Commission Regulation (EC) No 766/97 of 28 April 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2251/92 on quality inspection of fresh fruit and vegetables

• Coming into Force: 02 May 1997,01 September 1997
• End of Effective Date: 31 December 2001
• Celex Number: 31997R0766
• ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1997/766/oj
• Published date: 29 April 1997
• Date: 28 April 1997
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 112, 29 April 1997

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 766/97 of 28 April 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2251/92 on quality inspection of fresh fruit and vegetables

Official Journal L 112 , 29/04/1997 P. 0010 - 0010

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 766/97 of 28 April 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2251/92 on quality inspection of fresh fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Articles 7 and 10 thereof,

Whereas Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2251/92 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3148/94 (3), lays down that, in the case of imports from third countries, cases of non-compliance with Community quality standards must be notified to the Commission; whereas, at the moment, such notifications are sent to the Commission by telefax; whereas this means of transmission no longer meets the requirements of the system monitoring commercial quality; the IDES system should therefore be used as the sole means of notification to ensure a rapid transmission of documents and to allow for a statistical evaluation of the data notified;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following sub-paragraph is added to Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2251/92:

'Notification to the Commission shall be done by the interactive data entry system known as "IDES".`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 September 1997.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly...