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c) Radioactivity2) Taxes and other expensesAll expenses included herein refer to local or international authoritiescertificates as well as direct taxes to the Saffron Designation ofOrigin Regulatory Council.Following table demonstrates minimum and maximal costs for eachstage of the commercialization procedure in Spain, Italy and Greece.SPAIN ITALY GREECEMin Max Min Max Min MaxPurchase 0,00 13,22 - - - -Classification 3,01 3,01 0,00 0,00 2,50 2,50Cleaning 9,02 18,03 0,00 0,00 7,50 15,00Main package 84,14 300,51 140,00 140,00 54,88 219,52Secondary package 25,04 25,04 400,00 600,00 20,75 20,75Tertiary package 0,83 1,60 50,00 50,00 0,68 1,33Shipment 18,03 18,03 110,00 140,00 18,03 18,03Analyses 6,41 8,01 65,00 65,00 5,30 6,65Taxes and certificates 1,20 1,80 80,00 80,00 1,20 1,80Contribution DO 0,00 60,10 0,00 0,00 0,00 50,00Total 147,68 449,36 845,00 1.075,00 110,84 335,58Table 32 Commercialization costs in Spain, Italyand GreeceA5.2 COMMERCIALIZATION AND CONSUMPTIONIn Greece, national saffron sales represent approximately 13,2 % ofthe total production while export sales represent approximately 86,8 %of the total production.In Sardinia, the reference markets are mainly local and regional(80%). Only a small part (20%) is destined for the national and internationalmarket. Sardinian saffron is found only in special shops and isnot commercialized at a large extent.5.2.1 FORMS OF CONSUMPTIONIn the Spanish market, saffron can be found in three forms: asthreads, as powder or as spice for rice, pastry etc. In the consumptionanalysis carried out by the IRI research company, the first two categorieswere not taken into account.195