Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238Dangos y teitl llawn

ANNEX II U.K. BUYING-IN OF RICE

PART I U.K. Eligibility criteria for paddy rice

1.

The requirements referred to in Article 3 as regards rice shall be, in particular, the following:

(a)

the paddy rice is free of odour and does not contain live insects;

(b)

the moisture content does not exceed 14,5 %;

(c)

the milling yield is not more than five points below the basic yields listed in Part II;

(d)

the percentage of miscellaneous impurities, the percentage of rice grains of other varieties and the percentage of grains which do not comply with the standard quality as defined in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, do not exceed the maximum percentages set out in Part III of this Annex, by type of rice;

(e)

the level of radioactivity does not exceed the maximum levels permitted by Union legislation.

2.

For the purposes of this Annex, ‘miscellaneous impurities’ means foreign matter other than rice.

PART II U.K. Criteria for milling yield

Basic milling yield U.K.

Description of variety	Whole-grain yield (%)	Overall yield (%)
Argo, Selenio, Couachi	66	73
Alpe, Arco, Balilla, Balilla Sollana, Bomba, Elio, Flipper, Lido, Sara, Thainato, Thaiperla, Veta, Guadiamar	65	73
Ispaniki A, Makedonia	64	73
Bravo, Europa, Loto, Riva, Rosa Marchetti, Savio, Veneria	63	72
Ariete, Bahia, Carola, Cigalon, Cripto, Drago, Eolo, Gladio, Graldo, Koral, Mercurio, Niva, Onda, Padano, Panda, Ribe, S. Andrea, Saturno, Senia, Smeraldo, Dion, Zeus	62	72
Strymonas	62	71
Baldo, Redi, Roma, Tebre, Volano	61	72
Thaibonnet, Puntal	60	72
Evropi	60	70
Arborio, Rea	58	72
Carnaroli, Elba, Vialone Nano	57	72
Axios	57	67
Roxani	57	66
Unnamed varieties	64	72

PART III U.K. Maximum percentages

Grain defects	Round-grain riceCN code 1006 10 92	Medium and long-grain ACN codes 1006 10 94 and 1006 10 96	Long-grain BCN code 1006 10 98
Chalky grains	6	4	4
Grains striated with red	10	5	5
Spotted and stained grains	4	2,75	2,75
Amber grains	1	0,50	0,50
Yellow grains	0,175	0,175	0,175
Miscellaneous impurities	1	1	1
Rice grains of other varieties	5	5	5