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( 1 ) OJ NO L 55 , 2 . 3 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 266 , 17 . 10 . 1981 , P . 4 .

( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 17 DECEMBER 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 4 ) OJ NO L 71 , 21 . 3 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 259 , 2 . 10 . 1980 , P . 6 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3718/81

OF 21 DECEMBER 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 315/68 FIXING QUALITY STANDARDS FOR FLOWERING BULBS , CORMS AND TUBERS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 234/68 OF 27 FEBRUARY 1968 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS , BULBS , ROOTS AND THE LIKE , CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ),

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 315/68 ( 4 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2530/80 ( 5 ), FIXED QUALITY STANDARDS FOR FLOWERING BULBS , CORNS AND TUBERS INTENDED FOR DELIVERY TO CONSUMERS OR FOR EXPORT TO NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL TRADE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR PROPAGATION ; WHEREAS QUALITY STANDARDS SHOULD THEREFORE BE LAID DOWN FOR THOSE PRODUCTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH IS HEREBY ADDED TO ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 315/68 :

' THE PRODUCE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 INTENDED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN THOSE REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF THIS ARTICLE MAY NOT BE SOLD WITHIN THE COMMUNITY UNLESS :

( A ) THEY COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS SET OUT IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF TITLE II OF THE ANNEX ;

( B ) EACH UNIT PACK CONTAINS A MINIMUM NUMBER OF BULBS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 14 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 234/68 ;

( C ) EACH PACKAGE IS CLOSED ;

( D ) EACH PACKAGE BEARS THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS , LEGIBLY AND INDELIBLY MARKED :

- IDENTIFICATION

VENDOR : NAME AND ADDRESS OR CODE MARK ,

- NATURE OF PRODUCE

" PRODUCE FOR PROPAGATION " . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD 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 , 21 DECEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

N . RIDLEY