CELEX: 31975R0673
Language: en
Date: 1975-03-04 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 673/75 of the Council of 4 March 1975 fixing , for the 1975 harvest , the norm prices , the intervention prices and the reference qualities for leaf tobacco

20 . 3 . 75                            Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 72/25
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 673/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 4 March 1975
              fixing, for the 1975 harvest, the norm prices, the intervention prices and the reference
                                                  qualities for leaf tobacco
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                          Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 for
                                                                   each of the varieties produced in the Community and
                                                                   for a reference quality for each variety particularly
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                      in order to constitute an incentive for conversion
 European Economic Community, and in particular                    to the cultivation of those varieties which are most
 Article 43 thereof ;                                              competitive and most in demand ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No
727/70 (*) of 21 April 1970 on the common                          Whereas the application of these criteria and the
organization of the market in raw tobacco , as last                need for greater harmonization of the treatment
amended by the Act of Accession (2), and in                        of different varieties within a given group with
particular Article 2 (5 ) thereof ;                                regard to the norm price, lead to the fixing of a price
                                                                   for each variety of tobacco from the 1975 harvest
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;               at a level such that a price scale more in keeping
                                                                   with conditions on an increasingly integrated Com­
                                                                   munity market can be established,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European
 Parliament ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and
 Social Committee ;                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, when the norm and intervention prices for                                        Article 1
leaf tobacco which has not undergone first
processing and market preparation are fixed, account
should be taken both of the objectives of the                      For the 1975 harvest the reference qualities for each
common agricultural policy and of the contribution                 Community produced tobacco variety referred to in
which the Community intends to make to the                         Article 2 (3 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70
harmonious growth of world trade ; whereas the aims                are shown in Annex I.
of the common agricultural policy are in particular
to ensure a reasonable standard of living for the
agricultural Community, to ensure that supplies are                                       Article 2
available and that they reach consumers at reasonable
prices ;
                                                                   For the 1975 harvest the norm and intervention
Whereas the norm and intervention prices should                    prices for leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2 of
be fixed in accordance with the criteria listed in                 Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 are shown in Annex II.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 4 March 1975 .
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                 M. A. CLINTON
O OJ No L 94, 28 . 4. 1970, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 14.
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                                                     ANNEX I
                               Leaf tobacco : varieties and their reference qualities
           Serial No        Varieties                                 Reference qualities
               1     a) Badischer              Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
                         Geudertheimer
                                               Class 1 :         leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, dark
                     b) Forchheimer                              brown to mottled brown , of uniform
                        Havanna II c)                            length
                                               Packaging :       tobacco graded and tied in hands with
                                                                 non-tobacco material
                                               Moisture :        26 %
               2     Badischer Burley E        Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
                                               Class 1 :         leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, fleshy,
                                                                 reddish brown to light brown , of uniform
                                                                length
                                               Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands with
                                                                 non-tobacco material
                                               Moisture :       25%
               3     Virgin SCR                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 and tied in hands
                                               Moisture :        19%
               4     a) Paraguay and           Class 2 Middle leaf
                        hybrids thereof
                                               Class 2 :        leaf with minor defects as regards com­
                     b) Dragon vert and                         bustibility, colour, texture or ripeness
                        hybrids thereof                          (over or under ripe)
                                               Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                                straight laid (loose leaf)
                                               Moisture :       27%
              5      Nijkerk                   Class 2 Tips
                                               Class 2 :        — either leaf of second length (not
                                                                     exceeding 45 cm) with very gummy
                                                                     texture, fleshy, still undamaged ; strong
                                                                     and elastic, without prominent veins,
                                                                     well ripened producing a lively brown
                                                                     to dark brown colour ;
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            Serial No         Varieties                               Reference qualities
                5     Nijkerk                                     — or leaf of first length (exceeding 45 cm)
            (cont'd)                                                  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%
                6     Burley                     Class 1 Upper middle leaf
                      (Burley X Bel)
                                                 Class 1 :        leaf well ripened, lively to fairly lively
                                                                  reddish brown colour, only slightly
                                                                  mottled, of average or thin texture, not
                                                                  very close grain with parenchyma of
                                                                  average breadth
                                                 Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                                  straight laid (loose leaf)
                                                 Moisture :       26%
                7     a) Misionero and           2nd quality leaf
                         hybrids thereof
                                                 2nd quality :    leaf fully developed over 45 cm, not
                      b) Rio Grande and                           coarse grained , lively to fairly lively light
                         hybrids thereof                          somewhat yellowish colour, reasonably
                                                                  firm and undamaged ; reasonably good
                                                                  combustibility
                                                 Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                                  straight laid (loose leaf)
                                                 Moisture :       27%
                8     a) Philippin               Leaf in Category MG
                      b) Petit Grammont          Category MG : upper middle leaf
                          (Flobecq)
                                                 Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands
                      c) Burley (Ergo X
                         6410 and Ergo           Moisture :       25%
                          X Bursana
                9     a) Semois                  Leaf in Category G
                      b) Appelterre              Category G •.    large sound leaf
                                                 Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands
                                                 Moisture :       25%
              10      Bright                     Leaf in Category A
                                                 Category A :     leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing
                                                                  defects , open texture, with stems (midribs)
                                                                  and veins not too prominent, sound, of
                                                                  various shades of yellow
                                                 Packaging :      in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg
                                                 Moisture :       16%
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           Serial No         Varieties                              Reference qualities
              11 a)  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 promi­
                                                               nent, 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 %
              11 b)  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%
              12     a) Kentucky and           Leaf in Category B
                         hybrids thereof
                                               Category B :    leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without
                     b ) Moro di Cori                           curing defects and in good condition
                     c) Salento                                 brown in colour, with some damage -
                                               Packaging :     in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a
                                                               non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                               Moisture :      23 %
              13     a) Nostrano del           Leaf in Category B
                         Brenta
                                               Category B :    leaf of firm, or light texture, sound, well
                     b ) Resistente 142                        cured, or properly fermented according
                                                               to the traditional method, brown or dark
                     c) Gojano                                 brown in colour, with minor damage
                                               Packaging :     in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a
                                                               non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                               Moisture :      22%
              14     Beneventano               Leaf in Category B
                                               Category B :    leaf sufficiently ripe, firm texture or
                                                               possibly coarse or thin, with minor
                                                               defects as regards curing and fermentation
                                                               and damage
                                               Packaging :     in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with non­
                                                                tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                               Moisture :      24%
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            Serial No        Varieties                               Reference qualities
               15     Xanti-Yakà                Leaf in Category B
               16     Perustitza                Category B :    leaf reasonably sound and ripe, with some
                                                                slight curing defects, mainly of light tex­
               17     Erzegovina and                            ture, from yellow to brown in colour,
                      hybrids thereof                           with marked damage but in good
                                                                condition, may also include lugs
                                                Packaging :     in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or
                                                                'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg
                                                Moisture :      17 %
               18     a) Round Tip              Leaf in Category B
                      b) Scafati                Category B :    lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the
                                                                following proportions :
                      c) Sumatra I
                                                                 1st length (38 cm and over)             60 %
                                                                2nd length (from 32 to under
                                                                38 cm)                                   35 %
                                                                3rd length (from 25 to under
                                                                32 cm )                                   5 %
                                                                 leaf of convenient size, fully ripe and of
                                                                 uniform colour, sound , without damage ,
                                                                 fine texture, tensile and elastic, stems and
                                                                 veins not prominent well fermented and
                                                                in good condition, good combustibility,
                                                                 of typical flavour and aroma, suitable
                                                                 for wrapping cigars, including about 25 %
                                                                 broken leaf
                                                Packaging :      in hands tied with a non-tobacco material
                                                                 (fascicoli)
                                                Moisture :      22%
                                                Leaf in Category B
                19    a) Brasile Selvaggio
                                                Category B :     leaf well developed, firm, green in colour,
                      b) Other varieties                         with a strong aroma of alcohol
                                                Packaging :      in hands tied with a non-tobacco material
                                                                  (fascicoli)
                                                Moisture :       20%
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                                                 ANNEX II
                            Norm price and intervention price for leaf tobacco
                                                                                          Inter­
                                                                                Norm
                                                                                         vention
           Serial No                        Varieties                            price     price
                                                                               (u.a./kg) (u.a. /kg)
               1     a) Badischer Geudertheimer
                                                                                 2.190    1-971
                     b) Forchheimer Havanna II c)
               2     Badischer Burley E                                          2.617    2-355
               3     Virgin SCR                                                  2-472    2-225
               4     a) Paraquay and hybrids thereof
                                                                                 1.851    1.666
                     b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof
               5     Nijkerk                                                     1-864    1.678
               6     Burley (Burley X Bel)                                       2-091    1.882
               7     a) Misionero and hybrids thereof
                                                                                 1.697    1-527
                     b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof
               8     a) Philippin
                     b) Petit Grammont (Flobecq)                                 1-429    1-286
                     c) Burley (Ergo X 6410 and Ergo X Bursana)
               9     a) Semois
                                                                                 1-712    1-541
                     b) Appelterre
             10      Bright                                                      2.076    1-868
             11 a)   Burley I                                                    1-579    1-421
             11 b)   Maryland                                                    1.798    1-618
             12      a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof
                     b) Moro di Cori                                             1-661    1-495
                     c) Salento
             13      a) Nostrano del Brenta
                     b) Resistente 142                                           1-635    1.472
                     c) Gojano
             14      Beneventano                                                 1.289    1.160
             15      Xanti-Yakà                                                  2-329    2.096
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                                                                                      Inter­
                                                                           Norm
                                                                                    vention
           Serial No                        Varieties                       price    price
                                                                          (u.a./kg) (u.a. /kg)
              16     Perustitza                                             2.206    1.985
              17     Erzegovina and hybrids thereof                         1.981    1-783
              18     a) Round Tip
                     b) Scafati                                           10-802     9-722
                     c) Sumatra I
              19     a) Brasile Selvaggio
                                                                            1-025    0-923
                     b) Other varieties