CELEX: 31978R0919
Language: en
Date: 1978-05-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 919/78 of 2 May 1978 applying Quality Class III to certain fruit for the 1978/79 marketing year

No L 119 / 16                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               3 . 5. 78
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 919/78
                                                            of 2 May 1978
                    applying Quality Class III to certain fruit for the 1978/79 marketing year
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
 COMMUNITIES,                                                          No 1035/72, the Quality Class III may be applied
                                                                      only if the products concerned are needed to meet
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                consumer demand ; whereas this appears to be the
 Economic Community,                                                  case at present for lemons, table grapes, cherries and
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         strawberries ; whereas, in view of the considerable fluc­
  1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization                   tuations in production from one marketing year to
 of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last                   another, the period of application of Quality Class III
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 034/77 (2), and in                  should be limited ;
 particular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 Whereas Council Regulation No 211 /66/ EEC of 14                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 December 1 966 (3) added a Class III to the common                   ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
 quality standards for peaches and table grapes, while
 the same class was added to the common quality
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 standards for cherries and strawberries by Council
 Regulation ( EEC) No 1194/69 of 26 June 1 969 (4) ;
 whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 379/71 of                                             Article 1
  19 February 1971 laying down common quality stand­
 ards for citrus fruit (5), and Commission Regulation                 A Quality Class III as defined in the common quality
 ( EEC) No 1641 /71 of 27 July 1971 laying down                       standards shall apply, for the period specified in each
 quality standards for dessert apples and pears (6), as               case, in respect of the products listed in the Annex
                                                                      hereto .
 amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1833/73 (7), laid
 down a Class III for the products concerned ;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2764/77 of 5
 December 1 977 (8) extended until 31 December 1982                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 the period during which Quality Class III may be                     following its publication in the Official Journal of
 applied in respect of certain fruit and vegetables ;                  the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 2 May 1978 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                    Vice-President
(')  OJ No  L 1 18 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 .
(2 ) OJ No  L 125, 19 . 5 . 1977, p. 1 .
(3 ) OJ No  233 , 20 . 12. 1966, p . 3939 /66 .
(4 ) OJ No  L 157, 28 . 6 . 1969 , p. 1 .
(5 ) OJ No  L 45, 24. 2 . 1971 , p. 1 .
(6)  OJ No  L 172, 31 . 7 . 1971 , p. 1 .
( 7) OJ No  L 185, 7 . 7 . 1973 , p . 17 .
(s)  OJ No  L 320 , 15 . 12 . 1977 , p . 5 .
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                                        ANNEX
           Lemons :                  from 1 June to 30 September  1978 .
           Table grapes :            from 1 May 1978 to 30 April  1979 .
           Cherries :                from 1 April to 30 September 1978 .
           Strawberries :            from 1 April to 31 December  1978 .