Document ID: 31986R0543

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 543/86
of 28 February 1986
laying down methods of measuring sugar in products processed from fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 10 (10) thereof,
Whereas Article 10 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down that added sugar content for the products listed in Annex III of the Regulation means the reading obtained by using a refractometer, multiplied by a coefficient and reduced by a specific figure;
Whereas to ensure uniform determination of the sugar content, the methods of using the refractometer should be defined;
Whereas the methods so determined replace those previously provided for in Annex III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 (2), this Regulation being repeated by Regulation (EEC) No 426/86;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The refractometer method to be used for determining sugar content for the products listed in Annex III of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 shall be as indicated in the Annex.
Article 2
References to Annex III of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 shall be construed as references to the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 February 1986.

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