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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1155/76
of18May1976
amendingAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No316/68asregardsqualitystandards
forasparagusfern
WhereasthereforethesaidAnnexIIAshouldbe
amendedaccordingly ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforlivetrees
andotherplants,bulbs,rootsandthelike,cutflowers
andornamentalfoliagehasnotdeliveredanopinion
withinthetimelimitsetbyitschairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
234/68of27February1968ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinlivetreesand
otherplants,bulbs,rootsandthelike,cutflowersand
ornamentalfoliage('),andinparticularArticle4
thereof,
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatthespecialprovi­
sionsrelatingJasparagusfernsetoutinAnnexIIA
toCouncilRegulation (EEC)No316/68of12March
1968fixingqualitystandardsforfreshcutflowersand
freshornamentalfoliage(2),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No802/71(3),donotcorrespondto
modernmarketingpractices;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artidc1
AnnexIIAtoRegulation (EEC)No316/68ishereby
replacedbytheAnnextothisRegulation .
Articc2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18May1976.
FontheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL55,2.3.1968,p.I.
(-)OJNoL71,21.3.1968,p.8.
b)OJNoL88,20.4.1971,p.8.

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ANNEX
COMMONQUALITYSTANDARDS FORFRESHORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE
SPECIALPROVISIONS FORFOLIAGEOFASPARAGUS SPRENGERI
I.DESCRIPTION OFPRODUCE
ThesespecialprovisionsapplytothefoliageofAsparagusdensiflorus (Kunth)Jeasop'Sprengeri
(Syn.AsparagusL.sprengeriRgl.).
II.QUALITYREQUIREMENTS
(i)ClassI
ThefoliageofAsparagussprengeriinthisclassmustbe:
—welldeveloped,notbrokenandwithoutsidegrowth,
—wellfurnishedwithfirmlyattachedcladodes,
—freeofyellowing,
-—freeoffruits.
(ii)ClassII
ThisclassincludesallfoliageofAsparagussprengerinotmeetingtherequirements ofClassI
butmeetingthequalityrequirements laiddownforfreshfoliageparticularlyregardingthe
typicalcolouringwhichshouldexcludeanyyellowing .
III.SIZING
Lengthshallbemeasuredfromtheendofthestemtothetip.ForAsparagussprengerithis
sizingmustcomplywiththefollowingscale:
Code length
10 10to30cm
30 30to50cm
50 morethan50cm
ShootsofAsparagussprengeriformingabunchmustbeofmoreorlessuniformlength.
IV.TOLERANCES
A.Qualitytolerances
Thefollowingtolerancesshallbepermittedineachunitofpresentation :
(i)ClassI
10%ofthestemsmayvaryfromtherequirements ofthisclassbuttheymustcomply
withthoseofClassII.Notoleranceshallbepermittedforstemswhicharebrokenor
whichhaveasidegrowth.
(ii)ClassII
107oofthestemsmayvaryfromtherequirements ofthisclass.Anydefectsmustnot
impairtheutilityoftheproducts.
B.Lengthtolerances
10%ofthenumberofstemswhichexceedthefixedlimitsispermitted ;theshorteststems
mayinnocasebemorethan5cmshorterthanthecodegiven.

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V.PACKAGING ANDPRESENTATION
A.Presentation
ThefoliageofAsparagussprengerishallbemadeupintobunchesof100g,250gormulti­
plesof250g.
B.Uniformity
Brokenstemsshallbemadeupintoseparatebunches.Stemsinthesamebunchmustbe
uniforminshapeandcolour.
C.Packaging
Packagingmustbesuchastoprotecttheproduceadequately .Paperorothermaterialsin
directcontactwiththeproducemustbenew;whenprintedmatterisused,theprintingmust
beontheoutsideonlysoasnottocomeintocontactwiththeproduce.
VI.MARKING
Thefollowingparticularsmustaccompanythegoods:
A.Identification
Dispatcheror
PackerNameandaddressorcodemark
B.Natureofproduce
AsparagussprengeriorAsparagusdensiflorusandpossiblythevariety.
C.Originofproduct(optional)
Regionoforiginornational,regionalorlocalname.
D.Commercialspecifications
—class,
—minimumandmaximumlengthorcodeofsize,
—numberofbunchesandunitweightofeachbunch.
E.Officialcontrolmark(optional).
SPECIALPROVISIONS FORASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS
I.DESCRIPTION OFPRODUCT
ThesespecialprovisionsapplytothefoliageofAsparagussetaccus(Kunth)Jessop(Syn.Aspa­
ragusL.plumosusBak.).
III.QUALITYREQUIREMENTS
A.Specialrequirements
Thetypicalcolouringofthespeciescomprisesarangeofvaryingshadesofgreen(').The
productsmustnot,however,beclorotic;theymustbefurnishedwithcladodeshavingan
equalcolouring .
FoliageofAsparagusplumosusmaybepresentedintheformof:
—fern(shootsofregulargrowthhavingtheappearanceofpalmleaves),
—clippedfern(shootsofwhichtheupperendshave,beencutoff,havingtheappearanceof
agarlandofgreenery).
B.Classification
(i)ClassI
ThefoliageofAsparagusplumosusinthisclassmust:
—bewelldeveloped,
—haveastemwellgarnishedwithfoliage,
—befurnishedwithfirmlyattachedcladodes.
(')Asparagusplumosusfoliagebearingthedescription 'blond'or'biondo'isalsoadmissible ,providedthatitconformstotherequire­
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Fernmustnotbebrokenandmustbewithoutsidegrowth.
Clippedfernmaybeincludedinthisclass.
(ii)CLissII
ThisclassincludesallfoliageofAsparagusplumosusnotmeetingtherequirements of
ClassIbutmeetingthequalityrequirements laiddownforfreshfoliageandthespecial
requirements above.Nevertheless ,producehavingcertaindefectsofappearancemaybe
includedinthisclass.Brokenfernorfernwithsidegrowthshouldbepresentedsepa­
rately.
III.SIZING
Thelengthshallbemeasuredfromtheendofthestemtothetip.
Forfernthesizingmustcomplywiththefollowingscale:
Code length
10 10to30cm
30 30to40cm
40 40to60cm
60 morethan60cm
Forclippedfernthesizingmustcomplywiththefollowingscale:
Code length
10 10to30cm
30 30to50cm
50 morethan50cm
IV.TOLERANCES
A.Qualitytolerances
Thefollowingtolerancesshallbepermittedineachunitofpresentation :
(i)CLissI
10%ofthestemsmayvaryfromtherequirements ofthisclassbuttheymustcomply
withthoseofClassII.
Notoleranceshallbepermittedforfernwhichisbrokenorwhichhasasidegrowth.
(ii)CuissII
10%ofthestemsmayvaryfromtherequirements ofthisclass.
Anydefectsmustnotimpairtheutilityoftheproducts.
B.Lengthtolerance
10%ofthenumberofstemswhichexceedthefixedlimitsispermitted;theshorteststems
mayinnocasebemorethan5cmshorterthanthecodegiven.
V.PACKAGING ANDPRESENTATION
A.Presentation
ThefoliageofAsparagusplumosusshallbemadeupintobunchesof10stemsormultiples
of10.
B.Uniformity
Ferninonebunchmustbeofuniformcolouring .Fern,clippedfernandfernwithoutpoints
ofgrowth,exclusivelyclassifiedinClassII,shallbemadeupintoseparatebunches.
C.Packaging
Packagingmustbesuchastoprotecttheproduceadequately .Paperorothermaterialsin
directcontactwiththeproducemustbenew;whenprintedmatterisused,theprintingmust
beontheoutsideonlysoasnottocomeintocontactwiththeproduce.
VI.MARKING
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A.Identification
DispatcherorNameandaddressorcodemark.packer
B.Natureofproduce(optional)
AsparagusplumosusorAsparagussetaccus.
C.Originofproduce(optional)
Regionoforiginornational,regionalorlocalname.
D.Commercialspecifications
—class,
—theindication'fernor'clippedfern,
—numberofbunchesandnumberofstemsperbunch,
—minimumandmaximumlengthorcodeofsize;
—theindication'blond'or'biondo'shouldtheoccasionarise.
E.Officialcontrolmark(optional).