No L 146/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 6. 87 - COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1591/87. of 5 June 1987 laying down quality standards for cabbages, Brussels sprouts, ribbed celery, , spinach and plums 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1351/86 (%), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof, Whereas the quality standards for cabbages, Brussels sprouts and ribbed celery are laid down in Council Regu- lation No 41/66/EEC (°) and whereas a further Class ‘IIT’ for Brussels sprouts is defined in Regulation (EEC) No 75/74 (% Whereas the quality standards for spinach are laid down in Annex I/1 to Commission Regulation No 58 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 899/87 (%); Whereas the quality standards for plums are laid down in Annex II/8 to Council Regulation No 23(), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1129/86 (%); Whereas changes have taken place in the production and marketing of these products, in particular as regards retail and wholesale market requirements; whereas the common quality standards should therefore be changed to take account of the new requirements; Whereas the standards are applicable at all stages of marketing ; whereas transportation over a long distance, storage for a certain length of time or the various handling operations may bring about deterioration of these perishable products; whereas, therefore, account should be taken of such deterioration when applying the standards at the marketing stages following dispatch ; whereas, since products in the ‘Extra’ class have to be particularly carefully sorted and packaged, only lack of freshness or turgescence is to be taken into account in their case;  Whereas in the interest of clarity and certainty as to legal requirements and for ease of use the standards thus changed should, on the occasion of a further amendment, be redrafted in a single text; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, () OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. () O] No L 119, 8. 5. 1986, p. 46. () O] No 69, 19. 4. 1966, p. 1013/66. (9 O No L 9, 11. 1. 1974, p. 35. () O] No 56, 7. 7. 1962, p. 1607/62. () OJ No L 88, 31. 3. 1987, p. 17. () O] No 30, 20. 4. 1962, p. 965/62. ( OJ No L 103, 29. 4. 1986, p. 22. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The quality standards for: — cabbages, falling within subheading 07.01 B II and ex 07.01 B IIJ, — Brussels sprouts, falling within subheading ex 07.01 B I11, : — ribbed celery, falling Wlthln subheading ex 07.01 T, — spinach, falling within subheading 07.01 C, — plums, falling within subheading 08.07 D of the Common Customs Tariff are set out in Annexes I, II, III, IV and V hereto. These standards shall apply at all marketing stages, under the conditions laid down- in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. ' However, at the stages following dispatch the products may show, in relation to the standards prescribed, — a slight lack of freshness and turgescence, — for the products graded in the class other than the ‘Extra’ class, slight alterations due to their develop- ment and their perishable nature. Article 2 ‘ Regulation No 41/66/EEC and Regulation (EEC) No 75/74 are hereby repealed. Article 3 Regulation No 58 is hereby amended as follows : — in Article 1 ‘07.01 C’ and ‘Spinach’ are deleted ; — Annex I/1 is deletéd. Article 4 Regulation No 23 is hereby amended as follows : — in Atrticle 2 (3) the words ‘and to plums’ are deleted ; — Annex II/8 is deleted. Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo- wing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro- pean Communities.