Regulation (EEC) No 1194/69 of the Council of 26 June 1969 adding a supplementary class to the common quality standards for certain fruit and vegetables

• Published date: 28 June 1969
• Subject Matter: Fruit and vegetables
• Official Gazette Publication: Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 157, 28 juin 1969,Official Journal#of the#European Communities#I#1969(I),Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 157, 28 giugno 1969

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Regulation (EEC) No 1194/69 of the Council of 26 June 1969 adding a supplementary class to the common quality standards for certain fruit and vegetables

Official Journal L 157 , 28/06/1969 P. 0001 - 0008
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1969(I) P. 0275
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1969(I) P. 0296
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 4 P. 0178
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 3 P. 0105
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 3 P. 0105

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( 1 ) OJ N 192 , 27 . 10 . 1966 , P . 3282/66 .

( 2 ) OJ N L 166 , 17 . 7 . 1968 , P . 1 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1194/69 OF THE COUNCIL

OF 26 JUNE 1969

ADDING A SUPPLEMENTARY CLASS TO THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION N 158/66/EEC ( 1 ) OF 25 OCTOBER 1966 ON APPLYING THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS TO FRUIT AND VEGETABLES MARKETED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 967/68 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;

WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS ALREADY IN FORCE IN TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES TO CERTAIN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES MARKETED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WOULD PREVENT PART OF THE OUTPUT FROM BEING MARKETED ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THESE STANDARDS SHOULD BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE ADDITION OF A FURTHER QUALITY CLASS , TO PERMIT , FOR THE PERIOD LAID DOWN IN THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION N 158/66/EEC , THE MARKETING OF PRODUCTS WHICH ALTHOUGH EXCLUDED FROM HIGHER CLASSES NEVERTHELESS FULFIL QUALITY CRITERIA WHICH CAN SATISFY CONSUMER REQUIREMENTS AND ARE OF VALUE TO THE PRODUCER ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR LETTUCE , CURLED-LEAVED ENDIVES AND BROAD-LEAVED ( BATAVIAN ) ENDIVES , ONIONS , WITLOOF CHICORY , CHERRIES , STRAWBERRIES , ASPARAGUS AND CUCUMBERS SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE ADDITION OF A FURTHER QUALITY CLASS DESCRIBED AS " CLASS III " .

CLASS III IS DEFINED FOR EACH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PRODUCTS IN THE ANNEXES TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1969 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 26 JUNE 1969 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . THORN

ANNEX I

CLASS III LETTUCE , CURLED-LEAVED ENDIVES AND BROAD-LEAVED ( BATAVIAN ) ENDIVES

THIS CLASS SHALL INCLUDE PRODUCE OF MARKETABLE QUALITY WHICH CANNOT BE INCLUDED IN A HIGHER CLASS , BUT WHICH SATISFIES THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS :

QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

SALADS IN CLASS III MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN IN THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR " CLASS II " . HOWEVER , THE LEAVES OF SALADS IN THIS CLASS MAY HAVE ON THEM TRACES OF SOIL , VEGETABLE MOULD OR SAND , PROVIDED THAT THEIR APPEARANCE IS NOT SERIOUSLY IMPAIRED .

SIZING

A . MINIMUM WEIGHT

OPEN AIR LETTUCES OR LETTUCES GROWN UNDER GLASS MUST WEIGH AT LEAST 8 KILOGRAMMES PER 100 UNITS OR 80 GRAMMES EACH .

OPEN AIR CURLED-LEAVED ENDIVES AND BROAD-LEAVED ( BATAVIAN ) ENDIVES OR THOSE GROWN UNDER GLASS MUST WEIGH AT LEAST 10 KILOGRAMMES PER 100 UNITS OR 100 GRAMMES EACH .

B . UNIFORMITY

( I ) LETTUCES

IN EACH PACKAGE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LIGHTEST AND HEAVIEST UNITS MUST NOT EXCEED :

_ 40 GRAMMES FOR LETTUCES WEIGHING UNDER 20 KILOGRAMMES PER 100 UNITS ( 200 GRAMMES PER UNIT ) ,

_ 100 GRAMMES FOR LETTUCES WEIGHING OVER 20 KILOGRAMMES PER 100 UNITS ( 200 GRAMMES PER UNIT ) .

( II ) CURLED-LEAVED AND BROAD-LEAVED ( BATAVIAN )...