Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 of 28 July 1983 laying down quality standards for onions and witloof chicory
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1654/87 of 12 June 1987, 387R1654, June 13, 1987
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1872/91of 28 June 1991amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 laying down quality standards for onions and witloof chicory as regards the characterics of class II for witloof chicory, 391R1872, June 29, 1991
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3439/91of 26 November 1991correcting the Danish version of Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 as regards the quality standards for onions, 391R3439, November 28, 1991
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 658/92of 16 March 1992correcting the Danish version of Regulations (EEC) No 778/83, (EEC) No 2213/83, (EEC) No 899/87, (EEC) No 1591/87, (EEC) No 1730/87, (EEC) No 79/88 and (EEC) No 920/89 as regards the provisions concerning marketing in quality standards for certain fresh fruit and vegetables, 392R0658, March 17, 1992
Commission Regulation (EC) No 888/97of 16 May 1997amending certain provisions of the standards for fresh fruit and vegetables, 397R0888, May 17, 1997
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2390/97of 1 December 1997amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83 laying down quality standards for onions and witloof chicory, 397R2390, December 2, 1997
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1508/2001of 24 July 2001laying down the marketing standard for onions and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83, 301R1508, July 25, 2001
Commission Regulation (EC) No 46/2003of 10 January 2003amending the marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package, 303R0046, January 11, 2003
Commission Regulation (EC) No 907/2004of 29 April 2004amending the marketing standards applicable for fresh fruit and vegetables with regards to presentation and labelling, 304R0907, April 30, 2004
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/83of 28 July 1983laying down quality standards for onions and witloof chicoryTHE 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 oganization of the market in fruit and vegetablesOJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/82OJ No L 190, 1. 7. 1982, p. 7., and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,Whereas the quality standards for onions are laid down in Annex II/6 of Regulation No 23OJ No 30, 20. 4. 1962, p. 965/62.; whereas those standards were amended by Regulation No 87/64/EECOJ No 116, 21. 7. 1964, p. 1050/64.;Whereas the quality standards for witloof chicory are laid down in Annex I/2 to Regulation No 58OJ No 56, 7. 7. 1962, p. 1607/62.;Whereas a change has occurred in the production and marketing of these products particularly as regards the requirements of consumer and wholesale markets; whereas the common quality standards for onions and witloof chicory should therefore be changed to take those new requirements into account;Whereas such changes entail alteration of the definition of the supplementary quality class as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1194/69OJ No L 157, 28. 6. 1969, p. 1.; whereas account should be taken, in defining that class, of the economic importance to producers of the products concerned and of the need to meet consumer requirements;Whereas the standards are applicable at all stages of marketing; whereas transportation over a long distance, storage for a certain length of time or the various handling operations may bring about deterioration due to the biological development of the products or their tendency to perish; whereas, therefore, account should be taken of such deterioration when applying the standards at the marketing stages following dispatch; whereas, since the products in the "Extra" class have to be particularly carefully sorted and packaged, only lack of freshness or turgescence is to be taken into account only in their case;Whereas in the interest of clarity and certainty as to legal requirements for ease of use the standards thus changed should be consolidated in a single text;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: