For durum wheat, common wheat and barley, the definition of ‘shrivelled grains’ is that contained in standard EN 15587. However, for barley from Estonia, Latvia, Finland and Sweden, ‘shrivelled grains’ means grains with a specific weight of at least 64 kilograms per hectolitre offered for, or placed in, intervention in those Member States, grains which, after elimination of all other matter referred to in this Annex, pass through sieves with apertures of 2,0 mm.

‘Shrivelled grains’ does not apply to maizeF2 or sorghum.

For durum wheat, common wheat and barley, the definition of ‘other cereals’ is that contained in standard EN 15587.

For maizeF2 and sorghum, ‘other cereals’ means all grains of cultivated cereals which do not belong to the species of grain sampled.

For durum wheat, common wheat and barley, the definition of ‘grains damaged by pests’ is that contained in standard EN 15587.

For maizeF2 and sorghum, ‘grains damaged by pests’ means all grains showing a visible deterioration attributable to attack by insects, rodents, mites or other grain pests.

For durum wheat and common wheat, the definition is that contained in standard EN 15587.

F1‘Grains in which the germ is discoloured’ does not apply to barley or maize.

For durum wheat, common wheat and barley, the definition of ‘grains overheated during drying’ is that contained in standard EN 15587.

For maizeF2 and sorghum, ‘grains overheated during drying’ are those which show external signs of scorching but which are not damaged grains.

For durum wheat, the definition of ‘mottled grains’ is that contained in standard EN 15587.

‘Mottled grains’ does not apply to common wheat, barley or maize.

For durum wheat, common wheat and barley, the definition of ‘extraneous seeds’ is that contained in standard EN 15587.

For maizeF2 and sorghum, ‘extraneous seeds’ are seeds of plants, whether or not cultivated, other than cereals. They include seeds not worth recovering, seeds which can be used for livestock but which are not cereals, and noxious seeds.

‘Noxious seeds’ means seeds which are toxic to humans and animals, seeds hampering or complicating the cleaning and milling of cereals and seeds affecting the quality of products processed from cereals.

For durum wheat, common wheat and barley, the definition of ‘damaged grains’ is that contained in standard EN 15587.

For maizeF2 and sorghum, ‘damaged grains’ means grains which have become unusable for livestock feed on account of putrefaction, mildew (including fusariosis), or bacterial or other causes.

‘Damaged grains’ also includes grains damaged by spontaneous heat generation or too extreme heating during drying; such grains are fully-grown grains in which the tegument is coloured greyish brown to black, while the cross-section of the kernel is coloured yellowish-grey to brownish-black.

In standard EN 15587, for durum wheat, common wheat and barley, the definition of ‘grains affected by fusariosis’ is included in that of ‘damaged grains’.

For durum wheat, common wheat and barley, the definition of ‘extraneous matter’ is that contained in standard EN 15587.

For maizeF2 and sorghum, all matter in a sample which passes through a sieve with apertures of 1 mm, with the exception of live and dead insects, is considered to be extraneous matter.

For durum wheat and common wheat, the definition of ‘decayed grains’ is that contained in standard EN 15587.

F1‘Decayed grains’ does not apply to barley or maize.