Commission Regulation (EC) No 963/98 of 7 May 1998 laying down marketing standards for cauliflowers and artichokes
Modified by
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 2551/1999of 2 December 1999amending Regulation (EC) No 963/98 laying down marketing standards for cauliflower and artichokes, 399R2551, December 3, 1999
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1135/2001of 8 June 2001amending the provisions concerning sizing, presentation and labelling laid down in the marketing standards for certain fresh vegetables and amending Regulation (EC) No 659/97, 301R1135, June 9, 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 packageCommission Regulation (EC) No 6/2005of 4 January 2005correcting Regulations (EC) No 46/2003 and (EC) No 47/2003 as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package, 303R0046305R0006, January 11, 2003
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 6/2005of 4 January 2005correcting Regulations (EC) No 46/2003 and (EC) No 47/2003 as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package, 305R0006, January 5, 2005
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 1466/2003of 19 August 2003laying down the marketing standard for artichokes and amending Regulation (EC) No 963/98, 303R1466, August 20, 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 (EC) No 963/98of 7 May 1998laying down marketing standards for cauliflowers and artichokes THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetablesOJ L 297, 21. 11. 1996, p. 1., as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 41., and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,Whereas cauliflowers and artichokes are listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as products for which standards must be adopted; whereas Annex II/1 to Council Regulation No 23 of 4 April 1962 on the progressive establishment of a common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetablesOJ 30, 20. 4. 1962, p. 965/62., as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 888/97OJ L 126, 17. 5. 1997, p. 11., lays down common quality standards for cauliflowers; whereas Annex I/6 to Commission Regulation No 58OJ 56, 7. 7. 1962, p. 1606/62., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 888/97, laying down common quality standards for certain products listed in Annex I B to Regulation No 23 lays down standards for artichokes; whereas those standards no longer reflect market requirements;Whereas the rules concerned must therefore be redrafted and Regulation No 23 and Annex I/6 to Regulation No 58 repealed, taking account, for the sake of transparency on the world market, of the standards recommended for the products concerned by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe;Whereas the application of the standards should eliminate poor quality products from the market, direct production to meet consumer requirements and facilitate trade on the basis of fair competition, so helping to improve profitability;Whereas the standards are applicable at all marketing stages; whereas long-distance transport storage for a certain period and the handling which the products undergo may result in some deterioration owing to the products' biological development and perishability; whereas account must be taken of such deterioration when the standards are applied at the marketing stages following dispatch; whereas, since products in the "Extra" class must be sorted and packed with special care, allowance should be made only for some loss of freshness and turgidity;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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