31973R1020

17 . 4. 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 102/ 11

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1020/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 16 April 1973 applying quality classes 'III' to certain fruit for the 1973/74 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN only if the products concerned are needed to meet COMMUNITIES, consumer demand ; whereas this appears to be the case at present for lemons, table grapes, cherries and Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European strawberries ; whereas, in view of the considerable fluc­ Economic Community ; tuations in production from one marketing year to Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No another, the period of application of the quality 1035/72 ( !) of 18 May 1972 on the common market classes ' III' should be limited ; organization of the market in fruit and vegetables, as Whereas the measures provided by the present Regula­ last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2), and tion are in conformity with the Advice of the Manage­ in particular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof ; ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables. Whereas Council Regulation No 21 1 /66/EEC (3) of 14 December 1966 added a class ' III' to the common HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : quality standards for peaches and table grapes ; whereas a class was added to the common quality Article 1 standards for cherries and strawberries by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 194/69 (4) ; whereas Commis­ The classes ' III provided for in the common quality sion Regulation (EEC) No 379/71 (5) of 19 February standards shall apply to the products listed in the 1971 laying down the common quality standards for Annex to this Regulation and, for each of them, for citrus fruit and Commission Regulation (EEC) No the periods mentioned therein. 1641 /71 (6) of 27 July 1971 laying down quality stand­ ards for dessert apples and pears defined a Class 'III' Article 2 for these products. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) following its publication in the Official Journal of No 1035/72, the quality classes 'III' may be applied the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 April 1973 . For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(!) OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 147. (3) OJ No 233 , 20 . 12. 1966, p. 3939/ 66. («) OJ No L 157, 28 . 6. 1969, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 45, 24. 2. 1971 , p . 1 . M OJ No L 172, 31 . 7. 1971 , p. 1 .

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ANNEX

Lemons : from 1 June 1973 to 31 May 1974

Table grapes : from 1 May 1973 to 30 April 1974

Cherries : from 1 May 1973 to 30 September 1973

Strawberries : from 1 May 1973 to 30 September 1973 .