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REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 75/74 OF THE COMMISSION

OF 9 JANUARY 1974

ADDING CLASS " III " TO THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BRUSSELS SPROUTS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 ( 1 ) OF 18 MAY 1972 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2745/72 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) ( 2 ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS ANNEX I/2 OF COUNCIL REGULATION NO 41/66/EEC ( 3 ) OF 29 MARCH 1966 LAYING DOWN COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CABBAGES , BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND RIBBED CELERY MUST BE SUPPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES LAID DOWN IN ANNEX II TO THAT ACT ( 4 ) ANNEXED TO THE TREATY ON THE ACCESSION OF NEW MEMBER STATES TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND TO THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ( 5 ) , SIGNED IN BRUSSELS ON 22 JANUARY 1972 ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , A CLASS " III " SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BRUSSELS SPROUTS ; WHEREAS THIS CLASS MUST SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF CONSUMER DEMAND AND AT THE SAME TIME BE OF ECONOMIC INTEREST TO PRODUCERS ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED BY THE PRESENT REGULATION ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ADVICE OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BRUSSELS SPROUTS AS LAID DOWN IN REGULATION NO 41/66/EEC ARE AMENDED BY ADDITION OF A CLASS " III " AS DEFINED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 FEBRUARY 1974 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 9 JANUARY 1974 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

FRANCOIS-XAVIER ORTOLI

( 1 ) OJ NO L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972 , P . 147 .

( 3 ) OJ NO 69 , 19 . 4 . 1966 , 1013/66 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , P . 14 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , P . 5 .

ANNEX

CLASS " III " - BRUSSELS SPROUTS

THIS CLASS INCLUDES MARKETABLE QUALITY GOODS WHICH CANNOT BE PLACED IN A HIGHER CLASS , BUT WHICH COMPLY WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS DEFINED HEREUNDER .

QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

CLASS " III " BRUSSELS SPROUTS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS SPECIFIED FOR CLASS II . HOWEVER , THEY MAY SHOW :

- COLOUR DEFECTS , SLIGHT BRUISING AND TRACES OF DAMAGE DUE TO DISEASES OR PARASITES ,

- TRACES OF EARTH ,

- DAMAGE DUE TO FROST .

SIZING

SIZING IS NOT COMPULSORY FOR BRUSSELS SPROUTS OF CLASS III .

TOLERANCES

EACH PACKAGE MAY CONTAIN A MAXIMUM OF 15 % BY WEIGHT OF PRODUCE NOT CORRESPONDING TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE QUALITY CLASS BYT STILL SUITABLE FOR CONSUMPTION .

PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION

A . UNIFORMITY

DECEPTIVE PRESENTATION IS PROHIBITED , I.E . THE VISIBLE PART OF THE PACKAGE MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF THE GOODS .

B . PACKAGING

THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN IN TITLE V B OF THE COMMON STANDARDS SHALL APPLY TO BRUSSELS SPROUTS OF CLASS " III " .

MARKING

THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN IN TITLE VI OF THE COMMON STANDARDS SHALL APPLY TO BRUSSELS SPROUTS OF CLASS " III " .