No L 129/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 5. 81 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1292/81 of 12 May 1981 laying down quality standards for leeks, aubergines and courgettes 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 1116/81 (?), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1208/79 (*) and Regula- tion (EEC) No 1315/80 (*) added respectively leeks, and aubergines and courgettes to Annex I to Regula- tion (EEC) No 1035/72 listing the products for delivery fresh to the consumer which are covered by quality standards ; Whereas it is therefore necessary to lay down such quantity standards for those products; Whereas the standards are to apply at all stages of marketing ; whereas transportation over a long distance, storage for a certain length of time or the various handling operations to which the products are subject may bring about deterioration because of the biological development of the products or their tendency to perish; whereas, therefore, account should be taken of such deterioration when applying the standards at the stages of marketing following dispatch ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. The quality standards for leeks (subheading ex 0701 IJ of the Common Customs Tariff) and auber- gines and courgettes (subheading ex 07.01 T of the Common Customs Tariff are set out respectively in Annexes 1, II and III to this Regulation. 2. Those standards shall apply at all stages of marketing, under the conditions laid down in Regula- tion (EEC) No 1035/72. However, at the stages following dispatch, the product may show, in relation to the standards prescribed, — a slight of freshness and turgescence, and/or — slight deterioration due to their development and their tendency to perish. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from: — 1 August 1981 for leeks, — 1 July 1981 for aubergines and courgettes. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 May 1981. ) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. 2y O] No L 118, 30. 4. 1981, p. 1. %) O] No L 153, 21. 6. 1979, p. 1. *) O] No L 134, 31. 5. 1980, p. 20. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission