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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3401/84

of 3 December 1984

amending Regulation No 80/63/EEC on quality inspection of fruit and vegetables imported from third countries

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 1332/84 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas Article 6 of Commission Regulation No 80/63/EEC (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2164/84 (4), provides that Member States must notify the Commission each month of cases of non-acceptance of fruit and vegetables for importation;

Whereas this frequency of notification creates a considerable amount of administrative work in some Member States; whereas notification at longer intervals would be equally acceptable and quarterly reporting could be adopted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 6 (1) of Regulation No 80/63/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:

'1. Each importing Member State shall notify the Commission, in the month following the end of each quarter, of cases of non-acceptance of goods for importation during that quarter. Reporting shall be by means of a summary indicating the main defects found.'

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1985.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 December 1984.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 130, 16. 5. 1984, p. 1.

(3) OJ No 121, 3. 8. 1963, p. 2137/63.

(4) OJ No L 197, 27. 7. 1984, p. 31.