CELEX: 31970R0304
Language: en
Date: 1970-02-19
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 304/70 of the Commission of 19 February 1970 derogating from certain provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 193/70 on the marketing of oranges and mandarins in the Community

92                                 Official Journal of the European Communities
 No L 40/24                        Official Journal of the European Communities                             20.2.70
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 304/70 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                 of 19 February 1970
              derogating from certain provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 193/70 on the marketing of
                                     oranges and mandarins in the Community
THE    COMMISSION        OF   THE  EUROPEAN       COM­        down in Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 ; whereas the
MUNITIES ,                                                    minimum quantities for contracts concluded by
                                                              buyers established in - that Member State should
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                  therefore be reduced;
European Economic Community ;
                                                              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                  are in accordance with the Opinion of . the
2511/69 1 of 9 December 1969 laying down special              Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables ;
measures for improving the production and
marketing of Community citrus fruit, and in                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
particular Article 7 thereof;
                                                                                      Article 1
Whereas Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 193/702 of 2 February 1970 establishing the
procedure for giving effect to measures to promote            The following paragraph 3 shall be added to Article
the marketing of oranges and mandarins in the                 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 193/70 :
Community also established the minimum quantities                 '3 .  The quantities laid down in the preceding
which may be the subject of the contracts referred to             paragraphs shall be reduced to one third in
in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511/69 and the               respect of contracts concluded by buyers
minimum quantities to be delivered every fortnight                established in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.'
pursuant to these contracts ;
Whereas it has been shown that, owing to the                                          Article 2
requirements of consumers in Luxembourg, the
minimum quantities required may prove an obstacle             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
to the conclusion of contracts and consequently               its publication in the Official Journal of the
jeopardise the achievement of the objectives laid             European Communities.
          «   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
              Done at Brussels, 19 February 1970.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                        Jean REY
1 OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 1.
2 OJ No L 26, 3.2.1970, p . 6. •