Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2195/86 of 11 July 1986 derogating in respect of the opening weeks of the 1986/87 marketing year from the quality standards applicable to certain varieties of apples and pears

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2195/86
of 11 July 1986
derogating in respect of the opening weeks of the 1986/87 marketing year from the quality standards applicable to certain varieties of apples and pears
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1351/86 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas, under the quality standards for dessert apples and pears set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1641/71 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1130/86 (4), the fruit must be developed to the point where further ripening will enable it to attain the maturity appropriate to its varietal characteristics; whereas the minimum sizes laid down by the standards render this requirement impossible to meet early in the marketing year in the case of some apple and pear varieties; whereas larger minimum sizes should be fixed for a certain period;
Whereas the need for this derogation from the minimum sizes laid down in the quality standards may not arise everywhere in the Community; whereas the Member States should therefore be empowered not to apply the derogation or to re-apply the standard earlier than the dates fixed in this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,