Article 5

Where so required for the purposes of one of the methods referred to in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2235/2003^f1, the gross weight of the potatoes shall be determined for each load at the time of delivery by comparative weighing of the means of transport used, loaded and empty.

The net weight of the potatoes shall be determined by one of the methods described in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2235/2003.

Accepted consignments must have a starch content of not less than 13 %.

However, starch-producing undertakings may accept consignments of potatoes with a starch content below 13 %, provided that the quantity of starch that can be manufactured from these potatoes does not exceed 1 % of the subquota. The minimum price to be paid in this case shall be that valid for a starch content of 13 %.