COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1135/96 of 24 June 1996 correcting the German language version of Regulation (EC) No 2257/94 laying down quality standards for bananas and the English language version of Regulation (EC) No 2898/95 concerning verification of compliance with quality standards for bananas

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas the German language version of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2257/94 (3) and the English language version of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2898/95 (4), amended by Regulation (EC) No 465/96 (5), differ from the texts in the other official Community languages; whereas, therefore, the necessary corrections should be made to those two language versions;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

A correction is hereby made to Article 2 of and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2257/94.

This correction concerns only the German language version of the Regulation.

Article 2

The English language version of Regulation (EC) No 2898/95 is amended as follows:

1. the second paragraph of Article 2 is replaced by the following:

'Bananas which are marketed outside their region of production shall be subject to spot checks when they are first unloaded elsewhere in the Community.`;

2. in the second subparagraph of Article 7 (3) the word 'They` is replaced by 'The competent departments or agencies of the Member States`;

3. Article 8 is replaced by the following:

'This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to any spot checks carried out subsequently up to the ripening depot stage`.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 2 shall, however, enter into force on 1 July 1996.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 June 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 47, 25. 2. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.

(3) OJ No L 245, 20. 9. 1994, p. 6.

(4) OJ No L 304, 16. 12. 1995, p. 17.

(5) OJ No L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 5.