Document ID: 31991R1108

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1108/91 of 30 April 1991 laying down quality standards for apricots
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 3920/90 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas Annex II/7 to Council Regulation No 23 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3596/90 (4), lays down common quality standards for apricots;
Whereas there have been developments in the production and marketing of these products, particularly as regards the requirements of the wholesale and consumer markets; whereas the quality standards must accordingly be amended to take account of these new requirements;
Whereas these standards apply at all marketing stages; whereas long-distance transport, storage over a certain period and the various processes which the products undergo may cause certain alterations owing to the biological development of the products or to their relatively perishable nature; whereas such alterations should be taken into account when applying the standards to the marketing stages which follow the despatch stage; whereas products of the 'Extra' class are particularly carefully sorted and packed and therefore the only factor that should be taken into account is a deterioration in their freshness and turgidity;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The quality standards relating to apricots covered by CN code 0809 10 00 shall be as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Those standards shall apply at all stages of marketing, under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.
However, in the stages following that of despatch, the products may, by comparison with the requirements of the standards:
- show a slight reduction in freshness and turgidity,
- for products in classes other than 'Extra', exhibit slight alterations owing to their development and their relatively perishable nature.
Article 2
Regulation No 23 is hereby amended as follows:
1. The word 'apricots' in Article 2 is hereby deleted.
2. Annex II/7 is hereby deleted.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 April 1991.

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