31976R0843

10 . 4 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 96/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 843/76 of 9 April 1976 applying quality class 'III' to certain fruit for the 1976/77 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 quality class 'III' 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization should be limited ; of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2482/75 (2), and in are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ particular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof. ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, Whereas Council Regulation No 211 /66/EEC of 14 December 1966 (3) added a class 'III' to the common HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : quality standards for peaches and table grapes, while the same class was added to the common quality standards for cherries and strawberries by Council Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1194/69 of 26 June 1969 (4) ; A quality class 'III as defined in the common quality whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 379/71 of standards shall apply, for the period specified in each 19 February 1971 laying down common quality stand­ case, in respect of the products listed in the Annex to ards for citrus fruit (5), and Commission Regulation this Regulation . (EEC) No 1641 /71 of 27 July 1971 laying down quality standards for dessert apples and pears (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 833/73 (7), laid Article 2 down a class ' HI' for the products concerned ; 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 class ' ill' may be applied the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 April 1976.

For the Commission

P.j . LARDINOIS Alember of the Commission

ANNEX

Lemons : from 1 June 1976 to 31 May 1977 ; Table grapes : from 1 May 1976 to 30 Aprii 1977 , Cherries : from 1 April to 30 September 1976 ; Strawberries : from 1 April to 31 December 1976 .

') OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 . 2) OJ No L 254, 1 . 10 . 1975, p. 3 . 3) OJ No 233, 20 . 12. 1966 , p. 3939/66 . 4) OJ No L 157, 28 . 6 . 1969 , p. 1 . s ) OJ No L 45, 24. 2 . 1971 , p. 1 . 6) OJ No L 172, 31 . 7. 1971 , p. 1 . 7 OJ No L 185, 7 . 7 . 1973 , p. 17.