CELEX: 51989PC0660(65)
Language: en
Date: 1990-01-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING THE NORM AND INTERVENTION PRICES AND THE PREMIUMS GRANTED TO PURCHASERS OF LEAF TOBACCO, THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR BALED TOBACCO, THE REFERENCE QUALITIES AND THE PRODUCTION AREAS FOR THE 1990 HARVEST AND THE MAXIMUM GUARANTEED QUANTITIES FOR THE 1991 HARVEST AND AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1252/89

28. 2. 90                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                    No C 49/103
                                                                Proposal for a
                                                COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . .
                                                                    of . . .
                      fixing the norm and intervention prices and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf
                      tobacco, the derived intervention prices for baled tobacco, the reference qualities and the
                      production areas for the 1990 harvest and the maximum guaranteed quantities for the 1991
                                           harvest and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1252/89
                                                                (90/C 49/65)
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                   market organization came into force or, in the case of
                                                                             varieties grown in Greece, Spain and Portugal prior to their
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      accession, qualified for a price guarantee at the
  Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                          baled-tobacco stage and for the varieties which are mainly
  thereof,                                                                  grown in the Federal Republic of Germany, in order to take
                                                                            account of marketing practices in that country;
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                            Whereas Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70
  Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,                  provides for the fixing each year, for the following year's
                                                                            harvest, within an overall quantity for the Community and in
  Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social                   line with the criteria laid down in that Article, of a maximum
  Committee,                                                                guaranteed quantity for each tobacco variety or group of
                                                                            varieties grown in the Community, which, if exceeded by
                                                                            production, will lead to a proportional reduction in the norm
 Having regard          to   the    opinion   of   the    Monetary
                                                                            and intervention prices and in the premiums; whereas those
 Committee,
                                                                            maximum guaranteed quantities must accordingly be fixed
                                                                            for the 1991 harvest;
 Whereas Articles 2 (5), 4 (4) and (5) and 6 (8) of Council
 Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the
 common organization of the market in raw tobacco (*), as                   Whereas, when the provisions on the production quantity
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No . . . /89 (2), provide                 control arrangements are applied, account should be taken of
 that the norm and intervention prices and the premiums                     the differences in quality depending on the characteristics of
 granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco, the derived                        the soil and.the climate; whereas those conditions are met for
 intervention prices for baled tobacco, the reference qualities,           the Badischer Burley and Paraguay varieties; whereas
 the production areas and the maximum guaranteed                           maximum guaranteed quantities should consequently be
 quantities are to be fixed in accordance with the procedure               fixed for specific production areas for those varieties;
 laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty;
                                                                           Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1252/89 of 3 May
 Whereas, when the prices for raw tobacco are fixed, account                1989 (3) fixes in particular the maximum guaranteed
 should be taken both of the objectives of the common                      quantities for each variety or group of varieties of tobacco
 agricultural policy and of the contribution which the                     from the 1990 harvest; whereas, however, in view of the
 Community intends making to the harmonious development                    major, unforeseen changes which have occurred in the supply
 of world trade; whereas the objectives of the common                      of and demand for certain varieties, the maximum
 agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair standard         guaranteed quantities for certain varieties should be adjusted
 of living for the farming community and to see that supplies              in the interest of the producers;
 are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable
 prices;                                                                   Whereas the premium granted to purchasers of Community
                                                                           tobacco is intended to enable them to pay producers of leaf
 Whereas the norm and intervention prices for leaf tobacco                 tobacco a price which is equal to the norm price, account
 must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in                being taken of the trend in world price and the level of prices
Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 in order to                    established by the interaction of supply and demand on the
encourage producers to convert, in particular, to the                      Community market;
cultivation of those varieties which are most in demand, most
competitive and least harmful to health;                                   Whereas the abovementioned prices and the premium must
                                                                          be fixed for each variety produced in recognized production
Whereas derived intervention prices should also be fixed for              areas and for a reference quality defined in such a way that as
the 1990 harvest both for the varieties which, before the                 objective an assessment as possible can be made of the quality
                                                                          of the tobacco;
(') O J N o L 9 4 , 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.
(2) See page . . of this Official Journal.                                (3) OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 17.
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 Whereas, for the 1990 harvest, the recognized production                                        Article 3
 areas for each variety of tobacco should be specified and the
 definitions of the reference qualities should be those laid          1.     For the 1990 harvest, the norm and intervention prices
 down in Regulation (EEC) No 1252/89;                                 and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco
                                                                      referred to in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC)
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No . . . (*) provides that a new            No 727/70 and the derived intervention prices for baled
 representative rate for tobacco is to apply from . . . to the        tobacco referred to in Article 6 of that Regulation shall be as
 currencies of certain Member States; whereas that provision          set out in Annex IV hereto.
 results, as from that date, in a reduction in terms of national
 currency of premiums fixed in ecus for a substantial part of         2.     Without prejudice to Article 7a of Regulation (EEC)
 the harvest in the Member States where the representative            No 727/70, the prices and the premiums shall apply only if
 rate is revalued; whereas the whole harvest in a year should         the tobacco of each variety is grown in the corresponding
 be treated in the same way in view of the characteristics of the     production area as specified in Annex III hereto.
 sector; whereas that aim may be achieved if the old rate of
 exchange in the Member States concerned is made applicable           3.     For the 1991 harvest, the maximum guaranteed
 to premiums paid for the 1989 harvest,                               quantities of leaf tobacco referred to in Article 4 (5) of
                                                                      Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 shall be as set out in the
                                                                      second column of Annex V hereto.
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                                Article 4
                             Article 1                                Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 1252/89 is hereby
                                                                      amended as set out in the first column of Annex V hereto.
 For the 1990 harvest, the reference qualities and the
 recognized production areas for each of the varieties of
 Community-produced leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2                                       Article 5
 (3) (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 shall be as set
 out in Annexes I and III hereto respectively.                        The conversion rate to be applied in the Federal Republic of
                                                                      Germany to the premiums applying to the 1989 tobacco
                                                                      harvest shall be the representative rate applying to the
                             Article 2                                currency in question before
 For the 1990 harvest, the reference qualities and the
 recognized production areas referred to in Article 6 (3) (b)                                   Article 6
 and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 for each of the
 varieties of Community-produced baled tobacco in respect of          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 which a derived intervention price is fixed shall be as set out      following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 in Annexes II and III hereto respectively.                           European Communities.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, .
                                                                                         For the Council
(») OJ No L . . .
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                                                                   ANNEX I
                                  Leaf tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1990 harvest
                            Variety                                                         Reference quality
      No
       1      Badischer Geudertheimer                     Class 1 Hauptgut (top-quality leaf)
                                                          Class 1:            leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, dark brown to mottled brown,
                                                                              of uniform length
                                                          Packaging:          tobacco graded, tied in hands, in temporary bales or in other
                                                                              packaging, with or without non-tobacco material
                                                          Moisture:           26%
      2       Badischer Burley E and hybrids              Class 1 Hauptgut (top-quality leaf)
              thereof                                     Class 1:            leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, fleshy, reddish brown to light
                                                                              brown, of uniform length
                                                          Packaging:          tobacco graded, tied in hands, in temporary bales or in other
                                                                              packaging, with or without non-tobacco material
                                                          Moisture:           25%
                                                          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, tied in hands, in temporary bales or in ohter
                                                                             packaging, with or without non-tobacco material
                                                         Moisture:            19%
             (a) Paraguay and hybrids                    Class 2 Middle leaf
                  thereof
             (b) Dragon vert and hybrids                 Class 2:            leaf sound, with minor defects as regards colour, texture, or
                  thereof, Philippin, Petit                                  ripeness but with satisfactory combustibility
                  Grammont(Flobecq),Semois,
                  Appelterre                             Packaging:          tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)
                                                         Moisture:           27 %
             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 relatively
                                                                                 prominent veins, of all colours except bottle green
                                                         Packaging:         tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)
                                                         Moisture:          27%
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  Serial                 Variety                                                      Reference quality
   No
    6       (a) Misionero and hybrids            • 2nd quality leaf
                 thereof
            (b) Rio Grande and hybrids             2nd quality:       leaf fully developed over 45 cm, not coarse grained, lively to fairly
                 thereof                                              lively light, somewhat yellowish colour, reasonably firm 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
           (c) Salento                                               combustibility
                                                  Packaging:         in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a non-tobacco material
                                                                     (fascicoli)
                                                  Moisture:          23 %
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                         Variety                                                     Reference quality
    No
    11     (a) Forchheimer Havana 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, leaf ripe, sound,
           (c) Resistente 142
                                                                     without blemish, dark brown to mottled brown, of uniform length
           (d) Gojano                                                (hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer)
           (e) Hybrids of Badischer               Packaging:         tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with
               Geudertheimer                                         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, with
               similar varieties                                     minor defects as regards curing and fermentation and damage
                                                 Packaging:          in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with non-tobacco material
                                                                     (fascicoli)
                                                 Moisture:           24%
    13    Xanti-Yaka                             Leaf in category B
                                                 Category B:        leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape,
                                                                    stems (midribs) not too prominent and well-spaced veins, with
                                                                    some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown
                                                                    in colour, with marked damage but in good condition, taken from
                                                                    all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma
                                                                    and good combustibility
                                                                    the length of the middle leaves not to exceed 20 cm
                                                 Packaging:         in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to
                                                                    40 kg
                                                 Moisture:          17%
   14     (a) Perustitza                         Leaf in category
          (b) 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), without
                                                                    prominent stems (midribs) and with veins at a rather acute angle,
                                                                    with slight curing defects, generally of light texture, 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 temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to
                                                                   40 kg
                                                 Moisture:          17%
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  Serial                Variety                                                    Reference quality
   No
   15       Erzegovina and similar             Leaf in category B
            varieties                           Category B:         leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape,
                                                                   with fairly prominent stems (midribs) and fairly open veins, with
                                                                    some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown
                                                                   in colour, with marked damage but in good condition, taken from
                                                                    all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma
                                                                    and good combustibility
                                                                   the length of the middle leaves not to exceed 35 cm
                                               Packaging:          in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to
                                                                   40 kg
                                               Moisture:            17%
   16      (a) Round Tip                       Leaf in category B
           (b) Scafati                         Category B:         lower middle        leaf,  sorted  by   length    in   the    following
                                                                   proportions:
           (c) Sumatra I
                                                                   first length (38 cm and over): 6 0 %
                                                                   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 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%
   17      Basmas                              Quality I/III leaves
                                               Quality I/HI:      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 elasticity, shiny,
                                                                  fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture, with strong,
                                                                  typical aroma, good combustibility
                                                                  leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/HI
                                                                  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/HI
                                               Packaging:         growers' bales of 15 to 25 kg, formed in the traditional way from
                                                                  two rows of pastals (leaves straight laid). In the districts of Astakos
                                                                  and Chrysoupolis packing is in 'armathodema'
                                               Moisture:          17%
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                        Variety                                                        Reference quality
    No
    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 above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
                                                                        leaf ripe with slight damage and/or curing defects, with slight
                                                                        disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 25 cm
                                                                        long, colour yellow, orange, yellow-green, reddish or light brown,
                                                                        of porous structure, moderately bodied, medium elasticity and
                                                                        shiny, fine texture and very good combustibility
                                                                        leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                                    Packaging:          strings are usually bulked using the 'Baski' system before packing.
                                                                        Packing is in bales of 25 to 35 kg using traditional 'Kaloup'
                                                                        system
                                                    Moisture:            16%
    19    (a) Kaba-Koulak classic                   Quality I/III leaves
          (b) Elassona                              Quality I/III:      leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                        plant except top leaves, up to 25 cm long for Macedonia
                                                                        Kaba-Koulak and to 20 cm long for Elassona, Karatzova and
                                                                        Kontoula, of moderate to deep yellow colour, good elasticity,
                                                                        shiny, of porous structure, fine texture and excellent
                                                                        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, 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 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 on the
              Trapezous, Phi 1                                         plant except the top leaves, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia
                                                                       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 texture and excellent
                                                                       combustibility
                                                                       leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III
                                                                       leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects,
                                                                       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 Myrodata Smyrnis, of yellow,
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  Serial               Variety                                                       Reference quality
   No
    20     (a) Kaba-Koulak non classic                                yellow-green or light brown colour, of fairly porous structure,
 (cont'd)                                                             fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, very good
           (b) Myrodata Smyrnis,
                                                                      combustibility
               Trapezous, Phi 1
                                                                      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/IH:       leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all
                                                                      positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 25 cm
                                                                      long, of yellow to deep orange colour, of good 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 defects,
                                                                      with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant,
                                                                      up to 30 cm long, of yellow, yellow-green or light reddish
                                                                      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 1/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 defects,
                                                                     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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                      Variety                                                  Reference quality
    No
    23     Tsebelia                                            leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects,
 (cont'd)                                                      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 1/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 1/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/HI
                                                              leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, showing minor curing
                                                              defects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour
                                                              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/HI
                                          Packaging:         growers' bales of 30 to 50 kg made up in two rows of
                                                             'armathodema'
                                          Moisture:           14%
   25     Burley EL                       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 50 to 70 kg, made up in two rows of
                                                             'armathodema', no strings (leaves loose)
                                          Moisture:          22 %
   26     Virginia EL                     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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  Serial
                       Variety                                             Reference quality
   No
    27      Santa Fe                        Class 1 leaf
                                            Class 1:         leaf ripe, sound, without curing defects, with stems (midribs)
                                                             completely dried, brown in colour, with some damage
                                            Packaging:      tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales
                                            Moisture:        18%
   28 -    Fermented Burley                Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:         leaf ripe, sound, without curing defects, with stems (midribs)
                                                            completely dried, with good combustibility, nut-brown to
                                                            cinnamon in colour, with some damage
                                           Packaging:       tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales
                                           Moisture:         18%
   29      Havana E                        Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:         leaf ripe, sound, fine texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not
                                                            very prominent, without curing defects, with stems (midribs)
                                                            completely dried brown, light brown or greenish in colour, with
                                                            some damage
                                           Packaging:       tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales
                                           Moisture:        18%
   30      Round Scafati                   Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:         leaf of reasonable size, well ripened, of uniform colour, sound,
                                                            undamaged, fine texture, strong and elastic, with fine stems
                                                            (midribs) and veins, in good condition, with good combustibility,
                                                            with typical flavour and aroma, suitable for wrapping cigars;
                                                            about 25 % broken leaf acceptable
                                           Packaging:      in uniform temporary bales containing hands tied with non-
                                                            tobacco material
                                           Moisture:        18%
   31      Virginia E                      Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:        leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture, with
                                                           stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, lemon
                                                           yellow or orange in colour
                                           Packaging:      in uniform temporary bales of 33 to 45 kg not tied in hands and
                                                           with the leaves separated according to their position on the
                                                           stalk
                                           Moisture:       16%
   32      Burley E                        Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:        leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture, with
                                                           stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, of various
                                                           shades of cinnamon colour
                                           Packaging:      in uniform temporary bales of 33 to 45 kg not tied in hands and
                                                           with the leaves separated according to their position on the
                                                           stalk
                                           Moisture:       18%
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                     Variety                                            Reference quality
    No
    33    Virginia P                     Class 1 leaf
                                         Class 1:        leaf ripe, open and elastic texture, oily, lemon yellow to orange in
                                                         colour, shiny, length exceeding 40 cm, leaves from the first and
                                                         last positions on the* stalk not included
                                         Packaging:      in temporary bales of 45 kg with the leaves arranged in order
                                         Moisture:        17%
    34    Burley P                       Class 1 leaf
                                         Class 1:        leaf ripe, open and elastic texture, bright colour, length exceeding
                                                         40 cm, leaves from the first and last positions on the stalk not
                                                         included
                                         Packaging:      in temporary bales of 35 kg with the leaves arranged in order
                                         Moisture:       22 %
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                                                            ANNEX II
                            Baled tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1990 harvest
  Serial               Variety                                                         Reference quality
   No
    1      Badischer Geudertheimer                  Class 1 Hauptgut (top-quality leaf)
                                                    Class 1:            leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, dark brown to mottled brown,
                                                                        of uniform length, fermented normally
                                                    Packaging:          in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 220 kg or in
                                                                        barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg
                                                    Moisture:           16%
    2      Badischer Burley E and hybrids           Class 1 Hauptgut (top-quality leaf)
           thereof                                  Class 1:           leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, fleshy light brown to reddish or
                                                                       dark brown, of uniform length, fermented normally
                                                    Packaging:         in bales or cases of approximately 75 to 220 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 220 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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                        Variety                                                      Reference quality
    No
     9    Maryland                               Leaf in category A
                                                 Category A:         leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing defects and only slightly
                                                                     mottled, of average texture, stems (midribs) and veins not too
                                                                     prominent, sound, of a rather lively reddish brown colour
                                                 Packaging:          in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg or cartons of
                                                                     approximately 150 to 210 kg
                                                 Moisture:           13%
    10    (a) Kentucky and hybrids               Leaf in category B
              thereof                            Category B:        leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without curing and condition
          (b) Moro di Cori                                           defects, brown in colour, with some damage, of good
                                                                     combustibility
          (c) Salento
                                                 Packaging:         in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg, bales of approximately
                                                                     170 to 200 kg or cartons of 150 to 200 kg
                                                 Moisture:           16%
    11    (a) Forchheimer Havana II c            Leaf in category B
          (b) Nostrano del Brenta                Category B:        leaf in firm or light texture, sound, without any curing defects,
                                                                    brown to greenish in colour, with some damage; leaf ripe, sound,
          (c) Resistente 142
                                                                    without blemish, dark brown to mottled brown, of uniform
          (d) Gojano                                                length, normally cured (hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer)
          (e) Hybrids of Badischer               Packaging:         in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 200 kg or in
              Geudertheimer                                         barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg
                                                 Moisture:           16%
    12    (a) Beneventano                        Leaf in Category B
          (b) Brasile Selvaggio and              Category B:        leaf sufficiently ripe, firm texture or possibly coarse or thin, with
              similar varieties                                     minor defects as regards curing and fermentation and damage
                                                 Packaging:         in bales of approximately 120 kg or barrels of approximately
                                                                    330 kg
                                                 Moisture:           16%
    13    Xanti-Yaka                             Leaf in category B
                                                 Category B:        leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape,
                                                                   stems (midribs) not too prominent and well-spaced veins, with
                                                                   some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to brown
                                                                    in colour, with marked damage but in good condition, taken from
                                                                   all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour, sufficient aroma
                                                                   and good combustibility
                                                                   the length of the middle leaves not to exceed 20 cm
                                                 Packaging:        in small bales of approximately 18 to 50 kg
                                                 Moisture:          13%
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                         Variety                                                Reference quality
   No
   14      (a) Perustitza                     Leaf in category B
           (b) Samsun                         Category B:        leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile (Perustitza) or with leaf,
                                                                 stalks (Samsun) of elliptical lanceolate shape with fine points
                                                                 (Perustitza) or elliptical and rounded (Samsun) without prominent
                                                                 stems (midribs) and with veins at a rather acute angle, with slight
                                                                 curing defects, generally of light texture, 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
                                                                 proportions:
           (c) Sumatra I
                                                                 first length (38 cm and over): 6 0 %
                                                                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 condition, good
                                                                combustibility, of typical flavour and aroma, suitable for
                                                                wrapping cigars, including about 25 % broken leaf
                                              Packaging:        in bales of approximately 70 to 90 kg or cartons of approximately
                                                                 180 to 210 kg
                                              Moisture:         16%
  17      Basmas                              Quality I/HI 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 elasticity and
                                                                shiny, fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture, with
                                                                strong, typical aroma, good combustibility
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                         Variety                                                          Reference quality
    No
    17     Basmas                                                          leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
 (cont'd)
                                                                           leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects and
                                                                           slight disease blemishes, up to 20 cm long, colour light yellow,
                                                                           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 (HI) constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                                     Packaging:            bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg
                                                     Moisture:             13%
   18      Katerini and similar varieties            Quality I/III leaves
                                                     Quality I/III:       leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                          plant except the first 'protomana', up to 20 cm long, colour light
                                                                          yellow or orange to reddish, of porous structure, good elasticity,
                                                                          shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good combustibility
                                                                          leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/HI
                                                                          leaf ripe with slight damage and curing defects, with slight disease
                                                                          blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 25 cm long, colour
                                                                          yellow, orange, yellow-green, reddish or light brown, of porous
                                                                          structure, medium elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture
                                                                          and very good combustibility
                                                                         leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                                     Packaging:          bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg
                                                     Moisture:           13%
   19     (a) Kaba-Koulak 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 fpr Macedonia
                                                                         Kaba-Koulak and to 20 cm long for Elassona, Karatzova and
                                                                         Kontoula, of moderate to deep yellow colour, good elasticity,
                                                                        shiny, of porous structure, fine texture and excellent
                                                                        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 reddish 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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                       Variety                                                        Reference quality
   No
   20      (a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic            Quality I/HI leaves
           (b) Myrodata Smyrnis,                  Quality I/III:      leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
               Trapezous, Phi 1                                       plant except top leaves, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia
                                                                      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 texture and excellent
                                                                     combustibility
                                                                     leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 47 % of quality I/HI
                                                                     leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects,
                                                                     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 Myrodata 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 defects,
                                                                     with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to
                                                                     30 cm long, of yellow to light reddish colour, fairly 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/HI 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 defects,
                                                                     with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to
                                                                     25 cm long, of yellow to light reddish colour, fairly porous
                                                                     structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, excellent
                                                                     combustibility
                                                                     leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                  Packaging:         bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg
                                                  Moisture:          13 %
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  Serial              Variety                                               Reference quality
    No
    23    Tsebelia                        Quality I/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 I/III
                                                             leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects,
                                                             from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour from light
                                                             yellow to reddish or light brown, fairly porous structure, fairly
                                                             elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, fairly fine texture, very 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%
    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 structure, fine
                                                             texture, elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, good combustibility
                                                             leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
                                                             leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects,
                                                             from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour from
                                                             yellowish to 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:         bales (tongas) of approximately 30 kg
                                          Moisture:          13%
    25    Burley EL                       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 EL                     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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  Serial               Variety                                              Reference quality
   No
   27      Santa Fe                         Class 1 leaf
                                            Class 1:         leaf ripe, sound, well fermented, brown or dark brown in colour,
                                                             with some damage
                                            Packaging:       in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg
                                            Moisture:         14%
   28      Fermented Burley                 Class 1 leaf
                                            Class 1:         leaf ripe, sound, well fermented, brown in colour, with some
                                                             damage
                                            Packaging:       in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg
                                           Moisture:         14%
   29      Havana E                        Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:         leaf ripe, sound, fine texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not
                                                            very prominent, well fermented, brown or light brown to greenish
                                                            in colour, with some damage
                                           Packaging:       in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg
                                           Moisture:         14%
   30     Round Scafati                    Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:         leaf of reasonable size, well ripened, of uniform colour, sound,
                                                            without significant damage, fine texture, strong and elastic, with
                                                            fine stems (midribs) and veins, in good condition, with good
                                                            combustibility, with typical flavour and aroma, well fermented,
                                                            suitable for wrapping cigars; about 25 % broken leaf accept-
                                                            able
                                           Packaging:       in bales of 70 to 100 kg or in cartons of 180 to 210 kg
                                           Moisture:        14%
  31      Virginia E                       Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:        leaf sufficiently ripe, open texture, with stems (midribs) and veins
                                                           not very prominent, sound, of various shades of yellow from
                                                           lemon to orange
                                           Packaging:      in cartons of 170 to 210 kg
                                           Moisture:        14%
  32      Burley E                         Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:        leaf sufficiently ripe, open texture, with stems (midribs) and veins
                                                           not very prominent, sound, of various shades of cinnamon
                                                           colour
                                           Packaging:      in cartons of 150 to 210 kg
                                           Moisture:       14%
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  Serial             Variety                                             Reference quality
    No
    33    Virginia P                     Class 1 leaf
                                         Class 1:        leaf ripe, well cured, open and elastic texture, oily, lemon yellow to
                                                         orange in colour, shiny, length exceeding 40 cm, leaves from the
                                                         first and last positions on the stalk not included
                                         Packaging:      in cartons of 200 kg, not tied in hands
                                         Moisture:       12,5%
    34    Burley P                       Class 1 leaf
                                         Class 1:        leaf ripe, well cured, open and elastic texture, bright colour, length
                                                         exceeding 40 cm, leaves from the first and last positions on the
                                                         stalk not included
                                         Packaging:      in cartons of 180 kg, not tied in hands
                                         Moisture:       13 %
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                                                                ANNEX III
                                Recognized production areas for each Community-produced tobacco variety
                 Variety                     Countries                                      Production areas
  1. Badischer Geudertheimer              Germany                Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Mittelfranken
                                          France                 Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardennes,         Alsace-Lorraine,
                                                                 Val-de-Loire, Poitou-Bretagne, Centre
 2. Badischer Burley E                    Germany                Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Mittelfranken
      and hybrids thereof                 France                 A(*)    Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees, Auvergne-Limousin, Alsace-Lorraine,
                                                                         Rhone-Alpes, Franche-Comte, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Poitou-
                                                                         Bretagne, Burgundy, Charente, Languedoc-Roussillon
                                          Italy                  B (*)   Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna
 3. Virgin D                              Germany                Schleswig-Holstein, Lower-Saxony, Franconia, Rhine valley and adjacent
                                                                 valleys
                                          France                 Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees, Auvergne-Limousin, Champagne-Ardennes,
                                                                 Alsace-Lorraine, Rhone-Alpes, Franche-Comte, Provence, Val-de-Loire,
                                                                 Centre, Poitou-Bretagne, Charente, Languedoc-Roussillon, Normandy,
                                                                 Burgundy, Charente, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Ile-de-France
 4. (a) Paraguay and hybrids              France                A (*) Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees,        Languedoc-Roussillon,    Auvergne-
         thereof                                                        Limousin, Poitou-Bretagne, Charente, Val-de-Loire, Centre,
                                                                        Rhone-Alpes,    Provence,      Franche-Comte,    Alsace-Lorraine,
                                                                        Champagne-Ardennes, Picardy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Normandy,
                                                                        Burgundy
                                          Italy                  B (*) Molise, Campania
                                          Belgium                C(») Flanders
    (b) Dragon vert and its hybrids       France                A(*) Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardennes, Val-de-Loire,
         thereof, Philippin, Petit                                      Alsace-Lorraine
         Grammont         (Flobecq),      Belgium                B (*) Flanders, Hainaut, Namur, Luxemburg
         Semois, Appelterre
 5. Nijkerk                              France                 Departments of Lot and Aveyron
 6. Misionero                            France                 Reunion
 7. Bright                               Italy                  Friuli, Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Marches, Umbria, Lazio,
                                                                Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia, Calabria
 8. Burley I                             Italy                  Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Umbria, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Abruzzi,
                                                                Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia, Sicily
 9. Maryland                             Italy                  Friuli, Lombardy, Tuscany, Marches, Umbria, Lazio, Molise, Campania
10. Kentucky                             Italy                  Veneto, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Campania
                                         Spain                  Extremadura, Andalusia
11. (a)   F. Havana l i e                Italy                  Friuli, Trentino, Veneto, Tuscany, Lazio, Molise, Campania
     (b)  Nostrano del Brenta
     (c) Resistente 142
     (d)  Gojano
     (e) Hybrids of Badischer            Italy                  Veneto, Tuscany, Molise, Campania, Lazio, Apulia
         Geudertheimer
12. Beneventano                          Italy                  Campania
     Brasile Selvaggio                                          Sicily
13. Xanti-Yaka                           Italy                  Abruzzi, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia
14. (a) Perustitza                       Italy                  Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Apulia, Sicily
     (b) Samsun
15. Erzegovina                           Italy                  Lazio, Abruzzi, Apulia
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                  Variety                            Countries                                           Production areas
  16. Round Tip                                   Greece                    Central Macedonia
                                                  Italy                     Campania
  17. Basmas                                      Greece                    Thrace, Macedonia, Sterea Hellas, Thessaly
  18. (a) Katerini                                Greece                    Macedonia
      (b) Similar varieties                                                 Macedonia, Sterea Hellas, Epirus, Thessaly
  19. (a) Kaba Kotdak classic                     Greece                    Macedonia
       (b) Elassona                                                         Thessaly
 20. Kaba Koulak non classic                      Greece                    Macedonia, Thessaly, Sterea Hellas, Thrace, Epirus, Peloponnese, Islands
 21. Myrodata Agrinion                           Greece                     Sterea Hellas
 22. Zichnomyrodata                              Greece                    Thessaly
 23. Tsebelia                                    Greece                    Epirus, Sterea Hellas
 24. Mavra                                       Greece                    Thessaly, Peloponnese, Sterea Hellas
 25. Burley EL                                   Greece                    Macedonia, Thessaly
 26. Virginia EL                                 Greece                    Sterea Hellas, Thessaly, Macedonia, Thrace, Peloponnese
 27. Santa Fe                                    Spain                     Andalusia
 28. Fermented Burley                            Spain                     Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha,         Valencia
                                                                           (Comunidad autonoma), Navarra, Rioja, Catalonia, Madrid
 29. Havana E                                    Spain                     Castile-Leon, Navarre, Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria
 30. Round Scafati                               Spain                     Galicia, Asturias, Navarra, Castile-Leon, Cantabria
31. Virginia E                                   Spain                     Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha
32. Burley E                                     Spain                     Extremadura, Andalusia, Castile-Leon, Castile-La Mancha
33. Virginia P                                   Portugal                  Beira Interior, Ribatejo Oeste, Alentejo, Autonomous Region of the
                                                                           Azores
34. Burley P                                    Portugal                   Beiras, Ribatejo Oeste, Entre Douro e Minho, Tras-os-Montes, Autonomous
                                                                           Region of the Azores
(*) Specific production areas as defined in Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70.
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•J                                                              ANNEX IV
                           Norm prices, intervention prices and premiums for leaf tobacco from the 1990 harvest
                                     Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco from 1990 harvest
                                                                                                                           (ECU/kg)
                                                                                                                          Derived
     Serial                                                                                     intervention
                                         Variety                                   Norm price                   Premium Intervention
    number
        1    Badischer Geudertheimer                                                 3,643         3,097         2,534     4,644
        2    Badischer Burley E and hybrids thereof                                  4,512         3,835         2,961     5,426
        3    Virgin D                                                                4,626         3,932         2,927     5,179
        4    (a) Paraguay and hybrids thereof                               ^>
             (b) Dragon vert and hybrids thereof, Philippin, Petit Grammont >        3,400         2,890         2,352       -
                 (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre                                 J
        5    Nijkerk                                                                 3,357         2,853         2,132       -
       6     (a) Misionero and hybrids thereof                                ~|
             (b) Rio Grande and hybrids thereof                               J
                                                                                     3,128         2,659         2,159       -
       7     Bright                                                                  4,070         3,459         2,461     4,764
        8    Burley I                                                                2,848         2,421         2,033     3,565
       9     Maryland                                                                3,313         2,816         1,875     4,014
      10     (a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof                                "^
             (b) Moro di Cori                                                  >     2,796         2,376         1,818     3,347
             (c) Salento                                                       J
      11
             (a) Forchheimer Havana II c
             (b) Nostrano del Brenta
             (c) Resistente 142                                                  >   2,707         2,030 0)      1,909     3,284 0)
             (d) Gojano
             (e) Hybrids of Badischer Geudertheimer
      12     (a) Beneventano                                                  1
                                                                                     1,462         1,243         1,077     2,012
             (b) Brasile Selvaggio and similar varieties                      J
      13    Xanti-Yaka                                                               3,257         2,768         2,399    4,521
      14     (a) Perustitza                                                 "V                                   2,283     3,925
                                                                                     3,083         2,621
             (b) Samsun                                                       J                                  2,222     3,949
      15    Erzegovina and similar varieties                                         2,770         2,355         2,057    3,540
      16    (a) Round Tip                                                   "^
            (b) Scafati                                                       V    15,908        13,522          9,608   20,782
            (c) Sumatra I                                                     J
      17    Basmas                                                                   6,090         5,177         3,072    6,914
      18    Katerini and similar varieties                                           5,073        4,312          2,734    6,196
      19    (a) Kaba Koulak classic                                         "}
                                                                                     4,022        3,419          2,078    4,925
            (b) Elassona                                                     J
      20    (a) Kaba Koulak non classic                                      "j
                                                                                     3,030        2,576          1,423    3,979
            (b) Myrodata Smyrne, Trapezous and Phi 1                         J
      21    Myrodata Agrinion                                                        3,998        3,398         2,099     4,840
      22    Zichnomyrodata                                                           4,154        3,531         2,214     5,051
     23     Tsebelia                                                                 2,716        2,037 0)      2,204     3,375 0)
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                                                                                                   Intervention              Derived -
    Serial                                    Variety                                   Norm price               Premium   Intervention
   number                                                                                              Price
                                                                                                                               Price
     24        Mavra                                                                      2,652       1,989    0  1,802       3,321 (')
     25        Burley EL                                                                  2,251       1,913       1,499       3,034
     26        Virginia EL                                                                3,806       3,235       3,145       4,465
     27        Santa Fe                                                                   1,383       1,176       0,301       2,034
     28        Fermented Burley                                                          2,240        1,904       0,931       2,923
     29        Havana E                                                                  2,878        2,447       1,952       3,634
     30        Round Scafati                                                             8,669        7,369       5,911     12,615
     31        Virginia E                                                                4,531        3,851       2,354       5,305
     32        Burley E                                                                  2,965        2,520       1,720       3,789
     33        Virginia P                                                                4,263        3,624       2,354      4,953
     34        Burley P                                                                  3,072        2,611       1,720       3,896
(') Account being taken of the application of Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70.
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                                                            ANNEX V
           Maximum guaranteed quantities by variety and group of varieties for tobacco from the 1990 and 1991 harvests
                                                          (leaf tobacco)
                                                                                                             (tonnes)
                   Group and varieties                                  Maximum guaranteed quantity
                      (serial number)                             1990                                 1991
           GROUP I
            3 Virgin D                                           11000                                13 000
            7 Bright                                             46 750                              50  000
           31 Virginia E                                         16 000                               18 000
           33 Virginia P                                          4 000                                4 000
           17 Basmas                                             30 000                              30  000
           18 Katerini                                           23 000                              23  000
           26 Virginia EL                                        12 500                               14 000
                                       Total                   143 250                              152 000
           GROUP II
            2 Badischer Burley
               — for area A                                       8 000                                8 000
               — for area B                                       4 300                                4 300
            8 Burley I                                           43 500                              43 500
            9 Maryland                                            3 500                                3 500
          25 Burley EL                                           11000                               11000
          28 Fermented Burley                 "1
                                                                 26 500                              24 500
          32 Burley E                          J
          34 Burley P                                             2 500                                2 500
                                       Total                    99 300                               97 300
          GROUP III
            1 Badischer Geudertheimer                             4 300                                4 300
            4 Paraguay
              — for area A                                       18 000                              16 000
              — for area B                                        2 700                                2 700
              — for area C                                        2 000                                2 000
            5 Nijkerk                         "1
            6 Misionero                        1
                                                                  1 500                                1 500
          27 Santa Fe
          29 Havanna E                         J
          10 Kentucky                                           10 000                                 8 500
          16 Round Tip                        1
                                                                    250                                  200
          30 Round Scafati                     j
                                       Total                    38 750                               35 200
          GROUP r v
          13 Xanti-Yaka                      "1
          14 Perustitza                        I                20 000                               20 000
          15 Erzegovina
          19 Kaba Koulak classic                                           *
          20 Kaba Koulak non classic
                                                                33 000                               33 000
          21 Myrodata
          22 Zychnomyrodata
                                       Total                    53 000                               53 000
          GROUP V
          11 (a) Forchheimer Havana II c
              (b) Nostrano del Brenta
              (c) Resistente 142
              (d) Gojano                                        22 700                              21000
              (e) Hybrids of Badischer
                  Geudertheimer
          12 Beneventano
          23 Tsebelia                        1
          24 Mavra                            J                 28 000                              26 500
                                       Total                    50 700                              47 500