EN    EN  
 EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION  
Brussels, XXX   
[…](2012) XXX  draft 
  
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No …/.. 
of XXX  
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No  543/2011 as regards marketing standards 
in the fruit and vegetables  sector and correcting that Implementing Regulation 
  
EN 2   EN COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No …/.. 
of XXX  
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards marketing standards 
in the fruit and vegetables sector and correcting that Implementing Regulation 
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a 
common organisation of agricultural market s and on specific prov isions for certain 
agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)
1, and in particular point (a) of the first 
paragraph of Article 121and Article 127 in conjunction wi th Article 4 thereof,  
Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1234/ 2007 and Commission Implemen ting Regulation (EU) No 
543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed  rules for the appl ication of Council 
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in  respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed 
fruit and vegetables sectors
2 provide for marketing standards for fruit and vegetables. 
(2) Certain fruit and vegetable products may have a size or other features that do not 
conform to the applicable marketing standa rds, due to their special organoleptic 
characteristics or for other reasons. A trad itional cultivation and local consumption 
may nonetheless be well-established in resp ect of those products. To ensure that 
products which are deemed to be fit for consumption by local communities but which do not conform to the Union marketing st andards are not prevented from being 
marketed locally, those products can be exem pted from the Union marketing standards 
by a Commission Decision taken at the request  of the Member Stat e concerned. It is 
appropriate to clarify that su ch products may be sold by the retail trade of that Member 
State, and exceptionally even outside the region concerned. 
(3) Third countries of which the conformity ch ecks have been approved under Article 15 
of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/ 2011 are allowed to adopt conformity 
certificates in respect of compliance with sp ecific marketing standards. In order to 
facilitate trade and to redu ce the administrative burden, those third c ountries should be 
allowed to issue certificates of conformity for all fruit and vegetables. 
(4) During the E-coli crisis in 2011 it became appa rent that it is not always possible to 
identify the producers of lots of fruit and vegetables. For the pur pose of traceability, 
the general marketing standard needs to  be amended so as to allow a better 
identification of producers. 
(5) In 2011 the Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards of the United Nations 
Economic Commission for Eu rope (UN/ECE) revised the UN/ECE standards on 
apples and pears. In order to avoid unnecessa ry barriers to trade, the specific standards 
for apples and pears provided for in Implementing Regulati on (EU) No 543/2011 
should be aligned with the new UN/ECE sta ndards. At the same time it is appropriate 
                                                
 
1 OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.  
2  OJ. L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.  
EN 3   EN to remedy some inconsistencies and imperfections in the marketing standards for 
peaches and nectarines and those for citrus fruit. 
(6) Certain mandarins other than satsumas and clementines that are currently grown, in 
particular Mandoras and Minneolas, are edible at a lower sugar/acid ratio than the one 
which has been laid down in Implemen ting Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, aligning 
the Union marketing standard to the UN/EC E standard. To give producers time to 
adapt to the UN/ECE standard by replantin g rootstocks, a lowe r sugar/acid ratio 
should temporarily be allowed.  
(7) Israel is a third country of which the conformity checks have been approved under 
Article 15 of Implementing Regulation (EU)  No 543/2011. Israel may therefore issue 
conformity certificates. For the sake of mark et transparency and in accordance with 
public international law, it s hould be clarified that the te rritorial coverage of the 
certificates is limited to the territory of th e State of Israel ex cluding the territories 
under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza 
Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. 
(8) In order to ensure a corre ct application of Implem enting Regulation (EU) No 
543/2011, some obvious errors relating to refe rences and dates should be corrected.  
(9) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/ 2011 should therefore be amended and 
corrected accordingly. 
(10) In order to allow Member States, traders a nd packers to prepare for the new provisions 
introduced in relation to the marketing standa rds, this Regulation s hould apply as from 
1 October 2013. However, since the correc tion of obvious errors should have a 
retroactive effect which duly respects the legitimate exp ectations of those concerned, 
the corrections of Implementing Regulat ion (EU) No 543/2011 should apply as from 
the date of entry into force of that Implementing Regulation. 
(11) The measures provided for in this Regulati on are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 is amended as follows: 
(1) In Article 4(1), point (c) is replaced by the following: 
"(c) products recognised in  a Commission Decision take n at the request of a 
Member State in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 
195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as products of a given region 
which are sold by the retail trade of that region or, in exceptional and 
duly justified cases, of that Member State, in case of well established 
traditional local consumption;" 
(2) In Article 15, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: 
"1. At the request of a third country, th e Commission may, in accordance with the 
procedure referred to in Article 195( 2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, 
approve checks on conformity to market ing standards carrie d out by that third 
country prior to import into the Union."  
EN 4   EN (3) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation. 
(4) Annex IV is replaced by the text  in Annex II to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
Correction of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 is corrected as follows: 
(1) In Article 12(5), the dates "30 June 2009"  and "1 July 2009" are replaced by "21 June 
2011" and "22 June 2011" respectively; 
(2) In Article 26(4), "paragraph 3" is replaced by "paragraph 2"; (3) In the second subparagraph of Article 126(2), "Article 96(1) " is replaced by 
"Article 96(2)". 
Article 3 
Entry into force  and application   
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of  the European Union . 
It shall apply from 1 October 2013. However,  Article 2 shall apply from 22 June 2011.  
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission 
 The President  José Manuel BARROSO  
EN 5   EN ANNEX I  
Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 is amended as follows: 
(1) In Part A (General marketing standard ), point 4 is replaced by the following: 
"4. Marking A. Identification The name and the address of the packer and/or the dispatcher.  This mention may be replaced: - for all packages with the exception of 
pre-packages, by the officially issued or accepted code mark representing the packer and/or the di spatcher, indicated in cl ose connection with the 
reference ‘Packer and/or Dispatcher ’ (or equivalent abbreviations);  
- for pre-packages only, by the na me and the address of a seller 
established within the Union indica ted in close connection with the 
mention ‘Packed for:’ or an equivalent  mention. In this case, the labelling 
shall also include a code representi ng the packer and/or the dispatcher. 
The seller shall give all informati on deemed necessary by the inspection 
body as to the meaning of this code. 
B. Origin Full name of the country of orig in*. For products originating in a 
Member State this shall be in the lan guage of the country of origin or any 
other language understandable by th e consumers of the country of 
destination. For other products, this shall be in any language 
understandable by the consumers of  the country of destination. 
* The full or commonly used name shall be indicated." 
(2) Part B (Specific marketing standards) is amended as follows: 
(a) Part 1 (marketing standard for apples) is amended as follows: 
(i) in Section VI, point B is  replaced by the following: 
"B. Nature of produce 
– ‘Apples’ if the contents are not visible from the outside. 
– Name of the variety. In the cas e of a mixture of apples of 
distinctly different varieties, na mes of the different varieties. 
– The name of the variety can be replaced by a synonym. The 
name of the mutant or a trade name* can only be given in 
addition to the variety or the synonym. 
* A trade name can be a trade mark for which protection has been 
sought or obtained or any other commercial denomination." 
(ii) the Appendix is replaced by the text in the Appendix to this Annex; 
(b) Part 2 (marketing standard for citr us fruit) is amended as follows: 
(i) point B (maturity requirements) of  Section II (provisions concerning 
quality) is amended as follows:  
EN 6   EN – in the second paragraph, the second indent, relating to "minimum total 
soluble solids conten t", is deleted; 
– in the table, the third column, re lating to "minimum sugar content 
(°Brix)", is deleted;  
– in the table, in the row relating to "other mandarin varieties and their 
hybrids" ,in the fourth column, relating to "minimum sugar/acid 
ratio",the following footnote is added: 
– "For the varieties Mandora and Minneola the mi nimum sugar/acid ratio is 
6.0:1 until the end of the marketing year commencing 1 January 2023 ."  
(ii) in point D (commercial specific ations) of Sectio n VI (provisions 
concerning marking), the second sub- indent of the second indent is 
replaced by the following: 
  "- Size code(s) followed, optionally, by a minimum and maximum size or 
count;"; 
(c)  Part 5 (marketing standard for peache s and nectarines) is amended as follows: 
(i) in point C (classification) of S ection II (provisions concerning quality), 
the words "The following slight skin defects" in point (ii) Class I and the words "The following skin defects" in  point (iii) Class II are replaced by 
"The following slight defects" and "T he following defects" respectively; 
(ii) in Section III (provisions concerni ng sizing), the words "(if sized)" are 
deleted;  
(d) Part 6 (marketing standard for pears) is amended as follows: 
(i) point B (nature of produce) of Section VI (provisions concerning 
marking) is replaced by the following: 
 " B. Nature of produce 
 - 'Pears' if the contents of the pack age are not visible from the outside. 
 - Name of the variety. In the case of a mixture of pears of distinctly different 
varieties, names of the different varieties.  
- The name of the variety can be replaced by a synonym. A trade name* can 
only be given in addition to the variety or the synonym. 
* A trade name can be a trade mark for which protection has been sought or 
obtained or any other co mmercial denomination." 
(ii) in the appendix, in the third colu mn of the table concerning  the non-
exhaustive list of large -fruited and summer pear varieties, the word "trade 
names" is replaced by "trademarks"; 
(e) In Part 9 (marketing standard for tabl e grapes), the appendix  is deleted.   
EN 7   EN Appendix to Annex I 
"Appendix 
Non-exhaustive list of apple varieties 
Fruits of varieties that are not part  of the list must be graded accordin g to their varietal characteristics. 
Varieties Mutant Synonyms Colour 
group Russeting 
African Red   B  
Akane  Tohoku 3, Primerouge B  
Alborz Seedling   C  
Aldas   B  
Alice   B  
Alkmene  Early Windsor C  
Alro   B  
Alwa   B  
Amasya   B  
Angold   C  
Antej  Antei B  
Apollo  Beauty of Blackmoor C  
Arkcharm  Arkansas No 18, A 18 C  
Arlet   B R 
Aroma   C  
 Mutants of 
Aroma e.g  C  
 Amorosa  C  
Auksis   B  
Beacon   A  
Belfort  Pella B  
Belle de Boskoop     R 
 Mutants of 
Belle de 
Boskoop e.g   R  
EN 8   EN  Boskoop rouge Red Boskoop 
Roter Boskoop  R 
Belle fleur double     
Belorrusskoje 
Maļinovoje  Belorusskoe Malinovoe, 
Byelorusskoe Malinovoe B  
Berlepsch  Freiherr von Berlepsch C  
 Mutants of 
Berlepsch e.g.  C  
 Berlepsch 
rouge Red Berlepsch, Roter 
Berlepsch C  
Blushed Golden     
Bogatir  Bogatyr   
Bohemia   B  
Braeburn   B  
 Mutants of 
Braeburn e.g.  B  
 Hidala  B  
 Joburn  B  
 Lochbuie Red 
Braeburn  B  
 Mahana Red  B  
 Mariri Red  B  
 Redfield  B  
 Royal 
Braeburn  B  
Bramley's 
Seedling  Bramley, Triomphe de 
Kiel   
Brettacher 
Sämling     
Calville Groupe 
des     
Cardinal   B  
Carola  Kalco C  
Caudle   B   
EN 9   EN Charden     
Charles Ross     
Civni   B  
Coop 38     
Coromandel Red  Corodel A  
Cortland   B  
Cox's Orange 
Pippin  Cox orange C R 
 Mutants of 
Cox's Orange 
Pippin e.g. 
  C R 
 Cherry Cox  C R 
Crimson Bramley     
Cripps Pink   C  
 Mutants of 
Cripps Pink e.g.  C  
 Pink Rose  C  
 Rosy Glow  C  
 Ruby Pink  C  
Cripps Red   C*3  
Dalinbel   B R 
Delblush     
Delcorf  
   C  
 Mutants of 
Delcorf e.g.  C  
 Dalili  C  
 Monidel  C  
Delgollune   B  
                                                 
  
EN 10   EN Delicious 
ordinaire  Ordinary Delicious B  
Deljeni     
Delikates   B  
Delor   C  
Discovery   C  
Doč Melbi  Doch Melbi C  
Dunn's Seedling    R 
Dykmanns Zoet   C  
Egremont Russet    R 
Elan     
Elise  Red Delight A  
Ellison's orange  Ellison C  
Elstar    C  
 Mutants of 
Elstar e.g.  C  
 Bel-El  C  
 Daliest  C  
 Daliter  C  
 Elshof  C  
 Elstar 
Armhold  C  
 Elstar 
Reinhardt  C  
 Goedhof  C  
 Red Elstar  C  
 Valstar  C  
Empire   A  
Falstaff   C  
Fiesta  Red Pippin C  
Florina   B   
EN 11   EN Forele   B  
Fortune    R 
Fuji    B  
 Mutants of 
Fuji e.g.  B  
 Fuji Brak  B  
Gala   C  
 Mutants of 
Gala e.g.  C  
 Annaglo  C  
 Baigent  C  
 Galaxy  C  
 Mitchgla  C  
 Obrogala  C  
 Regala  C  
 Regal Prince  C  
 Tenroy  C  
Garcia     
Gloster   B  
Goldbohemia     
Golden Delicious      
 Mutants of 
Golden 
Delicious e.g.    
Golden Russet    R 
Goldstar     
Granny Smith     
Gradigold     
Gravensteiner  Gravenstein   
 Mutants of 
Gravensteiner 
e.g.     
EN 12   EN  Gravenstein 
rouge Red Gravenstein, Roter 
Gravensteiner   
Greensleeves     
Holsteiner Cox   Holstein  R 
 Mutants of 
Holsteiner Cox 
e.g.   R 
 Holstein rouge Red Holstein, Roter 
Holsteiner Cox  R 
Honeycrisp   C  
Honeygold     
Horneburger     
Howgate Wonder  Manga   
Idared   B  
Iedzēnu   B  
Ilga   B  
Ingrid Marie   B R 
Iron   C  
Isbranica  Izbranica C  
Jacob Fisher     
Jacques Lebel     
Jamba   C  
James Grieve      
 Mutants of 
James Grieve e.g.    
 James Grieve 
rouge Red James Grieve   
Jarka   C  
Jerseymac   B  
Jester     
Jonagold    C   
EN 13   EN  Mutants of 
Jonagold e.g.  C  
 Crowngold  C  
 Daligo  C  
 Daliguy Jonasty C  
 Dalijean Jonamel C  
 Decosta  C  
 Jomar  C  
 Jomured Van de Poel C  
 Jonabel  C  
 Jonabres  C  
 Jonagold 
Boerekamp  C  
 Jonagold 2000 Excel C  
 Jonagored 
Supra  C  
 Jonaveld  C  
 King Jonagold  C  
 New Jonagold Fukushima C  
 Novajo Veulemanns C  
 Primo  C  
 Red 
Jonaprince  C  
 Romagold Surkijn C  
 Rubinstar  C  
 Schneica Jonica C  
 Wilmuta  C  
Jonalord   C  
Jonathan   B  
Julia   B  
Jupiter      
EN 14   EN Karmijn de 
Sonnaville   C R 
Katja  Katy B  
Kent    R 
Kidd's orange red   C R 
Kim   B  
Koit   C  
Koričnoje 
Novoje  Korichnoe Novoe, 
Korichnevoe Novoe C  
Kovaļenkovskoje   B  
Krameri Tuvioun   B  
Kulikovskoje   B  
Lady Williams   B  
Lane's Prince 
Albert     
Laxton's Superb   C R 
Ligol   B  
Lobo   B  
Lodel   A  
Lord Lambourne   C  
Maigold   B  
McIntosh   B  
Meelis   B  
Melba   C  
Melodie   B  
Melrose   C  
Meridian   C  
Moonglo   C  
Morgenduft  Imperatore B  
Mountain Cove      
EN 15   EN Mutsu  Crispin   
Noris   B  
Normanda   C  
Nueva Europa   C  
Nueva Orleans   B  
Odin   B  
Ontario   B  
Orlik   B  
Orlovskoje 
Polosatoje   C  
Ozark Gold     
Paula Red   B  
Pero de Cirio     
Piglos   B  
Pikant   B  
Pikkolo   C  
Pilot   C  
Pimona   C  
Pinova   C  
Pirella   B  
Piros   C  
Prima   B  
Rafzubin   C  
 Mutants of 
Rafzubin, e.g.  C  
 Rafzubex  C  
Rajka   B  
Rambour d'hiver     
Rambour Franc   B  
Reanda   B   
EN 16   EN Rebella   C  
Red Delicious   A  
 Mutants of 
Red Delicious 
e.g.  A  
 Campsur  A  
 Erovan  A  
 Fortuna 
Delicious  A  
 Otago  A  
 Red King  A  
 Red Spur  A  
 Red York  A  
 Richared  A  
 Royal Red  A  
 Shotwell 
Delicious  A  
 Stark 
Delicious  A  
 Starking  A  
 Starkrimson  A  
 Starkspur  A  
 Topred  A  
 Trumdor  A  
 Well Spur  A  
Red Dougherty   A  
Redkroft   A  
Regal   A  
Regina   B  
Reglindis   C  
Reine des 
Reinettes  Gold Parmoné, 
Goldparmäne  C   
EN 17   EN Reineta Encarnada   B  
Reinette Rouge du 
Canada   B  
Reinette d'Orléans     
Reinette Blanche 
du Canada  Reinette du Canada, 
Canada Blanc, 
Kanadarenette, Renetta del Canada  R 
Reinette de France     
Reinette de 
Landsberg     
Reinette grise du 
Canada  Graue Kanadarenette  R 
Relinda   C  
Remo   B  
Renora   B  
Resi   B  
Resista     
Retina   B  
Rewena   B  
Roja de Benejama  Verruga, Roja del Valle, 
Clavelina A  
Rome Beauty  Belle de Rome, Rome B  
 Mutants of 
Rome Beauty e.g.  B  
 Red Rome  B  
Rosana   B  
Royal Beauty   A  
Rubin (Czech 
cultivar)   C  
Rubin (Kazahstan 
cultivar)   B  
Rubinola   B  
Rudens Sv ītrainais  Osennee Polosatoe, C   
EN 18   EN Rudeninis Dryzuotasis, 
Rudens Sv ītrotais, 
Streifling, Streifling 
Herbst,Sügisjoonik, Syysjuovikas and 
numerous others 
Saltanat   B  
Sciearly   A  
Scifresh   B  
Sciglo   A  
Sciray  GS48 A  
Scired   A R 
Sciros   A  
Selena   B  
Shampion   B  
Sidrunkollane 
Talioun     
Sinap Orlovskij     
Snygold  Earlygold   
Sommerregent   C  
Spartan   A  
Splendour   A  
St. Edmunds 
Pippin    R 
Stark's Earliest   C  
Štaris  Staris A  
Sturmer Pippin    R 
Summerred   B  
Sügisdessert   C  
Sunrise   A  
Sunset    R 
Suntan    R 
Sweet Caroline   C   
EN 19   EN Talvenauding   B R 
Tellisaare   B  
Tiina  Tina C  
Topaz   B  
Tydeman's Early 
Worcester  Tydeman's Early B  
Veteran   B  
Vista Bella  Bellavista B  
Wealthy   B  
Worcester 
Pearmain   B  
York   B  
Zailijskoje  Zailiyskoe B  
Žigulovskoje  Zhigulovskoe C  
* With minimum 20% for Class I.  
           "  
         
ANNEX II
 
"ANNEX IV   
 
THIRD COUNTRIES WHERE THE CO NFORMITY CHECKS HAVE BEEN 
APPROVED UNDER ARTICLE 15 AND THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED 
Country  Products   
EN 20   EN Switzerland 
Morocco 
South Africa 
Israel*4 
India 
New Zealand 
Senegal Kenya 
Turkey Fresh fruit and vegetables other than citrus fruit 
Fresh fruit and vegetables 
Fresh fruit and vegetables 
Fresh fruit and vegetables Fresh fruit and vegetables 
Apples, pears and kiwi fruit 
Fresh fruit and vegetables Fresh fruit and vegetables 
Fresh fruit and vegetables 
* The Commission's approval under Article 15 is given to fruit and ve getables originating 
within the State of Israel, excluding the terr itories under Israeli administration since June 
1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. 
*