136, No. 17 — August 14, 2002

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SOR/2002-286 1 August, 2002

CANADA GRAIN ACT

Regulations Amending the Canada Grain Regulations

The Canadian Grain Commission, pursuant to subsections 16(1) (see footnote a)  and (2) (see footnote b)  of the Canada Grain Act, hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Canada Grain Regulations.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 30, 2002

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE CANADA GRAIN REGULATIONS

AMENDMENTS

1. Table 5 of Schedule III to the Canada Grain Regulations (see footnote 1)  is replaced by the following:

TABLE 5

WHEAT, CANADA WESTERN FEED (CW)

Grade Name	Standard of Quality			Maximum Limits of
	Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL)	Variety	Degree of Soundness	Foreign Material		Amber Durum %
				Matter Other Than Cereal Grains %	Total %
CW Feed	65.0	Any class or variety of wheat excluding amber durum	Reasonably sweet, excluded from other grades of wheat on account of damaged kernels	1.0	10.0	10.0

2. Table 13 of Schedule III to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLE 13

SOLIN, CANADA WESTERN (CW)

Grade Name	Standard of Quality			Maximum Limits of Damage
	Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL)	Variety	Degree of Soundness	Heated %	Total %
No. 1 CW	65.0	Any variety of solin equal to acceptable reference varieties	Mature and sweet, good natural color	0.05	5.0
No. 2 CW	62.0	Any variety of solin equal to acceptable reference varieties	Reasonably well matured and sweet, reasonably good natural colour	0.2	10.0
No. 3 CW	—	Any variety of solin equal to acceptable reference varieties	Excluded from higher grades on account of light weight or damaged seeds, may have the natural odour associated with low quality seed, not distinctly sour, musty, rancid or any odour that would indicate serious deterioration	1.0	20.0

3. Table 15 of Schedule III to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLE 15

CORN, CANADA WESTERN YELLOW, WHITE OR MIXED (CW)

Grade Name	Standard of Quality		Maximum Limits of
	Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL)	Degree of Soundness	Damage		Cracked Corn and Foreign Material %
			Heated %	Total %
No. 1 CW	68.0	Cool and sweet, uniform size	0.1	3.0	2.0
No. 2 CW	66.0	Cool and sweet	0.2	5.0	3.0
No. 3 CW	64.0	Cool and sweet	0.5	7.0	5.0
No. 4 CW	62.0	Cool and sweet	1.0	10.0	7.0
No. 5 CW	58.0	May have a slight odour, not sour or musty	3.0	15.0	12.0

Note: The colour is added to the grade name.

4. Table 22 of Schedule III to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLE 22

BUCKWHEAT, CANADA (CAN)

Grade Name	Standard of Quality		Maximum Limits of
	Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL)	Degree of Soundness	Damage			Foreign Material
			Dehulled %	Immature %	Total %	Cereal Grains %	Matter Other Than Cereal Grains %	Total %
No. 1 Canada	58.0	Cool and sweet	1.0	1.5	4.0	1.0	0.2	1.0
No. 2 Canada	55.0	Cool and sweet	2.0	1.5	8.0	2.5	1.0	3.0
No. 3 Canada	—	May have a ground or grassy odour, not musty or sour	5.0	5.0	20.0	5.0	2.0	5.0

5. The column heading "Foreign Material Other Than Grain" in Table 23 of Schedule III to the English version of the Regulations is replaced by "Foreign Material Other Than Grain %".

6. Table 24 of Schedule III to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLE 24

PEAS, CANADA OTHER THAN GREEN PEAS (CAN)

Grade Name	Standard of Quality	Maximum Limits of
	Colour	Peas of Other Colours %	Foreign Material %	Cracked Seed Coats Including Splits %	Damage
					Shrivelled %	Splits %	Heated %	Insect Damage %	Other Damage %	Total Damage %
No. 1 Canada	Good natural colour	1.0	Trace	5.0	3.0	1.0	—	1.0	3.0	3.0
No. 2 Canada	Fair colour	2.0	0.5	9.5	5.0	2.5	0.05	1.5	5.0	5.0
Extra No. 3 Canada	Fair colour	2.0	0.5	13.0	5.0	5.0	0.05	1.5	5.0	8.5
No. 3 Canada	Off-colour	3.0	1.0	15.0	7.0	5.0	0.2	4.0	10.0	10.0

Note: The variety or colour is added to the grade name.

7. Table 25 of Schedule III to the English version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLE 25

PEAS, CANADA GREEN (CAN)

Grade Name	Colour	Standard of Quality					Maximum Limits of
		Other Classes and Bleached			Foreign Material %	Cracked Seed Coats Including Splits %	Damage
		Other Classes %	Bleached %	Total %			Heated %	Insect Damage %	Other Damage %	Shrivelled %	Splits %	Total %
No. 1 Canada	Good natural colour	0.5	2.0	2.0	0.1	5.0	—	0.3	2.0	2.0	0.5	3.0
No. 2 Canada	Fair colour	1.0	3.0	3.8	0.2	8.0	0.1	0.8	4.0	4.0	1.0	5.0
No. 3 Canada	Off-colour	2.0	5.0	6.5	0.5	13.0	0.5	2.5	10.0	8.0	5.0	12.0

Note: The variety or colour is added to the grade name.

8. Table 26 of Schedule III to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLE 26

PEAS, CANADA FEED (CAN)

Maximum Limits of
Grade Name	Fireburnt %	Heated and Binburnt %	Pulses Other Than Green and Yellow Peas %	Inert Material %	Ergot %	Excreta %
Canada Feed Peas	Nil	1.0	5.0	1.0	0.05	0.02

9. Table 28 of Schedule III to the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLEAU 28

GRAINE DE MOUTARDE CULTIVÉE, CANADA (CAN)

Nom de grade	Norme de qualité	Limites maximales
	Condition	Autres classes %	Dommages			Graines inséparables apparentes
			Nettement vertes %	Chauffées %	Total %	Nettement nuisibles %	Total %
Canada no 1	Raisonnablement bien mûrie, odeur agréable, bonne couleur naturelle	0,5	1,5	0,1	1,5	0,1	0,3
Canada no 2	Passablement bien mûrie, odeur agréable, couleur raisonnablement bonne	2,0	1,5	0,2	3,0	0,2	0,5
Brune Canada n° 2	Passablement bien mûrie, odeur agréable, couleur raisonnablement bonne	2,0	2,0	0,2	3,0	0,2	0,5
Canada no 3	Peut avoir l'odeur naturelle caractéristique d'une graine de qualité inférieure, mais aucune odeur qui révèle une forte détérioration	5,0	3,5	0,5	5,0	0,3	0,7
Canada no 4	Peut avoir l'odeur naturelle caractéristique d'une graine de qualité inférieure, mais aucune odeur qui révèle une forte détérioration	10,0	3,5	1,0	10,0	1,0	3,0

Note : La classe — jaune, chinoise, brune ou mélangée — est ajoutée au nom de grade.

10. The note at the end of Table 31 of Schedule III to the English version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Note: The class name is added to the grade name.

11. Table 35 of Schedule III to the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLEAU 35

LENTILLES AUTRES QUE ROUGES, CANADA (CAN)

Nom de grade	Norme de qualité	Limites maximales
	Condition	Couleurs contrastantes %	Tachées %	Dommages				Matières étrangères
				Chauffées %	Pelées, fendues et cassées %	Autres dommages %	Total %	Pierres %	Total %
Canada no 1	Grosseur uniforme, bonne couleur naturelle	0,2	1,0	0,2	2,0	1,0	2,0	0,1	0,2
Canada no 2	Grosseur uniforme, couleur naturelle raisonnablement bonne	0,5	4,0	0,5	3,5	2,0	3,5	0,2	0,5
Extra Canada no 3	Grosseur uniforme, couleur passable	2,0	7,0	0,5	5,0	5,0	5,0	0,2	0,5
Canada no 3	Couleur médiocre	3,0	—	1,0	10,0	10,0	10,0	0,2	1,0

12. Table 37 of Schedule III to the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLEAU 37

FÉVEROLES, CANADA (CAN)

Nom de grade	Norme de qualité	Limites maximales
	Condition	Fendues %	Dommages		Matières étrangères
			Perforées %	Total %	Pierres ou schiste %	Total %
Canada no 1	Raisonnablement bien mûries, couleur naturelle raisonnablement bonne	6,0	1,0	4,0	0,1	0,2
Canada no 2	Passablement bien mûries, couleur passable	9,0	3,0	6,0	0,2	0,5
Canada no 3	Fraîches et odeur agréable, exclues des grades supérieurs en raison de graines immatures, d'une couleur médiocre ou de dommages	12,0	3,0	10,0	0,5	2,0

13. Tables 39 to 41 of Schedule III to the French version of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

TABLEAU 39

BLÉ ROUX DE PRINTEMPS, EST CANADIEN (CERS)

Nom de grade	Norme de qualité			Limites maximales
	Poids spécifique minimum kg/hl	Variété	Condition	Matières étrangères		Classes contrastantes %
				Matières autres que des céréales %	Total %
CERS n° 1	75,0	Toute variété de blé roux de printemps	Raisonnablement bien mûri, raisonnablement exempt de grains endommagés	0,2	0,75	1,0
CERS n° 2	72,0	Toute variété de blé roux de printemps	Passablement bien mûri, peut être modérément abîmé par les intempéries, raisonnablement exempt de grains fortement endommagés	0,3	1,5	3,0
CERS n° 3	69,0	Toute variété de blé roux de printemps	Peut être immature ou abîmé par les intempéries, modérément exempt de grains fortement endommagés	0,5	3,5	5,0

TABLEAU 40

BLÉ DE FORCE ROUGE D'HIVER, EST CANADIEN (CEHRW)

Nom de grade	Norme de qualité			Limites maximales
	Poids spécifique minimum kg/hl	Variété	Condition	Matières étrangères		Classes contrastantes %
				Matières autres que des céréales %	Total %
CEHRW n° 1	76,0	Toute variété de blé de force rouge d'hiver	Raisonnablement bien mûri, raisonnablement exempt de grains endommagés	0,2	0,75	1,0
CEHRW n° 2	74,0	Toute variété de blé de force rouge d'hiver	Passablement bien mûri, peut être modérément abîmé par les intempéries, raisonnablement exempt de grains fortement endommagés	0,3	1,5	3,0
CEHRW n° 3	69,0	Toute variété de blé de force rouge d'hiver	Peut être immature ou abîmé par les intempéries, modérément exempt de grains fortement endommagés	0,5	3,5	5,0

TABLEAU 41

BLÉ TENDRE ROUGE D'HIVER, EST CANADIEN (CESRW)

Nom de grade	Norme de qualité			Limites maximales
	Poids spécifique minimum kg/hl	Variété	Condition	Matières étrangères		Classes contrastantes %
				Matières autres que des céréales %	Total %
CESRW n° 1	76,0	Toute variété de blé tendre rouge d'hiver	Raisonnablement bien mûri, raisonnablement exempt de grains endommagés	0,2	0,75	1,0
CESRW n° 2	74,0	Toute variété de blé tendre rouge d'hiver	Passablement bien mûri, peut être modérément abîmé par les intempéries, raisonnablement exempt de grains fortement endommagés	0,3	1,5	3,0
CESRW n° 3	69,0	Toute variété de blé tendre rouge d'hiver	Peut être immature ou abîmé par les intempéries, modérément exempt de grains fortement endommagés	0,5	3,5	5,0

14. Table 46 of Schedule III to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLE 46

BARLEY, CANADA EASTERN MALTING (CE)

Grade Name	Standard of Quality			Maximum Limits
	Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL)	Variety	Degree of Soundness	Barley of Other Types %	Foreign Material
					Inseparable Seeds %	Other Cereal Grains %	Wild Oats %	Total %
Special Select CE Two-row	63.0	Any two-row variety of barley equal to or better than Harrington for malting purposes	Reasonably sound, fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-stained, not severely discoloured	1.0	0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds	1.0	0.2	1.0
Special Select CE Six-row	62.0	Any six-row variety of barley equal to or better than B1602 for malting purposes	Reasonably sound, fairly well matured, may be moderately weather-stained, not severely discoloured	1.0	0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds	1.0	0.2	1.0
Select CE Two-row	61.0	Any two-row variety of barley equal to or better than Harrington for malting purposes	Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured	3.0	0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds	1.0	0.5	1.5
Select CE Six-row	60.0	Any six-row variety of barley equal to or better than B1602 for malting purposes	Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured	3.0	0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds	1.0	0.5	1.5
Standard Select CE Two-row and Six-row	—	Any two-row or any six-row variety of barley equal to or better than Harrington or B1602, respectively, for malting purposes	Excluded from other grades of malt quality barley on account of weather-staining or discoloration	—	0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds	—	—	—

Note: Only barley accepted for malting purposes may be graded into the "Select" grades. Barley not accepted for malting will be graded according to quality into the "General Purpose" grades.

15. Table 48 of Schedule III to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLE 48

BARLEY, CANADA EASTERN HULLESS (CE)

Grade Name	Standard of Quality			Maximum Limits
	Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL)	Variety	Degree of Soundness	Varieties with Adhered Hulls %	Other Hulless Varieties %	Total Adhered Hulls %	Foreign Material
							Inseparable Seeds %	Other Cereal Grains %	Wild Oats %	Total %
Select CE Two-row Hulless	75.0	Any two-row hulless variety of barley equal to or better than reference varieties	Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured	3.0	5.0	5.0	0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds	1.0	0.5	1.0
Select CE Six-row Hulless	74.0	Any six-row hulless variety of barley equal to or better than reference varieties	Fairly sound, may be slightly immature and moderately weather-stained or discoloured	3.0	5.0	5.0	0.2 Free of large oil-bearing seeds	1.0	0.5	1.0
Standard CE Hulless	72.0	Any variety of hulless barley	Reasonably sweet, may be frost-damaged, weather-stained or otherwise damaged	15.0	—	15.0	0.2	3.0	1.0	3.0

Note: If specifications for Standard Canada Eastern Hulless are not met, grade according to quality into the "General Purpose" grades.

16. Table 52 of Schedule III to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

TABLE 52

CORN, CANADA EASTERN YELLOW, WHITE OR MIXED (CE)

Grade Name	Standard of Quality		Maximum Limits of
	Minimum Test Weight (kg/hL)	Degree of Soundness	Damage		Cracked Corn and Foreign Material %
			Heated %	Total %
No. 1 CE	68.0	Cool and sweet, uniform size	0.1	3.0	2.0
No. 2 CE	66.0	Cool and sweet	0.2	5.0	3.0
No. 3 CE	64.0	Cool and sweet	0.5	7.0	5.0
No. 4 CE	62.0	Cool and sweet	1.0	10.0	7.0
No. 5 CE	58.0	May have a slight odour, not sour or musty	3.0	15.0	12.0

Note: The colour is added to the grade name.

17. The column heading "Classes contrastantes %" in Table 55 of Schedule III to the French version of the Regulations is replaced by "Autres classes %".

COMING INTO FORCE

18. These Regulations come into force on August 1, 2002.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

The revisions to the grain grading tables are mostly of a housekeeping nature. The tables have been edited for greater consistency between French and English versions.

Changes have been made to Table XXVI — Peas, Canada Feed (CAN) following discussions with members of the Grain Standards Committees and the changes are outlined below:

• (a) eliminates the specification for total foreign material;
  (b) eliminates the tolerance for small seeds and attrition;
  (c) established a 0 tolerance for fireburnt kernels; and
  (d) changes the term "heated" to "heated and binburnt".

 Footnote a 

S.C. 1994, c. 45, s. 5

 Footnote b 

S.R., c. 37, (4th Supp.), s. 5

 Footnote 1 

C.R.C., c. 889

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