PROVISIONS CONCERNING PRESENTATION

• Uniformity

  • The contents of each package (or lot for produce presented in bulk in containers) must be uniform and contain only early or ware potatoes of the same origin, variety, quality, colour of the skin, colour of the flesh and size (if sized).
  • The visible part of the contents of the package (or lot for produce presented in bulk in containers) must be representative of the entire contents.
  • Presentation should not be misleading, i.e. concealing in the lower layers of the package produce inferior in quality and size to that displayed and marked.

• Packaging

  • Early and ware potatoes must be packed in such a way as to protect the produce properly and to ensure adequate ventilation.
  • Packages must be of a quality, strength and characteristic to protect the produce during transportation and handling.
  • The materials used inside the package must be clean and of a quality such as to avoid causing any external or internal damage to the produce. The use of materials, particularly of paper or stamps bearing trade specifications, is allowed, provided the printing and labelling has been done with non-toxic ink or glue.
  • In the case of early potatoes, special packaging materials (e.g. peat) may be used in order to better protect the produce during long distance transport .

• Presentation

  • Early and ware potatoes must be packed in appropriate packages. The potatoes may be packed in bulk containers, which take into account the characteristics of the produce.
  • Early and ware potatoes are marketed by lot. A “lot” is a quantity of early and ware potatoes, which are uniform as concerns the following characteristics:
    
    •  Packer and/or dispatcher;
    •  Country of origin;
    • Variety;
    •  Size (if sized);
    • Type and net weight of package (if packed).
  •  consignment may consist of several lots.