COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1738/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing, for the 1991 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, the production areas and the guaranteed maximum quantities and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1331/90

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), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1737/91 (2), and in particular Articles 2 (5), 4 (4) and (5) and 6 (8) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5),

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 1991 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 a reform of the Community regulations in the tobacco sector will be presented for the 1992 harvest;

whereas the maximum guaranteed quantity for each variety or group of varieties of tobacco produced in the Community should not be fixed for that harvest;

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 Regulation (EEC) No 1331/90 (6) fixes in particular the maximum guaranteed quantities for each variety or group of varieties of tobacco from the 1991 harvest; whereas, however, in view of German unification, the maximum guaranteed quantities for certain varieties should be adjusted in the interests of the producers;

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 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 1991 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 1331/90,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 1991 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 1991 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 1991 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. Notwithstanding Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, maximum guaranteed quantities for leaf tobacco shall not be fixed for the 1992 harvest.

Article 4

Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 1331/90 shall be replaced by Annex V to this Regulation.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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, 13 June 1991.

For the Council

The President

A. BODRY

(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.(2) See page 11 of this Official Journal.(3) OJ No C 104, 19. 4. 1991, p. 88.(4) OJ No C 158, 17. 6. 1991.(5) OJ No C 159, 17. 6. 1991.(6) OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 28.

ANNEX I

Leaf tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1991 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 %

ANNEX II

Baled tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1991 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

Countries

Production areas

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, PoitouBretagne, 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, AuvergneLimousin, 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

B (*)

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

A(*):

"

Y

y

Y

x

A(*):

"

Y

y

Y

x

Variety

Countries

Production areas

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

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 1991 harvest Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco from 1991 harvest

(ECU/kg)

Serial

number

Variety

Norm price

Intervention

Price

Premium

Derived

Intervention

Price

1

Badischer Geudertheimer, Pereg, Korso

3,637

3,091

2,530

4,636

2

Badischer Burley E and hybrids thereof

4,504

3,829

2,956

5,417

3

Virgin D and hybrids thereof

4,618

3,925

2,922

5,171

4

(a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof (specific production areas

A and C)

(b)

Dragon vert and hybrids thereof, Philippin,

Petit Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre

aa

a

s

3,394

2,885

2,348

-

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

2,953

2,510

2,043

-

5

Nijkerk

3,351

2,849

2,128

-

6

(a) Misionero and hybrids thereof

(b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof

aa

a

s

3,123

2,654

2,155

-

7

Bright

4,063

3,454

2,457

4,756

8

Burley I

2,474

2,102

1,748

3,202

9

Maryland

3,307

2,811

1,872

4,007

10

(a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof

(b) Moro di Cori

(c) Salento

aa

a

s

2,791

2,373

1,902

3,341

11

(a) Forchheimer Havanna II c

(b)

Nostrano del Brenta

(c)

Resistente 142

(d)

Gojano

(e)

Hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer

aa

|

|

a

|

|

s

2,351

(¹) 1,763 (¹)

1,658

(¹) 2,957 (¹)

12

(a) Beneventano

(b) Brasile Selvaggio and similar varieties

aa

a

s

1,270

1,079

0,935

1,825

13

Xanti-Yakà

3,056

2,598

2,251

4,324

14

(a) Perustitza

(b) Samsun

aa

a

s

2,893

2,459

2,142

2,085

3,737

3,761

15

Erzegovina and similar varieties

2,599

2,209

1,930

3,371

16

(a)Round Tip

(b) Scafati

(c) Sumatra I

aa

a

s

13,816

11,744

8,345

18,731

17

Basmas

6,080

5,168

3,067

6,902

18

Katerini and similar varieties

5,064

4,305

2,729

6,185

19

(a) Kaba Koulak classic

(b) Elassona

aa

a

s

3,774

3,208

1,950

4,687

20

(a) Kaba Koulak non classic

(b) Myrodata Smyrna, Trapezous and Phi I

aa

a

s

2,843

2,417

1,335

3,799

21

Myrodata Agrinion

3,752

3,189

1,970

4,608

22

Zichnomyrodata

3,898

3,313

2,078

4,805

23

Tsebelia

2,359

(¹) 1,769 (¹)

1,914

(¹) 3,072 (¹)

Serial

number

Variety

Norm price

Intervention

Price

Premium

Derived

Intervention

Price

24

Mavra

2,303

(¹) 1,727 (¹)

1,565

(¹) 3,025 (¹)

25

Burley EL

2,247

(¹) 1,910 (¹)

1,496

(¹) 3,031 (¹)

26

Virginia EL

3,572

3,036

2,951

4,240

27

Santa Fé

1,381

1,174

0,300

2,031

28

Fermented Burley

2,236

1,901

0,929

2,918

29

Havanna E

2,873

2,442

1,949

3,627

30

Round Scafati

7,529

6,400

5,134

11,408

31

Virginia E

4,252

3,614

2,209

5,031

32

Burley E

2,960

2,516

1,717

3,782

33

Virginia P

4,256

3,617

2,350

4,944

34

Burley P

3,067

2,607

1,717

3,890

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

ANNEX V

ANNEX V

Maximum guaranteed quantities by variety and group of varieties for leaf tobacco from the 1991 harvest

(tonnes)

Group and varieties

(serial number)

Maximum guaranteed

quantity 1991

GROUP I

3 Virgin D

14 050

7 Bright

46 750

31 Virginia E

20 000

33 Virginia P

4 500

17 Basmas

30 000

18 Katerini

23 000

26 Virginia EL

17 000

Total

155 300

GROUP II

2 Badischer Burley:

- for area A

11 200

- for area B

4 300

8 Burley I

46 750

9 Maryland

3 500

25 Burley EL

11 000

28 Fermented Burley

32 Burley E

aa

a

s

22 000

34 Burley P

2 500

Total

101 250

GROUP III

1 Badischer Geudertheimer

5 050

4 Paraguay:

- for area A

16 000

- for area B

2 700

- for area C

2 000

5 Nijkerk

6 Misionero

27 Santa Fé

29 Havana E

aa

s

1 500

10 Kentucky

8 500

16 Round Tip

30 Round Scafati

aa

a

s

200

Total

35 950

GROUP IV

13 Xanti-Yakà

14 Perustitza

15 Erzegovina

aa

20 000

19 Kaba Koulak classic

20 Kaba Koulak non classic

21 Myrodata Agrinion

22 Zichnomyrodata

aa

s

30 000

Total

50 000

GROUP V

11 (a) Forchheimer Havana II c

(b)

Nostrano del Brenta

(c)

Resistente 142

(d)

Gojano

(e)

Hybrids of Badischer

Geudertheimer

12 Beneventano

aa

s

21 000

23 Tsebelia

24 Mavra

aa

a

s

26 500

Total

47 500