6.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL184/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1561/78
of5July1978
derogatinginrespectoftheopeningweeksofthe1978/79marketingyearfrom
thequalitystandardsapplicabletocertainvarietiesofdessertapplesandpears
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1154/78(2),andin
particularthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle2(2)
thereof,
Whereas,underthequalitystandardsfordessert
applesandpearssetoutintheAnnextoCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1641/71of27July1971(3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1833/73(4),the
fruitmustbesufficientlyripetoarriveinasatisfactory
conditionattheplaceofdestination ;whereasoneof
thecriteriaforjudgingtheripenessofcertainvarieties
ofdessertapplesandpearsatthebeginningofthe
marketingyearisthattheymustbesufficientlylarge;
whereas,sincetheminimumsizelaiddowninthe
relevantqualitystandardisnotlargeenoughtomeet
thatrequirement ,itshouldbefixedforacertain
periodatahigherlevel;
Whereastheneedforthisderogationfromthe
minimumsizelaiddowninthequalitystandardsmay
notariseeverywhereintheCommunity ;whereasthe
MemberStatesshouldthereforebeempowerednotto
applythederogationortore-applythestandard
earlierthanthedatesfixedintheRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforFruitandVegetables ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.BywayofderogationfromTitleIIIofthe
qualitystandardsfordessertapplesandpearsandsubjecttoparagraph2below,theminimumsize
requiredoffruitofthe1978harvestmarketedwithin
theCommunityshallbe:
(a)forapplesoftheJamesGrievevariety,70mmup
toandincluding27August1978and65mmfrom
28Augustto10September1978inclusive;
(b)forapplesoftheGoldenDeliciousvariety,65mm
uptoandincluding10September1978;
(c)forapplesoftheGravensteiner variety,70mmup
toandincluding27August1978;
(d)forapplesoftheCox'sorangepippinvariety,65
mmuptoandincluding17September1978;
(e)forapplesoftheWorcesterpearmainvariety,60
mmuptoandincluding3September1978;
(f)forpearsoftheDrJulesGuyotandEarlyMoret­
tiniButter-pearvarieties,60mmuptoand
including13August1978;
(g)forpearsoftheAlexandrineDouillardvariety,60
mmuptoandincluding17September1978;
(h)forpearsoftheBeurreHardyvariety,60mmup
toandincluding 1October1978;
However,MemberStatesmaydecide,inthelightof
conditionspeculiartotheirhomeproduction,notto
applythisderogationinrespectofdessertapplesand
pearsharvestedintheirteritoryandmarketedwithin
theCommunity ,ortobringforwardthedateon
whichthederogationshallceasetoapply.Theyshall
withoutdelayinformtheotherMemberStatesandthe
Commission ofsuchdecision.
2.Thederogationprovidedforinparagraph 1shall
notapplyinrespectoftradeindessertapplesand
pearswiththirdcountries.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(<)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL144,31.5.1978,p.5.
(3)OJNoL172,31.7.1971,p.1.
(4)OJNoL185,7.7.1973,p.17.