CELEX: 31972R0805
Language: en
Date: 1972-04-17 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 805/72 of the Council of 17 April 1972 fixing the norm price, the intervention price and the reference qualities for leaf tobacco from the 1972 harvest

Official Journal of the European Communities                                  317
21.4.72                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 94/ 17
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 805/72 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                  of 17 April 1972
             fixing the norm price, the intervention price and the reference qualities for leaf tobacco
                                               from the 1972 harvest
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Whereas the norm and intervention prices must be
                                                              fixed in accordance with the criteria listed in Article
                                                              2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 for each of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                  varieties of Community production and for a
European Economic Community, and in particular                reference quality of each variety;
Article 43 thereof;
                                                              Whereas, taking into account production tendencies
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                  based on market requirements, the application of
727/701 of 21 April 1970 on the common                        these criteria leads to norm and intervention prices
organization of the market in raw tobacco, as                 for leaf tobacco being fixed at a higher level than for
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1574/71 ,2 and in              the previous harvest;
particular Article 2 (5 ) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to the Opinion of the European
Parliament;                                                                            Article 1
Whereas, when the norm and intervention prices for            For the 1972 harvest the reference qualities for each
leaf tobacco which has not undergone first processing         Community produced tobacco variety referred to in
and market preparation are fixed, account should be           Article 2 (3 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 are
taken both of the objectives of the common agri­              shown in Annex I.
cultural policy and of the contribution which the
Community intends to make to the harmonious                                            Article 2
growth of world trade; whereas, the aims of the
common agricultural policy are in particular to ensure
a reasonable standard of living for the agricultural          For the 1972 harvest the norm and intervention
community, to ensure that supplies are available and          prices for leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2 of
that they reach consumers at reasonable prices;               Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 are shown in Annex II.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 17 April 1972.
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                     J. P. BUCHLER
1 OJ No L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 1.
2 OJ No L 167, 26.7.1971, p. 1.
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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 uniform
                                                        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
           (b) Dragon vert and                          combustibility, colour texture or ripeness
                hybrids thereof                         (over or under ripe)
                                     Packaging:         tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                        straight laid (loose leaf)
                                     Moisture :         27%
       5   Nijkerk                   Class 2 Tips
                                     Class 2 :         — either leaf of second length (not
                                                            exceeding 45 cm) with very gummy
                                                            texture, fleshy, still undamaged ;
                                                             strong and elastic, without prominent
                                                            veins, well ripened producing a
                                                            lively brown to dark brown colour;
                                                       — or leaf of first length (ecxeeding 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
                                                   mottled, of average or thin texture, not
                                                   very close grain with parenchyma of
                                                   average breadth
                                  Packaging:       tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                   straight laid (loose leaf)
                                  Moisture :       26%
   7   (a) Misionero and          2nd quality Leaf
             hybrids thereof
                                  2nd quality:     leaf fully developed over 45 cm, not
       (b) Rio Grande and                          coarse grained, lively to fairly lively,
             hybrids thereof                       light somewhat yellowish colour,
                                                   reasonably firm and undamaged; reason­
                                                   ably good combustibility
                                  Packaging:       tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                • straight laid (loose leaf)
                                  Moisture :       27%
   8   (a) Philippin              Leaf in Category MG
       (b) Petit Grammont         Category MG :    upper middle leaf
             (Flobecq)
                                  Packaging:       tobacco graded and tied in hands
         (c) Burley (Ergo x
             6410 and Ergo x      Moisture:        25%
             Bursana)
   9   (a) Semois                 Leaf in Category G
        (b) Appelterre            Category G :     Large sound leaf
                                  Packaging:       tobacco graded and tied in hands
                                  Moisture :       25%
• 10   Bright                     Leaf in Category A
                                  Category A:      leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing
                                                    defects, open texture, with stems
                                                    (midribs) and veins not too prominent,
                                                   sound, of various shades of yellow
                                  Packaging:       in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg
                                  Moisture:         16%
11 (a) Burley I                   Leaf in Category A
                                  Category A:      leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing
                                                   defects, of open possibly firm texture,
                                                    stems (midribs) and veins not too
                                                   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
                  Varieties                               Reference qualities
     No
     1Kb)   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 :        16%
     12     (a) Kentucky and         Leaf in Category B
                hybrids thereof
                                     Category B :     leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without
            (b) Moro di Cori                           curing defects and in good condition,
                                                      brown in 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 142                         cured, or properly fermented according
                                                       to the traditional method, brown or
           "(c) Gojano                                dark 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
                                                      defects as regards curing and fermen­
                                                      tation and damage
                                    Packaging:       in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with
                                                      non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                    Moisture:        19%
    15     Xanti-Yaka               Leaf in Category B
    16     Perustitza               Category B :     leaf reasonably sound and ripe, with
                                                     some slight curing defects, mainly of
    17     Erzegovina and hy­                        light texture, from yellow to brown in
           brids thereof                             colour, with marked damage but in good
                                                     condition, may also include lugs
                                    Packaging:       in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or
                                                     'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg
                                     Moisture :      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 following proportions:
        (c) Sumatra I
                                                 1st length (38 cm and over)           60%
                                                 2nd length (from 32 to under
                                                 38 cm)                                35%
                                t                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 combusti­
                                                 bility, of typical flavour and aroma,
                                                 suitable for wrapping cigars, including
                                                  about 25% broken leaf
                                 Packaging:       in hands tied with       a   non-tobacco
                                                 material (fascicoli)
                                Moisture:         18%
 19    (a) Brasile Selvaggio     Leaf in Category B
        (b) other varieties       Category B :   leaf well developed, firm, green in
                                                  colour, with à strong aroma of alcohol
                                 Packaging:       in hands tied with        a non-tobacco
                                                 material (fascicoli)
                                Moisture:         20%
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                                       ANNEX 11
                 Norm price and intervention price for leaf tobacco
                                                                           Intervention
                                                                Norm price
     Serial                                                       units of     pricc
                                Varieties                                    units of
      No                                                          account/
                                                                             account/
                                                                kilogramme kilogramme
        1    ( a) Badischer Geudertheimer
                                                                   1-895      1-706
             (b) Forchheimer Havanna II c
        2   Badischer Burley E                                     2-289      2-060
        λ   Virgin SCR                                             2-155      1-940
        4    (a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof
                                                                   1-482      1-334
             (b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof
       5    Nijkerk                                                1-566      1-409
        6   Burley (Burley x Bel)                                  1-772      1-595
        7    (a) Misionero and hybrids thereof
                                                                   1-357      1-221
            (b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof
        8   (a) Philippin
            (b) Petit Grammont (Flobecq)                           1-101      0-991
             (c) Burley (Ergo x 6410 and Ergo x Bursana)
       9    ( a) Semois
                                                                   1-318      1-186
            (b) Appelterre
      10    Bright                                                 1-795      1-616
     11(a)  Burley I                                               1-454      1-309
     11(b)  Maryland                                               1-539      1-386
      12    (a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof
            (b ) Moro di Cori                                     1-490      1-341
             (c) Salento
      13    (a) Nostrano del Brenta
            ( b) Resistente 142                                   1-468       1-321
             (c) Gojano
      14    Beneventano                                            1-166      1-049
    . 15    Xanti-Yaka                                            2-168       1-951
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                                                                Intervention
                                                     Norm price     price
 Serial                                                units of
                           Varieties                              units ot
. No                                                   account/
                                                                  account/
                                                     kilogramme kilogramme
  16    Perustitza                                      2-031      1-828
  17    Erzegovina and hybrids thereof                  1-819      1-637
  18    (a) Round Tip .
        (b) Scafati                                     9-610      8-649
        (c) Sumatra I
  19    (a) Brasile Selvaggio
                                                        0-898      0-808
        (b ) Other varieties