Any holder of uniform lots of paddy rice of at least 10 metric tons harvested in the Community shall be entitled to offer such rice to the intervention agency. The intervention agencies may however fix a higher minimum tonnage. 1. To be accepted for intervention, paddy rice shall be of sound and fair marketable quality.2. Paddy rice shall be considered to be of sound and fair marketable quality when it is free of odour and of live pests, and when: (1) OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 1.-  the moisture content does not exceed 16 %;-  the yield after processing is not less than 14 % for round-grained rice, and not less than 10 % for other rice, below the basic yields listed in Annex III to this Regulation;-  the percentage of chalky grains does not exceed 8 % for round-grained rice and 5 % for other rice;-  the percentage of grains striated with red does not exceed 10 % for round-grained rice and 5 % for other rice;-  the percentage of spotted grains does not exceed 4 % for round-grained rice and 3 % for other rice;-  the percentage of stained grains does not exceed 2 % for round-grained rice and 1 % for other rice;-  the percentage of amber grains does not exceed 2 % for round-grained rice and 1 % for other rice;-  the percentage of yellow grains does not exceed 0.25 %. 1. Where the variety of paddy rice offered for intervention differs from the variety adopted as the standard quality, the corrective amount to be applied to the intervention price shall be fixed as shown in Annex I.2. Where the moisture content of the paddy rice offered for intervention exceeds the content laid down for the standard quality of paddy rice, the price reductions to be applied shall be as shown in Annex II.3. Where the yield after processing of the paddy rice offered for intervention differs from the yield laid down for the standard quality of paddy rice, the price increases and reductions to be applied shall be as shown in Annex III.4. Where the defects in the grains of the paddy rice offered for intervention exceed the tolerances for the standard quality of paddy rice, the price reductions to be applied shall be as shown in Annex IV.5. The above-mentioned price increases and reductions shall be calculated by applying the percentages shown in the Annexes to the intervention price ruling at the beginning of the year at the marketing centre chosen by the seller, after that price has been modified by the corrective amount referred to in paragraph 1. 1. All offers for intervention must be made in writing to an intervention agency.2. Offers shall be accepted by the intervention agency as quickly as possible and necessary information concerning the conditions under which the goods will be taken over shall be given. Objections to the conditions may be made only within forty-eight hours of receipt of the acceptance.3. The price to be paid to the seller shall be that fixed in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation No 364/67/EEC (1) for goods delivered unloaded to storage depot and valid for the month of delivery specified when the offer was accepted, account being taken of the corrective amounts, price increases and reductions laid down in Annexes I to IV to this Regulation.4. Payment shall be made as soon as possible after the taking over. 1. The date of the taking over by the intervention agency shall be agreed between the seller and the intervention agency.2. The actual taking over shall be effected by the intervention agency in the presence of the seller or his duly authorised agents.3. If no agreement can be reached concerning the quality and the characteristics of the paddy rice offered, samples taken by both parties shall be analysed by a laboratory approved by the competent authorities. The results of such analysis shall be final.4. The seller and the intervention agency may be represented by their respective agents. The intervention agencies shall, where necessary, adopt additional procedures and conditions for (1) OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 30.  taking over, compatible with the provisions of this Regulation, to take account of any special conditions prevailing in the Member State to which they relate. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1967.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Output: Regulation on the taking over of paddy rice by intervention agencies, and fixing the corrective amounts, price increases and reductions applied by them