NoL72/25 20.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No673/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of4March1975
fixing,forthe1975harvest,thenormprices,theinterventionpricesandthereference
qualitiesforleaftobacco
Article2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No727/70for
eachofthevarietiesproducedintheCommunityand
forareferencequalityforeachvarietyparticularly
inordertoconstituteanincentiveforconversion
tothecultivationofthosevarietieswhicharemost
competitiveandmostindemand;
Whereastheapplicationofthesecriteriaandthe
needforgreaterharmonization ofthetreatment
ofdifferentvarietieswithinagivengroupwith
regardtothenormprice,leadtothefixingofaprice
foreachvarietyoftobaccofromthe1975harvest
atalevelsuchthatapricescalemoreinkeeping
withconditionsonanincreasinglyintegratedCom­
munitymarketcanbeestablished,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
727/70(*)of21April1970onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinrawtobacco,aslast
amendedbytheActofAccession (2),andin
particularArticle2(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee ;
Whereas,whenthenormandinterventionpricesfor
leaftobaccowhichhasnotundergonefirst
processingandmarketpreparationarefixed,account
shouldbetakenbothoftheobjectivesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicyandofthecontribution
whichtheCommunityintendstomaketothe
harmoniousgrowthofworldtrade;whereastheaims
ofthecommonagriculturalpolicyareinparticular
toensureareasonablestandardoflivingforthe
agriculturalCommunity,toensurethatsuppliesare
availableandthattheyreachconsumersatreasonable
prices;
Whereasthenormandinterventionpricesshould
befixedinaccordancewiththecriterialistedinHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1975harvestthereferencequalitiesforeach
Communityproducedtobaccovarietyreferredtoin
Article2(3)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No727/70
areshowninAnnexI.
Article2
Forthe1975harvestthenormandintervention
pricesforleaftobaccoreferredtoinArticle2of
Regulation (EEC)No727/70areshowninAnnexII.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4March1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.A.CLINTON
OOJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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ANNEXI
Leaftobacco:varietiesandtheirreferencequalities
SerialNo Varieties Referencequalities
1a)Badischer
Geudertheimer
b)Forchheimer
HavannaIIc)Class1Hauptgut(topqualityleaf)
Class1:leafripe,sound,withoutblemish,dark
browntomottledbrown,ofuniform
length
Packaging :tobaccogradedandtiedinhandswith
non-tobacco material
Moisture :26%
2BadischerBurleyEClass1Hauptgut (topqualityleaf)
Class1:leafripe,sound,withoutblemish,fleshy,
reddishbrowntolightbrown,ofuniform
length
Packaging :tobaccogradedandtiedinhandswith
non-tobacco material
Moisture :25%
3VirginSCR Class1Leaf
Class1:leafripe,sound,withoutblemish,yellow
toreddishyellow;variationsincolour
suchasbrownishtogreenishyelloware
alloweduptoathirdoftheleaf'ssurface
Packaging :tobaccogradedandtiedinhands
Moisture :19%
4a)Paraguayand
hybridsthereof
b)Dragonvertand
hybridsthereofClass2Middleleaf
Class2:leafwithminordefectsasregardscom­
bustibility,colour,textureorripeness
(overorunderripe)
Packaging :tobaccogradedandtiedinhandsor
straightlaid(looseleaf)
Moisture :27%
5Nijkerk Class2Tips
Class2:—eitherleafofsecondlength(not
exceeding45cm)withverygummy
texture,fleshy,stillundamaged ;strong
andelastic,withoutprominentveins,
wellripenedproducingalivelybrown
todarkbrowncolour;

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SerialNo Varieties Referencequalities
5
(cont'd)Nijkerk —orleafoffirstlength(exceeding45cm)
withatexturestillgummy,fleshyand
stillundamaged,strong,withrelatively
prominentveins,ofallcoloursexcept
bottlegreen
Packaging :tobaccogradedandtiedinhandsor
straightlaid(looseleaf)
Moisture :27%
6Burley
(BurleyXBel)Class1Uppermiddleleaf
Class1:leafwellripened,livelytofairlylively
reddishbrowncolour,onlyslightly
mottled,ofaverageorthintexture,not
veryclosegrainwithparenchymaof
averagebreadth
Packaging :tobaccogradedandtiedinhandsor
straightlaid(looseleaf)
Moisture :26%
7a)Misioneroand
hybridsthereof
b)RioGrandeand
hybridsthereof2ndqualityleaf
2ndquality:leaffullydevelopedover45cm,not
coarsegrained,livelytofairlylivelylight
somewhatyellowishcolour,reasonably
firmandundamaged ;reasonablygood
combustibility
Packaging :tobaccogradedandtiedinhandsor
straightlaid(looseleaf)
Moisture :27%
8a)Philippin
b)PetitGrammont
(Flobecq)
c)Burley(ErgoX
6410andErgo
XBursanaLeafinCategoryMG
CategoryMG:uppermiddleleaf
Packaging :tobaccogradedandtiedinhands
Moisture :25%
9a)Semois
b)AppelterreLeafinCategoryG
CategoryG•.largesoundleaf
Packaging :tobaccogradedandtiedinhands
Moisture :25%
10Bright LeafinCategoryA
CategoryA:leafsufficientlyripe,withoutcuring
defects,opentexture,withstems(midribs)
andveinsnottooprominent,sound,of
variousshadesofyellow
Packaging :intemporarybalesof30to40kg
Moisture :16%

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SerialNo Varieties Referencequalities
11a)BurleyI LeafinCategoryA
CategoryA:leafsufficientlyripe,withoutcuring
defects,ofopenpossiblyfirmtexture,
stems(midribs)andveinsnottoopromi­
nent,sound,ofamoreorlesslivelynut­
browncolour
Packaging :intemporarybalesof30to40kgor
tiedinhandsof25to30leaveswithnon­
tobaccomaterial(fascicoli)
Moisture :19%
11b)Maryland LeafinCategoryA
CategoryA:leafsufficientlyripe,withslightcuring
defectsandonlyslightlymottled,of
averagetexturewithstems(midribs)and
veinsnottooprominent ,sound,ofa
ratherlivelyreddishbrowncolour
Packaging :intemporarybalesof30to40kgortied
inhandsof25to30leaveswithnon­
tobaccomaterial(fascicoli)
Moisture :19%
12a)Kentuckyand
hybridsthereof
b)MorodiCori
c)SalentoLeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leaffullyripe,offirmtexture,without
curingdefectsandingoodcondition
brownincolour,withsomedamage-
Packaging :inhandsof25to30leavestiedwitha
non-tobaccomaterial(fascicoli)
Moisture :23%
13a)Nostranodel
Brenta
b)Resistente142
c)GojanoLeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leafoffirm,orlighttexture,sound,well
cured,orproperlyfermentedaccording
tothetraditionalmethod,brownordark
brownincolour,withminordamage
Packaging :inhandsof25to30leavestiedwitha
non-tobaccomaterial(fascicoli)
Moisture :22%
14Beneventano LeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leafsufficientlyripe,firmtextureor
possiblycoarseorthin,withminor
defectsasregardscuringandfermentation
anddamage
Packaging :inhandsof25to30leavestiedwithnon­
tobaccomaterial(fascicoli)
Moisture :24%

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SerialNo Varieties Referencequalities
15Xanti-Yakà LeafinCategoryB
16
17Perustitza
Erzegovinaand
hybridsthereofCategoryB:leafreasonablysoundandripe,withsome
slightcuringdefects,mainlyoflighttex­
ture,fromyellowtobrownincolour,
withmarkeddamagebutingood
condition,mayalsoincludelugs
Packaging :intemporarybalesof15to20kgor
'stringed'incasesof30to40kg
Moisture :17%
18a)RoundTip LeafinCategoryB
b)Scafati
c)SumatraICategoryB:lowermiddleleaf,sortedbylengthinthe
followingproportions :
1stlength(38cmandover)60%
2ndlength(from32tounder
38cm) 35%
3rdlength(from25tounder
32cm) 5%
leafofconvenientsize,fullyripeandof
uniformcolour,sound,withoutdamage,
finetexture,tensileandelastic,stemsand
veinsnotprominentwellfermentedand
ingoodcondition,goodcombustibility ,
oftypicalflavourandaroma,suitable
forwrappingcigars,includingabout25%
brokenleaf
Packaging :inhandstiedwithanon-tobaccomaterial
(fascicoli)
Moisture :22%
19a)BrasileSelvaggio
b)OthervarietiesLeafinCategoryB
CategoryB:leafwelldeveloped,firm,greenincolour,
withastrongaromaofalcohol
Packaging :inhandstiedwithanon-tobaccomaterial
(fascicoli)
Moisture:20%

NoL72/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.3.75
ANNEXII
Normpriceandinterventionpriceforleaftobacco
SerialNo VarietiesNorm
price
(u.a./kg)Inter­
vention
price
(u.a./kg)
1a)BadischerGeudertheimer
b)ForchheimerHavannaIIc)2.1901-971
2BadischerBurleyE 2.6172-355
3VirginSCR 2-4722-225
4a)Paraquayandhybridsthereof
b)Dragonvertandhybridsthereof1.8511.666
5Nijkerk 1-8641.678
6Burley(BurleyXBel) 2-0911.882
7a)Misioneroandhybridsthereof
b)RioGrandeandhybridsthereof1.6971-527
8a)Philippin
b)PetitGrammont (Flobecq)
c)Burley(ErgoX6410andErgoXBursana)1-4291-286
9a)Semois
b)Appelterre1-7121-541
10Bright 2.0761-868
11a)BurleyI 1-5791-421
11b)Maryland 1.7981-618
12a)Kentuckyandhybridsthereof
b)MorodiCori
c)Salento1-6611-495
13a)NostranodelBrenta
b)Resistente142
c)Gojano1-6351.472
14Beneventano 1.2891.160
15Xanti-Yakà 2-3292.096

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SerialNo VarietiesNorm
price
(u.a./kg)Inter­
vention
price
(u.a./kg)
16 Perustitza 2.2061.985
17Erzegovinaandhybridsthereof 1.9811-783
18a)RoundTip
b)Scafati
c)SumatraI10-8029-722
19a)BrasileSelvaggio
b)Othervarieties1-0250-923