PROVISIONS CONCERNING PRESENTATION

UNIFORMITY

·       THE CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM AND CONTAIN ONLY INSHELL HAZELNUTS OF THE SAME ORIGIN, QUALITY, CROP YEAR, SIZE (IF SIZED) AND VARIETY OR COMMERCIAL TYPE (IF INDICATED).

·       THE VISIBLE PART OF THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE 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

·       INSHELL HAZELNUTS MUST BE PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE PROPERLY.

·       PACKAGES MUST BE OF A QUALITY, STRENGTH AND CHARACTERISTIC TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE DURING TRANSPORT 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 OR LABELING HAS BEEN DONE WITH NON–TOXIC INK OR GLUE.

·       THIS PROVISION IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE SUITABLE PROTECTION OF THE PRODUCE BY MEANS OF MATERIALS INSIDE THE PACKAGE WHICH ARE CLEAN AND ALSO TO PREVENT FOREIGN MATTER SUCH AS LEAVES, SAND OR SOIL FROM SPOILING ITS GOOD PRESENTATION.

·       PACKAGES MUST BE FREE OF ALL FOREIGN MATTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TABLE OF TOLERANCES IN SECTION “IV. PROVISIONS CONCERNING TOLERANCES”.

·       A VISIBLE LACK OF CLEANLINESS IN SEVERAL PACKAGES COULD RESULT IN THE GOODS BEING REJECTED.

PRESENTATION

·       INSHELL HAZELNUTS MUST BE PRESENTED IN BAGS OR SOLID CONTAINERS. ALL SALES PACKAGES WITHIN EACH PACKAGE MUST BE OF THE SAME WEIGHT.

·       THE SHELL MAY BE CLEANED/TREATED WITH AUTHORIZED AGENTS, PROVIDED THAT THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF THE KERNEL.