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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. |
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TOLERANCES ARE
PROVIDED TO ALLOW FOR DEVIATION IN HANDLING AND FOR NATURAL DETERIORATION OF FRESH
PRODUCE OVER TIME. |
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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. |
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QUALITY
TOLERANCES |
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CLASS I |
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A TOTAL TOLERANCE
OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF ROOT AND TUBERCLE VEGETABLES NOT
SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THOSE OF CLASS II IS
ALLOWED. WITHIN THIS TOLERANCE NOT MORE THAN 1 PER CENT IN TOTAL MAY CONSIST
OF PRODUCE NEITHER SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLASS II QUALITY NOR THE
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, OR OF PRODUCE AFFECTED BY DECAY. AN ADDITIONAL 10 PER
CENT, BY WEIGHT, OF ROOTS MAY BE BROKEN. |
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THE 10 PER CENT
TOLERANCE COVERS ALL SHAPE, SKIN AND COLOUR DEFECTS, AS WELL AS BRUISING,
ALLOWED IN CLASS II. THE 1 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ANY DEFECT RENDERING THE
PRODUCE UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION (DECAY) AS WELL AS ALL DEFECTS NOT MEETING THE
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. |
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CLASS II |
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A TOTAL TOLERANCE
OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF ROOT AND TUBERCLE VEGETABLES
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. AN ADDITIONAL 25 PER CENT, BY WEIGHT,
OF ROOTS MAY BE BROKEN. |
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THE 10 PER CENT
TOLERANCE COVERS ALL MALFORMATION, SERIOUS SKIN AND COLOUR DEFECTS, AS WELL
DEFECTS NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BUT NOT AFFECTING EDIBILITY,
SUCH AS SLIGHT DAMAGE, SOILING, AND LACK OF FRESHNESS. THE 2 PER CENT
TOLERANCE COVERS ANY DEFECT RENDERING THE PRODUCE UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION
(DECAY). |
