CELEX: 31985R1505
Language: en
Date: 1985-05-23 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1505/85 of 23 May 1985 fixing, for the 1985 harvest, the norm and intervention prices and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, and derived intervention prices for baled tobacco and the reference qualities

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                                             COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1505 / 85
                                                              of 23 May 1985
                    fixing, for the 1985 harvest, the norm and intervention prices and the premiums granted to
                     purchasers of leaf tobacco, and derived intervention prices for baled tobacco and the reference
                                                                  qualities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                 Whereas the abovementioned prices and the amount of the
                                                                          premium must be fixed for each variety in relation to a
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     reference quality defined in such a way that as objective an
Economic Community , and in particular Article 43                         assessment as possible can be made of the quality of the
thereof,                                                                  tobacco ; whereas the definitions of the reference qualities for
                                                                          the 1985 harvest should be those laid down in Council
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 727 / 70 of                Regulation (EEC) No 1029 / 84 of 31 March 1984 fixing for
21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market                    the 1984 harvest the norm and intervention prices and the
in raw tobacco ( J ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC )               premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco , the derived
No 1461 / 82 ( 2 ), and in particular Articles 2 ( 5 ), 4 (4 ) and        intervention prices for baled tobacco and the reference
6 ( 8 ) thereof,                                                          qualities ( s );
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 3 ),                  Whereas Article 87 (3 ) of the 1979 Act of Accession provides
                                                                          that the norm prices in Greece shall be fixed in accordance
Having regard to the opinion of the European                              with the criteria laid down in the first subparagraph of
Parliament ( 4 ),                                                         Article 2 ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 727 / 70 , increased in
                                                                          four stages by the incidence of the reduction in national aids
Having regard to              the    opinion of the Monetary              that the Hellenic Republic is authorized to maintain in a
Committee ,                                                               degressive fashion for tobacco pursuant to Article 69 of that
                                                                          Act , the fourth increase occurring for the fifth harvest
Whereas , when fixing the prices for raw tobacco , account                following accession ,
should be taken both of the objectives of the common
agricultural policy and of the contribution which the
Community desires to make to the harmonious development
                                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of world trade ; whereas the objectives of the common
agricultural policy are , in particular, to ensure a fair standard
of living for the agricultural community , to assure the
availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach                                                Article 1
consumers at reasonable prices ;
Whereas the norm and intervention prices for leaf tobacco                 For the 1985 harvest the reference qualities for each of the
must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in                varieties of leaf tobacco of Community production , referred
Article 2 ( 2 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 727 / 70 in order in               to in Article 2 ( 3 ) (c) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 727 / 70 , shall
                                                                          be as set out in Annex I.
particular to encourage producers to convert to the
cultivation of those varieties which are most competitive and
most in demand ;
                                                                                                          Article 2
Whereas it is again desirable to fix , in respect of the 1985
harvest , derived intervention prices both for the varieties
which , before the common organization of the market came                 For the 1985 harvest the reference qualities referred to in
into force , or , in the case of varieties grown in Greece , prior        Article 6 ( 3 ) ( c) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 727 / 70 , for each of
 to accession , qualified for a price guarantee at the baled              the varieties of baled tobacco of Community production in
tobacco stage , and for the varieties which are mainly grown              respect of which a derived intervention price is fixed , shall be
                                                                          as set out in Annex II .
in the Federal Republic of Germany , in order to take account
of marketing practices in that country ;
Whereas the premium granted to purchasers of Community                                                    Article 3
tobacco is intended to enable them to pay producers of leaf
tobacco a price which is at the level of the norm price ,                 For the 1985 harvest the norm and intervention prices and
 account being taken of the trend in world market prices and              the amounts of the premium granted to purchasers of leaf
the level of prices established by the interaction of supply and          tobacco referred to in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC )
 demand on the Community market;                                          No 727 / 70 , and the derived intervention prices for baled
I1)  OJ  No  L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , p. 1 .                                tobacco referred to in Article 6 of the said Regulation shall be
                                                                           as set out in Annex III .
(2)  OJ  No  L 164 , 14 . 6 . 1982 , p. 27 .
 (3) OJ  No  C 67 , 14 . 3 . 1985 , p. 42 .
(4 ) OJ  No  C 94 , 15 . 4 . 1985 .                                        ( 5 ) OJ No L 107 , 19 . 4 . 1984 , p. 19 .
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                                                         Article 4
              This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official
              Journal of the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 23 May 1985 .
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                   The President
                                                                                  C. SIGNORILE
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                                                                   ANNEX I
                                    Leaf tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1985 harvest
        Serial
         No                 Variety                                                    Reference quality
          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
      No                     Variety                                                 Reference quality
        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                                         and 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) Moro di Cori                                       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                                                                       Reference quality'
         No
                              Variety
          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
                (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-Yakà                          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
      No                   Variety                                                 Reference quality
       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 1 5 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
                                                                   tions :
              ( c) Sumatra 1
                                                                   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 / III leaves
                                               Quality 1 / 111 :   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 / III
                                                                    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 Ch'rysoupolis packing is in 'armathodema'
                                               Moisture :           17%
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        Serial
         No
                            Variety                                                    Reference quality
          18   Katerini and similar varieties      Quality I / III leaves
                                                   Quality I / 1II :    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 / I 11
                                                    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 I / 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 1 5 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     (a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic                            Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing de­
     (cont 'd)                                                        fects, with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the
               ( b ) Myrodata Smyrnis ,
                     Trapezous , Phi 1
                                                                      plant, up to 35 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and
                                                                      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 plaint 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                                                                  Reference quality
         No
                           Variety
         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 1985 harvest
     Serial
      No
                         Variety                                                    Reference quality
       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                                                                       Reference quality
        No
                           Variety
          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 11 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 :          in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 200 kg or in
                                                                     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-Yakà                         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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      Seriai                                                                       Reference quality
       No
                            Variety
        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 l / 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 / I I ) 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 / I I ) 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 %
           9   (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                                                                  Reference quality
          No
                            Variety
          23    Tsebelia                      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 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 45 % of quality
                                                                  l / III
                                                                  Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing de­
                                                                  fects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour
                                                                  from liglit 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 and/or minor damage
                                                                  Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I / IFI
                                              Packaging :         bales (Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                              Moisture :           13 %
          24    Mavra                         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 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 / III
                                                                   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 and/or 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 1985 crop
                                    Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco of the 1985 harvest
                                                                                                                           ( ECUECU /bo
  Serial
                                                                                                                        Derived
                                                                                                Intervention
                                        Varieties                                 Norm price                 Premiums intervention
   No                                                                                               price
                                                                                                                          prices
     1      Badischer Geudertheimer                                                 3,721          3,163      2,587      4,725
     2      Badischer Burley E                                                      4,604          3,913      2,905      5,518
     3      Virgin D                                                                4,491          3,817      2,733      5,052
     4      (a) Paraguay and its hybrids                                    ^
            (b) Dragon vert and its hybrids , Philippin ,                      y    3,472          2,951      2,402           -
                  Petit Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre              ^
     5      Nijkerk                                                                 3,428          2,914      2,177           -
     6      (a ) Misionero and its hybrids                                  1
                                                                                    3,195          2,716      2,205           -
            (b) Rio Grande and its hybrids                                  J
     7      Bright                                                                  3,951          3,358      2,298      4,650
     8      Burley I                                                                2,906          2,470      1,621      3,621
     9      Maryland                                                                3,313          2,816      1,802      4,014
    10      (a) Kentucky and its hybrids                                    ^
            ( b) Moro di Cori                                                       2,741          2,330      1,730      3,294
            ( c) Salento
    11      ( a ) Forchheimer Havanna lie
            ( b ) Nostrano del Brenta
                                                                                    3,330          2,831      2,299      4,261
            (c) Resistente 142
            (d) Gojano                                                      J
    12      (a ) Beneventano
                                                                                    1,798          1,528       1,298     2,336
            (b) Brasile Selvaggio and similar varieties                     J
    13      Xanti-Yakà                                                              3,609          3,068      2,658      4,866
            ( a) Perustitza                                                 1                                 2,530      4,250
    14                                                                              3,417          2,904
            ( b ) Samsun                                                    J                                 2,463      4,274
    15      Erzegovina and similar varieties                                        3,070          2,610      2,279      3,833
    16      ( a ) Round Tip                                                 ^
            ( b ) Scafati                                                      >•  16,246         13,809      9,813    21,113
            (c) Sumatra I                                                   ^
    17      Basmas                                                                  5,913          5,026      2,869      6,747
    18      Katerini and similar varieties                                          4,925          4,186      2,552      6,050
    19      ( a ) Kaba Koulak classic
                                                                                    4,366          3,711      2,256      5,253
            ( b ) Elassona                                                  J
   -20      ( a ) Kaba Koulak non-classic                                    1
                                                                                    3,357          2,853      1,577      4,290
            (b) Myrodata Smyrna , Trapezous and Phi 1                       J
    21      Myrodata Agrinion                                                       4,340          3,689      2,279      5,162
    22      Zichnomyrodata                                                          4,509          3,833      2,403      5,390
    23      Tsebelia                                                                3,931          3,341      3,123      4,838
    24      Mavra                                                                   3,837          3,261      2,553      4,748
    25      Burley GR                                                               2,297          1,952      0,972      3,084
    26      Virginia GR                                                             3,387          2,879      1,732      4,065