Commission Regulation (EC) No 1167/1999 of 3 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 831/97 laying down marketing standards applicable to avocados

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1167/1999
of 3 June 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 831/97 laying down marketing standards applicable to avocados
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 Regulation (EC) No 857/1999(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
(1) Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/97(3) lays down the marketing standard applicable to avocados;
(2) Whereas UN/ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Standard FFV-42 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of avocados moving in international trade between and to UN/ECE member countries has been amended at recent meetings of the ECE Working Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development; whereas Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 provides that account is to be taken of the UN/ECE standards recommended by that Working Party when standards are adopted on fruit and vegetables; whereas the Community standard for avocados should accordingly be brought into line with the corresponding UN/ECE standard;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,