Article 2

1.

To be accepted for intervention, paddy rice shall be of sound and fair merchantable quality.

2.

Paddy rice shall be deemed to be of sound and fair merchantable quality where it is free of odour and of live insects, and where:

  • the moisture content does not exceed the percentage laid down in Annex I,

  • F1the yield after processing is not less than six points below the basic yields listed in Annex II.B,

  • the percentage of grains that are not of unimpaired quality as defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3073/95, the percentage of miscellaneous impurities, the percentage of rice grains of other types and the percentage of other rice varieties does not exceed the following maximum values:

    F2Round grain riceCN code1006 10 92

    Medium and A long grain riceCN codes 1006 10 94 and 1006 10 96

    B long grain riceCN code 10 061 098

    Chalky grains

    6

    4

    4

    Grains striated with red

    10

    5

    5

    Stained and spotted grains

    4

    2,75

    2,75

    Amber grains

    1

    0,5

    0,5

    Yellow grains

    0,175

    0,175

    0,175

    Miscellaneous impurities

    1

    1

    1

    Grains of rice of other varieties

    5

    5

    5

  • the level of radioactivity does not exceed the maximum levels permitted by Community legislation. The rice shall be monitored for radioactive contamination only if the situation so requires and for the necessary period. Where necessary, the duration and scope of the control measures shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.