31974R2705

26 . 10 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 289/ 17

REGULATION (EEC) No 2705 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 October 1974 applying Class III to certain citrus fruits for the 1974/75 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN lemons ; whereas, in view of the considerable fluctua­ COMMUNITIES, tions in production from one marketing year to another, Class III should be applicable for a limited Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European period only ; Economic Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ 1035/72 C1) of 18 May 1972 on the common organiza­ ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, tion of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2), and in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : particular Article 4(1 ) thereof ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 379/71 (3) Article 1 of 19 February 1971 fixing the common quality stand­ ards for citrus fruits defines a Class III for these The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 918 /74 is amended by the addition of the following : products ; 'Oranges : from 1 October 1974 to 30 June 1975 Whereas, pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article Mandarins and satsumas, Clementines, tangerines 4(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, Class III is to and other hybrids : be applied only if products falling within this class are from 1 November 1974 to 31 March 1975 .' needed to meet consumer demand ; whereas this condition, which has already been recognized as Article 2 fulfilled for lemons by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 91 8/74 (4) of 18 April 1974 applying quality This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Classes 'III' to certain fruit for the 1974/75 marketing following its publication in the Official Journal of year, has also been fulfilled for citrus fruits other than the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 October 1974.

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No L 1 18 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 147. (3) OJ No L 4.5, 24. 2. 1971 , p. 1 . (4 ) OJ No L 106, 19 . 4. 1974, p. 32.