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REGULATION (EEC)No1403/69OFTHECOMMISSION
of18July1969
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheprovisionsconcerningdenaturing
ofcommonwheatandryeofbread-making quality
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
establishingthe HavingregardtotheTreaty
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;applicationofthismethodthroughoutthe
Community ;
Whereas,inordertoallowmoreundertakingsto
makeuseofdenaturingbyadmixture,theminimum
quantityof60metrictonsforthirtydayspreviously
fixedfordenaturingbyadmixtureshouldbereduced;
whereas,however,eitheradailyoramonthly
minimumshouldbemaintained,inorderthat
quantityconditionsmaybeinkeepingwiththe
facilitiesforsupervisionexistinginMemberStates;
Whereasdifficulties,inparticularofatechnical
nature,occurringduringthedenaturingprocessmay
preventadenaturerfromreachingtheminimum
quantityfixedinpursuanceofArticle3ofRegulation
No172/67/EEC;whereas,thesedifficultiesbeing
beyondhiscontrol,thepremiumforthequantityof
cerealswhichhehasactuallydenaturedshouldin
suchcasesbepaidtohim;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
120/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketincereals,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1396/69,2andinparticular
Article7(5)thereof;
Whereasdenaturingisintendedtosupportthe
marketforproductsunabletofindtheirnormal
outlets;whereasitshouldbeusedonlytotheextent
necessarytosupportthemarketincerealsof
bread-making quality;whereascommonwheatand
ryewhosenaturalcharacteristics aresuchthatthey
cannotinanycasebeusedexceptasfoddershould
thereforenotbesupported;whereas,therefore,in
ordertoexcludethesecereals,qualitycriteriafor
denaturingshouldbedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article3ofCouncilRegulationNo172/67/EEC3of
27June1967ongeneralrulesgoverningthe
denaturingofwheatandryeofbread-makingquality,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2096/684;
whereasinfixingthesecriteriaparticularaccount
shouldbetakenofclimaticdifferencesinthevarious
regionsoftheCommunity;
Whereastheamountofthepremiumgrantedfor
denaturingcommonwheatshouldbesocalculated
thatplacingdenaturedcommonwheatonthemarket
doesnotdisturbthemarketinbarley,withwhichit
becomescompetitive;whereasthispremiumshould,
moreover,enablethecostsincurredbydenaturingto
becoveredwhatevermethodisused;
Whereasexperienceshowsthatitisadvisableto
maintain,asastandardmethod,themethodof
denaturingpreviouslyusedand,inthecaseof
denaturingbycolouring,toensureuniformHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thestandardmethodofdenaturingcommonwheat
andryeofbread-making qualityprovidedforin
Article2(2)ofRegulationNo172/67/EECshallbe
asdescribedinAnnexI.
Inthecaseofdenaturingbycolouring,thestandard
methodonlyshallbeused.
Inthecaseofdenaturingotherwisethanby
colouring,thenjeansusedmustbeatleastasreliable
asthestandardmethod.
Article2
1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
2OJNoL179,21.7.1969,p.5.Cerealsdenaturedbyinterventionagenciesor
qualifyingforadenaturingpremiumshallbeof
soundandfairmarketablequality.Foracceptanceas
soundandfairmarketablequalityforthepurposesof3OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2602/67.
4OJNoL308,23.12.1968,p.12.

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thisRegulation,thecerealsshallbefreefromodour
and:
(a)haveaspecificweight,inthecaseofcommon
wheat,ofnotlessthanaweightfixedbythe
interventionagenciesatbetween70and73kg/hi,
accordingtoregion;
(b)haveaspecificweight,inthecaseofrye,ofat
least66kg/hi;
(c)haveamoisturecontentinthecaseofcommon
wheatofbetween14and18%,accordingto
region,andinthecaseofryeof18%;
(d)containapercentagenotexceeding:
—8%ofsproutedgrains,increaseshallbecalculatedbyapplyingthe
percentagesshowninAnnexIItothebasic
interventionpriceforcommonwheatvalidatthe
beginningofthemarketingyear.
3.Thegrantingofadenaturingpremiumshallbe
subjecttosupervisionbytheinterventionagencyof
theprocessofdenaturingofcommonwheat,orofits
admixture,unaltered,withcompoundfeeding-stuffs
fallingwithinheadingNo23.072oftheCommon
CustomsTariff.Thedurationofthedenaturing
processshallnotexceedonedayper40metrictons
ofcerealsprocessed.
Thedurationoftheprocessofadmixture,unaltered,
withcompoundfeeding-stuffsshallnotexceedthirty
daysper50metrictonsoroneworkingdayofeight
hoursper20metrictonsofcerealsprocessed.The
interventionagencyofeachMemberStateshall
decidewhichofthesetwominimumquantitiesshall
beappliedtotheprocessesundertheirsupervision.—3%ofothercereals,
—3%ofvariousimpurities,
thesumofthesecomponentsnottoexceed10%.
Article3 Article5
Commonwheatandryeofbread-making quality
shallafterdenaturingbedisposedofbyintervention
agenciesinaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddown
inArticle3ofRegulationNo132/67/EEC1of13
June1967layingdowngeneralrulesforintervention
onthemarketincereals.Thedenaturingpremiumshallbepaidonlyifthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle4(3)arefulfilled.If,
however,asaresultofatechnicaldifficultygiving
risetoaninterruptionoftheprocessrecordedunder
thesupervision .providedforinthatparagraphthe
minimumquantityforthedayhasnotbeen
denaturedoradmixed,thedenaturingpremiumshall
bepaidonthequantityactuallydenaturedor
admixedduringthatday.Article4
Article61.Thedenaturingpremiumshallconsistoftwo
components,namely:
—oneallowingforthedifferencesbetweenprices
forcommonwheatandforbarley,
—theotherallowingforthetechnicalcostsof
denaturingorthespecialcostsofadmixture,fixed
ataflatrate.
2.Whencommonwheattobedenaturedhasa
specificweightexceeding77kg/hithedenaturing
premiumshallbeincreased.TheamountofsuchanCommissionRegulation (EEC)No956/683of12July
1968layingdownfurtherdetailedrulesforthe
applicationoftheprovisionsfordenaturingcommon
wheatandryeofbread-making quality,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2086/68,4ishereby
repealed.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1969.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18July1969.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY
1OJNo120,21.6.1967,p.2364/67. 2SeeCustomsCo-operationCouncil,ExplanatoryNotes
totheBrusselsNomenclature ,VolumeI,SectionIV,
headingNo23.07,p.159.
3OJNoL164,13.7.1968,p.9.
4OJNoL307,21.12.1968,p.13.

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ANNEX1
Standardmethodfordenaturingcommonwheatandryeofbread-makingquality
1.Dissolveeither30grammesofcolouringmatterof85%concentrationor51grammesof
colouringmatterof50%concentration ofPatentedBlueV(SchultzNo826,EECNoE131)1
inatleast2-5litresandatmost3litresofpurewater.
2.Colour100kilogrammesofwheatfromthequantitytobedenaturedwiththeamountof
solutionpreparedinaccordancewithparagraph1.
3.Mix80kilogrammesofcerealstobedenaturedwithatleast20kilogrammesofgrains
colouredasindicatedin2,sothattheyareuniformlydispersedinthetotalmass.
1ThedefinitionofPatentedBlueVisgivenintheCouncilDirectiveontheapproximation ofrulesofMember
Statesoncolouringmattersforuseinfoodstuffsintendedforhumanconsumption (OJNo115of11.11.1962,
p.2645/62).
PatentedBlueVof50%concentration ismarketedintheFederalRepublicofGermanyas'Lebensmittelblau Nr.3'.
ANNEX11
Percentageincreasefordifferencesinspecificweight
Specificweightofcommonwheattothehectolitre
(inkg/hi)Percentageincrease
77-001—78 0-50
78-001—79 1-00
79-001—80 1-50
morethan80 2-00