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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1249/96
of28June1996
onrulesofapplication(cereal sectorimportduties)forCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
(OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 641/97 of 14 April 1997 L 98 2 15.4.1997
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 2092/97 of 24 October 1997 L 292 10 25.10.1997
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/98 of 24 November 1998 L 315 7 25.11.1998
►M4Commission Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000 of 9 October 2000 L 256 13 10.10.2000
►M5 amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2015/2001 of 12
October 2001L 272 31 13.10.2001
►M6Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2001 of 26 October 2001 L 283 8 27.10.2001
►M7Commission Regulation (EC) No 597/2002 of 5 April 2002 L 91 9 6.4.2002
►M8Commission Regulation (EC) No 1900/2002 of 24 October 2002 L 287 15 25.10.2002
►M9Commission Regulation (EC) No 1110/2003 of 26 June 2003 L 158 12 27.6.2003
►M10Commission Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 of 26 April 2004 L 123 50 27.4.2004
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 on the common organization of the market in cereals(1), aslas t
amended by Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article
10 (4) thereof,
WhereasArticle 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 providesfor the
common customs tariff duties to be charged when the products listed inArticle 1 thereof are imported; whereashowever for the productslis tedin paragraph 2 of that Article the import duty isto 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;
Whereasfor the purpos esof grading imported lotsthe productscovered
by Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 are in certain casesto 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
given the most appropriate quality grading; 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-
laneousimpurity (Schwarzbes atz) content and vitreousgrain 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 an authority of the country of origin of
the goods these analyses need be effected merely by way of verifica-
tion on a sufficiently representative number of imported lots;
WhereasArticle 10 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 s pecifiesthat
for the purposes of calculation of the import duty representative cifimport prices are to be regularly established for each of the qualitiesdefined for the productsto which that paragraph refers ; whereasfor
establishment of these prices the use must be stipulated of quotations
for the several wheat qualities and for the other cereals; whereas theactual quotation sources to be used should be specified;
Whereasthe us e of quotationsfor the variouswheat typesand for other
cerealson the commodity exchangesof the United Statesof 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 thevariouscerealswill allow the exchange quotation for each cereal tobe converted into a fob export price from the United States; whereasby addition of sea freight costs between the Gulf of Mexico or theGreat Lakesand 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 thisisthe Community des ti-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
cif import pricesof the cerealsindicated at (a) in Article 10 (3) are tobe established from commodity exchange quotations for the cereal in1996R1249 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 2
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question plus the commercial premium assigned to the cereal and sea
freight costs between the Gulf of Mexico or the Great Lakes and theport of Rotterdam; whereashowever freight cos t differencesby port
of destination justify flat rate adjustment of the import duty for
Community portslocated in the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coas tof 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 situation for 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 in Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 a period of
two weeksrecording of the repres entative cif import pricesfor each
cereal will reflect market trendswithout introducing uncertainty;whereasimport dutiesfor thes e productscan therefore be determinedon the fifteenth day and the last working day of each month using theaverage representative cif import price recorded over two weeks;
whereasthe import duty thuscalculated can be applied for two weeks
without any appreciable distorting effect on the duty paid import price;whereashowever if no exchange quotation isavailable during thecalculation period for the representative 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-tionsin 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 calculation of the import duty should be kept representa-tive by means of an adjustment corresponding to the deviation from itthat these changes account for; whereas even where this type of adjust-ment ismade the timing of the next determination need not be affected;
Whereaswhen imported cerealsarrive 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 calculation of import duties; whereas this difference 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 quotationsor pricesare not repres entative of the real trend ofthe import market in the Community for medium or low quality
common wheat owing to the granting by third countries of subsidies
on exportation of these products to Mediterranean basin or 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;
Whereasin the cas e of importsof very high quality common wheat,
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 goodsor becaus e their price includesaquality 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
Regulation security should be required from them additional 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 — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 3
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Common Customs Tariff duty rates as indicated in Article 10 (1)
and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be those applicable onthe date stipulated by Article 67 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2913/92 (
1)
Article 2
1. The import dutiesindicated in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1766/92 on productsof CN codes1001 10 00, 1001 90 91,
ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90,1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 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 thefollowing month. Where the 15th is not a Commission working day the
dutiess hall be fixed on the working day preceding the 15th of the
month in question. However, if during the period of application of thedutiesthusfixed the average import duty calculated differsby EUR 5per tonne or more from that fixed, the corresponding adjustment shallbe made.
2. The price to be used for the calculation of the import duty shall
be the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in
Article 4. For each fixing, the import duty considered is the average ofimport dutiescalculated during the previous10 working days . Forfixing and adjustments, the Commission shall not take account of dailyimport dutiesus ed for the previousfixing.
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 dutiesfixed asprovided for in thisRegulation s hall be
applicable until a new fixing comesinto force.
On the occasion of each fixing or adjustment the Commission shall
publish in the OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities the import
dutiesand the data us ed for their calculation.
4. The Commission shall reduce the import duty by the following
amountson goodsarriving via the Atlantic Ocean or the Suez Canal
at the following portsof 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,
— portsin Denmark, Es tonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland and
Sweden, and for goodsarriving via the Atlantic Ocean, theCommission shall reduce the import duty by EUR 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 dutiess hall be reduced by EUR 24 per tonne on flint
maize meeting the specifications laid down in Annex I. In order to1996R1249 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 4
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benefit from this reduction, flint maize must be processed into a
product of CN codes1904 10 10, 1103 13 or 1104 23 within s ix monthsfrom the date of entry for free circulation. The end-use provisions of
Article 82 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (
1) and Articles
291 to 300 of Commission Regulation (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 security
of EUR 24 per tonne for flint maize, except when import licence appli-cations are accompanied by certificates of conformity issued by theArgentine Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria(Senasa) mentioned in Article 6(1) of the present Regulation. In this
case, the import licence shall contain in box 24 the mention of the
type of certificate of conformity.
If however the duty applicable on the date of the acceptance of the
customs declaration of release for free circulation is less than EUR 24
per 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 applicationswere made
between 1 July 1996 and the date of entry into force of thisRegulationand on which a duty reduction of ECU 8 per tonne wasgranted,payment shall be made, at the request of the importer or his agent, ofthe difference between the import duty paid on the quantitiesactuallyimported and the amount due had a reduction of ECU 14 per tonne
been applied.
2. On request by the party concerned the competent authority of the
Member State that issued the import licence shall, in accordance with
Article 880 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, issue a certificate, taking
the form shown in Annex III, specifying the quantity on which partrepayment of the duty asreferred to in paragraph 1 may be made.
3. Applicationsfor repayment s upported 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 entryinto force of thisRegulation. They mus t be accompanied by the importlicence, the certificate referred to in paragraph 2 and the declaration ofentry for free circulation of the cerealsin ques tion.
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 common wheat of high quality, durum wheat, maize and the
other feed grainsreferred to in Article 2(1), the componentsdeter-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
Statesof America;
(b) the known commercial premiumsand dis countsattached to this
quotation in the United Statesmarket on the quotation day and in
particular, in the 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 — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 5
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2. The Commission shall record each working 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) componentsreferred 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 repres entative 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 90 91 and maize seed of CN code 1005 10 90 shall bethose calculated for high quality common wheat and maize respec-tively.
Article 5
1. Import licence applicationsfor high quality common wheat s hall
be valid only if the applicant:
(a) entersthe quality to be imported in box 20 of the import licence;
(b) givesa written commitment to lodge with the relevant competent
body on the date of acceptance of the declaration of release forfree circulation a specific security additional 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 isto be accompanied by certificatesof 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 applicationsfor durum wheat s hall be valid only if
the applicant:
(a) entersthe quality to be imported in box 20 of the import licence;
(b) givesa written commitment to lodge with the relevant competent
body on the day of the acceptance of the declaration of release forfree circulation a specific security additional to those requiredunder Regulation (EC) No 1162/95, if the import duty on thequality shown in box 20 is not the highest duty for the product
category in question.
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 declaration of release for free circulation between the highestduty and that applicable to the quality shown, plus a supplement ofEUR 5 per tonne. However, where the import duty applicable to the
different qualitiesof durum wheat iszero, the commitment referred to
in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall not be required.
Where the import licence isto be accompanied by certificatesof
conformity issued by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) andby the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) as referred to in Article 6,1996R1249 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 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 circulation shall 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 qualitiesisthe s ame.
If, however, the Commission officially recognises a quality certificate
for common wheat, durum wheat or flint maize issued by the countryof origin of the cereals, samples shall be taken for verification of thecertified quality only from a sufficiently representative number of
consignments.
1a. The following certificatesof conformity s hall be officially
recognised by the Commission pursuant to the principles laid down inArticles63 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 Statesof 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 parametersentered in the certificatesof 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 in the standard quality for which all the
requirementsindicated in Annex I are met.
2. The standard methods for the determinations referred to in para-
graph 1 shall be those given in Commission Regulations (EEC) Nos
1908/84 (
2) and 2731/75.
Flint maize ismaize of the s pecies Zea mays indurata the grainsof
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.
Vitreousgrainsof flint maize are defined asgrainsmeeting 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 isgiven 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 on the product actually imported. In this 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 Regulation shall be released, except for the EUR 5 supplement
provided for in Article 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
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on 1 July 1996.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
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ANNEX I
Classificationstandardsforimportedproducts
(onthebasisofamoisturecontentof12%byweightorequivalent)
ProductCommon wheat and
spelt (1) excluding
meslinDurum wheat Flint maizeMaize other
than flintOther grains
CN code 1001 90 1001 10 1005 90 001005 10 90
and
1005 90 001002, 1003
and
1007 00 90
Quality (2) HighMedi-
umLow HighMedi-
umLow
1. Minimum
protein percentage14,0 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-
eousgrain percen-
tage— — — 75,0 62,0 — 95,0 — —
5. Maximum
flotation index— — — — — — 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
Protein percentage -0,7 —
Specific weight -0,5 -0,5Impurity percentage +0,5 —Vitreousgrain percentage -2,0 -3,0
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ANNEX II
Quotationexchangesandreference varieties
Product Common wheatDurum
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
Corn No 3US Barley
No 2
Quotation
exchangeMinnea-
polisGrain
ExchangeKansas
City Board
of TradeChicago
Board of
TradeMinnea-
polisGrain
Exchang-
e(1)Chicago
Board of
TradeMinnea-
polisGrain
Exchang-
e(2)
(1) Where no quotation is available that can be used to calculate a respresentative cif import price, fob quotations
publicly available in the 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 foreign material
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 foreign material
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 foreign material
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 foreign material
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 foreign material
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 foreign material
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 %
other seeds
No 3 CWSWS (Min.) 75,0 kg/hL (Max.) 1,5 % including 0,2 %
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DURUM
Canada Western Amber Durum
(CWAD)Test weightTotal foreign material
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 (kilograms/hectolitre) of the cargo in question.1996R1249 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 011.001 — 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.
Flotation index for trial =number of floating grains
number of submerged grains /C2100
Repeat five times.
The flotation index isthe arithmetic mean for the five trialsexcluding the two
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