1. 5. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 110/67 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1108/91 of 30 April 1991 laying down quality standards for apricots THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, k 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 3920/90 (3, and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof, Whereas Annex II/7 to Council Regulation No 23 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3596/90 (%), lays down common quality standards for apricots ; Whereas there have been developments in the production and marketing of these products, particularly as regards the requirements of the wholesale and consumer markets ; whereas the quality standards must accordingly be amended to take account of these new requirements; Whereas these standards apply at all marketing stages ; whereas long-distance transport, storage over a certain period and the various processes which the products undergo may cause certain alterations owing to the bio- logical development of the products or to their relatively perishable nature; whereas such alterations should be taken into account when applying the standards to the marketing stages which follow the despatch stage; whereas products of the ‘Extra’ class are particularly care- fully sorted and packed and therefore the only factor that should be taken into account is a deterioration in their freshness and turgidity ; 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 The quality standards relating to apricots covered by CN code 0809 10 00 shall be as indicated in the Annex hereto. - Those standards shall apply at all stages of marketing, under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. However, in the stages following that of despatch, the products may, by comparison with the requirements of the standards : — show a slight reduction in freshness and turgidity, — for produc‘ts in classes other than ‘Extra’, exhibit slight alterations owing to their development and their rela- tively perishable nature. Article 2 Regulation No 23 is hereby amended as follows : 1. The word ‘apricots’ in Article 2 is hereby deleted. 2. Annex I1/7 is hereby deleted. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 April 1991. () OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. () OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1990, p. 17. () OJ No 30, 20. 4. 1962, p. 965/62. () OJ No L 350, 14. 12. 1990, p. 38. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission