CELEX: 51989PC0040(55)
Language: en
Date: 1989-01-31
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING FOR THE 1989 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 MAXIMUM GUARANTEED QUANTITIES AND AMENDING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1577/86, NO 1975/87 AND NO 2268/88

No C 82/74                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                    3. 4. 89
    harvest, taking into account the market situation and                 quality in the variety in question depending on the
    the socio-economic and agricultural situation in the                  characteristics of the soil and the climate, the Council
    areas concerned. The Council shall set the maximum                    may decide that the maximum guaranteed quantity for a
    guaranteed quantities for the 1990 harvest at the same                variety be fixed for specific production areas.'
    time as for the 1989 harvest. The overall maximum
    quantity for the Community is set for each of the 1988,
    1989 and 1990 harvests at 385 000 tonnes of leaf
    tobacco.'                                                                                    Article 2
2. The following subparagraph is inserted after the first
    subparagraph of Article 4(5).
                                                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
    'In applying the provisions on the production quantity            following its publication in the Official Journal of the
    control arrangements and if there are differences of              European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
               Done at...
                                                                                      For the Council
                                                          Proposal for a
                                            COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No ...
                                                                of...
                 fixing for the 1989 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 maximum guaranteed quantities and amending
                                  Regulations (EEC) No 1577/86, No 1975/87 and No 2268/88
                                                           (89/C 82/55)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
                                                                      Committee,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,             Whereas, when fixing the prices of raw tobacco, account
                                                                      should be taken both of the objectives of the common
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of                agricultural policy and of the contribution which the
21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in             Community desires to make to the harmonious develop-
raw tobacco ( ! ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                ment of world trade; whereas the objectives of the common
No ... (2), and in particular Articles 2(5), 4(4) and (5) and         agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure the
6(8) thereof,                                                         availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach
                                                                      consumers at reasonable prices;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                      Whereas the norm and intervention prices for leaf tobacco
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,              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
(J) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.                                    cultivation of those varieties which are most competitive,
(2) See page 73 of this Official Journal.                             most in demand and least harmful to health;
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Whereas it is again desirable to fix, in respect of the 1989       8 8 ; w h e r e a s , in o r d e r to enable t o b a c c o p r o d u c e r s in these
harvest, derived intervention prices both for the varieties        areas to benefit u n d e r the measures provided for in these
which, before the market organization came into force or,          Regulations, the Annexes in question should be a m e n d e d ,
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 mainly         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
grown in the Federal Republic of Germany, in order to take
account of marketing practices in that country;
                                                                                                         Article   1
Whereas Article 4(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70
stipulates the fixing each year, for the following year's          For the 1989 harvest the reference qualities a n d recognized
harvest and within an overall quantity for the Community,          p r o d u c t i o n areas for each of the varieties of C o m m u n i t y -
and in line with the criteria specified in that Article, of a      p r o d u c e d leaf t o b a c c o referred to in Articles 2(3) (b) a n d (c)
maximum guaranteed quantity for each tobacco variety or            of Regulation (EEC) N o 7 2 7 / 7 0 shall be as set o u t in
group of varieties grown in the Community overshooting             Annexes I a n d III hereto respectively.
of which leads to a proportional reduction in the norm and
intervention prices and in the premiums; whereas however
these maximum guaranteed quantities must also be fixed
for the harvest in progress; whereas they must therefore be                                              Article   2
set for both the 1989 and 1990 harvests;
                                                                   For the 1989 harvest the reference qualities a n d recognized
                                                                   p r o d u c t i o n areas referred to in Article 6(3)(b) a n d (c) of
Whereas, when the provisions on the production quantity
                                                                   R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) N o 7 2 7 / 7 0 for each of the varieties of
control arrangements are applied, account should be taken
                                                                   C o m m u n i t y - p r o d u c e d baled t o b a c c o in respect of w h i c h a
of the differences in quality depending on the charac-
                                                                   derived intervention price is fixed shall be set o u t in
teristics of the soil and the climate; whereas those
                                                                   Annexes II a n d III hereto respectively.
conditions are met for the Badischer Geudertheimer variety
and hybrids thereof; whereas maximum guaranteed
quantities should consequently be fixed for specific
production areas for that variety;                                                                       Article   3
Whereas the premium granted to purchasers of Com-                  1. For the 1989 harvest the norm and intervention prices
 munity tobacco is intended to enable them to pay producers        and the amounts of the premium granted to purchasers of
of leaf tobacco a price which is at the level of the norm          leaf tobacco, provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation
price, account being taken of the trend in world prices and        (EEC) No 727/70, and the derived intervention prices for
 the level of prices established by the interaction of supply      baled tobacco, provided for in Article 6 of the said
 and demand on the Community market;                               Regulation, shall be as set out in Annex IV hereto.
                                                                   2. Without prejudice to Article 7a of Regulation (EEC)
 Whereas the abovementioned prices and the amount of the           No 727/70, the prices and the premiums shall apply only if
 premium must be fixed for each variety produced in                the tobacco was grown in the production areas for the
 recognized production areas and for a reference quality           variety specified in Annex III hereto.
 defined in such a way that as objective an assessment as
 possible can be made of the quality of the tobacco;               3. For the 1989 and 1990 harvests, the maximum
                                                                   guaranteed quantities of leaf tobacco provided for in
                                                                   Article 4(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 shall be as set
                                                                   out in Annex V hereto.
 Whereas, for the 1989 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2268/88 ( J );                                                  Article 4
 Whereas four production areas were omitted from the                1. Annex III to Regulations (EEC) No 1577/86, (EEC) No
 recognized areas listed in Annex III to Council Regulations        1975/87 and (EEC) No 2268/88 is amended as follows:
  (EEC) No 1577/86 (2), (EEC) No 1975/87 (3) and No 2268/
                                                                    1. For variety No 1 'Centre' is added as a production area
                                                                         for France;
  (!) OJ No L 199, 26. 7. 1988, p. 20.
  (2) OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 3.                               2. For variety No 2 'Languedoc-Roussillon' is added as a
  (3) OJ No L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 31.                                    production area for France;
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3. For variety No 3 'He de France' is added as a production                                 Article 5
    area for France.
2. In Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1577/86 'Alsace-           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Lorraine' is added in point 4 as a production area for            following its publication in the Official Journal of the
France.                                                           European Communities.
3. In Annex III to Regulations (EEC) No 1975/87 and
(EEC) No 2268/88 'Alsace-Lorraine' is added as a                  Article 4 shall apply with effect from the date of entry into
production area for France in point No 4b.                        force of the Regulation concerned.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
              Done at...
                                                                                  For the Council
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                                                           ANNEX 1
                           Leaf tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1989 harvest
  number              Variety                                                      Reference quality
     1   Badischer Geudertheimer and its          Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
         hybrids                                  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 or
                                                                    without non-tobacco material
                                                  Moisture:         26 %
     2   Badischer Burley E and its hybrids       Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
         thereof                                  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 %
     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%
     4   (a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof         Class 2 Middle leaf
         (b) Dragon vert and hybrids              Class 2:           leaf sound, with minor defects as regards colour, texture, or
             thereof,   Philippin,    Petit                          ripeness but with satisfactory combustibility
             Grammont (Flobecq), Semois,          Packaging:         tobacco graded, tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)
             Appelterre
                                                  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 %
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 number                 Variety                                                     Reference quality
    6      (a) Misionero and hybrids              2nd quality leaf
               thereof                            2nd quality:      leaf fully developed over 45 cm, not coarse grained, lively to fairly
           (b) Rio Grande and hybrids                               lively light, somewhat yellowish colour, reasonably firm and
               thereof                                              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 its hybrids           Leaf in category B
           (b) Moro di Cori                       Category B:       leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without curing and condition
           (c) Salento                                              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 %
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                        Variety                                                  Reference quality
  number
    11   (a)  Forchheimer Havanna II c         Leaf in category B
         (b)  Nostrano del Brenta              Category B:       leaf of firm or light texture, sound, without any curing defects,
         (c)  Resistente 142                                     brown to greenish in colour, with some damage
         (d)  Gojano                           Packaging:        tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with non-
                                                                 tobacco material
                                               Moisture:         26%
    12   (a) Beneventano                       Leaf in category B
         (b) Brasile Selvaggio and             Category B:       leaf sufficiently ripe, firm texture or possibly coarse or thin, with
              similar varieties                                  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-Yaka                            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                       Leaf in category B
          (b) Samsun                           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%
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  Serial                 Variety                                                   Reference quality
 number
   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                          Leaf in category B
           (b) Scafati                            Category B:       lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the following proportions:
           (c) Sumatra I
                                                                    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 %
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   Serial              Variety                                                       Reference quality
  number
    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 above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
                                                                     Leaf ripe with slight damage and/or 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, moderately bodied, medium
                                                                     elasticity and shiny, fine texture and very good combustibility
                                                                     Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                                  Packaging:         strings are usually bulked using the 'Baski' system before packing.
                                                                     Packing is in bales of 25 to 35 kg using traditional 'Kaloup' system
                                                  Moisture:          16 %
    19    (a) Kaba-Koulak classic                 Quality I/III leaves
          (b) Elassona                            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, colour yellow, yellow-green,
                                                                     reddish, of fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, medium
                                                                     elasticity and moderately shiny, excellent combustibility
                                                                     Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                  Packaging:         growers' bales of 15 to 30 kg, made up in the traditional form of
                                                                     two rows of 'armathodema'
                                                  Moisture:           17 %
     20   (a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic             Quality I/III leaves
          (b) Myrodata Smyrnis,                   Quality I/III:      leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
              Trapezous, Phi I                                        plant except the top leaves, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia
                                                                      Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 20 cm long for Phi I 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 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 I and 20 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of
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   Serial              Variety                                                     Reference quality
  number
    20     (a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic                              yellow, yellow-green or light brown colour, of fairly porous
 (cont'd)  (b) Myrodata Smyrnis,                                    structure, fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, very good
               Trapezous, Phi I                                     combustibility
                                                                    Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                 Packaging:         growers' bales of 25 to 35 kg, made up using the traditional
                                                                    'armathodema' system or of 35 to 50 kg using the 'Kaloup' system
                                                 Moisture:           17 %
    21     Myrodata Agrinion                     Quality I/III leaves
                                                 Quality I/III:     leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, 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 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, yellow-green or light reddish colour,
                                                                    fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and
                                                                    shiny, excellent combustibility
                                                                    Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                 Packaging:         growers' bales of 15 to 30 kg made up in the traditional way in
                                                                    two rows of 'armathodema'
                                                 Moisture:          15 %
    22     Zichnomyrodata                        Quality I/III leaves
                                                 Quality I/III:     leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all
                                                                    positions on the plant except top leaves, up to 20 cm long, light
                                                                    yellow to light orange colour, good elasticity, shiny, porous
                                                                    structure, fine texture, 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, colour yellow, yellow-green or light reddish, fairly
                                                                    porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny,
                                                                    excellent combustibility
                                                                    Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                Packaging:          growers' bales of 15 to 30 kg made up in the traditional way in
                                                                    two rows of 'armathodema'
                                                Moisture:           17 %
    23     Tsebelia                             Quality I/III leaves
                                                Quality I/III:      leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all
                                                                    positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 35 cm
                                                                    long, colour yellow-red, orange to reddish, of porous structure,
                                                                    good elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very
                                                                    good combustibility
                                                                    Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
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                      Variety                                               Reference quality
  number
    23    Tsebelia                                           Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects,
 (cont'd)                                                    from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour light
                                                             yellow, yellow-green, reddish or light brown, fairly porous
                                                             structure, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, fairly fine texture,
                                                             very good combustibility; includes leaves with slight disease
                                                             blemishes and/or minor damage
                                                             Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                          Packaging:         growers' bales of 30 to 40 kg, made up in two rows of
                                                             'armathodema'
                                          Moisture:          14 %
    24    Mavra                           Quality I/III leaves
                                          Quality I/III:     leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, 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, good elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied,
                                                             good combustibility
                                                             Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
                                                             Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, showing minor curing
                                                             defects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour
                                                             yellowish, yellow-green (lemon), 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:         growers' bales of 30 to 50 kg made up in two rows of
                                                             'armathodema'
                                          Moisture:           14 %
    25    Burley EL                       Quality A leaves
                                          Quality A:         leaf fully ripe, fully developed, undamaged, sound, without
                                                             curing defects, from the middle stalk position, of uniform
                                                             medium nut-brown to nut-red colour, porous structure, fine
                                                             texture, excellent combustibility
                                          Packaging:         growers' bales of 50 to 70 kg, made up in two rows of
                                                              'armathodema', no strings (leaves loose)
                                          Moisture:           22 %
    26    Virginia EL                     Quality A leaves
                                          Quality A:          leaf fully ripe, fully developed, sound, undamaged, without
                                                              curing defects, of uniform lemon yellow to medium orange
                                                              colour, well bodied, fine texture and good combustibility, mainly
                                                              from the middle stalk position
                                          Packaging:          growers' bales of 30 to 40 kg, made up in two rows of
                                                              'armathodema', no strings (leaves loose)
                                          Moisture:            19 %
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 number                Variety                                            Reference quality
   27      Santa Fe                        Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:        leaf ripe, sound, without curing defects, with stems (midribs)
                                                           completely dried, brown in colour, with some damage
                                           Packaging:      tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales
                                           Moisture:       18%
   28      Fermented Burley                Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:       leaf ripe, sound, without curing defects, with stems (midribs)
                                                          completely dried, with good combustibility, nut-brown to
                                                          cinnamon in colour, with some damage
                                           Packaging:     tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales
                                           Moisture:       18 %
   29      Havana E                        Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:       leaf ripe, sound, fine texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not
                                                          very prominent, without curing defects, with stems (midribs)
                                                          completely dried brown, light brown or greenish in colour, with
                                                          some damage
                                          Packaging:      tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales
                                          Moisture:        18%
   30      Round Scafati                  Class 1 leaf
                                          Class 1:        leaf of reasonable size, well ripened, of uniform colour, sound,
                                                          undamaged, fine texture, strong and elastic, with fine stems
                                                          (midribs) and veins, in good condition, with good combustibility,
                                                          with typical flavour and aroma, suitable for wrapping cigars;
                                                          about 25 % broken leaf acceptable
                                          Packaging:      in uniform temporary bales containing hands tied with non-
                                                          tobacco material
                                          Moisture:       18 %
   31      Virginia E                     Class 1 leaf
                                          Class 1:        leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture, with
                                                          stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, lemon
                                                          yellow or orange in colour
                                          Packaging:      in uniform temporary bales of 33 to 45 kg not tied in hands and
                                                          with the leaves separated according to their position on the stalk
                                          Moisture:       16 %
   32     Burley E                        Class 1 leaf
                                          Class 1:        leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture, with
                                                          stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, of various
                                                          shades of cinnamon colour
                                          Packaging:      in uniform temporary bales of 33 to 45 kg not tied in hands and
                                                          with the leaves separated according to their position on the stalk
                                          Moisture:       18 %
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                    Variety                                           Reference quality
  number
    33   Virginia P                     Class 1 leaf
                                        Class 1:       leaf ripe, 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 temporary bales of 45 kg with the leaves arranged in order
                                        Moisture:      17 %
    34   Burley P                       Class 1 leaf
                                        Class 1:       leaf ripe, open and elastic texture, bright colour, length exceeding
                                                       40 cm, leaves from the first and last positions on the stalk not
                                                       included
                                        Packaging:     in temporary bales of 35 kg with the leaves arranged in order
                                        Moisture:      22 %
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                                                            ANNEX 11
                            Baled tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1989 harvest
                        Variety                                                       Reference quality
 number
    1      Badischer Geudertheimer and its         Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
           hybrids                                 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 200 kg or in
                                                                      barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg
                                                   Moisture:          16 %
    2      Badischer Burley E and its hybrids      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 %
    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 %
    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 %
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                       Variety                                                    Reference quality
  number
     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 bales of approximately 280 to 450 kg or cartons of
                                                                  approximately 150 to 210 kg
                                                Moisture:         13 %
    10   (a) Kentucky and its hybrids           Leaf in category B
         (b) Moro di Cori                       Category B:       leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without curing and condition
         (c) Salento                                              defects, brown in colour, with some damage, of good combust-
                                                                  ibility,
                                                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            Leaf in category B
         (b) Nostrano del Brenta                Category B:       leaf of firm or light texture, sound, without any curing defects,
         (c) Resistente 142                                       brown to greenish in colour, with some damage
         (d) Gojano                             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                        Leaf in category B
         (b) Brasile Selvaggio and              Category B:       leaf sufficiently ripe, firm texture or possibly coarse or thin, with
             similar varieties                                    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-Yaka                             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 %
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  Serial                  Variety                                                   Reference quality
 number
   14      (a) Perustitza                         Leaf in category B
           (b) Samsun                             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                         Leaf in category B
           (b) Scafati                            Category B:        lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the following proportions:
           (c) Sumatra I                                             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, shiny,
                                                                     fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture, with strong,
                                                                     typical aroma, good combustibility
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  number               Variety                                                      Reference quality
    17    Basmas                                                     Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
 (cont'd)                                                            Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects
                                                                     and slight disease flemishes, 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/or 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                 Quality I/III leaves
          (b) Elassona                            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 %
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  Serial               Variety                                                      Reference quality
 number
   20      (a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic           Quality I/III leaves
           (b) Myrodata Smyrna,                  Quality I/III:     leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
               Trapezous, Phi I                                     plant except the top leaves, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia
                                                                    Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 20 cm long for Phi I 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 I 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 (HI) 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 (III) 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/III
                                                Packaging:          bales ('Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                                Moisture:           13 %
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   Serial             Variety                                               Reference quality
  number
    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 combust-
                                                             ibility
                                          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 uniform lemon yellow to
                                                             medium orange colour, fine texture and good combustibility
                                          Packaging:         bales of approximately 100 kg
                                          Moisture:          13 %
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                      Variety                                            Reference quality
 number
   27      Santa Fe                       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 %
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                    Variety                                           Reference quality
  number
    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 %
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                                                                       ANNEX III
                                    Recognized growing areas for each Community-produced tobacco variety
           Variety                Countries                                               Production areas
  1. Badischer                Germany               Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Mittelfranken (*)
      Geudertheimer
                              France                Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardennes, Alsace-Lorraine, Val-de-Loire,
      and its hybrids
                                                    Poitou-Bretagne, Centre (*)
                              Italy                 Veneto, Tuscany, Molise, Campania, Lazio, Apulia (J)
  2. Badischer                Germany               Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Mittelfranken
      Burley E
                              France                Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees, Auvergne-Limousin, Alsace-Lorraine, Rhone-Alpes, Franche-
      and its hybrids
                                                    Comte, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Poitou-Bretagne, Burgundy, Charente, Languedoc-
                                                    Roussillon
                              Italy                 Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna
  3. Virgin D                 Germany               Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, Franconia, Rhine valley and adjacent valleys
                              France                Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees, Auvergne-Limousin, Champagne-Ardennes, Alsace-Lorraine,
                                                    Rhone-Alpes, Franche-Comte, Provence, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Poitou-Bretagne,
                                                    Charente, Languedoc-Roussillon, Normandy, Burgundy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, He
                                                    de France
  4. (a) Paraguay             France                Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees, Languedoc-Roussillon, Auvergne-Limousin, Poitou-Bretagne,
         and its hyb-                               Charente, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Rhone-Alpes, Provence, Franche-Comte, Alsace-
         rids                                       Lorraine, Champagne-Ardennes, Picardy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, Burgundy
                              Belgium               Flanders
                              Italy                 Molise, Campania
     (b) Dragon vert          France                Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardennes, Val-de-Loire, Alsace-Lorraine
         and its
         hybrids,
         Philippin,
         Petit
         Grammont
         (Flobecq),
         Semois,
         Appelterre
                              Belgium               Flanders, Hainaut, Namur and Luxembourg
  5. Nijkerk                  France                Departments of Lot and Aveyron
  6. Misionero                France                Reunion
  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. F. Havana                 Italy                 Friuli, Trentino, Veneto, Tuscany, Lazio, Molise, Campania
12. Beneventano               Italy                 Campania
      Brasile
      Selvaggio                                     Sicily
(') Specific production areas as mentioned in Article 4(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70.
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          Variety       Countries                                          Production areas
13. Xanti-Yaka      Italy             Abruzzi, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia
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    Greece            Macedonia
    (b) Similar                       Macedonia, Sterea Hellas, Epirus, Thessaly
        varieties
19. (a) Kaba Koulak Greece            Macedonia
        classic
    (b) Elassona                      Thessaly
20. Kaba Koulak     Greece            Macedonia, Thessaly, Sterea Hellas, Thrace, Epirus, Peloponnese, Islands
     non-classic
21. Myrodata        Greece            Sterea Hellas
     Agrinion
22. Zichnomyrodata  Greece            Thessaly
23. Tsebelia        Greece            Epirus and Sterea Hellas
24. Mavra           Greece            Thessaly, Peloponnese, Sterea Hellas
25. Burley EL       Greece            Macedonia and Thessaly
26. Virginia EL     Greece            Sterea Hellas, Thessaly, Macedonia, Thrace, Peloponnese
27. Santa Fe        Spain             Andalusia
28. Fermented       Spain             Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha, Valencia (Comunidad
     Burley                           autonoma), Navarra, Rioja, Catalonia, Madrid
29. Havana E        Spain             Castile-Leon, Navarra, 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
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                                                                      ANNEX IV
                           Norm prices, intervention prices and premiums for leaf tobacco from the 1989 harvest
                                      Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco from the 1989 harvest
                                                                                                                            (ECU/kg)
                                                                                                                        Derived
    number
                                            Variety
                                                                                      ?r      Intervention
                                                                                                           Premium    intervention
                                                                                                                          price
        1        Badischer Geudertheimer and its hybrids                             3,643       3,097      2,534        4,644
       2         Badischer Burley E and its hybrids                                  4,512       3,835      2,961        5,426
       3         Virgin D                                                            4,626       3,932      2,927        5,179
       4         (a) Paraguay and its hybrids
                 (b) Dragon vert and its hybrids, Philippin,                         3,400       2,890      2,352            —
                     Petit Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre
       5        Nijkerk                                                              3,357       2,853      2,132            —
       6         (a) Misionero and its hybrids                               1
                 (b) Rio Grande and its hybrids                              J
                                                                                     3,128       2,659      2,159            —
       7        Bright                                                               4,070       3,459      2,461        4,764
       8        Burley I                                                             2,848       2,421      1,653        3,565
       9        Maryland                                                             3,313       2,816      1,875        4,014
      10         (a) Kentucky and its hybrids
                 (b) Moro di Cori                                                    2,796       2,376      1,765        3,347
                 (c) Salento
      11         (a) Forchheimer Havana II c
                 (b) Nostrano del Brenta
                                                                                     2,707       2,030 (!)  1,909        3,284 (l)
                 (c) Resistente 142
                (d)  Gojano
      12        (a) Beneventano                                              1
                                                                                     1,462       1,243      1,077        2,012
                (b) Brasile Selvaggio and similar varieties                  J
      13        Xanti-Yaka                                                           3,257       2,768      2,399        4,521
      14        (a) Perustitza                                               1       3,083       2,621      2,283        3,925
                (b) Samsun                                                    J                             2,222        3,949
      15        Erzegovina and similar varieties                                     2,770       2,355      2,057        3,540
      16        (a) Round Tip
                (b) Scafati                                                         15,908     13,522       9,608      20,782
                (c) Sumatra I
      17        Basmas                                                               6,090       5,177      3,072        6,914
      18        Katerini and similar varieties                                       5,073       4,312      2,734        6,196
      19        (a) Kaba Koulak classic                                      1
                                                                                     4,022       3,419      2,078        4,925
                (b) Elassona                                                 J
      20        (a) Kaba Koulak non-classic                                  1
                                                                                     3,030       2,576      1,423        3,979
                (b) Myrodata Smyrne, Trapezous and Phi I                     J
      21        Myrodata Agrinion                                                    3,998       3,398      2,099        4,840
      22        Zichnomyrodata                                                       4,154       3,531      2,214        5,051
      23        Tsebelia                                                             3,195       2,396 (!)  2,593        3,778 (!)
      24        Mavra                                                                3,120       2,340 (!)  2,120        3,714 (!)
      25        Burley EL                                                            2,251       1,688 (!)  1,219 (!)    2,748 (!)
      26        Virginia EL                                                          3,806       3,235      3,145        4,465
      27        Santa Fe                                                             1,383       1,176      0,301        2,034
      28        Fermented Burley                                                     2,240       1,904      0,931        2,923
      29        Havana E                                                             2,878       2,447      1,952        3,634
      30        Round Scafati                                                        8,669       7,369      5,911      12,615
      31        Virginia E                                                           4,531       3,851      2,354        5,305
      32        Burley E                                                             2,965       2,520      1,398        3,789
      33        Virginia P                                                           4,263       3,624      2,354        4,953
      34        Burley P                                                             3,072       2,611      1,398        3,896
(*) Account being taken of the application of Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70.
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                                                          ANNEX V
         Maximum guaranteed quantities by variety and group of varieties for tobacco from the 1989 and 1990
                                                            harvests
                                                        (Leaf tobacco)
                                                                                                           (tonnes)
                                                                         Maximum guaranteed quantity
                 Groups and varieties (serial number)
                                                                       1989                      1990
          GROUP I:
              3 Virgin D                                                 10 500                     11 000
              7 Bright                                                   42 000                    44 000
             31 Virginia E                                               11000                      11000
             33 Virginia P                                                4 000                      4 000
             17 Basmas                                                   32 000                     34 000
             18 Katerini                                                 24 000                     25 000
             26 Virginia EL                                               6 500                      8 500
                                                      Total             130 000                   137 500
          GROUP II:
              2 Badischer Burley                                         12 750                     12 750
              8 Burley I                                                 42 000                    43 500
              9 Maryland                                                  3 500                      3 500
             25 Burley EL                                                12 000                     12 000
             28 Burley Ferm.
             32 Burley E                                     }           30 000                    30 000
             34 Burley P                                                  2 500                      2 500
                                                      Total             102 750                   104 250
          GROUP III:
              1 Badischer Geudertheimer
                — for area A:                                             4 300                      4 300
                — for area B :                                            7 700                      7 700
              4 Paraguay                                                 25 000                    24 000
              5 Nijkerk
              6 Misionero
                                                                          1 000                      1 000
             27 Santa Fe
             29 Havanna E
             10 Kentucky                                                 10 000                    10 000
             16 Round Tip
             30 Round Scafati                                }              250                        250
                                                      Total              48 250                    47 250
          GROUP IV:
             13 Xanti-Yaka
             14 Perustitza                                      •        20 000                    18 000
             15 Erzegovine
             19 Kaba Koulak classic
             20 Kaba Koulak non-classic
                                                                •        36 000                    33 000
             21 Myrodata
             22 Zychnomyrodata
                                                      Total              56 000                    51000
          GROUP V:
             11 Forchheimer Havanna
                                                                         18 000                    17 000
             12 Beneventano
             23 Tsebelia
                                                                         30 000                    28 000
             24 Mavra                                        •*
                                                      Total              48 000                    45 000