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UNIFORMITY |
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THE CONTENTS OF
EACH PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM AND CONTAIN ONLY ROOT OR TUBERCLE VEGETABLES OF
THE SAME ORIGIN, VARIETY OR COMMERCIAL TYPE AND QUALITY. |
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ROOT AND TUBERCLE
VEGETABLES IN CLASS I MUST BE UNIFORM IN SHAPE AND COLOURING. |
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IN CASE OF
PRESENTATION IN BUNDLES, THE NUMBER OF ROOTS PER BUNDLE MUST BE UNIFORM
WITHIN THE PACKAGE. |
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HOWEVER, A MIXTURE
OF ROOT AND TUBERCLE VEGETABLES OF DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT SPECIES AND/OR
DIFFERENT COLOURS OF THE SAME SPECIES MAY BE PACKED TOGETHER IN A SALES
PACKAGE, PROVIDED THEY ARE UNIFORM IN QUALITY AND, FOR EACH SPECIES AND/OR
COLOUR CONCERNED, IN ORIGIN. |
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THE VISIBLE PART OF
THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE CONTENTS. |
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PRESENTATION SHOULD
NOT BE MISLEADING, I.E. CONCEALING IN THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE PACKAGE OR IN
THE INTERIOR OF THE BUNDLE PRODUCE INFERIOR IN QUALITY AND SIZE TO THAT
DISPLAYED AND MARKED. |
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MIXTURES |
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PACKAGING |
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ROOT AND TUBERCLE
VEGETABLES MUST BE PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE PROPERLY. |
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PACKAGES MUST BE OF
A QUALITY, STRENGTH AND CHARACTERISTIC TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE DURING
TRANSPORT AND HANDLING. |
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THE MATERIALS USED
INSIDE THE PACKAGE MUST BE CLEAN AND OF A QUALITY SUCH AS TO AVOID CAUSING
ANY EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCE. THE USE OF MATERIALS,
PARTICULARLY OF PAPER OR STAMPS BEARING TRADE SPECIFICATIONS, IS ALLOWED,
PROVIDED THE PRINTING OR LABELLING HAS BEEN DONE WITH NON-TOXIC INK OR GLUE. |
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STICKERS
INDIVIDUALLY AFFIXED TO THE PRODUCE SHALL BE SUCH THAT, WHEN REMOVED, THEY
NEITHER LEAVE VISIBLE TRACES OF GLUE NOR LEAD TO SKIN DEFECTS. |
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PACKAGES MUST BE
FREE OF ALL FOREIGN MATTER. |
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CLEAN MATERIALS
SHOULD BE USED TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE FROM FOREIGN MATTER SUCH AS LEAVES,
SAND OR SOIL, WHICH COULD CAUSE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE PRODUCE AND ITS
PRESENTATION. A VISIBLE LACK OF CLEANLINESS IN SEVERAL PACKAGES COULD RESULT
IN THE GOODS BEING REJECTED. |
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PRESENTATION |
