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1.The fishing industry shall grade fishery products for freshness categories Extra, A and B and size in collaboration with experts designated for that purpose by the trade organizations concerned. Member States shall carry out controls to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Article.
2.Should the grading not be carried out according to the procedure provided for in paragraph 1, the competent national authorities may undertake this grading themselves.
Each Member State shall provide the other Member States and the Commission, not later than one month before this Regulation enters into force, with a list of the names and addresses of the experts and trade organizations referred to in Article 12. The other Member States and the Commission shall be informed of any amendments to the list.
Before 31 December 2001, the Commission shall submit to the Council a report on the results of the application of Article 6 (1) of this Regulation, accompanied, if need be, by appropriate proposals.
Regulations (EEC) No 103/76 and (EEC) No 104/76 are hereby repealed. References to those Regulations shall be understood to apply to this Regulation.
1.This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997.
2.Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the provisions of Article 6 (1) shall apply as from 1 January 2000.