27. 7. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 197/29 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2163/84 of 26 July 1984 amending Regulations No 93/67/EEC and (EEC) No 496/70 on the quality control of fruit and vegetables as regards the 1984/85 marketing year 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 1332/84 (3, and in particular Articles 8 (2) and 12 (3) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2162/84 (}) amended the quality standards for dessert apples and pears provided for in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1641/71 (*) by laying down that the fruit must be sufficiently developed so that it can continue its maturing process and to attain the degree of ma- turity required in relation to the varietal characteris- tics ; . Whereas, in the case of apples, experience has shown that, in some cases, difficulties may be encountered in the task of verifying this state of development; whereas, in order to facilitate the work of the control bodies, the methods to be used for judging this devel- opment should be specified ; Whereas Commission Regulation No 93/67/EEC of 3 May 1967 laying down initial provisions on the quality control of fruit and vegetables marketed within the Community (°), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2638/69 () and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 496/70 of 17 March 1970 laying down initial provi- sions for the quality control of fruit and vegetables exported to third countries (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 860/83 (*), should therefore be supplemented accordingly ; () OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. () OJ No L 130, 16. §. 1984, p. 1. (®) See page 27 of this Official Journal. () OJ No L 172, 31. 7. 1971, p. 1. () OJ No 90, 10. 5. 1967, p. 1766/67. () OJ No L 327, 30. 12. 1969, p. 33. () O] No L 62, 18. 3. 1970, p. 33. (*) OJ No L 95, 14. 4. 1983, p. 13. Whereas this arrangement should be applicable for only one marketing year; 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 In Regulation No 93/67/EEC the following Article 2a is hereby inserted : ‘Article 2a In the case of apples, for the 1984/85 marketing year, the competent body may refer to a colori- metric scale and/or apply a starch regression test (iodine test) in order to verify that the requirement laid down in the quality standards for apples and pears under the first indent of the last subpara- graph of Title I A of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1641/71 is met. Article 2 In Regulation (EEC) No 496/70 the following Article 3a is hereby inserted : ‘Article 3a In the case of apples for the 1984/85 marketing year, the competent body may refer to a colori- ~metric scale and/or apply a starch regression test (iodine test) in order to verify that the requirement laid down in the quality standards for apples and pears under the first indent of the last subpara- graph of Title I1 A of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1641/71 is met’ Article 3 This Regulation shall enter ‘into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. '