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( 1 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 22 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 179 , 21 . 7 . 1969 , P . 6 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 117 , 7 . 5 . 1975 , P . 5 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2734/75 OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 FIXING STANDARD QUALITIES FOR CERTAIN CEREALS AND CATEGORIES OF FLOUR , GROATS AND MEAL AND THE RULES FOR FIXING THE THRESHOLD PRICES OF THESE CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 ( 1 ) OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 ( 5 ) ( A ) THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;

WHEREAS THE THRESHOLD PRICES FOR OATS , GRAIN SORGHUM , MILLET , BUCKWHEAT , CANARY SEED AND THE KINDS OF FLOUR , GROATS AND MEAL SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 SHOULD CORRESPOND TO SPECIFIR STANDARD QUALITIES ;

WHEREAS THE STANDARD QUALITIES FOR WHICH THOSE PRICES ARE FIXED SHOULD CORRESPOND AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO THE AVERAGE QUALITIES OF THOSE CEREALS HARVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS , FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION , DEFINITIONS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED OF MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY , A STANDARD METHOD FOR DETERMINING THAT MATTER INTRODUCED AND THE METHOD OF TESTING FOR MOISTURE CONTENT ADAPTED TO THE LATEST TECHNIQUES ; WHEREAS , TO THAT END , THE PROVISIONS TO BE ADOPTED SHOULD BE THOSE SET OUT IN ANNEXES I AND II TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2731/75 ( 2 ) , OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 FIXING THE STANDARD QUALITIES FOR COMMON WHEAT , RYE , BARLEY , MAIZE AND DURUM WHEAT ;

WHEREAS THE THRESHOLD PRICES FOR FLOUR , GROATS AND MEAL SHOULD BE SO FIXED AS TO ENABLE THE TARGET PRICES FOR BASIC CEREALS TO BE ATTAINED AND THE PROTECTION OF THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY TO BE ENSURED ;

WHEREAS THOSE OBJECTIVES MAY BE ATTAINED BY FIXING A THRESHOLD PRICE WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE COST OF MANUFACTURING THESE PRODUCTS AND AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF PROTECTION FOR THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY ;

WHEREAS MANUFACTURING COSTS MAY BE DETERMINED BY ADDING TO THE VALUE OF THE CEREAL AN AMOUNT REPRESENTING THE MILLING MARGIN AND BY SUBTRACTING FROM THE TOTAL THUS OBTAINED , WHERE APPROPRIATE , A FIXED AMOUNT FOR THE VALUE OF MEAL OR FLOUR OF INFERIOR QUALITY AND OTHER RESIDUES OF MILLING ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , WHEN FIXING THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR GROATS AND MEAL OF COMMON WHEAT , A FIXED RATIO REPRESENTING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PRICE OF WHEAT FLOUR AND THE PRICES OF THOSE PRODUCTS ON COMMUNITY MARKETS SHOULD BE TAKEN AS A BASIS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR OATS IS FIXED IS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) OATS OF A SOUND AND FAIR MARKETABLE QUALITY , FREE FROM ABNORMAL SMELL AND LIVE PESTS , OF A COLOUR PROPER TO THIS CEREAL AND OF A QUALITY CORRESPONDING TO THE AVERAGE QUALITY OF OATS HARVESTED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY ;

( B ) MOISTURE CONTENT : 16 % ;

( C ) TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY : 3 % , OF WHICH :

- GRAIN IMPURITIES : 2 % ( " GRAIN IMPURITIES " MEANS GRAINS OF OTHER CEREALS AND GRAINS DAMAGED BY PESTS ) ,

- PERCENTAGE OF MISCELLANEOUS IMPURITIES : 1 % ( " MISCELLANEOUS IMPURITIES " MEANS WEED SEEDS , DAMAGED GRAINS , EXTRANEOUS MATTER , HUSKS , DEAD INSECTS AND FRAGMENTS OF INSECTS ) ;

( D ) SPECIFIC WEIGHT : 49 KILOGRAMMES PER HECTOLITRE .

ARTICLE 2

THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR GRAIN SORGHUM IS FIXED SHALL BE THAT DEFINED IN THE " OFFICIAL GRAIN STANDARDS OF THE UNITED STATES " FOR USA YELLOW GRAIN SORGHUM NO 2 , BUT WITH A 15 % MOISTURE CONTENT .

ARTICLE 3

THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR MILLET IS FIXED IS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) MILLET CORRESPONDING TO THE AVERAGE QUALITY OF MILLET GROWN IN ARGENTINA ;

( B ) MOISTURE CONTENT : 13 % ;

( C ) TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY ; 17 % , OF WHICH :

- PERCENTAGE OF BROKEN GRAINS OR HUSKED GRAINS : 15 % ,

- PERCENTAGE OF MISCELLANEOUS IMPURITIES : 2 % ( " MISCELLANEOUS IMPURITIES " MEANS WEED SEEDS , DAMAGED GRAINS , EXTRANEOUS MATTER , HUSKS , DEAD INSECTS AND FRAGMENTS OF INSECTS ) .

ARTICLE 4

THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR BUCKWHEAT IS FIXED SHALL CORRESPOND TO BUCKWHEAT OF COMMERCIAL GRADE 2 OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA .

ARTICLE 5

THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR CANARY SEED IS FIXED IS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) CANARY SEEDS OF A SOUND AND FAIR MARKETABLE QUALITY ;

( B ) MOISTURE CONTENT : 16 % ;

( C ) TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY : 3 % , OF WHICH :

- PERCENTAGE OF GRAIN IMPURITIES : 2 % ( " GRAIN IMPURITIES " MEANS GRAINS OF OTHER CEREALS AND GRAINS DAMAGED BY PESTS ) ,

- PERCENTAGE OF MISCELLANEOUS IMPURITIES : 1 % ( " MISCELLANEOUS IMPURITIES " MEANS WEED SEEDS , DAMAGED GRAINS , EXTRANEOUS MATTER , HUSKS , DEAD INSECTS AND FRAGMENTS OF INSECTS ) ;

( D ) SPECIFIC WEIGHT : 70 KILOGRAMMES PER HECTOLITRE .

ARTICLE 6

1 . THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR WHEAT FLOUR IS FIXED IS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS :

- WHEAT FLOUR HAVING AN ASH CONTENT OF 550 MILLIGRAMMES PER 100 GRAMMES OF FLOUR AND A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 15.50 % , CALLED " TYPE 550 WHEAT FLOUR " .

2 . THE THRESHOLD PRICE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE CALCULATED BY ADDING TOGETHER THE COMPONENTS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 3 AND SUBTRACTING FROM THE AMOUNT THUS OBTAINED THE FACTOR DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 4 .

3 . THE COMPONENTS ARE THE FOLLOWING :

( A ) THE VALUE OF COMMON WHEAT PROCESSED INTO FLOUR , CALCULATED FROM :

- THE QUANTITY OF COMMON WHEAT , ASSESSED AT A FIXED RATE OF 1 400 KILOGRAMMES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ONE METRIC TON OF FLOUR ,

- THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR COMMON WHEAT , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE MONTHLY GRADUATION OF THIS PRICE ;

( B ) AN AMOUNT REPRESENTING THE MILLING MARGIN , FIXED AT 25 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER METRIC TON OF COMMON WHEAT FOR PROCESSING ;

( C ) AN AMOUNT , INTENDED TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY , FIXED AT 18.75 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER METRIC TON OF WHEAT FLOUR .

4 . THE FACTOR TO BE SUBTRACTED IS THE VALUE OF THE RESIDUES , CALCULATED FROM :

- THE QUANTITY OF RESIDUES , ASSESSED AT A FIXED RATE OF 372 KILOGRAMMES PER METRIC TON OF FLOUR OBTAINED ,

- A FIXED PRICE FOR RESIDUES , WHETHER OR NOT SORTED , OF 85 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER METRIC TON .

5 . THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR MESLIN FLOUR SHALL BE THE SAME AS THAT FOR WHEAT FLOUR .

ARTICLE 7

1 . THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR RYE FLOUR IS FIXED IS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS :

- RYE FLOUR HAVING AN ASH CONTENT OF 812 MILLIGRAMMES PER 100 GRAMMES OF FLOUR AND A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 15.50 % .

2 . THE THRESHOLD PRICE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6 ( 3 ) AND ( 4 ) , THE WORD " RYE " BEING SUBSTITUTED FOR THE WORDS " COMMON WHEAT " . THE FIXED PRICE FOR RESIDUES , WHETHER OR NOT SORTED , SHALL BE 80 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER METRIC TON .

ARTICLE 8

1 . THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR GROATS AND MEAL OF COMMON WHEAT IS FIXED IS THAT OF A PRODUCT HAVING A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 15.50 % .

2 . THE THRESHOLD PRICE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR WHEAT FLOUR PLUS 8 % .

ARTICLE 9

1 . THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR WHICH THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR GROATS AND MEAL OF DURUM WHEAT IS FIXED IS THAT OF A PRODUCT HAVING A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 14.50 % .

2 . THE THRESHOLD PRICE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE CALCULATED BY ADDING TOGETHER THE COMPONENTS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 3 AND SUBTRACTING FROM THE AMOUNT THUS OBTAINED THE FACTORS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 4 .

3 . THE COMPONENTS ARE THE FOLLOWING :

( A ) THE VALUE OF DURUM WHEAT PROCESSED INTO GROATS AND MEAL , CALCULATED FROM :

- THE QUANTITY OF DURUM WHEAT , ASSESSED AT A FIXED RATE OF 1 550 KILOGRAMMES PER METRIC TON OF GROATS AND MEAL OBTAINED ,

- THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR DURUM WHEAT , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANY MONTHLY GRADUATION OF THIS PRICE .

( B ) THE COMPONENTS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 6 ( 3 ) ( B ) AND ( C ) , THE WORDS " DURUM WHEAT " AND " GROATS AND MEAL OF DURUM WHEAT " BEING SUBSTITUTED RESPECTIVELY FOR THE WORDS " COMMON WHEAT " AND " WHEAT FLOUR " .

4 . THE FACTORS TO BE SUBTRACTED ARE THE FOLLOWING :

( A ) THE VALUE OF INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS , CALCULATED FROM :

- THE QUANTITY OF INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS , ASSESSED AT A FIXED RATE OF 162 KILOGRAMMES PER METRIC TON OF GROATS AND MEAL OF DURUM WHEAT OBTAINED ,

- THE PRICE OF THESE PRODUCTS , CALCULATED BY ADDING TOGETHER THE COMPONENTS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6 ( 3 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) AND SUBTRACTING THEREFROM THE FACTOR DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6 ( 4 ) , THE AMOUNT THUS OBTAINED BEING REDUCED BY 35 % ;

( B ) THE VALUE OF RESIDUES , CALCULATED FROM :

- THE QUANTITY OF RESIDUES , ASSESSED AT A FIXED RATE OF 357 KILOGRAMMES PER METRIC TON OF GROATS AND MEAL OF DURUM WHEAT OBTAINED ,

- THE PRICE OF COMMON WHEAT RESIDUES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 6 ( 4 ) , LESS 15 % .

ARTICLE 10

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION :

( A ) MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY SHALL BE AS DEFINED IN ANNEX I , PART A , SAVING ANY OTHER DEFINITION CONTAINED IN THIS REGULATION , AND SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I , PART B ;

( B ) THE MOISTURE CONTENT SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD INDICATED IN ANNEX II .

ARTICLE 11

1 . COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1397/69 ( 3 ) OF 17 JULY 1969 FIXING STANDARD QUALITIES FOR CERTAIN CEREALS AND CATEGORIES OF FLOUR , GROATS AND MEAL AND THE RULES FOR FIXING THE THRESHOLD PRICES OF THESE CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1172/75 ( 4 ) , IS HEREBY REPEALED .

2 . REFERENCES TO THE REGULATION REPEALED BY PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS REFERENCES TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 12

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 NOVEMBER 1975 .

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

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 29 OCTOBER 1975 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . MARCORA

ANNEX I

A . MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY

1 . BROKEN GRAINS :

ALL GRAINS IF WHICH ENDOSPERM IS PARTIALLY UNCOVERED SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS BROKEN GRAINS .

GRAINS DAMAGED BY THRESHING AND GRAINS FROM WHICH THE GERM HAS BEEN REMOVED ALSO BELONG TO THIS GROUP .

THIS DEFINITION DOES NOT APPLY TO MAIZE .

2 . GRAIN IMPURITIES :

( A ) SHRIVELLED GRAINS :

GRAINS WHICH , AFTER ELIMINATION FROM THE SAMPLE OF ALL OTHER MATTER REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNEX , PASS THROUGH SIEVES WITH APERTURES OF THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS : COMMON WHEAT 2 MILLIMETRES , RYE 1.8 MILLIMETRES , DURUM WHEAT 1.9 MILLIMETRES , BARLEY 2.2 MILLIMETRES , SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS SHRIVELLED GRAINS .

IN ADDITION , GRAINS DAMAGED BY FROST AND UNRIPE GRAINS ( GREEN ) BELONG TO THIS GROUP .

( B ) OTHER CEREALS :

" OTHER CEREALS " MEANS ALL GRAINS WHICH DO NOT BELONG TO THE SPECIES OF GRAIN SAMPLED .

IN THE CASE OF A SAMPLE OF DURUM WHEAT , ALL COMMON WHEAT GRAINS EXCEEDING 4 % SHALL COUNT AS " OTHER CEREALS " .

( C ) GRAINS DAMAGED BY PESTS :

GRAINS DAMAGED BY PESTS ARE THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN NIBBLED . BUG-RIDDEN GRAINS ALSO BELONG TO THIS GROUP .

( D ) GRAINS IN WHICH THE GERM IS DISCOLOURED AND MOTTLED GRAINS :

GRAINS IN WHICH THE GERM IS DISCOLOURED ARE THOSE IN WHICH THE TEGUMENT IS COLOURED BROWN TO BROWNISH BLACK AND OF WHICH THE GERM IS NORMAL AND NOT SPROUTING . FOR COMMON WHEAT , GRAINS IN WHICH THE GERM IS DISCOLOURED SHALL BE DISREGARDED UP TO 8 % . FOR DURUM WHEAT , GRAINS WHICH SHOW A BROWN TO BROWNISH BLACK DISCOLORATION ELSEWHERE THAN ON THE GERM ITSELF SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS MOTTLED GRAINS .

3 . SPROUTED GRAINS :

SPROUTED GRAINS ARE THOSE IN WHICH THE RADICLE OR PLUMULE IS CLEARLY VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE .

HOWEVER , ACCOUNT MUST BE TAKEN OF THE GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE SAMPLE WHEN ITS CONTENT OF SPROUTED GRAINS IS ASSESSED . IN SOME KINDS OF CEREALS THE GERM IS PROTUBERANT , E.G . DURUM WHEAT , AND THE GERM TEGUMENT SPLITS WHEN THE BATCH OF CEREALS IS SHAKEN . THESE GRAINS RESEMBLE SPROUTED GRAINS BUT MUST NOT BE INCLUDED IN THAT GROUP . SPROUTED GRAINS ARE ONLY THOSE WHERE THE GERM HAS UNDERGONE CLEARLY VISIBLE CHANGES WHICH MAKE IT EASY TO DISTINGUISH THE SPROUTED GRAIN FROM THE NORMAL GRAIN .

4 . MISCELLANEOUS IMPURITIES ( SCHWARZBESATZ ) :

( A ) WEED SEEDS

( B ) DAMAGED GRAINS :

DAMAGED GRAINS ARE THOSE RENDERED UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND , AS REGARDS FEED GRAIN , FOR CONSUMPTION BY CATTLE , OWING TO PUTREFACTION , MILDEW , OR BACTERIAL OR OTHER CAUSES .

GRAINS WHICH HAVE DETERIORATED THROUGH SPONTANEOUS GENERATION OF HEAT ALSO BELONG THIS GROUP ; THESE " HEATED " OR " SMUTTY " GRAINS ARE FULLY GROWN GRAINS IN WHICH THE TEGUMENT IS COLOURED GREYISH BROWN TO BLACK , WHILE THE CROSS-SECTION OF THE KERNEL IS COLOURED YELLOWISH GREY TO BROWNISH BLACK .

GRAINS ATTACKED BY WHEAT-MIDGE SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS DAMAGED GRAINS ONLY WHEN MORE THAN HALF THE SURFACE OF THE GRAIN IS COLOURED GREY TO BLACK AS A RESULT OF SECONDARY CRYPTOGAMIC ATTACK . WHERE DISCOLORATION COVERS LESS THAN HALF THE SURFACE OF THE GRAIN , THE LATTER MUST BE CLASSED WITH GRAINS DAMAGED BY PESTS .

( C ) EXTRANEOUS MATTER :

ALL MATTER IN A SAMPLE OF CEREALS RETAINED BY A SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 3.5 MILLIMETRES ( WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GRAINS OF OTHER CEREALS AND PARTICULARLY LARGE GRAINS OF THE BASIC CEREAL ) AND THAT PASSING THROUGH A SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 1 MILLIMETRE SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS EXTRANEOUS MATTER .

ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP ARE STONES , SAND , FRAGMENTS OF STRAW AND OTHER IMPURITIES IN THE SAMPLES WHICH PASS THROUGH A SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 3.5 MILLIMETRES AND ARE RETAINED BY A SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 1 MILLIMETRE .

THIS DEFINITION DOES NOT APPLY TO MAIZE . FOR THAT CEREAL , ALL MATTER IN A SAMPLE WHICH PASSES THROUGH A SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 1 MILLIMETRE , AS WELL AS ALL THE IMPURITIES MENTIONED IN THE PRECEDING SUBPARAGRAPH , MUST BE CONSIDERED AS EXTRANEOUS MATTER .

( D ) HUSKS ( FOR MAIZE : COB FRAGMENTS )

( E ) ERGOT

( F ) DECAYED GRAINS

( G ) DEAD INSECTS AND FRAGMENTS OF INSECTS

5 . LIVE PESTS

B . STANDARD METHOD FOR DETERMINING MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY

1 . FOR COMMON WHEAT , DURUM WHEAT , RYE AND BARLEY , AN AVERAGE SAMPLE OF 250 GRAMMES IS PASSED THROUGH TWO SIEVES , ONE WITH APERTURES OF 3.5 MILLIMETRES AND THE OTHER WITH APERTURES OF 1 MILLIMETRE , FOR HALF A MINUTE EACH .

IN ORDER TO ENSURE CONSTANT SIFTING , IT IS ADVISABLE TO USE A MECHANICAL SIEVE , E.G . A VIBRATING TABLE WITH FITTED SIEVES .

THE MATTER RETAINED BY THE SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 3.5 MILLIMETRES AND THAT PASSING THROUGH THE SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 1 MILLIMETRE MUST BE WEIGHED TOGETHER AND CONSIDERED AS EXTRANEOUS MATTER . WHERE THE MATTER RETAINED BY THE SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 3.5 MILLIMETRES INCLUDES PARTS OF THE " OTHER CEREALS " GROUP OR PARTICULARLY LARGE GRAINS OF THE BASIC CEREAL , THOSE PARTS OR GRAINS SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE SIFTED SAMPLE . DURING SIFTING IN THE SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 1 MILLIMETRE , A CLOSE CHECK MUST BE MADE FOR LIVE PESTS .

FROM THE SIFTED SAMPLE , A SAMPLE OF FROM 50 TO 100 GRAMMES SHALL BE TAKEN USING A SEPARATOR . THIS PARTIAL SAMPLE MUST BE WEIGHED .

THEN , THIS PARTIAL SAMPLE SHOULD BE SPREAD OUT ON A TABLE WITH TWEEZERS OR A HORN SPATULA , AND BROKEN GRAINS , OTHER CEREALS , SPROUTED GRAINS , GRAINS DAMAGED BY PESTS , GRAINS DAMAGED BY FROST , GRAINS IN WHICH THE GERM IS DISCOLOURED , MOTTLED GRAINS , WEED SEEDS , ERGOTS , DAMAGED GRAINS , DECAYED GRAINS , HUSKS AND LIVE PESTS AND DEAD INSECTS MUST BE EXTRACTED .

WHERE THE PARTIAL SAMPLE INCLUDES GRAINS STILL IN THE HUSK , THEY SHALL BE HUSKED BY HAND , THE HUSKS SO OBTAINED BEING CONSIDERED AS PIECES OF HUSKS . STONES , SAND AND FRAGMENTS OF STRAW SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS EXTRANEOUS MATTER .

THE PARTIAL SAMPLE SHALL BE SIFTED FOR HALF A MINUTE IN A SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 2 MILLIMETRES FOR COMMON WHEAT , 1.8 MILLIMETRES FOR RYE , 1.9 MILLIMETRES FOR DURUM WHEAT AND 2.2 MILLIMETRES FOR BARLEY . MATTER WHICH PASSES THROUGH THIS SIEVE SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS SHRIVELLED GRAIN . GRAINS DAMAGED BY FROST AND UNRIPE GREEN GRAINS BELONG TO THE " SHRIVELLED GRAINS " GROUP .

2 . FOR MAIZE , AN AVERAGE SAMPLE OF 500 GRAMMES IS SHAKEN FOR HALF A MINUTE IN A SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 1 MILLIMETRE . CHECK FOR LIVE PESTS AND DEAD INSECTS .

USING TWEEZERS OR A HORN SPATULA , EXTRACT FROM THE MATTER RETAINED BY THE SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 1 MILLIMETRE STONES , SAND , FRAGMENTS OF STRAW AND OTHER EXTRANEOUS MATTER .

ADD THE EXTRANEOUS MATTER THUS EXTRACTED TO THE MATTER WHICH HAS PASSED THROUGH THE SIEVE WITH APERTURES OF 1 MILLIMETRE AND WEIGH THEM TOGETHER .

USING A SEPARATOR , PREPARE A SAMPLE OF 100 TO 200 GRAMMES FROM THE SAMPLE PASSED THROUGH THE SIEVE . WEIGH THIS PARTIAL SAMPLE .

SPREAD IT OUT IN A THIN LAYER ON A TABLE . USING TWEEZERS OR A HORN SPATULA , EXTRACT THE PIECES OF OTHER CEREALS , GRAIN DAMAGED BY PESTS , GRAINS DAMAGED BY FROST , SPROUTED GRAINS , WEED SEEDS , DAMAGED GRAINS , HUSKS , LIVE PESTS AND DEAD INSECTS .

NEXT , PASS THIS PARTIAL SAMPLE THROUGH A SIEVE WITH A 4.5 MILLIMETRE ROUND MESH . MATTER WHICH PASSES THROUGH THIS SIEVE SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS BROKEN GRAINS .

3 . GROUPS OF MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY DETERMINED ACCORDING TO THE METHODS SET OUT IN 1 AND 2 , THE PERCENTAGES OF WHICH ARE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 1 TO 5 , MUST BE WEIGHED VERY CAREFULLY TO THE NEAREST 0.01 GRAMME AND DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGE OVER THE AVERAGE SAMPLE . THE PARTICULARS ENTERED IN THE ANALYSES REPORT SHALL BE TO THE NEAREST 0.1 % . CHECK FOR LIVE PESTS .

AS A GENERAL RULE , TWO ANALYSES MUST BE MADE FOR EACH SAMPLE . THEY MUST NOT DIFFER BY MORE THAN 10 % IN RESPECT OF THE TOTAL OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED MATTER .

4 . THE APPARATUS TO BE USED FOR THE OPERATIONS SPECIFIED IN 1 , 2 AND 3 IS AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) SAMPLE SEPARATOR , E.G . A CONICAL OR GROOVED APPARATUS ;

( B ) PRECISION OR ASSAY BALANCE ;

( C ) SIEVES WITH APERTURES OF 1 MILLIMETRE , 1.8 MILLIMETRES , 1.9 MILLIMETRES , 2 MILLIMETRES , 2.2 MILLIMETRES AND 3.5 MILLIMETRES AND A SIEVE OF 4.5 MILLIMETRES ROUND MESH . THE SIEVES MAY BE FITTED TO A VIBRATING TABLE .

ANNEX II

STANDARD METHOD OF TESTING FOR MOISTURE CONTENT

1 . PRINCIPLE :

THE PRODUCT IS DRIED AT A TEMPERATURE OF 130 TO 133 * C , UNDER NORMAL ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE , FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FIXED BY RULE OF THUMB ACCORDING TO THE SIZE OF THE PARTICLES .

2 . FIELD OF APPLICATION :

THIS DRYING METHOD APPLIES TO CEREALS CRUSHED INTO PARTICLES OF WHICH AT LEAST 50 % PASS THROUGH A SIEVE WITH A 0.5 MILLIMETRE MESH AND LEAVE NOT MORE THAN 10 % RESIDUE ON A SIEVE WITH A 1 MILLIMETRE ROUND MESH .

IT ALSO APPLIES TO FLOUR .

3 . APPARATUS :

PRECISION BALANCE .

CRUSHER MADE OF A MATERIAL WHICH DOES NOT ABSORB MOISTURE , IS EASY TO CLEAN , ENABLES CRUSHING TO BE EFFECTED QUICKLY AND EVENLY WITHOUT OVERHEATING , LIMITS CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE AIR TO THE MINIMUM , AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS MENTIONED IN 2 ( E.G . A DETACHABLE ROLLER MILL ) . RECEPTACLE MADE OF NON-CORRODIBLE GLASS OR METAL , FITTED WITH A GROUND LID ; WORKING SURFACE ALLOWING DISTRIBUTION OF THE TEST SAMPLE AT 0.3 GRAMME PER SQUARE CENTIMETRE .

ELECTRICALLY HEATED ISOTHERMIC HEATING CHAMBER , SET AT A TEMPERATURE OF 130 TO 133 * C ( 1 ) HAVING ADEQUATE VENTILATION ( 2 ) .

DRYER WITH A METAL OR , FAILING METAL , PORCELAIN PLATE , THICK , PERFORATED , CONTAINING SILICA GEL IMPREGNATED WITH COBALT CHLORIDE OR ANY OTHER SUITABLE DEHYDRATOR .

4 . METHOD :

( A ) DRYING :

WEIGH AT LEAST 5 GRAMMES OF THE CRUSHED SUBSTANCE IN THE PRE-WEIGHED RECEPTABLE . PLACE THE RECEPTACLE IN A HEATING CHAMBER HEATED TO 130 * C . TO PREVENT A DROP IN TEMPERATURE THE RECEPTACLE MUST BE INTRODUCED IN A SHORT A TIME AS POSSIBLE . LEAVE TO DRY FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE HEATING CHAMBER REGAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 130 * C . REMOVE THE RECEPTACLE FROM THE HEATING CHAMBER , QUICKLY REPLACE THE LID , LEAVE TO COOL FOR 30 TO 45 MINUTES IN A DRYER AND WEIGH ( WEIGHING MUST BE ACCURATE TO 1 MILLIGRAMME ) .

( B ) PRE-DRYING :

GRAINS WITH A MOISTURE CONTENT HIGHER THAN 17 % MUST BE PRE-DRIED AS FOLLOWS :

WEIGH 50 GRAMMES OF UNGROUND GRAIN IN A SUITABLE CONTAINER ( E.G . A 20 BY 12 CENTIMETRE ALUMINIUM PLATE WITH A 0.5 CENTIMETRE RIM ) , LEAVE TO DRY IN A HEATING CHAMBER FOR SEVEN TO TEN MINUTES AT A TEMPERATURE OF 130 * C , REMOVE FROM THE HEATING CHAMBER , LEAVE THE GRAINS UNCOVERED TO COOL IN A LABORATORY FOR TWO HOURS AND WEIGH ( WEIGHING MUST BE ACCURATE TO 10 MILLIGRAMMES ) . CRUSH THE PARTIALLY DRIED GRAINS AND DETERMINE THE REMAINING MOISTURE CONTENT AS DESCRIBED IN ( A ) .

5 . METHOD OF CALCULATION AND FORMULAE : ( SEE O.J . NO L 281 OF 1 . 11 . 75 )

6 . ACCURACY OF TEST :

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO TESTS MADE ON THE SAME SAMPLE MUST NOT EXCEED MORE OR LESS 0.1 % OF MOISTURE .

( 1 ) AIR TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE HEATING CHAMBER .

( 2 ) ITS HEATING CAPACITY SHOULD BE SUCH THAT , WHEN IT HAS BEEN PRE-SET TO 131 * C , THAT TEMPERATURE CAN BE REGAINED IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES AFTER THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TEST SAMPLES HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE CHAMBER TO DRY SIMULTANEOUSLY . VENTILATION SHOULD BE SUCH THAT WHEN ALL THE TEST SAMPLES OF COMMON WHEAT IT CAN HOLD ARE DRIED FOR TWO HOURS , THE RESULTS DIFFER BY NO MORE THAN 0.15 % FROM THE RESULTS OBTAINED AFTER DRYING FOR FOUR HOURS .