31. 7. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 190/25 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1528/96 of 30 July 1996 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies and fixing the corrective amounts, price increases and reductions to be applied THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice ('), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas the abovementioned Article lays down that detailed rules are to be adopted for the application of Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 in accor- dance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 and without the adoption of any general rules by the Council, contrary to what was previously provided by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3072/95; Whereas the abovementioned Articles 4 and 5 largely correspond to the provisions relating to taking over by intervention agencies and special measures to prevent largescale intervention; whereas Article 5 supplements those arrangements, however, with measures to make up for paddy rice shortages following natural disasters; Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3073/95 (°), deter- mines the standard quality of paddy rice for which the intervention price is fixed, tightening up the requirements under the previous arrangements; Whereas, therefore, the arrangements laid down in this Regulation, featuring the appropriate adjustments and clarifications, should replace the provisions governing intervention buying-in previously laid down by Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1424/76(f) and 1425/76 ("), repealed by Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, and the measures laid down by Commission Regulation No 470/ 67/EEC (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3528/92 ("), which should therefore be repealed; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, o L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18. o L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1. o L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 33. No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 24. ] No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 26. 9 OJ No L 204, 24. 8. 1967, p. 8. O] No L 358, 8. 12. 1992, p. 6. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Any holder of uniform lots of at least 20 tonnes of paddy rice harvested in the Community shall be entitled to offer such rice to the intervention agency. The intervention agencies may, however, fix a higher minimum tonnage. Article 2 1. To be accepted for intervention, paddy rice shall be of sound and fair merchantable quality. 2. Paddy rice shall be considered to be of sound and fair merchantable quality where it is free of odour and of live insects, and where — the moisture content does not exceed 15 %, — the yield after processing is not less than 14 points below the basic yields listed in Annex II, — the percentage of grain defects does not exceed the following maximum values: Medium Rf)um':l and A long B. long grain rice in rice grain rice CN code | &0 "% | CN code 1006 10 92 1006 10 54 1006 10 98 and 1006 10 96 Chalky grains 6 4 4 Grains striated with red 10 5 M Spotted grains 3 2 2 Stained grains 1 0,75 0,75 Amber grains 1 0,50 0,50 Yellow grains 0,175 0,175 0,175 — the level of radioactivity does not exceed the maximum levels permitted by Community legislation. The rice shall be monitored for radioactive contami- nation only if the situation so requires and for the necessary period. Where necessary, the duration and scope of control measures shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.