31976R2754

No L 312/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 13 . 11 . 76

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2754/76 of 11 November 1976 applying Class III to certain citrus fruits for the 1976/77 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 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, of the market in fruit and vegetables ( J), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 795/76 (2), and in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : particular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 379/71 of Article 1 19 February 1971 fixing the common quality stan­ The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 843/76 is dards for citrus fruits (3), defines a Class III for these amended by the addition of the following : products ; 'Oranges : from 1 October 1976 to 30 June 1977. 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 : from 1 November 1976 to 31 be applied only if products falling within this class are March 1977.' needed to meet consumer demand ; whereas this condition, which has already been recognized as Article 2 fulfilled for lemons by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 843/76 of 9 April 1976 applying quality Classes This Regulation shall enter into force on the day III to certain fruit for the 1976/77 marketing year (4), following its publication in the Official Journal of 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, 11 November 1976.

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5. 1972, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 93 , 8 . 4. 1976, p . 6 . (3) OJ No L 45, 24. 2 . 1971 , p. 1 . 4) OJ No L 96, 10 . 4. 1976, p. 27 .