Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2081/84 of 19 July 1984 derogating in respect of the opening weeks of the 1984/85 marketing year from the quality standards applicable to certain varieties of apples and pears

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2081/84
of 19 July 1984
derogating in respect of the opening weeks of the 1984/85 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 1332/84 (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 of 27 July 1971 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2066/83 (4), the fruit must be sufficiently ripe to arrive in a satisfactory condition at the place of destination; whereas one of the criteria for judging the ripeness of certain varieties of apples and pears at the beginning of the marketing year is that they must be sufficiently large; whereas, since the minimum size laid down in the relevant quality standard is not large enough to meet that requirement, it should be fixed for a certain period at a higher level;
Whereas the need for this derogation from the minimum size 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 the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,