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EACH PACKAGE1 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. |
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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 AUTHORITY2 IF THE COUNTRY APPLYING SUCH A SYSTEM IS LISTED IN THE
UNECE DATA BASE. |
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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. |
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NATURE OF
PRODUCE |
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“MIXTURE OF
TOMATOES”, OR EQUIVALENT DENOMINATION, IN THE CASE OF A MIXTURE OF DISTINCTLY
DIFFERENT VARIETIES, COMMERCIAL TYPES AND/OR COLOURS OF TOMATOES. IF THE
PRODUCE IS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE VARIETIES, COMMERCIAL TYPES
AND/OR COLOURS AND THE QUANTITY OF EACH IN THE PACKAGE MUST BE INDICATED. |
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IT IS STRONGLY
ADVISED TO USE THE EXPRESSION “HARD GREEN TOMATOES”, OR EQUIVALENT
DENOMINATION, IN THE CASE OF HARD GREEN COLOURED TOMATOES WITHOUT ANY SIGNS
OF RIPENESS. |
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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
(OPTIONAL). |
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ORIGIN OF
PRODUCE |
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN3
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 TOMATOE WAS
GROWN (E.G. “PRODUCE OF BELGIUM“). |
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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. |
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IN THE CASE OF A
MIXTURE OF DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT VARIETIES, COMMERCIAL TYPES AND/OR COLOURS OF
TOMATOES OF DIFFERENT ORIGINS, THE INDICATION OF EACH COUNTRY OF ORIGIN SHALL
APPEAR NEXT TO THE NAME OF THE VARIETY, COMMERCIAL TYPE AND/OR COLOUR
CONCERNED. |
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COMMERCIAL
SPECIFICATIONS |
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· CLASS; o
STATING THE CLASS IS COMPULSORY. |
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· SIZE
(IF SIZED) EXPRESSED AS o
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM DIAMETERS; o
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM WEIGHTS; o
SIZE CODE AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION III; o
COUNT FOLLOWED BY THE MINIMUM AND
MAXIMUM SIZES. |
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OFFICIAL
CONTROL MARK (OPTIONAL) |
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· NAME
OF ILLUSTRATION o
MARKING ON A PACKAGE o
MARKING ON A SALES PACKAGE
(PRE-PACKAGE) |
