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( 1 ) OJ NO L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 93 , 9 . 4 . 1979 , P . 49 .

( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 4 AND 5 APRIL 1979 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 5 ) OJ NO L 48 , 19 . 2 . 1977 , P . 4 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 188 , 26 . 7 . 1979 , P . 14 .

( 1 ) OJ NO L 161 , 29 . 6 . 1979 , P . 2 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1581/79

OF 24 JULY 1979

FIXING THE NORM AND INTERVENTION PRICES AND THE PREMIUMS GRANTED TO PURCHASERS OF LEAF TOBACCO , AND THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR BALED TOBACCO FOR THE 1979 HARVEST

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

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 1579/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 2 ( 5 ), 4 ( 4 ) AND 6 ( 8 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE MONETARY COMMITTEE ,

WHEREAS , WHEN FIXING THE PRICES FOR RAW TOBACCO , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN BOTH OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND OF THE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THE COMMUNITY INTENDS TO MAKE TO THE HARMONIOUS GROWTH OF WORLD TRADE ; WHEREAS THE AIMS OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ARE , IN PARTICULAR , TO PROVIDE THE AGRICULTURAL POPULATION WITH A REASONABLE STANDARD OF LIVING , GUARANTEE SECURITY OF SUPPLIES AND ENSURE FAIR PRICES FOR CONSUMERS ;

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 COMPETITIVE AND MOST IN DEMAND ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 339/77 OF 14 FEBRUARY 1977 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES IN THE TOBACCO SECTOR IN RESPECT OF THE BENEVENTANO VARIETY OF TOBACCO ( 5 ), AND COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1557/79 OF 24 JULY 1979 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES IN THE RAW TOBACCO SECTOR IN RESPECT OF THE PERUSTITZA AND ERZEGOVINA VARIETIES ( 6 ), HAVE PROVIDED FOR A REDUCTION OF THE INTERVENTION PRICE OF THESE TOBACCOS ;

WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO FIX , IN RESPECT OF THE 1979 HARVEST , DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES BOTH FOR THE VARIETIES WHICH , BEFORE THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET CAME INTO FORCE , WERE SUBJECT TO A PRICE GUARANTEE AT THE BALED TOBACCO STAGE , AND FOR THE VARIETIES WHICH ARE MAINLY GROWN IN GERMANY , IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF MARKETING PRACTICES IN THAT COUNTRY ; WHEREAS , TO THIS END , BOTH INCREASED COSTS AND INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION ;

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 SUPPLY AND DEMAND ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET ;

WHEREAS THE ABOVEMENTIONED PRICES AND THE AMOUNT OF THE PREMIUM MUST BE FIXED FOR EACH VARIETY IN RELATION TO A REFERENCE QUALITY DEFINED IN SUCH A WAY THAT AS OBJECTIVE AS POSSIBLE AN ASSESSMENT CAN BE MADE OF THE QUALITY OF THE TOBACCO ;

WHEREAS SINCE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN TOBACCO COMMUNITY PRODUCTION HAS UNDERGONE PROFOUND CHANGES AS REGARDS THE VARIETIES GROWN ; WHEREAS CERTAIN VARIETIES HAVE DEVELOPED WHILE OTHERS HAVE BEEN ABANDONED ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO REVISE ACCORDINGLY THE LIST OF COMMUNITY VARIETIES ;

WHEREAS CERTAIN VARIETIES OF TOBACCO , PREVIOUSLY DIFFERENTIATED IN THE LIST OF COMMUNITY VARIETIES , PRESENT SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AND ARE INTENDED FOR THE SAME USE ; WHEREAS , IN CONSEQUENCE , THE REFERENCE QUALITIES SHOULD BE DETERMINED IN A UNIFORM MANNER IN RESPECT OF THESE VARIETIES , AND SINGLE PRICES AND PREMIUMS FIXED ;

WHEREAS CERTAIN ALTERATIONS HAVE ALSO OCCURRED WITH REGARD TO THE HANDLING AND PRESENTATION OF LEAF TOBACCO ; WHEREAS THE DEFINITION OF THE REFERENCE QUALITIES SHOULD THEREFORE BE ALTERED ;

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1265/79 ( 1 ) PROVIDES THAT FOR THE TOBACCO SECTOR FROM 2 JULY 1979 A NEW REPRESENTATIVE RATE SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE CURRENCIES OF CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS THIS PROVISION SHOULD LEAD , FROM THAT DATE , TO A REDUCTION IN NATIONAL CURRENCY TERMS , OF THE PREMIUM FIXED IN UNITS OF ACCOUNT FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE HARVEST IN THOSE MEMBER STATES WHOSE REPRESENTATIVE RATE IS REVALUED ; WHEREAS IT SEEMS MORE APPROPRIATE TO THE NATURE OF THIS SECTOR THAT THE SAME CONDITIONS SHOULD APPLY TO THE ENTIRE HARVEST IN A GIVEN YEAR ; WHEREAS THIS OBJECTIVE CAN BE ACHIEVED IF THE FORMER RATE OF EXCHANGE FOR THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED WERE TO REMAIN APPLICABLE TO PREMIUMS PAID FOR THE 1978 HARVEST ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1979 HARVEST , THE REFERENCE QUALITIES FOR EACH OF THE VARIETIES OF LEAF TOBACCO OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 , SHALL BE AS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE 1979 HARVEST , THE REFERENCE QUALITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 ( 3 ) ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 , FOR EACH OF THE VARIETIES OF BALED TOBACCO OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION IN RESPECT OF WHICH A DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE IS FIXED , SHALL BE AS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX II .

ARTICLE 3

FOR THE 1979 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 LAID DOWN IN ANNEX III .

ARTICLE 4

THE EXCHANGE RATE TO BE APPLIED IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PREMIUMS FOR THE 1978 HARVEST SHALL , UNTIL 31 MARCH 1980 , BE THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE APPLICABLE TO THE CURRENCIES IN QUESTION PRIOR TO 2 JULY 1979 .

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 BRUSSELS , 24 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . GIBBONS

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ANNEX I

LEAF TOBACCO : VARIETIES AND THEIR REFERENCE QUALITIES FOR THE 1979 HARVEST

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SERIAL NO // VARIETY // REFERENCE QUALITY //

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1 // A ) BADISCHER GEUDERTHEIMER B ) FORCHHEIMER HAVANNA II C ) // 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 OR IN TEMPORARY BALES WITH NON-TOBACCO MATERIAL MOISTURE : 26 % //

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2 // BADISCHER BURLEY E // 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 OR IN TEMPORARY BALES WITH NON-TOBACCO MATERIAL MOISTURE : 25 % //

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3 // VIRGIN D // 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 OR IN TEMPORARY BALES WITH NON-TOBACCO MATERIAL MOISTURE : 19 % //

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4 // A ) PARAGUAY AND HYBRIDS THEREOF B ) DRAGON VERT AND HYBRIDS THEREOF , PHILIPPIN , PETIT GRAMMONT ( FLOBECQ ), SEMOIS , APPELTERRE // CLASS 2 MIDDLE LEAF CLASS 2 : LEAF WITH MINOR DEFECTS AS REGARDS COMBUSTIBILITY , COLOUR , TEXTURE OR RIPENESS ( OVER OR UNDER RIPE ) PACKAGING : TOBACCO GRADED AND TIED IN HANDS OR STRAIGHT LAID ( LOOSE LEAF ) MOISTURE : 27 % //

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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 % //

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SERIAL NO // VARIETY // REFERENCE QUALITY //

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6 // A ) MISIONERO AND HYBRIDS THEREOF B ) RIO GRANDE AND HYBRIDS THEREOF // 2ND QUALITY LEAF 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 % //

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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 % //

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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 % //

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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 % //

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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 DEFECTS AND IN GOOD CONDITION , BROWN IN COLOUR , WITH SOME DAMAGE PACKAGING : IN HANDS OF 25 TO 30 LEAVES TIED WITH A NON-TOBACCO MATERIAL ( FASCICOLI ) MOISTURE : 23 % //

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11 // A ) NOSTRANO DEL BRENTA B ) RESISTENTE 142 C ) GOJANO // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF OF FIRM , OR LIGHT TEXTURE , SOUND , WELL CURED , OR PROPERLY FERMENTED ACCORDING TO THE TRADITIONAL METHOD , BROWN OR DARK BROWN IN COLOUR , WITH MINOR DAMAGE PACKAGING : IN HANDS OF 25 TO 30 LEAVES TIED WITH A NON-TOBACCO MATERIAL ( FASCICOLI ) MOISTURE : 22 % //

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SERIAL NO // VARIETY // REFERENCE QUALITY //

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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 % //

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13 14 15 // XANTI-YAKA PERUSTITZA ERZEGOVINA AND SIMILAR VARIETIES // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF REASONABLY SOUND AND RIPE , WITH SOME SLIGHT CURING DEFECTS , MAINLY OF LIGHT TEXTURE , FROM YELLOW TO BROWN IN COLOUR , WITH MARKED DAMAGE BUT IN GOOD CONDITION , MAY ALSO INCLUDE LUGS PACKAGING : IN TEMPORARY BALES OF 15 TO 20 KG OR ' STRINGED ' IN CASES OF 30 TO 40 KG MOISTURE : 17 % //

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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 : 1ST LENGTH ( 38 CM AND OVER)60 %2ND LENGTH ( FROM 32 TO UNDER 38 CM)35 %3RD 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 % //

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ANNEX II

BALED TOBACCO : VARIETIES AND THEIR REFERENCE QUALITIES FOR THE 1979 HARVEST

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SERIAL NO // VARIETY // REFERENCE QUALITY //

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1 // A ) BADISCHER GEUDERTHEIMER B ) FORCHHEIMER HAVANNA II C ) // 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 OR CASES OF APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 175 KG OR IN BARRELS OF APPROXIMATELY 225 TO 450 KG MOISTURE : 16 % //

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2 // BADISCHER BURLEY E // 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 175 KG OR IN BARRELS OF APPROXIMATELY 225 TO 450 KG MOISTURE : 15 % //

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3 // VIRGIN D // CLASS 1 LEAF CLASS 1 : LEAF RIPE , SOUND , WITHOUT BLEMISH , YELLOW TO REDDISH OR BROWNISH YELLOW , FERMENTED NORMALLY PACKAGING : IN BALES OR CASES OF APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 175 KG OR IN BARRELS OF APPROXIMATELY 225 TO 450 KG MOISTURE : 13 % //

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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 330 TO 350 KG MOISTURE : 13 % //

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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 330 TO 350 KG MOISTURE : 13 % //

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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 BARRELS OF APPROXIMATELY 330 TO 350 KG MOISTURE : 13 % //

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SERIAL NO // VARIETY // REFERENCE QUALITY //

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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 DEFECTS AND IN GOOD CONDITION , BROWN IN COLOUR , WITH SOME DAMAGE PACKAGING : IN BARRELS OF APPROXIMATELY 350 KG MOISTURE : 16 % //

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11 // A ) NOSTRANO DEL BRENTA B ) RESISTENTE 142 C ) GOJANO // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF OF FIRM OR LIGHT TEXTURE , SOUND , WELL CURED , OR PROPERLY FERMENTED ACCORDING TO THE TRADITIONAL METHOD , BROWN OR DARK BROWN IN COLOUR , WITH MINOR DAMAGE PACKAGING : IN BALES OF APPROXIMATELY 170 TO 180 KG MOISTURE : 18 % //

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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 % //

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13 14 15 // XANTI-YAKA PERUSTITZA ERZEGOVINA AND SIMILAR VARIETIES // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF REASONABLY SOUND AND RIPE , WITH SOME SLIGHT CURING DEFECTS , MAINLY OF LIGHT TEXTURE , FROM YELLOW TO BROWN IN COLOUR , WITH MARKED DAMAGE BUT IN GOOD CONDITION , MAY ALSO INCLUDE LUGS PACKAGING : IN SMALL BALES OF APPROXIMATELY 18 TO 21 KG MOISTURE : 13 % //

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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 : 1ST LENGTH ( 38 CM AND OVER)60 %2ND LENGTH ( FROM 32 TO UNDER 38 CM)35 %3RD 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 80 TO 90 KG MOISTURE : 16 % //

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ANNEX III

NORM PRICES , INTERVENTION PRICES AND PREMIUMS FOR LEAF TOBACCO OF THE 1979 CROP

DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR BALED TOBACCOS OF THE 1979 HARVEST

( ECU/KG ) // //

SERIAL NO // VARIETY // NORM PRICE // INTER- VENTION PRICE // AMOUNT OF PREMIUM // DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE //

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1 // A ) BADISCHER GEUDERTHEIMER //

// B ) FORCHHEIMER HAVANNA II C ) // 2.898 // 2.608 // 1.984 // 3.944 //

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2 // BADISCHER BURLEY E // 3.464 // 3.118 // 2.065 // 4.439 //

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3 // VIRGIN D // 3.363 // 3.027 // 2.001 // 4.040 //

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4 // A ) PARAGUAY AND HYBRIDS THEREOF //

// B ) DRAGON VERT AND HYBRIDS THEREOF , PHILIPPIN , PETIT GRAMMONT ( FLOBECQ ), SEMOIS , APPELTERRE // 2.579 // 2.321 // 1.621 // - //

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5 // NIJKERK // 2.512 // 2.261 // 1.559 // - //

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6 // A ) MISIONERO AND HYBRIDS THEREOF //

// B ) RIO GRANDE AND HYBRIDS THEREOF // 2.330 // 2.096 // 1.608 // - //

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7 // BRIGHT // 2.825 // 2.542 // 1.628 // 3.580 //

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8 // BURLEY I // 2.066 // 1.859 // 1.058 // 2.780 //

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9 // MARYLAND // 2.423 // 2.181 // 1.316 // 3.150 //

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10 // A ) KENTUCKY AND HYBRIDS THEREOF //

// B ) MORO DI CORI // 2.152 // 1.937 // 1.055 // 2.751 //

// C ) SALENTO //

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11 // A ) NOSTRANO DEL BRENTA //

// B ) RESISTENTE 142 // 2.056 // 1.851 // 1.514 // 2.764 //

// C ) GOJANO //

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12 // A ) BENEVENTANO //

// B ) BRASILE SELVAGGIO AND SIMILAR VARIETIES // 1.588 // 1.271 // 1.110 // 1.934 //

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13 // XANTI-YAKA // 2.987 // 2.689 // 1.867 // 4.250 //

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14 // PERUSTITZA // 2.829 // 2.263 // 1.776 // 3.402 //

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15 // ERZEGOVINA AND SIMILAR VARIETIES // 2.540 // 2.031 // 1.576 // 3.065 //

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16 // A ) ROUND TIP //

// B ) SCAFATI // 13.321 // 11.990 // 6.891 // 18.091 //

// C ) SUMATRA I //