CELEX: 51993PC0122
Language: en
Date: 1993-03-26
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                           C0M(93) 122final
                                                           Brussels, 2 5 March 1993
                                            Proposal for a
                                       milNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                      amending Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities
                       for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat
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                                     (presented by the Commission)
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                        EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM
Following the adoption of the new basic regulation on the common
organization of the market in cereals, the regulation fixing the
standard qualities for the cereals for which common prices are fixed
should be adapted.
For common wheat it is proposed to use one single standard quality for
the intervention price, target price and threshold price, based on the
standard quality currently used for intervention. For the other
cereals, it is proposed that the standard quality currently applicable
to the intervention and target prices be extended to the threshold
price.
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                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No    /93
          amending Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities
           for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum and durum wheat
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic community, and in
particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the
common organization of the market in cereals, and in particular Article 3(4)
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the commission^),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament<2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social committee(3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that a target price, a threshold
price and an intervention price are to be fixed at the same level for the main
cereals; whereas, as a result, it is no longer necessary to specify different
qualities of common wheat for the various types of price;
Whereas the threshold price is no longer derived from the target price and the
standard quality fixed for the intervention price and the target price should
also be applied to the threshold price,
(1) OJ No L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 22
(2) OJ No L
(3) OJ No L
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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                       Article 1
 Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 is hereby amended as follows:
 1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
      "Article 1
      The standard quality for which the intervention price, the target price and
      the threshold price for common wheat are fixed shall be defined in accordance
      with the following physical and technical criteria:
      1. Physical quality criteria:
         (a) common wheat of a sound and fair merchantable quality, free from
              abnormal smell and live pests, of a colour proper to this cereal;
         (b) moisture content: 14%;
         (c) total percentage of matter other than basic cereals, of unimpaired
              quality: 5% of which:
              - percentage of broken grains: 2%,
              - percentage of grain impurities: 1.5% ("grain impurities" means
                shrivelled grains, grains of other cereals, grains damaged by pests,
                grains showing discolouration of the germ and grains heated by
                drying),
              - percentage of sprouted grains: 1%,
              - percentage of miscellaneous impurities: 0.5% ("miscellaneous
                impurities" consist of extraneous seeds, damaged grains, extraneous
                matter, husks, ergot, decayed grains, dead insects and fragments of
                insects);
         (d) specific weight: 7€ kilograms per hectolitre;
•) OJ NO  L 281, 1.11. 197S r\ 'J.
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    2. Technical quality criteria:
           the dough from such wheat does not stick during the mechanical
           kneading process,
           the protein content (N x 5.7), in terms of dry matter, is at least
            11.5%,
           the Zeleny index is at least 25,
           the Hagberg falling number is at least 230, including preparation
            (agitation) time of 60 seconds."
2.  "The target price and the intervention price" in Articles 2, 3, 4a and 5 is
    replaced by "The target price, the intervention price and the threshold
    price".
3.  "in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC)
    No 2727/75" in Article 6(b) is replaced by "in accordance with the procedure
    laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92".
                                     Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into fore on 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member states.
Done at Brussels,                                For the Council
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  1. &DGET HEADIN3: 101 (Article)                                       APPROPRIATIONS: tiCU z 144 ni 11 ion
  2. TITLE: Draft Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for
     cannon wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorgrun and durum wheat
 3. LEGAL BASIS: Article 43 of the Treaty
 4. AIMS OF PROJECT:
     To fix standard qualities
                                    Period of 12 months   Current Financial Year             Fol lowing Financial Year
 5. FINANCIAL IK/PLICATIONS             (ECUm)                     1993                                 1994
 5.0 EXPENDITURE
      - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
      - (XXXXXXX/INTERVENTION)            p.m.                     p.m.                                 p.m.
                                          1995                1996                          1997               199B
 5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
 5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE                  p.m.                p.m.                          p.m.               p.m.
 5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION:
6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?
                                                                                                                  YESXXX
6.1 CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?
                                                                                                                  xxxxx*
6.2 IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NECESSARY?
                                                                                                                  XXXXND
6.3 WiLL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY?
                                                                                                                  YESXXX
OBSERVATIONS:
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