CELEX: 51984PC0020(34)
Language: en
Date: 1984-01-24
Title: PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OF FIXING FOR THE 1984 HARVEST THE NORM AND INTERVENTION PRICES AND THE PREMIUMS GRANTED TO PURCHASERS OF LEAF TOBACCO, THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR BALED TOBACCO AND THE REFERENCE QUALITIES

5. 3. 84                            Official Journal of the European Communities                           No C 62/41
             Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for the 1984 harvest the norm and intervention
             prices and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, the derived intervention
                                   prices for baled tobacco and the reference qualities
                                                       (84/C 62/32)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas it is again desirable to fix, in respect of the
COMMUNITIES,                                                   1984 harvest, derived intervention prices both for
                                                               the varieties which, before the common organization
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro-             of the market came into force, or in the case of
pean Economic Community, and in particular                     varieties grown in Greece, prior to accession, quali-
Article 43 thereof,                                            fied for a price guarantee at the baled tobacco stage,
                                                               and for the varieties which are mainly grown in the
                                                               Federal Republic of Germany, in order to take
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                               account of marketing practices in that country;
No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organ-
ization of the market in raw tobacco ('), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1461/82 (2), and
in particular Articles 2 (5), 4 (4) and 6 (8) thereof,          Whereas the premium granted to purchasers of
                                                               Community tobacco is intended to enable them to
                                                                pay producers of leaf tobacco a price which is at the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis-
                                                                level of the norm price, account being taken of the
sion,                                                          trend in world market prices and the level of prices
                                                                established by the interaction of supply and demand
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-               on the Community market;
liament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and               Whereas the abovementioned prices and the amount
Social Committee,                                              of the premium must be fixed for each variety in
                                                               relation to a reference quality defined in such a way
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Com-              that as objective an assessment as possible can be
mittee,                                                         made of the quality of the tobacco; whereas the
                                                                definitions of the reference qualities for the 1984
Whereas, when fixing the prices for raw tobacco,                harvest should be those laid down in Council Regu-
account should be taken both of the objectives of               lation (EEC) No 1677/83 of 21 June 1983 fixing for
the common agricultural policy and of the contribu-             the 1983 harvest the norm and intervention prices
tion which the Community desires to make to the                 and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf
harmonious development of world trade; whereas                  tobacco, the derived intervention prices for baled
the objectives of the common agricultural policy are,           tobacco and the reference qualities (3);
in particular, to ensure a fair standard of living for
the agricultural community, to assure the availabil-
 ity of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach              Whereas Article 87 (3) of the 1979 Act of Accession
consumers at reasonable prices;                                 provides that the norm prices in Greece shall be
                                                                fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in
 Whereas the norm and intervention prices for leaf              the first subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation
tobacco must be fixed in accordance with the cri-               (EEC) No 727/70, increased in four stages by the
teria laid down in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)            incidence of the reduction in national aids that the
 No 727/70 in order, in particular, to encourage                 Hellenic Republic is authorized to maintain in a
producers to convert to the cultivation of those                degressive fashion for tobacco pursuant to
varieties which are most competitive and most in                Article 69 of the said Act of Accession, the third
demand;                                                         increase occurring for the fourth harvest following
                                                                accession;
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No . . . / .. lay-
 ing down special measures for certain varieties of
raw tobacco from the 1984, 1985 and 1986 harvests                Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No . . . / . .
 provides for a reduction in the intervention price for          provides that for the tobacco sector, from ..., a new
the said varieties;                                              representative rate shall be applied to the currencies
                                                                 of certain Member States; whereas that provision
                                                                 should lead, as from that date, to a reduction, in
                                                                 terms of national currencies, of the premium fixed
                                                                 in units of account for a substantial part of the
(')  OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 27.                             (3) OJ No L 170, 28. 6. 1983, p. 1.
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harvest in those Member States whose representa-                                       Article 3
tive rate is revalued; whereas, however, it is more
appropriate to the nature of this sector that the same         For the 1984 harvest, the norm and intervention
conditions should apply to the entire harvest in a             prices and the amounts of the premium granted to
given year; whereas this objective could be achieved           purchasers of leaf tobacco referred to in Articles 2
if the previous rates of exchange for the Member               and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, and the
States concerned were to be applicable to premiums             derived intervention prices for baled tobacco
paid for the 1983 harvest,                                     referred to in Article 6 of the said Regulation, shall
                                                               be as set out in Annex III.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                       Article 4
                         Article 1                             The conversion rate to be applied in the Federal
                                                               Republic of Germany for the purposes of premiums
For the 1984 harvest the reference qualities for each          in force for the 1983 tobacco harvest shall be the
of the varieties of leaf tobacco of Community pro-             representative rate valid for the currency in question
duction, referred to in Article 2 (3) (c) of Regulation        before . . . .
(EEC) No 727/70, shall be as set out in Annex I.
                                                                                       Article 5
                         Article 2
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
For the 1984 harvest the reference qualities referred          day following its publication in the Official Journal
to in Article 6 (3) (c) of Regulation No 727/70, for           of the European Communities.
each of the varieties of baled tobacco of Community
production in respect of which a derived interven-             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
tion price is fixed, shall be as set out in Annex II.          directly applicable in all Member States.
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                                                           ANNEX I
                            Leaf tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1984 harvest
  Serial              Variety                                                    Reference quality
   No
    1    Badischer Geudertheimer              Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
                                              Class 1:            leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, dark brown to mottled
                                                                  brown, of uniform length
                                              Packaging:          tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales 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, 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 leafs surface
                                              Packaging:          tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with
                                                                  non-tobacco material
                                              Moisture:           19%
    4    (a) Paraguay and hybrids             Class 2 Middle leaf
             thereof                          Class 2:            leaf sound, with minor defects as regards colour, texture, or
         (b) Dragon vert and hybrids                              ripeness but with satisfactory combustibility
             thereof, Philippin, Petit        Packaging:          tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)
             Grammont (Flobecq),
             Semois, 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 rela-
                                                                       tively 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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 Serial              Variety                                                Reference quality
  No
    6   (a) Misionero and hybrids        2nd quality leaf
             thereof                     2nd quality:       leaf fully developed over 45 cm, not coarse grained, lively to
        (b) Rio Grande and hybrids                          fairly lively light somewhat yellowish colour, reasonably firm
             thereof                                        arid undamaged; reasonably good combustibility
                                         Packaging:         tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)
                                         Moisture:         27%
    7    Bright                          Leaf in category A
                                         Category A:        leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture,
                                                           with stems (midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound, of
                                                           various shades of yellow
                                         Packaging:        in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg
                                         Moisture:          16%
    8    Burley I                        Leaf in category A
                                         Category A:       leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, of open possibly
                                                           firm texture, stems (midribs) and veins not too prominent,
                                                           sound, of a more or less lively nut-brown colour
                                         Packaging:        in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg or tied in hands of 25 to 30
                                                           leaves with non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                         Moisture:          19%
    9    Maryland                        Leaf in category A
                                         Category A:       leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing defects and only
                                                           slightly mottled, of average texture with stems (midribs) and
                                                           veins not too prominent, sound, of a rather lively reddish
                                                           brown colour
                                         Packaging:        in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg or tied in hands of 25 to 30
                                                           leaves with non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                         Moisture:          19%
   10   (a) Kentucky and hybrids         Leaf in category B
             thereof                     Category B:        leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without curing and condition
        (b) MorodiCori                                      defects, brown in colour, with some damage, with good com-
                                                            bustibility
        (c) Salento
                                         Packaging:         in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a non-tobacco material
                                                            (fascicoli)
                                         Moisture:         23%
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  Serial              Variety
   No                                                                        Reference quality
    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
         (c) Resistente 142                                   defects, 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,
             similar varieties                                with minor defects as regards curing and fermentation and
                                                              damage
                                            Packaging:        in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with non-tobacco material
                                                              (fascicoli)
                                            Moisture:         24%
    13   Xanti-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), with-
                                                               out prominent stems (midribs) and with veins at a rather
                                                               acute angle, with slight curing defects, generally of light tex-
                                                               ture, 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, suffi-
                                                               cient 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
  No
  15    Erzegovina and similar          Leaf in category B
        varieties                       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 propor-
        (c) Sumatra I                                      tions:
                                                           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 condi-
                                                           tion, good combustibility, of typical flavour and aroma, suit-
                                                           able for wrapping cigars, including about 25 % broken leaf
                                        Packaging:         in hands tied with a non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                        Moisture:         22%
  17    Basmas                          Quality I/I 11 leaves
                                        Quality I/Ill:     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 elas-
                                                           ticity, shiny, fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture,
                                                           with strong, typical aroma, good combustibility
                                                           Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/1II
                                                           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
  No
   18   Katerini and similar varieties      Quality I/I 11 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 Mace-
                                                               donia Kaba-Koulak and to 20 cm long for Elassona, Karat-
                                                               zova and Kontoula, of moderate to deep yellow colour, good
                                                               elasticity, shiny, of porous structure, fine texture and excel-
                                                               lent 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, excel-
                                                               lent combustibility
                                                                Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality 1/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
             Trapezous, Phi 1                                   on the plant except the top leaves, up to 30 cm long for Ma-
                                                                cedonia Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 20 cm long for Phi 1
                                                                and 15 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of light yellow to red-
                                                                dish colour, good elasticity, shiny, fairly porous structure, fine
                                                                texture and excellent combustibility
                                                                Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III
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 Serial              Variety                                               Reference quality
  No
  20                                                       Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing de-
(cont'd) (a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic                       fects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the
         (b) Myrodata Smyrnis,                             plant, up to 35 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and
             Trapezous, Phi 1                              Trapezous, 25 cm long for Phi 1 and 20 cm long for Myrodata
                                                           Smyrnis, of yellow, yellow-green or light brown colour, of
                                                           fairly porous structure, fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and
                                                           shiny, very good 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 elas-
                                                           ticity, shiny, porous structure, fine texture and excellent com-
                                                           bustibility
                                                           Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III
                                                           Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing de-
                                                           fects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the
                                                           plant, up to 30 cm long, of yellow, yellow-green or light red-
                                                           dish 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 de-
                                                           fects, 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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  Serial              Variety                                           Reference quality
    No
    23    Tsebelia                                       Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing de-
 (cont'd)                                                fects, 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, col-
                                                         our 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 armatho-
                                                         dema'
                                       Moisture:          14%
    25    Burley GR                    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 40 kg, made up in two rows of 'armatho-
                                                          dema', no strings (leaves loose)
                                        Moisture:         22%
    26    Virginia GR                   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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                                                       ANNEX II
                        Baled tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1984 harvest
 Serial             Variety                                                    Reference quality
  No
   1    Badischer Geudertheimer            Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
                                           Class 1:            leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, dark brown to mottled
                                                               brown, of uniform length, fermented normally
                                           Packaging:          in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 200 kg or in
                                                               barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg
                                           Moisture:            16%
   2    Badischer Burley E                 Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
                                           Class 1:            leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, fleshy light brown to red-
                                                               dish 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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  Serial               Variety                                                Reference quality
   No
     9   Maryland                          Leaf in category A
                                           Category A:        leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing defects and only
                                                              slightly mottled, of average texture, stems (midribs) and veins
                                                              not too prominent, sound, of a rather lively reddish brown
                                                              colour
                                           Packaging:         in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg or cartons of
                                                              approximately 150 to 210 kg
                                           Moisture:          13%
    10   (a) Kentucky and hybrids          Leaf in category B
             thereof                       Category B:        leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without curing and condition
         (b) Moro di Cori                                     defects, brown in colour, with some damage, of good com-
                                                              bustibility
         (c) Salento
                                           Packaging:         in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg or bags of approxi-
                                                              mately 170 to 200 kg
                                           Moisture:          16%
    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, brown to greenish in colour, with some damage
         (c) Resistente 142
                                           Packaging:         in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 200 kg or in
         (d) Gojano                                           barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg
                                           Moisture:           16%
    12   (a) Beneventano                    Leaf in category B
         (b) Brasile Selvaggio and simi-   Category B:        leaf sufficiently ripe, firm texture or possibly coarse or thin,
             lar varieties                                    with minor defects as regards curing and fermentation and
                                                               damage
                                            Packaging:         in bales of approximately 120 kg or barrels of approximately
                                                               330 kg
                                            Moisture:          16%
     13   Xanti-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
  No
  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) with-
                                                          out prominent stems (midribs) and with veins at a rather
                                                          acute angle, with slight curing defects, generally of light tex-
                                                          ture, 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          Leaf in category B
        varieties                       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 propor-
                                                           tions:
        (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 condi-
                                                           tion, good combustibility, of typical flavour and aroma, suit-
                                                           able for wrapping cigars, including about 25 % broken leaf
                                         Packaging:        in bales of approximately 70 to 90 kg or cartons of approxi-
                                                           mately 180 to 210 kg
                                         Moisture:        16%
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  Serial               Variety                                                Reference quality
   No
    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 elastic-
                                                               ity and shiny, fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture,
                                                               with strong, typical aroma, good combustibility
                                                               Leaf as described above (I/1I) constitutes 45% of quality
                                                               I/III
                                                               Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing de-
                                                               fects and slight disease blemishes, up to 20 cm long, colour
                                                               light yellow, reddish or light brown, with fairly porous struc-
                                                               ture and fine texture, medium elasticity, moderately shiny
                                                               and bodied, with strong, typical aroma, very good combus-
                                                               tibility
                                                               Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                             Packaging:        bales ('Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                             Moisture:         13%
    18   Katerini and similar varieties      Quality I/III leaves
                                             Quality I/III:    leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions
                                                               on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 20 cm long,
                                                               colour light yellow or orange to reddish, of porous structure,
                                                               good elasticity, shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very
                                                               good combustibility
                                                               Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality
                                                               I/III
                                                               Leaf ripe with slight damage and curing defects, with slight
                                                               disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to
                                                               25 cm long, colour yellow, orange, yellow-green, reddish or
                                                               light brown, of porous structure, medium elasticity and shiny,
                                                               fairly bodied, fine texture and very good combustibility
                                                               Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                             Packaging:        bales (Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                             Moisture:         13%
    19   (a) Kaba-Koulak                     Quality I/III leaves
             (classic)                       Quality I/III:    leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions
         (b) Elassona                                          on the plant except top leaves, up to 25 cm long for Mace-
                                                               donia Kaba-Koulak and to 20 cm long for Elassona, Karat-
                                                               zova and Kontoula, of moderate to deep yellow colour, good
                                                               elasticity, shiny, of porous structure, fine texture and excel-
                                                                lent 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 red-
                                                                dish 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
  No
  20    (a) Kaba-Koulak (non-clas-      Quality I/III leaves
            sic)                        Quality I/III:    leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions
        (b) Myrodata Smyrnis,                             on the plant except top leaves, up to 30 cm long for Mace-
            Trapezous, Phi 1                              donia Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 20 cm long for Phi 1 and
                                                           15 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of light yellow to reddish
                                                          colour, good elasticity, shiny, fairly porous structure, fine tex-
                                                          ture and excellent combustibility
                                                          Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 47% of quality
                                                          I/III
                                                          Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing de-
                                                          fects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the
                                                          plant, up to 35 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and
                                                          Trapezous, 25 cm long for Phi 1, and 20 cm long for Myro-
                                                          data 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 de-
                                                          fects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the
                                                          plant, up to 30 cm long, of yellow to light reddish colour, fair-
                                                          ly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and
                                                          shiny, excellent combustibility
                                                           Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                         Packaging:       bales (Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                         Moisture:         14%
   22    Zichnomyrodata                 Quality I/III leaves
                                         Quality I/III:    leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions
                                                           on the plant except top leaves, up to 20 cm long, from light
                                                           yellow to light orange in colour, good elasticity, shiny, porous
                                                           structure,, fine texture and excellent combustibility
                                                           Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III
                                                           Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing de-
                                                           fects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the
                                                           plant, up to 25 cm long, of yellow to light reddish colour, fair-
                                                           ly 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
   No
   23    Tsebelia                     Quality I / I I I leaves
                                      Quality I / I I I :   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 4 5 % of quality
                                                            I/III
                                                            Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing de-
                                                            fects, 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 tex-
                                                            ture, very good combustibility; includes also leaves with
                                                            slight disease blemishes a n d / o r 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 / I I I leaves
                                      Quality I / I I I :   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 struc-
                                                            ture, fine texture, elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, good com-
                                                            bustibility
                                                            Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I / I I I
                                                            Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing de-
                                                            fects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour
                                                            from yellowish to reddish or light brown, fairly porous struc-
                                                            ture and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bod-
                                                            ied, of good combustibility; includes also leaves with slight
                                                            disease blemishes a n d / o r minor damage
                                                            Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                      Packaging:            bales (Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                      Moisture:             13%
   25    Burley GR                    Quality A leaves
                                      Quality A:            leaf fully ripe, fully developed, undamaged, sound, well
                                                            cured, from the middle stalk position, of uniform medium
                                                            nut-brown, to nut-red colour, porous structure, fine texture,
                                                            excellent combustibility
                                      Packaging:            bales of approximately 100 kg, cases of approximately 200 kg
                                                            or barrels of 240 to 280 kg
                                      Moisture:              13 %
   26    Virginia GR                  Quality A leaves
                                      Quality A:            leaf fully ripe, fully developed, from the middle stalk
                                                            position, sound, undamaged, well cured, of a uniform lemon
                                                            yellow to medium orange colour, fine texture and good
                                                            combustibility
                                      Packaging:            bales of approximately 100 kg
                                      Moisture:              13%
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                                                         ANNEX III
                       Norm prices, intervention prices and premiums for leaf tobacco for the 1984 crop
                              Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco of the 1984 harvest
                                                                                                                     (ECU/kg)
 Serial                                                                              Intervention                 Derived
  No                             Varieties                             Norm price        price        Premiums  intervention
                                                                                                                   prices
    1    Badischer Geudertheimer                                           3,797          3,227          2,639       4,803
    2    Badischer Burley E                                                4,649          3,952          2,905        5,565
    3    Virgin D                                                          4,535          3,855          2,733        5,094
    4    (a) Paraguay and its hybrids                             |
                                                                           3,542          3,011          2,450        —
         (b) Dragon vert and its hybrids, Philippin,              [
              Petit Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre       >
    5    Nijkerk                                                           3,498          2,973          2,221        —
    6    (a) Misionero and its hybrids                             |
                                                                           3,259          2,770          2,249          —
         (b) Rio Grande and its hybrids                           J
    7    Bright                                                            3,990          3,392           2,297       4,689
    8    Burley I                                                          2,934          2,494           1,621       3,648
    9    Maryland                                                          3,345          2,843           1,801       4,045
   10    (a) Kentucky and its hybrids                             1
         (b) Moro di Cori                                          \       2,768          2,353           1,730       3,320
         (c) Salento                                              )
   11    (a) Forchheimer Havanna II c
         (b) Nostrano del Brenta
                                                                           3,451          2,933           2,420       4,385
         (c) Resistente 142
         (d) Gojano
   12    (a) Beneventano
                                                                            1,863          1,584          1,366       2,399
         (b) Brasile Selvaggio and similar varieties
   13     Xanti-Yaka                                                       3,681           3,129          2,712       4,936
   14    (a) Perustitza                                           1                                       2,582       4,319
                                                                           3,487           2,964
         (b) Samsun                                               J                                       2,513       4,343
   15     Erzegovina and similar varieties                                 3,132           2,662          2,325       3,893
   16    (a) Round Tip                                             j
         (b) Scafati                                                \     16,574         14,088          10,011     21,433
         (c) Sumatra I                                            J
   17     Basmas                                                            5,830          4,956          2,869       6,669
   18     Katerini and similar varieties                                   4,899           4,164          2,551       6,025
   19     (a) Kaba-Koulak classic                                  1
                                                                            4,343          3,692          2,256        5,231
          (b) Elassona                                             1
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   Serial                                                                                     Intervention                     Derived
                                     Varieties                                Norm price          price        Premiums      intervention
    No                                                                                                                           prices
    20        (a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic                               |
                                                                                  3,353          2,850           1,609          4,287
              (b) Myrodata Smyrne, Trapezous and Phi 1                 J
    21        Myrodata Agrinion                                                   4,299          3,654           2,279          5,123
    22        Zichnomyrodata                                                      4,488          3,815           2,402          5,369
    23        Tsebelia                                                            4,032          3,2260)         3,253          4,709
    24        Mavra                                                               3,935          3,1480)         2,659          4,621
    25        Burley GR                                                           2,282           1,940          0,971          3,069
    26        Virginia GR                                                         3,421          2,908           1,731          4,098
(') Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) N o . . . laying down special measures for certain varieties of raw tobacco from the 1984, 1985 and 1986
     harvest.
                 Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1461/82 amending
                  Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco
                                                             (84/C 62/33)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                             Whereas the reasons for amending the second sub-
COMMUNITIES,                                                            paragraph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                        727/70 (3) still apply; whereas the measure in
                                                                        question should therefore be extended for the 1984
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro-                      harvest,
pean Economic Community, and in particular
Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis-                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
sion,
                                                                                                      Article 1
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
liament,
                                                                         In the second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation
                                                                        (EEC) No 1461/82, 'of the 1983 harvest' is replaced
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                        by 'of the 1984 harvest'.
Social Committee,
Whereas under Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                                                       Article 2
 1461/82 of 18 May 1982 amending Regulation
(EEC) No 727/70 on the common organization of
the market in raw tobacco ('), as amended by Regu-                       This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
lation (EEC) No 1570/83 (2), the intervention price                      day following its publication in the Official Journal
is fixed at 8 5 % of the corresponding norm price;                        of the European Communities.
whereas that measure applies to tobacco of the 1982
and 1983 harvest only;                                                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
                                                                          directly applicable in all Member States.
0)    OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 27.
0)    OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 10.                                    0)   OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.