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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingforthe1981harvestthenormandintervention pricesandthe
premiumsgrantedtopurchasersofleaftobacco,thederivedinterven­
tionpricesforbaledtobaccoandthereferencequalities
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)
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L'irwT.y\^l/
3>„ Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingforthe1981harvestthenormandintervention pricesandthe
premiumsgrantedtopurchasersofleaftobacco,thederivedintervention
pricesforbaledtobaccoandthereferencequalities
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No727/70of21April1970onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinrawtobacco(1),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No/81(2),andinparticularArticles2(5),4(4)and
6(8)thereof, *
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament(3),
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee(4),
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,whenfixingthepricesforrawtobacco,accountshouldbetaken
bothoftheobjectivesofthecommonagricultural policyandofthe
contribution whichtheCommunitydesirestomaketotheharmoniousdevelop­
mentofworldtrade;whereastheobjectivesofthecommonagricultural
policyare,inparticular,toensureafairstandardoflivingforthe
agricultural community,toassuretheavailability ofsuppliesandtoensure
thatsuppliesreachconsumersatreasonableprices;^
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2.
Whereasthenormandintervention pricesforLeaftobaccomustbefixedin
accordancewiththecriterialaiddowninArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No727/70inorderinparticulartoencourageproducerstoconverttothe
cultivation ofthosevarietieswhicharemostcompetitive andmostin
demand;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)'Noof layingdownspecial
measuresforcertainvarietiesofrawtobacco(5)providedforareduction
intheintervention priceforthesaidvarieties;
Whereasitisagaindesirabletofix,inrespectofthe1981harvest,derived
intervention pricesbothforthevarietieswhich,beforethecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketcameintoforce,or,inthecaseofvarietiesgrownin
Greecepriortoaccession,qualifiedforapriceguaranteeatthebaled
tobaccostage,andforthevarietieswhich ,aremainlygrownintheFederal
RepublicofGermany,inordertotakeaccountofmarketingpracticesin
thatcountry;whereas,tothisend,bothincreasedcostsandincreased
productivity shouldbetakenintoconsideration ;
WhereasthepremiumgrantedtopurchasersofCommunitytobaccoisintended
toenablethemtopayproducersofleaftobaccoapricewhichisatthe
levelofthenormprice,accountbeingtakenofthetrendinworldmarket
pricesandthelevelofpricesestablished bytheinteraction ofsupply
anddemandontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheabovementioned pricesandtheamountofthepremiummustbe
fixedforeachvarietyinrelationtoareferencequalitydefinedinsucha
waythatasobjectiveanassessmentaspossiblecanbemadeofthequality •
ofthetobacco;
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Whereas,inorderbettertoreflectthemarketsituation,amoreprecise
definitionshouldbegivenofthereferencequalitiesofallvarietiesof
tobacco,bothinleafandbaled,inrespectinparticularofthebotanical
andcommercialcharacteristics ;
Whereasanewassessment ofthecharacteristics oftheForcheimer
HavannaIICvarietyhasledtoitsinclusioninthegroupofvarieties
listedundertheserialnumber11becauseofitsclosesimilaritywiththe
NostranodelBrentavariety;
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Whereas,sincethesigningoftheActofAccession,Greecehasamendedits
classification ofthevarietiesgrowninthatcountry,inparticular by
puttingcertainsimilarvarietiestogether,inordertomakethatclassifi­
cationmoreconsistentwithCommunityrules;andwhereas,therefore,this
newclassification shouldbeusedinsteadoftheclassification givenin
AnnexIItotheActofAccession;
Whereasundertheprovisions ofArticle87(1)andofArticle58oftheAct
ofAccessionofGreece,theintervention pricestobeappliedinGreece
fortobaccofromthe1981harvestshallbefixedatalevelenabling
tobaccoproducerstoobtainmarketpricesequivalent tothoseobtained,
duringarepresentative periodtobedetermined,undertheprevious
nationalsystem;whereasitappearsadvisabletotakethe1978,1979and
1980harvestsasthatreferenceperiod;
WhereasArticle87(2)oftheActofAccessionofGreeceprovidesthatthe
normpricescorresponding totheintervention pricesreferredtoabove
shallbefixedinGreeceforthe1981harvestatalevelreflecting the
relationexistingbetweenthenormpriceandtheintervention price,in
accordance withthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No727/70;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No (6)providesthatforthetobacco
sector,from ,a'newrepresentative rateshallbeappliedtothe
currenciesofcertainMemberStates;whereas'thatprovisionshouldlead,
asfromthatdate,toareduction,intermsofnationalcurrencies,ofthe
premiumfixedinunitsofaccountforasubstantial partoftheharvestin
thoseMemberStateswhoserepresentative rateisrevalued;whereas,however,
itseemsmoreappropriate tothenatureofthissectorthatthesame
conditions shouldapplytotheentireharvestinagivenyear;whereasthis
objectivecouldbeachievedifthepreviousratesofexchangeforthe
MemberStatesconcernedweretobemadeapplicabletopremiumspaidforthe
1980harvest,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Forthe1981 harvest thereference qualities foreach ofthevarieties of
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leaf tobacco ofCommunity production ,referred toinArticle 2(3 )(c)of
Regulation (EEC )No727/70,.shall beassetoutinAnnex I.
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Article 2
Forthe 1981 harvest thereference qualities referred toinArticle 6(3 )(c)
ofRegulation (EEC )No727/70,foreach ofthevarieties ofbaled tobacco
ofCommunity production inrespect ofwhich aderived intervention price -is
fixed ,shall beassetoutinAnnex II.
Article 3
Forthe1981 harvest thenorm andintervention prices andtheamounts of
thepremium granted topurchasers ofleaf tobacco referred toinArticles 2
and 3ofRegulation (EEC )No727/70,andthederived intervention prices
forbaled tobacco referred toinArticle 6ofthesaid Regulation ,shall be
asset out inAnnex III .
Article 4
Theexchange rate tobeapplied intheFederal Republic ofGermny andthe
Benelux countries forthepurposes ofthepremiums forthe1980 harvest
shall ,until 31March 1982 ,betherepresentative rate applicable tothe
currencies inquestion prior to 1981 .
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall be'.binding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at For the Council
The President

ANNEXI,,.
Leaftobacco:varieties andtheirreferencequalitiesforthe1981harvest
Sériai
No.Variety ReferenceQuality
Badischer Geudert-
heimerClass1leaf ::.,
Typicalcharacter :Thintobodied,elastic
withopentexture,leafshapeelongatedovate,
ratherstrongbrownmidrib
Class1:leafripe,undamaged ,browntodark
brown-greenish ,mottled,ofuniform
development andgoodcombustibility .
Packaging :tobaccograded,tiedinhandsorin
temporarybaleswithnon-tobacco
material
Moisture :26%
BadischerBurleyEClass1leaf
Typicalcharacter :thintobodied,open
(texture,leafshapeovatetobroadovate,
■fairlythickbrownmidrib
Class1:leafripe,sound,undamaged ,
bodied,lively,reddishtomedium
browncolour,ofuniform
development andmoderate
i combustibility .
Packaging:tobaccograded,tiedinhandsorin
temporarybaleswithnon-tobacco
material
.Moisture:25%
VirginD Class1leaf ,:
Class1:leavesripe,sound,supple,of
uniformdevelopment andopen
texture,yellowtoorangeandof
averagecombustibility .
Packaging:tobaccogfaded,tiedinhandsorin
temporarybaleswithnon-tobacco
material
ν·
Moisture :19%

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Sériai
No. Variety Reference quality
a)Paraguay and
hybrids thereof
b)Dragon vert and
hybrids thereof ,
Philippin ,Petit
Grammont
(Flobecq ),Semois ,
AppelterreClass 2middle leaf
Class 2:leaves ripe ,reasonably undamaged ,
brown tomottled orslightly
bronzed ;minor defects inripeness
andcolour andminor damage are
allowed .
Packaging :byposition onplant (lugs ,middle
leaves ,topleaves )inbales (20-40
kg),orinpallet cases (120-150
kg);leaves loose orinhands .
Moisture :27%
Nijkerk Class 2topleaf (tips )
Class 2:Either :leaf upto50cminlength ,
sticky texture ,bodied ,undamaged ,
strong andelastic ,well ripened ,
colour brown todark brown .
Or:leaf over 50cminlength ,
sticky texture ,bodied ,still
undamaged ,strong ,with some colour
defects .
Packaging :Byposition inplant (lugs andtop
leaves )inbales of40-50 kg,tied
inhands orloose
Moisture :27%
a)Misionero and
hybrids thereof
b)RioGrande and
hybrids thereof2ndquality leaf
2ndquality :leaf fully developed ,over AOcm,
notcoarse grained ,lively to
•fairly lively light somewhat
:yellowish colour ,reasonably firm
;andundamaged ;reasonably good
combustibility .
Packaging :Byquality ,allpositions inplant
together ,inbales at20-30 kg,
leaves loose
Moisture :27%

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Sériai
No. Variety Reference Quality
Bright Category Aleaf
Category A:leaf ripe ,well cured ,bodied ,
texture open ,midribs andveins
nottooprominent ,sound ,golden
yellow toorange yellow ,mainly
middle leaf ,combustibility good .
Packaging :byposition inplant ,leaves
straight laid (loose leaf )in
bales of30-40 kg
Moisture : 16%
8 Burley I Category Aleaf
1 !
Category A:leaf ripe ,well cured ,texture
thin ,open andsupple ,possibly
bodied ,midrib andveins nottoo
prominent ,sound ,rather lively
not .brown colour ,from themiddle
positions ,combustibility excellent
Packaging :loose orinhands ,made upin
bales of30-40 kg
Moisture : 19%
9 Maryland Category Aleaf
Category A:leaf fully ripe ,well cured ,
texture thin andopen ,midribs and
veins notprominent ,sound ,colour
alively reddish brown ,from the
middle positions ,combustibility
perfect
Packaging :loose orinhands ,inbales of
30-40 kg
Moisture : 19%

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Serial*
No . Variety Reference quality
10 a)Kentucky and Category Βleaf
hybrids thereof 1
b)Moro diCori Category Β:leaf properly ripe ,bodied ,well
c)Salento cured andsound ,brown ,some
damage ,mainly from upper middle
andupper positions ,
combustibility very good
Packaging :straight laid (loose leaf )orin
hands ,made upinbales at30-40 kg
Moisture : 23%
11 a)Forcheimer ''Category Βleaf
Havanna IIC
b)Nostrano del Category B:leaf reasonably sound andripe ,
Brenta substantial tolight ,some curing
c)Resistente 142 defects anddamage ,dark notbrown
d)Gojano incolour with agreenish tinge ,
ingood condition ,asageneral
rule from ripe base andtop
leaves ,combustibility good
s
Packaging :byposition onplant ,inhands
rVmade upinbundles of30-40 kg
Moisture : 22%
12 a)Beneventano Category Bleaf
b)Brasile !Selvaggio
andsimilar Category B:leaf reasonably ripe ,possibly
varieties coarse orthin texture ,with
curing andstorage defects and
* some damage ,buthaving the
minimum qualities required for
intervention
Packaging :inhands inbundles of30-40 kg
Moisture :24%

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Sériai
No. Variety Reference quality
13 Xanti-Yakà Category Bleaf
Category B:Leaf reasonably sound andnottoo
developed ,some curing defects
allowable ,light tomoderately
bodied ,yellow tobrown incolour ,
some damage butwell preserved ,
lower leaves allowable ,
combustibility good
Packaging :leaves stringed incases with
internal supports ("cassa a
crociera ")of30-40 kgormade up
inbales of15-20 kg
Moisture :17%
14 a)Perustitza
b)SamsunCategory Bleaf
Category .B:Leaf reasonably sound andripe ,
nottoodeveloped ,some curing
defects allowable ,texture mostly
light ,yellow tobrown ,possibly
reddish clour ,some damage but
well preserved ,base leaves
allowable ,combustibility good
Packaging :leaves stringed incases with
internal supports ("cassa a
crociera ")of30-40 kgormade up
inbales of15-20 kg
Moisture : 17%
15 Erzegovina and Category 'Bleaf
similar varieties
Category B:Leaf reasonably sound andripe ,
nottoodeveloped ,some curing
defects allowable ,texture mostly
light ,yellow tobrown incolour ,.
some damage butwell preserved ,
, base leaves allowable ,
combustibility good
Packaging :leaves stringed incases with
internal supports ("cassa a
i crociera ")of30-40 kgormade up
inbaies of15-20 kg
Moisture : 17%

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Sériai
No. Variety Reference quality
16 a)Round Tip
b)Scafati •
c)Sumatra ICategory Bleaf
Category B:
Packaging :
Moisture :Lower middle leaf ,sorted bylength
inthefollowing proportions :
1stlength :60%
2ndlength :35%
3rdlength :5%
Leaf ofconvenient size ,properly
ripe andofuniform colour ,sound ,
undamaged ,fine ,strong andelastic
texture ,midribs andveins submerged ,
properly fermented andwell
preserved ,combustibility good ,of
typical flavour andaroma ,suitable
forwrapping cigars ,including about
25% broken leaf .
byposition ontheplant ,inhands
22%
17 Basmas Quality I/IIIleaves
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
plant except thefirst ("protomana "),
upto15cmlong ,colour
golden-yellow ,orange toyellow-red ,
with good elasticity ,shiny ,fairly
bodied ,porous structure and fine
texture ,good combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
45%ofquality I/III .
1 Leaf ripe showing slight damage
and/orcuring defects ,with slight
disease blemishes ,from allpositions
ontheplant ,upto20cmlong ,
colour light yellow ,yellow-green ,
reddish orlight brown ,with fairly
porous structure and fine texture ,
medium elasticity ,moderately shiny
andbodied ,very good combustibility .

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Sériai
No. Variety Reference Quality
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
55%ofquality I/III .
Packaging :
τ /Growers 1bales of15to25kg,formed
inthetraditional' wayfrom tworows
ofpastals %(leaves straight laid ).
Inthe districts ofAstakos and
Chrysoupolis packing isin
"armathodema ").
Moisture :17%
18 Katenni and Quality I/IIIleaves
similar
varieties Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
11 plant except thefirst ("protomana "),
upto20cmlong ,colour light yellow
ororange toreddish ,ofporous
structure ,good elasticity ,shiny ,
fairly bodied ,fine texture andvery
good combustibility .
Leaf asabove constitutes 45% of
quality I/III .
Leaf ripe with slight damage and/or
curing defects ,with slight disease
blemishes ,from allpositions onthe
plant ,upto25cmlong ,colour
yellow ,orange ,yellow-green ,reddish
orlight brown ,ofporous structure ,
moderately bodied ,fine texture and
very good combustibility .
; Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
55%ofquality I/III .

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Serial
No. Variety Reference quality
Packaging : Strings areusually bulked using the
"Baski "system before packing .
Packing isinbales of25-35 kgusing
traditional "Kaloup "system .
Moisture : 15%
19 Kaba Koulak Quality I/IIIleaves
classic
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
plant except topleaves ,upto25cm
long forMacedonia Kaba-Koulak andto
20cmlong forKaratzova and
Kontoula ,ofmoderate todeep yellow
colour ,good elasticity ,shiny ,of
porous structure ,fine texture and
excellent combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
> 47%ofquality I/III .
Leaf ripe ,with some slight damage
and/orcuring defects ,from all
positions ontheplant ,upto30cm
long forMacedonia Kaba-Koulak and25
1 cmlong forKaratzova andKontoula ,
colour yellow ,yellow-green ,reddish ,
offairly porous structure andfairly
fine texture ,medium elasticity and
moderately shiny ,excellent
combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
53%ofquality I/III .
Packaging : Growers' bales of15-30 kg,made up
inthe traditional form oftwo rows
of"armathodema ".
Moisture : 16%
Γ'/

Sériai
No. Variety Reference quality
20 a)Kaba Koulak
non-classic
b)Elassona ,
Myrodata
Smyrnis
Trapezous ,
Phi 1Quality I/IIIleaves
Quality I/III :Leaf
Packaging :
Moisture :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
plant except thetopleaves ,upto
30cmlong forMacedonia Kaba Koulak
andTrapezous ,20cmlong for
Elassona andPhi 1and15cmlong
forMyrodata Smyrnis ,oflight yellow
toreddish colour ,good elasticity ,
shiny ,fairly porous structure ,fine
texture andexcellent combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
47%ofquality I/III .
Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
with slight curing defects ,from all
positions ontheplant ,upto35cm
long forMacedonia Kaba-Koulak and
Trapezous ,25cmlong forElassona
andPhi 1and20cmlong forMyrodata
Smyrnis ,ofyellow ,yellow-green or
light brown colour ,offairly porous
structure ,fairly fine texture ,
fairly elastic andshiny ,very good •
combustibility .
Growers' bales of25-35 kg,made up
using thetraditional "armathodema "
system orof35-50 kgusing the
"Kaloup "system
16%

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Sériai
No. Variety Reference quality
21 Myrodata Quality I/IIIleaves
'Agrinion
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,without
curing defects ,from allpositions on
theplant except the first
("protomana "),upto25cmlong ,of
yellow todeep orange colour ,ofgood
elasticity ,shiny ,porous structure ,
fine texture and excellent combustibi­
lity .
i Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
47%ofquality I/III .
Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
slight curing defects ,from all
positions ontheplant ,upto30cm
long ,ofyellow ,yellow-green or
light reddish colour ,fairly porous
structure andfairly fine texture ,
fairly elastic andshiny ,excellent
combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
53%ofquality I/III .
Pacl<aging : Growers' bales of15-30 kgmade upin
thetraditional wayintworows of
"armathodema ".
Moisture : 14%
22 Zichnomyrodata Quality I/IIIleaves
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,^undamaged ,sound ,without
curing defects ,from allpositions on
theplant except topleaves ,upto
20cmlong ,light yellow tolight
r' orange colour ,good elasticity ,
shiny ,porous structure ,fine
texture ;excellent combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
47%ofquality I/III .
Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
with slight curing defects ,from all -
positions ontheplant ,upto25cm
long ,colour yellow ,yellow-green or
light reddish ,fairly porous
structure andfairly fine texture ,
fairly elastic andshiny ;excellent
combustibility .

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1 '
Serial
No. Variety Reference quality
Packaging : Growers' bales of15-30 kgmade upin
thetraditional way intworows of
"armathodema "
Moisture :1 17%
23 Tsebelia Quality I/IIIleaves
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,without
curing defects ,from allpositions on
theplant except thefirst
("protomana "),upto35cmlong ,
colour yellow-red ,orange toreddish ,
ofporous structure ,elastic and
shiny ,fairly bodied ,fine texture
andvery good combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
45%ofquality I/III .
Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
with minor curing defects ,from all
;positions ontheplant ,uptoAOcm
.long ,colour light yellow ,
yellow-green ,reddish orlight brown ,
, fairly porous structure ,fairly
1' elastic andshiny ,fairly bodied ,
fairly fine texture ,very good
combustibility ;includes leaves with
slight disease blemishes and/orminor
damage .
i Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
55%ofquality I/III .
Packaging : Growers' bales of30-40 kg,made up
intwo rows of"armathodema "
Moisture : 14%
u '

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Sériai
No. Variety Reference quality
24 Mavra Quality I/IIIleaves
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,without
curing defects ,from allpositions on
•theplant except thefirst
.("protomana "),upto30cmlong ,
f colour yellow-reddish ororange to
reddish ,with porous structure ,fine
texture ,elastic andshiny ,fairly
•bodied ,good combustibility .
:Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
;45%ofquality I/III .
Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
showing minor curing defects ,from all
.positions ontheplant ,upto40cm
;long ,colour yellowish ,yellow-green
(lemon ),reddish orlight brown ,
fairly porous structure andfairly
fine texture ,fairly elastic and
•shiny ,fairly bodied ,ofgood
combustibility ;includes also leaves
with slight disease blemishes and/or
minor damage .
Packaging : Growers' bales of30-50 kgmade upin
two rows of"armathodema "
Moisture : 14%
25 Burley GR Quality Aleaves
Quality A: Leaf fully ripe ,fully developed ,
undamaged ,sound ,without curing
defects ,from themiddle stalk
position ,ofuniform medium nut-brown
tonut-redcolour ,porous structure ,
fine texture ,excellent combustibility .

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Serial
No. Variety Reference quality
-Packaging :
'1 'Growers' bales ofAOkg,made upintwo
rows of"armathodema ",nostrings
(leaves loose )
Moisture : 22%
26 Virginia GR Quality Aleaves
Quality A:
.1
τyLeaf fully ripe ,fully developed ,
sound ,undamaged ,without curing
defects ,of -uniform lemon yellow to
medium orange colour ,well bodied ,fine
texture andgood combustibility ,mainly
from themiddle stalk position .
Packaging : Growers 1bales of30-40 kg,made upin
tworows of"armathodema ",nostrings
(leaves loose )
Moisture : 19%

ANNEX 2
Baled tobacco :varieties and their reference Qualities forthe 1981 harvest
Serial
No . Variety Reference quality
1 Badischer Geudert -
heimerClass 1leaf
Typical character :thin tobodied ,elastic open
texture ,leaf shape elongated ovate ,rather
thick brown midrib ,well fermented
Class 1:
(■leaf ripe ,sound ,undamaged ,brown
todark brown ,ofuniform
development ,combustibility very good
Packaging :inbales ,cases orcartons of75to
200kgorinbarrels of
approximately 225to450kg
Moisture :16%
2 Badischer
BurleyEClass 1leaf
Typical character :thin tobodied ,open texture ,
leaf shape ovate toelongated ovate ,rather
thick brown midrib ,fermented normally
Class 1: leaf ripe ,undamaged ,bodied ,lively
uniform reddish brown tomid brown
colour ,ofuniform development ,
combustibility fairly good .
Packaging :inbales orcases of75to175kgor
barrels of225 to450kg
Moisture : 15%
3 Virgin D Class 1leaf
Class 1: leaf ripe ,sound ,supple ,undamaged ,
ofporous texture ,lively yellow to
orange incolour ,ofuniform
development ,combustibility moderate
Packaging :inbales orcases of75to175kgor
barrels of225to450kg
Moisture : 13%

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Sériai
No. Variety Reference quality
Bright Category Aleaf
Category A:leaf ripe ,well cured ,open texture ,
midrib andveins nottooprominent ,
sound ,yellow ororange yellow ,
mainly from themiddle leaves ,
combustibility good
Packaging :inbulk inbarrels of300to400kg
orcartons of180to200kg
Moisture :13%
8 Burley I Category Aleaf
Category A:leaf ripe ,without curing defects ,
fine andopen texture ,soft ,
possibly bodied ,midrib andveins
nottooprominent ,sound ,nutbrown ,
from themiddle leaves ,suitable for
storage ,combustibility excellent
Packaging :inbulk inbarrels of300to420kg
orcartons of180to200kg
Moisture :13%
9 Maryland Category Aleaf
Category A:leaf fully ripe ,well cured ,texture
thin andopen ,midribs andveins not
1 prominent ,sound ,colour alively
reddish brown ,from middle leaves ,
flavour good ,distinct pleasant
aroma ,combustibility perfect
Packaging :inbulk inbarrels of300to420kg
orcartons of180to200kg
Moisture :13%

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No. Variety/Reference quality
10 a)Kentucky and
hybrids thereof
b)Moro diCori
c)SalentoCategory Bleaf
Category B:leaf properly ripe ,bodied ,well
cured andsound ,brown ,some damage ,
generally from middle andupper
positions ,part suitable forthe
wrapper ofandallsuitable forthe
fillers ofdark cigars
Packaging :straight laid (leaves loose )orin
bulk inbarrels of300to420kgor
cartons of180to200kg
Moisture : 16%
11 a)Forcheimer
Havanna IIC
b)Nostrano del
Brenta
c)Resistente 142
d)GojanoCategory Bleaf
Category B:leaf bodied orlight ,sound ,without
•curing defects ,brown orpossibly
dark brown ,
slight damage allowable ,flavour
passable ,
fairly aromatic ,combustibility
good ,,sufficiently fermented
Packaging :streight laid (leaves loose )orin
bulk injute bales of170to180kg
12 a)Beneventano
b)Brasile Sel­
vaggio and
similar
varietiesCategory Bleaf
'Category B:leaf reasonably ripe ,possibly
coarse orthin ,some curing andfer­
mentation defects andsome damage .
Packaging :inbulk injute bales of160to
180kg ;barrels of300to420kgor
cartons of180to200kg
Moisture : 16%

Serial
No. Variety Reference quality
13 Xanti-Yakà Category Βleaf
Category B:leaf reasonably sound andripe ,not
toodeveloped ,some curing defects
allowable ,light tomedium-bodied ,
yellow tobrown ,some damage but
well preserved ,leaf from lower
positions allowable ,combustibility
good ,sufficiently fermented
Packaging :small bales of18to20kg
Moisture :13%
14 a)Perustitza Category Bleaf
b)Samsun
Category B:leaf reasonably sound andripe ,not
toodeveloped ,some curing defects
•allowable ,texture mostly light ,
yellow tobrown ,possibly reddish
colour ,some damage butwell
preserved ,base leaves allowable ,
flavour passable ,aroma adequate ,
combustibility good ,sufficiently
fermented
Packaging :small baies of18to20kg
Moisture : 13%
15 Erzegovina and Category Bleaf
similar varieties
Category B:leaf reasonably sound andripe ,not
toodeveloped ,some curing defects
allowable ,texture mostly light ,
yellow tobrown incolour ,some
damage butwell preserved ,base
1 leaves allowable ,flavour passable ,
aroma adequate ,combustibility good ,
sufficiently fermented
Packaging :small baies of18to20kg
Moisture :17%

Sériai
No. Variety Reference auality
16 a)Round Tip
b)Scafati
c)Sumatra 1Category Bleaf
Category B:
Packaging :Lower middle leaf ,sorted bylength
inthefollowing proportions :
1stlength :60%
2ndlength :35%
3rdlength :5%
Leaf ofconvenient size ,properly
ripe andofuniform colour ,sound ,
undamaged ,fine ,strong andelastic
texture ,midribs andveins
submerged ,properly fermented and
well preserved ,combustibility
good ,oftypical flavour andaroma ,
suitable forwrapping cigars ,
including about 25%ofbroken leaf
inbales of70to90kgorcartons
of180 to200kg
Moisture : 16%
17 Basmas Quality I/IIIleaves
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,allpositions ontheplant
except thefirst ("protomana "),up
to15cmlong ,colour
golden-yellow ,orange to
yellow-red ,with good elasticity
andshiny ,fairly bodied ,porous
structure andfine texture ,good
i combustibility
Leaf asdescribed above (I/II)
constitutes 40%ofquality I/III
Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
with slight curing defects and
slight disease blemishes ,upto
20cmlong ,colour light yellow ,
reddish orlight brown ,with fairly
porous structure andfine texture ,
medium elasticity ,moderately shiny
andbodied ,very good combustibility
Leaf asdescribed above (III )
constitutes 55%ofquality I/III

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No. Variety
I
Packaging :
Moisture :Reference quality
Baies ("Tongas ")ofapproximately
30kg
13%
18 Katerini and
similar varietiesQuality I/IIIleaves
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
plant except thefirst
<'r ("protomana "),upto20cmlong ,
colour light yellow ororange to
reddish ,ofporous structure ,good
elasticity ,shiny ,fairly bodied ,
fine texture andvery good
combustibility .
•Leaf asdescribed above (I/II)
constitutes 45%ofquality I/III
Leaf ripe with slight damage and
curing defects ,with slight disease
blemishes ,from allpositions on
theplant ,upto25cmlong ,colour
T■'{ yellow ,orange ,yellow-green ,
reddish orlight brown ,ofporous
structure ,fairly bodied ,fine
texture andvery good combustibility
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
55%ofquality I/III
Packaging : Bales ("Tongas ")ofapproximately "
30kg
Moisture : 13%
19 Kaba Koulak - Quality I/IIIleaves
(classic )
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
plant except topleaves ,upto
25cmlong forMacedonia
Kaba-Koulak and to20cmlong for
Karatzova andKontoula ,ofmoderate
todeep yellow colour ,good
elasticity ,shiny ,ofporous
structure ,fine texture and
'excellent combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
47%ofquality I/II

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No. Variety Reference quality
Leaf ripe with some slight damage
and/orcuring defects ,from all
positions ontheplant ,upto30cm
long forMacedonia Kaba-Koulak and
25cmlong forKaratzova and
Kontoula ,ofyellow toreddish
colour ,offairly porous structure
andfairly fine texture ,medium
elasticity ,shiny ,excellent combu­
stibility
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
53%ofquality I/III
Packaging : ■Bales ("Tongas ")ofapproximately
30kg
20 a)Kaba Koulak
(non-classic )
b)Elassona ,
Myrodata
Smyrnis ,
Trapezous ,
Phi 1Quality I/IIIleaves
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
plant except topleaves ,upto
30cmlong forMacedonia Kaba
Koulak andTrapezous ,20cmlong
forElassona andPhi 1,and 15cm
long forMyrodata Smyrnis ,oflight
yellow toreddish colour ,good
>•elasticity ,shiny ,fairly porous
structure ,fine texture and
excellent combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above (I/II)
constitutes 47%ofquality I/III
Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
with slight curing defects ,from
allpositions ontheplant ,upto
35cmlong forMacedonia
Kaba-Koulak andTrapezous ,25cm
long forElassona andPhi 1,and
20cmlong forMyrodata Smyrnis ,of
, yellow tolight brown colour ,
fairly porous structure ,fairly
fine texture ,fairly elastic and
shiny ,very good combustibility

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Serial
No. Variety Reference quality
ILeaf asdescribed above constitutes
53%ofquality I/III
Packaging : Bales ("Tongas ")ofapproximately
30kg
Moisture : 13%
21 Myrodata Quality I/IIIleaves
Agrinion
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
plant except thefirst
("protomana "),upto25cmlong ,of
yellow todeep orange colour ,of
good elasticity ,shiny ,porous
structure ,fine texture and
excellent combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above (I/II)
constitutes 47%ofquality I/III
Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
with slight curing defects ,from
allpositions ontheplant ,upto
30cmlong ,ofyellow tolight
reddish colour ,fairly porous
structure andfairly fine texture ,
fairly elastic andshiny ,excellent
; ••combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above (III )
constitutes 53%ofquality I/III
Packaging : Bales ("Tongas ")ofapproximately
30kg
Moisture : 14%

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No. Variety Reference quality
22 Zichnomyrodata Quality I/IIIleaves
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
plant except topleaves ,upto
20cmlong ,from light yellow to
light orange incolour ,good
elasticity ,shiny ,porous
structure ,fine texture and
excellent combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
47%ofquality I/III
( Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
with slight curing defects ,from
allpositions ontheplant ,upto
25cmlong ,ofyellow tolight
reddish colour ,fairly porous
structure andfairly fine texture ,
fairly elastic andshiny ,excellent
combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above (III )
constitutes 53%ofquality I/III
Packaging : Bales ("Tongas ")ofapproximately
30kg
Moisture : 13%
23 Tsebelia Quality I/IIIleaves
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
plant except the first
("protomana "),upto30cmlong ,
colour yellow-red ,orange to
reddish ,ofporous structure ,
elastic andshiny ,fairly bodied ,
fine texture andvery good
combustibility .
Leaf asdescribed above (I/II)
constitutes 45%ofquality I/III .

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No. Variety Reference quality
Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
■ with minor curing defects ,from all
positions ontheplant ,uptoAOcm
long ,colour from light yellow to
reddish orlight brown ,fairly
porous structure ,fairly elastic
andshiny ,fairly bodied ,fairly
' fine texture ,very good
combustibility ;includes also
leaves with slight disease
blemishes and/orminor damage .
Packaging : Bales ("Tongas ")ofapproximately
•30kg
Moisture : 13%
24 Mavra Quality I/IIIleaves
r'/
Quality I/III :Leaf ripe ,undamaged ,sound ,well
cured ,from allpositions onthe
plant except thefirst
("protomana "),upto30cmlong ,
colour yellow-reddish ororange to
reddish ,with porous structure ,
fine texture ,elastic andshiny ,
fairly bodied ,good combustibility .
< Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
45%ofquality I/III .
Leaf ripe andreasonably undamaged ,
with minor curing defects ,from all
positions ontheplant ,upto40cm
long ,colour from yellowish to
reddish orlight brown ,fairly
porous structure and fairly fine
texture ,fairly elastic andshiny ,
fairly bodied ,ofgood
combustibility ;includes also
leaves with slight disease
blemishes and/orminor damage .
Leaf asdescribed above constitutes
'55%ofquality I/III .

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Serial
No. Variety Reference quality
Packaging :Bales ("Tongas ")ofapproximately
30kg
Moisture : 13%
25 Burley GR Quality Aleaves
Quality A:Leaf fully ripe ,fully developed ,
undamaged ,sound ,well cured ,from
themiddle stalk position ,ofuniform
■medium nut-brown tonut-red colour ,
porous structure ,fine texture ,
> excellent combustibility .
Packaging :Bales ofapproximately 100kg,cases
ofapproximately 200kgorbarrels of
240to280kg
Moisture : 13%
26 Virginia GR Quality A
Quality A:
Packaging :
* Moisture :Leaf fully ripe ,fully developed ,
•from themiddle stalk position ,
sound ,undamaged ,well cured ,ofa
uniform lemon yellow tomedium orange
colour ,fine texture andgood
combustibility .
Bales ofapproximately .100kg.
13%

MNEX 3
Serial
NoVarieties Norm
priceInter­
vention
pricePremiumsDerived
inter­
vention
prices
1 Badischer Geudertheimer 3.165 2.690 2.219 3.966
2 Badischer Burley E, 3.783 3.216 2.384 4.509
3 Virgin D 3.690 3.137 2.243 4.126
4 a)Paraguay anditshybrids
b)Dragon vert anditshybrids ,
Philippin ,Petit Grammont
(Flobecq ),Semois ,
Appelterre2.993 2.544 1.979 -
5 Nijkerk 2.915 2.478 1.818 -
6 a)Misionero anditshybrids
b)RioGrande anditshybrids2.717 2.309 1.892 -
1 Bright 3.247 2.760 1.885 3.794
8 Burley I 2.387 2.029 1.331 2.949
9 Maryland 2.722 2.314 1.479 3.273
10 a)Kentucky anditshybrids
b)Moro diCori
c)Salento2.339(1)
1.871 1.373(1)
2.650
11 a)Forcheimer Havanna IIC
b)Nostrano delBrenta
c)Resistente 142
d)Cojano3.153 2.665 2.157 3.935
12 a)Beneventano
b)Brasile Selvaggio and
similar varieties1.693 1.439 1.218 2.109
(1)Pursuant toRegulation (EEC)No ,laying down special measures
forcertain varieties ofrawtobacco from the1981 ,1982 and1983
harvests .

13 Xanti-Yakà 3.183(1)
2.547 2.220(1)
4.015
IA a)Perustitza
b)Samsun3.016
3.016(1)
¿.413
2.5642.114
2.114(1)
3.514
3.687
15 Erzegovina andsinjilarvarieties 2.708(1)
2.166 1.904(1)
3.166
16 a)Round Tip
b)Scafati
c)Sumatra I14.200 12.070 8.122 18.015
17 Basmas 4.272 3.633 1.867 5.OO8 .
18 Katerini and similar
varieties 3.739 3.179 , 1.595 4.684
19 Kaba Koulak classic 3.321 2.824 I.422 4.077
20 a)Kaba Koulak non-classic
b)Elassona ,Myrodata Smyrne ,
Trapezous and PHI 12.809 2.389 I.225 3.588
21 Myrodata Agrinion 3.622 3.080 1.379 4.308
22 Zichnomyrodata 3.436 2.922 1.768 4.186 f
23 Tsebelia 3.877 3.297 2.907 4.607
24 Mavra 3.784 3.218 2.234 - 4.519
25 Burley GR 1.830 1.556 0.678 2.480
26 Virginia GR 2.946 2.505 1.584 3.508