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31.7.67 OFFICIALJOURNALOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES No174/27
REGULATION No362/67/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of25July1967
determiningstandardqualitiesforriceandbrokenrice
(a)rice,freeofodour,ofasoundandfairmarket­
ablequalitycorresponding totheaveragequality
ofcommonround-grained riceharvestedwithin
theCommunityundernormalconditions,ofa
typecorresponding tothe'Balilla'variety;
(b)moisturecontent:15%;
(c)totalpercentageofricegrainswhicharenotof
unimpairedquality:7%byweight,ofwhich:
—paddygrains:1%;
—brokenrice:3%;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoRegulationNo359/67/EEC1onthe
commonorganisationofthemarketinrice,andin
particularArticle4(5),Article15(5)(a)andArticle
31(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasthetargetpriceforhuskedrice,theinterven­
tionpriceforpaddyrice,andthethresholdpricefor
brokenricemustcorrespondtospecificstandard
qualities;
Whereasthestandardqualitiesforwhichthoseprices
arefixedshouldcorrespondasfaraspossible,asre­
gardshuskedriceandpaddyrice,totheaveragequal­
ityofround-grained riceharvestedintheCommunity
and,asregardsbrokenrice,totheaveragequalityof
brokenriceusuallyobtainedinCommunityindustry
fromhome-grownrice;
Whereas,tothatend,thestandardsdeterminedby
RegulationNo27/64/EEC2maybeusedasstandard
qualitiesforricewiththeaddition,asastandard
qualityforbrokenrice,ofthequalitymostfrequently
foundinintra-Community tradeinthatproduct;—greengrainsorgrainsshowingnaturalmal­
formation :3%;
(d)toleranceofextraneousmatter,consistingof:
—mineralorvegetableinediblesubstancespro­
videdthattheyarenottoxic:0-01%;
—extraneousgrainsorpartsthereof,edible:
0-10%;
(e)outputofmilledriceinwholegrains(withatol­
eranceof5%ofclippedgrains):77-50%by
weight,ofwhich:apercentagebyweightof
milledricegrainswhicharenotofunimpaired
quality:
—chalkygrains:3%;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%;
—spottedgrains:1%;
—stainedgrains:0-50%;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1—yellowgrains:0-05%;
.—ambergrains:0-125%. Forthe1967/68marketingyearthestandardquality
ofhuskedriceforwhichthetargetpriceisfixedis
definedasfollows:
Article2
1OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
2OJNo48,19.3.1964,p.756/64.Thestandardqualityofpaddyriceforwhichinter­
ventionpricesarefixedisdefinedasfollows:

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(a)rice,freeofodour,ofasoundandfairmarket­
ablequalitycorresponding totheaveragequality
ofcommonround-grained riceharvestedwithin
theCommunityundernormalconditions,ofa
typecorresponding tothe'Balilla'variety;(a)rice,freeofodour,ofasoundandfairmarket­
ablequalitycorresponding totheaveragequality
ofbrokenriceobtainedfromprocessinghusked
ricetomilledriceintheCommunityprocessing
industry,ofatypecorresponding tothe'Mes­
sagrana'variety;
(b)moisturecontent:14-05%;
(b)Moisturecontent:15%;
(c)Toleranceofextraneousmatterconsistingof:
—mineralandvegetableinediblesubstances,
providedthattheyarenottoxic:0-01%;
—extraneousbrokengrainsorpartsthereof,ed­
ible:0-10%.(c)outputofmilledriceinwholegrains(withatol­
eranceof5%ofclippedgrains):
62%byweight,ofwhich:apercentageby
weightofmilledricegrainswhicharenotofun­
impairedquality:
—chalky-grains:3%;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%;
—spottedgrains:1%;
—stainedgrains:0-50%;Article4
—yellowgrains:0-05%;ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,thedefinitionof
grainsandbrokengrainswhicharenotofunim­
pairedqualityshallbe.asshownintheAnnex. —ambergrains:0-125%.
Article3 Article5
Thestandardqualityofbrokenriceforwhichthe
thresholdpriceisfixedisdefinedasfollows:ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1967.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25July1967.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.HOECHERL
ANNEX
Definitionofgrainsandbrokengrainswhicharenotofunimpairedquality
A.Wholegrains:
Grainsfromwhichonlypartoftheendhasbeenremoved,irrespectiveofcharacteristics
producedateachstageofmilling.
B.Clippedgrains:
Grainsfromwhichtheentireendhasbeenremoved.

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C.Brokengrainsorbrokenrice:
Grainsfromwhichapartofthevolumegreaterthantheendhasbeenremoved;broken
grainsinclude:
—largebrokengrains(piecesofgrainofalengthnotlessthanhalfthatofagrain,but
notconstitutingacompletegrain);
—mediumbrokengrains(piecesofgrainofalengthnotlessthanaquarterofthelength
ofagrainbutwhicharesmallerthantheminimumsizeof'largebrokengrains');
—finebrokengrains(piecesofgrainlessthanaquarterofthesizeofagrain,buttoo
largetopassthroughasievewithameshof1-4mm);
—fragments (smallpiecesorparticlesofgrainwhichcanpassthroughasievewitha
meshof1-4mm);splitgrains(piecesproducedbyalongitudinalsplitinthegrain)
comeunderthisdefinition.
D.Greengrains:
Grainswhicharenotfullyripened.
E.Grainsshowingnaturalmalformation :
Naturalmalformation shallincludemalformation ,whetherornotofhereditaryorigin,as
comparedwiththemorphological characteristics typicalofthevariety.
F.Chalkygrains:
Grainsatleastthree-quarters ofthesurfaceofwhichlooksopaqueandchalky.
G.Grainsstriatedwithred:
Grainsshowinglongitudinalredstriationsofdifferingintensityandshades,duetoresidues
fromthepericarp.
H.Spottedgrains:
Grainsshowingawell-definedsmallcircleofdarkcolourofmoreorlessregularshape;
spottedgrainsshallalsoincludethosewhichshowslightblackstriationsonthesurface
only;thestriationsandspotsmustnotshowayellowordarkaureole.
I.Stainedgrains:
Grainswhichhaveundergone,onasmallareaoftheirsurface,anobviouschangeintheir
naturalcolour;thestainsmaybeofdifferentcolours(blackish,reddish,brown);deepblack
striationsshallalsobeconsideredasstains.Ifthecolourofthestainsissufficientlymarked
(black,pink,reddish-brown )tobeimmediatelyvisibleandiftheycoveranareanotless
thanhalfthatofthegrain,thegrainsmustbeconsideredtobeyellowgrains.
J.Yellowgrains:
Yellowgrainsarethosewhichhaveundergone,totallyorpartially,otherwisethanbydrying,
achangeintheirnaturalcolourandhavetakenonalemonororange-yellow tone.
K.Ambergrains:
Ambergrainsarethosewhichhaveundergone,otherwisethanbydrying,aslightuniform
changeincolouroverthewholesurface;thischangealtersthecolourofthegrainstoalight
amber-yellow .