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,
- the 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:
| Round grain rice CN code 1006 10 92 | Medium and A long grain rice CN codes 1006 10 94 and 1006 10 96 | B long grain rice CN 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.
Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 579/2004 of 26 March 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 708/98 as regards the maximum quantities and the minimum quality of rice eligible for intervention in the 2003/2004 marketing year.
Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 691/1999 of 30 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 708/98 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases and reductions to be applied as regards the quality characteristics of the rice.