PROVISIONS CONCERNING MARKING |
· EACH PACKAGE11 MUST
BEAR THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS, IN LETTERS GROUPED ON THE SAME SIDE, LEGIBLY
AND INDELIBLY MARKED, AND VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE: |
· 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. |
· IN THE CASE OF
RE-USED PACKAGES, ALL PREVIOUS LABELS MUST BE CAREFULLY REMOVED AND/OR
PREVIOUS INDICATIONS DELETED. |
IDENTIFICATION |
· PACKER AND/OR
DISPATCHER/EXPORTER: |
· 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 AUTHORITY12 IF THE COUNTRY APPLYING SUCH A SYSTEM IS LISTED IN THE
UNECE DATABASE |
· 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 |
NATURE OF PRODUCE |
·
“APPLES“ IF THE CONTENTS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. § THE NAME OF THE PRODUCE
MAY BE REPLACED BY A PHOTO OR A DRAWING OF THE PRODUCE. § NAME OF THE VARIETY. IN
THE CASE OF A MIXTURE OF APPLES OF DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT VARIETIES, NAMES OF
THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES. § THE NAME OF THE VARIETY
CAN BE REPLACED BY A SYNONYM. A TRADE NAME13 CAN ONLY BE GIVEN IN ADDITION TO
THE VARIETY OR THE SYNONYM. § THE REGISTERED
TRADENAME MAY ONLY BE USED BY THE LICENSEE IN ADDITION TO THE VARIETY NAME OR
THE SYNONYM THEREOF. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THE
RELEVANT LICENSER. § IN THE CASE OF MUTANTS
WITH VARIETAL PROTECTION, THIS VARIETY NAME CAN REPLACE THE BASIC VARIETY
NAME. IN CASE OF MUTANTS WITHOUT VARIETAL PROTECTION, THIS MUTANT NAME CAN
ONLY BE INDICATED IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC VARIETY NAME. o “MINIATURE VARIETY”,
WHERE APPROPRIATE. |
ORIGIN OF PRODUCE |
· COUNTRY OF ORIGIN14
AND, OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT WHERE GROWN, OR NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL PLACE
NAME. |
· IN THE CASE OF A
MIXTURE OF DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF APPLES OF DIFFERENT ORIGINS, THE
INDICATION OF EACH COUNTRY OF ORIGIN SHALL APPEAR NEXT TO THE NAME OF THE
VARIETY CONCERNED. |
· MARKING MUST
INCLUDE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, I.E. THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE APPLES WERE |
· 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. |
· OPTIONALLY,
DISTRICT OF ORIGIN IN NATIONAL, REGIONAL OR LOCAL TERMS (E. G. “ALTES LAND”
OR “PROVENCE”) MAY ALSO BE SHOWN. |
COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS |
·
CLASS. § STATING THE CLASS IS
COMPULSORY. |
·
SIZE, OR FOR FRUIT PACKED IN ROWS AND LAYERS, NUMBER OF UNITS. IF
IDENTIFICATION IS BY THE SIZE, THIS SHOULD BE EXPRESSED: § FOR PRODUCE SUBJECT TO
THE UNIFORMITY RULES, AS MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM DIAMETERS OR MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM
WEIGHT; § OPTIONALLY, FOR PRODUCE
NOT SUBJECT TO THE UNIFORMITY RULES, THE DIAMETER OR THE WEIGHT OF THE
SMALLEST FRUIT IN THE PACKAGE FOLLOWED BY “AND OVER“ OR EQUIVALENT
DENOMINATION OR, IF APPROPRIATE, THE DIAMETER OR WEIGHT OF THE LARGEST FRUIT
IN THE PACKAGE. |
· OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK (OPTIONAL) |
§
NAME OF THE PHOTO |
§
EXAMPLE OF MARKING ON THE PACKAGE |
§
EXAMPLE OF MARKING ON A LABEL |