Commission Regulation (EC) No 1465/2003 of 19 August 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1508/2001 laying down the marketing standard for onions

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1465/2003
of 19 August 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1508/2001 laying down the marketing standard for onions
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 47/2003(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1508/2001(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 46/2003(4), laid down the marketing standard for onions, in particular with regards to presentation and marking provisions.
(2) Consumer packaging containing mixtures of onions of different colours are becoming more common on the market and enable demand from certain consumers to be met.
(3) Fair trading requires onions sold in the same package to be of uniform quality. This makes it necessary for mixtures of onions of different colours to be uniform in quality, as well as, for each colour concerned, in origin, variety and size when combined in sales packages. In addition, for such sales packages, it is appropriate to indicate each of the colours that are present, as well as the country of origin for each one of the various colours.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1508/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,