8/11/2019 Dsc 11 Seedcake

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BIMCO

Classifi cation of seed cakeAt DSC 9, BIMCO made a submission which requested the sub-committee to clarify thedefinition of the seed cake entry, UN 1386 (b) in the BC Code, as well as the certificaterequirements pertaining to the non-hazardous seed cake entry. For easy reference, thedefinition of seed cake entry UN 1386 (b) is appended below:

SEED CAKE, containing vegetable oil UN 1386(b) solvent extraction and expelled seeds, containing not more than 10% of oil and when theamount of moisture is higher than 10%, not more than 20% of oil and moisture combined

The above two issues which remain outstanding were referred at this session to the workinggroup tasked to look into the BC Code Amendments and its mandatory application.

BIMCO members have had problems interpreting the above definition. Hence, at this workinggroup, BIMCO requested that a clear interpretation of the definition, given in the form of anexplanatory note, be inserted into this schedule. BIMCO believes that this will greatly aidusers of the Code in determining whether the cargo in question to be carried falls under thisschedule. This was agreed by the working group and was included in the correspondence

groups terms of reference for the next DSC session (DSC 12). BIMCO will accordinglyforward an appropriate explanatory note to the correspondence group for consideration andapproval at DSC 12.

This explanatory note should to a certain extent clarify that not only does seed cake UN 1386(b) entry cover seed cakes (solvent extractions and expelled seeds) containing not more than10% oil and when the amount of moisture is more than 10%, the combined oil and moisturecontents should not be more than 20%, it also includes seed cakes that contain not more that10% moisture.

As for the seed cake non-hazardous entry, the working group was of the view that thecertificate requirement which is connected to the exemptions in seed cakes UN 1386(b) andUN 2217 was unclear and would need to be further examined by the correspondence group in

their terms of reference for DSC 12.

It should also be noted that as a result of the above BIMCO submission, Australias proposalto include fuzzy cotton seed as a BC Code entry in its own right was considered by theworking group. Pending some minor amendments including a change of name to LintedCotton Seed, the entry would probably be incorporated in the BC Code amendments forapproval at DSC 12.

Source: BIMCO

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