Document ID: 31987R1654

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1654/87
of 12 June 1987
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 as regards the quality standards for onions
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 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3398/84 (3) introduced a derogation for a limited period from the quality standard for onions set in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 (4);
Whereas the period of derogation was extended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/86 (5);
Whereas, as a result, sufficient experience of the rules as there defined has been acquired and the quality standards for onions should now be altered on a permanent basis;
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
In Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 the provisions of Title II, 'Provisions concerning quality', are amended as follows:
1. Under A, 'Minimum requirements', the first indent is replaced by:
'- intact,'
2. Under B, 'Classification':
(a) in (i) 'Class I', the last paragraph is replaced by the following:
'The following are, however, permitted:
- light staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh, provided it does not cover more than one-fifth of the surface of the bulb,
- small cracks in the outer skins and the absence of part of the outer skins provided that the flesh is protected.';
(b) in (ii) 'Class II', the second sentence of the last paragraph is replaced by the following:
'The following, however, are permitted:
- staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh provided it does not cover more than half the surface of the bulb,
- cracks in the outer skins and the absence of a part of the outer skins from not more than one-third of the surface of the bulb, provided the flesh remains intact.';
(c) in (iii) 'Class III', the following indent is added:
'- staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh.'
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 June 1987.

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