Regulation No 93/67/EEC of the Commission of 3 May 1967 laying down initial provisions on quality control of fruit and vegetables marketed within the Community

• Published date: 10 May 1967
• Subject Matter: fruits et légumes,ortofrutticoli,frutas y hortalizas
• Official Gazette Publication: Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, P 90, 10 mai 1967,Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, P 90, 10 maggio 1967

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Regulation No 93/67/EEC of the Commission of 3 May 1967 laying down initial provisions on quality control of fruit and vegetables marketed within the Community

Official Journal 090 , 10/05/1967 P. 1766 - 1767
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1967 P. 0021
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1967 P. 0024
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 2 P. 0076
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 2 P. 0013
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 2 P. 0013

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( 1 ) OJ NO 192 , 27 . 10 . 1966 , P . 3282/66 .

REGULATION NO 93/67/EEC OF THE COMMISSION OF 3 MAY 1967 LAYING DOWN INITIAL PROVISIONS ON QUALITY CONTROL OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES MARKETED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 158/66/EEC ( 1 ) OF 25 OCTOBER 1966 ON APPLYING COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS TO FRUIT AND VEGETABLES MARKETED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 5 ( 2 ) AND 10 THEREOF ;

WHEREAS , AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD OF COMPULSORY APPLICATION OF THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS AT ALL STAGES OF MARKETING , IT IS POSSIBLE TO ESTABLISH ONLY THE INITIAL MEASURES OF APPLICATION LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION NO 158/66/EEC ; WHEREAS ADDITIONS TO THESE MEASURES WILL HAVE TO BE MADE AS AND WHEN THEY ARE REQUIRED FOR THE COMMON MARKET ;

WHEREAS , TO ENSURE REASONABLE UNIFORMITY IN CONTROL MEASURES CARRIED OUT IN THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES , THE TECHNICAL PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED SHOULD BE LAID DOWN ;

WHEREAS THE VERY PERISHABLE NATURE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES MAKES THEM LIABLE TO DETERIORATE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE EVENT EITHER OF TRANSPORT OVER A LONG DISTANCE OR OF PROLONGED STORAGE ; WHEREAS , EXCEPT FOR PRODUCTS IN THE " EXTRA " CLASS FOR WHICH PARTICULARLY CAREFUL PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION IS REQUIRED , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN OF SUCH PROCESSES WHEN PRODUCTS ARE INSPECTED AT STAGES SUBSEQUENT TO DISPATCH ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES HAS NOT GIVEN AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF OPERATIONS RELATING TO QUALITY CONTROL REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION NO 158/66/EEC , THE INSPECTOR SHALL , IN RESPECT OF PACKAGED PRODUCTS , DECIDE WHICH PACKAGES ARE TO BE...