31970R1017

Official Journal of the European Communities 291

1.6.70 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 118 / 11

REGULATION (EEC) No 1017/70 OF THE COMMISSION of 29 May 1970 applying additional classes to certain fruit

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ consumer demand ; whereas this is the case at present MUNITIES, for lemons, cherries and strawberries; whereas, in view of the considerable fluctuations in production Having regard to the Treaty establishing the from one marketing year to another, the period of European Economic Community ; application of the additional classes should be limited ;

Having regard to Council Regulation No Whereas the measures provided in this Regulation are 158/66/EEC1 of 25 October 1966 on applying the in accordance with the Opinion of the Management common quality standards to fruit and vegetables Committee for Fruit and Vegetables ; marketed within the Community, as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2516/692 of 9 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : December 1969, and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof; Article 1 Whereas Council Regulation No 211/66/EEC3 of 14 The additional classes defined in the Annexes to December 1966 added an additional class to the Regulation Nos 211 /66/EEC and (EEC) 1194/69 common quality standards for apples and pears, shall apply to the products listed in the Annex to this peaches, citrus fruit and table grapes ; whereas Regulation and, for each of these products until the Council Regulation (EEC) No 1194/694 of 26 June date mentioned therein. 1969 added an additional class to the common quality standards for cherries and strawberries ; Article 2 Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation No 158/66/EEC, the additional classes may be applied This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June only if the products concerned are needed to meet 1970 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 29 May 1970 . For the Commission

The President Jean REY

ANNEX Lemons : until 31 May 1971 Cherries : until 30 September 1970 Strawberries : until 30 September 1970

1 OJ No 192, 27.10.1966, p. 3282/66. 2 OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 14. 3 OJ No 233 , 20.12.1966, p. 3939/66. 4 OJ No L 157, 28.6.1969, p. 1 .