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Canada Gazette, Part II Vol. 145, No. 14 Vol. 145, no 14 Canada Gazette Gazette du Canada Part II Partie II OTTAWA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011 OTTAWA, LE MERCREDI 6 JUILLET 2011 Statutory Instruments 2011 Textes réglementaires 2011 SOR/2011-123 to 141 and SI/2011-56 to 58 DORS/2011-123 à 141 et TR/2011-56 à 58 Pages 1202 to 1411 Pages 1202 à 1411 NOTICE TO READERS AVIS AU LECTEUR The Canada Gazette Part II is published under authority of the Statutory La Partie II de la Gazette du Canada est publiée en vertu de la Loi sur les Instruments Act on January 5, 2011, and at least every second Wednesday textes réglementaires le 5 janvier 2011, et au moins tous les deux mercredis thereafter. par la suite. 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Canada, par téléphone au 613-996-6886 ou par courriel à l’adresse [email protected]. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2011 © Sa Majesté la Reine du Chef du Canada, 2011 Published by the Queen’s Printer for Canada, 2011 ISSN 1494-6122 Publié par l’Imprimeur de la Reine pour le Canada, 2011 2011-07-06 Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 145, No. 14 Gazette du Canada Partie II, Vol. 145, no 14 SOR/DORS/2011-123 Registration Enregistrement SOR/2011-123 June 16, 2011 DORS/2011-123 Le 16 juin 2011 CANADA GRAIN ACT LOI SUR LES GRAINS DU CANADA Regulations Amending the Canada Grain Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur les grains Regulations du Canada The Canadian Grain Commission, pursuant to subsec- En vertu des paragraphes 16(1)a et (2)b de la Loi sur les grains tions 16(1)a and (2)b of the Canada Grain Actc, hereby makes the du Canadac, la Commission canadienne des grains prend le annexed Regulations Amending the Canada Grain Regulations. Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur les grains du Canada, ci-après. Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 15, 2011 Winnipeg (Manitoba), le 15 juin 2011 ELWIN HERMANSON Le commissaire en chef Chief Commissioner ELWIN HERMANSON JIM SMOLIK Le commissaire en chef adjoint Assistant Chief Commissioner JIM SMOLIK MURDOCH MACKAY Le commissaire Commissioner MURDOCH MACKAY REGULATIONS AMENDING THE CANADA RÈGLEMENT MODIFIANT LE RÈGLEMENT GRAIN REGULATIONS SUR LES GRAINS DU CANADA AMENDMENTS MODIFICATIONS 1. Table 2 of Schedule 3 to the Canada Grain Regulations1 is 1. Le tableau 2 de l’annexe 3 du Règlement sur les grains du 1 replaced by the following: Canada est remplacé par ce qui suit : TABLE 2 WHEAT, CANADA WESTERN RED WINTER (CWRW) Standard of Quality Maximum Limits of Wheats of Other Foreign Material Classes or Varieties Minimum Test Minimum Matter Other Than Contrasting Weight Protein Cereal Grains Total Classess Total Grade Name kg/hL Variety % Degree of Soundness % % % % No. 1 CWRW 79 Any variety of the class 11 Reasonably well matured, 0.2 0.4 1 3 CWRW designated as such reasonably free from damaged by order of the Commission kernels No. 2 CWRW 76.5 Any variety of the class 11 Fairly well matured, may be 0.3 0.7 2 5 CWRW designated as such moderately frost-damaged, by order of the Commission reasonably free from severely damaged kernels No. 3 CWRW 74 Any variety of the class No May be frost-damaged, immature 0.5 1.3 3 10 CWRW designated as such minimum or weather-damaged, moderately by order of the Commission free from severely damaged kernels ——— ——— a S.C. 1994, c. 45, s. 5 a L.C. 1994, ch. 45, art. 5 b R.S., c. 37 (4th Supp.), s. 5 b L.R., ch. 37 (4e suppl.), art. 5 c R.S., c. G-10 c L.R., ch. G-10 1 C.R.C., c. 889; SOR/2000-213 1 C.R.C., ch. 889; DORS/2000-213 1202 2011-07-06 Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 145, No. 14 Gazette du Canada Partie II, Vol. 145, no 14 SOR/DORS/2011-123 TABLEAU 2 BLÉ ROUGE D’HIVER, OUEST CANADIEN (CWRW) Norme de qualité Limites maximales Blé d’autres classes Matières étrangères ou variétés Poids spécifique Pourcentage Matières autres que minimum minimum de des céréales Total Classes contrastantes Total Nom de grade kg/hl Variété protéines Condition % % % % CWRW n° 1 79 Toute variété de la classe 11 Raisonnablement bien mûri, 0,2 0,4 1 3 CWRW désignée comme telle raisonnablement exempt de grains par arrêté de la Commission endommagés CWRW n° 2 76,5 Toute variété de la classe 11 Passablement bien mûri, peut être 0,3 0,7 2 5 CWRW désignée comme telle modérément atteint par la gelée, par arrêté de la Commission raisonnablement exempt de grains fortement endommagés CWRW n° 3 74 Toute variété de la classe Aucun Peut être atteint par la gelée, 0,5 1,3 3 10 CWRW désignée comme telle minimum immature ou abîmé par les par arrêté de la Commission intempéries, modérément exempt de grains fortement endommagés 2. Schedule 3 to the Regulations is amended by adding the 2. L’annexe 3 du même règlement est modifié par adjonc- following after Table 58: tion, après le tableau 58, de ce qui suit : TABLE 59 WHEAT, CANADA EASTERN HARD WHITE WINTER (CEHWW) Standard of Quality Maximum Limits of Foreign Material Minimum Test Matter Other Than Contrasting Weight Cereal Grains Total Classes Grade Name kg/hL Variety Degree of Soundness % % % No. 1 CEHWW 76 Any variety of the class Reasonably well matured, reasonably free 0.2 0.75 1 CEHWW designated as such by from damaged kernels order of the Commission No. 2 CEHWW 74 Any variety of the class Fairly well matured, may be moderately 0.3 1.5 3 CEHWW designated as such by weather-damaged, reasonably free from order of the Commission severely damaged kernels No. 3 CEHWW 69 Any variety of the class May be immature or weather-damaged, 0.5 3.5 5 CEHWW designated as such by moderately free from severely damaged order of the Commission kernels TABLEAU 59 BLÉ DE FORCE BLANC D’HIVER, EST CANADIEN (CEHWW) Norme de qualité Limites maximales Matières étrangères Poids spécifique Matières autres que Classes minimum des céréales Total contrastantes Nom de grade kg/h Variété Condition % % % CEHWW no 1 76 Toute variété de la classe Raisonnablement bien mûri, 0,2 0,75 1 CEHWW désignée comme telle raisonnablement exempt de grains par arrêté de la Commission endommagés CEHWW no 2 74 Toute variété de la classe Passablement bien mûri, peut être 0,3 1,5 3 CEHWW désignée comme telle modérément abîmé par les intempéries, par arrêté de la Commission raisonnablement exempt de grains fortement endommagés 1203 2011-07-06 Canada Gazette Part II, Vol.
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