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REGULATION (EEC)No1397/69OFTHECOUNCIL
of17July1969
fixingstandardqualitiesforcertaincerealsandcategoriesofflour,groatsandmealand
therulesforfixingthethresholdpricesofthesecategories ofproducts
Whereastheseobjectivesmaybeattainedbyfixinga
threshold pricewhichallowsforthecostof
manufacturing theseproductsandanadequatelevel
ofprotection fortheprocessing industry;
t
Whereasmanufacturing costsmaybedetermined by
addingtothevalueofthecerealanamount
representing themillingmarginandbysubtracting
fromthetotalthusobtained,whereappropriate ,a
fixedamountforthevalueofmealorflourof
inferiorqualityandotherresiduesofmilling;
Whereas,however,whenfixingthethresholdprice
forgroatsandmealofcommonwheat,afixedratio
representing therelationship betweenthepriceof
wheatflourandthepricesofthoseproductson
Community marketsshouldbetakenasabasis;THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
European Economic Community ;
Having regard -toCouncil Regulation No
120/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organisation ofthemarketincereals,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No831/69,2andinparticular
Article5(5)(a)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasthethreshold pricesforoats,grainsorghum ,
millet,buckwheat ,canaryseedandthekindsofflour,
groatsandmealreferredtoinArticle1(c)of
Regulation No120/67/EECshouldcorrespond to
specificstandardqualities ;
Whereasthestandardqualitiesforwhichthoseprices
arefixedshouldcorrespond -asfaraspossibletothe
averagequalitiesofthosecerealsharvested inthe
Community ;
WhereasstandardqualitieswerefixedbyCouncil
Regulation No130/67/EEC3of13June1967;
whereasthedefinitions contained inthatRegulation
ofmatterotherthanbasiccerealsofunimpaired
qualityhaveprovedincomplete andmoreprecise
defintions shouldthereforebeestablished ,astandard
methodfordetermining thatmatterintroduced and
themethodoftestingformoisturecontentadaptedto
thelatesttechniques ;whereas,tothatend,the
provisions tobeadoptedshouldbethosesetoutin
Annexes IandIItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
768/694of22April1969fixingthestandardqualities
forcommonwheat,rye,barley,maizeanddurum
wheat;
Whereasthethreshold .pricesforflour,groatsand
mealshouldbesofixedastoenablethetargetprices
forbasiccerealstobeattainedandtheprotection of
theprocessing industrytobeensured;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
Thestandardqualityforwhichthethresholdprice
foroatsisfixedisdefinedasfollows:
(a)oatsofasoundandfairmarketable quality,free
fromabnormalsmellandlivepests,ofacolour
propertothiscerealandofaquality
corresponding totheaveragequalityofoats
harvested undernormalconditions inthe
Community ;
(b)moisturecontent:16%;
(c)totalpercentage ofmatterotherthanbasiccereals
ofunimpaired quality:3%,.ofwhich:
—grainimpurities :2%;'grainimpurities 'means
grainsofothercerealsandgrainsdamaged
bypests;
—percentage ofmiscellaneous impurities :1%;
('miscellaneous impurities'consistsofweed
seeds,damaged grainsextraneous matter,
husks,deadinsectsandfragments ofinsects);
(d)specificweight:40kilogrammes perhectolitre .1OJNo117,19.6.1967 ,p.2269/67.
2OJNo107,6.5.1969,p.1.
3OJNo120,21.6.1967,p.2356/67.
4OJNoL100,26.4.1969,p.8.

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Article2 Article6
Thestandardqualityforwhichthethresholdprice
forgrainsorghumisfixedshallbethatdefinedinthe
'OfficialGrainStandards oftheUnitedStates'for
USAYellowGrainSorghumNo2,butwitha15%
moisture content .
Article31.Thestandardqualityforwhichthethreshold
priceforwheatflourisfixedisdefinedasfollows:
—wheatflourhavinganashcontentof550
milligrammes per100grammesofflouranda
moisturecontentof15*50%,called'type550
wheatflour'.
2.Thethresholdpricereferredtoinparagraph 1
shallbecalculated byaddingtogether the
components determined inaccordance with
paragraph 3andsubtracting fromtheamountthus
obtainedthefactordetermined inaccordance with
paragraph 4.Thestandardqualityforwhichthethresholdprice
formilletisfixedisdefinedasfollows :
(a)milletcorresponding totheaveragequalityof
milletgrowninArgentina ;
(b)moisturecontent:13%;
(c)totalpercentage ofmatterotherthanbasiccereals
ofunimpaired quality:17%,ofwhich:3.Thecomponents arethefollowing :
—percentage ofbrokengrainsorhuskedgrains:
15%;
—percentage ofmiscellaneous impurities :2%
('miscellaneous impurities'consistsofweed
seeds,damaged grains,extraneous matter,
husks,deadinsectsorfragments ofinsects).
Article4
Thestandardqualityforwhichthethresholdprice
forbuckwheat isfixedshallcorrespond to
buckwheat ofcommercial gradeoftheRepublicof
SouthAfrica.(a)thevalueofcommonwheatprocessedintoflour,
calculated from:
—thequantityofcommonwheat,assessedata
fixedrateof1400kilogrammes forthe
production ofonemetrictonofflour;
—thethresholdpriceforcommonwheat,taking
intoaccountthemonthlygraduation ofthis
price;
(b)anamountrepresenting themillingmargin,fixed
at13*75unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
commonwheatforprocessing ;
(c)anamount,intendedtoensureprotection ofthe
processing industry,fixedat18*75unitsof
accountpermetrictonofwheatflour.
4.Thefactortobesubracted isthevalueofthe
residuescalculated from:
—thequantityofresidues,assessedatafixedrateof
372kilogrammes permetrictonofflour
obtained ;
—afixedpriceforresidues,whetherornotsorted,
of65unitsofaccountpermetricton.
5.Thethresholdpriceformeslinflourshallbethe
sameasthatforwheatflour.Article5
Thestandardqualityforwhichthethreshold price
forcanaryseedisfixedisdefinedasfollows :
(a)canaryseedsofasoundandfairmarketable
quality;
(b)moisturecontent :16%;
Article7(c)totalpercentage ofmatterotherthanbasiccereals
ofunimpaired quality:3%,ofwhich:
—percentage ofgrainimpurities :2%('grain
impurities 'meansgrainsofothercerealsand
grainsdamagedbypests);
—percentage ofmiscellaneous impurities :1%
('miscellaneous impurities'consistsofweed
seeds,damaged grains,extraneous matter,
husks,deadinsectsandfragmentsofinsects);
(d)specificweight:70kilogrammes perhectolitre .1.Thestandardqualityforwhichthethreshold
priceforryeflourisfixedisasfollows:
—ryeflourhavinganashcontentof812
milligrammes per100grammes offlouranda
moisturecontentof15*50% .

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2.Thethresholdpricereferredtoinparagraph 1
shallbecalculated inaccordance withArticle6(3)
and(4),theword'rye'beingsubstituted forthewords
'commonwheat'.Thefixedpriceforresidues,
whetherornotsorted,shallbe60unitsofaccount
permetricton.
Article84.Thefactorstobesubtracted arethefollowing :
(a)thevalueofintermediate productscalculated
from:
—thequantityofintermediate productsassessed
atafixedrateof162kilogrammes permetric
tonofgroatsandmealofdurumwheat
obtained ;
—thepriceoftheseproducts,calculated byA
addingtogetherthecomponents determined
inaccordance withArticle6(3)(a)and(b)
andsubtracting therefrom thefactor
determined inaccordance withArticle6(4),
theamountthusobtainedbeingreducedby
35%.
(b)thevalueofresiduescalculated from:
—thequantityofresiduesassessedatafixed
.rateof357kilogrammes permetrictonof
groatsandmealofdurumwheatobtained ;
—thepriceofcommon wheatresidues
determined inaccordance withthesecond
indentofArticle6(4),less15%.1.Thestandardqualityforwhichthethreshold
priceforgroatsandmealofcommonwheatisfixed
isthatofaproducthavingamoisturecontentof
15-50% .
2.Thethresholdpricereferredtoinparagraph 1
shallbeequaltothethresholdpriceforwheatflour
plus8%.
Article9
1.Thestandardqualityforwhichthethreshold
priceforgroatsandmealofdurumwheatisfixedis
thatofaproducthavingamoisturecontentof
14-50% .
2.Thethreshold pricereferredtoinparagraph 1
shallbecalculated byaddingtogether the
components determined inaccordance with
paragraph 3andsubtracting fromtheamountthus
obtained thefactorsdetermined inaccordance with
paragraph 4.Article10
ForthepurposeofthisRegulation :
3.Thecomponents arethefollowing :(a)matterotherthanbasiccerealsofunimpaired
qualityshallbeasdefinedinAnnexI,PartA,
savinganyotherdefinition contained inthis
Regulation ,andshallbedetermined in
accordance withthemethodlaiddowninAnnex
I,PartB;
(b)themoisturecontentshallbedetermined in
accordance withthemethodindicated inAnnex(a)thevalueofdurumwheatprocessed intogroats
andmeal,calculated from:
—thequantityofdurumwheatassessedata
fixedrateof1550kilogrammes permetricton
ofgroatsandmealobtained ;
—thethresholdpricefordurumwheat,taking
intoaccountanymonthlygraduation ofthis
price.
(b)thecomponents specifiedinArticle6(3)(b)and
(c),thewords'durumwheat'and'groatsand
mealofdurumwheat'beingsubstituted respec­
tivelyforthewords'commonwheat'and'wheat
flour'.II.
Article11
Regulation No130/67/EECisherebyrepealed .
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1August
1969.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17July1969.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX 1
A.MATTER OTHERTHANBASICCEREALS OFUNIMPAIRED QUALITY
1.Brokengrains:
Allgrainsinwhichtheendosperm ispartiallyuncovered shallbeconsidered asbroken
grains.
Grainsdamagedbythreshingandgrainsfromwhichthegermhasbeenremovedalso
belongtothisgroup.
Thisdefinitiondoesnotapplytomaize.
2.Grainimpurities :
(a)Shrivelledgrains:
Grainswhich,afterelimination fromthesampleofallothermatterreferredtoin
thisAnnex,passthroughsieveswithaperturesofthefollowingdimensions :common
wheat2millimetres ,rye1-8millimetres ,durumwheat1*9millimetres ,barley
2-2millimetres ,shallbeconsidered asshrivelledgrains.
Inaddition,grainsdamagedbyfrostandunripegrains(green)belongtothisgroup.
(b)Othercereals:
'Othercereals'meansallgrainswhichdonotbelongtothespeciesofgrainsampled .
Inthecaseofasampleofdurumwheat,allcommonwheatgrainsexceeding 4%
shallcountas'othercereals'.
(c)Grainsdamagedbypests:
Grainsdamagedbypestsarethosewhichhavebeennibbled.Bug-ridden grainsalso
belongtothisgroup.
(d)Grainsinwhichthegermisdiscoloured andmottledgrains:
Grainsinwhichthegermisdicoloured arethoseinwhichthetegumentiscoloured
browntobrownishblackandofwhichthegermisnormalandnotsprouting .For
commonwheat,grainsinwhichthegermisdiscoloured shallbedisregarded upto
8%.Fordurumwheat,grainswhichshowabrowntobrownishblackdiscoloration
elsewherethanonthegermitselfshallbeconsidered asmottledgrains.
3.Sproutedgrains:
Sproutedgrainsarethoseinwhichtheradicleortheplumuleisclearlyvisibletothe
nakedeye.
However,accountmustbetakenofthegeneralappearance ofthesamplewhenits
contentofsproutedgrainsisassessed .Insomekindsofcerealsthegermisprotuberant ,
e.g.indurumwheat,andthegermtegument splitswhenthebatchofcerealsisshaken.
Thesegrainsresemblesproutedgrainsbutmustnotbeincludedinthatgroup.Sprouted
grainsareonlythosewherethegermhasundergone clearlyvisiblechangeswhichmake
iteasytodistinguish thesproutedgrainfromthenormalgrain.
4.Miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz ):
(a)Weedseeds:
(b)Damagedgrains:
Damagedgrainsarethoserenderedunfitforhumanconsumption and,asregards
feed-grain ,forconsumption bycattleowingtoputrefaction ,mildew,orbacterialor
othercauses.
Grainswhichhavedeteriorated throughspontaneous generation ofheatalsobelong
tothisgroup;these'heated'or'smutty'grainsarefullygrowngrainsinwhichthe
tegument iscolouredgreyishbrowntoblack,whilethecross-section ofthekernel
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Grainsattackedbywheat-midge shallbeconsidered asdamagedgrainsonlywhen
morethanhalfthesurfaceofthegrainiscolouredgreytoblackasaresultof
secondary cryptogamic attack.Wherediscoloration coverslessthanhalfthesurface
ofthegrain,thelattermustbeclassedwithgrainsdamaged bypests.
(c)Extraneous matter:
Allmatterinasampleofcerealsretainedbyasievewithaperturesof2-3millimetres
(withtheexception ofgrainsofothercerealsandparticularly largegrainsofthe
basiccereal)andthatpassingthroughasievewithaperturesof1millimetre shall
beconsidered asextraneous matter.
Alsoincludedinthisgrouparestones,sand,fragments ofstrawandotherimpurities
inthesampleswhichpassthroughasievewithaperturesof3-5millimetres andare
retainedbyasievewithaperturesof1millimetre .
Thisdefinitiondoesnotapplytomaize.Forthatcereal,allmatterinasamplewhich
passesthroughasievewithaperturesof1millimetre ,aswellasalltheimpurities
mentioned intheprecedingsubparagraph ,mustbeconsidered asextraneous matter.
(d)Husks(formaize:cobfragments )
(e)Ergot
(f)Decayedgrains
(g)Deadinsectsandfragments ofinsects
5.Livepests
B.STANDARD METHOD FORDETERMINING MATTER OTHER THANBASIC
CEREALS OFUNIMPAIRED QUALITY
1.Forcommonwheat,durumwheat,ryeandbarley,anaveragesampleof250grammes
ispassedthroughtwosieves,onewithaperturesof3-5millimetres andtheotherwith
aperturesof1millimetre ,forhalfaminuteeach.
Inordertoensureconstantsifting,itisadvisabletouseamechanical sieve,e.g.a
vibratingtablewithfittedsieves.
Thematterretainedbythesievewithapertures of3-5millimetres andthatpassing
throughthesievewithaperturesof1millimetre mustbeweighedtogetherandconsidered
asextraneous matter.Wherethematterretainedbythesievewithaperturesof3-5milli­
metresincludespartsofthe'othercereals'grouporparticularly largegrainsofthebasic
cereal,thosepartsorgrainsshallbereturnedtothesiftedsample.Duringsiftinginthe
sievewithaperturesof1millimetre aclosecheckmustbemadeforlivepests.
Fromthesiftedsample,asampleoffrom50to100grammesshallbetakenusinga
separator .Thispartialsamplemustbeweighed .
Then,thispartialsampleshouldbespreadoutonatablewithtweezersorahorn
spatula,andbrokengrains,othercereals,sproutedgrains,grainsdamagedbypests,grains
damagedbyfrost,grainsinwhichthegermisdiscoloured ,mottledgrains,weedseeds,
ergots,damagedgrains,decayedgrains,husks,livepestsanddeadinsectsmustbe
extracted .
Wherethepartialsampleincludesgrainsstillinthehusk,theyshallbehuskedbyhand,
thehusksoobtainedbeingconsidered aspiecesofhusks.Stones,sandandfragments of
strawshallbeconsidered asextraneous matter .
Thepartialsampleshallbesiftedforhalfaminuteinasievewithaperturesof2milli­
metresforcommonwheat,1-8millimetres forrye,1-9millimetres fordurumwheatand
2-2millimetres forbarley.Matterwhichpassesthroughthissieveshallbeconsidered as
shrivelled grain.Grainsdamagedbyfrostandunripegreengrainsbelongtothe
'shrivelledgrains'group.
2.Formaize,anaveragesampleof500grammes isshakenforhalfaminuteinasieve
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Usingtweezersorahornspatula,extractfromthematterretainedbythesievewith
aperturesof1millimetre stones,sand,fragments ofstrawandotherextraneous matter.
Addtheextraneous matterthusextractedtothematterwhichhaspassedthroughthe
sievewithaperturesof1millimetre andweighthemtogether .
Usingaseparator,prepareasampleof100to200grammesfromthesamplepassed
throughthesieve.Weighthissample.Spreaditoutinathinlayeronatable.Using
tweezersorahornspatula,extractthepiecesofothercereals,grainsdamagedbypests,
grainsdamagedbyfrost,sproutedgrains,weedseeds,damagedgrains,husks,livepests
anddeadinsects.
Next,passthispartialsamplethroughasievewitha4-5millimetres roundmesh.Matter
whichpassesthroughthissieveshallbeconsideredasbrokengrains.
3.Groupsofmatterotherthanbasiccerealsofunimpaired qualitydetermined according
tothemethodsreferredtoin1and2,thepercentages ofwhicharelaiddowninArticles
1to5,mustbeweighedverycarefullytothenearest0-01grammeanddistributed
accordingtopercentage overtheaveragesample.Theparticulars enteredintheanalysis
reportshallbetothenearest0-1%.Checkforlivepests.Asageneralrule,twoanalyses
mustbemadeforeachsample.Theymustnotdifferbymorethan10%inrespectof
thetotaloftheabove-mentioned matter.
4.Theapparatustobeusedfortheoperations referredtoin1,2and3isasfollows:
(a)sampleseparator,e.g.aconicalorgroovedapparatus ,
(b)precisionorassaybalance,
(c)sieveswithaperturesof1millimetre ,1*8millimetres ,1-9millimetres ,2millimetres ,
and3*5millimetres andasieveof4-5millimetres roundmesh.Thesievesmaybe
fittedtoavibratingtable.
ANNEX II
STANDARD METHOD OFTESTING FORMOISTURE CONTENT
1.Principle :
Theproductisdriedatatemperature of130to133°C,undernormalatmospheric
pressure,foraperiodoftimefixedbyruleofthumbaccordingtothesizeoftheparticles.
2.Fieldofapplication :
Thisdryingmethodappliestocerealscrushedintoparticlesofwhichatleast50%pass
throughasievewitha0*5millimetre meshandleavenotmorethan10%residueonasieve
witha1millimetre roundmesh.
Italsoappliestoflour.
3.Apparatus :
Precision balance
Crushermadeofamaterialwhichdoesnotabsorbmoisture,iseasytoclean,enables
crushingtobeeffectedquicklyandevenlywithoutoverheating ,limitscontactwiththeout­
sideairtotheminimum andmeetstherequirements mentioned in2(e.g.adetachable roller
mill).
Receptacle madeofnon-corrodable glassormetal,fittedwithaground-in lid;workingsur­
faceallowingdistribution ofthetestsampleat0-3grammespersquarecentimetre .

1Airtemperature insidetheheating-chamber .
2Itsheatingcapacityshould -besuchthat,whenithasbeenpre-setto1-31°C,thattemperature canberegained
inlessthanforty-fiveminutesafterthemaximum numberoftestsampleshavebeenplacedinthechamberto
drysimultaneously .Ventilation shouldbesuchthatwhenallthetestsamplesofcommonwheatitcanholdare
driedfortwohours,theresultsdifferbynomorethan0-15%fromtheresultsobtainedafterdryingforfour
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Electrically heatedisothermic heating-chamber ,setatatemperature of130to133°C,1
havingadequateventilation 2. 1
Dryerwithametalor,failingmetal,porcelainplate,thick,perforated ,containing silicagel
impregnated withcobaltchlorideoranyothersuitabledehydrator .
4.Method :
.(a)Drying:
Weighatleast5grammesofthecrushedsubstance inthepre-weighed receptacle .Place
thereceptacle inaheating-chamber heatedto130°C.Topreventadropintemperature
thereceptacle mustbeintroduced inasshorta-timeaspossible.Leavetodryfortwo
hoursaftertheheating-chamber regainsatemperature of130°C.Removethereceptacle
fromtheheating-chamber ,quicklyreplacethelid,leavetocoolforthirtytoforty-five
minutesinadryerandweigh(weighingmustbeaccurateto1milligramme ).
(b)Pre-drying :
Grainswithamoisturecontenthigherthan17%mustbepre-driedasfollows:
Weigh50grammesofunground graininasuitablecontainer (e.g.a10X12centimetres
aluminium platewitha0-5centimetre rim),leavetodryinaheating-chamber forseven
totenminutesatatemperature of130°C,removefromtheheating-chamber ,leave
thegrainsuncovered tocoolinthelaboratory fortwohoursandweigh(weighingmust
beaccurateto10milligrammes ).Crushthepartiallydriedgrainsanddetermine the
remaining contentasdescribedin(a).
5.Methodofcalculation andformulae :
E=theinitialmass,ingrammes ,ofthetestsample;
M=themass,ingrammes ,ofthetestsampleafterpreparation ;
M'=themass,ingrammes,ofthetestsampleaftercrushing ;
m=themass,ingrammes ,ofthedrytestsample.
Themoisturecontentasapercentage oftheproductisequalto:
100
~E~■■—withoutpreviouspreparation :(E—m)X
—withpreviouspreparation :
[(M'—m)MI100/Mm\ M'+E-MJX—=100(1-^
Teststobemadeinduplicateatleast.
6.Accuracyoftest:
Thedifference betweentwotestsmadeonthesamesamplemustnotexceed±0*1%of
moisture .