PROVISIONS
CONCERNING MARKING |
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EACH PACKAGE4 MUST
BEAR THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS, IN LETTERS GROUPED ON THE SAME SIDE, LEGIBLY
AND INDELIBLY MARKED, AND VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE: |
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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. |
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IN THE CASE OF
REUSED PACKAGES, ALL PREVIOUS LABELS MUST BE CAREFULLY REMOVED AND/OR
PREVIOUS INDICATIONS DELETED. |
IDENTIFICATIONs |
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PACKER AND/OR
DISPATCHER 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. |
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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) ASSUME SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, IN WHICH CASE IDENTIFICATION OF THE
“PACKER” AS DEFINED ABOVE IS OPTIONAL. |
NATURE OF
PRODUCE |
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“INSHELL HAZELNUTS”
OR, IF VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, “HAZELNUTS”; |
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THE NAME OF THE
PRODUCE MAY BE REPLACED BY A PHOTO OR A DRAWING OF THE PRODUCE. |
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NAME OF THE VARIETY
AND/OR COMMERCIAL TYPE (OPTIONAL). |
ORIGIN OF
THE PRODUCE |
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
AND, OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT WHERE GROWN, OR NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL PLACE
NAME. |
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MARKING MUST
INCLUDE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, I.E. THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE INSHELL
HAZELNUTS WERE GROWN (E.G. TURKEY). OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT OF ORIGIN IN
NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL TERMS MAY ALSO BE SHOWN. |
COMMERCIAL
SPECIFICATIONS |
· CLASS; STATING THE CLASS IS COMPULSORY. |
· SIZE (IF SIZED); EXPRESSED BY: o
THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM
DIAMETERS, OR o THE MINIMUM DIAMETER FOLLOWED BY THE WORDS “AND
ABOVE” OR “AND ” |
· CROP YEAR (OPTIONAL); o THE CROP YEAR MEANS THE YEAR WHEN THE PRODUCE HAS
BEEN HARVESTED. |
o
“BEST BEFORE”
FOLLOWED BY THE DATE (OPTIONAL). |
o
OFFICIAL CONTROL
MARK (OPTIONAL) |