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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1212/77

OF 7 JUNE 1977

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 604/71 FIXING THE LIST OF REPRESENTATIVE PRODUCER MARKETS FOR FRUIT AND 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 OF 18 MAY 1972 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1034/77 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 17 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 604/71 OF 23 MARCH 1971 ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 376/75 ( 4 ) , FIXED THE LIST OF REPRESENTATIVE PRODUCER MARKETS FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 ;

WHEREAS , AS A RESULT OF A DROP IN TOMATO PRODUCTION IN THE REGION , THE SIRACUSA MARKET IS EXPERIENCING A CONSIDERABLE FALLING OFF IN TOMATO SALES ; WHEREAS THE SIRACUSA MARKET CAN NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED AS REPRESENTATIVE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 17 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 ; WHEREAS THE MESSINA MARKET NOW SATISFIES MORE FULLY THE REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IT SHOULD REPLACE THE SIRACUSA MARKET ;

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 THE REPRESENTATIVE PRODUCER MARKETS FOR TOMATOES , LISTED IN ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 604/71 , " MESSINA " SHALL REPLACE " SIRACUSA " UNDER THE HEADING " ITALY " .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 7 JUNE 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

( 1 ) OJ NO L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 125 , 19 . 5 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 70 , 24 . 3 . 1971 , P . 9 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 41 , 15 . 2 . 1975 , P . 22 .