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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)522final.
Brussels,24October1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
amendingRegulation(EEC)No316/68fixingqualitystandards
forfresh,cutflowersandfreshornamentalfoliage
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)522final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CounoilRegulation(EEC)NO316/68of12March1968introducedquality
standardsforfreshcutflowersandfreshornamentalfoliageas
from1July1968.TheRegulationlaysdownthatproducesubjecttoitmaynot,
withintheCommunity,heputonsaleorsoldatthewholesalestageeither "by
tradersordirectlybytheproducers,ifitdoesnotcomplywiththequality
standards.
Manyqualityinspectionsarecarriedoutduringtransportoftheproduce,andthey
arenotinallcasescoveredbytheprovisionsoftheRegulation.Inordei-
toprovidealegalbasisfortheseinspections ,therelevantprovisionsof
RegulationNo316/68shouldbeamplified.

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No316/68fixing quality standards for
fresh cutflowers andfresh ornamental foliage
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO234/68of27February 1968
ontheestablishment ofacommon organization ofthemarket inolive
trees andother plants ,bulbs ,roots andthelike ,cutflowers and
1ornamental foliage ,andinparticular Article 3thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas thefirst indent ofArticle 2(1)ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No
316/68of12March 1968 fixing quality standards forfresh cutflowers
andfresh ornamental foliage ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No
1155/76^,laysdownthattheproduce specified inArticle 1which does
notcomply with quality standards maynot ,within theCommunity ,beput
onsale orsold atthewholesale stage either bytraders ordirectly by
theproducers ;whereas theabove provision should beadded toinorder
also topermit inspection during transport ;
OJNoL55,2.3.1968 ,p.1
20JNoL71,21.3.1968 ,p.8
30JNoL130,19.5.1976 ,p.26 ./.

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
ThefirstindentofArticle2(l)ofRegulation(EEC)NO316/68ishere"by
amendedtoreadasfollows: -
withintheCommunity,"bedisplayedforsale,putonsale,sold,delivered
worotherwisemarketedatthewholesalestageeitherbytradersordirectly
w"bytheproducers,"
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOffioialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshall "bebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyap^?Enable
inallMemberStates*
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident