Commission Regulation (EC) No 717/2001 of 10 April 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 790/2000 laying down the marketing standard for tomatoes

Commission Regulation (EC) No 717/2001
of 10 April 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 790/2000 laying down the marketing standard for tomatoes
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 2826/2000(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 790/2000 of 14 April 2000 laying down the marketing standard for tomatoes(3) lays down provisions concerning the classification of tomatoes.
(2) In order to ensure transparency on the world market, those provisions should be amended. The standard for tomatoes recommended by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe has recently been amended in order to lay down that cherry tomatoes may not have healed cracks, even in Class II.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,