31974R0918

No L 106 / 32 Olficial Journal of the European Communities 19 . 4 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC ) No 918 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 18 April 1974 applying quality classes ' III ' to certain fruit for the 1974 / 75 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 for in this Regulation last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2745/ 72 (-), and are in accordance with the Opinion 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 standards for cherries and strawberries by Council Article I 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 ( b) of 27 July 1971 laying down quality stand­ ards for dessert apples and pears amended by Regula­ Art icli' 2 tion ( EEC) No lX33 / 73 ( 7), defined a Class ' III ' 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 , 18 April 1974 .

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 . (4 ) OJ No L 157, 28 . 6 . 1969 , p. 1 . H OJ No L 45 , 24 . 2. 1971 , p. 1 . (b) OJ No L 172, 31 . 7 . 1971 , p. 1 . ( 7) OJ No L 185, 7 . 7 . 1973 , p. 17 .

19 . 4 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 106/33

ANNEX

Lemons : from 1 June 1974 to 31 May 1975

Table grapes : from 1 May 1974 to 30 April 1975

Cherries : from 1 May 1974 to 30 September 1974

Strawberries : from 1 May 1974 to 30 November 1974