31973R3556
No L 361 /48 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 12 . 73
REGULATION ( EEC) No 3556 / 73 OF THE COMMISSION 21 December 1973 derogating from Regulation ( EEC) No 1403 /69 as regards the standard method of denaturing common wheat in Denmark
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN up to the end of the current marketing year ; whereas, COMMUNITIES , in fact, in its memorandum on adjustments to the Common Agricultural Policy, the Commission is Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European making proposals for modifications to the Commu Economic Community ; nity system currently governing denaturing ; whereas Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ in so far as the discussions on this subject are not 67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza finished it does not seem appropriate to require tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu Denmark to adopt the Community reference method lation ( EEC) No 1 346/73 (2), and in particular Article since the whole denaturing system may be substan 7 (5) thereof ; tially altered before the beginning of the next Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation ( EEC) marketing year ; No 1403 / 69 ( 3 ) of 18 July 1969 laying down detailed Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation rules for the application of the provisions concerning are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage denaturing of common wheat and rye of bread ment Committee for Cereals, making quality provided for a standard method of denaturing by colouring ; whereas in Denmark the obligation to observe this method has run into diffi HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : culties, the equipment not being converted and the necessary products not being available in sufficient Article 1 quantities ; whereas for this reason Commission Regu lation ( EEC) No 621 /73 (4) of 2 March 1973 dero By way of derogation from Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1403 /69 , the denaturing process for gating from Regulation ( EEC) No 1403/69 as regards common wheat, set out in the Annex to this Regula the standard method of denaturing common wheat in tion , may be used in Denmark until 31 July 1974 in Denmark provided that as a temporary measure this Member State could have recourse to a method other place of the standard method. than that laid down by the Community Regulations ; Article 2 Whereas , however, recent research has revealed that this method is not free from health risks ; whereas There may be no trade between Member States in then it is appropriate not to extend the derogation common wheat denatured in accordance with Article which permitted it ; whereas the professional circles in 1 , except between Denmark, Ireland and the United Denmark are not yet ready to apply the Community Kingdom . standard method ; whereas in consequence it is appro priate , as a temporary measure, to allow recourse to Article 3 another method of denaturing by colouring using Green S which was also used in this Member State This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its before Accession ; publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Whereas it seems desirable to provide that this deroga tion from the Community Regulations should extend It shall apply from the 1 December 1973 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 21 December 1973 . For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') OJ No 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269 / 67 . (2 ) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 9 . (3 ) OJ No L 180 , 22. 7 . 1969 , p . 3 . (4 ) OJ No L 58 , 3 . 3 . 1973 , p . 10 .
29 . 12 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 361 /49
ANNEX
Denaturing process for common wheat applicable in Denmark
The common wheat must ibe treated with the colouring matter 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 least 5 % of the grains shall be coloured and distributed throughout 'the whole quantity.
TABLE OF COLOURING MATTER
1 2 3 4 Colour Minimum index quantity in Common name of dye Scientific name ( 1956) parts per number million by weight
Green S Sodium salt of di-(ip-dimethyl 44 090 20 aminophenyl)-2-hydroxy-3 : 6-di sulphonaphthylmethanol anhy dride