Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (repealed) (c. 1272)

ANNEX I U.K. CEREALS

PART II U.K. Minimum quality requirements referred to in Part I

a [F1 As a percentage of dry matter.]
‘—’ No specific provision applicable.
‘[F2 n.a.’: not applicable, not requiring analysis.]
	Durum wheat	Common wheat	Barley	Maize	Sorghum
[F1 A. Maximum moisture content	14,5  %	14,5  %	14,5  %	13,5  %	13,5  %]
B. Maximum percentage of matter which is not basic cereal of unimpaired quality:	12 %	12 %	12 %	12 %	12 %
1. Broken grains	6 %	5 %	5 %	5 %	5 %
2. Impurities consisting of grains (other than indicated at 3)	5 %	7 %	12 %	5 %	5 %
of which:
(a) shrivelled grains	—	—	—	—	—
(b) other cereals	3 %	—	5 %	—	—
(c) grains damaged by pests	—	—	—	—	—
(d) grains in which the germ is discoloured	—	—	—	—	—
(e) grains overheated during drying	0,5 %	0,5 %	3 %	0,5 %	0,5 %
3. Mottled grains and/or grains affected with fusariosis, of which	5 %	—	—	—	—
grains affected with fusariosis	1,5 %	—	—	—	—
4. Sprouted grains	4 %	4 %	6 %	6 %	6 %
5. Miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz), of which:	3 %	3 %	3 %	3 %	3 %
(a) extraneous seeds:	—	—	—	—	—
noxious	0,1 %	0,1 %	0,1 %	0,1 %	0,1 %
other	—	—	—	—	—
(b) damaged grains: of which:
grains damaged by spontaneous heating or too extreme heating during drying	0,05 %	0,05 %	—	—	—
other	—	—	—	—	—
(c) extraneous matter	—	—	—	—	—
(d) husks	—	—	—	—	—
(e) ergot	0,05 %	0,05 %	—	—	—
(f) decayed grains	—	—	—	—	—
(g) dead insects and fragments of insects	—	—	—	—	—
[F1 C. Maximum percentage of wholly or partially mitadiné grains	27  %	n.a.	n a.	n.a.	n.a.
D. Maximum tannin content a	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	1  %
E. Minimum specific weight (kg/hl)	78	73	62	n.a.	n.a.
F. Minimum protein content a	11,5  %	10,5  %	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
G. Hagberg falling number (seconds)	220	220	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
H. Minimum Zeleny index (ml)	n.a.	22	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 742/2010 of 17 August 2010 amending Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention.

F2 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 742/2010 of 17 August 2010 amending Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention.

Matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality shall be as defined in Part III of this Annex.

Grains of basic cereals and other cereals which are damaged, affected by ergot or decayed shall be classified as ‘miscellaneous impurities’ even if they have defects which belong to other categories.