{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1238/annex-I/part-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1238/annex-I/part-II.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2016/1238",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238 of 18 May 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1238",
  "path": "annex/I/part/II",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "PART II",
  "heading": "Minimum quality requirements referred to in Part I",
  "text": "Of which maximum 3 % for impurities other than grains affected by fusariosis.\nAs a percentage of dry matter.\n‘X’ Indicates analysis required without specific limit but content to be taken into account for maximum limits set in points 2 and 4 of the table.\n‘n.a.’ Not applicable, not requiring analysis.\nDurum wheat\nCommon wheat\nBarley\nMaize\nA.\nMaximum moisture content\n14,5 %\n14,5 %\n14,5 %\n13,5 %\nB.\nMaximum percentage of matter which is not basic cereal of unimpaired quality:\n12 %\n12 %\n12 %\n12 %\n1.\nBroken grains\n6 %\n5 %\n5 %\n5 %\n2.\nGrain impurities\n8,5 %\n7 %\n12 %\n5 %\n2.1.\nImpurities other than mottled grains\n5 %\n7 %\n12 %\n5 %\n(a)\nshrivelled grains\nX\nX\nX\nn.a.\n(b)\nother cereals\n3 %\nX\n5 %\nX\n(c)\ngrains damaged by pests\nX\nX\nX\nX\n(d)\ngrains in which the germ is discoloured\nX\nX\nn.a.\nn.a.\n(e)\ngrains overheated during drying\n0,50 %\n0,50 %\n3 %\n0,50 %\n2.2.\nMottled grains\n3,5 %\nn.a.\nn.a.\nn.a.\n3.\nSprouted grains\n4 %\n4 %\n6 %\n6 %\n4.\nMiscellaneous impurities\n4,5 %\n3 %\n3 %\n3 %\nof which:\n(a)\nextraneous seeds:\n—\nnoxious\n0,10 %\n0,10 %\n0,10 %\n0,10 %\n—\nother\nX\nX\nX\nX\n(b)\ndamaged grains:\n—\ngrains damaged by spontaneous heating or too extreme heating during drying\n0,05 %\n0,05 %\nX\nX\n—\ngrains affected with fusariosis\n1,5 %\nX\nX\nX\n—\nother\nX\nX\nX\nX\n(c)\nextraneous matter\nX\nX\nX\nX\n(d)\nhusks (cob fragments in the case of maize)\nX\nX\nX\nX\n(e)\nergot\n0,05 %\n0,05 %\nn.a.\nn.a.\n(f)\ndecayed grains\nX\nX\nn.a.\nn.a.\n(g)\nimpurities of animal origin\nX\nX\nX\nX\nC.\nMaximum percentage of wholly or partially mitadiné grains\n27 %\nn.a.\nn.a.\nn.a.\nD.\nMinimum specific weight (kg/hl)\n78\n73\n62\nn.a.\nE.\nMinimum protein content\n11,5 %\n11,0 %\nn.a.\nn.a.\nF.\nHagberg falling number (seconds)\n220\n220\nn.a.\nn.a.\nG.\nMinimum Zeleny index (ml)\nn.a.\n22\nn.a.\nn.a\nMatter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality is defined in Part I of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240.\nGrains of basic cereals and other cereals which are damaged or decayed shall be classified as ‘miscellaneous impurities’ even if they have defects which belong to other categories.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Of which maximum 3 % for impurities other than grains affected by fusariosis."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "As a percentage of dry matter."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1238/annex/I/part/II",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}