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EACH PACKAGE3 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 |
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IN THE CASE OF
RE-USED PACKAGES, ALL PREVIOUS LABELS MUST BE CAREFULLY REMOVED AND/OR
PREVIOUS INDICATIONS DELETED. |
IDENTIFICATION |
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PACKER AND/OR
DISPATCHER/EXPORTER: |
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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 AUTHORITY4 IF THE COUNTRY APPLYING SUCH A SYSTEM IS LISTED IN THE
UNECE DATABASE. |
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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) MAY
ASSUME SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, IN WHICH CASE IDENTIFICATION OF THE “PACKER“ AS
DEFINED ABOVE IS OPTIONAL. |
NATURE OF
PRODUCE |
· “PEARS“
IF THE CONTENTS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. o
THE NAME OF THE PRODUCE MAY BE REPLACED BY A
PHOTO OR A DRAWING OF THE PRODUCE. |
· NAME
OF THE VARIETY. IN THE CASE OF A MIXTURE OF PEARS OF DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT
VARIETIES, NAMES OF THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES. |
· THE
NAME OF THE VARIETY CAN BE REPLACED BY A SYNONYM. A TRADE NAME5 CAN ONLY BE
GIVEN IN ADDITION TO THE VARIETY OR THE SYNONYM. o
THE REGISTERED TRADENAME MAY ONLY BE USED BY THE
LICENSEE IN ADDITION TO THE VARIETY NAME OR THE SYNONYM THEREOF. CARE SHOULD
BE TAKEN TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THE RELEVANT LICENSER. |
ORIGIN OF
PRODUCE |
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN6
AND, OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT WHERE GROWN, OR NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL PLACE
NAME. |
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IN THE CASE OF A
MIXTURE OF DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF PEARS OF DIFFERENT ORIGINS, THE
INDICATION OF EACH COUNTRY OF ORIGIN SHALL APPEAR NEXT TO THE NAME OF THE
VARIETY CONCERNED. |
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MARKING MUST
INCLUDE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, I.E. THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE PEARS WERE GROWN
(E.G. “PRODUCE OF SOUTH AFRICA“ OR “PRODUCE OF SWITZERLAND“). |
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THE INDICATION MUST
BE WITH THE FULL NAME OR A COMMONLY USED NAME. THE TERM “FULL“ MEANS THAT
ABBREVIATIONS OR ACRONYMS ARE NOT ALLOWED. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE FULL NAME
OF A COUNTRY IS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE COUNTRY (E.G. KINGDOM OF THE
NETHERLANDS). THE COMMONLY USED NAME IS E.G. THE NETHERLANDS OR HOLLAND FOR
THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS. A COMMONLY USED NAME IS USA FOR THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA. IN THIS CONTEXT “USA“ IS THE ONLY ACRONYM ALLOWED WHEN
INDICATING THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. |
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OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT
OF ORIGIN IN NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL TERMS MAY ALSO BE SHOWN. |
COMMERCIAL
SPECIFICATIONS |
· CLASS. o STATING
THE CLASS IS COMPULSORY. |
· SIZE,
OR FOR FRUIT PACKED IN ROWS AND LAYERS, NUMBER OF UNITS. IF IDENTIFICATION IS
BY THE SIZE, THIS SHOULD BE EXPRESSED: o
FOR PRODUCE SUBJECT TO THE UNIFORMITY RULES, AS
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM DIAMETERS OR MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM WEIGHT; o OPTIONALLY,
FOR PRODUCE NOT SUBJECT TO THE UNIFORMITY RULES, THE DIAMETER OR THE WEIGHT
OF THE SMALLEST FRUIT IN THE PACKAGE FOLLOWED BY “AND OVER“ OR EQUIVALENT
DENOMINATION OR, WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE DIAMETER OR WEIGHT OF THE LARGEST
FRUIT IN THE PACKAGE. |
OFFICIAL
CONTROL MARK (OPTIONAL) |
· NAME
OF ILLUSTRATION o
MARKING PRINTED ON THE PACKAGE o MARKING
ON A LABEL |