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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Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (repealed)

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[F11. DEFINITION OF MATTER OTHER THAN BASIC CEREALS OF UNIMPAIRED QUALITY U.K.

1.1. Broken grains U.K.

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

For maize, broken grains means pieces of grain or grains which pass through a sieve with a circular mesh 4,5 mm in diameter.

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1.2. Grain impurities U.K.

(a) Shrivelled grains U.K.

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 maize [F2 or sorghum] .

(b) Other cereals U.K.

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

For maize [F2 and sorghum] , other cereals means all grains of cultivated cereals which do not belong to the species of grain sampled.

(c) Grains damaged by pests U.K.

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

For maize [F2 and sorghum] , grains damaged by pests means all grains showing a visible deterioration attributable to attack by insects, rodents, mites or other grain pests.

(d) Grains in which the germ is discoloured U.K.

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

[F3 Grains in which the germ is discoloured does not apply to barley or maize.]

(e) Grains overheated during drying U.K.

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

For maize [F2 and sorghum] , grains overheated during drying are those which show external signs of scorching but which are not damaged grains.

[F3(f) Mottled grains U.K.

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.]

1.3. Sprouted grains U.K.

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

For maize [F2 and sorghum] , sprouted grains are those in which the radicle or plumule is clearly visible to the naked eye. However, account must be taken of the general appearance of the sample when its content of sprouted grains is assessed. Sprouted grains are only those where the germ has undergone clearly visible changes which make it easy to distinguish the sprouted grain from the normal grain.

1.4. Miscellaneous impurities U.K.

(a) Extraneous seeds U.K.

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

For maize [F2 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.

(b) Damaged grains U.K.

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

For maize [F2 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 .

(c) Extraneous matter U.K.

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

For maize [F2 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.

(d) Husks (cob fragments in the case of maize). U.K.
(e) Ergots U.K.
(f) Decayed grains U.K.

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

[F3 Decayed grains does not apply to barley or maize.]

(g) Impurities of animal origin. U.K.

1.5. Live pests U.K.

1.6. Mitadiné grains U.K.

Mitadiné grains of durum wheat are grains whose kernels cannot be regarded as entirely vitreous. They are also defined in standard EN 15585.]

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