No L 184/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 6. 89 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1902/89 of 29 June 1989 derogating in respect of the opening weeks of the 1989/90 marketing year from the quality standards applicable to certain varieties of apples and pears 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' 1119/89 (3, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article -2 (3) thereof, Whereas, under -the quality standards for dessert apples and pears set out in the Annex Il to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 (%), the fruit must be developed to the point where further ripening will enable it to attain the maturity appropriate to its varietal charac- teristics ; whereas the minimum sizes laid down by the standards -render this requirement impossible -to meet early in the marketing year in the case of some apple and pear varieties ; whereas: larger minimum sizes should be fixed for a certain period; Whereas the need for this derogation from the minimum sizes laid down in the quality standards may not arise everywhere in the Community; whereas the Member States should therefore be empowered not to apply the derogation or to re-apply the standard earlier than the dates fixed in this Regulation ; _ 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 1. By way of derogation from Title III of the quality - standards for dessert apples and pears contained in the () OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. () OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1989, p. 12. () OJ No L 97, 11. 4. 1989, p. 19. Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 920/89, and subject to paragraph 2 below, the minimum size required of fruit of the 1988 harvest marketed within the Community shall be : (a) for apples of the George Cave variety, 60 mm until 6 August 1989; (b) for apples of the Grenadier variety, 70 mm until 6 August 1989 ; _ (c) for apples of the James Grieve and mutations (except the Red James Grieve variety) and Jamba varieties, 70 mm until 27 August 1989; (d) for apples of the Gravensteiner and mutations varieties 70 mm until 10 September 1989 ; (e) for apples of the Cox’s orange pippin variety and mutations, 65 mm until 24 September 1989 ; (f) for apples of the Worcester pearmain variety, 60 mm until 3 September 1989 ; (g) for apples of the Discovery variety, 60 mm until 13 August 1989 ; (h) " for apples of the Summerred variety, 65 mm until 17 September 1989 ; (i) for apples of the Red James Grieve varieties, 70- mm until 10 September 1989 ;. () for apples.of the Spartan variety, 65 mm until 24: September- 1989; (k) for- apples of the Bramley Seedling variety, 80 mm untit 10 September 1989 ; (1) for apples of the Katy variety, 60 mim until 27 August: 1989 ; (m) for apples. of .the Elstar, Gloster 69, Ingrid Marie, Jonagold and -mutations varieties, 70 mm until 15 October 1989 ; - (n) for apples.of the Belle de Boskoop and mutations and Mutsu- variéties, 70 mm and 75 mm until 12 November 1989 ; (0) for pears:of the Dr Jules Guyot and Early Morettini Butter-pear varieties,.60 mm until 20 August 1989 ; (p) for pears of the Bon Chrétien Williams variety, 60 mm until 10 September 1989 ;