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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1169/77
of17May1977
fixing,forthe1977harvest,thenormandinterventionpricesandthepremiums
grantedtopurchasersofleaftobacco,andthederivedinterventionpricesfor
baledtobacco
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,guaranteeatthebaledtobaccostage,andforthevarie­
tieswhichareprincipallygrowninGermany,inorder
totakeaccountofmarketingpracticesinthat
country;whereas,tothisend,bothincreasedcosts
andincreasedproductivityshouldbetakeninto
consideration ;
Whereasthepremiumgrantedtopurchasersof
Communitytobaccoisintendedtoenablethemto
payproducersofleaftobaccoapricewhichisatthe
levelofthenormprice;whereastheamountofthe
premiumshouldreflectthealterationstothenorm
priceandthecostsoffirstprocessingadoptedforthe
1977harvest,accountbeingtakenofthetrendin
worldmarketpricesandthelevelofpricesestablished
bysupplyanddemandontheCommunitymarket;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
727/70of21April1970onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrawtobacco('),aslastamendedby
theActofAccession(2),andinparticularArticles2
(5),4(4)and6(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(3),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (4),
Whereas,whenfixingthepricesforrawtobacco,
accountshouldbetakenbothoftheobjectivesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicyandofthecontribution
whichtheCommunityintendstomaketothe
harmoniousgrowthofworldtrade;whereastheaims
ofthecommonagriculturalpolicyare,inparticular,to
providetheagriculturalpopulationwithareasonable
standardofliving,guaranteesecurityofsuppliesand
ensurefairpricesforconsumers ;
Whereasthenormandinterventionpricesforleaf
tobaccomustbefixedinaccordancewiththecriteria
laiddowninArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
727/70inorder,inparticular,toencourageproducers
toconverttothecultivationofthosevarietieswhich
aremostcompetitiveandmostindemand;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No339/77of14
February1977layingdownspecialmeasuresinthe
tobaccosectorinrespectoftheBeneventanovariety
oftobacco(5)hasprovidedforareductionoftheinter­
ventionpriceofthesetobaccos;
Whereasitisdesirabletofix,inrespectofthe1977
harvest,derivedinterventionpricesbothforthevarie­
tieswhich,beforethecommonorganizationofthe
marketcameintoforce,weresubjecttoapriceWhereastheabovementioned pricesandtheamount
ofthepremiummustbefixedinrelationtoarefer­
encequalitydefinedinsuchawaythatasobjectiveas
possibleanassessmentcanbemadeofthequalityof
thetobacco;whereasitispossibletoadopt,forthe
1977harvest,thereferencequalitiesdefinedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No673/75of4March
1975fixing,forthe1975harvest,thenormprices,the
interventionpricesandthereferencequalitiesforleaf
tobacco(6),andbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
674/75of4March1975fixingthederivedinterven­
tionpricesandthereferencequalitiesforbaled
tobaccofromthe1975harvest(7);
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No878/77of26
April1977ontheexchangeratestobeappliedinagri­
culture(8)providesthat,from1May1977,anewrepre­
sentativerateshallbeappliedtothecurrenciesof
certainMemberStates;whereasthisprovisionshould
lead,fromthatdate,toareduction,innational
currencyterms,ofthepremiumsfixedinunitsof
accountforasubstantialpartoftheharvestinthose
MemberStateswhoserepresentative rateisrevalued;
whereasitseemsmoreappropriatetothenatureof
thissectorthatthesameconditionsshouldapplyto
theentireharvestinagivenyear;whereasthisobjec­
tivecanbeachievediftheformerrateofexchangefor
theMemberStatesconcernedweretoremainappli­
cabletopremiumspaidforthe1976harvest;(')OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoC93,18.4.1977,p.11.
(4)OJNoC77,30.3.1977,p.15.
(5)OJNoL48,19.2.1977,p.4.(0)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.25.
(7)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.32.
(8OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.27.

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Article2 WhereastheMonetaryCommitteeshallbeconsulted
ontheexchangerates;whereas,inviewofthe
urgency,themeasuresenvisagedshouldbeadopted
undertheconditionsprovidedforinArticle3(2)of
CouncilRegulationNo129onthevalueoftheunit
ofaccountandtheexchangeratestobeappliedfor
thepurposesofthecommonagriculturalpolicy('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2543/73(2),1.Forthe1977harvest,thereferencequalities
referredtoinArticle2(3)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No
727/70,foreachofthetobaccovarietiesproducedin
theCommunity ,shallbethoselaiddowninRegula­
tion(EEC)No673/75.
2.Forthe1977harvest,thereferencequalities
referredtoinArticle6(3)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No
727/70,foreachofthebaledtobaccovarieties
producedintheCommunityforwhichaderivedinter­
ventionpriceisfixed,shallbethoselaiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No674/75.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article3Forthe1977harvest,thenormandintervention
pricesandthepremiumsgrantedtopurchasersofleaf
tobaccoreferredtoinArticles2and3ofRegulation
(EEC)No727/70,andthederivedinterventionprices
forbaledtobaccoreferredtoinArticle6ofthatRegu­
lation,shallbeasshownintheAnnexhereto.TheexchangeratestobeappliedinGermanyandthe
Beneluxcountriesforthepurposesofthepremiums
forthe1976harvestshall,until31December1977,be
therepresentative ratesapplicabletothecurrenciesin
questionpriorto1May1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN
(<)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(2)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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ANNEX
(u.aJkg)
SerialNo Varieties NormpriceInterventionpriceAmount
ofpremiumDerived
interventionprice
1(a)BadischerGeudertheimer
(b)ForchheimerHavannaII(c)2-335 2-102 1-582 3-194
2BadischerBurleyE 2-790 2-511 1-623 3-590
3VirginD(VirginSCR) 2-687 2-418 1-576 3-197
4(a)Paraguayandhybridsthereof
(b)Dragonvertandhybridsthereof2-040 1-836 1-270 —
5Nijkerk 1-987 1-788 1-230 —
6Burley(BurleyxBel) 2-229 2-006 1-078 —
7(a)Misioneroandhybridsthereof
(b)RioGrandeandhybridsthereof1-844 1-660 1-260 —
8(a)Philippin
(b)PetitGrammont (Flobecq)
(c)Burley(Ergox6410andErgoxBursana)1-583 1-425 0-911 —
9(a)Semois
(b)Appelterre1-897 1-707 1-091 —
10Bright 2-235 2-012 1-277 2-831
11(a)BurleyI 1-667 1-500 0-793 2-257
11(b)Maryland 1-935 1-742 0-994 2-535
12(a)Kentuckyandhybridsthereof
(b)MorodiCori
(c)Salento1-703 1-533 0-763 2-195
13(a)NostranodelBrenta
(b)Resistente142
(c)Gojano1-659 1-493 1-202 2-243
14Beneventano 1-295 1-036 0-904 1-582
15Xanti-Yakà 2-434 2-191 1-474 3-477
16Perustitza 2-305 2-075 1-399 3053
17Erzegovinaandhybridsthereof 2-070 1-863 1-254 2-751
18(a)RoundTip
(b)Scafati
(c)SumatraI10-856 9-770 5-400 14-793
19(a)BrasileSelvaggio
(b)Othervarieties1-114 1-003 0-320 —