No L 96/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 4. 76 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 844/76 of 9 April 1976 amending the common quality standards for strawberries 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 tn fruit and vegetables(}), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2482/75(°), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2 (3) thereof, Whereas the common quality standards for strawber- ries were laid down in Commission Regulation No 58 of 15 June 1962 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 534/72 (%) ; whereas a new class was defined in Council Regulation (FEC) No 1154/69 of 26 June 1969 (%) ; Whereas there have been considerable advances in strawbersry growing techniques, and in particular in the development of new varieties ; whercas by reason of the increasing number of varieties it is becoming extremely difficult to make a distinction berween large and small varieties; whereas the common quality standards should be altcred to take account of these developments ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulaticn arc in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUI ATION : Articie 1 Chapter I ‘Sizing’ of Annex 1/9 to Regulation No 58 is hereby amended to read as follows : ‘1. Sizing Sizing is determined by the maximum diameter of the equatorial section. Strawberries must be of the following minimum sizes : “Extra” Class: 25 mm, Class 1: 18 mm. No minimum size is laid down for wild strawber- . ries. o L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. o L 254, 1. 10. 1975, p. 3. 0 56, 7.7. 1962, p. 1606/62. o L 64, 16. 3. 1972, p. 12. No L 157, 28. 6. 1969, p. 1. Article 2 Chapter IV B ‘Size tolerances’ of Annex I/9 to Regula- tion No 58 is hereby amended to read as follows : ‘B. Size tolerances For all classes, 16 % by number or weight of straw- berries not conforming to the minimum size required. Article 3 Chapter IV C ‘Cumulative tolerances’ of Annex /9 to Reguiation No 58 is hereby deleted. Article 4 Chapter VI B *Nature of produce’ of Annex I/9 to Regulation No $§8§ is hereby amended to read as foliows : ‘B. Nature of produce “Strawbcrries” (when the contents of the package are not visible from the outside), Name of variety {optional)’ Avticle 5 The second and third indents of Chapter VI D ‘Commercial specifications’ of Annex i/9 to Regula- tion No S8, are hercby deleted. Article 6 Annex 1 to Annex 1/9 to Regulation No 58 is hereby deleted. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.