20.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL72/37
REGULATION (EEC)No675/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of4March1975
fixingforthe1975harvesttheamountsofthepremiumgrantedtopurchasers
ofleaftobacco
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No727/
70(*)of21April1970onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrawtobacco,aslastamendedbythe
ActofAccession (2),andinparticularArticle4(4)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129(3)on
thevalueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchange
ratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2543/73(4),andinparticularArticle3
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ;
Whereasthepurposeofthepremiumgrantedto
purchasersofeachofthevarietiesofleaftobacco
istosecurethenormpriceandtoensurethattobacco
producedintheCommunityissold;
Whereas,tothisend,thepremiummustbefixedat
anamountmadeup,foreachvariety,of
acomponentcalculatedwithregardtoforeseeable
outletsontheCommunitymarketand,where
appropriate ,theinfluenceoftrendsinpricesof
importedtobaccoswhicharecompetitive as
substitutesfortobaccoproducedintheCommunity ,
andastandardcomponentdesignedtosecure
guaranteedpriceandincomeandtoensurethat
tobaccoproducedintheCommunityissold;
Whereas,forthepurposeoffixingtheamountof
thepremiumforleaftobaccooutletsforbaled
tobaccoshouldbeassessed;whereastothisendthe
costsoffirstprocessingandofmarketpreparation
foreachvarietyshouldbetakenintoaccount;
whereasthesecostsshouldcorrespondtothoseof
well-managed undertakings establishedinthe
Community ;whereasaccountshouldalsobetaken,foreachvariety,oftheaveragelossesinweight
resultingfromfirstprocessingandpreparationfor
market;
Whereastheamountofthepremiumtheoretically
applicabletoalltobaccosoftherelevantvarietyis
tobefixed,foreachofthevarietiesproducedinthe
Communityandforthecorresponding reference
quality,perkilogrammeofleaftobaccowhichhas
notundergonefirstprocessingandpreparationfor
market;
Whereas,applyingtheserulesandcriteriatothe
situationonthemarketinrawtobacco,thepremium
shouldbebasedonthepricesforbaledtobacco;
whereasinternationaltradeisinsuchtobacco;
Whereasithasbeenfoundthatthecostpriceof
baledtobaccoproducedintheCommunityishigher
thanthepricewhichwouldenablethattobaccoto
competewithsimilarimportedtobaccoandthanthe
priceswhichpotentialbuyersarepreparedtopay;
whereasthepremiumgrantedtopurchasersof
tobaccoproducedintheCommunityisintendedto
enablethosepurchaserstopaytoleaftobacco
producersapricewhichisthesameasthenorm
price;
Whereasincreasingintegrationiscurrentlyafeature
ofthemarket;whereasthealterationstothenorm
priceandthecostsoffirstprocessingandmarket
preparationwhichhavebeendecidedonforthe1975
harvestshouldthereforenotbereflectedinthe
amountofthepremium,butthepremiumshouldbe
adjusted,accountbeingtakenofthetrendinworld
marketprices,byreferencetothepricesestablished
ontheCommunitymarketbysupplyanddemand;
Whereasthepremiumthuscalculatedwasestablished
atthebaledtobaccostage;whereasthispremium
shouldbeadjustedtotheleaftobaccostagebya
formulasimilartothatdescribedabove;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No475/75(5)of
27February1975ontheexchangeratestobeapplied
inagriculturehasprovidedthatasfrom3March
1975arepresentative rateshallbeappliedinrespect
ofthecurrenciesofalltheMemberStates;whereas
fortobacco,however,theeconomiceffectsofthese
representative rateswillappear,intheMember
Statesofwhichtherepresentative ratehasbeen
revalued,onlyasfrom1Januarv1976,inordertoOOJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(4)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1. (5)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.28.

NoL72/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.3.75
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1975harvesttheamountsofthepremium
grantedtopurchasersofleaftobaccoandprovided
forinArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No727/70shall
beasshownintheAnnex.avoidareductioninthevalueofthenational
currency;whereasthisprovisionwouldlead,asfrom
thatdate,toavariationofthepremiumsfixedin
unitsofaccountforapproximately halfthe1975
harvest;whereashoweveritappearsmoreappro­
priatetothecharacteristics ofthisagriculturalsector
toensurethesameconditionsforthewholeofthis
year'sharvest;whereasthisresultcanbereached
iftheformerexchangerateintheMemberStatesin
questionismadeapplicabletothepremiumspaid
forthe1975harvest;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteeshallbeconsulted
ontheexchangerate;whereasinviewofthe
urgencytherearegroundsfordrawingupthemea­
suresinquestionundertheconditionssetoutin
Article3(2)ofRegulationNo129,Article2
Asfrom1January1976theexchangeratetobe
appliedinGermanyandtheBeneluxcountriestothe
premiumsforthe1975tobaccoharvestshallbethat
inforcebefore3March1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4March1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.A.CLINTON
ANNEX
Amountofthepremiumperkilogrammeofleaftobacco
SerialNo VarietiesAmount
(u.a./kg)
1a)BadischerGeudertheimer
b)ForchheimerHavannaIIc)1.390
2BadischerBurleyE 1.402
3VirginSCR 1-272
4a)Paraguayandhybridsthereof
b)Dragonvertandhybridsthereof1.100
5Nijkerk 1-119
6Burley(BurleyXBel) 0.930
7a)Misioneroandhybridsthereof
b)RioGrandeandhybridsthereof1.028

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SerialNo VarietiesAmount
(u.a./kg)
8a)Philippin
b)PetitGrammont (Flobecq)
c)Burley(ErgoX6410andErgoXBursana)0.765
9a)Semois
b)Appelterre0.918
10Bright 1-100
11a)BurleyI 0-710
11b)Maryland 0-848
12a)Kentuckyandhybridsthereof
b)MorodiCori
c)Salento0-670
13a)NostranodelBrenta
b)Resistente142
c)Gojano1-180
14 Beneventano 0.823
15Xanti-Yakà * 1-445
16Perustitza 1.358
17Erzegovinaandhybridsthereof 1-230
18a)RoundTip
b)Scafati
c)SumatraI5-155
19a)BrasileSelvaggio
b)Othervarieties0-245