CELEX: 31973R1363
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1363/73 of the Council of 15 May 1973 fixing the derived intervention prices and the reference qualities for baled tobacco from the 1973 harvest

28.5.73                                Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 141 / 43
                                    REGULATION (EEC) No 1363/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                          of 15 May 1973
                fixing the derived intervention prices and the reference qualities for baled tobacco from
                                                          the 1973 harvest
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                          Council Regulation (EEC) No 1362/73 (3 ) of 15 May
                                                                      1973 fixing the norm prices, the intervention prices
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                      and the references qualities for leaf tobacco from the
   European Economic Community;                                       1973 harvest, should be retained, adjusting them to
                                                                     the characteristics peculiar to baled tobacco ; whereas
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      the baled tobacco corresponding to the characteristics
   727/70 (*) of 21 April 1970 on the common                          thus determined may be considered as representative
   organization of the market in raw tobacco, as last                 of the average quality of baled tobacco obtained by
   amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of                the first processing and market preparation of leaf
   Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in              tobacco of the corresponding reference quality;
   particular Article 6 ( 8 ) thereof;
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                Whereas, pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Regulation
                                                                      (EEC) No 727/70, the derived intervention price for a
   Having regard to the Opinion of the European                      stated variety shall be equal to the intervention price,
  Parliament;                                                        fixed in accordance with the provisions of Article 2
                                                                     of the said Regulation, for leaf tobacco of the variety
                                                                      in question, plus the cost of first processing and
  Whereas     derived      intervention    prices    for baled       market preparation of Community leaf tobacco as
  tobacco which has been obtained from leaf tobacco
                                                                     baled tobacco ; whereas the flat-rate assessment of
  harvested in the Community and has undergone first                 this cost made when derived intervention prices were
  processing and market preparation may be fixed each                last fixed should be retained, since this assessment
  year for the Community for the harvest of the                      may still be considered valid ;
   following calendar year;
  Whereas it is desirable to fix, for the 1973 harvest
  also, derived intervention prices for the varieties                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  which, before entry into force of the common
  organization of the market, benefited from a price
* guarantee at the baled tobacco stage, and for the
   varieties which are mainly grown in Germany, in                                              Article 1
  order to take account of marketing practices in that
  country ;
                                                                     The reference qualities referred to in Article 6 (3 ) (c)
                                                                     of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 for each Community
  Whereas the intervention prices must be fixed for                   produced variety of baled tobacco for which a
  each Community-produced variety and for a                          derived intervention price is fixed are shown in
  reference quality corresponding to the average quality             Annex I.
  of baled tobacco obtained by the first processing and
  market preparation of leaf tobacco of the reference
  quality for which the norm price of the same variety
  is fixed ;                                                                                    Article 2
  Whereas, to this end, it is necessary to define the                Tor the 1973 harvest, the derived intervention prices
  reference qualities in such a way as to allow as                   for baled tobacco referred to in Article 6 of
  objective an assessment as possible of the quality of              Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 are shown in Annex II.
  the baled tobacco; whereas the corresponding
  reference qualities of leaf tobacco determined by
   H OJ No L 94, 28 . 4. 1970, p . 1 .                                (3) See p. 36 of this Official Journal.
   (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p . 14.
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 15 May 1973 .
                                                                             For the Council
                                                                              The President
                                                                               A. LAVENS
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                                                 ANNEX I
                           Baled tobacco : varieties and their reference qualities
         Serial
          No           Varieties                                 Reference qualities
           1 £  ( a) Badischer             Class 1 Hauptgut (Top quality leaf)
                     Geudertheimer
                                           Class 1 :          leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, dark
                ( b) Forchheimer                              brown to mottled brown, of uniform
                     Havanna II c                             length, fermented normally
                                           Packaging :        in bales or cases of approx. 75 to 175 kg
                                                              or in barrels of approx. 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 approx. 75 to 175 kg
                                                              or in barrels of approx. 225 to 450 kg
                                           Moisture :         15 %
           3    Virgin SCR                 Class 1 Leaf
                                           Class 1 :         leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, yellow
                                                             to reddish or brownish yellow, fermented
                                                             normally
                                           Packaging :       in bales or cases of approx. 75 to 175 kg
                                                             or in barrels of approx. 225 to 450 kg
                                           Moisture :         13 %
          10    Bright                     Leaf in Category A
                                           Category A :      leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing de­
                                                             fects, open texture, with stems (midribs)
                                                             and veins not too prominent, sound, of
                                                             various shades of yellow
                                          Packaging :        in barrels of approx. 330 to 350 kg
                                          Moisture :         13 %
        11 (a)  Burley I                  Leaf in Category A
                                          Category A :      leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing de­
                                                            fects, 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 approx. 330 to 350 kg
                                          Moisture :        13 %
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             Serial
              No             Varieties                                Reference qualities
             11(b)    Maryland                   Leaf in Category A
                                                 Category A :     leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing
                                                                  defects and only slightly mottled, of av­
                                                                  erage texture with stems (midribs) and
                                                                  veins not too prominent, sound, of a rather
                                                                  lively reddish brown colour
                                                 Packaging :      in barrels of approx. 330 to 350 kg
                                                 Moisture :       13 %
              12      ( a) Kentucky and          Leaf in Category B
                           hybrids thereof
                      (b) Moro di Cori           Category B :     leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without
                                                                  curing defects and in good condition,
                      ( c) Salento                                brown in colour, with some damage
                                                 Packaging :      in barrels of approx. 350 kg
                                                 Moisture :       16 %
              13    - ( a) Nostrano del          Leaf in Category B
                           Brenta
                                                 Category B :     leaf of firm or light texture, sound, well
                      (b) Resistente 142                          cured, or properly fermented according to
                                                                  the traditional method, brown or dark
                      ( c) Gojano                                 brown in colour, with minor damage
                                                 Packaging :      in bales of approx. 170 to 180 kg
                                                 Moisture :       18 %
              14      Beneventano                Leaf in Category B
                                                 Category B :     leaf sufficiently ripe, firm texture or
                                                                  possibly coarse or thin, with minor defects
                                                                  as regards curing and fermentation and
                                                                  damage
                                                 Packaging :      in bales of approx. 120 kg or barrels of
                                                                  approx. 330 kg
                                                 Moisture :       16 %
              15      Xanti-Yakà                 Leaf in Category B
              16      Perustitza                 Category B :     leaf reasonably sound and ripe, with some
              17      Erzegovina and                              slight curing defects, mainly of light tex­
                                                                  ture, from yellow to brown in colour,
                      hybrids thereof                             with marked damage but in good condi­
                                                                  tion, may also include lugs
                                                 Packaging :      small bales of approx. 18 to 21 kg
                                                 Moisture :       13 %
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            Serial
             No          Varieties                              Reference qualities
             18    ( a) Round Tip           Leaf in Category B
                   (b) Scafati              Category B :     Lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the
                   ( c) Sumatra I                            following proportions :
                                                             1st length (38 cm and over) 60 %
                                                             2nd length (from 32 to under 38 cm) 35 %
                                                             3rd length (from 25 to under 32 cm) 5 %
                                                             leaf of convenient size, fully ripe and of
                                                             uniform colour, sound, without damage,
                                                             fine texture, tensile and elastic, stems and
                                                             veins not prominent, well fermented and
                                                             in good condition, good combustibility, of
                                                             typical flavour and aroma, suitable for
                                                             wrapping cigars, including about 25 %
                                                             broken leaf
                                            Packaging :      in bales of approx. 80 to 90 kg
                                            Moisture :       16 %
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                                                       ANNEX II
                                   Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco
               Serial
                No                             Varieties                          u.a./kg
                         ( a) Badischer Geudertheimer
                  1                                                               2-674
                         ( b) Forchheimer Havanna II c
                  2     Badischer Burley E                                        3-011
                  3     Virgin SCR                                                2-480
                10      Bright                                                    2-315
                11 (a)] Burley I                                                   1-993
                11 ( b)  Maryland                                                 2-096
                        ( a) Kentucky and hybrids thereof
                12      (b) Moro di Cori                                          1-885
                        ( c) Salento
                         ( a) Nostrano del Brenta
                13      ( b) Resistente 142                                       2-020
                        ( c) Gojano
                14      Beneventano                                                1-539
                15      Xanti-Yakà                                                3-151
                16      Perustitza                                                2-755
                17      Erzegovina and hybrids thereof                            2-481
                        ( a) Round Tip
             g  18      ( b) Scafati                                             13-171
                        ( c) Sumatra I