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REGULATION (EEC)No674/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of4March1975
fixingthederivedinterventionpricesandthereferencequalitiesforbaledtobaccofrom
the1975harvest
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No727/
70(x)of21April1970onthecommonorganiz­
ationofthemarketinrawtobacco,aslastamended
bytheActofAccession (2),andinparticularArticle6
(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ;
Whereassofarasbaledtobaccowhichhasbeen
obtainedfromCommunity-grown leaftobaccoand
whichhasundergonefirstprocessingandmarket
preparationisconcerned,derivedinterventionprices
maybefixedeachyearfortheharvestofthe
followingcalendaryear;
Whereasitisdesirabletofix,inrespectofthe1975
harvest,derivedinterventionpricesbothforthe
varietieswhichbeforethecommonorganizationof
themarketcameintoforceweresubjecttoaprice
guaranteeatthebaledtobaccostage,andforthe
varietieswhichareprincipallygrowninGermany,in
ordertotakeaccountofmarketingpracticesinthat
country;
Whereasthederivedinterventionpricemustbefixed
foreachCommunity-produced varietyandfora
referencequalitycorresponding totheaveragequality
ofbaledtobaccoobtainedbythefirstprocessing
andmarketpreparationofleaftobaccoofthe
referencequalityforwhichthenormpriceofthe
samevarietyisfixed;
Whereas,tothisend,itisnecessarytodefinethe
referencequalitiessothatasobjectiveanassessment
aspossiblecanbemadeofthequalityofthebaledtobacco;whereasthecorresponding referencequali­
tiesofleaftobaccosetoutinCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No673/75(3)of4March1975fixingthe
normprice,theinterventionpriceandthereference
qualitiesforleaftobaccofromthe1975harvest,
shouldberetained,withsuchadjustments as
necessarytotakeaccountofthecharacteristics
peculiartobaledtobacco;whereasthebaledtobacco
corresponding tothereferencequalitiesthus
determinedcanbeconsideredasrepresentative of
theaveragequalityofbaledtobaccoobtainedbythe
firstprocessingandmarketpreparationofleaf
tobaccoofthecorresponding referencequality;
WhereasArticle6(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No727/70
providesthat,forastatedvariety,thederived
interventionpriceshallbeequaltotheintervention
pricefixedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Article2ofthesaidRegulationforleaftobaccoof
thesamevariety,plusthecostoffirstprocessing
andmarketpreparationofCommunityleaftobacco
asbaledtobacco;whereastheflat-rateassessment
ofthiscost,madewhenderivedinterventionprices
werelastfixedshouldbeadjustedforcertainvarie­
tiestotakeaccountofincreasedcostsontheone
hand,andofincreasedproductivityontheother,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1975harvest,thereferencequalitiesreferred
toinArticle6(3)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No727/70
foreachCommunity-produced varietyofbaled
tobaccoforwhichaderivedinterventionpriceis
fixedaresetoutinAnnexI.
Article2
Forthe1975harvestthederivedinterventionprices
forbaledtobaccoreferredtoinArticle6ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No727/70aresetoutinAnnexII.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4March1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.A.CLINTON
(!)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14. (3)Seepage25ofthisOfficialJournal.

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ANNEXI
Baledtobacco:varietiesandtheirreferencequalities
SerialNo Varieties Reference^qualities
1a)Badischer
Geudertheimer
b)Forchheimer
HavannaIIc)Class1Hauptgut(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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SerialNo Varieties 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%
14Beneventano LeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leafsufficientlyripe,firmtextureor
possiblycoarseorthin,withminordefects
asregardscuringandfermentationand
damage
Packaging :inbalesofapprox.120kgorbarrelsof
approx.330kg
Moisture :16%

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SerialNo Varieties Referencequalities
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 :inbalesapprox.80to90kg
Moisture :16%

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ANNEXII
Derivedinterventionpricesforbaledtobacco
SerialNo VarietiesDerived
intervention
price(u.a./kg)
1 a)BadischerGeudertheimer
b)ForchheimerHavannaIIc)3.030
2BadischerBurleyE 3.386
3 VirginSCR 2.864
10 Bright 2-626
11a)BurleyI 2-166
11b)Maryland 2.392
12 a)Kentuckyandhybridsthereof
b)MorodiCori
c)Salento2-131
13 a)NostranodelBrenta
b)Resistente142
c)Gojano2.200
14 Beneventano 1.670
15 Xanti-Yakà 3-365
16 Perustitza 2-947
17 Erzegovinaandhybridsthereof 2-682
18 a)RoundTip
b)Scafati
c)SumatraI14.474