CELEX: 31973R0716
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-06 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 716/73 of the Commission of 6 March 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1728/70 fixing the scales of price increases and reductions for raw tobacco

15 . 3 . 73                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 68 / 19
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 716/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 6 March 1973
                amending Regulation (EEC) No 1728/70 fixing the scales of price increases and reduc­
                                                      tions for raw tobacco
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       common organization of the market, a price
COMMUNITIES ,                                                        guarantee was accorded, the scales of price increases
                                                                     and reductions were fixed on the basis of commer­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                   cial practices then prevailing and took into account
pean Economic Community ;                                            the characteristics of use, adapted to the require­
                                                                     ments of Community rules ; whereas a detailed
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 727/                   study of data collected on the basis of past experi­
70 ( x ) of 21 April 1970 on the common organization                 ence shows that it is necessary to amend the scales
of the market in raw tobacco, as amended by Regu­                    at present in force so as to give to the intervention
lation (EEC) No 1574/71 (2), and in particular Arti­                 agencies a freer hand in apraising the character­
cles 5 ( 6) and 6 ( 10 ) thereof ;                                   istics of use of these tobaccos ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC ) No
 1728/70 of 25 August 1970 (3 ) the scales of price                  Whereas the measures provided for in its Regula­
increases and reductions for leaf tobacco and baled                  tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the
tobacco ;
                                                                     Management Committee for Tobacco :
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 715/73 (4) amended
 the quality classification of varieties of leaf
 tobacco and baled tobacco referred to in Annexes I                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 and II of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 1727/70 (5) of 25 August 1970 on intervention proce­
 dure for raw tobacco ; whereas it is , therefore ,
 necessary to adjust the scales of price increases and                                         Article 1
 reductions ;
                                                                     In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1728/70 the entry
 Whereas for the buying-in by intervention of baled                   against serial number 11 is replaced by the following
 tobacco for which, before the entry into force of the               entry :
                                                                           Category A    Category B      Category C
                 lia) Burley I                                              loo h            65              48
                 11 b) Maryland                                             100 (!)          65              48
  C)  OJ No L 94, 28 . 4. 1970, p. 1 .
  (2) OJ No L 167, 26. 7. 1971 , p. 1 .
  (3) OJ No L 191 , 27. 8 . 1970, p. 18 .
  (4) See p. 16 of this Official Journal.
  (5) OJ No L 191 , 27. 8 . 1970, p. 5 .
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                                                            Article 2
1.     Part A of Annex II, to Regulation (EEC) No 1728 / 70 is amended by inserting at the beginning thereof the
following :
                                                                                         Class and index number based on the reference
 Serial number                  Variety                        Leaf stage                                   quality
                                                                                            Class I        Class U        Class III
        1           ( a ) Badischer                   Grümpen ( Primings )                   90              73              58
                          Geudertheimer
                    ( b ) Forchheimer                 Sandblatt ( Lugs )                   109               88              71
                          Havanna II c                Hauptgut ( Leaves )                  100 (!)           82              70
                                                      Obergut ( Tips )                       67
        2           Badischer                         Grümpen ( Primings )                 114               89              56
                    Burley E                          Sandblatt ( Lugs)                    122               98              76
                                                      Hauptgut ( Leaves)                   100 i 1 )         77              59
                                                      Obergut ( Tips)                        50
        3           Virgin SCR                                                         !   100 (!)           57              22
               2.      In Part A of Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1728/70 the entry against No
               11 is replaced by the following entry :
                                                                          Category A       Category B     Category C
               11 ( a) Burley I                                            100 r )             65             48
               11 ( b ) Maryland                                           100 i 1 )           65             48
                                                           Article 3
               Part B of Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1728/70 is replaced by the Annex to this
               Regulation .
                                                           Article 4
               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the
               Official Journal of the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 6 March 1973 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                     The President
                                                                             François-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                             ANNEX
B. Price increases and reductions by reference to characteristics of use (varieties 10 to 18). Percentage of the derived
    intervention price, adjusted as appropriate by the index number specified in Annex II A.
                                                                                                              Presentation
                                                       Combustibility    Flavour      Aroma       Yield      and condition
    Serial No                  Varieties
                                                      From      To    From     To From     To From      To  From       To
        10     Bright                                 —3       + 3    —4      + 4 —2      + 2 —3       + 3  —3        + 3
        11      ( a) Burley I                         —3       + 3    —4      + 4 —2      + 2 —3       + 3  —3        + 3
                (b ) Maryland
       12       ( a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof
                (b ) Moro di Cori                     —5       + 5    —4      + 4 —2      + 2 —5       + 5  —4        + 4
                ( c) Salento
       13       ( a) Nostrano del Brenta
                (b ) Resistente 142                   —3       + 3    —4      + 4 —2      + 2 —3       + 3  —3        + 3
                ( c) Gojano
       14      Beneventano                            —3       + 3    —4      + 4 —2      + 2 —3       + 3  —3        + 3
       15       Xanti-Yakà                            —2       + 2    —3      + 3 - 1     + 1 —2       + 2  —2        + 2
       16       Perustitza                            —2       + 2    —3      + 3 — 1     + 1 —2       + 2  —2        + 2
       17      Erzegovina and hybrids thereof         —2       + 2    —3      + 3 — 1     + 1 —2       + 2  —2        + 2
       18       ( a) Round Tip
                (b ) Scafati                          —3       + 3    —4      + 4 —2      + 2 --3      + 3  —3        + 3
                ( c) Sumatra I