Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1654/87 of 12 June 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 as regards the quality standards for onions

• Published date: 13 June 1987
• Subject Matter: Fruit and vegetables
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 153, 13 June 1987

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1654/87 of 12 June 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 as regards the quality standards for onions

Official Journal L 153 , 13/06/1987 P. 0035 - 0035
Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 23 P. 0192
Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 23 P. 0192

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1654/87

of 12 June 1987

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 as regards the quality standards for onions

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 1351/86 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3398/84 (3) introduced a derogation for a limited period from the quality standard for onions set in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 (4);

Whereas the period of derogation was extended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/86 (5);

Whereas, as a result, sufficient experience of the rules as there defined has been acquired and the quality standards for onions should now be altered on a permanent basis;

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 Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 the provisions of Title II, 'Provisions concerning quality', are amended as follows:

1. Under A, 'Minimum requirements', the first indent is replaced by:

'- intact,'

2. Under B, 'Classification':

(a) in (i) 'Class I', the last paragraph is replaced by the following:

'The following are, however, permitted:

- light staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh, provided it does not cover more than one-fifth of the surface of the bulb,

- small cracks in the outer skins and the absence of part of the outer skins provided that the flesh is protected.';

(b) in (ii) 'Class II', the second sentence of the last paragraph is replaced by the following:

'The following, however, are permitted:

- staining which does not affect the last dried skin protecting the flesh provided it does not cover more than half the surface of the bulb,

- cracks in the outer...