CELEX: 31973R1362
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1362/73 of the Council of 15 May 1973 fixing the norm prices, the intervention prices and the reference qualities for leaf tobacco from the 1973 harvest

No L 141 /36                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               28 . 5 . 73
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 1362/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                         of 15 May 1973
                  fixing the norm prices, the intervention prices and the reference qualities for leaf
                                                  tobacco from the 1973 harvest
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            available and that        they     reach consumers        at
                                                                    reasonable prices ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular                      Whereas the norm and intervention prices must be
                                                                    fixed in accordance with the criteria listed in Article 2
Article 43 thereof;
                                                                    (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 727/70 for each of the
                                                                    varieties of Community production and for a
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                       reference quality of each variety ;
727/70 i 1 ) of 21 April 1970 on the common
organization of the market in raw tobacco, as last                  Whereas application of these criteria leads in the case
amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of                 of several varieties to the fixing of norm and
Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in               intervention prices for leaf tobacco at a higher level
particular Article 2 (5 ) thereof;                                  than for the previous harvest;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                                                 Article 1
Parliament ;
                                                                    For the 1973 harvest, the reference qualities for each
Whereas, when the norm and intervention prices for                  Community produced tobacco variety referred to in
leaf tobacco which has not undergone first processing               Article 2 (3 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 are
and market preparation are fixed, account should be                 shown in Annex I.
taken both of the objectives of the Common
Agricultural Policy and of the contribution which the
Community desires to make to the harmonious                                                  Article 2
growth of world trade ; whereas the aims of the
Common Agricultural Policy are in particular to                     For the 1973 harvest, the norm and intervention prices
ensure a reasonable standard of living for the                      for leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2 of Regulation
agricultural community, to ensure that supplies are                 ( 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, 15 May 1973 .
                                                                                        For the Council
                                                                                         The President
                                                                                          A. LAVENS
(') 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 :        21 %
               2   Badischer Burley E           Class 1 Hauptgut (Top quality leaf)
                                                Class 1 :         leaf ripe, sound, without blemish , fleshy ,
                                                                   reddish brown to light brown, of uni­
                                                                   form length
                                                Packaging :       tobacco graded and tied in hands with
                                                                  non-tobacco material
                                                Moisture :         21 %
              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 :        18 %
              4    ( a ) Paraguay and           Class 2 Middle leaf
                         hybrids
                         thereof                Class 2 :         leaf with minor defects as regards
                                                                  combustibility, colour, texture or ripeness
                   ( b) Dragon vert                               ( over or under ripe)
                         and hybrids
                         thereof                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 ex­
                                                                      ceeding 45 cm) with very gummy tex­
                                                                      ture, fleshy, still undamaged ; strong
                                                                      and elastic, without prominent veins ,
                                                                      well ripened producing a lively brown
                                                                      to dark brown colour ;
                                                                 — or leaf of first length (exceeding 45
                                                                      cm) with a texture still gummy, fleshy
                                                                      and still undamaged, strong, with
                                                                      relatively prominent veins , of all
                                                                      colours except bottle green
                                               Packaging :       tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                                 straight laid ( loose leaf)
                                               Moisture :        27 %
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             Serial
              No            Varieties                               Reference qualities
                6   Burley                   Class 1 Upper middle leaf
                    (Burley x Bel)
                                             Class 1 :        leaf well ripened, lively to fairly lively
                                                              reddish brown colour, only slightly mot­
                                                              tled, 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           2nd quality Leaf
                         and hybrids
                         thereof             2nd quality :    leaf fully developed over 45 cm, not coarse
                                                              grained, lively to fairly lively, light some­
                    ( b) Rio Grande                           what yellowish colour, reasonably firm
                         and hybrids                           and undamaged ; reasonably good com­
                         thereof                               bustibility
                                             Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                              straight laid (loose leaf)
                                             Moisture :       27 %
                8   ( a) Philippin           Leaf in Category MG
                    ( b) Petit Grammont
                         (Flobecq) *         Category MG : upper middle leaf
                    ( c) Burley (Ergo X      Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands
                         6410 and
                         Ergo X              Moisture :       25 %
                         Bursana )
                9   ( a) Semois              Leaf in Categroy 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 de­
                                                              fects, 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 %
              H (a) Burley I                 Leaf in Category A
                                             Category A :     leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing de­
                                                              fects, 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 :       16 %
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            Serial
             No              Varieties                               Reference qualities
             11(b)    Maryland                  Leaf in Category A
                                                Category A :      leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing de­
                                                                  fects 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 :        16 %
             12       ( a) Kentucky and         Leaf in Category B
                           hybrids              Category B :     leaf ripe, of firm texture, without curing
                           thereof
                                                                 defects and in good condition , brown in
                      ( b) Moro di Cori                          colour, with some damage
                      ( c) Salento              Packaging :      in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a
                                                                 non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                                Moisture :        19 %
             13       ( a) Nostrano del         Leaf in Category B
                           Brenta
                                                Category B :     leaf of firm or light texture, sound, well
                      ( b) Resistente                            cured, or properly fermented according to
                           142                                   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 :       19 %
             14      Beneventano                Leaf in Category B
                                                Category B :     leaf sufficiently ripe, firm texture or
                                                                 possibly coarse or thin , with minor de­
                                                                 fects as regards curing and fermentation
                                                                 and damage
                                                Packaging :      in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with non­
                                                                 tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                                Moisture :       19 %
             15      Xanti-Yakà                Leaf in Category B
             16      Perustitza                 Category B :    leaf reasonably sound and ripe, with some
             17      Erzegovina and                             slight curing defects, mainly of light tex­
                     hybrids                                    ture, from yellow to brown in colour,
                     thereof                                    with marked damage but in good condi­
                                                                tion, may also include lugs
                                               Packaging :      in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or
                                                                'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg
                                               Moisture :        15 %
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             Serial
              No            Varieties                               Reference qualities
              18    ( a) Round Tip             Leaf in Category B
                     ( b) Scafati              Category B :      Lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the
                    ( c) Sumatra I                               following proportions :
                                                                 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 ma­
                                                                terial (fascicoli)
                                               Moisture :       18 %
              19    ( a) Brasile               Leaf in Category B
                          Selvaggio            Category B :     leaf well developed, firm, green in colour,
                    ( b) other                                  with a strong aroma of alcohol
                          varieties
                                               Packaging :      in hands tied with a non-tobacco ma­
                                                                terial (fascicoli)
                                               Moisture :       20 %
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                                                ANNEX 11
                           Norm price and intervention price for leaf tobacco
                                                                                       Intervention
            Serial                                                       Norm price in
             No                          Varieties
                                                                            u. a. /kg    price in
                                                                                          u. a. /kg
               1     ( a) Badischer Geudertheimer
                                                                            1-914         1-723
                     ( b) Forchheimer Havanna II c
               2     Badischer Burley E                                     2-312         2-081
               3     Virgin SCR                                             2-177         1-959
               4      ( a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof
                                                                            1-497         1-347
                      ( b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof
               5     Nijkerk                                                1-582         1-424
               6     Burley (Burley X Bel )                                 1-790         1-611
               7      ( a) Misionero and hybrids thereof
                                                                            1-371         1-234
                      (b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof
               8      ( a) Philippin
                      ( b) Petit Grammont (Flobecq )                        1-112         1-001
                     ( c) Burley (Ergo X 6410 and Ergo X Bursana)
               9     ( a) Semois
                                                                            1-331         1-198
                     ( b) Appelterre
             10      Bright                                                 1-813         1-632
             11(a)   Burley I                                               1-454         1-309
             11 ( b) Maryland                                               1-554         1-399
             12      ( a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof
                     ( b) Moro di Cori                                      1-505         1-355
                     ( c) Salento
             13      ( a ) Nostrano del Brenta
                     ( b) Resistente 142                                    1-483         1-335
                     ( c) Goj ano
             14      Beneventano                                            1-178         1-060
             15      Xanti-Yakà                                             2-168         1-951
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             Serial                                              Norm price in   Intervention
                                        Varieties
              No                                                     u.a./kg   price in u.a. /kg
              16    Perustitza                                      2-051           1-846
              17    Erzegovina and hybrids thereof                  1-837           1-653
              18    ( a) Round Tip
                    ( b) Scafati                                    9-706           8-735
                    ( c) Sumatra I
              19    ( a) Brasile Selvaggio
                                                                    0-907           0-816
                    ( b) Other varieties