Commission Regulation (EC) No 168/2002 of 30 January 2002 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 as regards certificates of conformity and certificates of industrial use

Commission Regulation (EC) No 168/2002
of 30 January 2002
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 as regards certificates of conformity and certificates of industrial use
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2001(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annexes I and II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 of 12 June 2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2379/2001(4), lay down a model of certificate of conformity with the Community marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables and a model of certificate of industrial use for fresh fruit and vegetables subject to Community marketing standards. Certificates referred to in Articles 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 shall be issued according to these models.
(2) For practical reasons due to the availability of the new forms, Member States inspection bodies shall be authorised, for a limited period, alternatively to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, to issue the referred certificates according to the models laid down by Annexes I and II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2251/92 of 29 July 1992 on quality inspection of fresh fruit and vegetables(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 766/97(6).
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,