CELEX: 51988PC0120(60)
Language: en
Date: 1988-04-05
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING FOR THE 1988 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, THE PRODUCTION AREAS, THE MAXIMUM GUARANTEED QUANTITIES AND THE VARIETIES EXCLUDED FROM THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 7A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 AND AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1975/87

No C 139/72                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                        30. 5. 88
   communes where that variety has already been grown at                 in the following year by the latter shall be bought in by
   least once in the five years preceding the harvest in                 the intervention agency at a derived intervention price
   question.                                                             minus 10 %. That price shall be adjusted, where
                                                                         appropriate, by the scale of price increases and
   2. However, the Council may determine at the same                     reductions provided for Article 6(7).'
   time as the prices and premiums and in accordance with
   the same procedure, the varieties to which the                    3. In Article 12a(3), 'and l a ' is inserted after 'paragraph 1'.
   provisions of paragraph 1 do not apply.
   3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article                                         Article 2
    shall be adopted, as the need arises, in accordance with
    the procedure laid down in Article 17.'                          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                     following its publication in the Official Journal of the
2. The following paragraph is inserted in Article 12a:               European Communities.
    'la. Where an undertaking engaged in the first                   It shall apply from the 1988 harvest. However, Article 1(2)
    processing and market preparation of tobacco offers for          and (3) shall apply from 1 January 1989.
    intervention for a period of three consecutive years
    quantities of Community-grown leaf tobacco treated by            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
    that undertaking, all quantities offered for intervention        applicable in all Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing for the 1988 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, the production areas, the maximum guaranteed quantities
               and the varieties excluded from the application of Article 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 and
                                            amending Regulation (EEC) No 1975/87
                                                            (88/C 139/60)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             Agricultural Policy and of the contribution which the
                                                                     Community desires to make to the harmonious develop-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                ment of world trade; whereas the objectives of the
Economic Community,                                                  Common Agricultural Policy are, in particular, to ensure a
                                                                     fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of               assure the availability of supplies and to ensure that
21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in             supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices;
raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No ..., and in particular Articles 2(5), 4(4) and (5), 6(8) and
7a(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                   Whereas the norm and intervention prices for leaf tobacco
                                                                      must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,              Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 in order, in
                                                                      particular, to encourage producers to convert to the
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social               cultivation of those varieties which are most competitive,
Committee,                                                            most in demand and least harmful to health;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas, when fixing the prices for raw tobacco, account              Whereas it is again desirable to fix, in respect of the 1988
should be taken both of the objectives of the Common                  harvest, derived intervention prices both for the varieties
                                                                      which, before the market organization came into force or,
                                                                      in the case of varieties grown in Greece, Spain and Portugal,
 0) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.                                    prior to accession, qualified for a price guarantee at the
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baled tobacco stage and for the varieties which are mainly         Whereas one production area was omitted from the
grown in the Federal Republic of Germany, in order to take         recognized areas listed in Annex III to Council Regulation
account of marketing practices in that country;                     (EEC) No 1975/87; whereas, in order to enable tobacco
                                                                   producers in that area to qualify for the measures provided
                                                                   for in that Regulation, the Annex in question should be
                                                                   amended;
Whereas Article 4(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70
provides for the fixing of a maximum guaranteed quantity,          Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1890/87 (2) pro-
within an overall quantity for the Community, in                   vides that for the tobacco sector, from 1 April 1988 a new
accordance with the criteria laid down in that Article for         representative rate is to apply for the currencies of certain
each of the varieties or groups of varieties of tobacco in         Member States; whereas from that date that provision will
Community production, any exceeding of which leads to a            lead to a reduction in national currency of the premiums
proportional reduction in the norm and intervention prices         fixed in ECU for a substantial part of the harvest in the
and the premiums; whereas those maximum guaranteed                 Member States the representative rate of which is revalued;
quantities should be fixed; whereas, however, the                  whereas the entire harvest for a year should be treated in
quantities thus fixed and the allocation by group of               the same way in view of the characteristics of the sector;
varieties may be re-examined at the next harvest in the light      whereas that aim may be achieved if the old exchange rate
of experience and of the conversion programmes; whereas            in the Member States concerned is made applicable to the
the provisions thus laid down therefore apply for the 1988         premiums paid for the 1987 harvest,
harvest only;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas the premium granted to purchasers of Com-
munity tobacco is intended to enable them to pay producers
of leaf tobacco a price which is at the level of the norm                                    Article 1
price, account being taken of the trend in world market
prices and the level of prices established by the interaction
of supply and demand on the Community market;
                                                                   For the 1988 harvest the reference qualities and recognized
                                                                   production areas for each of the varieties of Community-
                                                                   produced leaf tobacco referred to in Article 2(3) (b) and (c)
                                                                   of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 shall be as set out in
Whereas the abovementioned prices and the amount of the            Annexes I and III hereto respectively.
premium must be fixed for each variety produced in
recognized production areas and for a reference quality
defined in such a way that as objective an assessment as
possible can be made of the quality of the tobacco;
                                                                                             Article 2
                                                                   For the 1988 harvest the reference qualities and recognized
Whereas, for the 1988 harvest, the recognized production           production areas referred to in Article 6(3) (b) and (c) of
areas for each variety of tobacco should be specified and          Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 for each of the varieties of
the definitions of the reference qualities should be those         Community-produced baled tobacco in respect of which a
laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1975/87 of 2              derived intervention price is fixed shall be as set out in
July 1987 fixing, for the 1987 harvest, the norm and               Annexes II and III hereto respectively.
intervention prices and the premiums granted to purchasers
of leaf tobacco, the reference qualities and the production
areas and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1577/86 (*);
                                                                                             Article 3
Whereas, pursuant to Article 7a(l) of Regulation (EEC)             1. For the 1988 harvest the norm and intervention prices
No 727/70, the prices and premiums apply only to tobacco           and the amounts of the premiums granted to purchasers of
varieties harvested in communes where such varieties have          leaf tobacco, provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation
been grown traditionally; whereas Article 7a(2) provides           (EEC) No 727/70, and the derived intervention prices for
for the possibility of excluding certain varieties from the        baled tobacco, provided for in Article 6 of the said
scope of that measure with a view to varietal conversion;         Regulation, shall be as set out in Annex IV hereto.
whereas those excluded varieties should accordingly be
determined;
                                                                  2.    The prices and the premium shall apply only if:
(!) OJ No L 184, 3. 7. 1987, p. 31.                                (2) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 4.
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— the tobacco was grown in the production areas for that         heimer and its hybrids, the recognized production areas for
   variety specified in Annex III, and                           Italy are replaced by Veneto, Tuscany, Molise, Campania,
                                                                 Lazio and Apulia.
— each of those varieties was grown in the communes
   determined pursuant to Article 7a of Regulation (EEC)
   No 727/70.                                                                              Article 6
3. For the 1988 harvest, the maximum guaranteed
                                                                 The conversion rate to be applied in the Federal Republic of
quantities of leaf tobacco provided for in Article 4(5) of
                                                                 Germany for the purposes of the premiums for the 1987
Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 shall be as set out in Annex V
                                                                 tobacco harvest shall be the representative rates applicable
hereto.
                                                                 to the currency in question prior to 1 April 1988.
                         Article 4
                                                                                           Article 7
Article 7a(l) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 shall not
apply to the varieties 16 (a) Round Tip, (b) Scafati, (c)        This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Sumatra I, 17. Basmas, 26. Virginia EL and 30. Round             following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Scafati.                                                         European Communities.
                         Article 5                               Article 4 shall apply with effect from 3 July 1987.
Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1975/87 is hereby               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
amended as follows: for the variety 1. Badischer Geudert-        applicable in all Member States.
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                                                             ANNEX 1
                             Leaf tobacco: varieties and their reference qualities for the 1988 harvest
   Serial                                                                            Reference quality
                        Variety
  number
      1   Badischer Geudertheimer and its           Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
          hybrids                                   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 or tobacco material
                                                    Moisture:         26 %
      2   Badischer Burley E and its hybrids        Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
                                                    Class 1:          leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, fleshy, reddish brown to light
                                                                      brown, of uniform length
                                                    Packaging:        tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with non-
                                                                      tobacco material
                                                    Moisture:         25 %
      3   Virgin D                                  Class 1 Leaf
                                                    Class 1:          leaf ripe, sound, without blemish, yellow to reddish yellow;
                                                                      variations in colour such as brownish to greenish yellow are
                                                                      allowed up to a third of the leaf's surface
                                                    Packaging:        tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with non-
                                                                      tobacco material
                                                    Moisture:          19 %
      4   (a) Paraguay and its hybrids              Class 2 Middle leaf
          (b) Dragon vert and its hybrids,          Class 2:          leaf sound, with minor defects as regards colour, texture, or
              Philippin, Petit Grammont                               ripeness but with satisfactory combustibility
              (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre         Packaging:        tobacco graded, tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)
                                                    Moisture:         27 %
      5   Nijkerk                                   Class 2 Tips
                                                    Class 2:          — either leaf of second length (not exceeding 45 cm) with very
                                                                          gummy texture, fleshy, still undamaged; strong and elastic,
                                                                          without prominent veins, well ripened producing a lively
                                                                          brown to dark brown colour,
                                                                      — or leaf of first length (exceeding 45 cm) with a texture still
                                                                          gummy, fleshy and still undamaged; strong, with relatively
                                                                          prominent veins, of all colours except bottle green
                                                    Packaging:        tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)
                                                    Moisture:         27 %
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  Serial                Variety                                                      Reference quality
 number
     6    (a) Misionero and its hybrids           2nd quality leaf
          (b) Rio Grande and its hybrids          2nd quality:      leaf fully developed over 45 cm, not coarse grained, lively to fairly
                                                                    lively light somewhat yellowish colour, reasonably firm and
                                                                    undamaged; reasonably good combustibility
                                                  Packaging:        tobacco graded and tied in hands or straight laid (loose leaf)
                                                  Moisture:         27 %
     7     Bright                                 Leaf in category A
                                                  Category A:       leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture, with
                                                                    stems (midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound, of various
                                                                    shades of yellow
                                                  Packaging:        in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg
                                                  Moisture:          16 %
     8     Burley I                               Leaf in category A
                                                  Category A:        leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, of open possibly firm
                                                                     texture, stems (midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound, of a
                                                                     more or less lively nut-brown colour
                                                  Packaging:         in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg or tied in hands of 25 to 30 leaves
                                                                     with non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                                  Moisture:           19%
      9    Maryland                               Leaf in category A
                                                   Category A:       leaf sufficiently ripe, with slight curing defects and only slightly
                                                                     mottled, of average texture with stems (midribs) and veins not too
                                                                     prominent, sound, of a rather lively reddish brown colour
                                                   Packaging:        in temporary bales of 30 to 40 kg or tied in hands of 25 to 30 leaves
                                                                     with non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                                   Moisture:          19 %
    10      (a) Kentucky and its hybrids           Leaf in category B
            (b) Moro di Cori                       Category B:        leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without curing and condition
            (c) Salento                                               defects, brown in colour, with some damage, with good
                                                                      combustibility,
                                                   Packaging:         in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with a non-tobacco material
                                                                      (fascicoli)
                                                   Moisture:          23 %
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  number                 Variety                                                        Reference quality
    11    (a) Forchheimer Havanna II c            Leaf in category B
          (b) Nostrano del Brenta                 Category B:           leaf of firm or light texture, sound, without any curing defects,
          (c) Resistente 142                                            brown to greenish in colour, with some damage
          (d) Gojano                              Packaging:            tobacco graded, tied in hands or in temporary bales with non-
                                                                        tobacco material
                                                  Moisture:             26%
    12    (a) Beneventano                         Leaf in category B
          (b) Brasile Selvaggio and               Category B:           leaf sufficiently ripe, firm texture or possibly coarse or thin, with
              similar varieties                                         minor defects as regards curing and fermentation and damage
                                                  Packaging:            in hands of 25 to 30 leaves tied with non-tobacco material
                                                                        (fascicoli)
                                                  Moisture:             24%
    13    Xanti-Yaka                              Leaf in category B
                                                  Category B:           leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape,
                                                                        stems (midribs) not too prominent and well-spaced veins, with
                                                                        some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to
                                                                        brown in colour, with marked damage but in good condition,
                                                                        taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour,
                                                                        sufficient aroma and good combustibility
                                                                        The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 20 cm
                                                  Packaging:            in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to
                                                                        40 kg
                                                  Moisture:             17%
    14    (a) Perustitza                          Leaf in category B
          (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 lenght of the middle leaves not to exceed 25 cm
                                                  Packaging :           in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to
                                                                        40 kg
                                                  Moisture:             17%
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  Serial                Variety                                                   Reference quality
 number
   15     Erzegovina and similar varieties      Leaf in category B
                                                Category B:        leaf reasonably sound and ripe, sessile, of oval or elliptical shape,
                                                                   with fairly prominent stems (midribs) and fairly open veins, with
                                                                   some curing defects, mainly of light texture, from yellow to
                                                                   brown in colour, with marked damage but in good condition,
                                                                   taken from all positions on the stalk, with discreet flavour,
                                                                   sufficient aroma and good combustibility
                                                                   The length of the middle leaves not to exceed 35 cm
                                                Packaging:         in temporary bales of 15 to 20 kg or 'stringed' in cases of 30 to
                                                                   40 kg
                                                Moisture:          17 %
   16      (a) Round Tip                        Leaf in category B
           (b) Scafati                          Category B:        lower middle leaf, sorted by length in the following proportions:
           (c) Sumatra I
                                                                   first length (38 cm and over):                                  60 %
                                                                   second length (from 32 to under 38 cm):                         35 %
                                                                   third length (from 25 to under 32 cm):                           5 %
                                                                   Leaf of convenient size, fully ripe and of uniform colour, sound,
                                                                   without damage, fine texture, tensile and elastic, stems and veins
                                                                   not prominent, well fermented and in good condition, good
                                                                   combustibility, of typical flavour and aroma, suitable for
                                                                   wrapping cigars, including about 25 % broken leaf
                                                Packaging:         in hands tied with a non-tobacco material (fascicoli)
                                                Moisture:          22 %
    17     Basmas                               Quality I/III leaves
                                                Quality I/III:     leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                   plant except the first 'protomana', up to 15 cm long, colour
                                                                   golden-yellow, orange to yellow-red, with good elasticity, shiny,
                                                                   fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture, with strong,
                                                                   typical aroma, good combustibility
                                                                   Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
                                                                   Leaf ripe showing slight damage and/or curing defects, with slight
                                                                   disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 20 cm
                                                                    long, colour light yellow, yellow-green, reddish or light brown,
                                                                    with fairly porous structure and fine texture, medium elasticity
                                                                    moderately shiny and bodied, with strong, typical aroma, very
                                                                   good combustibility
                                                                   Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                                Packaging:         growers' bales of 15 to 25 kg, formed in the traditional way from
                                                                    two rows of pastals (leaves straight laid). In the districts of
                                                                    Astakos and Chrysoupolis packing is in 'armathodema'
                                                Moisture:           17 %
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   Serial              Variety                                                            Reference quality
  number
    18    Katerini and similar varieties            Quality I/III leaves
                                                    Quality I/III :        leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                          plant except the first 'protomana', up to 20 cm long, colour light
                                                                          yellow or orange to reddish, of porous structure, good elasticity,
                                                                          shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good combustibility
                                                                          Leaf as above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
                                                                          Leaf ripe with slight damage and/or curing defects, with slight
                                                                          disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 25 cm
                                                                          long, colour yellow, orange, yellow-green, reddish or light
                                                                          brown, of porous structure, moderately bodied, medium
                                                                          elasticity and shiny, fine texture and very good combustibility
                                                                          Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                                    Packaging:            strings are usually bulked using the 'Baski' system before packing.
                                                                          Packing is in bales of 25 to 35 kg using traditional 'Kaloup' system
                                                    Moisture:              16%
    19    (a) Kaba-Koulak classic                   Quality I/III leaves
          (b) Elassona                              Quality I/III :        leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                          plant except top leaves, up to 25 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-
                                                                          Koulak and to 20 cm long for Elassona. Karatzova and Kontoula,
                                                                          of moderate to deep yellow colour, good elasticity, shiny, of
                                                                          porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility
                                                                          Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III
                                                                          Leaf ripe, with some slight damage and/or curing defects, with
                                                                          slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to
                                                                          30 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and 25 cm long for
                                                                          Elassona, Karatzova and Kontoula, colour yellow, yellow-green,
                                                                          reddish, of fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, medium
                                                                          elasticity and moderately shiny, excellent combustibility
                                                                          Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                    Packaging:            growers' bales of 15 to 30 kg, made up in the traditional form of
                                                                          two rows of 'armathodema'
                                                    Moisture:             17%
    20    (a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic               Quality I/III leaves
          (b) Myrodata Smyrnis,                     Quality I/III :       leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
              Trapezous, Phi 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
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                       Variety                                                     Reference quality
  number
    20     (a) Kaba-Koulak non-classic                              yellow, yellow-green or light brown colour, of fairly porous
 (cont'd)  (b) Myrodata Smyrnis,                                    structure, fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, very good
               Trapezous, Phi I                                     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 colour,
                                                                    fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and
                                                                    shiny, excellent combustibility
                                                                    Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                 Packaging:         growers' bales of 15 to 30 kg made up in the traditional way in
                                                                    two rows of 'armathodema'
                                                 Moisture:           15%
    22     Zichnomyrodata                        Quality I/III leaves
                                                 Quality I/III :     leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all
                                                                    positions on the plant except top leaves, up to 20 cm long, light
                                                                    yellow to light orange colour, good elasticity, shiny, porous
                                                                     structure, fine texture, excellent combustibility
                                                                     Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III
                                                                     Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects,
                                                                     with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up
                                                                     to 25 cm long, colour yellow, yellow-green or light reddish, fairly
                                                                     porous structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny,
                                                                     excellent combustibility
                                                                     Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                 Packaging:          growers' bales of 15 to 30 kg made up in the traditional way in
                                                                     two rows of 'armathodema'
                                                 Moisture:            17%
    23      Tsebelia                             Quality I/III leaves
                                                 Quality I/III :      leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all
                                                                     positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 35 cm
                                                                     long, colour yellow-red, orange to reddish, of porous structure,
                                                                     good elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very
                                                                     good combustibility
                                                                      Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
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                      Variety                                               Reference quality
  number
    23    Tsebelia                                           Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects,
 (cont'd)                                                    from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour light
                                                             yellow, yellow-green, reddish or light brown, fairly porous
                                                             structure, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, fairly fine texture,
                                                             very good combustibility; includes leaves with slight disease
                                                             blemishes and/or minor damage
                                                             Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                          Packaging:         growers' bales of 30 to 40 kg, made up in two rows of
                                                             'armathodema'
                                          Moisture:          14 %
    24    Mavra                           Quality I/III leaves
                                          Quality I/III:     leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, without curing defects, from all
                                                             positions on the plant except the first 'protomana', up to 30 cm
                                                             long, colour yellow-reddish or orange to reddish, with porous
                                                             structure, fine texture, good elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied,
                                                             good combustibility
                                                             Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
                                                             Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, showing minor curing
                                                             defects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, 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/III
                                          Packaging:         growers' bales of 30 to 50 kg made up in two rows of
                                                             'armathodema'
                                          Moisture:          14 %
    25    Burley EL                       Quality A leaves
                                          Quality A:         leaf fully ripe, fully developed, undamaged, sound, without
                                                             curing defects, from the middle stalk position, of uniform
                                                             medium nut-brown to nut-red colour, porous structure, fine
                                                             texture, excellent combustibility
                                          Packaging:         growers' bales of 50 to 70 kg, made up in two rows of
                                                             'armathodema', no strings (leaves loose)
                                          Moisture:          22 %
    26    Virginia EL                     Quality A leaves
                                          Quality A:         leaf fully ripe, fully developed, sound, undamaged, without
                                                             curing defects, of uniform lemon yellow to medium orange
                                                             colour, well bodied, fine texture and good combustibility, mainly
                                                             from the middle stalk position
                                          Packaging:         growers' bales of 30 to 40 kg, made up in two rows of
                                                             'armathodema', no strings (leaves loose)
                                          Moisture:           19%
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 number               Variety                                             Reference quality
   27     Santa Fe                        Class 1 leaf
                                          Class 1:       leaf ripe, sound, without curing defects, with stems (midribs)
                                                         completely dried, brown in colour, with some damage
                                          Packaging:     tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales
                                          Moisture:       18%
   28     Fermented Burley                Class 1 leaf
                                          Class 1:        leaf ripe, sound, without curing defects, with stems (midribs)
                                                          completely dried, with good combustibility, nut-brown to
                                                          cinnamon in colour, with some damage
                                          Packaging:      tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales
                                          Moisture:       18%
   29      Havana E                       Class 1 leaf
                                          Class 1:        leaf ripe, sound, fine texture, with stems (midribs) and veins not
                                                          very prominent, without curing defects, with stems (midribs)
                                                          completely dried brown, light brown or greenish in colour, with
                                                          some damage
                                          Packaging:      tobacco graded in uniform temporary bales
                                          Moisture:        18 %
   30      Round Scafati                  Class 1 leaf
                                          Class 1:         leaf of reasonable size, well ripened, of uniform colour, sound,
                                                           undamaged, fine texture, strong and elastic, with fine stems
                                                           (midribs) and veins, in good condition, with good combustibility,
                                                           with typical flavour and aroma, suitable for wrapping cigars;
                                                           about 25 % broken leaf acceptable
                                          Packaging:       in uniform temporary bales containing hands tied with non-
                                                           tobacco material
                                          Moisture:         18%
    31     Virginia E                      Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:        leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture, with
                                                           stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, lemon
                                                           yellow or orange in colour
                                           Packaging:      in uniform temporary bales of 33 to 45 kg not tied in hands and
                                                           with the leaves separated according to their position on the stalk
                                           Moisture:        16%
    32     Burley E                        Class 1 leaf
                                           Class 1:         leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, open texture, with
                                                            stems (midribs) and veins not very prominent, sound, of various
                                                            shades of cinnamon colour
                                           Packaging:       in uniform temporary bales of 33 to 45 kg not tied in hands and
                                                            with the leaves separated according to their position on the stalk
                                           Moisture:        18 %
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   Serial            Variety                                           Reference quality
  number
    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 1988 harvest
                        Variety                                                       Reference quality
 number
    1     Badischer Geudertheimer and its          Class 1 Hauptgut (top quality leaf)
          hybrids                                  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 and its hybrids      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
                                                                      approximately 150 to 210 kg
                                                    Moisture:          13 %
    8      Burley I                                 Leaf in category A
                                                    Category A:        leaf sufficiently ripe, without curing defects, of open possibly firm
                                                                       texture, stems (midribs) and veins not too prominent, sound, of a
                                                                       more or less lively nut-brown colour
                                                    Packaging:         in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg or cartons of
                                                                       approximately 150 to 210 kg
                                                    Moisture:          13 %
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 number                 Variety                                                          Reference quality
     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 bales of approximately 280 to 450 kg or cartons of
                                                                         approximately 150 to 210 kg
                                                   Moisture:              13%
    10    (a) Kentucky and its hybrids             Leaf in category B
          (b) Moro di Cori                         Category B:           leaf fully ripe, of firm texture, without curing and condition
          (c) Salento                                                    defects, brown in colour, with some damage, with good
                                                                         combustibility,
                                                   Packaging:            in barrels of approximately 280 to 450 kg, bales of approximately
                                                                          170 to 200 kg or cartons of 150 to 200 kg
                                                   Moisture:              16%
    11    (a) Forchheimer Havana II c              Leaf in category B
          (b) Nostrano del Brenta                  Category B:           leaf of firm or light texture, sound, without any curing defects,
          (c) Resistente 142                                             brown to greenish in colour, with some damage
          (d) Gojano                               Packaging:            in bales, cases or cartons of approximately 75 to 200 kg or in
                                                                         barrels of approximately 225 to 450 kg
                                                   Moisture:              16%
    12    (a) Beneventano                          Leaf in category B
          (b) Brasile Selvaggio and                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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 number                   Variety                                                  Reference quality
   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 varieties      Leaf in category B
                                                 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):                                  60 %
                                                                    second length (from 32 to under 38 cm):                         35 %
                                                                    third length (from 25 to under 32 cm):                           5 %
                                                                    leaf of convenient size, fully ripe and of uniform colour, sound,
                                                                    without damage, fine texture, tensile and elastic, stems and veins
                                                                    not prominent, well fermented and in good 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/III leaves
                                                 Quality I/III:      leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                     plant except the first 'protomana', up to 15 cm long, colour
                                                                     golden-yellow, orange to yellow-red, with good elasticity, shiny,
                                                                     fairly bodied, porous structure and fine texture, with strong,
                                                                     typical aroma, good combustibility
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   Serial              Variety                                                      Reference quality
  number
    17    Basmas                                                     leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
 (cont'd)                                                            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 (III) constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                                  Packaging:         bales ('Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                                  Moisture:          13 %
    18    Katerini and similar varieties          Quality I/III leaves
                                                  Quality I/III:     leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                     plant except the first 'protomana', up to 20 cm long, colour light
                                                                     yellow or orange to reddish, of porous structure, good elasticity,
                                                                     shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good combustibility
                                                                     Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
                                                                     Leaf ripe with slight damage and/or curing defects, with slight
                                                                     disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to 25 cm
                                                                     long, colour yellow, orange, yellow-green, reddish or light
                                                                     brown, of porous structure, moderately bodied, medium
                                                                     elasticity and shiny, fine texture and very good combustibility
                                                                     Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                                  Packaging:         bales ('Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                                  Moisture:          13 %
    19    (a) Kaba-Koulak classic                 Quality I/III leaves
          (b) Elassona                            Quality I/III:     leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                     plant except top leaves, up to 25 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-
                                                                     Koulak and to 20 cm long for Elassona. Karatzova and Kontoula,
                                                                     of moderate to deep yellow colour, good elasticity, shiny, of
                                                                     porous structure, fine texture and excellent combustibility
                                                                     Leaf as described above constitutes 47 % of quality I/III
                                                                     Leaf ripe, with some slight damage and/or curing defects, with
                                                                     slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up to
                                                                     30 cm long for Macedonia Kaba-Koulak and 25 cm long for
                                                                     Elassona, Karatzova and Kontoula, of yellow to reddish colour,
                                                                     of fairly porous structure and fairly fine texture, medium
                                                                     elasticity, shiny, excellent combustibility
                                                                     Leaf as described above constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                  Packaging:         bales ('Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                                  Moisture:           13 %
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  Serial                Variety                                                      Reference quality
 number
   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 (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 I and 20 cm long for Myrodata Smyrnis, of
                                                                     yellow to light brown colour, fairly porous structure, fairly fine
                                                                     texture, fairly elastic and shiny, very good combustibility
                                                                     Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                  Packaging:         bales ('Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                                  Moisture:           13%
    21      Myrodata Agrinion                     Quality I/III leaves
                                                  Quality I/III:      leaf ripe, undamaged, sound, well cured, from all positions on the
                                                                      plant except the first 'protomana', up to 25 cm long, of yellow to
                                                                      deep orange colour, of good elasticity, shiny, porous structure,
                                                                      fine texture and excellent combustibility
                                                                      Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 47 % of quality I/III
                                                                      Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects,
                                                                      with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up
                                                                      to 30 cm long, of yellow to light reddish colour, fairly porous
                                                                      structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, excellent
                                                                      combustibility
                                                                      Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                  Packaging:          bales ('Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                                  Moisture:           14 %
    22       Zichnomyrodata                       Quality I/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, excellent combustibility
                                                                      Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 47 % of quality I/III
                                                                      Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with slight curing defects,
                                                                      with slight disease blemishes, from all positions on the plant, up
                                                                       to 25 cm long, of yellow to light reddish colour, fairly porous
                                                                       structure and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, excellent
                                                                       combustibility
                                                                       Leaf as described above (III) constitutes 53 % of quality I/III
                                                  Packaging:           bales ('Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                                  Moisture:            13 %
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  Serial              Variety                                                Reference quality
 number
    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, good elasticity
                                                             and shiny, fairly bodied, fine texture and very good combust-
                                                             ibility
                                                             Leaf as described above (I/II) constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
                                                             Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, with minor curing defects,
                                                             from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour from
                                                             light yellow to green, reddish or light brown, fairly porous
                                                             structure, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, fairly fine texture,
                                                             very good combustibility; includes leaves with slight disease
                                                             blemishes and/or minor damage
                                                             Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                          Packaging:         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, good elasticity and shiny, fairly bodied, good combust-
                                                             ibility
                                                             Leaf as described above constitutes 45 % of quality I/III
                                                             Leaf ripe and reasonably undamaged, showing minor curing
                                                             defects, from all positions on the plant, up to 40 cm long, colour
                                                             from yellowish to reddish or light brown, fairly porous structure
                                                             and fairly fine texture, fairly elastic and shiny, fairly bodied, of
                                                             good combustibility; includes also leaves with slight disease
                                                             blemishes and/or minor damage
                                                             Leaf as described above constitutes 55 % of quality I/III
                                          Packaging:         bales ('Tongas') of approximately 30 kg
                                          Moisture:          13 %
    25    Burley EL                       Quality A leaves
                                          Quality A:         leaf fully ripe, fully developed, undamaged, sound, well cured,
                                                             from the middle stalk position, of uniform medium nut-brown to
                                                             nut-red colour, porous structure, fine texture, excellent combust-
                                                             ibility
                                          Packaging:         bales of approximately 100 kg, cases of approximately 200 kg or
                                                             barrels of 240 to 280 kg
                                          Moisture:          13 %
    26    Virginia EL                     Quality A leaves
                                          Quality A:         leaf fully ripe, fully developed, sound, undamaged, well cured, of
                                                             uniform lemon yellow to medium orange colour, fine texture and
                                                             good combustibility
                                          Packaging:         bales of approximately 100 kg
                                          Moisture:          13 %
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  Serial                Variety                                            Reference quality
 number
   27     Santa Fe                          Class 1 leaf
                                            Class 1:       leaf ripe, sound, well fermented, brown or dark brown in colour,
                                                           with some damage
                                            Packaging:     in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg
                                            Moisture:       14 %
   28     Fermented Burley                  Class 1 leaf
                                            Class 1:       leaf ripe, sound, well fermented, brown in colour, with some
                                                           damage
                                            Packaging:     in bales of 80 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg
                                            Moisture:       14 %
   29     Havana 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 to 100 kg or in cartons of 150 to 210 kg
                                            Moisture:       14 %
    30     Round Scafati                    Class 1 leaf
                                            Class 1:        leaf of reasonable size, well ripened, of uniform colour, sound,
                                                            without significant damage, fine texture, strong and elastic, with
                                                            fine stems (midribs) and veins, in good condition, with good
                                                            combustibility, with typical flavour and aroma, well fermented,
                                                            suitable for wrapping cigars; about 25 % broken leaf acceptable
                                            Packaging:      in bales of 70 to 100 kg or in cartons of 180 to 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 to 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 to 210 kg
                                            Moisture:        14 %
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                      Variety                                           Reference quality
  number
    33    Virginia PORT                   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 PORT                     Class 1 leaf
                                          Class 1:       leaf ripe, well cured, open and elastic texture, bright colour,
                                                         length exceeding 40 cm, leaves from the first and last positions on
                                                         the stalk not included
                                          Packaging:     in cartons of 180 kg, not tied in hands
                                          Moisture:      13 %
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                                                          ANNEX III
                           Recognized growing areas for each Community-produced tobacco variety
          Variety        Countries                                          Production areas
 1. Badischer        Germany             Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Mittelfranken
     Geudertheimer
                     France              Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardennes, Alsace-Lorraine, Val-de-Loire and
     and its hybrids
                                         Poitou-Bretagne
                     Italy               Veneto, Tuscany, Molise, Campania, Lazio and Apulia
 2. Badischer        Germany             Rhine valley and adjacent valleys, Mittelfranken
     Burley E
                     France              Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees, Auvergne-Limousin, Alsace-Lorraine, Rhone-Alpes, Franche-
     and its hybrids
                                         Comte, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Poitou-Bretagne, Burgundy and Charente
                     Italy               Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna
 3. Virgin D         Germany             Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, Franconia, Rhine valley and adjacent valleys
                     France              Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees, Auvergne-Limousin, Champagne-Ardennes, Alsace-Lorraine,
                                         Rhone-Alpes, Franche-Comte, Provence, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Poitou-Bretagne,
                                         Languedoc-Roussillon, Normandy, Burgundy, Charente, Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy
 4. (a) Paraguay     France              Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees, Languedoc-Roussillon, Auvergne-Limousin, Poitou-Bretagne,
        and its hyb-                     Charente, Val-de-Loire, Centre, Rhone-Alpes, Provence, Franche-Comte, Alsace-
        rids                             Lorraine, Champagne-Ardennes, Picardy, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Normandy and Burgundy
                     Belgium             Flanders
                     Italy               Molise and Campania
    (b) Dragon vert  France              Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Champagne-Ardennes and Val-de-Loire
        and its
        hydbrids,
        Philippin,
        Petit
        Grammont
        (Flobecq),
        Semois,
        Appelterre
                     Belgium             Flanders, Hainaut, Namur and Luxembourg
 5. Nijkerk          France              Departments of Lot and Aveyron
 6. Misionero        France              Reunion
 7. Bright           Italy               Friuli, Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Marches, Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise,
                                         Campania, Basilicata, Apulia and Calabria
 8. Burley I         Italy               Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Umbria, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise,
                                         Campania, Basilicata, Apulia and Sicily
 9. Maryland         Italy               Friuli, Lombardy, Tuscany, Marches, Umbria, Lazio, Molise and Campania
10. Kentucky         Italy               Veneto, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio and Campania
11. F. Havana        Italy               Friuli, Trentino, Veneto, Tuscany, Lazio, Molise and Campania
12. Beneventano      Italy               Capania
     Brasile
     Selvaggio                           Sicily
13. Xanti-Yaka       Italy               Abruzzi, Campania, Basilicata and Apulia
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          Variety       Countries                                          Production areas
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. Basmas          Greece            Thrace, Macedonia, Sterea Hellas
18. (a) Katerini    Greece            Macedonia
    (b) Similar                       Macedonia, Sterea Hellas, Epirus and Thessaly
        varieties
19. (a) Kaba Koulak Greece            Macedonia
        classic
    (b) Elassona                      Thessaly
20. Kaba Koulak     Greece            Macedonia, Thessaly, Sterea Hellas, Thrace, Epirus, Peloponnese and Islands
     non-classic
21. Myrodata        Greece            Sterea Hellas
     Agrinion
22. Zichnomyrodata  Greece            Thessaly
23. Tsebelia        Greece            Epirus and Sterea Hellas
24. Mavra           Greece            Thessaly, Peloponnese and Sterea Hellas
25. BurleyEL        Greece            Macedonia and Thessaly
26. Virginia EL     Greece            Sterea Hellas, Thessaly, Macedonia, Thrace and Peloponnese
27. Santa Fe        Spain             Andalusia
28. Fermented       Spain             Extremadura, Andalusia, Castille-Leon, Castille-Manche, Valencienne community,
     Burley                           Navarre, Rioja, Catalonia and Madrid
29. Havana ESP      Spain              Castille-Leon, Navarre, Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria
30. Round Scafati   Spain             Galicia, Asturias, Navarre, Castille-Leon and Cantabria
31. Virginia ESP    Spain             Extremadura, Andalusia, Castille-Leon and Castille-Manche
32. Burley ESP      Spain             Extremadura, Andalusia, Castille-Leon and Castille-Manche
33. Virginia PORT   Portugal          Beira Interior, Ribatejo Oeste, Alentejo and autonomous region of the Azores
34. Burley PORT     Portugal          Beiras, Ribatejo Oeste, Entre Douro e Minho, Tras-os-Montes and autonomous region of
                                      the Azores
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                                                                      ANNEX     IV
                            Norm prices, intervention prices and premiums for leaf tobacco from the 1988 harvest
                                     Derived intervention prices for baled tobacco from the 1988 harvest
                                                                                                                           (ECU/kg)
                                                                                                                       Derived
     Serial                                                                          Norm    Intervention
                                           Variety                                                          Premium  intervention
    number                                                                           price
        1       Badischer Geudertheimer and its hybrids                              3,643      3,097        2,534      4,644
        2       Badischer Burley E and its hybrids                                   4,512      3,835        2,961      5,426
        3       Virgin D                                                             4,626      3,932        2,927      5,179
        4       (a) Paraguay and its hybrids                                 1
                (b) Dragon vert and its hybrids, Philippin,                  r       3,400      2,890        2,352          —
                      Petit Grammont (Flobecq), Semois, Appelterre           J
        5       Nijkerk                                                              3,357      2,853        2,132          —
        6        (a) Misionero and its hybrids                               1
                 (b) Rio Grande and its hybrids                              J
                                                                                     3,128      2,659        2,159          —
        7       Bright                                                               4,070      3,459        2,461      4,764
        8       Burley I                                                             2,848      2,421         1,653     3,565
        9       Maryland                                                             3,313      2,816         1,875     4,014
       10        (a) Kentucky and its hybrids                                1
                 (b) Moro di Cori                                            ?•      2,796       2,376        1,765      3,347
                 (c) Salento                                                 J
       11        (a)  Forchheimer Havana II c                                1
                 (b)  Nostrano del Brenta
                                                                                     2,707       2,301        1,909      3,614
                 (c)  Resistente 142
                 (d)  Gojano
       12        (a) Beneventano                                             1
                                                                                     1,462       1,243        1,077      2,012
                 (b) Brasile Selvaggio and similar varieties                 J
       13        Xanti-Yaka                                                          3,257       2,768        2,399      4,521
       14        (a) Perustitza                                              1                                2,283      3,925
                 (b) Samsun                                                  J       3,083       2,621        2,222      3,949
       15        Erzegovina and similar varieties                                    2,770       2,355        2,057      3,540
       16        (a) Round Tip
                 (b) Scafati                                                        15,908     13,522         9,608    20,782
                 (c) Sumatra I
       17        Basmas                                                              6,090       5,177        3,072      6,914
       18        Katerini and similar varieties                                      5,073       4,312        2,734      6,196
       19         (a) Kaba Koulak classic                                    1
                                                                                     4,022       3,419        2,078      4,925
                  (b) Elassona                                                J
       20         (a) Kaba Koulak non-classic                                1
                                                                                     3,030       2,576        1,423      3,979
                  (b) Myrodata Smyrna, Trapezous and Phi I                    J
       21        Myrodata Agrinion                                                   3,998       3,398        2,099      4,840
       22        Zichnomyrodata                                                      4,154       3,531        2,214      5,051
       23        Tsebelia                                                            3,195       2,716        2,593      4,136
       24         Mavra                                                              3,120       2,652        2,120      4,065
       25         Burley EL                                                          2,251       1,688 (i)    1,219      2,748 (!)
       26         Virginia EL                                                        3,806       3,235        3,145      4,465
       27         Santa Fe                                                            1,383      1,176        0,301      2,034
       28         Fermented Burley                                                    2,240      1,904        0,931      2,923
       29         Havana ESP                                                          2,878      2,447        1,952      3,634
       30         Round Scafati                                                       8,669      7,369        5,911     12,615
       31         Virginia ESP                                                        4,531      3,851        2,354      5,305
       32         Burley ESP                                                          2,965      2,520         1,398     3,789
       33         Virginia PORT                                                       4,263      3,624        2,354      4,953
       34         Burley PORT                                                         3,072      2,611         1,398     3,896
 (J) Account being taken of the application of Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70.
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                                                              ANNEX V
          Maximum guaranteed quantities by variety and group of varieties for tobacco from the 1988 harvest
                                                            (Leaf tobacco)
                               Groups and varieties (serial number)              Maximum guaranteed quantities
                                                                                           (tonnes)
          Group 1:
          A: 3 , 7 , 3 1 , 33                                                               63 000
          B: 17 Basmas                                                                      30 000
              18 Katerini and similar varieties                                             23 000
              26 Virginia EL                                                                 5 000
          Group II:
          2, 8, 9, 25, 28, 32, 34                                                         103 700
          Group III:
          A: 1 , 4 , 5 , 6, 27, 29                                                          43 970
          B: 10 (a) Kentucky and its hybrids                                                10 000
                  (b) Moro di Cori
                  (c) Salento
              16 (a) Round Tip                                                                 150
                  (b) Scafati
                  (c) Sumatra I
              30 Round Scafati                                                                  30
          Group IV:
          13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22                                                        65 100
          Group V:
          11, 12, 23, 24                                                                    41050
          TOTAL                                                                           385 000