·       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 RE-USED PACKAGES, ALL PREVIOUS LABELS MUST BE CAREFULLY REMOVED AND/OR PREVIOUS INDICATIONS DELETED.

IDENTIFICATION

·       PACKER AND/OR DISPATCHER/EXPORTER:

·       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.

·       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

·       COUNTRY OF ORIGIN6 AND, OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT WHERE GROWN, OR NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL PLACE NAME.

·       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.

·       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“).

·       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.

·       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