Regulation No 80/63/EEC of the Commission of 31 July 1963 on quality inspection of fruit and vegetables imported from third countries
Official Journal 121 , 03/08/1963 P. 2137 - 2141
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1963-1964 P. 0035
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1963-1964 P. 0039
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0084
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0068
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0068
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( 1 ) OJ NO 30 , 20 . 4 . 1962 , P . 965 .
( 2 ) OJ NO 56 , 7 . 7 . 1962 , P . 1606 .
( 3 ) OJ NO 63 , 20 . 7 . 1962 , P . 1741 .
( 4 ) OJ NO 40 , 13 . 3 . 1963 , P . 685 .
REGULATION NO 80/63/EEC OF THE COMMISSION OF 31 JULY 1963 ON QUALITY INSPECTION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IMPORTED FROM THIRD COUNTRIES
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 23 ( 1 ) ON THE PROGRESSIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKET IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) THEREOF ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION NO 23 LAYS DOWN THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE THAT FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FROM THIRD COUNTRIES IMPORTED INTO MEMBER STATES CONFORM TO THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS OR TO STANDARDS WHICH ARE AT LEAST EQUIVALENT ;
WHEREAS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STANDARDS BY THIRD COUNTRIES , THERE SHOULD BE QUALITY INSPECTION OF PRODUCTS PRIOR TO IMPORTATION ;
WHEREAS THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS ARE IN THE MAIN IDENTICAL WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED FOR EUROPE BY THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE REASONABLE TO REQUIRE PRODUCTS FROM EUROPEAN THIRD COUNTRIES TO CONFORM TO THESE STANDARDS ;
WHEREAS THE SAME REQUIREMENT MAY BE EXTENDED TO IMPORTS FROM NON-EUROPEAN THIRD COUNTRIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN , SINCE PRODUCTION CONDITIONS IN THESE COUNTRIES ARE COMPARABLE TO THOSE IN OTHER MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS , TO AVOID MISTAKES AND ANY POSSIBILITY OF MALPRACTICE , IMPORTS FROM OTHER THIRD COUNTRIES MUST CONFORM TO THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS IF THE PACKAGES BEAR THE SAME MARKS OF QUALITY AS THOSE LAID DOWN IN THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS ;
WHEREAS IMPORTS FROM SUCH THIRD COUNTRIES ARE MAINLY PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN A HIGHER QUALITY CLASS THAN CLASS II ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE COMMISSION HAS DECIDED UPON THE EXACT EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN THE STANDARDS APPLIED IN SUCH THIRD COUNTRIES AND THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS , PRODUCTS FROM THIS SOURCE CAN BE IMPORTED UNDER THE QUALITY CLASSES IN FORCE IN THE EXPORTING COUNTRY PROVIDED THEY AT LEAST COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS I OF THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS ; WHEREAS , IF PRODUCTS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CLASS