15.6.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 1571 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (3)  Marketing years should be set for products of the fruit and vegetables and the processed fruit and vegetables sectors. Since there are no longer any aid schemes in the sectors which follow the harvesting cycle of the products concerned, all marketing years may be Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European harmonised to fit the calendar year. Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of (4)  Article  113(1)(b) ar}d () of Regulation (EQ) 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri- No 1234 2007 authorises the Commission to provide cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri- for marketmg standards for fruit anfi vegetables and cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular processed fruit and vegetables, respectively. Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 3, Articles 103h, 121(a), A”}CIe 113?(1) of that Regulation, fruit and vegetables 127, 134, 143(b), 148, 179, 192(2), 194 and 203&(8) in which are intended to be sold fresh to the consumer, conjunction with Article 4 thereof, may only be marketed if they are of sound, fair and marketable quality and if the country of origin is indicated. To harmonise the implementation of that provision, it is appropriate to set out details of and provide for a general marketing standard for all fresh Whereas: fruit and vegetables. @ Reguljano.n (EC) No 1234/2007 estab11§hes & commorn (5)  Specific marketing standards should be adopted for those organisation of agricultural markets which includes the ducts f Fich it to adopt fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables pro duc(is bor (;V ich 1t seems necessafry- © al opt @ cectors. standard based on an assessment of its relevance, taking into account, in particular, which products are most traded in value terms on the basis of the figures held in the European Commission’s reference database on international trade, Comext. (2)  The implementing rules covering the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 (6)  In order to avoid unnecessary barriers to trade, where () ) 0] 0] and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (3. That Regulation has been amended several times. In the interests of clarity, it is appropriate to incor- porate all the implementing rules in a new Regulation, together with the amendments necessary in the light of experience, and to repeal Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007. L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1. specific marketing standards are to be laid down for individual products, these standards should be those as set out in the standards adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Where no specific marketing standard has been adopted at Union level, products should be considered as conforming to the general marketing standard where the holder is able to show that the products are in conformity with any applicable UNECE standard.