NoL128/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.5.74
REGULATION (EEC)No1135/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of29April1974
fixingthederivedinterventionpricesandthereferencequalitiesforbaledtobacco
fromthe1974harvest
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,tothisend,itisnecessarytodefinethe
referencequalitiessothatasobjectiveanassessment
aspossiblecanbemadeofthequalityofthebaled
tobacco;whereasthecorresponding referencequal­
itiesofleaftobaccosetoutinCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1134/74(3)of29April1974fixingthe
normprice,theinterventionpriceandthereference
qualitiesforleaftobaccofromthe1974harvest,
shouldberetained,withsuchadjustmentsasnecess­
arytotakeaccountofthecharacteristics peculiar
tobaledtobacco;whereasthebaledtobaccocorres­
pondingtothereferencequalitiesthusdetermined
canbeconsideredasrepresentative oftheaverage
qualityofbaledtobaccoobtainedbythefirst
processingandmarketpreparationofleaftobaccoof
thecorresponding referencequality;
WhereasArticle6(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No727/70
providesthat,forastatedvariety,thederivedinter­
ventionpriceshallbeequaltotheinterventionprice
fixedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2
ofthesaidRegulationforleaftobaccoofthesame
variety,plusthecostoffirstprocessingandmarket
preparationofCommunityleaftobaccoasbaled
tobacco;whereastheflat-rateassessmentofthiscost,
madewhenderived.interventionpriceswerelast
fixedshouldbeadjustedtotakeaccountofthe
averageincreaseinearningsintheCommunity ,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No727/
700)of21April1970onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrawtobacco,aslastamendedbythe
ActofAccession (2),andinparticularArticle6(8)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
Whereassofarasbaledtobaccowhichhasbeen
obtainedfromCommunity-grown leaftobaccoand
whichhasundergonefirstprocessingandmarket
preparationisconcerned,derivedinterventionprices
maybefixedeachyearfortheharvestofthefollow­
ingcalendaryear;
Whereasitisdesirabletofix,inrespectofthe1974
harvest,derivedinterventionpricesbothforthe
varietieswhichbeforethecommonorganizationof
themarketcameintoforceweresubjecttoaprice
guaranteeatthebaledtobaccostage,andforthe
varietieswhichareprincipallygrowninGermany,in
ordertotakeaccountofmarketingpracticesinthat
country;
Whereasthederivedinterventionpricemustbefixed
foreachCommunity-produced varietyandfor
areferencequalitycorresponding totheaverage
qualityofbaledtobaccoobtainedbythefirst
processingandmarketpreparationofleaftobaccoof
thereferencequalityforwhichthenormpriceofthe
samevarietyisfixed;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1974harvest,thereferencequalitiesreferred
toinArticle6(3)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No727/
70foreachCommunity-produced varietyofbaled
tobaccoforwhichaderivedinterventionpriceis
fixedaresetoutinAnnexI.
{l)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14. (3)Seepage29ofthisOfficialJournal.

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Article2
Forthe1974harvestthederivedinterventionpricesforbaledtobaccoreferredtoinArticle6ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No727/70aresetoutinAnnexII.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,29April1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.ERTL

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ANNEXI
Baledtobacco:varietiesandtheirreferencequalities
Serial
NoVarieties Referencequalities
1a)Badischer
Geudertheimer
b)Forchheimer
HavannaIIcClass1Hauptgut(topqualityleaf)
Class1:leafripe,sound,withoutblemish,dark
browntomottledbrown,ofuniform
length,fermentednormally
Packaging:inbalesorcasesofapprox.75to175kg
orinbarrelsofapprox.225to450kg
Moisture :16%
2BadischerBurleyEClass1Hauptgut(topqualityleaf)
Class1:leafripe,sound,withoutblemish,fleshy,
lightbrowntoreddishordarkbrown,
ofuniformlength,fermentednormally
Packaging :inbalesorcasesofapprox.75to175kg
orinbarrelsofapprox.225to450kg
Moisture :15%
3VirginSCR Class1Leaf
Class1:leafripe,sound,withoutblemish,yellow
toreddishorbrownishyellow,fermented
normally
Packaging :inbalesorcasesofapprox.75to175kg
orinbarrelsofapprox.225to450kg
Moisture :13%
10Bright LeafinCategoryA
CategoryA:leafsufficientlyripe,withoutcuring
defects,opentexture,withstems(midribs)
andveinsnottooprominent,sound,
ofvariousshadesofyellow
Packaging:inbarrelsofapprox.330to350kg
Moisture :13%

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Serial
NoVarieties Referencequalities
11a)BurleyI LeafinCategoryA
CategoryA:leafsufficientlyripe,withoutcuring
defects,ofopenpossiblyfirmtexture,
stems(midribs)andveinsnottoopromi­
nent,sound,ofamoreorlesslively
nut-browncolour
Packaging :inbarrelsofapprox.330to350kg
Moisture :13%
11b)Maryland LeafinCategoryA
CategoryA:leafsufficientlyripe,withslightcuring
defectsandonlyslightlymottled,of
averagetexture,withstems(midribs)
andveinsnottooprominent,sound,ofa
ratherlivelyreddishbrowncolour
Packaging :inbarrelsofapprox.330to350kg
Moisture :13%
12a)Kentuckyand
hybridsthereof
b)MorodiCori
c)SalentoLeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leaffullyripe,offirmtexture,without
curingdefectsandingoodcondition,
brownincolour,withsomedamage
Packaging :inbarrelsofapprox.350kg
Moisture :16%
13a)Nostranodel
Brenta
b)Resistente142
c)GojanoLeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leafoffirmorlighttexture,sound,well
cured,orproperlyfermentedaccordingto
thetraditionalmethod,brownordark
brownincolour,withminordamage
Packaging :inbalesofapprox.170to180kg
Moisture :18%
14[Beneventano LeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leafsufficientlyripe,firmtextureor
possiblycoarseorthin,withminordefects
asregardscuringandfermentationand
damage
Packaging :inbalesofapprox.120kgorbarrelsof
approx.330kg
Moisture :16%

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VarietiesSerialf>'|
No"JReferencequalities
15
16
17Xanti-Yakà
Perustitza
Erzegovinaand
hybridsthereofLeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leafreasonablysoundandripe,withsome
slightcuringdefects,mainlyoflighttex­
ture,fromyellowtobrownincolour,with
markeddamagebutingoodcondition,
mayalsoincludelugs
Packaging :smallbalesofapprox.18to21kg
Moisture :13%
18a)RoundTip
b)Scafati
c)SumatraILeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:lowermiddleleaf,sortedbylengthinthe
followingproportions :
1stlength(38cmandover)60%
2ndlength(from32tounder
38cm) 35%
3rdlength(from25tounder32cm)5%
leafofconvenientsize,fullyripeandof
uniformcolour,sound,withoutdamage,
finetexture,tensileandelastic,stemsand
veinsnotprominent,wellfermentedand
ingoodcondition,goodcombustibility ,
oftypicalflavourandaroma,suitablefor
wrappingcigars,includingabout25%
brokenleaf
Packaging :inbalesofapprox.80to90kg
Moisture :16%

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ANNEX 11
Derivedinterventionpricesforbaledtobacco
Serial
NoVarietiesDerivedintervention
price
(u.a./kg)
1a)BadischerGeudertheimer
b)ForchheimerHavannaIIc2·840
2BadischerBurleyE 3·171
3VirginSCR 2·642
10Bright 2·465
11a)BurleyI 2·069
11b)Maryland 2·249
12a)Kentuckyandhybridsthereof
b)MorodiCori
c)Salento2·049
13a)NostranodelBrenta
b)Resistente142
c)Gojano2·120
14Beneventano 1·609
15Xanti-Yakà 3·247
16Perustitza 2·837
17Erzegovinaandhybridsthereof 2·561
18a)RoundTip
b)Scafati
c)SumatraI13·962