugal, prior to accession, qualified for a price guarantee at the baled-tobacco stage and for the varieties which are grown mainly in Germany, in order to take account of the marketing practices in that country;

Whereas, when the provisions on prices, premiums and production quantity-control arrangements are applied, account should be taken of the differences in quality depending on the characteristics of the soil and the climate; whereas those conditions are met for the varieties Badischer Burley and Paraguay; whereas prices, premiums and maximum guaranteed quantities should consequently be fixed for specific production areas for these varieties;

Whereas the premium granted to purchasers of Community tobacco is intended to enable them to pay producers of leaf tobacco a price which is at the level of the norm price, account being taken of the trend in world market prices, and the level of prices established by the interaction of supply and demand on the Community market;

Whereas the premium is identical for all tobaccos of the variety in question, regardless of the quality of the tobacco delivered; whereas, however, this would encourage the production of low-quality tobacco; whereas, therefore, the premium for quantities of low-quality tobacco purchased by a processor in excess of a percentage corresponding to the normal quantity of low-quality tobacco relative to the total harvested quantity should be reduced;

Whereas the abovementioned prices and the amount of the premium must be fixed for each variety produced in recognized production areas and for a reference quality defined in such a way that as objective an assessment as possible can be made of the quality of the tobacco;

Whereas, for the 1992 harvest, the recognized production areas for each variety of tobacco should be specified and the definitions of the reference qualities should be those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1738/91 (5),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1992 harvest, the reference qualities and recognized production areas for each of the varieties of Community-produced leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2 (3) (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, shall be as set out respectively in Annexes I and III to this Regulation.

Article 2

For the 1992 harvest, the reference qualities and recognized production areas referred to in Article 6 (3) (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, for each of the varieties of Community-produced baled tobacco in respect of which a derived intervention price is fixed, shall be as set out respectively in Annexes II and III to this Regulation.

Article 3

1. For the 1992 harvest, the norm and intervention prices and the amounts of the premium granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, referred to in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, and the derived intervention prices for baled tobacco referred to in Article 6 of the said Regulation, shall be as set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.

2. Without prejudice to Article 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, the prices and premiums shall apply only provided that each of the varieties was grown in the corresponding production areas as set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

3. Where the quantity of tobacco of low class, category or quality purchased by a processor exceeds, relative to his total purchases of the variety in question, the percentage indicated in Annex IV, the premium shall be reduced by 30 % in respect of the quantity in excess of the percentage in question.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 30 June 1992.

For the Council

The President

Arlindo MARQUES CUNHA

(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1. Last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 860/92 (OJ No L 91, 7. 4. 1992, p. 1).(2) OJ No C 119, 11. 5. 1992, p. 71.(3) OJ No C 150, 15. 6. 1992.(4) OJ No C 169, 6. 7. 1992.(5) OJ No L 163, 26. 6. 1991, p. 13.

ANNEX I

Leaf tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1992 harvest

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

1

Badischer Geudertheimer, Pereg,

Korso

Class 1 Hauptgut (top-quality leaf)

Class 1: leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, dark brown to mottled brown, of uniform length

Packaging: tobacco graded, tied in hands, in temporary bales or in other packaging, with or without non-tobacco material

Moisture: 26 %

2

Badischer Burley E and hybrids thereof

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, tied in hands, in temporary bales or in other packaging, with or without non-tobacco material

Moisture: 25 %

3

Virgin D and hybrids thereof

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, tied in hands, in temporary bales or in other packaging, with or without non-tobacco material

Moisture: 19 %

4

(a) Paraguay and hybrids

Class 2 Middle leaf

thereof

(b) Dragon vert and hybrids

thereof, Philippin, Petit

Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre

Class 2: leaf sound, with minor defects as regards colour, texture, or ripeness but with satisfactory combustibility

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

- 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 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

6

(a) Misionero and hybrids

2nd quality leaf

thereof

(b) Rio Grande and hybrids

thereof

2nd quality: leaf fully developed over 45 cm, not coarse grained, lively to fairly lively light, somewhat yellowish colour, reasonably firm and undamaged; reasonably good combustibility

Packaging: tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)

Moisture: 27 %

7

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 %

8

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 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: 19 %

9

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 %

10

(a) Kentucky and hybrids

thereof

(b) Moro di Cori

(c) Salento

Leaf in category B

Category B: leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without curing and condition defects, brown in colour, with some damage, with good combustibility

Packaging: in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a non-tobacco material (fascicoli)

Moisture: 23 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

11

(a) Forchheimer Havana II c

(b) Nostrano del Brenta

(c) Resistente 142

(d) Gojano

(e) Hybrids of Badischer

Geudertheimer

Leaf in category B

Category B: leaf of firm or light texture, sound, without any curing defects, brown to greenish in colour, with some damage, leaf ripe, sound, brown to mottled brown (hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer)

Packaging: tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with non-tobacco material

Moisture: 26 %

12

(a) Beneventano

(b) Brasile Selvaggio and

similar varieties

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 %

13

Xanti-Yakà

Leaf in category B

Category B: leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape, stems (midribs) not too prominent and well-spaced veins, with some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown in colour, with marked damage but in good condition, taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good combustibility

The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 20 cm

Packaging: in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg

Moisture: 17 %

14

(a) Perustitza

(b) Samsun

Leaf in category B

Category B: leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile (Perustitza) or with leaf stalks (Samsun), of elliptical-lanceolate shape with fine points (Perustitza) or elliptical and rounded (Samsun), without prominent stems (midribs) and with veins at a rather acute angle, with slight curing defects, generally of light texture, in colour from yellow to brown (Perustitza), or reddish (Samsun), with marked damage but in good condition, taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good combustibility

The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 25 cm

Packaging: in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg

Moisture: 17 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

15

Erzegovina and similar

varieties

Leaf in category B

Category B: leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape, with fairly prominent stems (midribs) and fairly open veins, with some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown in colour, with marked damage but in good condition, taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good combustibility

The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 35 cm

Packaging: in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg

Moisture: 17 %

16

(a) Round Tip

(b) Scafati

(c) Sumatra I

Leaf in category B

Category B: lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the following proportions:

first length (38 cm and over): 60 %

second length (from 32 to under 38 cm): 35 %

third 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 %

17

Basmas

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 15 cm long, colour golden-yellow, orange to yellow-red, with good elasticity, shiny, fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture, with strong, typical aroma, good combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe showing slight damage and/or curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 20 cm long, colour light yellow, yellow-green, reddish or light brown, with fairly porous structure and fine texture, medium elasticity, moderately shiny and bodied, with strong, typical aroma, very good combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III

Packaging: growers' bales of 15 to 25 kg, formed in the traditional way from two rows of pastals (leaves straight laid). In the districts of Astakos and Chrysoupolis packing is in 'armathodema'

Moisture: 17 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

18

Katerini and similar varieties

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 20 cm long, colour light yellow or orange to reddish, of porous structure, good elasticity, shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good combustibility

Leaf as above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe with slight damage and/or curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 25 cm long, colour yellow, orange, yellow-green, reddish or light brown, of porous structure, moderately bodied, medium elasticity and shiny, fine texture and very good combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III

Packaging: strings are usually bulked using the 'Baski' system before packing. Packing is in bales of 25 to 35 kg using traditional 'Kaloup' system

Moisture: 16 %

19

(a) Kaba-Koulak classic

(b) Elassona

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except top leaves, up to 25 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and to 20 cm long for Elassona, Karatzova and Kontoula, of moderate to deep yellow colour, good elasticity, shiny, of porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe, with some slight damage and/or curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and 25 cm long for Elassona, Karatzova and Kontoula, colour yellow, yellow-green, reddish, of fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, medium elasticity and moderately shiny, excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III

Packaging: growers' bales of 15 to 30 kg, made up in the traditional form of two rows of 'armathodema'

Moisture: 17 %

20

(a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic

(b) Myrodata Smyrnis,

Trapezous, Phi 1

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the top leaves, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 20 cm long for Phi 1 and 15 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of light yellow to reddish colour, good elasticity, shiny, fairly porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 35 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 25 cm long for Phi 1 and 20 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of yellow, Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

20

(cont'd)

(a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic

(b) Myrodata Smyrnis,

Trapezous, Phi 1

yellow-green or light brown colour, of fairly porous structure, fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, very good combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III

Packaging: growers' bales of 25 to 35 kg, made up using the traditional 'armathodema' system or of 35 to 50 kg using the 'Kaloup' system

Moisture: 17 %

21

Myrodata Agrinion

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 25 cm long, of yellow to deep orange colour, of good elasticity, shiny, porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 30 cm long, of yellow, yellow-green or light reddish colour, fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III

Packaging: growers' bales of 15 to 30 kg made up in the traditional way in two rows of 'armathodema'

Moisture: 15 %

22

Zichnomyrodata

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all positions on the plant except top leaves, up to 20 cm long, light yellow to light orange colour, good elasticity, shiny, porous structure, fine texture; excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 25 cm long, colour yellow, yellow-green or light reddish, fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III

Packaging: growers' bales of 15 to 30 kg made up in the traditional way in two rows of 'armathodema'

Moisture: 17 %

23

Tsebelia

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 35 cm long, colour yellow-red, orange to reddish, of porous structure, good elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

23

(cont'd)

Tsebelia

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour light yellow, yellow-green, reddish or light brown, fairly porous structure, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, fairly fine texture, very good combustibility; includes leaves with slight disease blemishes and/or minor damage

Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III

Packaging: growers' bales of 30 to 40 kg, made up in two rows of 'armathodema'

Moisture: 14 %

24

Mavra

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 30 cm long, colour yellow-reddish or orange to reddish, with porous structure, fine texture, good elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied, good combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, showing minor curing defects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour yellowish, yellow-green (lemon), reddish or light brown, fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, of good combustibility; includes also leaves with slight disease blemishes and/or minor damage

Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III

Packaging: growers' bales of 30 to 50 kg, made up in two rows of 'armathodema'

Moisture: 14 %

25

Burley EL

Quality A leaves

Quality A: leaf fully ripe, fully developed, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from the middle stalk position, of uniform medium nut-brown to nut-red colour, porous structure, fine texture, excellent combustibility

Packaging: growers' bales of 50 to 70 kg, made up in two rows of 'armathodema', no strings (leaves loose)

Moisture: 22 %

26

Virginia EL

Quality A leaves

Quality A: leaf fully ripe, fully developed, sound, undamaged, without curing defects, of uniform lemon yellow to medium orange colour, well bodied, fine texture and good combustibility, mainly from the middle stalk position

Packaging: growers' bales of 30 to 40 kg, made up in two rows of 'armathodema', no strings (leaves loose)

Moisture: 19 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

27

Santa Fé

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: leaf ripe, sound, without curing defects, with stems (midribs) completely dried, brown in colour, with some damage

Packaging: tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales

Moisture: 18 %

28

Fermented Burley

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: leaf ripe, sound, without curing defects, with stems (midribs) completely dried, with good combustibility, nut-brown to cinnamon in colour, with some damage

Packaging: tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales

Moisture: 18 %

29

Havana E

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: leaf ripe, sound, fine texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, without curing defects, with stems (midribs) completely dried brown, light brown or greenish in colour, with some damage

Packaging: tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales

Moisture: 18 %

30

Round Scafati

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: leaf of reasonable size, well ripened, of uniform colour, sound, undamaged, fine texture, strong and elastic, with fine stems (midribs) and veins, in good condition, with good combustibility, with typical flavour and aroma, suitable for wrapping cigars; about 25 % broken leaf acceptable

Packaging: in uniform temporary bales containing hands tied with nontobacco material

Moisture: 18 %

31

Virginia E

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, lemon yellow or orange in colour

Packaging: in uniform temporary bales of 33 to 45 kg not tied in hands and with the leaves separated according to their position on the stalk

Moisture: 16 %

32

Burley E

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, of various shades of cinnamon colour

Packaging: in uniform temporary bales of 33 to 45 kg not tied in hands and with the leaves separated according to their position on the stalk

Moisture: 18 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

33

Virginia P

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: leaf ripe, open and elastic texture, oily, lemon yellow to orange in colour, shiny, length exceeding 40 cm, leaves from the first and last positions on the stalk not included

Packaging: in temporary bales of 45 kg with the leaves arranged in order

Moisture: 17 %

34

Burley P

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: leaf ripe, open and elastic texture, bright colour, length exceeding 40 cm, leaves from the first and last positions on the stalk not included

Packaging: in temporary bales of 35 kg with the leaves arranged in order

Moisture: 22 %

ANNEX II

Baled tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1992 harvest

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

1

Badischer Geudertheimer, Pereg,

Korso

Class 1 Hauptgut (top-quality leaf)

Class 1: leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, dark brown to mottled brown, of uniform length, fermented normally

Packaging: in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 220 kg or in barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg

Moisture: 16 %

2

Badischer Burley E and hybrids thereof

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 approximately 75 to 220 kg or in barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg

Moisture: 15 %

3

Virgin D and hybrids thereof

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, yellow to reddish or brownish yellow, fermented normally

Packaging: in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 220 kg or in barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg

Moisture: 13 %

7

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 approximately 280 to 450 kg or cartons of approximately 150 to 210 kg

Moisture: 13 %

8

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 prominent, sound, of a more or less lively nut-brown colour

Packaging: in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg or cartons of approximately 150 to 210 kg

Moisture: 13 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

9

Maryland

Leaf in category A

Category A: leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing defects and only slightly mottled, of average texture, stems (midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound, of a rather lively reddish brown colour

Packaging: in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg or cartons of approximately 150 to 210 kg

Moisture: 13 %

10

(a) Kentucky and hybrids

thereof

(b) Moro di Cori

(c) Salento

Leaf in category B

Category B: leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without curing and condition defects, brown in colour, with some damage, of good combustibility

Packaging: in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg, bales of approximately 170 to 200 kg or cartons of 150 to 200 kg

Moisture: 16 %

11

(a) Forchheimer Havana II c

(b) Nostrano del Brenta

(c) Resistente 142

(d) Gojano

(e) Hybrids of Badischer

Geudertheimer

Leaf in category B

Category B: leaf in firm or light texture, sound, without any curing defects, brown to greenish in colour, with some damage; leaf ripe, sound, dark brown to mottled brown, normally fermented (hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer)

Packaging: in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 200 kg or in barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg

Moisture: 16 %

12

(a) Beneventano

(b) Brasile Selvaggio and

similar varieties

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 approximately 120 kg or barrels of approximately 330 kg

Moisture: 16 %

13

Xanti-Yakà

Leaf in category B

Category B: leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape, stems (midribs) not too prominent and well-spaced veins, with some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown in colour, with marked damage but in good condition, taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good combustibility

The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 20 cm

Packaging: in small bales of approximately 18 to 50 kg

Moisture: 13 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

14

(a) Perustitza

(b) Samsun

Leaf in category B

Category B: leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile (Perustitza) or with leaf, stalks (Samsun) of elliptical lanceolate shape with fine points (Perustitza) or elliptical and rounded (Samsun) without prominent stems (midribs) and with veins at a rather acute angle, with slight curing defects, generally of light texture, in colour from yellow to brown (Perustitza) or reddish (Samsun), with marked damage but in good condition, taken from all positions on the stalk with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good combustibility

The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 25 cm

Packaging: in small bales of approximately 18 to 50 kg

Moisture: 13 %

15

Erzegovina and similar

varieties

Leaf in category B

Category B: leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape, with fairly prominent stems (midribs) and fairly open veins, with some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown in colour, with marked damage but in good condition, taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good combustibility

The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 35 cm

Packaging: in small bales of approximately 18 to 50 kg

Moisture: 13 %

16

(a) Round Tip

(b) Scafati

(c) Sumatra I

Leaf in category B

Category B: lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the following proportions:

first length (38 cm and over): 60 %

second length (from 32 to under 38 cm): 35 %

third 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 approximately 70 to 90 kg or cartons of approximately 180 to 210 kg

Moisture: 16 %

17

Basmas

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 15 cm long, colour golden-yellow, orange to yellow-red, with good elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture, with strong, typical aroma, good combustibility

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

17

(cont'd)

Basmas

Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects and slight disease blemishes, up to 20 cm long, colour light yellow, reddish or light brown, with fairly porous structure and fine texture, medium elasticity, moderately shiny and bodied, with strong, typical aroma, very good combustibility

Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 55 % of quality I/III

Packaging: bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg

Moisture: 13 %

18

Katerini and similar varieties

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 20 cm long, colour light yellow or orange to reddish, of porous structure, good elasticity, shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good combustibility

Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe with slight damage and curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 25 cm long, colour yellow, orange, yellow-green, reddish or light brown, of porous structure, medium elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III

Packaging: bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg

Moisture: 13 %

19

(a) Kaba-Koulak classic

(b) Elassona

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except top leaves, up to 25 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and to 20 cm long for Elassona, Karatzova and Kontoula, of moderate to deep yellow colour, good elasticity, shiny, of porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe with some slight damage and/or curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and 25 cm long for Elassona, Karatzova and Kontoula, of yellow to reddish colour, of fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, medium elasticity, shiny, excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III

Packaging: bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg

Moisture: 13 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

20

(a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic

(b) Myrodata Smyrnis,

Trapezous, Phi 1

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except top leaves, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 20 cm long for Phi 1 and 15 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of light yellow to reddish colour, good elasticity, shiny, fairly porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 47 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 35 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 25 cm long for Phi 1, and 20 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of yellow to light brown colour, fairly porous structure, fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, very good combustibility

Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III

Packaging: bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg

Moisture: 13 %

21

Myrodata Agrinion

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 25 cm long, of yellow to deep orange colour, of good elasticity, shiny, porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 47 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 30 cm long, of yellow to light reddish colour, fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III

Packaging: bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg

Moisture: 14 %

22

Zichnomyrodata

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except top leaves, up to 20 cm long, from light yellow to light orange in colour, good elasticity, shiny, porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 25 cm long, of yellow to light reddish colour, fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, excellent combustibility

Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III

Packaging: bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg

Moisture: 13 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

23

Tsebelia

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 30 cm long, colour yellow-red, orange to reddish, of porous structure, elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good combustibility

Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour from light yellow to reddish or light brown, fairly porous structure, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, fairly fine texture, very good combustibility; includes also leaves with slight disease blemishes and/or minor damage

Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III

Packaging: bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg

Moisture: 13 %

24

Mavra

Quality I/III leaves

Quality I/III: leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 30 cm long, colour yellow-reddish or orange to reddish, with porous structure, fine texture, elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, good combustibility

Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III

Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour from yellowish to reddish or light brown, fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, of good combustibility; includes also leaves with slight disease blemishes and/or minor damage

Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III

Packaging: bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg

Moisture: 13 %

25

Burley EL

Quality A leaves

Quality A: leaf fully ripe, fully developed, undamaged, sound, well cured, from the middle stalk position, of uniform medium nut-brown to nut-red colour, porous structure, fine texture, excellent combustibility

Packaging: bales of approximately 100 kg, cases of approximately 200 kg or barrels of 240 to 280 kg

Moisture: 13 %

26

Virginia EL

Quality A leaves

Quality A: leaf fully ripe, fully developed, from the middle stalk position, sound, undamaged, well cured, of a uniform lemon yellow to medium orange colour, fine texture and good combustibility

Packaging: bales of approximately 100 kg

Moisture: 13 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

27

Santa Fé

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: Leaf ripe, sound, well fermented, brown or dark brown in colour, with some damage

Packaging: in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg

Moisture: 14 %

28

Fermented Burley

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: Leaf ripe, sound, well fermented, brown in colour, with some damage

Packaging: in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg

Moisture: 14 %

29

Havana E

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: Leaf ripe, sound, fine texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, well fermented, brown or light brown to greenish in colour, with some damage

Packaging: in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg

Moisture: 14 %

30

Round Scafati

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: Leaf of reasonable size, well ripened, of uniform colour, sound, without significant damage, fine texture, strong and elastic, with fine stems (midribs) and veins, in good condition, with good combustibility, with typical flavour and aroma, well fermented, suitable for wrapping cigars; about 25 % broken leaf acceptable

Packaging: in bales of 70 to 100 kg or in cartons of 180 to 210 kg

Moisture: 14 %

31

Virginia E

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: Leaf sufficiently ripe, open texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, of various shades of yellow from lemon to orange

Packaging: in cartons of 170 to 210 kg

Moisture: 14 %

32

Burley E

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: Leaf sufficiently ripe, open texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, of various shades of cinnamon colour

Packaging: in cartons of 150 to 210 kg

Moisture: 14 %

Serial

No

Variety

Reference quality

33

Virginia P

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: Leaf ripe, well cured, open and elastic texture, oily, lemon yellow to orange in colour, shiny, length exceeding 40 cm, leaves from the first and last positions on the stalk not included

Packaging: in cartons of 200 kg, not tied in hands

Moisture: 12,5 %

34

Burley P

Class 1 leaf

Class 1: Leaf ripe, well cured, open and elastic texture, bright colour, length exceeding 40 cm, leaves from the first and last positions on the stalk not included

Packaging: in cartons of 180 kg, not tied in hands

Moisture: 13 %

ANNEX III

Recognized production areas for each Community-produced tobacco variety

Variety

Country

Production area

1. Badischer Geudertheimer,

Pereg, Korso

Germany

France

Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Mittelfranken, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardennes, Alsace-Lorraine, Val-de-Loire, Poitou-Bretagne, Centre

2. Badischer Burley E

and hybrids thereof

Germany

France

Italy

Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Mittelfranken, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

A (*) Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, Auvergne-Limousin, Alsace-Lorraine, Rhône-Alpes, Franche-Comté, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Poitou-Bretagne, Burgundy, Charente, Languedoc-Roussillon

B (*) Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna

3. Virgin D and hybrids thereof

Germany

Schleswig-Holstein, Lower-Saxony, Franconia, Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia

France

Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, Auvergne-Limousin, Champagne-Ardennes, Alsace-Lorraine, Rhône-Alpes, Franche-Comté, Provence, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Poitou-Bretagne, Charente, Languedoc-Roussillon, Normandy, Burgundy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Ile-de-France

4. (a) Paraguay and hybrids

thereof

France

Italy

Belgium

A (*) Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, Languedoc-Roussillon, Auvergne-Limousin, Poitou-Bretagne, Charente, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Rhône-Alpes, Provence, Franche-Comté, Alsace-Lorraine, Champagne-Ardennes, Picardy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, Burgundy

B (*) Molise, Campania

C (*) Flanders

(b) Dragon vert and its hybrids thereof, Philippin, Petit Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre

France

Belgium

A (*) Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardennes, Val-de-Loire, Alsace-Lorraine

C (*) Flanders, Hainaut, Namur, Luxembourg

5. Nijkerk

France

Departments of Lot and Aveyron

6. Misionero

France

Réunion

7. Bright

Italy

Friuli, Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Marches, Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia, Calabria

8. Burley I

Italy

Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Umbria, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia, Sicily

9. Maryland

Italy

Friuli, Lombardy, Tuscany, Marches, Umbria, Lazio, Molise, Campania

10. Kentucky

Italy

Veneto, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Campania

Spain

Extremadura, Andalusia

11. (a) F. Havana II c

(b) Nostrano del Brenta

(c) Resistente 142

(d) Gojano

Italy

Friuli, Trentino, Veneto, Tuscany, Lazio, Molise, Campania

(e) Hybrids of Badischer

Geudertheimer

Italy

Veneto, Tuscany, Molise, Campania, Lazio, Apulia

12. Beneventano

Italy

Campania

Brasile Selvaggio

Sicily

13. Xanti-Yakà

Italy

Abruzzi, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia

Variety

Country

Production area

14. (a) Perustitza

Italy

Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Apulia, Sicily

(b) Samsun

15. Erzegovina

Italy

Lazio, Abruzzi, Apulia

16. Round Tip

Greece

Central Macedonia

Italy

Campania

17. Basmas

Greece

Thrace, Macedonia, Sterea Hellas, Thessaly

18. (a) Katerini

(b) Similar varieties

Greece

Macedonia

Macedonia, Sterea Hellas, Epirus, Thessaly

19. (a)Kaba Koulak classic

Greece

Macedonia

(b) Elassona

Thessaly

20. Kaba Koulak non-classic

Greece

Macedonia, Thessaly, Sterea Hellas, Thrace, Epirus, Peloponnese and Islands

21. Myrodata Agrinion

Greece

Sterea Hellas

22. Zichnomyrodata

Greece

Thessaly

23. Tsebelia

Greece

Epirus, Sterea Hellas

24. Mavra

Greece

Thessaly, Peloponnese, Sterea Hellas

25. Burley EL

Greece

Macedonia, Thessaly

26. Virginia EL

Greece

Sterea Hellas, Thessaly, Macedonia, Thrace, Peloponnese, Epirus

27. Santa Fé

Spain

Andalusia

28. Fermented Burley

Spain

Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Valencia (Comunidad autonoma), Navarra, Rioja, Catalonia, Madrid

29. Havana E

Spain

Castile-Leon, Navarre, Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, zone of Campero in the Basque region

30. Round Scafati

Spain

Galicia, Asturias, Navarra, Castile-Leon, Cantabria

31. Virginia E

Spain

Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha

32. Burley E

Spain

Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha

33. Virginia P

Portugal

Beira Interior, Ribatejo Oeste, Alentejo, Autonomous Region of the Azores

34. Burley P

Portugal

Beiras, Ribatejo Oeste, Entre Douro e Minho, Tras-os-Montes, Autonomous Region of the Azores

(*) Specific production areas as defined in Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70.

ANNEX IV

Norm prices, intervention prices and premiums for leaf tobacco from the 1992 harvest Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco from 1992 harvest

(ECU/kg)

Serial

No

Variety

Norm price

Intervention

price

Premium

Derived

intervention

price

Maximum

%

Article 3

(3)

1

Badischer Geudertheimer, Pereg, Korso

3,637

3,091

2,530

4,636

30 (²)

2

Badischer Burley E and hybrids thereof

4,504

3,829

2,956

5,417

45 (³)

3

Virgin D and hybrids thereof

4,618

3,925

2,922

5,171

30 (³)

4

(a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof (specific production areas

A and C)

(b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof, Philippin,

Petit Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre

& {M };

& {Ma};

& {Ms};

3,394

2,885

2,348

-

20 (& {Th%};)

(c) Paraguay and hybrids thereof (specific production area B)

2,953

2,510

2,043

-

30 (& {Th%};)

5

Nijkerk

3,351

2,849

2,128

-

20 (& {Th%};)

6

(a) Misionero and hybrids thereof

(b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof

& {M };

& {Ma};

& {Ms};

3,123

2,654

2,155

-

30 (& {Th& };)

7

Bright

4,063

3,454

2,457

4,756

30 (& {Th(};)

8

Burley I

2,474

2,102

1,748

3,202

30 (& {Th(};)

9

Maryland

3,307

2,811

1,872

4,007

30 (& {Th(};)

10

(a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof

(b) Moro di Cori

(c) Salento

& {M };

& {Ma};

& {Ms};

2,791

2,373

1,902

3,341

30 (& {Th(};)

11

(a) Forchheimer Havanna II c

(b) Nostrano del Brenta

(c) Resistente 142

(d) Gojano

(e) Hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer

& {M };

|

|

& {Ma};

|

|

& {Ms};

2,351

1,763 (¹)

1,658

2,957 (¹)

30 (& {Th(};)

12

(a) Beneventano

(b) Brasile Selvaggio and similar varieties

& {M };

& {Ma};

& {Ms};

1,270

1,079

0,935

1,825

30 (& {Th(};)

13

Xanti-Yakà

3,056

2,598

2,251

4,324

45 (& {Th(};)

14

(a) Perustitza

(b) Samsun

& {M };

& {Ma};

& {Ms};

2,893

2,459

2,142

2,085

3,737

3,761

45 (& {Th(};)

15

Erzegovina and similar varieties

2,599

2,209

1,930

3,371

45 (& {Th(};)

16

(a) Round Tip

(b) Scafati

(c) Sumatra I

& {M };

& {Ma};

& {Ms};

13,816

11,744

8,345

18,731

30 (& {Th(};)

17

Basmas

6,080

5,168

3,067

6,902

20 (& {Th)};)

18

Katerini and similar varieties

5,064

4,305

2,729

6,185

20 (& {Th)};)

19

(a) Kaba Koulak classic

(b) Elassona

& {M };

& {Ma};

& {Ms};

3,774

3,208

1,950

4,687

20 (& {Th)};)

20

(a) Kaba Koulak non-classic

(b) Myrodata Smyrna, Trapezous and Phi I

& {M };

& {Ma};

& {Ms};

2,843

2,417

1,335

3,799

20 (& {Th)};)

21

Myrodata Agrinion

3,752

3,189

1,970

4,608

20 (& {Th)};)

22

Zichnomyrodata

3,898

3,313

2,078

4,805

20 (& {Th)};)

23

Tsebelia

2,359

1,769 (¹)

1,914

3,072 (¹)

20 (& {Th)};)

Serial

No

Variety

Norm price

Intervention

price

Premium

Derived

intervention

price

Maximum

%

Article 3

(3)

24

Mavra

2,303

1,727 (¹)

1,565

3,025 (¹)

20 (& {Th)};)

25

Burley EL

2,247

1,910 (¹)

1,496

3,031 (¹)

20 (& {Th(};)

26

Virginia EL

3,572

3,036

2,951

4,240

30 (& {Th(};)

27

Santa Fé

1,381

1,174

0,300

2,031

30 (& {Th%};)

28

Fermented Burley

2,236

1,901

0,929

2,918

30 (& {Th%};)

29

Havanna E

2,873

2,442

1,949

3,627

30 (& {Th%};)

30

Round Scafati

7,529

6,400

5,134

11,408

30 (8)

31

Virginia E

4,252

3,614

2,209

5,031

30 (& {Th%};)

32

Burley E

2,960

2,516

1,717

3,782

30 (& {Th%};)

33

Virginia P

4,256

3,617

2,350

4,944

30 (& {Th%};)

34

Burley P

3,067

2,607

1,717

3,890

30 (& {Th%};)

(¹) Account being taken of the application of Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70.

(²) Class III Obergut.

(³) Class III.

(& {Th%};) Class 3.

(& {Th& };) 3rd and 4th qualities.

(& {Th(};) Category C.

(& {Th)};) Grade IV.

(8) Classes 3 and 4.