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of28June1996
onrulesofapplication(cereal sectorimportduties)forCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
(OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1CommissionRegulation(EC) No 641/97 of 14 April 1997 L 98 2 15.4.1997
►M2CommissionRegulation(EC) No 2092/97 of 24 October 1997 L 292 10 25.10.1997
►M3CommissionRegulation(EC) No 2519/98 of 24 November 1998 L 315 7 25.11.1998
►M4CommissionRegulation(EC) No 2235/2000 of 9 October 2000 L 256 13 10.10.2000
►M5amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2015/2001 of 12
October 2001L 272 31 13.10.2001
►M6CommissionRegulation(EC) No 2104/2001 of 26 October 2001 L 283 8 27.10.2001
►M7CommissionRegulation(EC) No 597/2002 of 5 April 2002 L 91 9 6.4.2002
►M8CommissionRegulation(EC) No 1900/2002 of 24 October 2002 L 287 15 25.10.2002
►M9CommissionRegulation(EC) No 1110/2003 of 26 Jun e 2003 L 158 12 27.6.2003
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 30, 5.2.1998, p. 46 (641/97)
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1249/96
of28June1996
on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council
Regulation(EEC)No1766/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June
1992 onthe commonorgan izationof the market incereals (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
10 (4) thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation(EEC) No 1766/92 provides for the
commoncustoms tariff duties to be charged whenthe products listed inArticle 1 thereof are imported; whereas however for the products listedin paragraph 2 of that Article the import duty is to be the intervention
price valid at the time of importation increased by 55 % and then
reduced by the cif import price applicable to the consignment;
Whereas for the purposes of grading imported lots the products covered
by Article 10 (2) of Regulation(EEC) No 1766/92 are incertaincasesto be classed in several standard qualities; whereas the standard quali-ties to be used should therefore be determined using objective grading
criteria and tolerance rates should also be set allowing products to be
giventhe most appropriate quality gradin g; whereas of the possibleobjective quality grading criteria for common wheat, protein content,specific weight and miscellaneous impurity (Schwarzbesatz) contentare those most commonly used in the trade and also the easiest touse; whereas for durum wheat these criteria are specific weight, miscel-
laneous impurity (Schwarzbesatz) content and vitreous grain content;
whereas imported goods are accordingly to be subjected to analysis todetermine these parameters for each lot imported; whereas howeverwhere the Community has established an official recognition procedurefor quality certificates issued by anauthority of the coun try of originof
the goods these analyses need be effected merely by way of verifica-
tion on a sufficiently representative number of imported lots;
Whereas Article 10 (3) of Regulation(EEC) No 1766/92 specifies that
for the purposes of calculationof the import duty represen tative cifimport prices are to be regularly established for each of the qualitiesdefined for the products to which that paragraph refers; whereas for
establishment of these prices the use must be stipulated of quotations
for the several wheat qualities and for the other cereals; whereas theactual quotationsources to be used should be specified;
Whereas the use of quotations for the various wheat types and for other
cereals on the commodity exchanges of the United States of Americawill provide a basis both transparent and objective for establishing
representative cif import prices; whereas addition of the commercial
premium assigned on the United States market to each quality of thevarious cereals will allow the exchange quotation for each cereal tobe converted into a fob export price from the United States; whereasby additionof sea freight costs betweenthe Gulf of Mexico or theGreat Lakes and a Community port that are quoted on the freight
markets these fob prices can be converted into representative cif import
prices; whereas given the volume of freight passing through andamount of trade at the port of Rotterdam this is the Community desti-nation for which sea freight quotations are most widely known, mosttransparent and most easily available; whereas the port of destination
to be selected for the Community should therefore be Rotterdam;
Whereas, accordingly, for the sake of transparency the representative
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question plus the commercial premium assigned to the cereal and sea
freight costs betweenthe Gulf of Mexico or the Great Lakes an d theport of Rotterdam; whereas however freight cost differences by port
of destination justify flat rate adjustment of the import duty for
Community ports located in the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coastof the Iberian Peninsula and in the United Kingdom, Ireland and theScandinavian countries; whereas the factors of calculation of the repre-sentative cif import prices so established should be monitored daily so
that the trend of these prices can be followed; whereas, in the case of
sorghum and rye, the representative cif import price calculated forbarely allows the market situationfor those two products to be esti-mated and consequently the representative cif import price determinedfor barley applies for these cereals;
Whereas for the purpose of setting the import duty on the cereals indi-
cated inArticle 10 (2) of Regulation(EEC) No 1766/92 a period of
two weeks recording of the representative cif import prices for each
cereal will reflect market trends without introducing uncertainty;whereas import duties for these products cantherefore be determin edon the fifteenth day and the last working day of each month using theaverage representative cif import price recorded over two weeks;
whereas the import duty thus calculated canbe applied for two weeks
without any appreciable distorting effect on the duty paid import price;whereas however if no exchange quotation is available during thecalculationperiod for the represen tative cif import prices or if as aresult of sudden changes in their components they fluctuate verysubstantially during the period, action must be taken to maintain a
properly representative price for the product in question; whereas in
the case of absence of quotations the duty amount set for the previousperiod should continue to be applied and in the case of large fluctua-tions in either the exchange quotation, the commercial premiumsattached to the quotation, the sea freight costs or the rate of exchange
used to calculate the representative cif import price of the product the
price used for calculationof the import duty should be kept represen ta-tive by means of an adjustment corresponding to the deviation from itthat these changes account for; whereas even where this type of adjust-ment is made the timing of the next determination need not be affected;
Whereas when imported cereals arrive in the Community overland, by
river transport or by sea on vessels from ports in the Mediterranean,
Black or Baltic Seas transport costs will be markedly lower than those
used for calculationof import duties; whereas this differen ce should betaken into account, by a flat rate adjustment, in determination of therepresentative cif import prices for the products concerned;
Whereas in cases where, according to the Commission's information,
certain quotations or prices are not representative of the real trend ofthe import market inthe Commun ity for medium or low quality
common wheat owing to the granting by third countries of subsidies
onexportationof these products to Mediterran eanbasinor Europeancountries, it must be possible for the amount of the export subsidygranted to be deducted form the representative cif import price calcu-lated for the product;
Whereas inthe case of imports of very high quality commonwheat,
malting barley or flint maize the exchange quotation used for calcula-
tion of the representative cif import price may not, either because ofthe particular quality of the goods or because their price includes aquality premium over the normal price, take account of the existenceof such a premium over normal market terms; whereas to take accountof these quality premiums over prices or quotations importers who
show that they have used the goods to make high quality products
justifying the existence of such a premium should be reimbursed, at aflat rate, part of the import duty paid;
Whereas in order to ensure that importers respect the provisions of this
Regulationsecurity should be required from them addition al to thatpertaining to licences;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not issued an
opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,1996R1249 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 010.001 — 3
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The CommonCustoms Tariff duty rates as in dicated inArticle 10 (1)
and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be those applicable on
the date stipulated by Article 67 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2913/92 (
1)
Article 2
1. The import duties indicated in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1766/92 onproducts of CN codes 1001 1000, 1001 9091,ex 1001 90 99 (high quality commonwheat), 1002 00, 1005 1090,1005 90 00 and 1007 0090 shall be calculated daily but fixed on the15th day and the last working day of each month by the Commissionfor application from the 16th day of the month and the first day of the
following month. Where the 15th is not a Commission working day the
duties shall be fixed on the working day preceding the 15th of themonth in question. However, if during the period of application of theduties thus fixed the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5per tonne or more from that fixed, the corresponding adjustment shall
be made.
2. The price to be used for the calculationof the import duty shall
be the daily cif representative import price determined as specified inArticle 4. For each fixing, the import duty considered is the average ofimport duties calculated during the previous 10 working days. Forfixing and adjustments, the Commission shall not take account of daily
import duties used for the previous fixing.
The intervention price to be used for calculation of the duties shall be
that of the month in which the import duty applies.
3. Import duties fixed as provided for inthis Regulationshall be
applicable until a new fixing comes into force.
On the occasion of each fixing or adjustment the Commission shallpublish inthe OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities the import
duties and the data used for their calculation.
4. The Commissionshall reduce the import duty by the followin g
amounts on goods arriving via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canalat the following ports of unloading:
— Mediterranean ports (beyond the Strait of Gibraltar): ECU 3 per
tonne,
— Atlantic ports of the Iberian Peninsula, United Kingdom and Irish
ports: ECU 2 per tonne,
— ports in Denmark, Finland and Sweden: ECU 2 per tonne.
The customs authority at the port of unloading shall issue a certificate
in accordance with the model given in Annex VI attesting the quantity
of each product unloaded. For the duty reduction to be granted thismust accompany the goods until completion of the customs importformalities.
5. Import duties shall be reduced by EUR 24 per tonne on flint
maize meeting the specifications laid down in Annex I. In order tobenefit from this reduction, flint maize must be processed into aproduct of CN codes 1904 1010, 1103 13 or 1104 23 withinsix mon thsfrom the date of entry for free circulation. The end-use provisions of1996R1249 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 010.001 — 4
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Article 82 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92(1) and Articles
291 to 300 of CommissionRegulation(EC) No 2454/93 (2) shall apply.
Notwithstanding Article 293(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2454/93, the
importer shall lodge with the competent authority an additional securityof EUR 24 per tonne for flint maize, except when import licence appli-cations are accompanied by certificates of conformity issued by the
Argentine Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria
(Senasa) mentioned in Article 6(1) of the present Regulation. In thiscase, the import licence shall contain in box 24 the mention of thetype of certificate of conformity.
If however the duty applicable onthe date of the acceptan ce of the
customs declarationof release for free circulationis less thanEUR 24per tonne for maize, the security shall be equal to the duty amount.
Article 2a
1. In the case of imports of flint maize of CN code 1005 90 00 into
the Community for which import licence applications were made
between 1 July 1996 and the date of entry into force of this Regulationand on which a duty reduction of ECU 8 per tonne was granted,payment shall be made, at the request of the importer or his agent, ofthe difference between the import duty paid on the quantities actuallyimported and the amount due had a reduction of ECU 14 per tonne
beenapplied.
2. On request by the party concerned the competent authority of the
Member State that issued the import licence shall, in accordance withArticle 880 of Regulation(EEC) No 2454/93, issue a certificate, takin g
the form shown in Annex III, specifying the quantity on which part
repayment of the duty as referred to in paragraph 1 may be made.
3. Applications for repayment supported by the certificate referred
to in paragraph 2 and the evidence of specific final use referred to in
Article 2 (5) (c) must be presented within 30 days of the date of entry
into force of this Regulation. They must be accompanied by the importlicence, the certificate referred to in paragraph 2 and the declaration ofentry for free circulation of the cereals in question.
Article 3
The quality standards to be met on importation into the Community
and the tolerances allowed shall be those shown in Annex I.
Article 4
1. For commonwheat of high quality, durum wheat, maize an d the
other feed grains referred to in Article 2(1), the components deter-
mining the representative cif import prices indicated in Article 10(2)
of Regulation(EC) No 1766/92 shall be:
(a) the representative exchange quotation on the market of the United
States of America;
(b) the known commercial premiums and discounts attached to this
quotationinthe Un ited States market onthe quotationday an d in
particular, inthe case of durum wheat, attached to the meal quality;
(c) sea freight and associated costs between the United States (Gulf of
Mexico or Duluth) and the port of Rotterdam for a vessel of atleast 25 000 tonnes.1996R1249 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 010.001 — 5
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2. The Commissionshall record each workin g day:
(a) the component referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 from the
exchanges and using the reference qualities shown in Annex II;
(b) components referred to in points (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 from
publicly available information.
3. With a view to calculating the component referred to in point (b)
of paragraph 1 or the relevant fob quotation, the following premiumsand discounts apply:
— premium of EUR 14 per tonne for high quality common wheat,
— discount of EUR 10 per tonne for medium quality durum wheat,— discount of EUR 30 per tonne for low quality durum wheat.
4. The representative cif import prices for durum wheat, high quality
common wheat and maize shall be the sum of the components referredto in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1. The representative cifimport prices for rye and sorghum shall be calculated using the barleyquotations in the United States, according to the provisions of Annex
II.
5. The representative cif import prices for common wheat seed of
CN code 1001 9091 and maize seed of CN code 1005 1090 shall bethose calculated for high quality commonwheat an d maize respec-tively.
Article 5
1. Import licence applications for high quality common wheat shall
be valid only if the applicant:
(a) enters the quality to be imported in box 20 of the import licence;
(b) gives a written commitment to lodge with the relevant competent
body onthe date of acceptan ce of the declarationof release forfree circulationa specific security addition al to those requiredunder Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (
1).
The additional security referred to in point (b) of the first subpara-
graph, shall be EUR 95 per tonne. However, in cases where the
import licence is to be accompanied by certificates of conformityissued by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) and by theCanadian Grain Commission (CGC) as referred to in Article 6, noadditional security is required. In this case, the import licence shallcontain in box 24 the mention of the type of certificate of conformity.
2. Import licence applications for durum wheat shall be valid only if
the applicant:
(a) enters the quality to be imported in box 20 of the import licence;
(b) gives a written commitment to lodge with the relevant competent
body onthe day of the acceptan ce of the declarationof release forfree circulationa specific security addition al to those requiredunder Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, if the import duty on thequality showninbox 20 is n ot the highest duty for the product
category inquestion .
The amount of the additional security referred to in point (b) of the
first subparagraph shall be the difference on the day of the acceptanceof the declarationof release for free circulationbetweenthe highestduty and that applicable to the quality shown, plus a supplement ofEUR 5 per tonne. However, where the import duty applicable to the
different qualities of durum wheat is zero, the commitment referred to
in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall not be required.
Where the import licence is to be accompanied by certificates of
conformity issued by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) andby the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) as referred to in Article 6,1996R1249 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 010.001 — 6
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no additional security is required. In this case, the import licence shall
contain in box 24 the mention of the type of certificate of conformity.
Article 6
1. The customs office of release for free circulationshall take repre-
sentative samples, in accordance with the Annex to CommissionDirective 76/371/EEC (
1), of every consignment of durum wheat, high
quality common wheat and of flint maize. However, sampling shall not
take place where the import duty for the different qualities is the same.
If, however, the Commissionofficially recogn ises a quality certificate
for common wheat, durum wheat or flint maize issued by the countryof originof the cereals, samples shall be takenfor verificationof thecertified quality only from a sufficiently representative number of
consignments.
1a. The following certificates of conformity shall be officially
recognised by the Commission pursuant to the principles laid down inArticles 63 to 65 of Regulation(EEC) No 2454/93:
— certificates issued by the Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad
Agroalimentaria (Senasa) of Argentina for flint maize,
— certificates issued by the Federal Grains Inspection Service (FGIS)
of the United States of America for high quality common wheat and
high quality durum wheat,
— certificates issued by the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) of
Canada for high quality common wheat and high quality durumwheat.
A blank specimen of the certificates of conformity issued by Senasa is
given in Annex IV. Reproduction of the stamps authorised by the
Argentine government shall be published in the Official Journal of the
EuropeanUnion .
Blank specimens of the certificates of conformity and stamps issued by
the FGIS are given in Annex IVa.
Blank specimens of the certificates of conformity, export grade specifi-
cations and stamps issued by the CGC are given in Annex IVb.
When the analytical parameters entered in the certificates of conformity
issued by the entities referred to in the first subparagraph show confor-
mity with the common wheat, durum wheat and flint maize quality
standards given in Annex I of the present Regulation, samples shall betaken of at least 3 % of the cargoes arriving at each entry port duringthe marketing year.
The goods shall be classed inthe stan dard quality for which all the
requirements indicated in Annex I are met.
2. The standard methods for the determinations referred to in para-
graph 1 shall be those giveninCommissionRegulation s (EEC) Nos
1908/84 (
2) and 2731/75.
Flint maize is maize of the species Zea mays indurata the grains of
which present a dominantly vitreous endosperm (hard or horny
texture). They are generally orange or red. The upper part (opposite
the germ), or crown, shows no fissure.
Vitreous grains of flint maize are defined as grains meeting two
criteria:
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— when cut lengthwise their endosperm shows a central mealy part
completely surrounded by a horny part. The horny part mustaccount for the dominant part of the total cut surface.
The vitreous grain percentage shall be established by counting in a
representative sample of 100 grains the number meeting these criteria.
The reference method for determining the flotation index is given in
Annex V.
3. If the analysis results show the imported common wheat, durum
wheat and flint maize to be of a lower standard quality than enteredon the import licence the importer shall pay the difference between
the import duty applicable to the product shown on the licence and
that onthe product actually imported. Inthis case, the security for theimport licence referred to in Article 10(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 and the additional security referred to in Articles 2(5), 5(1) and 5(2)to this Regulationshall be released, except for the EUR 5 supplemen t
provided for inArticle 5(2).
If the difference referred to in the first subparagraph is not paid within
one month the security indicated in Article 2(5) and Article 5(1) and(2) shall be forfeit.
4. Representative samples of imported cereals taken by the compe-
tent authority of the Member State shall be retained for six months.
Article 7
The provisions of this Regulation shall apply to import licences issued
before 1 July 1996 that are used after that date.
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
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ANNEX I
Classificationstandardsforimportedproducts
(onthebasisofamoisturecontentof12%byweightorequivalent)
ProductCommonwheat an d
spelt (1) excluding
meslinDurum wheat Flint maizeMaize other
thanflin tOther grains
CN code 1001 90 100110 1005 90 001005 1090
and
1005 90001002, 1003
and
1007 00 90
Quality (2) HighMedi-
umLow HighMedi-
umLow
1. Minimum
proteinpercen tage14,0 11,5 — — — — — — —
2. Minimum
specific weight
kg/hl77,0 74,0 — 76,0 76,0 — 76,0 — —
3. Maximum
impurity percen-
tage (Schwarzbe-
satz)1,5 1,5 — 1,5 1,5 — — — —
4. Minimum vitr-
eous grainpercen -
tage— — — 75,0 62,0 — 95,0 — —
5. Maximum
flotationin dex— — — — — — 25,0 — —
(1) Including husked spelt.
(2) The methods of analysis laid down in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 (OJ L 100,
20.4.2000, p. 31) are applicable.
Tolerances
Permitted tolerance Common/durum wheat Flint maize
Proteinpercen tage -0,7 —
Specific weight -0,5 -0,5Impurity percentage +0,5 —Vitreous grainpercen tage -2,0 -3,0
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ANNEX II
Quotationexchangesandreference varieties
Product CommonwheatDurum
wheatMaizeOther feed
grains
Standard quality High Medium Low
Reference variety
(type/grade) for
exchange quota-
tion)Hard Red
Spring No
2Hard Red
Winter No
2Soft Red
Winter No
2Hard
Amber
Durum No
2Yellow
CornNo 3US Barley
No 2
Quotation
exchangeMinnea-
polis Grain
ExchangeKansas
City Board
of TradeChicago
Board of
TradeMinnea-
polis Grain
Exchang-
e(1)Chicago
Board of
TradeMinnea-
polis Grain
Exchang-
e(2)
(1) Where no quotation is available that can be used to calculate a respresentative cif import price, fob quotations
publicly available inthe USA will be used.
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX IV
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ANNEX IVa
BLANK CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY AUTHORISED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICAFORCOMMONWHEAT
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BLANK CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY AUTHORISED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICAFORDURUMWHEAT
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ANNEX IVb
BLANK CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY AUTHORISED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA FOR COMMON
ANDDURUMWHEATANDEXPORTGRADESPECIFICATIONS
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ExportgradespecificationsforCanadiancommonanddurumwheat
COMMON WHEAT
Canada Western Red Spring
(CWRS)Test weightTotal foreignmaterial
including other cereal grains
No 1 CWRS (Min.) 79,0 kg/hL (Max.) 0,4 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
No 2 CWRS (Min.) 77,5 kg/hL (Max.) 0,75 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
No 3 CWRS (Min.) 76,5 kg/hL (Max.) 1,25 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
Canada Western Extra Strong Red
Spring
(CWES)Test weightTotal foreignmaterial
including other cereal grains
No 1 CWES (Min.) 78,0 kg/hL (Max.) 0,75 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
No 2 CWES (Min.) 76,0 kg/hL (Max.) 1,5 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
Canada Prairie Spring Red
(CPSR)Test weightTotal foreignmaterial
including other cereal grains
No 1 CPSR (Min.) 77,0 kg/hL (Max.) 0,75 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
No 2 CPSR (Min.) 75,0 kg/hL (Max.) 1,5 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
Canada Prairie Spring White
(CPSW)Test weightTotal foreignmaterial
including other cereal grains
No 1 CPSW (Min.) 77,0 kg/hL (Max.) 0,75 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
No 2 CPSW (Min.) 75,0 kg/hL (Max.) 1,5 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
Canada Western Red Winter
(CWRW)Test weightTotal foreignmaterial
including other cereal grains
No 1 CWRW (Min.) 78,0 kg/hL (Max.) 1,0 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
No 2 CWRW (Min.) 74,0 kg/hL (Max.) 2,0 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
Canada Western Soft White Spring
(CWSWS)Test weightTotal foreignmaterial
including other cereal grains
No 1 CWSWS (Min.) 78,0 kg/hL (Max.) 0,75 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
No 2 CWSWS (Min.) 75,5 kg/hL (Max.) 1,0 % including 0,2 %
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Canada Western Soft White Spring
(CWSWS)Test weightTotal foreignmaterial
including other cereal grains
No 3 CWSWS (Min.) 75,0 kg/hL (Max.) 1,5 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
DURUM
Canada Western Amber Durum
(CWAD)Test weightTotal foreignmaterial
including other cereal grains
No 1 CWAD (Min.) 80,0 kg/hL (Max.) 0,5 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
No 2 CWAD (Min.) 79,5 kg/hL (Max.) 0,8 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
No 3 CWAD (Min.) 78,0 kg/hL (Max.) 1,0 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
No 4 CWAD (Min.) 75,0 kg/hL (Max.) 3,0 % including 0,2 %
other seeds
NOTES:
‘Other Cereal Grains’: In these grades, include only oats, barley, rye and triticale.
‘Common wheat’: For common wheat exports, the Canadian Grain Commission will supply documentation
with the certificate specifying the protein percentage for the cargo in question.
‘Durum wheat’: For durum wheat exports, the Canadian Grain Commission will supply documentation
with the certificate attesting to the vitreous kernel percentage and specific weight (kilo-grams/hectolitre) of the cargo inquestion .1996R1249 — EN — 01.07.2003 — 010.001 — 17
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ANNEX V
STANDARD METHOD FOR DETERMINING FLOTATION INDEX
(ARTICLE6(2))
Prepare an aqueous solution of sodium nitrate of specific weight 1,25 and
conserve it at 35 ºC.
Place in the solution 100 grains of maize from a representative sample of
maximum moisture content 14,5 %.
Shake the solution at 30 second intervals for five minutes to eliminate air
bubbles.
Separate the floating from the submerged grains and count them.
Flotationin dex for trial =number of floating grains
number of submerged grains/C2100
Repeat five times.
The flotation index is the arithmetic mean for the five trials excluding the two
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