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REGULATION (EEC)No1363/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of15May1973
fixingthederivedinterventionpricesandthereferencequalitiesforbaledtobaccofrom
the1973harvest
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1362/73(3)of15May
1973fixingthenormprices,theinterventionprices
andthereferencesqualitiesforleaftobaccofromthe
1973harvest,shouldberetained,adjustingthemto
thecharacteristics peculiartobaledtobacco;whereas
thebaledtobaccocorresponding tothecharacteristics
thusdeterminedmaybeconsideredasrepresentative
oftheaveragequalityofbaledtobaccoobtainedby
thefirstprocessingandmarketpreparationofleaf
tobaccoofthecorresponding referencequality;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle6(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No727/70,thederivedinterventionpricefora
statedvarietyshallbeequaltotheinterventionprice,
fixedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle2
ofthesaidRegulation,forleaftobaccoofthevariety
inquestion,plusthecostoffirstprocessingand
marketpreparationofCommunityleaftobaccoas
baledtobacco;whereastheflat-rateassessmentof
thiscostmadewhenderivedinterventionpriceswere
lastfixedshouldberetained,sincethisassessment
maystillbeconsideredvalid;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
727/70(*)of21April1970onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinrawtobacco,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,andin
particularArticle6(8)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
Whereasderivedintervention pricesforbaled
tobaccowhichhasbeenobtainedfromleaftobacco
harvestedintheCommunityandhasundergonefirst
processingandmarketpreparationmaybefixedeach
yearfortheCommunityfortheharvestofthe
followingcalendaryear;
Whereasitisdesirabletofix,forthe1973harvest
also,derivedinterventionpricesforthevarieties
which,beforeentryintoforceofthecommon
organizationofthemarket,benefitedfromaprice
*guaranteeatthebaledtobaccostage,andforthe
varietieswhicharemainlygrowninGermany,in
ordertotakeaccountofmarketingpracticesinthat
country;
Whereastheinterventionpricesmustbefixedfor
eachCommunity-produced varietyandfora
referencequalitycorresponding totheaveragequality
ofbaledtobaccoobtainedbythefirstprocessingand
marketpreparationofleaftobaccoofthereference
qualityforwhichthenormpriceofthesamevariety
isfixed;
Whereas,tothisend,itisnecessarytodefinethe
referencequalitiesinsuchawayastoallowas
objectiveanassessmentaspossibleofthequalityof
thebaledtobacco;whereasthecorresponding
referencequalitiesofleaftobaccodeterminedbyHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThereferencequalitiesreferredtoinArticle6(3)(c)
ofRegulation (EEC)No727/70foreachCommunity
producedvarietyofbaledtobaccoforwhicha
derivedinterventionpriceisfixedareshownin
AnnexI.
Article2
Torthe1973harvest,thederivedinterventionprices
forbaledtobaccoreferredtoinArticle6of
Regulation (EEC)No727/70areshowninAnnexII.
HOJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.(3)Seep.36ofthisOfficialJournal.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15May1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS

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ANNEXI
Baledtobacco:varietiesandtheirreferencequalities
Serial
NoVarieties Referencequalities
1£(a)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,withoutcuringde­
fects,opentexture,withstems(midribs)
andveinsnottooprominent,sound,of
variousshadesofyellow
Packaging :inbarrelsofapprox.330to350kg
Moisture :13%
11(a)BurleyI LeafinCategoryA
CategoryA:leafsufficientlyripe,withoutcuringde­
fects,ofopenpossiblyfirmtexture,stems
(midribs)andveinsnottooprominent,
sound,ofamoreorlesslivelynut-brown
colour
Packaging :inbarrelsofapprox.330to350kg
Moisture :13%

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Serial
NoVarieties Referencequalities
11(b)Maryland LeafinCategoryA
CategoryA:leafsufficientlyripe,withslightcuring
defectsandonlyslightlymottled,ofav­
eragetexturewithstems(midribs)and
veinsnottooprominent,sound,ofarather
livelyreddishbrowncolour
Packaging:inbarrelsofapprox.330to350kg
Moisture :13%
12(a)Kentuckyand
hybridsthereof
(b)MorodiCori
(c)SalentoLeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leaffullyripe,offirmtexture,without
curingdefectsandingoodcondition,
brownincolour,withsomedamage
Packaging :inbarrelsofapprox.350kg
Moisture :16%
13-(a)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%
15
16
17Xanti-Yakà
Perustitza
Erzegovinaand
hybridsthereofLeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leafreasonablysoundandripe,withsome
slightcuringdefects,mainlyoflighttex­
ture,fromyellowtobrownincolour,
withmarkeddamagebutingoodcondi­
tion,mayalsoincludelugs
Packaging:smallbalesofapprox.18to21kg
Moisture:13%

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Serial
NoVarieties Referencequalities
18(a)RoundTip
(b)Scafati
(c)SumatraILeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:Lowermiddleleaf,sortedbylengthinthe
followingproportions :
1stlength(38cmandover)60%
2ndlength(from32tounder38cm)35%
3rdlength(from25tounder32cm)5%
leafofconvenientsize,fullyripeandof
uniformcolour,sound,withoutdamage,
finetexture,tensileandelastic,stemsand
veinsnotprominent,wellfermentedand
ingoodcondition,goodcombustibility ,of
typicalflavourandaroma,suitablefor
wrappingcigars,includingabout25%
brokenleaf
Packaging :inbalesofapprox.80to90kg
Moisture :16%

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ANNEXII
Derivedinterventionpricesforbaledtobacco
Serial
No Varieties u.a./kg
1(a)BadischerGeudertheimer
(b)ForchheimerHavannaIIc2-674
2BadischerBurleyE 3-011
3VirginSCR 2-480
10Bright 2-315
11(a)]BurleyI 1-993
11(b)Maryland 2-096
12(a)Kentuckyandhybridsthereof
(b)MorodiCori
(c)Salento1-885
13(a)NostranodelBrenta
(b)Resistente142
(c)Gojano2-020
14Beneventano 1-539
15Xanti-Yakà 3-151
16Perustitza 2-755
17Erzegovinaandhybridsthereof 2-481
g18(a)RoundTip
(b)Scafati
(c)SumatraI13-171