Commission Regulation (EC) No 460/2008 of 27 May 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 laying down the marketing standard for apples
Date: 2008-05-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: marketing standard, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 460/2008

of 27 May 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 laying down the marketing standard for apples

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 of
26 September 2007 laying down specific rules as regards the
fruit and vegetable sector amending Directives 2001/112/EC
(EC)
and 2001/113/EC and Regulations (EEC) No 827/68,
No 2200/96,
(EC)
(EC) No 2826/2000,
No 1782/2003 and (EC) No 318/2006 and repealing Regu-
lation (EC) No 2202/96 (1), and in particular Article 42(a)
thereof,

(EC) No 2201/96,

(3)

(4)

(5)

It is also necessary to revise that list of varieties, in order
to facilitate inspections. Consequently,
the synonym
‘Renetta del Canada’ for the variety ‘Reinette blanche du
Canada’ should be added and the apple variety ‘Zarja
Alatau’ should be included in the same list.

Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 (2) provides in
particular for a reduction in the minimum size from
1 June 2008 in order to be consistent with the United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe standard for
apples UNECE-FFV-50. However, that standard has been
should be updated
amended and sizing provisions
accordingly.

In order to avoid any conflict with commercial law, any
mention of the trade names should be deleted from the
list of apple varieties set out in the Appendix to the
Annex to Regulation (EC) No 85/2004.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 is amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 27 May 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 273, 17.10.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 13, 20.1.2004, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1238/2005 (OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 22).

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The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 85/2004 is amended as follows:

ANNEX

(1) point III is replaced by the following:

‘III. PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZING

Size is determined either by the maximum diameter of the equatorial section or by weight.

For all varieties and for all classes the minimum size is 60 mm, if measured by diameter or 90 g, if measured by
weight. Fruit of smaller sizes may be accepted, if the Brix level of the produce is greater than or equal to 10,5°
Brix and the size is not smaller than 50 mm or 70 g.

To ensure there is uniformity of size within the package:

(a)

for fruit sized according to the diameter, the difference in diameter between fruit in the same package shall be
limited to:

— 5 mm for “Extra” Class fruit and for Classes I and II fruit packed in rows and layers. However, for apples
of the varieties Bramley's Seedling (Bramley, Triomphe de Kiel) and Horneburger, the difference in
diameter may amount to 10 mm, and

— 10 mm for Class I fruit packed loose in the package or sales packages. However, for apples of the varieties
Bramley's Seedling (Bramley, Triomphe de Kiel) and Horneburger, the difference in diameter may amount
to 20 mm, or

(b) for fruit sized according to weight, the difference in weight between fruit in the same package shall be limited

to:

— 20 % of the average individual fruit weight in the package for “Extra” Class fruit and for Classes I and II

fruit packed in rows and layers, and

— 25 % of the average individual fruit weight in the package for Class I fruit packed loose in the package or

in consumer packages.

There is no sizing uniformity requirement for Class II fruit packed loose in the package or in consumer
packages.’;

(2) in the Appendix, the point 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4. Non-exhaustive list of apple varieties classified according to their colouring, russeting and size criteria:

Fruits of varieties that are not part of the list must be graded according to their varietal characteristics.

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Varieties

Synonyms

Colour group

Russeting

Size

African Red

Akane

Alborz Seedling

Aldas

Alice

Alkmene

Alwa

Angold

Apollo

Arkcharm

Arlet

Aroma

Tohoku 3

Early Windsor

Beauty of Blackmoor

Arkansas No 18, A 18

Red coloured mutants of Aroma, for
example Aroma Amorosa

Auksis

Belfort

Belle de Boskoop and mutants

Pella

Freiherr von Berlepsch

Red Berlepsch, Roter Berlepsch

Red Boskoop, Roter Boskoop

Belle fleur double

Berlepsch

Berlepsch rouge

Blushed Golden

Bohemia

Boskoop rouge

Braeburn

Red coloured mutants of Braeburn,
for example:
Hidala
Joburn
Lochbuie Red Braeburn
Mahana Red
Mariri Red
Redfield
Royal Braeburn

Bramley's Seedling

Bramley, Triomphe de Kiel

Brettacher Sämling

Calville (group of …)

Cardinal

Carola

Caudle

Charden

Charles Ross

Civni

Kalco

Coromandel Red

Corodel

Cortland

B

B

C

B

B

C

B

C

C

C

B

C

B

B

B

D

D

C

B

B

B

B

A

D

D

D

B

C

B

D

D

B

A

B

R

R

R

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

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Varieties

Synonyms

Colour group

Russeting

Size

Cox's orange pippin and mutants

Cox Orange

Red coloured mutants of Cox's
Orange Pippin for example:
Cherry Cox

Crimson Bramley

Cripps Pink

Cripps Red

Dalinbel

Delblush

Delcorf and mutants, for example:
Dalili
Monidel

Delgollune

Delicious ordinaire

Ordinary Delicious

Deljeni

Delikates

Delor

Discovery

Dunn's Seedling

Dykmanns Zoet

Egremont Russet

Elan

Elise

Ellison's orange

Elstar and mutants, for example:
Daliter
Elshof
Elstar Armhold
Elstar Reinhardt

Red coloured mutants of Elstar,
for example:
Bel-El
Daliest
Goedhof
Red Elstar
Valstar

Empire

Falstaff

Fiesta

Florina

Fortune

Fuji and mutants

Red Delight

Ellison

Red Pippin

R

R

R

R

R

C

B

D

C

C (*)

B

D

C

B

B

D

B

C

C

D

C

D

D

A

C

C

B

A

C

C

B

D

B

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

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Varieties

Synonyms

Colour group

Russeting

Size

Gala

Red coloured mutants of Gala,
for example:
Annaglo
Baigent
Galaxy
Mitchgla
Obrogala
Regala
Regal Prince
Tenroy

Garcia

Gloster

Goldbohemia

Golden Delicious and mutants

Golden Russet

Goldrush

Goldstar

Gradigold

Granny Smith

Gravenstein rouge

Gravensteiner

Greensleeves

Coop 38

Red Gravenstein,
Roter Gravensteiner

Gravenstein

Holsteiner Cox and mutants

Holstein

Holstein rouge

Red Holstein, Roter Holsteiner Cox

Honeycrisp

Honeygold

Horneburger

Howgate Wonder

Manga

Idared

Ingrid Marie

Isbranica

Jacob Fisher

Jacques Lebel

Jamba

Izbranica

James Grieve and mutants

James Grieve rouge

Red James Grieve

Jarka

Jerseymac

C

A

D

B

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

B

D

D

D

C

C

D

D

D

B

B

C

D

D

C

D

B

C

B

R

R

R

R

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

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Varieties

Synonyms

Colour group

Russeting

Size

Jonasty

Jonamel

Excel

Fukushima

Veulemanns

Van de Poel

Surkijn

Katja

Jester

Jonagold (**) and mutants,
for example:

Crowngold

Daligo

Daliguy

Dalijean

Jonagold 2000

Jonabel

Jonabres

King Jonagold

New Jonagold

Novajo

Schneica

Wilmuta

Jonagored and mutants, for example:

Decosta

Jomured

Jonagold Boerekamp

Jomar

Jonagored Supra

Jonaveld

Primo

Romagold

Rubinstar

Red Jonaprince

Jonalord

Jonathan

Julia

Jupiter

Karmijn de Sonnaville

Katy

Kent

Kidd's orange red

Kim

Koit

Krameri Tuvioun

Kukikovskoje

Lady Williams

Lane's Prince Albert

Laxton's Superb

Laxtons Superb

Ligol

Lobo

Lodel

Lord Lambourne

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

R

R

R

R

D

C

A

C

B

B

D

C

B

D

C

B

C

B

B

B

D

C

B

B

A

C

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Varieties

Synonyms

Colour group

Russeting

Size

Imperatore

Maigold

Mc Intosh

Meelis

Melba

Melodie

Melrose

Meridian

Moonglo

Morgenduft

Mountain Cove

Mutsu

Normanda

Nueva Europa

Nueva Orleans

Odin

Ontario

Orlovskoje Polosatoje

Ozark Gold

Paula Red

Pero de Cirio

Piglos

Pikant

Pikkolo

Pilot

Pimona

Pinova

Pirella

Piros

Rafzubex

Rafzubin

Rajka

Rambour d'hiver

Rambour Franc

Reanda

B

B

B

B

B

C

C

C

B

D

D

C

C

B

B

B

C

D

B

D

B

B

C

C

C

C

B

C

A

C

B

D

B

B

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

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Varieties

Synonyms

Colour group

Russeting

Size

Rebella

Red Delicious and mutants,
for example:
Campsur
Erovan
Evasni
Flatrar
Fortuna Delicious
Otago
Red King
Red Spur
Red York
Richared
Royal Red
Sandidge
Shotwell Delicious
Stark Delicious
Starking
Starkrimson
Starkspur
Topred
Trumdor
Well Spur

Red Dougherty

Red Rome

Redkroft

Regal

Regina

Reglindis

Reine des Reinettes

Goldparmäne, Gold Parmoné

Reineta Encarnada

Reinette Rouge du Canada

Reinette d'Orléans

Reinette Blanche du Canada

Reinette de France

Reinette de Landsberg

Reinette du Canada, Canada Blanc,
Kanadarenette, Renetta del Canada

Reinette grise du Canada

Graue Kanadarenette

Relinda

Remo

Renora

Resi

Resista

Retina

Rewena

Roja de Benejama

Verruga, Roja del Valle, Clavelina

Rome Beauty

Rosana

Belle de Rome, Rome

Berner Rosenapfel

C

A

A

A

A

A

B

C

C

B

B

D

D

D

D

D

C

B

B

B

D

B

B

A

B

B

R

R

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

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Varieties

Synonyms

Colour group

Russeting

Size

GS48

Orlovski Sinap

Earlygold

Staris

Royal Beaut

Rubin

Rubinola

Sciearly

Scifresh

Sciglo

Sciray

Scired

Sciros

Selena

Shampion

Sidrunkollane Talioun

Sinap Orlovskij

Snygold

Sommerregent

Spartan

Splendour

St. Edmunds Pippin

Stark's Earliest

Štaris

Sturmer Pippin

Sügisdessert

Sügisjoonik

Summerred

Sunrise

Sunset

Suntan

Sweet Caroline

Talvenauding

Tellisaare

Tiina

Topaz

Tydeman's Early Worcester

Tydeman's Early

Veteran

Vista Bella

Wealthy

Worcester Pearmain

York

Zarja Alatau

Bellavista

Zarya Alatau

R

R

R

R

R

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

A

C

B

A

B

A

A

A

A

B

B

D

D

D

C

A

A

D

C

A

D

C

C

B

A

D

D

C

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

B

D

(*) At least 20 % red in Class I and Class II.
(**) However, for the variety Jonagold, at least one-tenth surface of the fruit in Class II must be streaked with red colouring.’