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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(76)665final
vBrussels,13December1976/
proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation(EEC)No315/68fixingquality
\ ,
standardsforfloweringbulbs,cormsandtubers
(submittedto"theCouncilbytheCommission)i\
■/
/
COM(76)665final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
"^.iect:ProposalforaCouncilRegulationamendingRegulation (EEC)No315/68
fixingthequalitystandardsforfloweringbulbs,cormsandtubers
CouncilRegulation(EEC)NO315/68of12March1968introducedquality
standardsforfloweringbulbs,cormsandtubers,whichareapplicablesince1stJuly
1968.Thisregulationlaysdownthattheproductscoveredbytheregulation maynot
be,withintheCommunity,displayedforsale,offeredforsale,soldordeliveredto
theconsumerforhispersonalneedsbyatraderordirectlybyaproduceriftheydo
notconformtothequalitystandards.
Alargepartofbulbsintendedforthepersonaluseofconsumersare
packedbyenterprises whichdonotjustifytheprovisionsforeseenintheabove
mentionedregulation byvirtueofthefactthattheydeliverneithertotradersor
consumersbuttootherintermediaries inthetrade..Toensureaneffectivecontrol
ofbulbspackedbytheseenterprises ,itisadvisabletocreatethepossibilityto
makethesecontrolsatalltheenterprises whichpackthesebulbs.
Theprovisionsoftheattachedregulationhasasitsobjectiveto
allowthesecontrolsatallstagesofthetrade.

proposal fora
•COUNCIL .REGULATION (EEC) "
amending Regulation (EEC)No315/68fixing quality standards forflowering
bulbs ,corms and tubers
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COKMUJTITIES ,•
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the
European Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)
No234/68of27February 1968 ontheesta­
blishment ofacommon organization ofthe
market inlive trees andother plants ,bulbs ,
roots andthe like ,cutflowers andornamental
foliage \andinparticular Article 3thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from the
Commission ,
Whereas thefirst indent ofArticle 2(l)ofCouncil Regulation No315/68of
212March i960 fixing quality standards forflowering bulbs ,corms andtubers ,
aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)No949/74^»provides thatifproduce listed
inArticle 1does notconform tothequality standards itmay notwithin the
Community bedisplayed for sale ,offered for sale ,sold ordelivered tothe
consumer forhispersonal needs byatrawler ordireotly byaproducer ;
Whereas produce intended forconsumers maybepacked attheproduction stage
oratthewholesale stage ;
Whereas ,toensure simpler andmore effective control ,thepacked produce
should besubjected tothequality standards ,
./.
1OJNoL55of2.3.1968 ,p.1
ZOJNoL71of21.3.1968 ,p.-1 . .
OJNoL91of12.3.1975 ,P.14

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
article 1
Thereshall"beaddedtoArticle2(l)ofRegulation(EEC)No315/68
anewfirstindentasfollows:
n-withintheCommunitytobepreparedfortheproductionstageorthewholesale
staa;einpacksforsaletotheconsumerforhispersonalneeds:"
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ihisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident