ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II BUYING-IN OF RICE PART I Eligibility criteria for paddy rice 1. The requirements referred to in Article 3 as regards rice shall be, in particular, the following: (a) the paddy rice is free of odour and does not contain live insects; (b) the moisture content does not exceed 14,5 %; (c) the milling yield is not more than five points below the basic yields listed in Part II; (d) the percentage of miscellaneous impurities, the percentage of rice grains of other varieties and the percentage of grains which do not comply with the standard quality as defined in Part A of Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, do not exceed the maximum percentages set out in Part III of this Annex, by type of rice; (e) the level of radioactivity does not exceed the maximum levels permitted by Union legislation. 2. For the purposes of this Annex, ‘miscellaneous impurities’ means foreign matter other than rice. PART II Criteria for milling yield Basic milling yield Description of variety Whole-grain yield (%) Overall yield (%) Argo, Selenio, Couachi 66 73 Alpe, Arco, Balilla, Balilla Sollana, Bomba, Elio, Flipper, Lido, Sara, Thainato, Thaiperla, Veta, Guadiamar 65 73 Ispaniki A, Makedonia 64 73 Bravo, Europa, Loto, Riva, Rosa Marchetti, Savio, Veneria 63 72 Ariete, Bahia, Carola, Cigalon, Cripto, Drago, Eolo, Gladio, Graldo, Koral, Mercurio, Niva, Onda, Padano, Panda, Ribe, S. Andrea, Saturno, Senia, Smeraldo, Dion, Zeus 62 72 Strymonas 62 71 Baldo, Redi, Roma, Tebre, Volano 61 72 Thaibonnet, Puntal 60 72 Evropi 60 70 Arborio, Rea 58 72 Carnaroli, Elba, Vialone Nano 57 72 Axios 57 67 Roxani 57 66 Unnamed varieties 64 72 PART III Maximum percentages Grain defects Round-grain rice CN code 1006 10 92 Medium and long-grain A CN codes 1006 10 94 and 1006 10 96 Long-grain B CN code 1006 10 98 Chalky grains 6 4 4 Grains striated with red 10 5 5 Spotted and stained grains 4 2,75 2,75 Amber grains 1 0,50 0,50 Yellow grains 0,175 0,175 0,175 Miscellaneous impurities 1 1 1 Rice grains of other varieties 5 5 5