PROVISIONS CONCERNING PRESENTATION

·       UNIFORMITY

o   THE CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM AND CONTAIN ONLY POMEGRANATES OF THE SAME ORIGIN, VARIETY, QUALITY AND SIZE (IF SIZED). SALES PACKAGES MAY
CONTAIN MIXTURES OF VARIETIES OF DIFFERENT COLORS AND SIZES PROVIDED THEY ARE UNIFORM IN QUALITY AND FOR EACH VARIETY CONCERNED, ITS ORIGIN.

o   THE VISIBLE PART OF THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE CONTENTS.

o   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.

·       NAME OF ILLUSTRATION POMEGRANATE 

o   UNIFORMITY – EXTRA CLASS

o   UNIFORMITY – CLASS I

o   UNIFORMITY – CLASS II

·       PACKAGING

o   POMEGRANATES MUST BE PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE PROPERLY. THE MATERIALS USED INSIDE THE PACKAGE MUST BE NEW 4, 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 LABELLING HAS BEEN DONE WITH NON-TOXIC INK OR GLUE.

o   PACKAGES MUST BE OF A QUALITY, STRENGTH AND CHARACTERISTIC TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE DURING TRANSPORT AND HANDLING.

·       POMEGRANATES SHALL BE PACKED IN EACH CONTAINER IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PACKAGING AND TRANSPORT OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (CAC/ RCP 44-1995) 5.

·       NAME OF ILLUSTRATION POMEGRANATE 

o   PACKAGING – PACKAGE TYPES I

o   PACKAGING – PACKAGE TYPES II

o   PACKAGING – PACKAGE TYPES III

·       DESCRIPTION OF CONTAINERS

o   THE CONTAINERS SHALL MEET THE QUALITY, HYGIENE, VENTILATION AND RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS TO ENSURE SUITABLE HANDLING, SHIPPING AND PRESERVING OF THE POMEGRANATES. PACKAGES MUST BE FREE OF ALL FOREIGN MATTER AND SMELL.

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