Gafta124sampling

124/1GaftaNo.124CopyrightTHEGRAINANDFEEDTRADEASSOCIATIONSAMPLINGRULESRULESFORSAMPLING,ANALYSISINSTRUCTIONSANDANALYSISCERTIFICATION(IncludingNaturalWeightRulesandAllowancesScale)GAFTAHOUSE6CHAPELPLACERIVINGTONSTREETLONDONEC2A3SHTel:[phone]Facsimile:[phone]Telex:886984E-mailAddress:[e-mail]124/2INDEXRULE1.GENERAL1:11:21:31:41:5SampleLabels1:62.METHODOFDRAWINGSAMPLES2:12:2IncrementSamples2:2:12:2:22:2:32:2:4Security2:2:5DivisionofIncrementSamples2:3Bags2:3:1Forgoodsinbags2:3:2BagsforCuttingandStarting(Bleeding)2:3:3SlabCakesinbags2:4Bulk2:4:1ForGoodsinBulkatLoading2:4:2ForGoodsinBulkatDischarge2:4:3SlabCakesinBulk2:5Containers2:6ContractsforRoadandRailTransport3.SAMPLEBAGSANDSAMPLECONTAINERS3:1ContainingBags3:2MoistureProofContainers3:3Polypropylene/Polyethylene4.QUALITYCERTIFICATIONATTIMEOFLOADING5.CONTRACTUALSAMPLESREQUIREDFORANALYSISTESTSANDARBITRATIONPURPOSES5:1SetsofSamples5:1:1ForGrain,Pulses,SeedsandRice(exceptMaltingBarley)SoldonFOB,CIF,CIFFOorC&Fcontractterms5:1:2ForMaltingBarley““5:1:3ForFertiliser““5:1:4ForMolasses““5:1:5ForFeedingstuffsSoldonCIF,CIFFO,C&FContractTerms5:1:6ForMarineandAnimalProductsSoldonContractsNos.:9and113andForFeedingstuffsonContractNo:1195:1:7ForEx-StoreContractsNos.:109and1105:1:8ForFeedingstuffsandFishmealSoldonContractsNos.:10,104,112and1185:1:9ForGoodsDamagedand/orOutofCondition-talequaleandryeterms5:1:10ForCastorSeedand/orCastorSeedHusk,and/orforSandand/orSilicaAnalyses5:1:11Arbitration5:1:12MoistureGuarantee5:1:13ForBagsandSacks5:2Standing-inProvisionforSamplingFeedingstuffs5:2:1ForAllPorts,(excludingFrenchPorts,andDutchPortsforGoodsofNorthandSouthAmericanOrigin)5:2:2ForFrenchPorts5:2:3ForDutchPortsforGoodsofNorthandSouthAmericanOrigin124/36.DISPATCHOFSAMPLES,ANALYSISINSTRUCTIONSANDCERTIFICATES6:16:2FeedingstuffsandCerealby-productsinBulkDischargedatRotterdamandAmsterdam7.RULESFORDETERMININGNATURALWEIGHTANDALLOWANCESCALES7:1RulesforDeterminingNaturalWeight7:7:17:7:27:7:37:7:47:7:57:7:67:2AllowancesScalesforNaturalWeight8.ANALYSISREQUIREMENTS8:1MethodsofAnalysis8:2CalculatingFactor-Moisture8:3Mixing8:48:5Certificates8:6Costs9.NOTICES10.NON-COMPLIANCEWITHTHERULES11.RETENTIONOFSAMPLES11:111:211:312.ANALYSTSADDRESSES124/4DEFINITIONS-TYPESOFSAMPLES•IncrementSamplesSamplestakenbyhandscoop(orwhateverinstrumentappropriate)directfromtheconsignmentoflessthan1kiloinweight,oriftakenmechanically,weightappropriatetotheequipment.•BulkSampleIstheaccumulationofalltheincrementsamples.•ContractualSamplesSamplesreducedfromthebulksamplesealedto1kilocontainerseach,inasmanycontainersasrequiredbyRule5.•AnalysisSamplesSamplesarereducedfromthecontractualsamples,bythelaboratories,toquantitiesappropriateforanalysistests.124/51.GENERALForallcontractsincorporatingthetermsandconditionsofTheGrainandFeedTradeAssociation(GAFTA),samplesshallbedrawn,mixedandsealedinaccordancewiththefollowingrules:-1:1ForthepurposeoftheseRules,thewordsBuyersandSellersshallbedeemedtobethepartiestothecontractandtheirrespectivesuperintendentsattheportwherethecargoisloadedand/ordischargedand/ortransshipped.1:2PursuanttothecontracttermsandforthepurposesoftheseRules,superintendentsshallbeappointedfromtheGAFTAApprovedRegisterofSuperintendents.1:3Ifoneofthepartiesisnotrepresentedforsamplingorrefusestodrawand/orsealsamplesascalledforunderthecontract,theotherpartyshallunderadvicetothatpartycalluponacompetentindependentorganisationfortheappointmentofasuperintendenttoactontheirbehalftodrawand/orsealsamplesaccordingtotheseRules.Extraexpensesincurredinthisconnectionshallbebornebythedefaultingparty.1:4ThewordsealedshallmeanjointlysealedsamplesbytheBuyersandSellersortheirsuperintendentsandshallbesealedinsuchamannerastopreventanyaccesstothesamplewithoutbreakingorremovingtheseal.Theseal'smarkshouldbeclearlyidentifiableandclearlyvisible.1:5SampleLabelsEverycontractualsampleshallbesealedandshallbearthenameoftheship,thequantityrepresentedbythesampleandthedatethesamplewassealed,andanyotherpertinentinformationwhichmayberequiredonthelabelasfollows:Sender...........................................................................................................................................................................................M.V...............................................................................................................................................................................................From............................................................................................................................................................................................To.................................................................................................................................................................................................Commodity...................................................................................................................................................................................Bags/Bulk...............................