Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1076/89 of 26 April 1989 laying down quality standards for leeks and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1292/81 laying down quality standards for leeks, aubergines and courgettes

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1076/89
of 26 April 1989
laying down quality standards for leeks and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1292/81 laying down quality standards for leeks, aubergines and courgettes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of the Council of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1010/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1292/81 (3) lays down quality standards for leeks;
Whereas there has been a development in the production and marketing of this product, in particular as regards the requirements of the wholesale and consumer markets; whereas the quality standards must accordingly be amended to take account of these new requirements;
Whereas the standards are applicable at all stages of marketing; whereas transport over long distances, storage for a certain length of time and the various handling operations to which the products are subjected may lead to some deterioration owing to the biological development of the products or their tendency to perish; whereas account should be taken of such deterioration in the application of the standards at the marketing stages following dispatch; whereas for products in the 'Extra' class, which must be sorted and packaged particularly carefully, only the loss of freshness and turgescence must be taken into account as far as they are concerned;
Whereas, for reasons of clarity and convenience, this opportunity should be taken for revising the said quality standards;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,