MARKING

PPROVISIONS CONCERNING MARKING

·       EACH PACKAGE3 MUST BEAR THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS, IN LETTERS GROUPED ON THE SAME SIDE, LEGIBLY AND INDELIBLY MARKED, AND VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE.

·       IN THE CASE OF PACKED PRODUCE, ALL PARTICULARS MUST BE GROUPED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE PACKAGE, EITHER ON A LABEL ATTACHED TO OR PRINTED ON THE PACKAGE, WITH WATER-INSOLUBLE INK.

·       IN THE CASE OF REUSED PACKAGES, ALL PREVIOUS LABELS MUST BE CAREFULLY REMOVED AND/OR PREVIOUS INDICATIONS DELETED.

IDENTIFICATION

·       PACKER AND/OR DISPATCHER/ SHIPPER} NAME AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS (E.G. STREET/CITY/REGION/POSTAL CODE AND, IF DIFFERENT FROM THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, THE COUNTRY) OR A CODE MARK OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY.4.

·       FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES, THE PACKER IS THE PERSON OR FIRM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PACKAGING OF THE PRODUCE (THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE STAFF THAT ACTUALLY CARRY OUT THE WORK, WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE ONLY TO THEIR EMPLOYER). THE CODE MARK IS NOT A TRADEMARK, BUT AN OFFICIAL CONTROL SYSTEM ENABLING THE PERSON OR FIRM RESPONSIBLE FOR PACKAGING TO BE READILY IDENTIFIED. THE DISPATCHER (SHIPPER OR EXPORTER) MAY ASSUME SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, IN WHICH CASE IDENTIFICATION OF THE “PACKER” AS DEFINED ABOVE IS OPTIONAL.

NATURE OF PRODUCE

·       “BROCCOLI” OR “CALABRESE” IF THE CONTENTS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE;

·       “MIXTURE OF BROCCOLI”, OR EQUIVALENT DENOMINATION, IN THE CASE OF A MIXTURE OF DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT COLOURS OF BROCCOLI. IF THE PRODUCE IS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE COLOURS AND THE QUANTITY OF EACH IN THE PACKAGE MUST BE INDICATED.

ORIGIN OF PRODUCE

·       COUNTRY OF ORIGIN5 AND, OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT WHERE GROWN, OR NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL PLACE NAME. MARKING MUST INCLUDE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE
BROCCOLI WAS GROWN (E.G. ITALY). OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT OF ORIGIN IN NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL TERMS MAY ALSO BE SHOWN.

·       IN THE CASE OF A MIXTURE OF DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT COLOURS OF BROCCOLI OF DIFFERENT ORIGINS, THE INDICATION OF EACH COUNTRY OF ORIGIN SHALL APPEAR NEXT TO THE NAME OF THE COLOUR CONCERNED.

COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS

·       CLASS;

·       STATING THE CLASS IS COMPULSORY.

·       SIZE (IF SIZED) EXPRESSED AS MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER (FLORAL STEM IN MM; HEAD IN CM), OPTIONAL;

·       “PACKED WITH CRUSHED ICE”, WHERE APPROPRIATE;

·       THE WORD “PACKED WITH CRUSHED ICE” OR A SIMILAR TERM IF PACKED WITH CRUSHED ICE. THE ADDITIONAL INDICATIONS “HYDROCOOLED”, “VACUUM COOLED” OR A SIMILAR TERM IS OPTIONAL.

·       MINIATURE BROCCOLI, OR OTHER APPROPRIATE TERM FOR MINIATURE PRODUCE. WHERE SEVERAL SPECIES OF MINIATURE PRODUCE ARE MIXED IN THE SAME PACKAGE, ALL PRODUCTS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ORIGINS MUST BE MENTIONED.

OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK (OPTIONAL)

·       NAME OF ILLUSTRATION BROCCOLI

·       EXAMPLE OF LABEL

·       EXAMPLE OF MARKING PRINTED ON THE PACKAGE