CELEX: 31971R2839
Language: en
Date: 1971-12-24
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2839/71 of the Council of 24 December 1971extending the period of validity of supplementary quality classes for certain fruit and vegetables

1042                                Official Journal of the European Communities
30.12.71                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 286/3
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2839/71 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                                            /
                                                  of 24 December 1971
                        extending the period of validity of supplementary quality classes for
                                               certain fruit and vegetables
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1194/694 of
                                                                 26 June 1969 adds a supplementary class to the
                                                                 common quality standards for lettuce, curled-leaved
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                     endives and broad-leaved (Batavian) endives, onions,
European Economic Community;                                     witloof chicory, cherries, strawberries, asparagus and
                                                                 cucumbers; whereas Class III for these products can
Having regard to Council Regulation No                           no longer, be made to apply after 30 June 1974,
158/66/EEC1 of 25 October 1966 on applying                       unless its period of validity is extended;
common quality standards to fruit and vegetables
marketed within the Community, as last amended by                Whereas the problem of the application of Class III
Regulation (EEC) No 2423/70,2 and in particular                  for all fruit and vegetables should be reviewed on 30
Article 2 (3 ) thereof;                                          June 1974; whereas consequently the period of
                                                                 validity of the supplementary quality class for
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;              cauliflowers, tomatoes, apples and pears, peaches,
                                                                 citrus fruit and table grapes should be extended to
                                                                 that date;
Whereas Council Regulation No 211/66/EEC3 of 14
December 1966 adding a supplementary quality class
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
to the common quality standards for certain fruit and
vegetables defined a Class III for cauliflowers,
tomatoes, apples and pears, peaches, citrus fruit and                                  Sole Article
table grapes; whereas, in accordance with Article
2 (3) of Regulation No 158/66/EEC, these quality                 The supplementary quality classes for cauliflowers,
classes can no longer be made to apply after the fifth           tomatoes, apples and pears, peaches, citrus fruit and
year following the date of their adoption, unless their          table grapes may be made to apply until 30 June
period of validity is extended;                                   1974."            0
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 24 December 1971 .
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                        The President
                                                                                          M. PEDINI
 1 OJ No 192, 27.10.1966, p. 3282/66.                             4 OJ No 157, 28.6.1969, p. 1.
 2 OJ No L 261, 2.12.1970, p. 1 .
 3 OJ No 233, 20.12.1966, p.. 3939/66.