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Official Journal of the European Communities 285

No L 117/54 Official Journal of the European Communities 30.5.70

REGULATION (EEC) No 1011 /70 OF THE COMMISSION

of 29 May 1970 on certain quality requirements for maize groats and meal used by the'Community brewing industry

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : MUNITIES,

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community; To qualify for the production refund on maize used by the maize industry for the manufacture of groats Having regard to Council Regulation No and meal for the brewing industry, maize groats and 120/67/EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common meal must meet the requirements of Articles 2 and 3 . organisation of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2463/69,2 and in particular Article 24 thereof;

Article 2 Having regard to Council Regulation No 367/67/EEC,3 as last amended by Regulation No For the purposes of this Regulation, 'groats and meal' 852/67/EEC4 of 14 November 1967, fixing means products obtained in the milling of maize production refunds on maize groats and meal and grain. They are sharp-edged, granular fragments of broken rice used in the brewing industry, and in the grain kernel and at least 70% are uniform in size. particular Article 3 thereof;

Whereas the production refund on maize groats and Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 3, meal is granted, provided those products are used in groats and meal shall contain no products other than the Community brewing industry; those obtained in the normal milling process—for instance, heat-modified starch, quellmehl or similar products . Whereas the characteristics and, in particular, the quality and purity criteria which the products must meet should be specified in order to avoid unwarranted granting of the refund on a product Article 3 which appears to be maize groats and meal but is in fact a mixture of these and other products such as flour or starch, and thereby to ensure uniformity in Maize groats and meal : the Community in the granting of the refund; 1 . must have a fat content calculated on the dry matter not exceeding 1-3% by weight and a raw Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation cellulose content calculated on the dry matter not are in accordance with the Opinion of the exceeding 0-8% by weight, Management Committee for Cereals ;

2. must not comprise more than 30% matter which passes through a 315 micron mesh sieve, and 1 OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2269/67. 2 OJ No L 312, 12.12.1969, p. 3, 3 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 36. 3 . must not comprise more than 5% matter which 4 OJ No 278, 17.11.1967, p. 1 . passes through a 150 micron mesh sieve.

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The methods of inspection and analysis necessary for This Regulation shall enter into force on the third the application of this Regulation shall be day following its publication in the Official Journal communicated by each Member State to the of the European Communities. Commission within a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . • ,

Done at Brussels, 29 May 1970 .

For the Commission

The President

Jean REY