Document ID: 31977R0072

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 72/77 of 13 January 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1470/68 on the drawing and reduction of samples and the determination of 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 1707/73 (2), and in particular Article 26 (3) thereof,
Whereas an appropriate method should be laid down in order to enable the erucic acid content in colza and rape seeds to be determined accurately ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1470/68 of 23 September 1968 on the drawing and reduction of samples and the determination of oil content, impurities and moisture in oil seeds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3025/75 (4), should consequently be amended;
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
The following Article 2b is hereby added to Regulation (EEC) No 1470/68:
"The determination of the erucic acid content specified in Article 4 of Regulation No 282/67/EEC shall be carried out in accordance with the method set out in Annex VI to this Regulation.
The maximum content of erucic acid specified in the first indent of Article 3 (2) of Regulation No 282/67/EEC shall be considered to be present in colza and rape seeds where the oil extracted from them in accordance with the method given in Title I of Annex VI contains a maximum of 15 % erucic acid (C 22), calculated in accordance with the method set out in Titles II and III of the said Annex."
Article 2
An Annex VI, as set out in the Annex hereto, is hereby added to Regulation (EEC) No 1470/68.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 January 1977.

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