Article 7

The premium shall be granted to starch-producing undertakings in respect of starch produced from potatoes of sound and fair marketable quality, on the basis of the quantity of potatoes used and their starch content, at the rates laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2235/2003 up to the quantity of starch for which they hold a subquota. No premium shall be granted for starch produced from potatoes that are not of sound and fair marketable quality nor for starch produced from potatoes whose starch content is below 13 %, except where the second subparagraph of Article 5(3) applies.

Where the starch content of the potatoes is calculated by Reimann’s or Parrow’s scale and corresponds to a figure appearing on two or three lines in the second column in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2235/2003, the rates applicable shall be those for the second or third line.

Where the batches delivered contain 25 % or more of potatoes which can pass through a screen with a square mesh of 28 mm (hereinafter described as ‘tailings’), the net weight used for determining the minimum price to be paid by the starch-producing undertaking shall be reduced as follows:

If the batches contain more than 50 % of tailings, they shall be dealt with by mutual agreement and no premium shall be paid thereon.

The percentage of tailings shall be determined at the same time as the net weight.

Observance of the limits of the subquota by the starch-producing undertakings shall be determined on the basis of the quantity and starch content of the potatoes used, in accordance with the rates laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2235/2003.