PROVISIONS CONCERNING TOLERANCES

·       TOLERANCES IN RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE SHALL BE ALLOWED IN EACH PACKAGE FOR PRODUCE NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS INDICATED.

·       TOLERANCES ARE PROVIDED TO ALLOW FOR DEVIATION IN HANDLING DUE TO 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 [C(2006)95] 3.

QUALITY TOLERANCES

·       “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.