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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)474 final
Brussels ,4October 1977
v.-
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
laying down quality requirements inrespect
ofcommon wheat for "bread making
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(77 )474final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.InaccordancewithArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)no2727/75icommon
•>N■»
wheatforwhichthereferencepriceisfixed,mustsatisfythecriteria
forthestandardtypeaswellastherequirementsforwheatofaverage
breadmakingquality. *
2.Thisaveragebread-makingqualityofcommonwheatisnowdefinedinthis
draftRegulationinthefollowingways
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.1,Assessmentofthebehaviourofthedoughobtainedfromthiswheatwhen
subjectedtomechanicalkneading(determination oftheminimumbread­
makingquality);
2.Definitionofthechemicalandbio-chemicalpropertiesofcommonwheat
previouslyrecognisedasbeingofminimumbread-making quality.
3.Thebehaviourofthedough,whensubjectedtomechanicalkneading,hasbeen
assessedaccordingtoamethodusedbytheintervention agenciesofthe
EECsince1August1976.Thismethod-whichconstitutesa"nachinability test"
forthedough(stickyornon-3tids.y)-enablestheminimumbread-makingquality
ofacommonwheattobedetermined.
Inordertodeterminetheaveragequalityofcommonwheatamethodisused
enablingagradingofthebread-making qualityofthiswheatotbeobtained
bydefiningitschemicalandbio-chemical properties.Thepropertiesfor
eachoneofwhichaminimumthresholdwillhavetobesetinthecerealre­
gulationswillbebased,inconformitywiththemethodproposed,onthe
followingcriteria:
-proteincount(Nx5«7)»
–sedimentation indexaccordingtoZeleny(quantityandqualityofgluten);
fallindexaccordingtoHagberg(degreeofanylasicactivity).
5«Thesepropertieswillformabasisforqualititiveassessmentbytheinter­
ventionagencieswhenspecialintervention measuresareappliedtakenthe
formofbuyingatthereferenceprice.
Furthermore,atthetimeofresalebytheintervention agenciestheseproperties
willprovidethebuyerswithobjectiveinformation ontheintrinsicqualityof
.thewheat.
•••/•••

Furthermore ,this method ofanalysis -which iscurrently used inseveral
Member States -ought nottoinvolve anyspecial investment sinoe theequipment
necessary foritsapplication isgenerally available inagricultural laboratories .

Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
laying down quality requirements inrespect ofcommon wheat forbread
making ' >
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°2727/75of29October 1975 onthe
common organization ofthemarket incereals ^",aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)
2 .. . . .... ... .N°I386/77 tandinparticular Article 4thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75provides that thereference price
istobefixed jfor common wheat which meets standard quality criteria andmedium
bread-making quality requirements ;whereas thedefinition ofmedium bread-making ;
quality .j.n._Qpnan.on _wheat should bebased both onthebehaviour ofthedough from *
such wheat during themechanical kneading process andalso "on .itschemical and_
biochemical characteristics ; t . -
Whereas Article 8(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75provides that special interven­
tion measures mayapply to -qualities ofcommon wheat ofbread-making quality other
than th)se that for which thereference price hasbeen fixed ;whereas theminimum
requirements forbread making should therefore belaid down ,
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION : .
Article 1
Common wheat shall meet theminimum requirements forbread making when thedough
from such >wheat does notstick during themechanical kneading process ,'
*
Article 2
Common wheat shall meet thenecessary requirements tobe "of "medium bread-making quality
when itsatisfies theminimum requirements referred toinArticle 1 hnnthefol­
lowing chemical andbiochemical characteristics s
-protein content ofatleast 11$ ;
-Zeleny index ofatleast 18; ' , •
-Hagberg falling time ofatleast 180seconds .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities . '
Itshall apply with effect from 1August 1978 .
ThisRegulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable -inall
Member States .
Done atBrussels , ^ FortheCouncil
1OJN#L281 ,I.II.I975 ,p.1
2OJN#L158 ,29.6.1977 ,P.1.