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( 1 ) OJ NO L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 97 , 21 . 4 . 1980 , P . 33 .

( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 26 MARCH 1980 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 5 ) OJ NO L 188 , 26 . 7 . 1979 , P . 14 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 140 , 5 . 6 . 1980 , P . 19 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1779/80

OF 30 JUNE 1980

FIXING , FOR THE 1980 HARVEST , THE NORM AND INTERVENTION PRICES , THE PREMIUMS GRANTED TO PURCHASERS OF LEAF TOBACCO , THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR BALED TOBACCO AND THE REFERENCE QUALITIES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 OF 21 APRIL 1970 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN RAW TOBACCO ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1778/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 2 ( 5 ), 4 ( 4 ) AND 6 ( 8 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE MONETARY COMMITTEE ,

WHEREAS , WHEN FIXING THE PRICES FOR RAW TOBACCO , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN BOTH OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND OF THE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THE COMMUNITY INTENDS TO MAKE TO THE HARMONIOUS GROWTH OF WORLD TRADE ; WHEREAS THE AIMS OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ARE , IN PARTICULAR , TO PROVIDE THE AGRICULTURAL POPULATION WITH A REASONABLE STANDARD OF LIVING , GUARANTEE SECURITY OF SUPPLIES AND ENSURE FAIR PRICES FOR CONSUMERS ;

WHEREAS THE NORM AND INTERVENTION PRICES FOR LEAF TOBACCO MUST BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 IN ORDER IN PARTICULAR TO ENCOURAGE PRODUCERS TO CONVERT TO THE CULTIVATION OF THOSE VARIETIES WHICH ARE MOST COMPETITIVE AND MOST IN DEMAND ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1557/79 OF 24 JULY 1979 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES IN THE RAW TOBACCO SECTOR IN RESPECT OF THE PERUSTITZA AND ERZEGOVINA VARIETIES ( 5 ), PROVIDED FOR A REDUCTION OF THE INTERVENTION PRICE OF THESE TOBACCOS ;

WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO FIX , IN RESPECT OF THE 1980 HARVEST , DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES BOTH FOR THE VARIETIES WHICH , BEFORE THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET CAME INTO FORCE , WERE SUBJECT TO A PRICE GUARANTEE AT THE BALED TOBACCO STAGE , AND FOR THE VARIETIES WHICH ARE GROWN MAINLY IN GERMANY , IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF MARKETING PRACTICES IN THAT COUNTRY ; WHEREAS , TO THIS END , BOTH INCREASED COSTS AND INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION ;

WHEREAS THE PREMIUM GRANTED TO PURCHASERS OF COMMUNITY TOBACCO IS INTENDED TO ENABLE THEM TO PAY PRODUCERS OF LEAF TOBACCO A PRICE WHICH IS AT THE LEVEL OF THE NORM PRICE , ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF THE TREND IN WORLD MARKET PRICES AND THE LEVEL OF PRICES ESTABLISHED BY SUPPLY AND DEMAND ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET ;

WHEREAS THE ABOVEMENTIONED PRICES AND THE AMOUNT OF THE PREMIUM MUST BE FIXED FOR EACH VARIETY IN RELATION TO A REFERENCE QUALITY DEFINED IN SUCH A WAY THAT AS OBJECTIVE AS POSSIBLE AN ASSESSMENT CAN BE MADE OF THE QUALITY OF THE TOBACCO ;

WHEREAS THE SAMSUN VARIETY HAS HITHERTO BEEN CULTIVATED IN THE COMMUNITY ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS BUT IS NOW PRODUCED ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS ; WHEREAS ITS CHARACTERISTICS ARE SUCH THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF COMMUNITY VARIETIES UNDER THE SAME SERIAL NUMBER AS THE PERUSTITZA VARIETY ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER BETTER TO REFLECT THE MARKET SITUATION , A MORE PRECISE DEFINITION SHOULD BE GIVEN OF THE REFERENCE QUALITIES OF CERTAIN VARIETIES OF TOBACCO , BOTH IN LEAF AND BALED , IN RESPECT IN PARTICULAR OF THE BOTANICAL AND COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS ; WHEREAS IT IS ALSO ADVISABLE THAT THE REFERENCE QUALITIES OF EACH OF THE VARIETIES OF ORIENTAL TOBACCO , HITHERTO LISTED TOGETHER UNDER ONE HEADING , SHOULD BE DEFINED SEPARATELY ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , SOME CHANGES IN THE PACKAGING OF BALED TOBACCO HAVE TAKEN PLACE ; WHEREAS THE REFERENCE QUALITIES FOR LEAF TOBACCO AND BALED TOBACCO SHOULD BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ;

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1366/80 ( 6 ) PROVIDES THAT FOR THE TOBACCO SECTOR FROM 1 JUNE 1980 A NEW REPRESENTATIVE RATE SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE CURRENCIES OF CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS THIS PROVISION SHOULD LEAD , FROM THAT DATE , TO A REDUCTION , IN NATIONAL CURRENCY TERMS , OF THE PREMIUM FIXED IN UNITS OF ACCOUNT FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE HARVEST IN THOSE MEMBER STATES WHOSE REPRESENTATIVE RATE IS REVALUED ; WHEREAS IT SEEMS MORE APPROPRIATE TO THE NATURE OF THIS SECTOR THAT THE SAME CONDITIONS SHOULD APPLY TO THE ENTIRE HARVEST IN A GIVEN YEAR ; WHEREAS THIS OBJECTIVE CAN BE ACHIEVED IF THE FORMER RATE OF EXCHANGE FOR THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED WERE TO REMAIN APPLICABLE TO PREMIUMS PAID FOR THE 1979 HARVEST ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1980 HARVEST , THE REFERENCE QUALITIES FOR EACH OF THE VARIETIES OF LEAF TOBACCO OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 , SHALL BE AS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE 1980 HARVEST , THE REFERENCE QUALITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 ( 3 ) ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 , FOR EACH OF THE VARIETIES OF BALED TOBACCO OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION IN RESPECT OF WHICH A DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE IS FIXED , SHALL BE AS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX II .

ARTICLE 3

FOR THE 1980 HARVEST , THE NORM AND INTERVENTION PRICES AND THE AMOUNTS OF THE PREMIUM GRANTED TO PURCHASERS OF LEAF TOBACCO REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 2 AND 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 727/70 , AND THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR BALED TOBACCO REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 OF THE SAID REGULATION , SHALL BE AS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX III .

ARTICLE 4

THE EXCHANGE RATE TO BE APPLIED IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PREMIUMS FOR THE 1979 HARVEST SHALL , UNTIL 31 MARCH 1981 , BE THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE APPLICABLE TO THE CURRENCIES IN QUESTION PRIOR TO 1 JUNE 1980 .

ARTICLE 5

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 30 JUNE 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

V . BALZAMO

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ANNEX I

LEAF TOBACCO : VARIETIES AND THEIR REFERENCE QUALITIES FOR THE 1980 HARVEST

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SERIAL NO // VARIETY // REFERENCE QUALITY //

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1 // A ) BADISCHER GEUDERTHEIMER B ) FORCHHEIMER HAVANNA II C ) // CLASS 1 HAUPTGUT ( TOP QUALITY LEAF ) CLASS 1 : LEAF RIPE , SOUND , WITHOUT BLEMISH , DARK BROWN TO MOTTLED BROWN , OF UNIFORM LENGTH PACKAGING : TOBACCO GRADED , TIED IN HANDS OR IN TEMPORARY BALES WITH NONTOBACCO MATERIAL MOISTURE : 26 % //

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2 // BADISCHER BURLEY E // CLASS 1 HAUTPGUT ( 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 NONTOBACCO MATERIAL MOISTURE : 25 % //

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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 NONTOBACCO MATERIAL MOISTURE : 19 % //

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4 // A ) PARAGUAY AND HYBRIDS THEREOF B ) DRAGON VERT AND HYBRIDS THEREOF , PHILIPPIN , PETIT GRAMMONT ( FLOBECQ ), SEMOIS , APPELTERRE // CLASS 2 MIDDLE LEAF CLASS 2 : LEAF SOUND , WITH MINOR DEFECTS AS REGARDS COLOUR , TEXTURE , OR RIPENESS BUT WITH SATISFACTORY COMBUSTIBILITY PACKAGING : TOBACCO GRADED AND TIED IN HANDS OR STRAIGHT LAID ( LOOSE LEAF ) MOISTURE : 27 % //

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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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6 // A ) MISIONERO AND HYBRIDS THEREOF B ) RIO GRANDE AND HYBRIDS THEREOF // 2ND QUALITY LEAF 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 % //

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SERIAL NO // VARIETY // REFERENCE QUALITY //

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7 // BRIGHT // LEAF IN CATEGORY A CATEGORY A : LEAF SUFFICIENTLY RIPE , WITHOUT CURING DEFECTS , OPEN TEXTURE , WITH STEMS ( MIDRIBS ) AND VEINS NOT TOO PROMINENT , SOUND , OF VARIOUS SHADES OF YELLOW PACKAGING : IN TEMPORARY BALES OF 30 TO 40 KG MOISTURE : 16 % //

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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 % //

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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 % //

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10 // A ) KENTUCKY AND HYBRIDS THEREOF B ) MORO DI CORI C ) SALENTO // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF FULLY RIPE , OF FIRM TEXTURE , WITH SLIGHT CURING AND CONDITION 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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11 // A ) NOSTRANO DEL BRENTA B ) RESISTENTE 142 C ) GOJANO // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF OF FIRM OR LIGHT TEXTURE , SOUND , WELL CURED , OR PROPERLY FERMENTED ACCORDING TO THE TRADITIONAL METHOD , BROWN OR DARK BROWN IN COLOUR , WITH MINOR DAMAGE PACKAGING : IN HANDS OF 25 TO 30 LEAVES TIED WITH A NON-TOBACCO MATERIAL ( FASCICOLI ) MOISTURE : 22 % //

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12 // A ) BENEVENTANO B ) BRASILE SELVAGGIO AND SIMILAR VARIETIES // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF SUFFICIENTLY RIPE , FIRM TEXTURE OR POSSIBLY COARSE OR THIN , WITH MINOR DEFECTS AS REGARDS CURING AND FERMENTATION AND DAMAGE PACKAGING : IN HANDS OF 25 TO 30 LEAVES TIED WITH NON-TOBACCO MATERIAL ( FASCICOLI ) MOISTURE : 24 % //

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SERIAL NO // VARIETY // REFERENCE QUALITY //

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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 % //

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14 // A ) PERUSTITZA B ) SAMSUN // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF REASONABLY SOUND AND RIPE , SESSILE ( PERUSTITZA ) OR WITH LEAF STALKS ( SAMSUN ), OF ELLIPTICAL-LANCEOLATE SHAPE WITH FINE POINTS ( PERUSTITZA ) OR ELLIPTICAL AND ROUNDED ( SAMSUN ), WITHOUT PROMINENT STEMS ( MIDRIBS ) AND WITH VEINS AT A RATHER ACUTE ANGLE , WITH SLIGHT CURING DEFECTS , GENERALLY OF LIGHT TEXTURE , IN COLOUR FROM YELLOW TO BROWN ( PERUSTITZA ), OR REDDISH ( SAMSUN ), WITH MARKED DAMAGE BUT IN GOOD CONDITION , TAKEN FROM ALL POSITIONS ON THE STALK , WITH DISCREET FLAVOUR , SUFFICIENT AROMA AND GOOD COMBUSTIBILITY THE LENGTH OF THE MIDDLE LEAVES NOT TO EXCEED 25 CM PACKAGING : IN TEMPORARY BALES OF 15 TO 20 KG OR ' STRINGED ' IN CASES OF 30 TO 40 KG MOISTURE : 17 % //

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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 % //

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16 // A ) ROUND TIP B ) SCAFATI C ) SUMATRA I // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LOWER MIDDLE LEAF , SORTED BY LENGTH IN THE FOLLOWING PROPORTIONS : 1ST LENGTH ( 38 CM AND OVER)60 %2ND LENGTH ( FROM 32 TO UNDER 38 CM)35 %3RD LENGTH ( FROM 25 TO UNDER 32 CM)5 %LEAF OF CONVENIENT SIZE , FULLY RIPE AND OF UNIFORM COLOUR , SOUND , WITHOUT DAMAGE , FINE TEXTURE , TENSILE AND ELASTIC , STEMS AND VEINS NOT PROMINENT , WELL FERMENTED AND IN GOOD CONDITION , GOOD COMBUSTIBILITY , OF TYPICAL FLAVOUR AND AROMA , SUITABLE FOR WRAPPING CIGARS , INCLUDING ABOUT 25 % BROKEN LEAF PACKAGING : IN HANDS TIED WITH A NON-TOBACCO MATERIAL ( FASCICOLI ) MOISTURE : 22 % //

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ANNEX II

BALED TOBACCO : VARIETIES AND THEIR REFERENCE QUALITIES FOR THE 1980 HARVEST

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SERIAL NO // VARIETY // REFERENCE QUALITY //

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1 // A ) BADISCHER GEUDERTHEIMER B ) FORCHHEIMER HAVANNA II C ) // CLASS 1 HAUPTGUT ( TOP QUALITY LEAF ) CLASS 1 : LEAF RIPE , SOUND , WITHOUT BLEMISH , DARK BROWN TO MOTTLED BROWN , OF UNIFORM LENGTH , FERMENTED NORMALLY PACKAGING : IN BALES , CASES OR CARTONS OF APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 200 KG OR IN BARRELS OF APPROXIMATELY 225 TO 450 KG MOISTURE : 16 % //

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2 // BADISCHER BURLEY E // CLASS 1 HAUPTGUT ( TOP QUALITY LEAF ) CLASS 1 : LEAF RIPE , SOUND , WITHOUT BLEMISH , FLESHY LIGHT BROWN TO REDDISH OR DARK BROWN , OF UNIFORM LENGTH , FERMENTED NORMALLY PACKAGING : IN BALES OR CASES OF APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 175 KG OR IN BARRELS OF APPROXIMATELY 225 TO 450 KG MOISTURE : 15 % //

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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 % //

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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 % //

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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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9 // MARYLAND // LEAF IN CATEGORY A CATEGORY A : LEAF SUFFICIENTLY RIPE , WITH SLIGHT CURING DEFECTS AND ONLY SLIGHTLY MOTTLED , OF AVERAGE TEXTURE , STEMS ( MIDRIBS ) AND VEINS NOT TOO PROMINENT , SOUND , OF A RATHER LIVELY REDDISH BROWN COLOUR PACKAGING : IN BARRELS OF APPROXIMATELY 280 TO 450 KG OR CARTONS OF APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 210 KG MOISTURE : 13 % //

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SERIAL NO // VARIETY // REFERENCE QUALITY //

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10 // A ) KENTUCKY AND HYBRIDS THEREOF B ) MORO DI CORI C ) SALENTO // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF FULLY RIPE , OF FIRM TEXTURE , WITH SLIGHT CURING AND CONDITION DEFECTS , BROWN IN COLOUR , WITH SOME DAMAGE , OF GOOD COMBUSTIBILITY PACKAGING : IN BARRELS OF APPROXIMATELY 280 TO 450 KG OR BAGS OF APPROXIMATELY 170 TO 200 KG MOISTURE : 16 % //

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11 // A ) NOSTRANO DEL BRENTA B ) RESISTENTE 142 C ) GOJANO // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF OF FIRM OR LIGHT TEXTURE , SOUND , WELL CURED , AND PROPERLY FERMENTED , BROWN OR DARK BROWN IN COLOUR , WITH MINOR DAMAGE PACKAGING : IN BALES OF APPROXIMATELY 170 TO 180 KG MOISTURE : 18 % //

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12 // A ) BENEVENTANO B ) BRASILE SELVAGGIO AND SIMILAR VARIETIES // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LEAF SUFFICIENTLY RIPE , FIRM TEXTURE OR POSSIBLY COARSE OR THIN , WITH MINOR DEFECTS AS REGARDS CURING AND FERMENTATION AND DAMAGE PACKAGING : IN BALES OF APPROXIMATELY 120 KG OR BARRELS OF APPROXIMATELY 330 KG MOISTURE : 16 % //

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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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14 // A ) PERUSTITZA B ) SAMSUN // LEAF IN CATEGORY B 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 % //

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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 CS PACKAGING : IN SMALL BALES OF APPROXIMATELY 18 TO 50 KG MOISTURE : 13 % //

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16 // A ) ROUND TIP B ) SCAFATI C ) SUMATRA I // LEAF IN CATEGORY B CATEGORY B : LOWER MIDDLE LEAF , SORTED BY LENGTH IN THE FOLLOWING PROPORTIONS : 1ST LENGTH ( 38 CM AND OVER)60 %2ND LENGTH ( FROM 32 TO UNDER 38 CM)35 %3RD LENGTH ( FROM 25 TO UNDER 32 CM)5 %LEAF OF CONVENIENT SIZE , FULLY RIPE AND OF UNIFORM COLOUR , SOUND , WITHOUT DAMAGE , FINE TEXTURE , TENSILE AND ELASTIC , STEMS AND VEINS NOT PROMINENT , WELL FERMENTED AND IN GOOD CONDITION , GOOD COMBUSTIBILITY , OF TYPICAL FLAVOUR AND AROMA , SUITABLE FOR WRAPPING CIGARS , INCLUDING ABOUT 25 % BROKEN LEAF PACKAGING : IN BALES OF APPROXIMATELY 70 TO 90 KG OR CARTONS OF APPROXIMATELY 180 TO 210 KG MOISTURE : 16 % //

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ANNEX III

NORM PRICES , INTERVENTION PRICES AND PREMIUMS FOR LEAF TOBACCO OF THE 1980 CROP

DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR BALED TOBACCO OF THE 1980 HARVEST

( ECU/KG ) // //

SERIAL NO // VARIETY // NORM PRICE // INTERVENTION PRICE // AMOUNT OF PREMIUM // DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICE //

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1 // A ) BADISCHER GEUDERTHEIMER //

// B ) FORCHHEIMER HAVANNA II C ) // 3.014 // 2.713 // 2.074 // 3.994 //

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2 // BADISCHER BURLEY E // 3.603 // 3.243 // 2.228 // 4.541 //

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3 // VIRGIN D // 3.514 // 3.163 // 2.096 // 4.155 //

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4 // A ) PARAGUAY AND HYBRIDS THEREOF //

// B ) DRAGON VERT AND HYBRIDS THEREOF , PHILIPPIN , PETIT GRAMMONT ( FLOBECQ ), SEMOIS , APPELTERRE // 2.721 // 2.449 // 1.799 // - //

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5 // NIJKERK // 2.650 // 2.385 // 1.653 // - //

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6 // A ) MISIONERO AND HYBRIDS THEREOF //

// B ) RIO GRANDE AND HYBRIDS THEREOF // 2.470 // 2.223 // 1.720 // - //

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7 // BRIGHT // 2.952 // 2.657 // 1.714 // 3.678 //

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8 // BURLEY I // 2.190 // 1.971 // 1.221 // 2.883 //

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9 // MARYLAND // 2.520 // 2.268 // 1.369 // 3.220 //

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10 // A ) KENTUCKY AND HYBRIDS THEREOF //

// B ) MORO DI CORI // 2.249 // 2.024 // 1.218 // 2.824 //

// C ) SALENTO //

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11 // A ) NOSTRANO DEL BRENTA //

// B ) RESISTENTE 142 // 2.138 // 1.924 // 1.597 // 2.824 //

// C ) GOJANO //

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12 // A ) BENEVENTANO //

// B ) BRASILE SELVAGGIO AND SIMILAR VARIETIES // 1.628 // 1.465 // 1.171 // 2.138 //

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13 // XANTI-YAKA // 3.062 // 2.756 // 1.970 // 4.265 //

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14 // A ) PERUSTITZA //

// B ) SAMSUN // 2.900 // 2.320 // 1.864 // 3.407 //

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15 // ERZEGOVINA AND SIMILAR VARIETIES // 2.604 // 2.083 // 1.654 // 3.070 //

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16 // A ) ROUND TIP //

// B ) SCAFATI // 13.654 // 12.289 // 7.384 // 18.267 //

// C ) SUMATRA I //