17. 7. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 196/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2094/87 " of 13 July 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 fixing standard qualities for common wheat, rye, barley, maize, sorghum 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 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1900/87 (%), and in particular Article 3 (5) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (%), "Having regard to the opinion of the European Parli- ament (¥), Whereas, in view of the increase in production and consumption of durum wheat, more stringent quality conditions must be applied for the purposes of interven- tion ; whereas this implies the prior modification of the standard quality ; whereas, therefore, the requirements relating to moisture content and specific weight for durum wheat should be reinforced and technological criteria should be included in the definition of the stan- dard quality for that cereal ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75(%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1580/86 (%), should be amended, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 2731/75 is hereby amended as follows : () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 40. . () O] No C 102, 15. 4. 1987, p. 10. () Opinion delivered on 10 July 1987 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 22. (9 OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 34. 1. Article 5 is replaced by the following: Article 5 The standard quality for which the target price and the intervention price for durum wheat are fixed is defined as follows : 1. Physical quality criteria: (a) durum wheat of a sound, genuine and merchan- table quality, free from abnormal smell and live pests, amber yellow to brown in colour, with a vitreous section of translucent, horny appear- ance ; (b) total percentage of matter other than durum wheat grains of unimpaired quality: 25 %, of which : — percentage of durum wheat grains .which have wholly or partly lost their vitreous aspect (mitadiné): 20 %, — percentage of broken grains: 2 %, — percentage of grain impurities : 2 % (“grain impurities” means shrivelled grains, grains of other cereals, grains damaged by pests, grains showing discoloration of the germ, mottled grains, grains affected with fusariosis - and grains overheated during drying), — percentage of sprouted grains: 0,5 %, — percentage of miscellaneous impurities : 0,5 % (“miscellaneous impurities” means extraneous seeds, damaged grains, extra- neous matter, husks, ergot, decayed grains, dead insects and fragments of insects); (¢) specific weight: 80 kilograms per hectolitre : (d) moisture content: 13 %. 2. Technological quality criteria : {a) protein content (N X 5,7) not less than 12,5 % of dry matter; (b) gluten content not less than 8,75 % of dry matter ; (c) Hagberg falling number not less than 250, including 60 seconds preparation (agitation) time.’