G/TBT/N/SVN/107  
 
7 February 2019  
(19-0692) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: SLOVENIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Dunajska cesta 22, 
1000 Ljubljana, Tel.: 01/478 93 11, Fax.: 01/478 91 55, e -mail: a.poljansek@gov.si   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Fruits and 
derived products (ICS 67.080.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s)  of the notified document: The specification 
for "selected quality" scheme - fruit and fruit products (14 page(s), in Slovenian)    
6. Description of content: The specification prescribes additional requirements for fruit 
and processed fruit, which relate to the production methods and to the quality of the fruit. 
The specification specifies methods of fruit production that meets a number of additional 
requirements that are not required by EU regulations and standards. The specification 
encourages producers and processors to a more environmentally friendly production, 
which ensure consumers fruits that are harvested in their optimal maturity.  
The specification also applies requirements for the soluble dry matter of fruit for additional 
type of fruits like app les, pears, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, persimmons, kiwis, 
figs, apricots, strawberries, american blueberries, raspberries and table grapes. The 
moisture content for walnuts and hazelnuts is also prescribed. Consequently, this ensures 
better frui t quality. The use of digestate is allowed only from small sewage treatment 
plants, short transport routes are prescribed, input of pure nitrogen into the ground is 
limited, the maximum width of the herbicide band is determined, plant protection 
products i s limited to the organic or integrated production. The specification also specifies 
requirements for the storage and marketing of the fruit from the "selected quality" 
scheme.  
The specification refers to the fruit and fruit products produced and processed within one 
country. The requirements of the proposed specification therefore relate to the labelling 
with the logo indicating the country of production and the processing of the raw material.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/SVN/107  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Rules on the procedure for the recognition of "selected quality" designation (OJ 
RS, no. 79/15  in 32/18 )   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 August 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 August 2019  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Slovenian Institute for Standardization - SIST 
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point  
Šmartinska cesta 152  
SI 1000 Ljubljana - Slovenia  
E-mail: contact@sist.si