CELEX: 31978R2991
Language: en
Date: 1978-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2991/78 of 18 December 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 316/68 fixing quality standards for fresh cut flowers and fresh ornamental foliage

No L 357/2                          Official Journal of the European Communities                           21 . 12. 78
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2991/78
                                                   of 18 December 1978
               amending Regulation (EEC) No 316/68 fixing quality standards for fresh cut
                                         flowers and fresh ornamental foliage
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    traders or directly by the producers ; whereas the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                   above provision should be supplemented in order also
                                                                to permit inspection during transport,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community,
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 234/68 of 27 February 1968 on the establishment of a
 common organization of the market in live trees and                                    Article 1
 other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and
 ornamental foliage (1), and in particular Article 3            The first indent of Article 2 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
 thereof,                                                       No 316/68 shall be replaced by the following :
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                     within the Community, be displayed for sale,
                                                                        put on sale, sold, delivered or otherwise
 Whereas the first indent of Article 2 (1 ) of Council                  marketed at the wholesale stage either by
 Regulation (EEC) No 316/68 of 12 March 1968 fixing                     traders or directly by the producers.'
 quality standards for fresh cut flowers and fresh orna­
 mental foliage (2), as last amended by Regulation                                     Article 2
 (EEC) No 11 55/76 (3), lays down that the produce
 specified in Article 1 which does not comply with              This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 quality standards may not, within the Community, be            following its publication in the Official Journal of
 put on sale or sold at the wholesale stage either by           the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.                                                '
              Done at Brussels, 18 December 1978 .
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                                J. ERTL
(») OJ No L 55, 2. 3. 1968, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 71 , 21 . 3. 1968, p. 8.
(») OJ No L 130, 19. 5. 1976, p. 26.