REGULATION (EEC) No 76/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 9 January 1974 supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 1018/70 applying additional classes to certain vegetables

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 (1) of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2745/72 (2), and in particular Article 4 (1) thereof;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/74 of 9 January 1974 (3) added a Class "III" to the common quality standards for brussels sprouts;

Whereas, pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, a Class "III" may be applied only if the products concerned are needed to meet consumer demand ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1018/70 (4) of 29 May 1970 applying additional classes to certain vegetables recognized that this was the case for certain vegetables, and such is at present the case for brussels sprouts;

Whereas the measures provided by the present Regulation are in conformity with the Advice of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The text of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1018/70 is replaced by the following:

"Class "III" as provided for in the common quality standards shall be applicable to the products mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation".

Article 2

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1018/70 is amended by addition of the following : "Brussels sprouts".

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1974.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 January 1974.

For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI (1)OJ No L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 291, 28.12.1972, p. 147. (3)See p. 35 of this Official Journal. (4)OJ No L 118, 1.6.1970, p. 12.