Rule, 1993

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THE SOYABEANS GRADING AND MARKING RULES

1. Short title, application and commencement:-

(1) These rules any be called the Soyabeans Grading and marking Rules, 1993

(2) They shall apply to soyabeans (Glycine Max (L) Merrill ) Produced in India

(3) They shall come into force fi'om the date of their publication in the official Gazette.

Definitions;— In these rules unless the context other -wise requires ;-

(3) "Agricultural Marketing Adviser" means the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India.

(b) Authorised Packer" means a person or a body of persons who has been granted a certificate of authorisation to grade and mark soyabeans in accordance with the grade standards and procedure specified in these rules.

(c) "Certificate of Authorisation" means a certificate issued under the provisions of the General Grading and Marking Rules, 1988 authorizing a person or a body of persons to grade and mark soyabeans with the grade designation marks.

(d) "Schedule" means a schedule appended to these rules Grade designations.:- The grade designation to indicate the quality of soyabeans are as set out in column 1 of schedule-1.

Definition of quality.:- The quality indicated by the grade designations as set out against each grade designation in column (2) to (10) of scheduled Grade designation mark: — The grade designation mark shall consist of a label specifying name of the commodity grade designation and bearing a design consisting of an outline map of India with the word "AGMARK" and figure of the rising sun with the words "Produce of India" and ‘W W’ resembling the one as set out in Schedulevll Method of packing.:- (1) Only sound clean and dry bags made of jute cloth of food grade plastic shall be used for packing;

(2) The bags shall be free fi'om insect infestation fungus contamination, toxic contaminants and any undesirable smell.

(3) Each bag shall be security closed and sealed stitched.

(4) Each bag shall contained soyabeans on one trade description and one grade designation only.

Method of marking.:-(1)The grate designation mark shall be securely affixed to each bag in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.

(2) In a addition to grade designation following particular shall also clearly marked on the label or container.

(a) Variety of Trade Description,

(0) Place of packing,

(6) Date of packing,

(g) Name & address of the packer.

(3) The authorised packer may,afier obtaining prior approval of the Agricultural Marketing Advisor or any other officer authorised l13y him in this behalf mark his private trade marks on the container provided that the private trade mark do not represent a quality or grade of soyabeans different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed to the container in accordance with these rules.

(See rules 3 and 4) Grade designations and definition of quality of soyabeans Special reguirement Grade Oil content Acid Value Moisture Damaged Immature Splits Inorganic Organic Designation on dry of oil content discoloured shrivelled brokens foreign foreign basis percent percent by insect beans percent cracked matter matter by weight by weight infested by weight beans percent percent beans percent percent by weight by weight by weight by weight Minimum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Maximum Grade-I 20 3 10 I 2 5 0.5 0.5 0.5 'I.5 Soy-beans shall— General Characteristics M be the mature dried ,clean and wholesome seeds ofthe plant Glycine Max inn.) Herrill.

(b) be of uniform size, shape and colour characteristic of the variety;

(c) be fl’ee fi'om mould, musty odour or added colouring matter; (d) (e) rug/kg and mycotoxin including aflatoxin exceeding 30 micrograms per kilogram. Explanations:

l. Damaged and disooloured Insect infested Immature and shlivelled Splits, Brokens and cracked beans.

Inorganic foreign matter Organic foreign matter be completely free from admixture ofany poisonous, toxic, harmful or non edible seeds like neem argcmone , khesan‘ ,castor, mahua etc.

be free from pesticidesfinserxicide . except to the extent permissible under the PFA rules and shall not contain uric acid exceeding 100 include beans or pieces of beans which are sprouted ,mouldy ,diseased or materially damaged due to heat moisture or microbial action.

include beans or pieces ofbeans that are partially or wholly bored or eaten by insert. include beans which are not fully mature or properly developed and shrunk out of shape. include mechanically damaged beans or pieces ofbeans with broken seed coat. includes sand, dust, dirt, stones, lumps ofearth.

includes draft; stem, straw, husk and other edible seeds.

SCHEDULE-II

(See rule 5) Grade designation mark (DESIGN OF AGMARK LABEL) Note 2 1) Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Pan-II, Section 3, Sub-Section (i) dated 2-4-94

Provisions this rule answers to

Read out of the instrument itself: an enabling provision is one it says it was made under, which is the power it rests on. The rest it names without resting on.

Other instruments under the same Act

All of the The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937