15.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL68/19
REGULATION (EEC)No716/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of6March1973
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1728/70fixingthescalesofpriceincreasesandreduc­
tionsforrawtobacco
commonorganization ofthemarket,aprice
guaranteewasaccorded,thescalesofpriceincreases
andreductionswerefixedonthebasisofcommer­
cialpracticesthenprevailingandtookintoaccount
thecharacteristics ofuse,adaptedtotherequire­
mentsofCommunityrules;whereasadetailed
studyofdatacollectedonthebasisofpastexperi­
enceshowsthatitisnecessarytoamendthescales
atpresentinforcesoastogivetotheintervention
agenciesafreerhandinapraisingthecharacter­
isticsofuseofthesetobaccos;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinitsRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforTobacco:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No727/
70(x)of21April1970onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrawtobacco,asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1574/71(2),andinparticularArti­
cles5(6)and6(10)thereof;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1728/70of25August1970(3)thescalesofprice
increasesandreductionsforleaftobaccoandbaled
tobacco;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No715/73(4)amended
thequalityclassification ofvarietiesofleaf
tobaccoandbaledtobaccoreferredtoinAnnexesI
andIIofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1727/70(5)of25August1970oninterventionproce­
dureforrawtobacco;whereasitis,therefore,
necessarytoadjustthescalesofpriceincreasesand
reductions ;
Whereasforthebuying-inbyinterventionofbaled
tobaccoforwhich,beforetheentryintoforceoftheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
InAnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No1728/70theentry
againstserialnumber11isreplacedbythefollowing
entry:
CategoryACategoryBCategoryC
lia)BurleyI looh 65 48
11b)Maryland 100(!) 65 48
C)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL167,26.7.1971,p.1.
(3)OJNoL191,27.8.1970,p.18.
(4)Seep.16ofthisOfficialJournal .
(5)OJNoL191,27.8.1970,p.5.

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Article2
1.PartAofAnnexII,toRegulation (EEC)No1728/70isamendedbyinsertingatthebeginningthereofthe
following :
Serialnumber Variety LeafstageClassandindexnumberbased
qualityonthereference
ClassIClassUClassIII
1 (a)Badischer
GeudertheimerGrümpen (Primings) 90 73 58
(b)Forchheimer
HavannaIIcSandblatt (Lugs)
Hauptgut (Leaves)
Obergut(Tips)109
100(!)
6788
8271
70
2Badischer
BurleyEGrümpen (Primings)
Sandblatt (Lugs)
Hauptgut (Leaves)
Obergut(Tips)114
122
100i1)
5089
98
7756
76
59
3VirginSCR !100(!) 57 22
2.InPartAofAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No1728/70theentryagainstNo
11isreplacedbythefollowingentry:
CategoryACategoryBCategoryC
11(a)BurleyI 100r)65 48
11(b)Maryland 100i1)65 48
Article3
PartBofAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No1728/70isreplacedbytheAnnextothis
Regulation .
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublicationinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6March1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
B.Priceincreasesandreductionsbyreferencetocharacteristics ofuse(varieties10to18).Percentageofthederived
interventionprice,adjustedasappropriatebytheindexnumberspecifiedinAnnexIIA.
SerialNo VarietiesCombustibility Flavour Aroma YieldPresentation
andcondition
FromToFromToFromToFromToFromTo
10Bright —3+3—4+4—2+2—3+3—3+3
11(a)BurleyI
(b)Maryland—3+3—4+4—2+2—3+3—3+3
12(a)Kentuckyandhybridsthereof
(b)MorodiCori
(c)Salento—5+5—4+4—2+2—5+5—4+4
13(a)NostranodelBrenta
(b)Resistente142
(c)Gojano—3+3—4+4—2+2—3+3—3+3
14Beneventano —3+3—4+4—2+2—3+3—3+3
15Xanti-Yakà —2+2—3+3-1+1—2+2—2+2
16Perustitza —2+2—3+3—1+1—2+2—2+2
17Erzegovinaandhybridsthereof —2+2—3+3—1+1—2+2—2+2
18(a)RoundTip
(b)Scafati
(c)SumatraI—3+3—4+4—2+2--3+3—3+3