·       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 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 OR PREVIOUS INDICATIONS DELETED.

IDENTIFICATION

·       PACKER AND/OR DISPATCHER – NAME AND ADDRESS OR OFFICIALLY ISSUED OR ACCEPTED CODE MARK

·       FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES, THE “PACKER” IS THE PERSON OR FIRM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PACKAGING OF THE PRODUCE (THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE 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 DISPATCHER (SHIPPER OR EXPORTER) 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.”) HAS TO BE INDICATED IN CLOSE CONNECTION WITH THE CODE MARK.

NATURE OF PRODUCE

·       “TABLE GRAPES”, IF THE CONTENTS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE.

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

·       NAME OF THE VARIETY OR, WHERE APPLICABLE, NAMES OF VARIETIES.

o   THE VARIETY NAME OR ITS SYNONYM MUST BE INDICATED. ANY INDICATION TO HIGHLIGHT A SPECIAL GRADING, PRESENTATION OR BERRY SIZE MUST NOT BE INDICATED IN CLOSE CONNECTION WITH THE VARIETY NAME.

o   THE REGISTERED TRADE NAME MAY ONLY BE USED IN ADDITION TO THE VARIETY NAME BY LICENSEES.

o   IN THE CASE MENTIONED IN THE 3RD SUBPARAGRAPH OF V. A. OF TABLE GRAPES OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES PACKED TOGETHER IN THE SAME CONSUMER PACKAGE, EACH VARIETY MUST BE INDICATED.

·       “UNDERGLASS”, WHERE APPLICABLE.

ORIGIN OF PRODUCE

·       COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR, WHERE APPLICABLE, COUNTRIES 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 TABLE GRAPES WERE GROWN (E.G. “PRODUCE OF ITALY” OR “PRODUCE OF SOUTH AFRICA”). OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT OF ORIGIN IN NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL TERMS (E.G. CHASSELAS DE MOISSAC) MAY ALSO BE SHOWN.

·       IN THE CASE MENTIONED IN THE 3RD SUBPARAGRAPH OF V. A. OF TABLE GRAPES OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF DIFFERENT ORIGIN PACKED TOGETHER IN THE SAME SALES PACKAGE, THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF EACH OF THE VARIETIES MUST BE INDICATED NEXT TO THE NAME OF THE VARIETY CONCERNED.

COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS

·       CLASS.

·       STATING THE CLASS IS COMPULSORY.

·       “LATE HARVEST GRAPES” WHERE APPLICABLE.

OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK (OPTIONAL)