Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1654/87 of 12 June 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 as regards the quality standards for onions
Date: 1987-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bulb vegetable, food inspection, labelling, marketing standard, preparation for market













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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1654/87 of 12 June 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 as regards the quality standards for onions  


Official Journal L 153 , 13/06/1987 P. 0035 - 0035 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 23 P. 0192  Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 23 P. 0192  





*****COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1654/87  of 12 June 1987  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 as regards the quality standards for onions  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 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1351/86 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) thereof,  Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3398/84 (3) introduced a derogation for a limited period from the quality standard for onions set in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 (4);  Whereas the period of derogation was extended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/86 (5);  Whereas, as a result, sufficient experience of the rules as there defined has been acquired and the quality standards for onions should now be altered on a permanent basis;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  Article 1  In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 the provisions of Title II, 'Provisions concerning quality', are amended as follows:  1. Under A, 'Minimum requirements', the first indent is replaced by:  '- intact,'  2. Under B, 'Classification':  (a) in (i) 'Class I', the last paragraph is replaced by the following:  'The following are, however, permitted:  - light staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh, provided it does not cover more than one-fifth of the surface of the bulb,  - small cracks in the outer skins and the absence of part of the outer skins provided that the flesh is protected.';  (b) in (ii) 'Class II', the second sentence of the last paragraph is replaced by the following:  'The following, however, are permitted:  - staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh provided it does not cover more than half the surface of the bulb,  - cracks in the outer skins and the absence of a part of the outer skins from not more than one-third of the surface of the bulb, provided the flesh remains intact.';  (c) in (iii) 'Class III', the following indent is added:  '- staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh.'  Article 2  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1987.  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  Done at Brussels, 12 June 1987.  For the Commission  Frans ANDRIESSEN  Vice-President  (1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 119, 8. 5. 1986, p. 46.  (3) OJ No L 314, 4. 12. 1984, p. 14.  (4) OJ No L 213, 4. 8. 1983, p. 13.  (5) OJ No L 190, 12. 7. 1986, p. 57.