31978R0919

No L 119 / 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 3 . 5 . 78

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 919/ 78

of 2 May 1978

applying Quality Class III to certain fruit for the 1978/79 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) COMMUNITIES , No 1035/72, the Quality Class III may be applied only if the products concerned are needed to meet Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European consumer demand ; whereas this appears to be the Economic Community, case at present for lemons, table grapes, cherries and strawberries ; whereas, in view of the considerable fluc­ Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No tuations in production from one marketing year to 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization another, the period of application of Quality Class III of the market in fruit and vegetables ('), as last should be limited ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 034/77 (2), and in particular Article 4 ( 1 ) thereof, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Whereas Council Regulation No 211 /66/ EEC of 14 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ December 1 966 (3) added a Class III to the common ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, quality standards for peaches and table grapes, while the same class was added to the common quality HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : standards for cherries and strawberries by Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1194/ 69 of 26 June 1 969 (4 ) ; Article 1 whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 379/71 of 19 February 1971 laying down common quality stand­ A Quality Class III as defined in the common quality ards for citrus fruit (5), and Commission Regulation standards shall apply, for the period specified in each ( EEC) No 1641 /71 of 27 July 1971 laying down case, in respect of the products listed in the Annex quality standards for dessert apples and pears (6), as hereto . amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1833/73 (7), laid down a Class III for the products concerned ; Article 2 Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2764/77 of 5 December 1 977 (8) extended until 31 December 1982 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day the period during which Quality Class III may be following its publication in the Official Journal of applied in respect of certain fruit and vegetables ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 2 May 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 1 18 , 20 . 5 . 1972, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 125, 19 . 5 . 1977, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No 233 , 20 . 12. 1966, p . 3939 /66 . (4 ) OJ No L 157, 28 . 6 . 1969 , p. 1 . (5 ) 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 . ( s ) OJ No L 320 , 15 . 12 . 1977 , p . 5 .

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ANNEX

Lemons : from 1 June to 30 September 1978 . Table grapes : from 1 May 1978 to 30 April 1979 . Cherries : from 1 April to 30 September 1978 . Strawberries : from 1 April to 31 December 1978 .