· AT ALL MARKETING STAGES, TOLERANCES IN RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE SHALL BE ALLOWED IN EACH LOT FOR PRODUCE NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS INDICATED. |
· TOLERANCES ARE PROVIDED TO ALLOW FOR DEVIATION IN HANDLING AND FOR NATURAL DETERIORATION OF FRESH PRODUCE OVER TIME. |
· CONFORMITY WITH TOLERANCES SHOULD BE DETERMINED USING AT LEAST THE OPERATING RULES FOR THE CONFORMITY CHECKS AS SET OUT IN ANNEX II TO THE COUNCIL DECISION REVISING THE OECD “SCHEME“ FOR THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. |
QUALITY TOLERANCES |
EXTRA CLASS |
· A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 5 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF BEANS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THOSE OF CLASS I IS ALLOWED. WITHIN THIS TOLERANCE NOT MORE THAN 0.5 PER CENT IN TOTAL MAY CONSIST OF PRODUCE SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLASS II QUALITY. |
· THE 5 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ALL SHAPE, SKIN AND COLOUR DEFECTS ALLOWED IN CLASS I. THE 0.5 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ALL SHAPE, SKIN AND COLOUR DEFECTS, ALLOWED IN CLASS II. |
CLASS I |
· A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF BEANS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THOSE OF CLASS II IS ALLOWED. WITHIN THIS |
· WITHIN THIS TOLERANCE, A MAXIMUM OF 5 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, MAY HAVE STRINGS IN THE CASE OF A VARIETY AND/OR COMMERCIAL TYPE THAT SHOULD BE STRINGLESS. |
· THE 10 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ALL SHAPE, SKIN AND COLOUR DEFECTS, ALLOWED IN CLASS II. THE 1 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ALL DEFECTS NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS ANY DEFECT RENDERING THE PRODUCE UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION (DECAY). |
· IN ADDITION, A MAXIMUM OF 15 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF BEANS (EXCLUDING NEEDLE BEANS) MAY HAVE THE STALK AND A SMALL SECTION OF THE NARROW PART OF THE NECK MISSING, PROVIDED THESE PODS REMAIN CLOSED, DRY AND NOT DISCOLOURED. |
· BEANS WITH STALK END MISSING ARE REGARDED AS INTACT. BROKEN BEANS ARE COVERED BY THIS ADDITIONAL TOLERANCE, PROVIDED THE BREAK IS CLOSED AND NOT AS LARGE AS THE LARGEST DIAMETER OF THE REMAINING POD. BROWN, DRY AND SOUND EDGES ARE A SIGN OF LACK OF FRESHNESS AND ARE THEREFORE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE MARKETING STAGES FOLLOWING DISPATCH. |
CLASS II |
· A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF BEANS SATISFYING NEITHER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS NOR THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IS ALLOWED. WITHIN THIS TOLERANCE NOT MORE THAN 2 PER CENT IN TOTAL MAY CONSIST OF PRODUCE AFFECTED BY DECAY. |
· NO TOLERANCE IS ALLOWED FOR PRODUCE AFFECTED BY COLLETOTRICHUM LINDEMUTHIANUM (BEAN SPOT DISEASE). |
· THE 10 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ALL MALFORMATIONS, SERIOUS SKIN AND COLOUR DEFECTS, AS WELL AS DEFECTS NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BUT NOT AFFECTING EDIBILITY, SUCH AS SLIGHT DAMAGE, SOILING, LACK OF FRESHNESS. THE 2 PER CENT TOLERANCE FOR DECAY COVERS ANY DEFECT RENDERING THE PRODUCE UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION. |
· IN ADDITION, A MAXIMUM OF 30 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF BEANS (EXCLUDING NEEDLE BEANS) MAY HAVE THE STALK AND A SMALL SECTION OF THE NARROW PART OF THE NECK MISSING, PROVIDED THESE PODS REMAIN CLOSED, DRY AND NOT DISCOLOURED. |
· BEANS WITH STALK END MISSING ARE REGARDED AS INTACT. BROKEN BEANS ARE COVERED BY THIS ADDITIONAL TOLERANCE, PROVIDED THE BREAK IS CLOSED AND NOT AS LARGE AS THE LARGEST DIAMETER OF THE REMAINING POD. BROWN, DRY AND SOUND EDGES ARE A SIGN OF LACK OF FRESHNESS AND ARE THEREFORE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE MARKETING STAGES FOLLOWING DISPATCH. |
NAME OF ILLUSTRATION · BEANS WITH STALK MISSING · BEANS WITH STALK AND A SMALL SECTION OF THE NARROW PART OF THE NECK MISSING · BEANS WITH STALK AND A SMALL SECTION OF THE NARROW PART OF THE NECK MISSING AND BROWN MARGINS OF THE BREAK |
SIZE TOLERANCES |
· FOR ALL CLASSES (IF SIZED): A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF BEANS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS AS REGARDS SIZING IS ALLOWED. |
