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REGULATION (EEC)No3556/73OFTHECOMMISSION
21December 1973
derogatingfromRegulation (EEC)No1403/69asregardsthestandardmethod
ofdenaturingcommonwheatinDenmark
uptotheendofthecurrentmarketingyear;whereas,
infact,initsmemorandum onadjustmentstothe
CommonAgriculturalPolicy,theCommission is
makingproposalsformodifications totheCommu­
nitysystemcurrentlygoverningdenaturing ;whereas
insofarasthediscussionsonthissubjectarenot
finisheditdoesnotseemappropriatetorequire
DenmarktoadopttheCommunityreferencemethod
sincethewholedenaturingsystemmaybesubstan­
tiallyalteredbeforethebeginningofthenext
marketingyear;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularArticle
7(5)thereof;
WhereasArticle1ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1403/69(3)of18July1969layingdowndetailed
rulesfortheapplicationoftheprovisionsconcerning
denaturingofcommonwheatandryeofbread­
makingqualityprovidedforastandardmethodof
denaturingbycolouring ;whereasinDenmarkthe
obligationtoobservethismethodhasrunintodiffi­
culties,theequipmentnotbeingconvertedandthe
necessaryproductsnotbeingavailableinsufficient
quantities ;whereasforthisreasonCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No621/73(4)of2March1973dero­
gatingfromRegulation (EEC)No1403/69asregards
thestandardmethodofdenaturingcommonwheatin
Denmarkprovidedthatasatemporarymeasurethis
MemberStatecouldhaverecoursetoamethodother
thanthatlaiddownbytheCommunityRegulations ;
Whereas,however,recentresearchhasrevealedthat
thismethodisnotfreefromhealthrisks;whereas
thenitisappropriatenottoextendthederogation
whichpermittedit;whereastheprofessionalcirclesin
DenmarkarenotyetreadytoapplytheCommunity
standardmethod;whereasinconsequenceitisappro­
priate,asatemporarymeasure,toallowrecourseto
anothermethodofdenaturingbycolouringusing
GreenSwhichwasalsousedinthisMemberState
beforeAccession ;
Whereasitseemsdesirabletoprovidethatthisderoga­
tionfromtheCommunityRegulationsshouldextendBywayofderogationfromArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No1403/69,thedenaturingprocessfor
commonwheat,setoutintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion,maybeusedinDenmarkuntil31July1974in
placeofthestandardmethod.
Article2
TheremaybenotradebetweenMemberStatesin
commonwheatdenaturedinaccordancewithArticle
1,exceptbetweenDenmark,IrelandandtheUnited
Kingdom .
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfromthe1December1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.9.
(3)OJNoL180,22.7.1969,p.3.
(4)OJNoL58,3.3.1973,p.10.

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ANNEX
DenaturingprocessforcommonwheatapplicableinDenmark
Thecommonwheatmustibetreatedwiththecolouringmatterlistedbelowinsuchmanner
that <thesaidcommonwheatshallcontainaquantityofcolouringmatteratleastequalto
thatshownincolumn4andevenlydistributed,sothatleast5%ofthegrainsshallbe
colouredanddistributedthroughout 'thewholequantity.
TABLEOFCOLOURING MATTER
1 2 3 4
Commonnameofdye ScientificnameColour
index
(1956)
numberMinimum
quantityin
partsper
millionby
weight
GreenS Sodiumsaltofdi-(ip-dimethyl­
aminophenyl)-2-hydroxy-3 :6-di­
sulphonaphthylmethanol anhy­
dride44090 20