Commission Regulation (EC) No 691/1999 of 30 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 708/98 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases and reductions to be applied as regards the quality characteristics of the rice
Date: 1999-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fixing of prices, intervention agency, product quality, rice

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Official Journal of the European Communities

31. 3. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 691/1999

of 30 March 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 708/98 on the taking over of paddy rice by the
intervention agencies and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases
and reductions to be applied as regards the quality characteristics of the rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the
common organisation of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2072/98 (2), and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,

Whereas the characteristics that set stained grains and spotted grains apart are very close
and distinguishing one from another is often a delicate task when samples taken in
accordance with Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 708/98 (3) are analysed;
whereas those two criteria should therefore be combined and the relevant price reductions
applying should be determined on the basis of grain defects covering both stained and
spotted grains;

Whereas new varieties of rice are being grown in the Community; whereas they should be
entered, with their milling yields, in the list in point B in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No
708/98;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion
of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 708/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1. the table in Article 2 is replaced by the following.

‘Round grain rice
CN code 1006 10 92

Medium and A
long grain rice
CN codes 1006 10 94
and 1006 10 96

B long grain rice
CN code 1006 10 98

Chalky grains

Grains striated with red

Stained and spotted grains

Amber grains

Yellow grains

Miscellaneous impurities

Grains of rice of other varieties

(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30. 9. 1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 98, 31. 3. 1998, p. 21.

6

10

4

1

0,175

1

5

4

5

2,75

0,50

0,175

1

5

4

5

2,75

0,50

0,175

1

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2. the table in part B of Annex II is replaced by the following.

‘B. Basic yield after processing

Quality designation

Yield in
whole grains
(%)

Total yield
(%)

Carillon

Argo, Selenio, Couachi

Alpe, Arco, Balilla, Balilla GG, Balilla Sollana, Bomba,
Bombon, Colina, Elio, Flipper, Frances, Lido, Liso, Matusaka,
Monticili, Pegonil, Sara, Strella, Thainato, Thaiperla, Ticinese,
Veta, Leda, Mareny, Clot, Albada, Guadiamar

Ispaniki A, Makedonia

Bravo, Europa, Loto, Riva, Rosa Marchetti, Savio Veneria

Tolima

Inca

Ar(cid:147)me

Alfa, Ariete, Bahia, Carola, Cigalon, Corallo, Cripto, Cristal,
Drago, Eolo, Girona, Gladio, Graldo, Indio, Italico, Jucar,
Koral, Lago, Lemont, Mercurio, Miara, Molo, Navile, Niva,
Onda, Padano, Panda, Pierina, Marchetti, Ribe, Ringo, Rio, S.
Andrea, Saturno, Senia, Sequial, Smeraldo, Star, Stirpe, Vela,
Vitro, Calca, Dion, Zeus

Strymonas

Anseatico, Arlesienne, Baldo, Belgioioso, Betis, Euribe, Ital-
patna, Marathon, Redi, Ribello, Rizzotto, Rocca, Roma,
Romanico, Romeo, Tebre, Volano

Bonnet Bell, Rita, Silla, Thaibonnet, L 202, Puntal

Evropi, Melas

Arborio, Arlatan, Blue Belle, Blue Belle ‘E', Blue Bonnet,
Calendal, Razza 82, Rea

Cesariot, Maratelli, Precoce Rossi

Carnaroli, Elba, Vialone Nano

Delta

Axios

Roxani

Irat 348, Mana

Pygmalion

Varieties not specified

65

64

63

62

61

61

61

60

60

60

59

58

58

56

56

55

55

55

55

45

50

63

69

71

71

71

70

69

68

71

70

69

70

70

68

70

68

70

68

65

64

65

69

71'

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3. Annex III is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 April 1999.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 30 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

‘ANNEX III

PRICE REDUCTIONS FOR GRAIN DEFECTS

Percentage of grains with defects

Defect

Round grain rice
CN code 1006 10 92

Medium and A long
grain rice
CN codes 1006 10 94
and 1006 10 96

B long grain rice
CN code 1006 10 98

Reduction (1)

Chalky

From 2 to 6 %

From 2 to 4 %

From 1,5 to 4 % 1 % per 1/2 point

Striated with red

From 1 to 10 % From 1 to 5 %

From 1 to 5 %

1 % per point

Stained and spot-
ted

From 0,50 to 4 % From 0,50

to

2,75 %

From 0,50
2,75 %

to

0,8 % per 1/4 point

Amber

From 0,05 to 1 % From 0,05

to

0,50 %

From 0,05
0,50 %

to

1,25 % per
point

1/4

Yellow

From 0,02
0,175 %

to

From 0,02
0,175 %

to

From 0,02
0,175 %

to

6 % per 1/8 point

(1) Overruns in the limits are taken into account up to two decimal places.'