CELEX: 51986PC0020(32)
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-11
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION FIXING FOR THE 1986 HARVEST 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

No C 85/40                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                       14. 4. 86
               Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for the 1986 harvest 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
                                                            COM(86) 20 final
                               (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986)
                                                              (86/C 85/32)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                which are mainly grown in the Federal Republic of Germany,
                                                                        in order to take account of marketing practices in that
                                                                        country;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof,                                                                Whereas the premium granted to purchasers of Community
                                                                        tobacco is intended to enable them to pay producers of leaf
                                                                        tobacco a price which is at the level of the norm price,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
                                                                        account being taken of the trend in world market prices and
and in particular Articles 82 (2) and 234 (2) thereof,
                                                                        the level of prices established by the interaction of supply and
                                                                        demand on the Community market;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of
21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in
raw tobacco ( 1 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                  Whereas the abovementioned prices and the amount of the
                                                                        premium must be fixed for each variety produced in
No         , and in particular Articles 2 (5), 4 (4) and 6 (8)
                                                                        recognized production areas and for a reference quality
thereof,
                                                                        defined in such a way that as objective an assessment as
                                                                        possible can be made of the quality of the tobacco;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                        Whereas, for the 1986 harvest, the recognized production
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,                 areas for each variety of tobacco should be specified and the
                                                                        definitions of the reference qualities should be those laid
                                                                         down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1505/85 of 23 May
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
                                                                         1985 fixing, for the 1985 harvest, the norm and intervention
Committee,
                                                                         prices and the premiums granted to purchasers of leaf
                                                                         tobacco, and derived intervention prices for baled tobacco
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Commitee,                   and the reference qualities (2); whereas the recognized
                                                                         production areas and the reference qualities should also be
                                                                         stated with respect to Spanish and Portuguese varieties;
Whereas, when fixing the prices for raw tobacco, account
should be taken both of the objectives of the common
agricultural policy and of the contribution which the                    Whereas current legislation provides that Kentucky tobacco
Community desires'to make to the harmonious development                  must be packaged in barrels of approximately 280 to 450
of world trade; whereas the objectives of the common                     kilograms or in bags of approximately 170 to 200 kilograms;
 agricultural policy are, in particular, to ensure a fair standard       whereas packaging in barrels or bags shall be maintained but
of living for the agricultural community, to assure the                  packaging should also be allowed, as for other Italian
availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach               varieties, in cartons of 150 to 200 kilograms;
consumers at reasonable prices;
                                                                         Whereas, pursuant to Articles 103 (1) and 296 of the Act of
Whereas the norm and intervention prices for leaf tobacco                Accession of Spain and Portugal, the intervention prices to be
 must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in              applied in Spain and Portugal must be fixed at a level
 Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 in order, in                enabling tobacco producers established in those countries to
 particular, to encourage producers to convert to the                    obtain market prices equivalent to those obtained under the
 cultivation of those varieties which are most competitive and           previous national system for a representative period to be
 most in demand;                                                         determined; whereas the said period should be defined as the
                                                                         1983, 1984 and 1985 harvests;
 Whereas it is again desirable to fix, in respect of the 1986
 harvest, derived intervention prices both for the varieties             Whereas Articles 103 (2) and 297 of the Act of Accession of
 which, before the common organization of the market came                Spain and Portugal provide that the norm prices
 into force or, in the case of varieties grown in Greece, Spain          corresponding to the abovementioned intervention prices
 and Portugal, prior to accession, qualified for a price                 must be fixed in Spain and Portugal for the 1986 harvest at a
 guarantee at the baled tobacco stage and for the varieties              level which reflects the relationship existing between the
 (!) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.                                      (2) OJ No L 151, 10. 6. 1985, p. 31.
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norm price and the intervention price, in accordance with the              derived intervention price is fixed, shall be as set out in
second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC)                   Annexes II and III respectively.
No 727/70;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No              , provides that                                           Article 3
for the tobacco sector, from         1986, a new representative
rate is to be applied to the currencies of certain Member                  1.     For the 19 8 6 h arvest, the norm and intervention prices
States; whereas that provision would lead, as from that date,              and the amounts of the premium granted to purchasers of leaf
to a reduction, in terms of national currencies, of the                    tobacco, referred to in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC)
premiums fixed in ECU for a substantial part of the harvest in             No 727/70, and the derived intervention prices for baled
those Member States whose representative rate is revalued;                 tobacco referred to in Article 6 of the said Regulation, shall
whereas, however, it is more appropriate to the nature of this             be as set out in Annex IV.
sector that the same conditions should apply to the entire
harvest in a given year; whereas this objective could be                   2.     The prices and premiums shall apply provided that
achieved if the previous rates of exchange for the Member                  each of the varieties was grown in the corresponding
States concerned were to be applicable to premiums paid for                production areas as set out in Annex III.
the 1985 harvest,
                                                                                                           Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                           The conversion rate to be applied in the Federal Republic of
                           Article 1                                       Germany for the purposes of premiums in force for the 1985
For the 1986 harvest the reference qualities and recognized                tobacco harvest shall be the representative rate valid for the
production areas for each of the varieties of Community-                   currency in question before               1986.
produced leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2 (3) (b) and (c)
of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, shall be as set out in
Annexes I and III respectively.                                                                            Article 5
                                                                           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                           Article 2                                       following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                                           European Communities.
For the 1986 harvest the reference qualities and recognized
production areas referred to in Article 6 (3) (b) and (c) of
Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, for each of the varieties of                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
Community-produced baled tobacco in respect of which a                     applicable in all Member States.
                                                                ANNEX I
                                 Leaf tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1986 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
                                                     Packaging:          tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with
                                                                         non-tobacco material
                                                     Moisture:           26%
                Badischer Burley E                   Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
                                                     Class 1:            leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, fleshy, reddish brown to light
                                                                         brown, of uniform length
                                                     Packaging:          tobacco    graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with
                                                                         non-tobacco material
                                                     Moisture:           25%
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     Serial
                         Variety                                                      Reference quality
      No
       3    Virgin D                              Class 1 Leaf
                                                  Class 1:           leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, yellow to reddish yellow;
                                                                     variations in colour such as brownish to greenish yellow are
                                                                     allowed up to a third of the leaf's surface
                                                  Packaging:         tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with
                                                                     non-tobacco material
                                                  Moisture:          19%
       4    (a) Paraguay and hybrids              Class 2 Middle leaf
                thereof
            (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
                Gr ammont (Flobecq), Semois,
                                                  Packaging:         tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)
                Appelterre
                                                  Moisture:          27 %
       5    Nijkerk                               Class 2 Tips
                                                  Class 2:            — either leaf of second length (not exceeding 45 cm) with very
                                                                          gummy texture, fleshy, still undamaged; strong and elastic,
                                                                          without prominent veins, well ripened producing a lively
                                                                          brown to dark brown colour,
                                                                      — or leaf of first length (exceeding 45 cm) with a texture still
                                                                          gummy, fleshy and still undamaged; strong, with relatively
                                                                          prominent veins, of all colours except bottle green
                                                  Packaging:          tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)
                                                  Moisture:           27 %
        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%
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                         Variety                                                   Reference quality
       No
        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 %
        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
           (c) Resistente 142
                                               Packaging:          tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with
           (d) Gojano
                                                                   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 %
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     No
                         Variety                                                Reference quality
     13    Xanti-Yaka                       Leaf in category '.
                                            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 aGute 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%
     15    Erzegovina and similar           Leaf in category
           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
           (c) Sumatra I                                         proportions:
                                                                 first length (38 cm and over): 6 0 %
                                                                 second length (from 32 to under 38 cm): 3 5 %
                                                                 third length (from 25 to under 32 cm): 5 %
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                           Variety                                                     Reference quality
       No
        16    (a) Round Tip                                            Leaf of convenient size, fully ripe and of uniform colour, sound,
     (cont'd)                                                          without damage, fine texture, tensile and elastic, stems and veins
              (b) Scafati
                                                                       not prominent, well fermented and in good condition, good
              (c) Sumatra I                                            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/111:     leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                       plant except the first 'protomana', up to 15 cm long, colour
                                                                       golden-yellow, orange to yellow-red, with good elasticity, shiny,
                                                                       fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture, with strong,
                                                                       typical aroma, good combustibility
                                                                       Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality 1/ III
                                                                       Leaf ripe showing slight damage and /or curing defects, with slight
                                                                       disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 20 cm
                                                                       long, Colour light yellow, yellow-green, reddish or light brown,
                                                                       with fairly porous structure and fine texture, medium elasticity
                                                                       moderately shiny and bodied, with strong, typical aroma, very
                                                                       good combustibility
                                                                       Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                                    Packaging:         growers' bales of 15 to 25 kg, formed in the traditional way from
                                                                       two rows of pastals (leaves straight laid). In the districts of Astakos
                                                                       and Chrysoupolis packing is in 'armathodema'
                                                    Moisture:           17%
        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 em
                                                                        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%
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                        Variety                                                   Reference quality
     No
      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
                                                                 Eiassona, 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 Smyrna,              Quality I/III:      leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                Trapezous, Phi I                                  plant except the top leaves, up to 30 cm long for Macedonia
                                                                  Kaba-Koulak and Trapezous, 20 cm long for Phi I 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 I and 20 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of yellow,
                                                                  yellow-green or light brown colour, of fairly porous structure,
                                                                   fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, very good
                                                                   combustibility
                                                                   Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                              Packaging:           growers' bales of 25 to 35 kg, made up using the traditional
                                                                   'armathodema' system or of 35 to 50 kg using the 'Kaloup'
                                                                   system
                                              Moisture:             17%
       21    Myrodata Agrinion                 Quality I/III leaves
                                               Quality I/III:      leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all
                                                                   positions on the 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
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                         Variety                                               Reference quality
       No
        21    Myrodata Agrinion                               colour, fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic
     (cont'd)                                                 and shiny, excellent combustibility
                                                              Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                           Packaging:         growers' bales of 15 to 30 kg made up in the traditional way in two
                                                              rows of 'armathodema'
                                           Moisture:          15%
        22    Zichnomyrodata               Quality I/III leaves
                                           Quality I/IH:      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/HI
                                           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/IH:      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/IH
                                                               Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects,
                                                               from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour light
                                                               yellow, yellow-green, reddish or light brown, fairly porous
                                                               structure, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, fairly fine texture,
                                                               very good combustibility; includes leaves with slight disease
                                                               blemishes and/or minor damage
                                                               Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/IH
                                           Packaging:          growers' bales of 30 to 40 kg, made up in two rows of
                                                               'armathodema'
                                           Moisture:           14%
         24   Mavra                        Quality I/HI leaves
                                            Quality I/HI:      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/IH
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                         Variety                                               Reference quality
      No
       24    Mavra                                          Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, showing minor curing
    (cont'd)                                                 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 GR                     Quality A leaves
                                           Quality A:        leaf fully ripe, fully developed, undamaged, sound, without curing
                                                             defects, from the middle stalk position, of uniform medium
                                                             nut-brown to nut-red colour, porous structure, fine texture,
                                                             excellent combustibility
                                           Packaging:        growers' bales of 40 kg, made up in two rows of 'armathodema',
                                                            ,no strings (leaves loose)
                                           Moisture:         22%
       26    Virginia GR                   Quality A leaves
                                           Quality A:         leaf fully ripe, fully developed, sound, undamaged, without curing
                                                              defects, of uniform lemon yellow to medium orange colour, well
                                                              bodied, fine texture and good combustibility, mainly from the
                                                              middle stalk position
                                           Packaging:         growers' bales of 30 to 40 kg, made up in two rows of
                                                              'armathodema', no strings (leaves loose)
                                           Moisture:          19%
       27    Santafe                       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%
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                       Variety                                            Reference quality
       No
       29  Havana ESP                    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%
       28  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 ESP                  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 34—45 kg not tied in hands and
                                                          with the leaves separated according to their position on the
                                                          stalk
                                         Moisture:        16%
        32 Burley ESP                    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 35—45 kg not tied in hands and
                                                          with the leaves separated according to their position on the
                                                           stalk
                                          Moisture:        18%
        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:        20%
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                                                           ANNEX II
                           Baled tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1986 harvest
     No                Variety                                                       Reference quality
      1    Badischer Geudertheimer             Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
                                               Class 1:            leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, dark brown to mottled brown,
                                                                   of uniform length, fermented normally
                                               Packaging:          in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 200 kg or in
                                                                   barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg
                                               Moisture:           16%
      2    Badischer Burley E                  Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
                                               Class 1:            leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, fleshy light brown to reddish or
                                                                   dark brown, of uniform length, fermented normally
                                               Packaging:          in bales or cases of approximately 75 to 175 kg or in barrels of
                                                                   approximately 225 to 450 kg
                                               Moisture:            15%
      3    Virgin D                             Class 1 leaf
                                                Class 1:            leaf, ripe, sound, without blemish, yellow to reddish or brownish
                                                                    yellow, fermented normally
                                                Packaging:          in bales or cases of approximately 75 to 175 kg or in barrels of
                                                                    approximately 225 to 450 kg
                                                Moisture:           13 %
      7    Bright                               Leaf in category A
                                                Category A:         leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture, with
                                                                    stems (midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound, of various
                                                                    shades of yellow
                                                Packaging:          in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg or cartons of approxi-
                                                                    mately 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 approxi-
                                                                 mately 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 combusti-
                                                                  bility
               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) Forcheimer 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
           (c) Resistente 142
                                               Packaging:         in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 200 kg or in
           (d) Gojano
                                                                  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): 3 5 %
                                                                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/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 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 1/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 (III) constitutes 55 % of quality I/HI
                                                    Packaging:        bales (Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                                    Moisture:         13%
        18    Katerini and similar varieties        Quality I/HI leaves
                                                    Quality I/HI:     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/HI
                                                    Packaging:         bales (Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                                    Moisture:          13%
        19    (a) Kaba-Koulak classic               Quality I/HI leaves
              (b) Elassona                          Quality I/HI:      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 /HI
                                                                       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/IH
                                                    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/III leaves
            (b) Myrodata Smyrna,               Quality I/HI:      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/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 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/HI:      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 (HI) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                               Packaging:          bales (Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                               Moisture:            14%
       22    Zichnomyrodata                    Quality I/III leaves
                                               Quality I/III:      leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                   plant except top leaves, up to 20 cm long, from light yellow to light
                                                                   orange in colour, good elasticity, shiny, porous structure, fine
                                                                   texture and excellent combustibility
                                                                   Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III
                                                                    Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing 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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                      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/H) 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 min or 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 GR                     Quality A leaves
                                        Quality A:         leaf fully ripe, fully developed, undamaged, sound, well cured,
                                                           from the middle stalk position, of uniform medium nut-brown, to
                                                           nut-red colour, porous structure, fine texture, excellent
                                                           combustibility
                                        Packaging:         bales of approximately 100 kg, cases of approximately 200 kg or
                                                           barrels of 240 to 280 kg
                                        Moisture:          13%
       26 Virginia GR                   Quality A leaves
                                        Quality A:         leaf fully ripe, fully developed, from the middle stalk position,
                                                            sound, undamaged, well cured, of a uniform lemon yellow to
                                                            medium orange colour, fine texture and good combustibility
                                        Packaging:          bales of approximately 100 kg
                                        Moisture:           13 %
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                       Variety                                            Reference quality
     No
     27    Santafe                       Class 1 leaf
                                         Class 1:       Leaf ripe, sound, well fermented, brown or dark brown in colour,
                                                        with some damage
                                         Packaging:     in bales of 80—100 kg or in cartons of 150—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—100 kg or in cartons of 150—210 kg
                                         Moisture:       14%
      29   Havana ESP                    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—100 kg or in cartons of 150—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
                                                         acceptable
                                         Packaging:      in bales of 70—100 kg or in cartons of 180—210 kg
                                         Moisture:        14%
      31   Virginia ESP                  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—210 kg
                                          Moisture:       14%
       32   Burley ESP                    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—210 kg
                                          Moisture:        14%
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                            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%
                                                               ANNEX III
                                Recognized growing areas for each Community-produced tobacco variety
                  Variety                   Countries                                      Production Areas
     1. Badischer Geudertheimer          Germany             Rhine valley and adjacent valleys and Mittelfranken
                                         France              Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy,       Champagne-Ardennes,       Alsace-Lorraine,
                                                             Rhone-Alpes and Val-de-Loire
                                         Italy               Veneto, Tuscany, Molise, Campania and Apulia
     2. Badischer Burley E               Germany             Rhine valley and Mittelfranken
                                         France              Aquitaine, Midi-Pyren6es, Auvergne-Limousin, Alsace-Lorraine, Rhone-
                                                             Alpes, Franche-Comte, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Poitou-Bretagne and
                                                             Burgundy
     3. Virgin D                         Germany             Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, Franken and the Rhine valley
                                         France              Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees, Auvergne-Limousin, Champagne-Ardennes,
                                                             Alsace-Lorraine, Rhone-Alpes, Franche-Comte, Provence, Val-de-Loire,
                                                             Centre,    Poitou-Bretagne,      Languedoc-Roussillon,      Normandy       and
                                                             Burgundy
     4. Paraguay                         France              Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees, Languedoc-Roussillon, Auvergne-Limousin,
                                                             Poitou-Bretagne, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Rhone-Alpes, Provence, Franche-
                                                             Comte, Alsace-Lorraine, Champagne-Ardennes, Picardy, Nord-Pas-de-
                                                             Calais, Normandy and Burgundy
                                         Italy               Molize and Campania
                                         Belgium
     5. Nijkerk                          France              Departments of Lot and Aveyron
     6. Misionero                        France              Reunion
     7. Bright                           Italy               Friuli, Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Lazio,
                                                             Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia and Calabria
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                  Variety         Countries                                  Production Areas
    8. Burley I                Italy            Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Umbria, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Abruzzi,
                                                Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Apulia and Sicily
    9. Maryland                Italy            Friuli, Lombardy, Tuscany, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Molise and
                                                Campania
   10. Kentucky                Italy             Veneto, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio and Campania
   11. F. Havana               Italy             Friuli, Trentino, Veneto, Tuscany, Lazio and Molise and Campania
   12. Beneventano             Italy             Campania
       Brasile selvaggio                         Sicily
   13. Xanti-Yaka              Italy             Abruzzi, Campania, Basilicata and Apulia
   14. a. Perustitza           Italy             Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Apulia and Sicily
       b. Samsun
   15. Erzegovina              Italy             Lazio, Abruzzi and Apulia
   16. Round Tip               Greece            Central Macedonia
                               Italy             Campania
   17. Basma                    Greece           Thrace, Macedonia and Sterea Hellas
   18. Katerini                 Greece           Macedonia
   19. Kaba Koulak classic      Greece           Macedonia
   19. Elassona                 Greece           Thessaly
   20. Kaba Koulak non-classic  Greece           Macedonia, Thessaly, Sterea Hellas, Thrace, Epirus, Peloponnese and
                                                 Islands
   21. Myrodata Agrinion        Greece           Sterea Hellas
   22. Zichnomyrodata           Greece           Thessaly
   23. Tsebelia                 Greece           Epirus and Sterea Hellas
   24. Mavra                    Greece           Thessaly, Peloponnese and Sterea Hellas
   25. Burley GR                Greece            Macedonia and Thessaly
   26. Virgin GR                Greece            Sterea Hellas, Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace
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                       Variety                             Countries                                               Production Areas
   2 7 . Santa Fe                                        Spain            G r a n a d a , Seville, C o r d o b a , Valencia, M a l a g a a n d Jaen
   2 8 . Burley Ferm.                                    Spain             Caceres, G r a n a d a , Badajoz, T o l e d o , Avila, Valencia, N a v a r r e a n d Seville
   2 9 . H a v a n a ESP                                 Spain             Leon, N a v a r r e , Pontevedra, Orense a n d Asturias
    3 0 . R o u n d Scafati                              Spain             Asturias, Pontevedra, O r e n s e , Leon a n d N a v a r r e
    3 1 . Virginia ESP                                   Spain             Caceres, Avila, T o l e d o , Badajoz, C o r d o b a a n d Seville
    3 2 . Burley ESP                                     Spain             Caceres, G r a n a d a , Avila, T o l e d o , Badajoz, C o r d o b a a n d Seville
    3 3 . Virginia P                                     Portugal          Beira Interior, Ribatejo e O e s t e , Alentejo
    3 4 . Burley P                                       Portugal          Leiria district, C o i m b r a
                                                                              ANNEX IV
                                      Norm prices, intervention prices and premiums for leaf tobacco from the 1986 harvest
                                                 Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco from the 1986 harvest
                                                                                                                                                                   (ECU/kg)
                                                                                                                                                                Derived
                                                                                                                            Intervention
                                                      Variety                                            Norm Price                              Premium      Intervention
     No
       1          Badischer Geudertheimer                                                                    3,572             3,036              2,484          4,570
       2          Badischer Burley E                                                                         4,512             3,835              2,847          5,426
       3          Virgin D                                                                                   4,491             3,817              2,733          5,052
       4          a) Paraguay a n d its hybrids                                                   ^
                  b) D r a g o n vert a n d its hybrids, Philippin,                                >         3,333             2,833              2,306             -
                     Petit G r a m m o n t (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre                          J
       5          Nijkerk                                                                                    3,291             2,797              2,090             -
       6          a) M i s i o n e r o a n d its hybrids                                          1
                  b) Rio G r a n d e a n d its hybrids                                            J
                                                                                                             3,067             2,607              2,117             -
       7          Bright                                                                                     3,951             3,358              2,298          4,650
       8          Burley I                                                                                   2,848             2,421              1,589          3,565
       9          Maryland                                                                                   3,313             2,816              1,802          4,014
      10          a) Kentucky a n d its hybrids                                                  "\
                  b) M o r o di Cori                                                               >         2,741             2,330              1,730          3,294
                  c) Salento                                                                       J
      11          a) Forchheimer H a v a n a II c                                                 ^
                  b) N o s t r a n o del Brenta                                                   1
                                                                                                             3,130             2,661              2,161          4,053
                  c) Resistente 1 4 2                                                              [
                  d) G o j a n o                                                                  J
      12          a) Beneventano                                                                 "1
                                                                                                              1,690            1,437              1,220          2,232
                  b) Brasile Selvaggio a n d similar varieties                                    J
      13          Xanti-Yaka                                                                                 3,465             2,945              2,552          4,725
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                                                                                                                                   Derived
                                                                                                  Intervention                   Intervention
                                       Variety                                    Norm Price                        Premium
   No
           a) Perustiza                                                    1                                         2,429          4,116
   14                                                                               3,280            2,788           2,364          4,140
           b) Samsun                                                       J
   15      Erzegovina and similar varieties                                         2,947            2,505           2,188          3,712
   16      a) Round Tip                                                     ^
           b) Scafati                                                       >      15,596           13,257            9,420       20,478
           c) Sumatra I                                                     J
   17      Basmas                                                                   5,913            5,026            2,869         6,747
   18      Katerini and similar varieties                                           4,925            4,186            2,552         6,050
   19      a) Kaba Koulak classic                                          "j
                                                                                    4,279            3,637            2,211         5,170
           b) Elassona                                                      J
   20      a) Kaba Koulak non-classic                                      "I
                                                                                    3,223            2,740            1,514         4,163
           b) Myrodata Smyrno, Trapezous and Phi 1                          J
   21      Myrodata Agrinion                                                        4,253            3,615            2,233         5,080
   22      Zichnomyrodata                                                           4,419            3,756            2,355         5,303
   23      Tsebelia                                                                  3,695           3,141            3,936         4,613
   24      Mavra                                                                     3,607           3,066            2,400         4,529
   25      Burley GR                                                                 2,251           1,913            0,953         3,034
   26      Virginia GR                                                               3,387           2,879            1,732         4,065
   27      Santa Fe                                                                  1,258            1,069           0,281          1,756
    28     Burley Ferm.                                                              2,035            1,730           0,861          2,596
    29     Havana ESP                                                                2,618            1,843           1,823          3,003
    30      Round Scafati                                                            7,884           6,701            5,519        11,414
    31      Virginia ESP                                                             4,088           3,475            2,093          4,666
    32      Burley ESP                                                               2,807           2,386            1,280          3,504
    33      Virginia P                                                               3,374            2,868           1,705          3,897
    34      Burley P                                                                 2,548            2,166           1,021          3,245
The abovementioned prices and premiums for Spanish and Portuguese varieties are subject to revision on the basis of the exchange parity in force
on 1 March 1986.
             Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 on the common
                                             organization of the market in raw tobacco
                                                         COM(86) 20 final
                              (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986)
                                                            (86/C 85/33)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
                                                                        Committee,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                        Whereas all the mechanisms provided for in Council
thereof,                                                                Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 (*), as last amended by                      ,
                                                                        are applicable to each variety of tobacco produced in the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                      Community; whereas the concept of varieties of tobacco was
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,                (>) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.