Document ID: 31986R2435

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2435/86
of 29 July 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1470/68 on the drawing and reduction of samples and the determination of the oil content, impurities and moisture in oil seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1454/86 (2), and in particular Article 24a thereof,
Whereas, as a result of the successive amendments to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1470/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3519/84 (4), the title of the said Regulation only partially describes its content; whereas its designation should be adjusted accordingly;
Whereas the term 'double zero' as applied to the seed of rape and turnip rape depends on the level of glucosinolates in the seed; whereas a suitable method should be laid down for determining this level;
Whereas, under Commission Regulation No 282/67/EEC of 11 July 1967, on detailed rules for intervention for oil seeds (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2436/86 (6), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 of 21 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for the application of the subsidy system for oil seeds (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2434/86 (8), a single Community method should be laid down for determining glucosinolate levels;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 1470/68 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The title is replaced by the following:
'on the drawing and reduction of samples and on methods of analysis in respect of oil seeds';
2. The following Article 2c is inserted:
'Article 2c
The determination of glucosinolate levels as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation No 282/67/EEC and Article 32 of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 shall be carried out using the method laid down in Annex VIII hereto, without prejudice to the transitional arrangements referred to in the abovementioned Articles.'
3. The Annex to this Regulation is added as Annex VIII.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 July 1986.

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