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Document 01970R0537-19890101

Consolidated text: Regulation (EEC) No 537/70 of the Commission of 23 March 1970 authorising Member States to take measures derogating from certain requirements of the quality standards applicable to exports to third countries of flowering bulbs, corms and tubers

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1970/537/1989-01-01

Consolidated TEXT: 31970R0537 — EN — 01.01.1989

1970R0537 — EN — 01.01.1989 — 006.001


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REGULATION (EEC) No 537/70 OF THE COMMISSION

of 23 March 1970

authorising Member States to take measures derogating from certain requirements of the quality standards applicable to exports to third countries of flowering bulbs, corms and tubers

(OJ L 067, 24.3.1970, p.10)

Amended by:

 

 

Official Journal

  No

page

date

►M1

Regulation (EEC) No 1793/73 of the Commission of 2 July 1973

  L 181

12

4.7.1973

►M2

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2971/76 of 7 December 1976

  L 339

17

8.12.1976

 M3

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2737/77 of 9 December 1977

  L 316

29

10.12.1977

 M6

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 309/88 of 2 February 1988

  L 31

7

3.2.1988




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REGULATION (EEC) No 537/70 OF THE COMMISSION

of 23 March 1970

authorising Member States to take measures derogating from certain requirements of the quality standards applicable to exports to third countries of flowering bulbs, corms and tubers



THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 ( 1 ) of 27 February 1968 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut flowers and ornamental foliage;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 315/68 ( 2 ) of 12 March 1968 fixing quality standards for flowering bulbs, corms and tubers, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 448/69 ( 3 ) and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof;

Whereas under Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 315/68, Member States may be authorised to take measures derogating from certain requirements of the quality standards in order to allow exporters to meet the trade requirements of certain third countries;

Whereas the quality standards established by Regulation (EEC) No 315/68 do not in certain cases allow the trade requirements of third countries to be met; whereas, when such trade requirements are stable and unchanging, Member States should be authorised to meet them for an unlimited period;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Live Plants;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

1.  Member States shall be authorised to take certain measures derogating from the quality, standards applicable to exports to third countries of the following flowering bulbs, corms and tubers:

Freesia Ragioneri

Freesia Refracta Alba

Freesia Buttercup

Gladioli, with large blooms

Gladioli primulinus

Gladioli Heraut

Gladioli Papillon

Iris ‘Wedgwood’.

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2.  The measures of derogation mentioned in paragraph 1 may only be taken in respect of sizing and under the conditions and within the limits specified in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1970.

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




ANNEX

Conditions and limits provided for in Article 1 (2)




( 1 ) OJ No L 55, 2.3.1968, p. 1.

( 2 ) OJ No L 71, 21.3.1969, p. 1.

( 3 ) OJ No L 61, 12.3.1969, p. 1.

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