Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1856/85 of 2 July 1985 amending Regulations No 93/67/EEC and (EEC) No 496/70 on the quality control of fruit and vegetables as regards the 1985/86 marketing year

• Published date: 04 July 1985
• Subject Matter: Fruit and vegetables,Agriculture and Fisheries
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 174, 4 July 1985,Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 174, 4 luglio 1985,Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 174, 4 juillet 1985

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1856/85 of 2 July 1985 amending Regulations No 93/67/EEC and (EEC) No 496/70 on the quality control of fruit and vegetables as regards the 1985/86 marketing year

Official Journal L 174 , 04/07/1985 P. 0029 - 0030
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 36 P. 0026
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 36 P. 0026

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1856/85

of 2 July 1985

amending Regulations No 93/67/EEC and (EEC) No 496/70 on the quality control of fruit and vegetables as regards the 1985/86 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1332/84 (2), and in particular Articles 8 (2) and 12 (3) thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2162/84 (3) amended the quality standards for dessert apples and pears provided for in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1641/71 (4) by laying down that the fruit must be sufficiently developed so that it can continue its maturing process and to attain the degree of maturity required in relation to the varietal characteristics;

Whereas, in the case of apples, experience has shown that, in some cases, difficulties may be encountered in the task of verifying this state of development; whereas, in order to facilitate the work of the control bodies, the methods to be used for judging this development should be specified;

Whereas Commission Regulation No 93/67/EEC of 3 May 1967 laying down initial provisions on the quality control of fruit and vegetables marketed within the Community (5) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 496/70 of 17 March 1970 laying down initial provisions for the quality control of fruit and vegetables exported to third countries (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2163/84 (7), should therefore be supplemented accordingly;

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

In Regulation No 93/67/EEC Article 2a is hereby replaced by the following:

'Article 2a

In the case of apples, for the 1985/86 marketing year, the competent body may refer to a...