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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 162 , 30 . 6 . 1979 , P . 26 .

( 3 ) OJ NO 69 , 19 . 4 . 1966 , P . 1013/66 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1599/79

OF 26 JULY 1979

DEROGATING IN RESPECT OF THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR FROM THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BRUSSELS SPROUTS

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 1301/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BRUSSELS SPROUTS WERE LAID DOWN IN COUNCIL REGULATION NO 41/66/EEC OF 29 MARCH 1966 ( 3 );

WHEREAS THERE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLE ADVANCES IN BRUSSELS SPROUTS GROWING TECHNIQUES ; WHEREAS THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS ;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION III OF THE COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BRUSSELS SPROUTS , THE MINIMUM DIAMETER SHALL BE 15 MILLIMETRES FOR UNTRIMMED BRUSSELS SPROUTS .

ARTICLE 2

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

IT SHALL APPLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 26 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT