
Article 1 
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 831/97 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 8 March 2005.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 831/97 is amended as follows:

1.. Title II (Provisions concerning quality) is amended as follows:

((a)) in point A (Minimum requirements), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'Avocados must be firm and carefully picked.'
((b)) the following point Aa is inserted:
'
Aa. 
The development of the avocados should have reached a physiological stage which will ensure a continuation of the ripening process to completion.

The fruit should have the following minimum dry matter content, to be measured by drying to constant weight:


— 21 % for the variety Hass,
— 20 % for the varieties Fuerte, Pinkerton, Reed and Edranol,
— 19 % for the other varieties except for Antillean varieties that may show a lower dry matter content.

The ripe fruit should be free from bitterness.
'
2.. Title III (Provisions concerning sizing) is amended as follows:

((a)) in the table of the first subparagraph, the following line is added:

‘80 to 125 (Hass variety only) S’

((b)) The second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'The minimum weight of avocados must not be less than 125 g except for avocados of the Hass variety, which must not be less than 80 g.'
