No L 281/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 1.11.75 REGULATION (EEC) No 2731/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 29 October 1975 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize and durum wheat THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/ 75 (1) of 29 October 1975 on the common organiz- ation of the market in cereals, and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (2); Whereas the common prices for common wheat, rye, barley, maize and durum’ wheat must be fixed with reference to specific standard qualities; whereas these should correspond as far as possible to the average qualities of those cereals harvested within the Community; Whereas the standard qualities were fixed by Council Regulation No 865/67/EEC (3) of 14 November 1967 whereas the definitions contained in that Regulation of matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality have been difficult to apply; whereas they should therefore be made more specific and, more- over, the methods of determining such matter and the moisture content should be supplemented and harmonized, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The standard quality for which the target price and the intervention prices for common wheat are fixed is defined as follows: ' () See page 1 of this Official Journal. (®) Opinion delivered on 16 October 1975 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (}) O] No 279, 18. 11, 1967, p. 2. (a) common wheat of a sound and fair marketable quality, free from abnormal smell and live pests, of a colour proper to this cereal and of a quality corresponding .to the average quality of common wheat harvested under normal conditions in the Community; : (b) moisture content: 16%; (c) total percentage of matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality: 5%, of which: — percentage of broken grains: 2%, — percentage of grain impurities: 1:5% (‘grain impurities’ means shrivelled grains, grains of other cereals, grains damaged by pests and grains showing discoloration of the germ), — percentage of sprouted grains: 1%, — percentage of miscellaneous impurities: 0-5% (‘miscellaneous impurities’ consist of weed seeds, damaged grains, extraneous matter, husks, ergot, decayed grains, dead insects and fragments of insects); (d) specific weight: 75 kilogrammes per hectolitre. Article 2 The standard quality for which the target price and the intervention price for rye are fixed is defined as follows: (a) rye of a sound and fair marketable quality, free from abnormal smell and live pests, of a colour proper to this cereal and of a quality corresponding to the average quality of rye harvested under normal conditions in the Community; (b) moisture content: 16%; (c) total percentage of matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality: 5%, of which: — percentage of broken grains: 2%, — percentage of grain impurities: 1-5% (‘grain impurities’ means shrivelled grains, grains of other cereals and grains damaged by pests),