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of23March1970
authorisingMember Statestotakemeasuresderogatingfromcertain requirements ofthequality
standardsapplicabletoexportstothirdcountriesoffloweringbulbs,cormsandtubers
(OJ L 67, 24.3.1970, p. 10)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Regulation (EEC) No 1793/73 of the Commission of 2 July 1973 L 181 12 4.7.1973
►M2Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2971/76 of 7 December 1976 L 339 17 8.12.1976
►M3Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2737/77 of 9 December 1977 L 316 29 10.12.1977
►M4 amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3696/81 of 22
December 1981L 369 29 24.12.1981
►M5 amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3420/84 of 5
December 1984L 316 33 6.12.1984
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REGULATION(EEC)No537/70OFTHECOMMISSION
of23March1970
authorising Member States to take measures derogating from
certain requirements ofthequalitystandardsapplicabletoexports
tothirdcountriesoffloweringbulbs,cormsandtubers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 (
1)o f2 7
February 1968 on the establishment of a common organisation of the
market in live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut
flowersand ornamental foliage;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/68 (2) of 12 March
1968 fixing quality standards for flowering bulbs, corms and tubers, asamended by Regulation (EEC) No 448/69 (
3) and in particular Article 2
(2) thereof;
Whereasunder Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 315/68, Member
States may be authorised to take measures derogating from certainrequirementsof the quality s tandardsin order to allow exporterstomeet the trade requirementsof certain third countries ;
Whereas the quality standards established by Regulation (EEC) No 315/
68 do not in certain cases allow the trade requirements of third coun-tries to be met; whereas, when such trade requirements are stable andunchanging, Member States should be authorised to meet them for an
unlimited period;
Whereasthe meas uresprovided for in thisRegulation are in accor-
dance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Member States shall be authorised to take certain measures dero-
gating from the quality, standards applicable to exports to thirdcountries of the following flowering bulbs, corms and tubers:
Freesia Ragioneri
Freesia Refracta AlbaFreesia Buttercup
Gladioli, with large blooms
Gladioli primulinusGladioli Heraut
Gladioli Papillon
Hyacinthusorientalis
Iris‘Wedgwood’.1970R0537 — EN — 13.12.1977 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 55, 2.3.1968, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 71, 21.3.1969, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 61, 12.3.1969, p. 1.▼M3
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2. The measures of derogation mentioned in paragraph 1 may only
be taken in respect of sizing and under the conditions and within thelimitss pecified in the Annex.
Article 2
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on 1 June 1970.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1970R0537 — EN — 13.12.1977 — 003.001 — 3
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ANNEX
ConditionsandlimitsprovidedforinArticle 1(2)
Description of products Type of packThird country of
destinationMinimum size Size Grading
Freesia Ragioneri
any packing, except single packing parcels
grouping single packings/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150all countries/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150none/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150up to 4Freesia Refracta Alba
Freesia Buttercup
Gladioli, with large blooms
single packing or parcels grouping single
packings/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150all countries/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1506c m/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C1506t o8
Gladioli primulinus
6t o7/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150Gladioli Heraut
Gladioli, with large blooms
any packing, except single packing or
parcelsgrouping s ingle packings/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150all countries/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150none/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150up to 8
Gladioli primulinus
up to 7/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150Gladioli Heraut
Gladioli Papillon any packing all countriesnone
Hyacinthusorientalisany packing Japan 12 cm 12 to 14
Iris‘Wedgwood’any packing Southern
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