31982R1874

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1874/82

of 13 July 1982

amending Regulations (EEC) No 2638/69 and (EEC) No 496/70 as regards the date for implementation of the new type of certificate of inspection

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 1203/82 (2), and in particular Articles 8 (2) and 12 (3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2638/69 (3) and (EEC) No 496/70 (4) laying down provisions on quality control of fruit and vegetables made provision for a certificate of inspection to be issued to certify that the products to which the said certificate refers had been inspected and found to comply with the quality standards;

Whereas Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2150/80 (5) and (EEC) No 2151/80 (6) altered the type of certificate to be employed; whereas the inspection authority according to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3471/81 (7) may continue to employ until 30 June 1982 the certificate of inspection applicable prior to 1 January 1981;

Whereas certain Member States have substantial stocks of certificates of the old type; whereas, in the interests of economy, use of these should be authorized beyond 30 June 1982;

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:

Article 1

In the second paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2638/69, and in the second subparagraph of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 496/70, '30 June 1982' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1982'.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1982.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 July 1982.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ No L 140, 20. 5. 1982, p. 36.

(3) OJ No L 327, 30. 12. 1969, p. 33.

(4) OJ No L 62, 18. 3. 1970, p. 11.

(5) OJ No L 210, 13. 8. 1980, p. 5.

(6) OJ No L 210, 13. 8. 1980, p. 11.

(7) OJ No L 349, 5. 12. 1981, p. 7.