NoL139/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.5.86
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1580/86
of23May1986
amendingRegulation(EEC)No2731/75fixingstandardqualitiesforcommonwheat,
rye,barley,maize,sorghumanddurumwheat
1.Physicalqualitycriteria:
(a)commonwheatofasoundandfairmer­
chantablequality,freefromabnormal
smellandlivepests,ofacolourproperto
thiscereal;
(b)moisturecontent:14%;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1579/86(2),andinparticular
Article3(5)thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission (3),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (4),
Whereasproductionandconsumption trendsinthe
cerealssectorcallformorestringentintervention
requirements ;whereasthismaybeachievedonlyby
introducingmorerestrictiverequirements forthestand­
ardqualityand,consequently ,fortheminimumquality
requiredforintervention ;whereas,tothisend,onthe
onehand,therequirementsrelatingtomoisturecontent
forcerealsasawholeandtospecificweightforcom­
monwheatandbarleyshouldbetightenedup;where­
as,ontheotherhand,thedefinitionofthestandard
qualityshouldincludetechnicalcriteriaforcommon
wheatcomplyingwiththenewguidelinesinthecereals
sector.(c)Totalpercentageofmatterotherthanbasic
cereals,ofunimpairedqualitiy:5%of
which;
—percentageofbrokengrains;2%,
—percentageofgrainimpurities :1,5%
("grainimpurities''meansshrivelled
grains,grainsofothercereals,grains
damagedbypests,grainsshowingdis­
colourationofthegermandgrains
heatedbydrying),
—percentageofsproutedgrains;1%
—percentageofmiscellaneous impuri­
ties:0,5%("miscellaneous impurities"
consistofextraneousseeds,damaged
grains,extraneousmatter,husks,ergot,
decayedgrains,deadinsectsandfrag­
mentsofinsects);
(d)Specificweight:76kilogramsperhecto­
litre.
2.Technicalqualitycriteria:
(a)Thetechnicalqualityforwhichtheinter­
ventionpriceisfixedshallbedefinedas
follows:
—thedoughfromsuchwheatdoesnot
stickduringthemechanicalkneading
process,
—theproteincontent(Nx5,7),interms
ofdrymatter,isatleast11,5%,
—theZelenyindexisatleast25,
—theHagbergfallingnumberisat
least230,includingpreparation (agita­
tion)timeof60seconds;
(b)Thetechnicalqualityforwhichthetarget
priceisfixedisdefinedasfollows:
—thedoughfromsuchwheatdoesnot
stickduringthemechanicalkneading
process,
—theproteincontent(Nx5,7),interms
ofdrymatter,isatleast12,5%,
—theZelenyindexisatleast38,
—theHagbergfallingnumberisat
least240,includingpreparation (agita­
tion)timeof60seconds.'HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Regulation(EEC)No2731/75(5)isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.Article1isreplacedbythefollowing :
'Article1
Thestandardqualityforwhichtheintervention
priceandthetargetpriceforcommonwheatare
fixedshallbedefinedinaccordance withthefol­
lowingphysicalandtechnicalcriteria:
')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
:)Seepage29ofthisOfficialJournal.
3)OJNoC53,7.3.1986,p.8.
4)OJNoC120,20.5.1986.
5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22.

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—proteincontent,
—theZelenyindex,
—theHagbergnumber
shallbeestablishedaccordingtotheprocedure
laiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)
No2727/75.'2.InArticles2,3,4and4a,(b)isreplacedbythe
following :
'(b)Moisturecontent:14%'.
3.InArticle3,(d)isreplacedbythefollowing :
'(d)Specificweight:67kilogrammesperhectolitre.'
4.InArticle5,(d)isreplacedbythefollowing :
'(d)Moisturecontent:14%'.
5.InArticle6,(b)isreplacedbythefollowing :
'(b)Themethodsnecessaryfordetermining :
—thematterotherthanbasiccerealsof
unimpairedquality,
—moisturecontent,
—"mitadine"durumwheatgrains,
—tannincontent,
—doughmechanicalkneadability ,Article2
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1995/81(')ishereby
repealed.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom1July1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23May1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.BRAKS
(')OJNoL198,20.7.1981,p.2.