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REGULATION (EEC)No768/69OFTHECOUNCIL
of22April1969
fixingstandardqualitiesforcommonwheat,rye,barley,maizeanddurumwheat
(a)commonwheatofasoundandfairmarketable
quality,freefromabnormal smellandlivepests,
ofacolourpropertothiscerealandofaquality
corresponding totheaveragequalityofcommon
wheatharvested undernormalconditions inthe
Community ;
(b)moisturecontent :16%;THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Havingregard:otheTreatyestablishing the
European Economic Community ,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
Having regardtoCouncil Regulation No
120/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organization ofthemarketincereals,aslastamended
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No289/692of17
February 1969,andinparticular Article2(4)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament 3;
Whereasthecommonpricesforcommonwheat,rye,
barley,maizeanddurumwheatmustbefixedwith
referencetospecificstandardqualities ;whereasthese
shouldcorrespond asfaraspossibletotheaverage
qualitiesofthosecerealsharvested withinthe
Community ;
WhereasthestandardqualitieswerefixedbyCouncil
Regulation No865/67/EEC4of14November 1967;
whereasthedefinirions contained inthatRegulation
ofmatterotherthanbasiccerealsofunimpaired
qualityhavebeendifficulttoapply;whereasthey
shouldtherefore bemademorespecificand,
moreover ,themethodsofdetermining suchmatter
andthemoisturecontentshouldbesupplemented
andharmonised ;(c)totalpercentage ofmatterotherthanbasiccereals
ofunimpaired quality:5%,ofwhich:
—percentage ofbrokengrains:2%;
—percentage ofgrainimpurities :1-5%('grain
impurities 'meansshrivelled grains,grainsof
othercereals,grainsdamagedbypestsand
grainsshowingdiscoloration ofthegerm);
—percentage ofsproutedgrains:1%;
—percentage ofmiscellaneous impurities :0-5%
('miscellaneous impurities 'consistofweed
seeds,damaged grains,extraneous matter,
husks,ergot,decayedgrains,deadinsectsand
fragments ofinsects);
(d)specificweight :75kilogrammes perhectolitre .
Article2
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Thestandardqualityforwhichthetargetpriceand
theintervention pricesforryearefixedisdefinedas
follows :
(a)ryeofasoundandfairmarketable quality,free
fromabnormalsmellandlivepests,ofacolour
•propertothiscerealandofaquality
corresponding totheaveragequalityofrye
harvested undernormalconditions inthe
Community ;Thestandardqualityforwhichthetargetpriceand
theintervention pricesforcommonwheatarefixedis
definedasfollows :
1OJNo117,19.6.1967 ,p.2269/67.(b)moisturecontent :16%;
2OJNoL41,18.2.1969,p.1.
3OJNoC41,1.4.1S69,p.35. (c)totalpercentage ofmatterotherthanbasiccereals
ofunimpaired quality:5%,ofwhich: 4OJNo279,18.11.1967 ,p.2.

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—percentage ofbrokengrains:2%;
—percentage ofgrainimpurities :1-5%('grain
impurities'meansshrivelled grains,grainsof
othercerealsandgrainsdamagedbypests);
—percentage ofsproutedgrains:1%;
—percentage ofmiscellaneous impurities :0-5%
('miscellaneous impurities'consistofweed
■seeds,damaged grains,extraneous matter,
husks,ergot,deadinsectsandfragments of
insects);
(d)specificweight:71kilogrammes perhectolitre .—percentage ofbrokengrains:2%('broken
grains'meanspiecesofgrainorgrainswhich
passthroughasievewithacircularmesh4-5
millimetres indiameter);
—percentage ofgrainimpurities :4%('grain
impurities 'meansgrainsofothercereals,
grainsdamaged bypestsandgrainsof
abnormal coloration ,thelatterbeinggrains
whichhaveacquiredthroughheatinga
darkishbrowncolouronafairlysubstantial
partofthetegumentandofthekerneland
arenotdamagedgrains);
—percentage ofsproutedgrains:1%;
—percentage ofmiscellaneous impurities :1%
('miscellaneous impurities 'consistofweed
seeds,damaged grains,extraneous matter,
husks,deadinsectsandfragments ofinsects).Article3
Article5Thestandardqualityforwhichthetargetpriceand
theintervention pricesforbarleyarefixedisdefined
asfollows :
(a)barleyofasoundandfairmarketable quality,
freefromabnormal smellandlivepests,ofa
colourpropertothiscerealandofaquality
corresponding totheaveragequalityofbarley
harvested undernormal conditions inthe
Community ;
(b)moisturecontent :16%;
(c)totalpercentage ofmatterotherthanbasiccereals
ofunimpaired quality :4%,ofwhich:
—percentage ofgrainimpurities :2%('grain
impurities 'meansshrivelledgrains,grainsof
othercerealsandgrainsdamagedbypests);
—percentage ofsproutedgrains:1%;
—percentage ofmiscellaneous impurities :1%
('miscellaneous impurities 'consistofweed
seeds,damaged grains,extraneous matter,
husks,deadinsectsandfragments ofinsects);
(d)specificweight :67kilogrammes perhectolitre .Thestandardqualityforwhichthetargetprice,the
intervention pricesandtheguaranteed minimum
pricefordurumwheatarefixedisdefinedasfollows :
(a)durumwheatofasoundandfairmarketable
quality,freefromabnormal smellandlivepests,
dry,amberyellowtobrownincolour,witha
vitreoussectionoftranslucent ,hornyappearance
andofaqualitycorresponding totheaverage
qualityofdurumwheatharvestedunder,normal
conditions intheCommunity ;
(b)totalpercentage ofmatterotherthandurum
wheatgrainsofunimpaired quality:24-5%,of
which:
—percentage ofdurumwheatgrainswhichhave
whollyorpartlylosttheirvitreousaspect
(mitadine )andcommonwheatgrains:20%,
ofwhichnotmorethan4%ofcommon
wheatgrains;
—percentage ofbrokengrains:2%;
—percentage ofgrainimpurities :1-5%('grain
impurities'meansshrivelled grains,grainsof
cerealsotherthandurumwheatandcommon
wheat,grainsdamagedbypests,grainsin
whichthegermisdiscoloured ormottled
grains);
—percentage ofsproutedgrains:0-5%;
—percentage ofmiscellaneous impurities :0-5%
('miscellaneous impurities 'consistofweed
seeds,damaged grains,extraneous matter,
husks,ergot,decayedgrains,deadinsectsand
fragments ofinsects);.
(c)specificweight:78kilogrammes perhectolitre .Article4
Thestandardqualityforwhichthetargetpriceand
theintervention priceformaizearefixedisdefinedas
follows :
(a)maizeofasoundandfairmarketable quality,free
fromabnormal smellandlivepests;
(b)moisturecontent :15%;
(c)totalpercentage ofmatterotherthanbasiccereals
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Article6 (c)themethodfordetermining 'mitadine'durum
wheatgrainsshallbedetermined according to
theprocedure laiddowninArticle26of
Regulation No120/67/EEC.ForthepurposeofapplyingthisRegulation :
(a)thematterotherthanbasiccerealsofunimpaired
qualityisdefinedinAnnexIA,saveasotherwise
definedinthisRegulation ,andisdetermined
accordingtothemethodlaiddowninAnnexIB;Article7
Regulation No865/67/EECisherebyrepealed .
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1August (b)moisturecontentshallbedetermined byreference
tothemethodshowninAnnexII; 1969.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,22April1969.
FortheCouncil
The "President
J.P.BUCHLER
ANNEX I
A.MATTER OTHERTHANBASICCEREALS OFUNIMPAIRED QUALITY
1.Brokengrains:
Allgrainsofwhichtheendosperm ispartiallyuncovered shallbeconsidered asbroken
grams.Grainsdamagedbythreshingandgrainsfromwhichthegermhasbeenremoved
alsobelongtothisgroup.
Thisdefinition doesnotapplytomaize.
2.Grainimpurities :
(a)Shrivelledgrains:
Grainswhich,aftereliminationfromthesampleofallothermatterreferredtoin
thisAnnex,passthroughsieveswithaperturesofthefollowingdimensions :common
wheat2millimetres ,rye1-8millimetres ,durumwheat1-9millimetres ,barley2-2
millimetres ,shallbeconsidered asshrivelledgrains.
Inaddition,grainsdamagedbyfrostandunripegrains(green)belongtothisgroup.
(b)Othercereals:
'Othercereals'meansallgrainswhichdonotbelongtothespeciesofgrainsampled .
Inthecaseofasampleofdurumwheat,allcommonwheatgrainsexceeding 4%
shallcountas'othercereals'.
(c)Grainsdamagedbypests:
Grainsdamagedbypestsarethosewhichhavebeennibbled.Bug-ridden grainsalso
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(d)Grainsinwhichthegermisdiscoloured andmottlegrains:.
Grainsinwhichthegermisdiscoloured arethoseofwhichthetegument iscoloured
browntobrownishblackandofwhichthegermisnormalandnotsprouting .For
commonwheat,grainsinwhichthegermisdiscoloured shallbedisregarded upto8%.
Fordurumwheat,grainswhichshowabrowntobrownishblackdiscoloration else­
wherethanonthegermitselfshallbeconsidered asmottledgrains.
3.Sproutedgrains:
Sproutedgrainsarethoseinwhichtheradicleorplumuleisclearlyvisibletothenaked
eye.However ,accountmustbetakenofthegeneralappearance ofthesamplewhenits
contentofsproutedgrainsisassessed .Insomekindsofcerealsthegermisprotuberant ,
e.g.indurumwheat,andthegermtegumentsplitswhenthebatchofcerealsisshaken.
Thesegrainsresemblesproutedgrainsbutmustnotbeincludedinthatgroup.Sprouted
grainsareonlythosewherethegermhasundergone clearlyvisiblechangeswhichmake
iteasytodistinguish thesproutedgrainfromthenormalgrain.
4.Miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz ):
(a)WeedSeeds
(b)Damagedgrains:
Damaged grainsarethoserenderedunfitforhumanconsumption and,asregards
feedgrain,forconsumption bycattle,owingtoputrefaction ,mildew,orbacterial
orothercauses.
Grainswhichhavedeteriorated throughspontaneous generation ofheatalsobelong
tothisgroup;these'heated'or'smutty'grainsarefullygrowngrainsinwhichthe
tegument iscolouredgreyishbrowntoblack,whilethecross-section ofthekernel
iscolouredyellowishgreytobrownishblack.
Grainsattackedbywheat-midge shallbeconsidered asdamagedgrainsonlywhen
morethanhalfthesurfaceofthegrainiscolouredgreytoblackasaresultof
secondary cryptogamic attack.Wherediscoloration coverslessthenhalfthesurface
ofthegrain,thelattermustbeclassedwithgrainsdamagedbypests.
(c)Extraneous matter:
Allmatterinasampleofcerealsretainedbyasievewithaperturesof3-5millimetres
(withtheexception ofgrainsofothercerealsandparticularly largegrainsofthe
basiccereal)andthatpassingthroughasievewithaperturesof1millimetre shallbe
considered asextraneous matter.
Alsoincludedinthisgrouparestones,sand,fragments ofstrawandotherimpurities
inthesampleswhichpasstroughasievewithaperturesof3-5millimetres andare
retainedbyasievewithaperturesof1millimetre .
Thisdefinitiondoesnotapplytomaize.Forthatcereal,allmatterinasamplewhich
passesthroughasievewithaperturesof1millimetre ,aswellasalltheimpurities
mentioned intheprecedingsubparagraph ,mustbeconsidered asextraneous matter.
(d)Husks(formaize:cobfragments )
(e)Ergot
(f)Decayedgrains
(g)Deadinsectsandfragmentsofinsects
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B.STANDARD METHOD FORDETERMINING MATTER OTHER THANBASIC
CEREALS OFUNIMPAIRED QUALITY
1.Forcommonwheat,durumwheat,rye,barley,anaveragesampleof250grammesis
passedthroughtwosieves,onewithaperturesof3-5millimetres andtheotherwith
aperturesof1millimetre ,forhalfaminuteeach.
Inordertoensureconstantsifting,itisadvisabletouseamechanical sieve,e.g.avibrat­
ingtablewithfittedsieves.
Thematterretainedbythesievewithaperturesof3-5millimetres andthatpassing
throughthesievewithaperturesof1millimetre mustbeweighedtogetherandcon­
sideredasextraneous matter.Wherethematterretainedbythesievewithaperturesof
3-5millimetres includespartsofthe'othercereals'grouporparticularly largegrainsofthe
basiccereal,thosepartsorgrainsshallbereturnedtothesiftedsample.Duringsifting,
inthesievewithaperturesof1millimetre ,aclosecheckmustbemadeforlivepests.
Fromthesiftedsample,asampleof50to100grammesshallbetakenusingaseparator .
Thispartialsamplemustbeweighed .
Thenthispartialsampleshouldbespreadoutonatablewithtweezersorahornspatula
aidbrokengrains,othercereals,sproutedgrains,grainsdamaged bypests,grains
damagedbyfrost,grainsinwhichthegermisdiscoloured ,mottledgrains,weedseeds,
ergots,damagedgrains,decayedgrains,husksandlivepestsanddeadinsectsmustbe
extracted .
Wherethepartialsampleincludesgrainsstillinthehusk,theyshallbehuskedby
hand,thehuskssoobtainedbeingconsidered aspiecesofhusks.Stones,sandandfrag­
mentsofstrawshallbeconsidered asextraneous matter.
Thepartialsampleshallbesiftedforhalfaminuteinasievewithaperturesof2milli­
metresforcommonwheat,1-8millimetres forrye,1-99millimetres fordurumwheatand
2-2millimetres forbarley.Matterwhichpassesthroughthissieveshallbeconsidered as
shrivelled grain.Grainsdamaged byfrostandunripegreengrainsbelongtothe
'shrivelledgrains'group.
2.Formaize,anaveragesampleof500grammes isshakenforhalfaminuteinasieve
withaperturesof1millimetre .Checkforlivepestsanddeadinsects.
Usingtweezersorahornspatula,extractfromthematterretainedbythesievewith
aperturesof1millimetre ,stones,sand,fragments ofstrawandotherextraneous matter.
Addtheextraneous matterthusextractedtothematterwhichhaspassedthroughthe
sievewithaperturesof1millimetre andweighthemtogether.
Usingaseparator,prepareasampleof100to200grammesfromthesamplepassed
throughthesieve.Weighthispartialsample.
Spreaditoutinathinlayeronatable.Usingtweezersorahornspatula,extractthe
piecesofothercereals,graindamagedbypests,grainsdamagedbyfrost,sproutedgrains,
weedseeds,damagedgrains,husks,livepestsanddeadinsects.
Next,passthispartialsamplethroughasievewitha4-5millimetre roundmesh.Matter
whichpassesthroughthissieveshallbeconsidered asbrokengrains.
3.Groupsofmatterotherthanbasiccerealsofunimpaired quality,determined according
tothemethodsreferredtoin1and2,thepercentages ofwhicharelaiddowninArticle1
to5,mustbeweighedverycarefullytothenearest0-01grammesanddistributed ac­
cordingtopercentage overtheaveragesample.Theparticulars enteredintheanalyses
reportshallbetothenearest0-1%.Checkforlivepests.
Asageneralrule,twoanalysesmustbemadeforeachsample.Theymustnotdifferby
morethan10%inrespectofthetotaloftheabove-mentioned matter.
4.Theapparatus tobeusedfortheoperations referredtoin1,2and3isasfollows:
(a]sampleseparator ,e.g.aconicalorgroovedapparatus ,
(b;precisionorassaybalance,
(csieveswithaperturesof1millimetre ,1-8millimetres ,1-9millimetres ,2millimetres ,
2-2millimetres ,and3-5millimetres andasievewitha4-5millimetre roundmesh.
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ANNEX 11
STANDARD METHOD OFTESTING FORMOISTURE CONTENT
1.Principle :
Theproductisdriedatatemperature of130to133°C,undernormalatmospheric pressure,
foraperiodoftimefixedbyruleofthumbaccordingtothesizeoftheparticles .
2.Fieldofapplication :
Thisdryingmethodappliestocerealscrushedintoparticlesofwhichatleast50%pass
throughasievewith0-5millimetre meshandleavenotmorethan10%residueonthesieve
witha1millimetreroundmesh.Italsoappliestoflour.
3.Apparatus :
Precision balance .
Crushermadeofamaterialwhichdoesnotabsorbmoisture,iseasytoclean,enables
crushingtobeeffectedquicklyandevenlywithoutoverheating ,limitscontactwiththeout­
sideairtotheminimum ,andmeetstherequirements mentioned in2(e.g.adetachable
rollermill).
Receptacle madeofnon-corrodible metalorglass,fittedwithagroundlid;workingsurface
allowingdistribution ofthetestsampleat0-3grammespersq.cm.
Electrically heatedisothermic heating-chamber ,setatatemperature of130to133°C,1having
adequateventilation 2.
Dryerwithametalor,failingmetal,procelainplate,thick,perforated ,containing silicagel
impregnated withcobaltchlorideoranyothersuitabledehydrator .
4.Method :
(a)Drying:
"Weighatleast5grammesofthecrushedsubstance inthepre-weighed receptacle .Place
thereceptacle inaheating-chamber heatedto130°C.Topreventtoogreatadropin
temperature thereceptacle mustbeintroduced inasshortatimeaspossible .Leaveto
dryfortwohoursaftertheheating-chamber regainsatemperature of130°C.Remove
thereceptacle fromtheheating-chamber ,quicklyreplacethelid,leavetocoolforthirty
toforty-fiveminutesinadryerandweigh(weighingmustbeaccurateto1milligramme ).
(b)Pre-drying :
Grainswithamoisturecontenthigherthan17%mustbepre-dried asfollows :
Weigh50grammesofungroundgraininasuitablereceptacle (e.g.a20X12centimetre
aluminium platewitha0-5centimetre rim),leavetodryinaheating-chamber forseven
totenminutesatatemperature of130°C,removefromtheheating-chamber ,leavethe
grainsuncovered tocoolinthelaboratory fortwohoursandweigh(weighingmustbe
accurateto10milligrammes ).Crushthepartiallydriedgrainsanddetermine the
remaining moisturecontentasdescribedin(a).
1Airtemperatures insidetheheating-chamber .
2Itsheatingcapacityshouldbesuchthat,whenithasbeenpre-setto131°C,thattemperature canberegained
inlessthanforty-fiveminutesafterthemaximum numberoftestsampleshavebeenplacedinthechamberto
drysimultaneously .Ventilation shouldbesuchthat,whenalltestsamplesofcommonwheatitcanholdare
driedfortwohours,theresultsdifferbynomorethan1-15%fromtheresultsobtainedafterdryingforfour
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5.Methodofcalculation andformulae :
E=theinitialmass,ingrammes ,ofthetestsample;
M=themass,ingrammes ,ofthetestsampleafterpreparation ;
M'=themass,ingrammes ,ofthetestsampleaftercrushing ;
m=themass,ingrammes,ofthedrytestsample.
Themoisturecontentasapercentage oftheproductisequalto:
—withoutpreviouspreparation (E—m)X100
E
—withpreviouspreparation
Teststobemadeinduplicateatleast.
6.Accuracyoftest:
Thedifference betweentwotestsmadeonthesamesamplemustnotexceed±01%of
moisture .