MARKING KIWIFRUIT

·       EACH PACKAGE 1 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 REUSED PACKAGES, ALL PREVIOUS LABELS MUST BE CAREFULLY REMOVED OR PREVIOUS INDICATIONS DELETED

IDENTIFICATION

·       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.

·       FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES, THE PACKER IS THE PERSON OR FIRM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PACKAGING OF THE PRODUCE (THIS DOES NOT MEAN STAFF WHO 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 SHIPPER MAY, HOWEVER, VOLUNTARILY OR COMPULSORILY, ASSUME SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES, IN WHICH CASE IDENTIFICATION OF THE “PACKER” AS DEFINED ABOVE IS NO LONGER NECESSARY.

·       TO PREVENT INDISTINCTNESS IN THE CASE WHERE A CODE MARK IS USED, THE REFERENCE “PACKER”, “DISPATCHER” AND/OR “EXPORTER” (OR EQUIVALENT ABBREVIATIONS, I.E. “PACK.”, “EXP.”, ETC) HAS TO BE INDICATED IN CLOSE CONNECTION WITH THE CODE MARK.

NATURE OF PRODUCE

·       “KIWIFRUIT” AND/OR “ACTINIDIA” IF THE CONTENTS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE.

·       THE NAME OF THE PRODUCE MUST BE STATED ON PACKAGES WHOSE CONTENTS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE.

·       NAME OF VARIETY (OPTIONAL).

ORIGIN OF PRODUCE

·       COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND, OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT WHERE GROWN, OR NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL PLACE NAME.

·       MARKING MUST INCLUDE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, I.E. THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE KIWIFRUIT WERE GROWN (E. G. NEW ZEALAND). OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT IN NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL TERMS MAY ALSO BE SHOWN.

COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS

·       CLASS.

o   STATING THE CLASS IS COMPULSORY.

·       SIZE EXPRESSED BY THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF THE FRUIT.

·       NUMBER OF FRUITS (OPTIONAL).

OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK (OPTIONAL)