PROVISIONS
CONCERNING TOLERANCES |
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TOLERANCES IN
RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE SHALL BE ALLOWED IN EACH PACKAGE FOR PRODUCE NOT
SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS INDICATED. |
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TOLERANCES ARE
PROVIDED TO ALLOW FOR DEVIATION IN HANDLING DUE TO 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 [C(2006)95] 3. |
QUALITY
TOLERANCES |
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“EXTRA” CLASS o
FIVE PERCENT BY NUMBER
OR WEIGHT OF POMEGRANATES NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS, BUT
MEETING THOSE OF CLASS I OR, EXCEPTIONALLY, COMING WITHIN THE TOLERANCES OF
THAT CLASS. |
CLASS I o
TEN PERCENT BY NUMBER
OR WEIGHT OF POMEGRANATES NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS, BUT
MEETING THOSE OF CLASS II OR, EXCEPTIONALLY, COMING WITHIN THE TOLERANCES OF
THAT CLASS. |
CLASS II o
TEN PERCENT BY NUMBER
OR WEIGHT OF POMEGRANATES SATISFYING NEITHER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS
NOR THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PRODUCE AFFECTED BY
ROTTING OR ANY OTHER DETERIORATION RENDERING IT UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION. |
SIZE TOLERANCES o
FOR ALL CLASSES, TEN
PERCENT BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT OF POMEGRANATES CORRESPONDING TO THE SIZE
IMMEDIATELY ABOVE AND/OR BELOW THAT INDICATED ON THE PACKAGE. |