Commission Regulation (EC) No 1421/2003 of 8 August 2003 correcting Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South Africa prior to import into the European Community

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1421/2003
of 8 August 2003
correcting Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South Africa prior to import into the European Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 836/2003(4), approves checking operations in South Africa and sets out in its Annex II the model certificate to be used by the South African inspection bodies.
(2) A typing mistake has occurred while adopting Regulation (EC) No 836/2003 with regard to the period of validity for sea/land shipments of the certificate.
(3) It is thus necessary to correct Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,