PROVISIONS
CONCERNING MARKING |
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EACH PACKAGE2 MUST
BEAR THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS, IN LETTERS GROUPED ON THE SAME SIDE, LEGIBLY
AND INDELIBLY MARKED, AND VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. MARKING CAN BE DONE
EITHER ON A LABEL ATTACHED TO OR PRINTED ON THE PACKAGE WITH WATER-INSOLUBLE
INK. |
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FOR CARROTS
TRANSPORTED IN BULK (DIRECT LOADING INTO A TRANSPORT VEHICLE OR VEHICLE
COMPARTMENT), THESE PARTICULARS MUST APPEAR ON A DOCUMENT ACCOMPANYING THE
GOODS, AND BE ATTACHED IN A VISIBLE POSITION INSIDE THE TRANSPORT VEHICLE. IN
THE CASE OF REUSED PACKAGES, ALL PREVIOUS LABELS MUST BE CAREFULLY REMOVED
AND PREVIOUS INDICATIONS DELETED. |
IDENTIFICATION |
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PACKER NAME AND
ADDRESS OR AND/OR OFFICIALLY ISSUED OR DISPATCHER ACCEPTED CODE MARK.3 |
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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 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 SHIPPER 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 |
NATURE OF
PRODUCE |
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“BUNCHED CARROTS”
OR “CARROTS” IF THE CONTENTS ARE |
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“EARLY CARROTS” OR
“MAIN-CROP CARROTS” ARE NOT VISIBLE |
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NAME OF THE VARIETY
OR THE VARIETAL TYPE FOR “EXTRA” CLASS FROM THE OUTSIDE |
ORIGIN OF
PRODUCE |
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
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 CARROTS WERE
GROWN (E.G. UNITED KINGDOM, SPAIN, USA). OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT OF ORIGIN IN
NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL TERMS MAY ALSO BE SHOWN. |
COMMERCIAL
SPECIFICATIONS |
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CLASS |
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SIZE EXPRESSED IN
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER OR WEIGHT (OPTIONAL). IF THE CARROTS ARE SIZED,
THE SIZE SHOULD BE STATED AS THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SIZES PACKED. |
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NUMBER OF BUNCHES
IN THE CASE OF BUNCHED CARROTS. |
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OFFICIAL CONTROL
MARK (OPTIONAL) |