31973R0368

No L 39/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 12 . 2 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 368/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 31 January 1973

derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1403/69 as regards the standard method of denaturing common wheat in Ireland and the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES , are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Cereals ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/ EEC (x) of 13 June 1967 on the common organization Article 1 of the market in cereals , as last amended by the Act ( 2) annexed to the Treaty ( 3) on the Accession of new By way of derogation from Article 1 of Regulation Member States to the European Economic Community (EEC) No 1403/69 , the denaturing process for common and the European' Atomic Energy Community, signed wheat, set out in the Annex to this Regulation may, at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular until 30 April 1973 , be used in Ireland and the United Article 7 (5) thereof, Kingdom in place of the standard method.

Article 2 Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1403/69 (4) of 18 July 1969 laying down detailed There may be no trade between Member States in rules for the application of the provisions concerning common wheat denatured in accordance with Article 1 , denaturing of common wheat, and rye of bread­ except between Ireland and the United Kingdom. making quality provided for standard method, set out in Annex I ; whereas to give the professional circles concerned enough time to convert their Article 3 denaturing establishments and to obtain sufficient quantities of the necessary products, a temporary This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of derogation should be authorized for Ireland and its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities . the United Kingdom as regards the method of denaturing common wheat used in the European Community as originally constituted ; This Regulation shall apply from 1 February 1973.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 1973 .

For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

i1) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p . 2269/67. (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. ( 3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 5 . (4) OJ No L 180 , 22. 7. 1969, p. 3 .

12 . 2 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 39/29

ANNEX

Denaturing process for common wheat applicable in Ireland and the United Kingdom

The common wheat must be treated with one of the colouring matters listed below in such manner that the said common wheat shall contain a quantity of colouring matter at least equal to that shown in column 4 and evenly distributed, so that at least 5 % of the grains shall be coloured and distributed throughout the whole quantity.

TABLE OF COLOURING MATTERS

1 2 3 4

Colour Minimum Common name Index quantity in Scientific name of dye ( 1956 ) parts per mil­ number lion by weight

Amaranth trisodium salt of 1-(4-sulpho-1-naphthylazo )- 2-naphthol-3 : 6-disulphonic acid 16 185 20

Green S sodium salt of di-(p-dimethylaminophenyl)-2­ hydroxy-3 : 6-disulphonaphthylmethanol anhydride 44 090 20

Indigo disodium salt of indigotin-5 : 5-disulphonic acid 73 015 20 Carmine

Orange G disodium salt of l-phenylazo-2-naphthol-6 : 8 disulphonic acid 16 230 100