Council Regulation (EEC) No 1738/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing, for the 1991 harvest, the norm and intervention prices and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, the derived intervention prices for baled tobacco, the reference qualities, the production areas and the guaranteed maximum quantities and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1331/90
Date: 1991-06-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: intervention price, norm price, tobacco













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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1738/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing, for the 1991 harvest, the norm and intervention prices and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, the derived intervention prices for baled tobacco, the reference qualities, the production areas and the guaranteed maximum quantities and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1331/90  


Official Journal L 163 , 26/06/1991 P. 0013 - 0036 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1738/91 of 13 June 1991 fixing, for the 1991 harvest, the norm and intervention prices and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, the derived intervention prices for baled tobacco, the reference qualities,  the production areas and the guaranteed maximum quantities and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1331/90THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  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 1737/91 (2), and in particular Articles 2 (5), 4 (4) and (5) and 6 (8) thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (4),  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (5),  Whereas, when the prices for raw tobacco are fixed, account should be taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy; whereas the objectives of the common agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair standard of living for the  agricultural community, to assure the availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices;  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 in demand and most competitive as well as being the least harmful to health;  Whereas it is again desirable to fix, in respect of the 1991 harvest, derived intervention prices both for the varieties which, before the common organization of the market came into force or, in the case of varieties grown in Greece, Spain and  Portugal, prior to accession, qualified for a price guarantee at the baled tobacco stage and for the varieties which are grown mainly in Germany, in order to take account of the marketing practices in that country;  Whereas a reform of the Community regulations in the tobacco sector will be presented for the 1992 harvest;  whereas the maximum guaranteed quantity for each variety or group of varieties of tobacco produced in the Community should not be fixed for that harvest;  Whereas, when the provisions on prices, premiums and production quantity control arrangements are applied, account should be taken of the differences in quality depending on the characteristics of the soil and the climate; whereas those conditions are  met for the varieties Badischer Burley and Paraguay; whereas prices, premiums and maximum guaranteed quantities should consequently be fixed for specific production areas for these varieties;  Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1331/90 (6) fixes in particular the maximum guaranteed quantities for each variety or group of varieties of tobacco from the 1991 harvest; whereas, however, in view of German unification, the maximum guaranteed quantities for  certain varieties should be adjusted in the interests of the producers;  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 the interaction of supply and demand on the Community market;  Whereas the abovementioned prices and the amount of the premium must be fixed for each variety produced in recognized production areas and for a reference quality defined in such a way that as objective an assessment as possible can be made of the  quality of the tobacco;  Whereas, for the 1991 harvest, the recognized production areas for each variety of tobacco should be specified and the definitions of the reference qualities should be those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1331/90,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  Article 1  For the 1991 harvest, the reference qualities and recognized production areas for each of the varieties of Community-produced leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2 (3) (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, shall be as set out respectively in  Annexes I and III to this Regulation.  Article 2  For the 1991 harvest, the reference qualities and recognized production areas referred to in Article 6 (3) (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, for each of the varieties of Community-produced baled tobacco in respect of which a derived  intervention price is fixed, shall be as set out respectively in Annexes II and III to this Regulation.  Article 3  1.  For the 1991 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 set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.  2.  Without prejudice to Article 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, the prices and premiums shall apply only provided that each of the varieties was grown in the corresponding production areas as set out in Annex III to this Regulation.  3.  Notwithstanding Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, maximum guaranteed quantities for leaf tobacco shall not be fixed for the 1992 harvest.  Article 4  Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 1331/90 shall be replaced by Annex V to this Regulation.  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 Luxembourg, 13 June 1991.  For the Council The President A. BODRY (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.(2) See page 11 of this Official Journal.(3) OJ No C 104, 19. 4. 1991, p. 88.(4) OJ No C 158, 17. 6. 1991.(5) OJ No C 159, 17. 6. 1991.(6) OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 28.   ANNEX I   Leaf tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1991 harvest    Serial No Variety Reference quality 1 Badischer Geudertheimer, Pereg,  Korso 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, in temporary bales or in other packaging, with or without non-tobacco material Moisture:  26 % 2 Badischer Burley E and hybrids thereof 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, in temporary bales or in other packaging, with or without non-tobacco material Moisture:  25 % 3 Virgin D and hybrids thereof  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, in temporary bales or in other packaging, with or without non-tobacco material Moisture:  19 % 4 (a) Paraguay and hybrids Class 2 Middle leaf  thereof  (b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof, Philippin, Petit Grammont (Flobecq), Semois,  Appelterre Class 2:  leaf sound, with minor defects as regards colour, texture, or ripeness but with satisfactory combustibility Packaging:  tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf) Moisture:  27 % 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 %  Serial No Variety Reference quality 6 (a) Misionero and hybrids 2nd quality leaf  thereof  (b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof 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 % 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 % 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 % 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 % 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 and condition defects, brown in colour, with some damage, with good combustibility Packaging:  in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a non-tobacco material (fascicoli) Moisture:  23 %  Serial No Variety Reference quality 11 (a) Forchheimer Havana II c (b) Nostrano del Brenta (c) Resistente 142 (d) Gojano (e) Hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer Leaf in category B Category B:  leaf of firm or light texture, sound, without any curing defects, brown to greenish in colour, with some damage, leaf ripe, sound, brown to mottled brown (hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer) Packaging:  tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with non-tobacco material Moisture:  26 % 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 % 13 Xanti-Yakà Leaf in category B Category B:  leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape, stems (midribs) not too prominent and well-spaced veins, with some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown in colour, with marked damage but in good condition,  taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good combustibility The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 20 cm Packaging:  in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg Moisture:  17 % 14 (a) Perustitza (b) Samsun Leaf in category B Category B:  leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile (Perustitza) or with leaf stalks (Samsun), of elliptical-lanceolate shape with fine points (Perustitza) or elliptical and rounded (Samsun), without prominent stems (midribs) and with veins at a rather acute angle,  with slight curing defects, generally of light texture, in colour from yellow to brown (Perustitza), or reddish (Samsun), with marked damage but in good condition, taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good  combustibility The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 25 cm Packaging:  in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg Moisture:  17 %  Serial No Variety Reference quality 15 Erzegovina and similar varieties Leaf in category B Category B:  leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape, with fairly prominent stems (midribs) and fairly open veins, with some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown in colour, with marked damage but in good  condition, taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good combustibility The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 35 cm Packaging:  in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg Moisture:  17 % 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:  first length (38 cm and over): 60 % second length (from 32 to under 38 cm): 35 % third 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 % 17 Basmas Quality I/III leaves Quality I/III:  leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 15 cm long, colour golden-yellow, orange to yellow-red, with good elasticity, shiny, fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture, with  strong, typical aroma, good combustibility Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III Leaf ripe showing slight damage and/or curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 20 cm long, colour light yellow, yellow-green, reddish or light brown, with fairly porous structure and fine texture, medium  elasticity, moderately shiny and bodied, with strong, typical aroma, very good combustibility Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III Packaging:  growers' bales of 15 to 25 kg, formed in the traditional way from two rows of pastals (leaves straight laid). In the districts of Astakos and Chrysoupolis packing is in 'armathodema'Moisture:  17 %  ANNEX II   Baled tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1991 harvest    Serial No Variety Reference quality 1 Badischer Geudertheimer, Pereg,  Korso 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, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 220 kg or in barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg Moisture:  16 % 2 Badischer Burley E and hybrids thereof 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 220 kg or in barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg Moisture:  15 % 3 Virgin D and hybrids thereof Class 1 leaf Class 1:  leaf, ripe, sound, without blemish, yellow to reddish or brownish yellow, fermented normally Packaging:  in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 220 kg or in barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg Moisture:  13 % 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 280 to 450 kg or cartons of approximately 150 to 210 kg Moisture:  13 % 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 280 to 450 kg or cartons of approximately 150 to 210 kg Moisture:  13 %   Serial No Variety Reference quality  9 Maryland Leaf in category A Category A:  leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing defects and only slightly mottled, of average texture, stems (midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound, of a rather lively reddish brown colour Packaging:  in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg or cartons of approximately 150 to 210 kg Moisture:  13 % 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 and condition defects, brown in colour, with some damage, of good combustibility Packaging:  in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg, bales of approximately 170 to 200 kg or cartons of 150 to 200 kg Moisture:  16 % 11 (a) Forchheimer Havana II c (b) Nostrano del Brenta (c) Resistente 142 (d) Gojano (e) Hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer Leaf in category B Category B:  leaf in firm or light texture, sound, without any curing defects, brown to greenish in colour, with some damage; leaf ripe, sound, dark brown to mottled brown, normally fermented (hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer) Packaging:  in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 200 kg or in barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg Moisture:  16 % 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 % 13 Xanti-Yakà Leaf in category B Category B:  leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape, stems (midribs) not too prominent and well-spaced veins, with some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown in colour, with marked damage but in good condition,  taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good combustibility The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 20 cm Packaging:  in small bales of approximately 18 to 50 kg Moisture:  13 %  Serial No Variety Reference quality 14 (a) Perustitza (b) Samsun Leaf in category B Category B:  leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile (Perustitza) or with leaf, stalks (Samsun) of elliptical lanceolate shape with fine points (Perustitza) or elliptical and rounded (Samsun) without prominent stems (midribs) and with veins at a rather acute angle,  with slight curing defects, generally of light texture, in colour from yellow to brown (Perustitza) or reddish (Samsun), with marked damage but in good condition, taken from all positions on the stalk with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good  combustibility The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 25 cm Packaging:  in small bales of approximately 18 to 50 kg Moisture:  13 % 15 Erzegovina and similar varieties Leaf in category B Category B:  leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape, with fairly prominent stems (midribs) and fairly open veins, with some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown in colour, with marked damage but in good  condition, taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma and good combustibility The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 35 cm Packaging:  in small bales of approximately 18 to 50 kg Moisture:  13 % 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:  first length (38 cm and over): 60 % second length (from 32 to under 38 cm): 35 % third 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 70 to 90 kg or cartons of approximately 180 to 210 kg Moisture:  16 % 17 Basmas Quality I/III leaves Quality I/III:  leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 15 cm long, colour golden-yellow, orange to yellow-red, with good elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture, with  strong, typical aroma, good combustibility  Serial No Variety Reference quality 17 (cont'd) Basmas Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects and slight disease blemishes, up to 20 cm long, colour light yellow, reddish or light brown, with fairly porous structure and fine texture, medium elasticity, moderately shiny and bodied,  with strong, typical aroma, very good combustibility Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 55 % of quality I/III Packaging:  bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg Moisture:  13 % 18 Katerini and similar varieties Quality I/III leaves Quality I/III:  leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 20 cm long, colour light yellow or orange to reddish, of porous structure, good elasticity, shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good  combustibility Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III Leaf ripe with slight damage and curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 25 cm long, colour yellow, orange, yellow-green, reddish or light brown, of porous structure, medium elasticity and shiny, fairly  bodied, fine texture and very good combustibility Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III Packaging:  bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg Moisture:  13 % 19 (a) Kaba-Koulak classic (b) Elassona Quality I/III leaves Quality I/III:  leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except top leaves, up to 25 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and to 20 cm long for Elassona, Karatzova and Kontoula, of moderate to deep yellow colour, good elasticity, shiny, of  porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III Leaf ripe with some slight damage and/or curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and 25 cm long for Elassona, Karatzova and Kontoula, of yellow to reddish colour, of  fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, medium elasticity, shiny, excellent combustibility Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III Packaging:  bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg Moisture:  13 %  Serial No Variety Reference quality 20 (a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic (b) Myrodata Smyrnis,  Trapezous, Phi 1 Quality I/III leaves Quality I/III:  leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except top leaves, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 20 cm long for Phi 1 and 15 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of light yellow to reddish colour, good  elasticity, shiny, fairly porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 47 % of quality I/III Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 35 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 25 cm long for Phi 1, and 20 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of  yellow to light brown colour, fairly porous structure, fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, very good combustibility Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III Packaging:  bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg Moisture:  13 % 21 Myrodata Agrinion Quality I/III leaves Quality I/III:  leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 25 cm long, of yellow to deep orange colour, of good elasticity, shiny, porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 47 % of quality I/III Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 30 cm long, of yellow to light reddish colour, fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and  shiny, excellent combustibility Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III Packaging:  bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg Moisture:  14 % 22 Zichnomyrodata Quality I/III leaves Quality I/III:  leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except top leaves, up to 20 cm long, from light yellow to light orange in colour, good elasticity, shiny, porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 25 cm long, of yellow to light reddish colour, fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture,fairly elastic and  shiny, excellent combustibility Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/IIIPackaging:  bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg Moisture:  13 %   Serial No Variety Reference quality 23 Tsebelia Quality I/III leaves Quality I/III:  leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 30 cm long, colour yellow-red, orange to reddish, of porous structure, elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good  combustibility Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour from light yellow to reddish or light brown, fairly porous structure, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, fairly fine texture,  very good combustibility; includes also leaves with slight disease blemishes and/or minor damage Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III Packaging:  bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg Moisture:  13 % 24 Mavra Quality I/III leaves Quality I/III:  leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 30 cm long, colour yellow-reddish or orange to reddish, with porous structure, fine texture, elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, good  combustibility Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour from yellowish to reddish or light brown, fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied,  of good combustibility; includes also leaves with slight disease blemishes and/or minor damage Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III Packaging:  bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg Moisture:  13 % 25 Burley EL Quality A leaves Quality A:  leaf fully ripe, fully developed, undamaged, sound, well cured, from the middle stalk position, of uniform medium nut-brown, to nut-red colour, porous structure, fine texture, excellent combustibility Packaging:  bales of approximately 100 kg, cases of approximately 200 kg or barrels of 240 to 280 kg Moisture:  13 % 26 Virginia EL Quality A leaves Quality A:  leaf fully ripe, fully developed, from the middle stalk position, sound, undamaged, well cured, of a uniform lemon yellow to medium orange colour, fine texture and good combustibility Packaging:  bales of approximately 100 kg Moisture:  13 %    Serial No Variety Reference quality 27 Santa Fé Class 1 leaf Class 1:  Leaf ripe, sound, well fermented, brown or dark brown in colour, with some damage Packaging:  in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg Moisture:  14 % 28 Fermented Burley Class 1 leaf Class 1:  Leaf ripe, sound, well fermented, brown in colour, with some damage Packaging:  in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg Moisture:  14 % 29 Havana E Class 1 leaf Class 1:  Leaf ripe, sound, fine texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, well fermented, brown or light brown to greenish in colour, with some damage Packaging:  in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg Moisture:  14 % 30 Round Scafati Class 1 leaf Class 1:  Leaf of reasonable size, well ripened, of uniform colour, sound, without significant damage, fine texture, strong and elastic, with fine stems (midribs) and veins, in good condition, with good combustibility, with typical flavour and aroma, well  fermented, suitable for wrapping cigars; about 25 % broken leaf acceptable Packaging:  in bales of 70 to 100 kg or in cartons of 180 to 210 kg Moisture:  14 % 31 Virginia E Class 1 leaf Class 1:  Leaf sufficiently ripe, open texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, of various shades of yellow from lemon to orange Packaging:  in cartons of 170 to 210 kg Moisture:  14 % 32 Burley E Class 1 leaf Class 1:  Leaf sufficiently ripe, open texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, of various shades of cinnamon colour Packaging:  in cartons of 150 to 210 kg Moisture:  14 %   Serial No Variety Reference quality 33 Virginia P Class 1 leaf Class 1:  Leaf ripe, well cured, open and elastic texture, oily, lemon yellow to orange in colour, shiny, length exceeding 40 cm, leaves from the first and last positions on the stalk not included Packaging:  in cartons of 200 kg, not tied in hands Moisture:  12,5 % 34 Burley P Class 1 leaf Class 1:  Leaf ripe, well cured, open and elastic texture, bright colour, length exceeding 40 cm, leaves from the first and last positions on the stalk not included Packaging:  in cartons of 180 kg, not tied in hands Moisture:  13 %   ANNEX III   Recognized production areas for each Community-produced tobacco variety    Variety Countries Production areas  1. Badischer Geudertheimer,  Pereg, Korso Germany  France Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Mittelfranken, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardennes, Alsace-Lorraine, Val-de-Loire, Poitou-Bretagne, Centre  2. Badischer Burley E and hybrids thereof Germany  France   Italy Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Mittelfranken, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania A (*) Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, Auvergne-Limousin, Alsace-Lorraine, Rhône-Alpes, Franche-Comté, Val-de-Loire, Centre, PoitouBretagne, Burgundy, Charente, Languedoc-Roussillon B (*) Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna  3. Virgin D and hybrids thereof Germany Schleswig-Holstein, Lower-Saxony, Franconia, Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia  France Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, Auvergne-Limousin, Champagne-Ardennes,  Alsace-Lorraine, Rhône-Alpes, Franche-Comté, Provence, Val-de-Loire,  Centre, Poitou-Bretagne, Charente, Languedoc-Roussillon, Normandy, Burgundy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Ile-de-France  4. (a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof France     Italy Belgium A (*) Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, Languedoc-Roussillon, AuvergneLimousin, Poitou-Bretagne, Charente, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Rhône-Alpes, Provence, Franche-Comté, Alsace-Lorraine, Champagne-Ardennes, Picardy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, Burgundy B (*) Molise, Campania C (*) Flanders (b) Dragon vert and its hybrids thereof, Philippin,  Petit Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre France  Belgium A (*) Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardennes, Val-de-Loire, Alsace-Lorraine B (*) Flanders, Hainaut, Namur, Luxembourg  5. Nijkerk France Departments of Lot and Aveyron  6. Misionero France Réunion  7. Bright Italy Friuli, Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Marches, Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia, Calabria  8. Burley I Italy Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Umbria, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia, Sicily  9. Maryland Italy Friuli, Lombardy, Tuscany, Marches, Umbria, Lazio, Molise, Campania 10. Kentucky Italy Veneto, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Campania  Spain Extremadura, Andalusia 11. (a) F. Havana II c (b) Nostrano del Brenta (c) Resistente 142 (d) Gojano Italy Friuli, Trentino, Veneto, Tuscany, Lazio, Molise, Campania (e) Hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer Italy Veneto, Tuscany, Molise, Campania, Lazio, Apulia 12. Beneventano Italy Campania Brasile Selvaggio  Sicily 13. Xanti-Yakà Italy Abruzzi, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia   A(*):   " Y y Y x A(*):  " Y y Y x   Variety Countries Production areas 14. (a) Perustitza Italy Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Apulia, Sicily (b) Samsun 15. Erzegovina Italy Lazio, Abruzzi, Apulia 16. Round Tip Greece Central Macedonia  Italy Campania 17. Basmas Greece Thrace, Macedonia, Sterea Hellas, Thessaly 18. (a) Katerini (b) Similar varieties Greece Macedonia Macedonia, Sterea Hellas, Epirus, Thessaly 19. (a) Kaba Koulak classic Greece Macedonia (b) Elassona  Thessaly 20. Kaba Koulak non classic Greece Macedonia, Thessaly, Sterea Hellas, Thrace, Epirus, Peloponnese and Islands 21. Myrodata Agrinion Greece Sterea Hellas 22. Zichnomyrodata Greece Thessaly 23. Tsebelia Greece Epirus, Sterea Hellas 24. Mavra Greece Thessaly, Peloponnese, Sterea Hellas 25. Burley EL Greece Macedonia, Thessaly 26. Virginia EL Greece Sterea Hellas, Thessaly, Macedonia, Thrace, Peloponnese, Epirus 27. Santa Fé Spain Andalusia 28. Fermented Burley Spain Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Valencia (Comunidad autonoma), Navarra, Rioja, Catalonia, Madrid 29. Havana E Spain Castile-Leon, Navarre, Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria 30. Round Scafati Spain Galicia, Asturias, Navarra, Castile-Leon, Cantabria 31. Virginia E Spain Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha 32. Burley E Spain Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha 33. Virginia P Portugal Beira Interior, Ribatejo Oeste, Alentejo, Autonomous Region of the Azores 34. Burley P Portugal Beiras, Ribatejo Oeste, Entre Douro e Minho, Tras-os-Montes, Autonomous Region of the Azores (*) Specific production areas as defined in Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70.    ANNEX IV   Norm prices, intervention prices and premiums for leaf tobacco from the 1991 harvest Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco from 1991 harvest   (ECU/kg)  Serial number Variety Norm price Intervention Price Premium Derived Intervention Price  1  Badischer Geudertheimer, Pereg, Korso 3,637 3,091 2,530 4,636  2  Badischer Burley E and hybrids thereof 4,504 3,829 2,956 5,417  3  Virgin D and hybrids thereof 4,618 3,925 2,922 5,171  4  (a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof (specific production areas A and C)  (b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof, Philippin,  Petit Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre aa a s 3,394 2,885 2,348 -  (c) Paraguay and hybrids thereof (specific production area B) 2,953 2,510 2,043 -  5  Nijkerk 3,351 2,849 2,128 -  6  (a) Misionero and hybrids thereof  (b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof aa a s 3,123 2,654 2,155 -  7  Bright 4,063 3,454 2,457 4,756  8  Burley I 2,474 2,102 1,748 3,202  9  Maryland 3,307 2,811 1,872 4,007 10  (a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof  (b) Moro di Cori  (c) Salento aa a s 2,791 2,373 1,902 3,341 11  (a) Forchheimer Havanna II c  (b) Nostrano del Brenta  (c) Resistente 142  (d) Gojano  (e) Hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer aa | | a | | s 2,351 (¹) 1,763 (¹) 1,658 (¹) 2,957 (¹) 12  (a) Beneventano  (b) Brasile Selvaggio and similar varieties aa a s 1,270 1,079 0,935 1,825 13  Xanti-Yakà 3,056 2,598 2,251 4,324 14  (a) Perustitza  (b) Samsun aa a s 2,893 2,459 2,142 2,085 3,737 3,761 15  Erzegovina and similar varieties 2,599 2,209 1,930 3,371 16  (a)Round Tip  (b) Scafati  (c) Sumatra I aa a s 13,816  11,744  8,345 18,731  17  Basmas 6,080 5,168 3,067 6,902 18Katerini and similar varieties 5,064 4,305 2,729 6,185 19  (a) Kaba Koulak classic  (b) Elassona aa a s 3,774 3,208 1,950 4,687 20  (a) Kaba Koulak non classic  (b) Myrodata Smyrna, Trapezous and Phi I aa a s 2,843 2,417 1,335 3,799 21  Myrodata Agrinion 3,752 3,189 1,970 4,608 22  Zichnomyrodata 3,898 3,313 2,078 4,805 23  Tsebelia 2,359 (¹) 1,769 (¹) 1,914 (¹) 3,072 (¹)    Serial number Variety Norm price Intervention Price Premium Derived Intervention Price 24  Mavra 2,303 (¹) 1,727 (¹) 1,565 (¹) 3,025 (¹) 25  Burley EL 2,247 (¹) 1,910 (¹) 1,496 (¹) 3,031 (¹) 26  Virginia EL 3,572 3,036 2,951 4,240 27  Santa Fé 1,381 1,174 0,300 2,031 28  Fermented Burley 2,236 1,901 0,929 2,918 29  Havanna E 2,873 2,442 1,949 3,627 30  Round Scafati 7,529 6,400 5,134 11,408  31  Virginia E 4,252 3,614 2,209 5,031 32  Burley E 2,960 2,516 1,717 3,782 33  Virginia P 4,256 3,617 2,350 4,944 34  Burley P 3,067 2,607 1,717 3,890 (¹) Account being taken of the application of Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70.     ANNEX V   ANNEX V Maximum guaranteed quantities by variety and group of varieties for leaf tobacco from the 1991 harvest   (tonnes)  Group and varieties (serial number) Maximum guaranteed quantity 1991 GROUP I  3 Virgin D  14 050  7 Bright  46 750 31 Virginia E  20 000 33 Virginia P   4 500 17 Basmas  30 000 18 Katerini  23 000 26 Virginia EL  17 000 Total  155 300 GROUP II  2 Badischer Burley:     - for area A  11 200    - for area B   4 300  8 Burley I  46 750  9 Maryland   3 500 25 Burley EL  11 000 28 Fermented Burley 32 Burley E aa a s  22 000 34 Burley P   2 500 Total  101 250 GROUP III  1 Badischer Geudertheimer   5 050  4 Paraguay:     - for area A  16 000    - for area B   2 700    - for area C   2 000  5 Nijkerk  6 Misionero 27 Santa Fé 29 Havana E aa s   1 500 10 Kentucky   8 500 16 Round Tip 30 Round Scafati aa a s     200 Total   35 950 GROUP IV 13 Xanti-Yakà 14 Perustitza 15 Erzegovina aa  20 000 19 Kaba Koulak classic 20 Kaba Koulak non classic 21 Myrodata Agrinion 22 Zichnomyrodata aa s  30 000 Total   50 000 GROUP V 11 (a) Forchheimer Havana II c (b) Nostrano del Brenta (c) Resistente 142 (d) Gojano (e) Hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer 12 Beneventano aa s  21 000 23 Tsebelia 24 Mavra aa a s  26 500 Total   47 500