(1) "Thai Hom Mali Rice" means Cargo rice and White rice derived from paddy non-glutinous rice of the fragrant rice varieties        which are sensitive to photo period and cultivated as a main crop in Thailand, and which are certified by the Department of        Agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives as being Kao Dok Mali 105 variety and RD l 5 variety with a natural        fragrant aroma depending on its age, and when cooked, such rice kernels shall have a tender texture;

(2) "Amylose" means a kind of starch existing in the rice kernels. When cooked, the rice kernel's texture varies according to the        amount of amylose;

(3) "Rice" means any form of non-glutinous and glutinous rice (Oryza sativa L.);

(4) "Paddy" means rice that has not yet been husked;

(5) "Cargo rice" (Loonzain rice, Brown rice, Husked rice) means rice that has only been husked;

(6) "White rice" means rice obtained by removing bran from Cargo non-glutinous rice;

(7) "White glutinous rice" means rice obtained by removing bran from Cargo glutinous rice;

(8) "Parts of rice kernels" means each part of the whole kernel that is divided lengthwise into 10 equal parts;

(9) "Whole kernels" means whole rice kernels without any broken part and includes kernels which have at least 9 parts;

(10)  "Head rice" means broken rice kernels with lengths greater than those of brokens but less than those of whole kernels,           andincludes split kernels that retain at least 80 per cent of the whole kernel;

(11) "Brokens" means broken rice kernels whose lengths are at least 2.5 parts of a whole kernel but less than the length of head           rice, and includes split kernels that retain less than 80% of the whole kernel;

(12) "Small brokens Cl" means small broken rice kernels that pass through round hole metal sieve No. 7 ;

(13) "Undermilled kernels" means rice kernels milled at a degree below that prescribed for each kind of rice;

(14) "Red kernels" means rice kernels that are wholly or partly covered by red bran;

(15) "Yellow kernels" means rice kernels where parts of which have turned into an apparent yellow;

(16)  "Chalky kernels" means non-glutinous rice kernels which have a chalk-like opaque area covering at least 50% of the kernel;

(17) "Damaged kernels" means rice kernels that are damaged as apparent to the naked eyes due to moisture, heat, fungi,           insects or others;

(18) "Underdeveloped kernels" means rice kernels that have not developed normally and are flat;

(19) "Immature kernels" means rice kernels that are light green, obtained from immature paddy;

(20) "Other seeds" means seeds of other plants which are not rice kernels;

(21) "Foreign matter" means other things which are not rice and includes rice husk and bran detached from rice kernels;

(22) "Milling degree" means the degree to which rice is milled;

(23) "Extra well milled" means the removal of bran entirely to the extent that the rice kernel has an especially beautiful           appearance;

(24) "Well milled" means the removal of bran entirely to the extent that the rice kernel has a beautiful appearance;

(25) "Reasonable well milled" means the removal of most of the bran to the extent that the rice kernel has a reasonably           beautiful appearance;

(26) "Ordinarily milled" means the removal of some portion of bran;

(27) "Sieve No. 7" means a round hole metal sieve that is 0.79 mm. ( 0.031 inch) thick and with hole diameter of 1.75 mm.
          ( 0.069 inch);

(28) "Per cent" means percentage by weight.

(1) White rice 100% Grade A
shall have the grain composition and milling degree as follows:
Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 60.0% ;
     - brokens having length as from 5.0 parts but not reaching 8.0 parts by not more than 4.0% ;
     - the remainder being Head rice having length as from 8.0 parts onward.

Rice that may be present:
     - chalky kernels not exceeding 3.0 ;
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5% ;
     - paddy not exceeding 5 grains per 1 kilogram of rice.
Milling degree: Extra well milled.

(2) White rice 100% Grade B
shall have the grain composition and milling degree as follows:
Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 60.0% ;
     - brokens having length as from 5.0 parts but noi
reaching 8.0 parts by not more than 4.5% ; of this quantity there may be not more than 0.5% brokens having the length not reaching 5.0 parts and not passing through sieve No. 7 and not more than 0.1% small white brokens C 1 ;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as from 8.0 parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - yellow kernels not exceeding 0.2% ;
     - chalky kernels not exceeding 6.0% ;
     - damaged kernels not exceeding 0.25% ;
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5% ;
     - paddy not exceeding 7 grains per l kilogram of rice;
     - underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other
seeds and foreign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 0.2%. Milling degree: Extra well milled

(3) White rice 100% Grade C
shall have the grain composition and milling degree as follows:
Grain composition comprising of:
     -  whole kernels by not less than 60% ;
     -  brokens having length as from 5.0 parts but not
reaching 8.0 parts by not more than 5.0% ,; of this quantity there may be not more than 0.5% brokens having the length not reaching 5.0 parts and not passing through sieve No. 7 and not more than 0.1% small white brokens C l;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as from 8.0 parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
- yellow kernels not exceeding 0.2% ;
- chalky kernels not exceeding 6.0% ;
- damaged kernels not exceeding 0.25% ;
- white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5% ;
- paddy not exceeding 7 grains per l kilogram of rice;
- underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other seeds and foreign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 0.2%.

Milling degree: Extra well milled

(4) White rice 5%
shall have the grain composition and milling degree as follows:
Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 60.0% ;
     - brokens having length as from 3.5 parts but not
reaching 7.5 parts by not more than 7.0% ; of this quantity there may be not more than 0.5% brokens having the length not reaching 3.5 parts and not passing through sieve No. 7 and not more than 0.1% small white brokens C l;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as from 7.5 parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - red kernels and/or undermilled kernels no! exceeding 2.0% ;
     - yellow kernels not exceeding 0.5 %
     - chalky kernels not exceeding 6.0% ;
     - damaged kernels not exceeding 0.25% ;
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5% ;
     - paddy not exceeding 10 grains per l kilogram of rice;
     - underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other seeds and foreign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 0.3%.

Milling degree: Well milled

(5) White rice 10%
shall have the grain composition and milling degree as follows:
Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 55.0% ;
     - brokens having length as from 3.5 parts but not
reaching 7.0 parts by not more than 12.0% ; of this quantity there may be not more than 0.7 / brokens having the length  not reaching 3.5 parts and not passing through sieve No. 7 and not more than 0.3 small white brokens C l;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as from 7.0 parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - red kernels and/or undermilled kernels not exceeding 2.0 ;
     - yellow kernels not exceeding 1.0% ; chalky kernels not exceeding 7.0% ;
     - damaged kernels not exceeding o% %
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding %5 ;
     - paddy not exceeding 15 grains per ] kilogram of rice;
     - underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other seeds and foreign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 0.4 .

Milling degree: Well milled

(6) White rice 15%
shall have the grain composition and milling degree as follows:
Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 55.0% ;
     - brokens having length as from 3.0 parts but not
reaching 6.5 parts by not more than 17.0% ; of this quantity there may be not more than 2.0% brokens having the length  not reaching 3.0 parts and not passing through sieve No. 7 and not more than 0.5% small white brokens C l;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as from 6.5 parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - red kernels and or undermilled kernels not exceeding 5.0% ;
     - yellow kernels not exceeding 1.0% ;
     - chalky kernels not exceeding 7.0% ;
     - damaged kernels not exceeding 1.0% ;
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 2.0% ;
        paddy not exceeding 15 grains per l kilogram of rice;
     - underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other seeds and foreign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 0.4%. Milling degree: Reasonably well milled

(7) White broken rice A 1 Extra Super
shall be rice obtained from milling white rice 100% and shall have the grain composition as follows:
Grain composition comprising of:
     - brokens having length not reaching 5.0 parts and not passing through sieve No. 7 by not more than 10.0%;
     - the remainder shall be brokens having length as from 5.0 parts onward;
     - of the whole quantity there may be not more than 15.0% whole kernels and not more than 1.0% small white brokens C l.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5%; of this quantity there'may be not more than 0.5% small white glutinous brokens
      C 1;
     - foreign matters not exceeding 0.5%.

(8) White broken rice A l Super
shall be rice obtained from milling white rice
100%, white rice 5% and white rice 10%, and shall have the grain composition as follows:
Grain composition comprising of:
     - brokens having length not reaching 6.5 parts and not passing through sieve No. 7 for the entire quantity; of this quantity there may be not more than 15.0% brokens having the length as from 6.5 parts onward and whole kernels combined and not more than 5.0% small white brokens C l.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5%; of this quantity there may be not more than 0.5% small white glutinous brokens
     C 1;
     - foreign matters not exceeding 0.5%.

(1) Cargo rice 100% Grade A
shall have the grain composition as follows: Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 80.0%;
     - brokens having length as from 5.0 parts but not reaching 8.0 parts by not more than 4.0%;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as from 8.0 parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - red kernels not exceeding 1.0%
     - yellow kernels not exceeding 0.5%
     - chalky kernels not exceeding 3.0% ;
     - damaged kernels not exceeding 0.5%
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5%
     - paddy not exceeding 0.5%
     - underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other seeds and foreign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 3.0%.

(2) Cargo rice 100% Grade B
shall have the grain composition as follows: Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 80.0%;
     - brokens having length is from 5.0 parts but not JQ parts by not more than 4.5%;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as from 8.0 parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - red kernels not exceeding 1.5%;
     - yellow kernels not exceeding 0.75%;
     - chalky kernels not exceeding 6.0%;
     - damaged kernels not exceeding 0.75%;
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5%;
     - paddy not exceeding 1.0%;
     - underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other seeds and foreign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 5.0%.

(3) Cargo rice 100% Grade C
shall have grain composition as follows
Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 80.0%;
     - brokens having length as from 5.0 parts but not reaching 8.0 parts by not more than 5.0%;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as torn &o parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - red kernels not exceeding 2.0%;
     - yellow kernels not exceeding 0.75%;
     - chalky kernels not exceeding 6.0%;
     - damaged kernels not exceeding 0.75%;
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5%;
     - paddy not exceeding 1.0%;
     - underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other seeds and foreign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 5.0%.

(4) Cargo rice 5%
shall have the grain composition as follows: Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 75.0%;
     - brokens having length as from 3.5 parts but not reaching 7.5 parts by not more than 7.0%;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as from 7.5 parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - red kernels not exceeding 2.0%;
     - yellow kernels not exceeding 1.0%;
     - chalky kernels not exceeding 6.0%;
     - damaged kernels not exceeding i .0%;
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5%;
     - paddy not exceeding 1.0%;
     - underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other seeds and foreign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 6.0%.

(5) Cargo rice 10%
shall have the grain composition as follows: Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 70.0%;
     - brokens having the length as from 3.5 parts but not reaching 7.0 parts by not more than 12.0%;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as from 7.0 parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - red kernels not exceeding 2.0% ;
     - yellow kernels not exceeding 1.0%
     - chalky kernels not exceeding 7.0%
     - damaged kernels not exceeding 1.0%
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 1.5%
     - paddy not exceeding 2.0%
     - underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other seeds aptforeign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 7.0%

(6) Cargo rice 15%
shall have the grain composition as follows:
Grain composition comprising of:
     - whole kernels by not less than 65.0%;
     - brokens having length as from 3.0 parts but not reaching 6.5 parts by not more than 17.0%;
     - the remainder shall be Head rice having length as from 6.5 parts onward.

Rice and matters that may be present:
     - red kernels not exceeding 5.0%;
     - yellow kernels not exceeding 1.0%;
     - chalky kernels not exceeding 7.0%;
     - damaged kernels not exceeding 1.5%;
     - white glutinous rice not exceeding 2.5%;
     - paddy not exceeding 2.0%;
     - underdeveloped kernels, immature kernels, other seeds and foreign matter either singly or combined not exceeding 8.0%.

In a determination relating to the standard or quality of standardized Thai Hom Mali Rice, the result of an inspection and analysis of a sample of the standardized Thai Hom Mali rice by an agency entrusted by the Office of Commodity Standards or by an operator of a standardized product inspection business shall be deemed as the basis of determination.

In the case of a dispute on the result of the determination, the result of the inspection and analysis of the sample by any agency entrusted by the Office of Commodity Standards, as the case may be, shall be deemed as final.