CELEX: 31974R0918
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-18 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 918/74 of the Commission of 18 April 1974 applying quality classes 'III' to certain fruit for the 1974/75 marketing year

No L 106 /32                              Olficial Journal of the European Communities                               19 . 4 . 74
                              REGULATION ( EEC) No 918 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 18 April 1974
                 applying quality classes ' III ' to certain fruit for the 1974/ 75 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       only if the products concerned are needed to meet
COMMUNITIES,                                                         consumer demand ; whereas this appears to be the
                                                                     case at present for lemons, table grapes, cherries and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                strawberries ; whereas , in view of the considerable fluc­
Economic Community ;                                                 tuations in production from one marketing year to
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                        another, the period of application of the quality
1035/72 (') of 18 May 1972 on the common market                      classes ' III ' should be limited ;
organization of the market in fruit and vegetables , as              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2745/ 72 (-), and               are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
in particular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof ;                              ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables ,
Whereas Council Regulation No 21 1 / 66/ EEC (3 ) of 14
December 1966 added a class ' III ' to the common
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
quality standards for peaches and table grapes ;
whereas a class was added to the common quality
standards for cherries and strawberries by Council                                              Article I
Regulation (EEC) No 1 194/ 69 (4 ) ; whereas Commis­
sion Regulation ( EEC) No 379/ 71 (5) of 19 February                 The classes ' III' provided for in the common quality
 1971 laying down the common quality standards for                   standards shall apply to the products listed in the
citrus fruit and Commission Regulation ( EEC) No                     Annex to this Regulation and , for each of them, for
 1641 /71 (b) of 27 July 1971 laying down quality stand­             the periods mentioned therein .
ards for dessert apples and pears amended by Regula­
tion ( EEC) No lX33 / 73 ( 7), defined a Class ' III ' for                                      Art icli' 2
these products ;
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC)             following its publication in the Official Journal of
 No 1035/72, the quality classes ' III' may be applied                the European Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 18 April 1974 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 (')  OJ No  L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 .
 (2 ) OJ No  L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 147 .
 (3)  OJ No  233 , 20 . 12. 1966, p . 3939/ 66 .
 (4 ) OJ No  L 157, 28 . 6 . 1969 , p. 1 .
 H    OJ No  L 45 , 24 . 2. 1971 , p. 1 .
 (b)  OJ No   L 172, 31 . 7 . 1971 , p. 1 .
 ( 7) OJ No  L 185, 7 . 7 . 1973 , p. 17 .
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                                                ANNEX
            Lemons :             from 1 June 1974 to 31 May 1975
            Table grapes :       from 1 May 1974 to 30 April 1975
            Cherries :           from 1 May 1974 to 30 September 1974
            Strawberries :       from 1 May 1974 to 30 November 1974