No L 137/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 31. 5. 91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1435/91 of 30 May 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 899/87 laying down quality standards for cherries and strawberries as regards the sizing of strawberries THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, . Having regard to the Treaty estabhshmg 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 partlcular Article 2 (2) thereof, Whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 899/87 (), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3594/89 (), lays down the quality standards for straw- berries ; Whereas the sizing requirements applying to strawberries have been changed to take account of the development of production techniques and marketing needs ; whereas the special characteristics of the Primella variety have been taken into consideration ; whereas an examination of the agronomic characteristics of the Gariguette variety enables it to be concluded that that variety also deserves special treatment ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 899/87 should be amended accordingly ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committe for Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 899/87 is hereby amended as follows : ’ 1. In Part III (‘Provisions concerning sizing’), the second indent of the second paragraph is replaced by: ‘— Classes I and II (except for the Primella and Gari- guette varieties) : 22 mm ; Primella and Gariguette varieties : 18 mm,’. 2. In Part VI (‘Provisions concerning marking’), under B (‘Nature of produce’), the second indent is replaced by : ‘— name of the variety (optional, except for the Primella and Gariguette varieties for which “this information is compulsory).’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. - Done at Brussels, 30 May 1991. () OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 () OJ No L 375, 31. 12. 1990, p. 17 ) O] No L 88, 31. 3. 1987, p. 17. () OJ No L 350, 1. 12. 1989, p. 61. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission