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►B REGULATION(EEC)No315/68OFTHECOUNCIL
of12March1968
fixingqualitystandardsforfloweringbulbs,cormsandtubers
(OJ L 71, 21.3.1968, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Regulation (EEC) No 448/69 of the Council of 11 March 1969 L 61 1 12.3.1969
►M2 Regulation (EEC) No 538/70 of the Commission of 23 March 1970 L 67 12 24.3.1970
►M3 Regulation (EEC) No 1793/73 of the Commission of 2 July 1973 L 181 12 4.7.1973
►M4 Regulation (EEC) No 184/75 of the Commission of 24 January 1975 L 20 23 25.1.1975
Corrected by:
►C1 Consolidated text of corrigenda to instruments published in Special
Editions 1952-72, p. 25 (315/68)
▼B
REGULATION(EEC)No315/68OFTHECOUNCIL
of12March1968
fixingqualitystandardsforfloweringbulbs,cormsandtubers
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 (1)o f2 7
February 1968 on the establishment of a common organisation of the
market in live trees and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut
flowers and ornamental foliage, and in particular Article 3 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Whereas there is a substantial trade in flowering bulbs, corms and
tubers both within the Community and between Member States andthird countries; whereas the continuation and development of thatpattern of trade calls for the fixing of common quality standards;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Quality standards shall be fixed for bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots,
corms, crowns and rhizomes, dormant, falling within sub-heading
No 06.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff.
These quality standards are defined in the Annex.
Article 2
1. From 1 July 1968, if produce listed in Article 1 does not conform
to the quality standards it may not:
— within the Community be displayed for sale, offered for sale, sold
or delivered to the consumer for his personal needs by a trader ordirectly by a producer;
— be exported to a third country.
2. Member States may be authorised to take measures derogating
from the provision of the second indent of paragraph 1 in respect ofcertain requirements of the quality standards in order to allow exporters
to meet the trade requirements of certain third countries.
Such authorisation shall be granted in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 234/68, and the condi-tions to which the authorisation may be subject shall be fixed inaccordance with the same procedure.
3. Where, for products of the 1968 harvest, the application of this
Regulation would cause difficulties and make derogations from certain
requirements of the quality standards necessary, such derogations shall,
at the request of a Member State, be adopted for the products in ques-tion and for such period as may be determined in accordance with theprocedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 234/68.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publica-
tion in theOfficial JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 55, 2 3.1968, p. 1.
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ANNEX
COMMONQUALITYSTANDARDSFORFLOWERINGBULBS
I. DEFINITION OF PRODUCE
These standards shall apply to bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns
and rhizomes, dormant, falling within sub-heading No 06.01 A of the
Common Customs Tariff.
II. MINIMUM QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
The produce mustbe:
— genuine;
— sound;— whole, virtually undamaged;— clean;— free from abnormal surface moisture;— well-developed;— virtually free from defects.
The produce must satisfy the legitimate requirements of consumers as
regards growth and flowering.
III. SIZING
Minimum sizes and size gradings shall be as indicated below for the
following products:1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 3
►M1 ◄ Botanical description of the productMethod of
grading (technical
description; see
notes)Minimum size Size gradings
►M1 ◄►M2Anemone
coronaria ◄►M2A, B,
C◄►M22cm◄►M22—3; 3—4; 4—5; 5—6;
6—7; 7—8; 8 and over ◄
►M1 ◄ Begonia, notlist ed else-
whereD 3 cm 3-4; 4-5; 5-6; 4-6; 6 and over
►M1 ◄ — tuberhybrida multiflora D 2·5 cm 2·5-5; 5 and over
►M1 ◄ — tuberhybrida m. maxima D 2·5 cm 2·5-3·5; 3·5-5; 5 and over
►M1 ◄ — x bertinii compacta D 2·5 cm 2·5-3·5; 3·5-5; 5 and over
►M1 ◄ — boliviensis O. Lamarck D 2·5 cm 2·5-3·5; 3·5-5; 5 and over
►M1 ◄ — x bertinii (Section
Huszia)D3 cm 3-5; 5 and over
►M1 ◄ — x bertinii marginata D 3 cm 3-5; 5 and over
►M1 ◄ Crocus (Spring flowering),
notlist ed elsewhereA, B 7 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ — (species) notlist ed else-
whereA, B 5 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — imperati A, B 4 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — minimus A, B 4 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — tomasianus A, B 4 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — fleischeri A, B 3 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — laevigatus A, B 3 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — neapolitanus ‘Vanguard’
(Syn. Cr. vernus)
‘Vanguard’A, B7 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9 and over
►M1 ◄ — kotschyanus (Syn. Cr.
zonatus)A, B 7 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9 and over
►M1 ◄ — sativus A, B 7 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9 and over▼B1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 4
►M1 ◄ Botanical description of the productMethod of
grading (technical
description; see
notes)Minimum size Size gradings
►M1 ◄ Dahlia variabilis, excepting
the types:E 40 g nil
— dahlia collerette E 25 g nil
— dahlia, dwarf, honey-
combedE25 g nil
— dahlia, dwarf, single E 25 g nil
— dahlia, dwarf, topmix E 25 g nil
►M1 ◄ Freesia A 4 cm 4-5; 5 and over
►M1 ◄ Gladioli, with large blooms A, B, C 8 cm 8-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14 and over
►M1 ◄ — primulinus A, B, C 7 cm 7-8; 8-10; 10-12; 12 and over
►M1 ◄ — Heraud A, B, C 7 cm 7-8; 8-10; 10-12; 12 and over
►M1 ◄ — Papillon A, B, C 7 cm 7-8; 8-10; 10-12; 12 and over
►M1 ◄ — byzantinus A, B, C 6 cm 6-7; 7-8; 8-10; 10-12; 12 and over
►M1 ◄ — communis A, B, C 6 cm 6-7; 7-8; 8-10; 10-12; 12 and over
►M1 ◄ — x nanus A, B, C 6 cm 6-7; 7-8; 8-10; 10-12; 12 and over
►M1 ◄ — colvilleix A, B, C 5 cm
Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) A 20 cm nil
►M1 ◄ Hyacinthus orientalis A, B, C 14 cm 14-15; 15-16; 16-17; 17-18; 18-
19; 19 and over
►M1 ◄ — — ‘Rosalie’ A, B, C 13 cm 13-14; 14-15; 15-16; 16 and over
►M1 ◄ — — ‘Romanus’ A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10-11; 11-12; 12-13;
13-14; 14-15; 15-16; 16 and over
►M1 ◄ — — var. albulusA, B, C8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10-11; 11-12; 12-13;
13-14; 14-15; 15-16; 16 and over
►M1 ◄ Iris ‘Wedgwood’ A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over▼B1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 5
▼M1
▼B
►M1 ◄ Botanical description of the productMethod of
grading (technical
description; see
notes)Minimum size Size gradings
►M1 ◄ — ‘Prof. Blaauw’ A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ — xiphioides (English) A, B, C 7 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9 and over
►M1 ◄ — x hollandica, exceptt he
following varieties:A, B, C 6 cm 6-7; 7-8; 8 and over
►M1 ◄ — — Ankara, Bronze
Queen, Bronze
Beauty, Early Bronze,
Golden Bronze,
Huchtenburg, Le
Mogul, Yellow QueenA, B, C 5 cm 5-6; 6-7; 7 and over
►M1 ◄ — xiphium (Spanish) A, B, C 4 cm 4-5; 5 and over
►M1 ◄ — danfordiae A, B, C 4·5 cm 4·5-5; 5 and over
►M1 ◄ — reticulata A, B, C 5 cm 5-5·5; 5·5-6; 6 and over
►M1 ◄ — tingitana A, B, C 9 cm 9-10; 10-11; 11 and over
►M1 ◄ Lilium speciosum A 17 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20, 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
►M1 ◄ — henryi A 16 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
►M1 ◄ — regale A
16 cm7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
►M1 ◄ — candidum A 16 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
►M1 ◄ — croceum A 14 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
►M1 ◄ — — cv. ‘Umbellarum’ A 14 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over▼B1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 6
►M1 ◄ Botanical description of the productMethod of
grading (technical
description; see
notes)Minimum size Size gradings
►M1 ◄ — — davidii var. willmot-
tiae (Syn. L.
willmottiae)A 12 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
►M1 ◄ — tigrinum A 10 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
►M1 ◄ x tigrimex (Syn. L. Maxwill) A 10 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
►M1 ◄ — formosanum A 8 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
►M1 ◄ — (Syn. L. philippinense
var. formosanum)7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
►M1 ◄ — pumilum (Syn. L. tenui-
folium)A 7 cm 7-8; 8-9; 9-10; 10-12; 12-14; 14-
16; 16-18; 17-18; 18-20; 20-22;
22-24; 24 and over
Muscari armeniacum (Early
Giant)A, B 6 cm nil
►M1 ◄ Narcissus, notlist ed else-
whereF
►M1 ◄ — tazetta ‘Constantinople’ A 13 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — — ‘Gloriosa’ A 13 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — — ‘Grand Monarque’ A 13 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — — ‘d'or aureus’ A 13 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — — ‘Paperwhite’ A 12 cm nil
►M1 ◄ — — ‘Papyraceus’ (Syn. N.
taz. totus albus)A 10 cm nil▼B1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 7
▼M1
▼B
►M1 ◄ Botanical description of the productMethod of
grading (technical
description; see
notes)Minimum size Size gradings
►M1 ◄ Ranunculus F ‘Crowns’
fleshy with at
least5 point snil
Scilla sibirica atrocaerulea
(Spring Beauty)A, B 7 cm nil
►M1 ◄ Sinningia (Syn. Gloxinia) D 4 cm 4-5; 5-6; 4-6; 6 and over
Tulipa, with the exception
of:A, B, C Screen 10 10-11; 11-12; 12 and over
Tulips ‘perroquet’ of the
varieties.
— Café Brun, Café Pourpre,
Amiral de Constanti-
nople, Crimson Beauty,
Lutea major, Markgraaf
van Baden, PerfectaA, B, C Screen 9 9-10; 10-11; 11-12; 12 and over
Tulips, botanical
►M1 ◄ Tulipa fosteriana A, B, C Screen 10 10-11; 11-12; 12 and over
►M1 ◄ — — ‘Rockery Beauty’ A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ Tulipa kaufmanniana A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ — — Alfred Cortot, Elliot,
Gluck, VivaldiA, B, C 9 cm 9-10; 10-11; 11 and over▼B1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 8▼M1
▼B
▼M3
▼B
►M1 ◄ Botanical description of the productMethod of
grading (technical
description; see
notes)Minimum size Size gradings
►M1 ◄ — — Bellini, Edwin
Fischer, Fair Lady,
Fritz Kreisler, Gaiety,
Golden Sun, Goud-
stuk, Lady Rose,
Mendelssohn, Robert
Schumann, Solanus,
Stresa, SweelinckA, B, C Screen 8 8-9; 9-10; 10-11; 11-12; 12 and
over
►M1 ◄ Tulipa kaufmanniana x
greigii HybridesA, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ Tulipa eichleri A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ — — cv. ‘Excelsa’ A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ Tulipa greigii A, B, C 10 cm 10-11; 11-12; 12 and over
►M1 ◄ — praestans ‘Fusilier’ A, B, C 10 cm 10-11; 11-12; 12 and over
►M1 ◄ — — all other A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ — — cv. ‘van Tubergens’ A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ — — cv. ‘Zwanenburg’ A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ Tulipa acuminata A, B, C 8 cm 8-9; 9-10; 10 and over
►M1 ◄ Tulipa celsiana (Syn. T.
persica)A, B, C6 cm 6-7; 7-8; 8 and over
►M1 ◄ — marjoletti A, B, C 6 cm 6-7; 7-8; 8 and over
►M1 ◄ — orphanidea A, B, C 6 cm 6-7; 7-8; 8 and over
►M1 ◄ — florentina A, B, C 5 cm 5-6; 6-7; 7 and over
►M1 ◄ — hageri A, B, C 5 cm 5-6; 6-7; 7 and over
►M1 ◄ — — ‘Splendens’ A, B, C 5 cm 5-6; 6-7; 7 and over
►M1 ◄ — Kolpakowskiana A, B, C 5 cm 5-6; 6-7; 7 and over
►M1 ◄ —►C1praecox◄ A, B, C 5 cm 5-6; 6-7; 7 and over
►M1 ◄ — silvestris ‘Major’ A, B, C 5 cm 5-6; 6-7; 7 and over
►M1 ◄ — — var. taebris A, B, C 5 cm 5-6; 6-7; 7 and over
►M1 ◄ — tarda (Syn. T. dasys-
temon)A, B, C 5 cm 5-6; 6-7; 7 and over▼B1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 9
►M1 ◄ Botanical description of the productMethod of
grading (technical
description; see
notes)Minimum size Size gradings
►M1 ◄ — chrysantha A, B, C 3 cm 3-4; 4-5; 5 and over
►M1 ◄ — Tulips botanical, not
listed elsewhereA, B, C 4 cm 4-5; 5-6; 6 and over
Notes:
A=Circumference: the dimensions shown are those of the largest circumference measured perpendicularly to the axis of the stem.
B=Screen: the dimensions shown are those of the screens used for sizing. The size grade shall be determined by the screen through which the bulb cannot
pass and by the next larger screen.
C=Normalscale: sizes included in the same size grade shall be uniformly represented in a given lot.
D=Diameter: the dimensions shown are those of the largest diameter taken perpendicularly to the axis of the stem.
E=Weight .
F=Handgrading: bulbs visually size-graded.▼B1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 10
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IV. SIZE TOLERANCES
For products for which minimum sizes and size grades are laid down, toler-
ances of up to 10% by weight or by number of bulbs shall be allowed per
package for flowering bulbs the size of which exceeds or is less than the
size grade indicated, except for shrinkage due to normal desiccation.
No tolerance shall be allowed in respect of sizes below the minimum sizes
shown, except for shrinkage due to normal desiccation.
V. PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION
Each sale package may contain in unit packs (packets etc.) products of
different varieties, species and types.
Each unit pack, however, may contain only products of the same species, of
one or of several varieties, and the rules regarding sizes must be complied
with.►M4However, in the case of bulbs of species of narcissus other
than ‘tazetta’, the unit pack may contain bulbs of more than one species
on condition that the mixture contains not less than 10 and not more than
50 bulbs, belonging to at least three different species. The number of bulbs
of each species contained in the pack must be approximately equal. ◄
VI. MARKING
A.PACKAGEDPRODUCE
Packages shall bear the following particulars, legibly and indelibly
marked:
I.Unitpacks
(a)Identification
/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150Packer or
Name and address or code mark;Vendor
(b)Natureofproduce
— type (genus);
— species ►M4or, for narcissus, where appropriate the refer-
ence ‘mixture’ ◄;
— variety (cultivar) or colour (if the products are marketed
according to variety or colour) or, if appropriate, the indica-
tion ‘Mixture’;
(c)Originofproduce (optional)
Region of origin, or national regional, or local name;
(d)Commercialspecifications
— number of items;
— size grading, indicated by showing the upper and lower
limits for products to which such limits apply;
— preparatory treatment, if such treatment has been carried out;
(e)Official controlstamp (optimal).
II.Salepackagescontainingunitpacks
(a)Identification
/C148/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C149/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C147/C150Packer or
Name and address or code mark;Vendor
(b)Natureofproduce
‘flowering bulbs’.
B.PRODUCEPRESENTEDFORSALEINBULK
If the product is presented for sale in bulk, the following particulars
shall be displayed on a label or card for the information of buyers:
— type (genus);
— species;1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 11
▼B
— variety (cultivar) or colour (if the products are marketed according
to variety or colour) or, if appropriate, the description ‘mixture’;
— size grading, indicated by showing the upper and lower limits for
products to which such limits apply.
C.PRODUCTSINTENDEDFOREXPORTTOTHIRDCOUNTRIES
The particulars provided for under A I and A II must be affixed to the
packages. The exporter may, however, enter these particulars on the
consignment note accompanying the goods, in which case a reference
number shall be placed on each package.1968R0315 — EN — 28.01.1975 — 004.001 — 12