CELEX: 31974R1134
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1134/74 of the Council of 29 April 1974 fixing the norm prices, the intervention prices and the reference qualities for leaf tobacco from the 1974 harvest

10. 5 . 74                              Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 128/29
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 1134/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                       of 29 April 1974
             fixing the norm prices, the intervention prices and the reference qualities for leaf tobacco
                                                    from the 1974 harvest
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                          2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 for each of the
                                                                   varieties of Community production and for a refer­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                 ence quality of each variety;
pean Economic Community, and in particular Article
43 thereof;                                                        Whereas the application of these criteria leads in the
                                                                   case of certain varieties to the fixing of norm and
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 727/                 intervention prices for leaf tobacco at a higher level
70 (*) of 21 April 1970 on the common organization                 than for the previous harvest ;
of the market in raw tobacco, as last amended by
the Act of Accession (2), and in particular Article 2 (5 )         Whereas, however, the marketing of production has
thereof;                                                           not taken place in the same way for all varieties;
                                                                   whereas there should therefore be varying rates of
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                price increases to improve the orientation of pro­
                                                                   duction,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European
Parliament ;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, when the norm and intervention prices for
leaf tobacco which has not undergone first processing
and market preparation are fixed, account should be                                        Article 1
taken both of the objectives of the Common Agri­                   For the 1974 harvest the reference qualities for each
cultural Policy and of the contribution which the                  Community produced tobacco variety referred to in
Community intends to make to the harmonious                        Article 2 (3 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 are
growth of world trade ; whereas the aims of the                    shown in Annex I.
Common Agricultural Policy are in particular to
ensure a reasonable standard of living for the agri­
cultural community, to ensure that supplies are
available and that they reach consumers at reasonable                                      Article 2
prices ;
                                                                   For the 1974 harvest the norm and intervention
Whereas the norm and intervention prices must be                   prices for leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2 of
fixed in accordance with the criteria listed in Article            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 Luxembourg, 29 April 1974.
                                                                                         For the Council
                                                                                          The President
                                                                                             T. ERTL
(!) 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         Varietties                              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 :      tabacco graded and tied in hands with
                                                                  non-tobacco material
                                                 Moisture :       26 %
                 2      Badischer Burley E       Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
                                                 Class 1 :        leaf ripe, sound, without blemish , fleshy,
                                                                  reddish brown to light brown, of uniform
                                                                  length
                                                 Packaging :     tobacco graded and tied in hands with
                                                                  non-tobacco material
                                                 Moisture :      25 %
                 3      Virgin SCR               Class 1 Leaf
                                                 Class 1 :        leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, yellow
                                                                 to reddish yellow ; variations in colour
                                                                  such as brownish to greenish yellow are
                                                                  allowed up to a third of the leaf's surface
                                                 Packaging :     tobacco graded and tied in hands
                                                 Moisture :       19 %
                 4      a) Paraguay and          Class 2 Middle leaf
                           hybrids thereof
                                                 Class 2 :       leaf with minor defects as regards com­
                        b) Dragon vert and                       bustibility, colour, texture or ripeness
                           hybrids thereof                        (over or under ripe)
                                                 Packaging :     tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                                 straight laid (loose leaf)
                                                 Moisture :      27 %
                 5     Nijkerk                   Class 2 Tips
                                                 Class 2 :       — either leaf of second length (not
                                                                      exceeding 45 cm ) with very gummy
                                                                      texture, fleshy, still undamaged ; strong
                                                                      and elastic, without prominent veins ,
                                                                      well ripened producing a lively brown
                                                                      to dark brown colour ;
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            Serial
             No            Varieties                               Reference qualities
              5     Nijkerk                                    — or leaf of first length (exceeding 45 cm)
          (cont'd.)                                                with a texture still gummy, fleshy and
                                                                   still undamaged, strong, with relatively
                                                                   prominent veins , of all colours except
                                                                   bottle green
                                             Packaging :       tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                               straight laid (loose leaf)
                                             Moisture :        27 %
              6      Burley                  Class 1 Upper middle leaf
                     (Burley X Bel)
                                             Class 1 :        leaf well ripened, lively to fairly lively
                                                               reddish brown colour, only slightly
                                                               mottled, of average or thin texture, not
                                                               very close grain with parenchyma of
                                                               average breadth
                                             Packaging :       tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                               straight laid (loose leaf)
                                             Moisture :        26%
              7      a) Misionero and        2nd quality leaf
                        hybrids thereof
                                             2nd quality :     leaf fully developed over 45 cm, not
                     b) Rio Grande and                        coarse grained , lively to fairly lively light
                        hybrids thereof                       somewhat yellowish colour, reasonably
                                                              firm and undamaged ; reasonably good
                                                              combustibility
                                             Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands or
                                                              straight laid (loose leaf)
                                             Moisture :       27 %
              8                              Leaf in Category MG
                     a) Philippin
                     b) Petit Grammont       Category MG :    upper middle leaf
                        (Flobecq)            Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands
                     c) Burley (Ergo X       Moisture :       25 %
                        6410 and Ergo
                        x Bursana
             9       a) Semois               Leaf in Category G
                     b) Appelterre           Category G :     large sound leaf
                                             Packaging :      tobacco graded and tied in hands
                                             Moisture :       25 %
            10      Bright                   Leaf in Category A
                                             Category A :     leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing
                                                              defects , open texture, with stems (midribs)
                                                              and veins not too prominent, sound, of
                                                              various shades of yellow
                                             Packaging :      in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg
                                             Moisture :       16%
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             Serial
              No '        Varieties                              Reference qualities
              11 a) Burley I                Leaf in Category A
                                            Category A :     leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing
                                                              defects, of open possibly firm texture,
                                                              stems (midribs) and veins not too promi­
                                                             nent, sound, of a more or less lively nut­
                                                              brown colour
                                            Packaging :      in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg or
                                                             tied in hands of 25 to 30 leaves with non­
                                                             tobacco material (fascicoli )
                                            Moisture :        19%
              11 b) Maryland                Leaf in Category A
                                            Category A :     leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing
                                                             defects and only slightly mottled, of
                                                             average texture with stems (midribs) and
                                                             veins not too prominent, sound , of a
                                                             rather lively reddish brown colour
                                            Packaging :      in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg or tied
                                                             in hands of 25 to 30 leaves with       non­
                                                             tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                            Moisture :       19 %
             12     a) Kentucky and         Leaf in Category B
                        hybrids thereof
                                            Category B :     leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without
                    b) More 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 :       23 %
             13     a) Nostrano del         Leaf in Category B
                        Brenta
                                            Category B :     leaf of firm, or light texture, sound, well
                    b ) Resistente 142                       cured, or properly fermented according
                                                             to the traditional method, brown or dark
                    c) Gojano                                brown in colour, with minor damage
                                            Packaging :      in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a
                                                             non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                            Moisture :       22 %
                                            Leaf in Category B
             14     Beneventano
                                            Category B :     leaf sufficiently ripe, firm texture or
                                                             possibly coarse or thin, with minor
                                                             defects as regards curing and fermentation
                                                             and damage
                                            Packaging :      in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with non­
                                                             tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                            Moisture :       24%
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            Serial
             No          Varieties                              Reference qualities
             15     Xanti-Yaka             Leaf in Category B
             16     Perustitza              Category B :    leaf reasonably sound and ripe, with some
                                                            slight curing defects, mainly of light tex­
             17     Erzegovina and                          ture, from yellow to brown in colour,
                    hybrids thereof                         with marked damage but in good
                                                            condition, may also include lugs
                                           Packaging :      in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or
                                                            'stringed' in cases of 30 to 40 kg
                                            Moisture :      17%
             18                             Leaf in Category B
                    a ) Round Tip
                    b) Scafati              Category B :    lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the
                                                            following proportions :
                    c) Sumatra I                             1st length (38 cm and over)            60%
                                                            2nd length (from 32 to under
                                                            38 cm)                                  35%
                                                            3rd length (from 25 to under
                                                            32 cm)                                   5%
                                                            leaf of convenient size, fully ripe and of
                                                             uniform colour, sound, without damage,
                                                            fine texture, tensile and elastic, stems and
                                                            veins not prominent well fermented and
                                                            in good condition, good combustibility,
                                                            of typical flavour and aroma, suitable
                                                            for wrapping cigars, including about 25 %
                                                            broken leaf
                                            Packaging :     in hands tied with a non-tobacco material
                                                             (fascicoli)
                                            Moisture :      22 %
             19    a) Brasile Selvaggio     Leaf in Category B
                   b) Other varieties       Category B :    leaf well developed, firm, green in colour,
                                                             with a 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
            Serial                                                         Norm price
             No                          Varieties                                         price
                                                                            (u.a. /kg)  (u.a. / kg)
              1      a ) Badischer Geudertheimer
                                                                              2·039       1·835
                     b) Forchheimer Havanna II c)
              2     Badischer Burley E                                       2·437        2·193
              3     Virgin SCR                                                2·302       2·072
              4      a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof
                                                                              1·632       1·469
                     b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof
              5     Nijkerk                                                   1·707       1·536
              6     Burley (Burley X Bel)                                    1·915        1·724
              7     a) Misionero and hybrids thereof
                                                                              1·496       1·346
                    b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof
              8     a) Philippin
                    b) Petit Grammont (Flobecq)                              1·237        1·113
                    c) Burley (Ergo X 6410 and Ergo X Bursana)
             9       a ) Semois
                                                                             1·456        1·310
                    b) Appelterre
            10     Bright                                                    1·938       1·744
            11 a ) Burley I                                                  1·504       1·354
            11 b)  Maryland                                                  1·679       1·511
            12     a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof
                   b) Moro di Cori                                           1·630       1·467
                   c) Salento
            13     a) Nostrano del Brenta
                   b) Resistente 142                                         1·557       1·401
                   c) Gojano
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                                                                               Intervention
            Serial
                                       Varieties
                                                                    Norm price     price
             No                                                      (u.a./kg)   (u.a./kg)
             14    Beneventano                                         1·228       1·105
             15    Xanti-Yaka                                          2·218       1·996
             16    Perustitza                                         2101         1·891
             17    Erzegovina and hybrids thereof                      1·887       1·698
             18    a) Round Tip
                   b) Scafati                                         10·288       9·259
                   c) Sumatra I
             19    a) Brasil Selvaggio
                                                                       0·957       0·861
                   b) Other varieties