NoL167/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1494/77
of4July1977
derogatinginrespectoftheopeningweeksofthe1977/78marketingyear,from
thequalitystandardsapplicabletocertainvarietiesofdessertapplesandpears
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1034/77(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,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.BywayofderogationfromTitleIIIofthe
qualitystandardsfordessertapplesandpearsandsubjecttoparagraph2below,theminimumsize
requiredoffruitofthe1977harvestmarketedwithin
theCommunityshallbe:
(a)forapplesoftheJamesGrievevariety,70mmup
toandincluding28August1977and65mmfrom
29Augustto11September 1977inclusive;
(b)forapplesoftheGoldenDeliciousvariety,65mm
uptoandincluding 11September 1977;
(c)forapplesoftheGravensteiner variety,70mmup
toandincluding28August1977;
(d)forapplesoftheCox'sorangepippinvariety,65
mmuptoandincluding18September1977;
(e)forapplesoftheWorcesterpearmainvariety,60
mmuptoandincluding4September1977;
(f)forpearsoftheDrJulesGuyotvariety,60mmup
toandincluding28August1977;
(g)forpearsoftheAlexandrineDouillardvariety,60
mmuptoandincluding18September1977;
(h)forpearsoftheBeurreHardyvariety,60mmup
toandincluding2October1977.
However,MemberStatesmaydecide,inthelightof
conditionspeculiartotheirhomeproduction,notto
applythisderogationinrespectofdessertapplesand
pearsharvestedintheirterritoryandmarketedwithin
theCommunity ,ortobringforwardthedateon
whichthederogationshallceasetoapply.Theyshall
withoutdelayinformtheotherMemberStatesandthe
Commission ofsuchdecision.
2.Thederogationprovidedforinparagraph 1shall
notapplyinrespectoftradeindessertapplesand
pearswiththirdcountries.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinairMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4July1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(1)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL125,19.5.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL172,31.7.1971,p.1.
(<)OJNoL185,7.7.1973,p.17.