Commission Regulation (EC) No 2137/2002 of 29 November 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2789/1999 laying down the marketing standard for table grapes
Date: 2002-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: grape, marketing standard

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2137/2002

of 29 November 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 2789/1999 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
545/2002 (2), and in particular Article 2(2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation

2789/1999 (3),
Commission
amended by Regulation (EC) No 716/2001 (4), laid down
provisions concerning the quality, the sizing and the
tolerances for table grapes.

(EC) No

In the interest of preserving transparency on the world
market, account should be taken of the standard for
table grapes recommended by the Working Party on
standardisation of perishable produce and quality devel-
opment of the United nations Economic Commission for
Europe. The latter having been modified several times
along the two last years, the Community standard should
be updated accordingly.

The degree of ripeness and, accordingly, the taste quality,
of table grapes is directly correlated to the sugar content,
as well as to the ratio between acidity and sugar content,
measured on the produce concerned. In order to avoid
that table grapes of insufficient quality are marketed,
minimum sugar content values should be laid down, as
well as a general requirement with regards to the sugar-
acidity ratio.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

The provisions concerning sizing of table grapes are
complex because of the existence of three different lists
of varieties in the Appendix to the standard. In order to
simplify the text, two of the three lists of varieties shall
be deleted.

It is necessary accordingly to amend Regulation (EC) No
2789/1999.

In order to apply the provisions of the present Regula-
tion, the traders have to comply with certain technical
adaptations, in particular with regard to their packing
facilities. The application of the present Regulation shall
therefore start after a period of a sufficient length after
the date of its entry into force.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2789/1999 is amended
according to the Annex to the present Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It is applicable from the first day of the third month following
its entry into force.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 336, 29.12.1999, p. 13.
(4) OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 9.

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ANNEX

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2789/1999 is amended as follows.

1. In Title II (Provisions concerning quality), point A (Minimum characteristics), the fifth subparagraph is replaced by the

following text:

‘The juice of the berries shall have a refractometric index of at least:
— 12 ° Brix for the Alphonse Lavallée, Cardinal and Victoria varieties,
— 13 ° Brix for all other seeded varieties,
— 14 ° Brix for all seedless varieties.

In addition, all varieties must have satisfactory sugar/acidity ratio levels.

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.’

2. Title III (Provisions concerning sizing) is amended as follows:

(a) in the second subparagraph, the table is replaced by the following table:

‘Table grapes grown under
glass
(if mentioned on the label)

Open grown table grapes

All varieties except small-berry
varieties listed in the Appendix

Small-berry varieties listed in
the Appendix

Extra class

Class I

Class II

300 g

250 g

150 g

200 g

150 g

100 g

150 g

100 g

75 g’

(b) the third, fourth and fifth subparagraphs are deleted.

3. In Title IV (Provisions concerning tolerances), point B (Size tolerances), the following text is added:

‘(iii) Extra class and Classes I and II: in each consumer package not exceeding 1 kg net weight, one bunch weighing
less than 75 g is allowed to adjust the weight, provided the bunch meets all other requirements of the specified
class.’

4. The Appendix is replaced by the following text:

‘Appendix

E x h a u s t i v e l i s t o f s m a l l - b e r r y v a r i e t i e s

Variety

Other names under which the variety is known

Admirable de Courtiller

Admirable, Csiri Csuri

Albillo

Angelo Pirovano

Annamaria

Baltali

Beba

Catalanesca

Chasselas blanc

Acerba, Albuela, Blanco Ribera, Cagalon

I. Pirovano 2

I. Ubizzoni 4

Beba de los Santos, Eva

Catalanesa, Catalana, Uva Catalana

Chasselas doré, Fendant, Franceset, Franceseta, Gutedel, Krachgutedel, White
van der Laan

Chasselas rouge

Roter Gutedel

Chelva

Ciminnita

Chelva de Cebreros, Guareña, Mantuo, Villanueva

Cipro bianco

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Variety

Other names under which the variety is known

Clairette

Blanquette, Malvoisie, Uva de Jijona

Colombana bianca

Verdea, Colombana de Peccioli

Dehlro

Delizia di Vaprio

I. Pirovano 46 A

Exalta

Flame Seedless

Gros Vert

Jaoumet

Madeleine

Mireille

Molinera

Red Flame

Abbondanza, St
Gerusalemme

Jeannet, Trionfo dell'Esposizione, Verdal, Trionfo di

Madeleine de St Jacques, Saint Jacques

Angevine, Angevine Oberlin, Madeleine Angevine Oberlin, Republicain

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

Panse precoce

Perla di Csaba

Perlaut

Perlette

Pizzutello bianco

Precoce de Malingre

Primus

Prunesta

Regina dei Vigneti

Servant

Sideritis

Sultanines

Valenci blanc

Valenci noir

Yapincak’

Black Malvoisie, Cinsaut, Cinsault, Ottavianello, Sinso

Bianco di Foster, Foster's white, Sicilien

Càbski Biser, Julski muskat, Muscat Julius, Perle de Csaba

Aetonychi aspro, Coretto, Cornichon blanc, Rish Baba, Sperone di gallo, Teta
di vacca

I. Pirovano 7

Bermestia nera, Pergola rossa, Pergolese di Tivoli

Königin der Weingärten, Muskat Szölöskertek Kizalyneja, Szölöskertek
Kizalyneh, Rasaki ourgarias, Regina Villoz, Reina de las Viñas, Reine des
Vignes, I. Mathiasz 140, Queen of the Vineyards

Servan, Servant di Spagna

Sidiritis

Bidaneh, Kishmich, Kis Mis, Sultan, Sultana, Sultani, Cekirdesksiz, Sultanina
bianca, Sultaniye, Thompson Seedless and mutations

Valensi, Valency, Panse blanche

Planta Mula, Rucial de Mula, Valenci negro