Commission Regulation (EC) No 2789/1999 of 22 December 1999 laying down the marketing standard for table grapes
Date: 1999-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: grape, marketing standard

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2789/1999

of 22 December 1999

laying down the marketing standard for table grapes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1257/1999 (2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,

must be sorted and packaged with particular care, only
lack of
freshness and turgidity is to be taken into
account in their case;

there is a developing demand for
small packages
containing table grapes of different origins or varieties.
This type of presentation should therefore be authorised
for table grapes, and the provisions governing marking
should be adjusted accordingly;

the measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

(5)

(6)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

table grapes are among the products listed in Annex I to
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 for which standards must
be adopted. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1730/87
laying down quality standards for table grapes (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 888/97 (4), has been
amended frequently and can no longer ensure legal
clarity;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 1730/87 should be repealed and
the rules it contains recast. To that end in the interest of
preserving transparency on the world market, account
should be taken of the standard for table grapes recom-
mended by the Working Party on Standardisation of
Perishable Produce and Quality Development of
the
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
(UN/ECE);

applying this standard should result
in products of
unsatisfactory quality being removed from the market,
bringing production into line with consumer require-
ments and facilitating trade relationships based on fair
competition, thereby helping improve the profitability of
production;

the standard applies at all marketing stages. Long-
distance transport, storage over a certain period and the
various processes which the products undergo may
cause certain alterations owing to the biological develop-
ment of
relatively perishable
nature. Account should be taken of such deterioration
the marketing stages
when applying the standard at
which follow dispatch. Since products in the ‘Extra’ class

the products or

their

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 80.
(3) OJ L 163, 23.6.1987, p. 25.
(4) OJ L 126, 17.5.1997, p. 11.

The marketing standard for table grapes falling within CN code
0806 10 10 shall be as set out in the Annex.

The standard shall apply at all stages of marketing under the
conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2200/96.

However, at stages following dispatch, the products may show
in relation to the requirements of the standard:

— a slight lack of freshness and turgidity,

— for products graded in classes other than the ‘Extra’ class,
slight deterioration due to their development and their
tendency to perish.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 1730/87 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply from the first day of the month following its
entry into force.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

STANDARD FOR TABLE GRAPES

I. DEFINITION OF PRODUCE

This standard applies to table grapes of varieties (cultivars) grown from Vitis vinifera L. to be supplied fresh to the
consumer, table grapes for industrial processing being excluded.

II. PROVISIONS CONCERNING QUALITY

The purpose of the standard is to define the quality requirements for table grapes after preparation and packaging.

A. Minimum requirements

In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, bunches and berries must
be:

— sound; produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded,

— clean, practically free of any visible foreign matter,

— practically free from pests,

— practically free from damage caused by pests,

— free of abnormal external moisture,

— free of any foreign smell and/or taste.

In addition, berries must be:

— intact,

— well formed,

— normally developed.

Pigmentation due to sun is not a defect.

Bunches must have been carefully picked.

The table grapes must be sufficiently developed and display satisfactory ripeness. The development and condition
of the table grapes must be such as to enable them:

— to withstand transport and handling,

and

— to arrive in satisfactory condition at the place of destination.

B. Classification

The table grapes are classified into three classes defined below:

i) ‘Extra’ class

Table grapes in this class must be of superior quality. In shape, development and colouring the bunches must
be typical of the variety, allowing for the district in which they are grown, and have no defects. Berries must
be firm, firmly attached, evenly spaced along the stalk and have their bloom virtually intact.

ii) Class I

Table grapes in this class must be of good quality. In shape, development and colouring the bunches must be
typical of the variety, allowing for the district in which they are grown. Berries must be firm, firmly attached
and, as far as possible, have their bloom intact. They may, however, be less evenly spaced along the stalk than
in the ‘Extra’ class.

The following slight defects, however; may be allowed, provided these do not affect the general appearance of
the produce, the quality, the keeping quality, and presentation in the package:

— slight defects in shape,

— slight defects in colouring,

— very slight sun-scorch affecting the skin only.

iii) Class II

This class includes table grapes which do not qualify for inclusion in the higher classes, but satisfy the
minimum requirements specified above.

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The bunches may show slight defects in shape, development and colouring, provided these do not impair the
essential characteristics of the variety, allowing for the district in which they are grown.

The berries must be sufficiently firm and sufficiently attached, and, where possible, still have their bloom.
They may be less evenly spaced along the stalk than in Class I.

The following defects are allowed provided the table grapes retain their essential characteristics as regards the
quality, the keeping quality and presentation:

— defects in shape,

— defects in colouring,

— slight sun-scorch affecting the skin only,

— slight bruising,

— slight skin defects.

III. PROVISIONS CONCERNIG SIZING

Size is determined by the weight of the bunch.

The following minimum size requirements per bunch are defined for table grapes grown under glass and for
open-grown table grapes,

large-berry or small-berry varieties respectively.

Table grapes grown under glass

Open grown table grapes

Large berry varieties

Small berry varieties

‘Extra’ Class

Class I

Class II

300 g

250 g

150 g

200 g

150 g

100 g

150 g

100 g

75 g

A list of varieties grown under glass and open-grown large-berry and small-berry varieties appears in the Appendix to
this standard.

For all classes: in each small package not exceeding 1 kg net weight, one bunch below the required minimum weight
is allowed to adjust the weight indicated, provided the bunch meet all other requirements for the specified class.

Where the name of the variety on the marking does not appear on the list in the Appendix hereto the minimum
weight for large-berry varieties is required.

IV. 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.

A. Quality tolerances

i) ‘Extra’ class

5 % by weight of bunches not satisfying the requirements of the class, but meeting those for Class I or,
exceptionally, coming within the tolerances of that class.

ii) Class I

10 % by weight of bunches not satisfying the requirements of the class, but meeting those of Class II or,
exceptionally, coming within the tolerances for that class.

iii) Class II

10 % by weight of bunches 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 consump-
tion.

B. Size tolerances

i) ‘Extra’ Class and Class I

10 % by weight of bunches not satisfying the size requirements of the class; but meeting those of the class
immediately below.

ii) Class II

10 % by weight of bunches not satisfying the size requirements of the class but weighing not less than 75 g.

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V. PROVISIONS CONCERNING PRESENTATION

A. Uniformity

The contents of each package must be uniform and contain only bunches of the same origin, variety, quality and
degree of ripeness.

For produce presented in small packages of a net weight not exceeding 1 kg, uniformity of variety and origin is
not required.

In the case of the ‘Extra’ Class, the bunches must be of more or less identical size and colouring.

The visible part of the contents of the package must be representative of the entire contents.

B. Packaging

The table grapes must be packed in such a way as to protect the produce properly.

In the case of the ‘Extra’ Class, the bunches must be packed in a single layer.

The materials used inside the package must be new, clean and of a quality such as to avoid causing any external
or internal damage to the produce. The use of materials, particularly paper or stamps, bearing trade specifications
is allowed provided the printing or labelling has been done with non-toxic ink or glue.

Packages must be free of all foreign matter, although a fragment of vine shoot no more than 5 cm in length may
be left on the stem of the bunch as a form of special presentation.

VI. PROVISIONS CONCERNING MARKING

Each package must bear the following particulars in letters grouped on the same side, legibly and indelibly marked,
and visible from the outside:

A. Identification

— Packer and/or dispatcher: Name and address or officially issued or accepted code mark. However, where a
code (symbol) is used, the words ‘packer and/or dispatcher’ (or an equivalent abbreviation) must appear close
to this code (symbol).

B. Nature of produce

— ‘Table Grapes’,

if the contents are not visible from the outside,

— name of the variety or, where applicable, varieties.

C. Origin of produce

— Country (or, where applicable, countries) of origin and, optionally, district where grown, or national, regional

or local place name.

D. Commercial specifications

— Class.

E. Official control mark (optional)

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Appendix

NON-EXHAUSTIVE LISTS OF VARIETIES (1)

The names given in brackets are synonyms that may equally be used on the package.

1. Table grapes grown under glass

Alphonse Lavallée (Garnacha roya — Ribier)

Black Alicante (Granacke — Granaxa — Grandaxa)

Cardinal

Canon Hall (Canon Hall Muscat)

Colman (Gros Colman) (see 2(a) — Gros Colman)

Frankenthal (see 2(a) — Schiava Grossa)

Golden Champion (see 2(a) — Baresana)

Gradisca (Gradiska)

Gros Maroc

Léopold III

Muscat d'Alexandrie (see 2(a))

Muscat d'Hambourg (see 2(b) Moscato d'Amburgo)

Prof. Aberson

Royal

2. Open grown table grapes

(a) Large berry varieties

Aledo (New Cross — Real)

Alphonse Lavallée (see 1)

Amasya Siyahi

Angela (Angiola)

Baresana (Duraca — Golden Champion — Lattuario bianco — Latuario bianco — Littuario bianco — Turchesa
Turchesca — Uva di Bisceglie — Uva rosa — Uva Turca — Varesana)

Barlinka

Bicane (Napoléon — Perle Impériale — Weisser Damaszaner — Zanta)

Bien Donné

Blanc d'Edessa (Edessis — Amasya)

Bonheur

Calmeria

Cardinal

Coarna noir

Dabouki (Barbaroui — Khalili — Salti)

Danam

Dan Ben-Hannah (Black Emperor)

Danlas

Datal

Dauphine

Diagalves (Dependura — Formosa — Pendura — Villanueva)

Dimiat (Damiat — Zoumiatico)

Dominga (Gloria — Murciana blanca — Uva verde de Alhama)

Dona Maria (D. Maria)

Emperor (Emperador — Genova — Red Emperador — Red Emperor)

(1) Some of the names included in these lists of varieties may indicate registered and patented trade marks in some countries.

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Erenköy Beyazi

Erlihane

Ferral

Flame Tokay

Gemre (Pembe Gemre)

Golden Hill

Gros Colman (Colman Frueher Waelscher — Gros Colmar — Triomphle)

Hönüsü

Ignea (I. Pirovano 185)

Imperial Napoleon (Doña Mariana — Mariana)

Italia (Dona Sofia — Idéal — Italian muscat — I. Pirovano 65 — Moscatel Italiano)

Kozak Beyazi

La Rochelle

Lival

Matilde

Michele Palieri

Muscat d'Alexandrie (Moscatellone — Moscatel Romano — Muscat Gordo bianco — Muscat de Grano Gordo —
Muscat d'Espagne — Muscat Romano — Muscat blanc d'Alexandrië — Muskaat van Alexandrië — Salamanna —
Seramanna — White Hanepoot — Witte Muskaat — Zibibbo)

Muscat Madame Mathiasz (Madame Jean Mathiaz)

Muscat Supreme

Ohanes (Almería — Blanca Legitima — Ohanez — Uva de Almeiria — Uva di Almeria — Uva de Embarque —
Uva del Barco)

Olivette blanche (Bridal — Olivette de Montpellier — Olivette de Vendemian)

Olivette noire (Olivetta nera — Olivetta Vibonese — Cornichon — Preta — Purple Cornichon)

Pannonia (Pannonia Gold)

Peck

Perlona (I. Pirovano 54)

Phraoula (Fraoula — Phraoula Kokkini — Phraoula radini)

Planta Nova (Coma — Tardana — Tortazon)

Prune de Cazouls

Ragol (Ahmeur bou Ahmeur — Angelina — Argelina — Imperial roja — Uva de Ragol)

Razaki

Red Globe

Regina (Afouz Ali — Afis Ali — Afuz Ali — Aleppo — Bolgar — Dattier de Beyrouth — Dattero di Negroponte
Galleta — Hafis Ali — Inzolia imperiale — Karaboumou — Kararubun — Mennavacca bianca — Parchitana —
Pergolona — Regina di Puglia — Reine — Rasaki — Rosaki blanc — Rosetti — Uva Real — Waltham Cross)

Regina nera (Mennavacca nera — Lattuario nero — Olivettona — Regina negra — Rosaki noir)

Ribol

Ronelle (Black Gem)

Salba

Schiava grossa (Black Hambourg — Frankenthal — Gross Vernatsch — Imperator — Lamper — Schiavone
Trollinger)

Sonita

Sugrafive (Early superior seedless)

Sugraone (Superior seedless)

Sunred Seedless

Tchaouch (Chaouch — Parc de Versailles — Tsaoussi)

Verico

Victoria

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(b) Small berry varieties

Admirable de Courtiller (Admirable — Csiri Csuri)

Albillo (Acerba — Albuela — Blanco Ribera — Cagalon)

Angelo Pirovano (I. Pirovano 2)

Annamaria (I. Ubizzoni 4)

Baltali

Beba (Beba de los Santos — Eva)

Catalanesca (Catalanesa — Catalana — Uva Catalana)

Chasselas blanc (Chasselas doré — Fendant — Franceset — Franceseta — Gutedel — Krachgutedel — White van
der Laan)

Chasselas rouge

Chelva (Chelva de Cebreros — Guareña — Mantuo — Villanueva)

Ciminnita (Cipro bianco)

Clairette (Blanquette — Malvoisie — Uva de Jijona)

Colombana bianca (Verdea — Colombana de Peccioli)

Dehlro

Delizia di Vaprio (I. Pirovano 46 A)

Flame Seedless (Red Flame)

Gros Vert (Abbondanza — St Jeannet — Trionfo dell'Esposizione — Verdal — Trionfo di Gerusalemme)

Jaoumet (Madeleine de St Jacques — Saint Jacques)

Madeleine (Angevine — Angevine Oberlin — Madeleine Angevine Oberlin — Republicain)

Mireille

Molinera (Besgano — Castiza — Molinera gorda)

Moscato d'Adda (Muscat d'Adda)

Moscato d'Amburgo (Black Muscat — Hambro — Hamburg — Hamburski Misket — Muscat d'Hambourg —
Moscato Preto)

Moscato di Terracina (Moscato di Maccarese)

Œillade (Black Malvoisie — Cinsaut — Cinsault — Ottavianello — Sinso)

Panse precoce (Bianco di Foster — Foster's white — Sicilien)

Perla di Csaba (Càbski Biser — Julski muskat — Muscat Julius — Perle de Csaba)

Perlaut

Perlette

Pizzutello bianco (Aetonychi aspro — Coretto — Cornichon blanc — Rish Baba — Sperone di gallo — Teta di
vacca)

Precoce de Malingre

Primus (I. Pirovano 7)

Prunesta (Bermestia nera — Pergola rossa — Pergolese di Tivoli)

Regina dei Vigneti (Königin der Weingrten — Muskat Szölöskertek Kizalyneja — Szölöskertek Kizalyneh — Rasaki
ourgarias — Regina Villoz — Reina de las Viñas — Reine des Vignes — I. Mathiasz 140 — Queen of the
Vineyards)

Servant (Servan — Servant di Spagna)

Sideritis (Sidiritis)

Sultanines (Bidaneh — Kishmich — Kis Mis — Sultan — Sultana — Sultani — Cekirdesksiz — Sultanina bianca —
Sultaniye — Thompson Seedless and mutations)

Valenci blanc (Valensi — Valency — Panse blanche)

Valenci noir (Planta Mula — Rucial de Mula — Valenci negro)

Yapincak