FOR CLASSES I AND II .
V . PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION
A . UNIFORMITY
THE CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM AND MUST CONTAIN ONLY TOMATOES OF THE SAME ORIGIN , VARIETY AND QUALITY . IN ADDITION , FOR THE " EXTRA " CLASS AND CLASS I THE TOMATOES MUST BE OF UNIFORM COLOURING AND RIPENESS .
WHEN TOMATOES ARE SIZE-GRADED EACH PACKAGE MUST CONTAIN ONLY TOMATOES OF THE SAME SIZE .
B . PACKAGING
THE PRODUCE MUST BE PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENSURE THAT IT IS SUITABLY PROTECTED . FOR THE " EXTRA " CLASS AND CLASS I THE BULK OF THE GOODS SHOULD BE SEPARATED FROM THE BOTTOM , SIDES AND LID , IF ANY , BY SOME FORM OF PROTECTION .
ANY PAPER OR OTHER MATERIAL USED INSIDE THE PACKAGE MUST BE NEW AND HARMLESS TO HUMAN FOOD . WHEN PRINTED MATTER IS USED THE PRINTING MUST BE ON THE OUTSIDE ONLY SO AS NOT TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE PRODUCE . THE TOMATOES , WHEN PACKAGED , MUST BE FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN BODIES .
VI . MARKING
EACH PACKAGE MUST BEAR THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS LEGIBLY AND INDELIBLY MARKED ON THE OUTSIDE :
A . IDENTIFICATION
PACKER * NAME AND ADDRESS OR CODE MARK .
DISPATCHER *
B . NATURE OF PRODUCE
" TOMATOES " ( WHEN THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE ) .
C . ORIGIN OF PRODUCE
DISTRICT OF ORIGIN , OR NATIONAL , REGIONAL OR LOCAL TRADE NAME .
D . COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS
- CLASS
- THE INDICATION " RIBBED " WHERE APPROPRIATE
- SIZE OR THE INDICATION " UNSIZED " .
E . OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK ( OPTIONAL )
WHEN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PARTICULARS ARE WRITTEN ON A LABEL , THE LATTER MUST BE AFFIXED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE PACKAGE AND MUST NOT BE LESS THAN 40 SQ CM IN SIZE .
ANNEX II/3
COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR APPLES AND PEARS
I . DEFINITION OF PRODUCE
THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO DESSERT AND CULINARY APPLES AND PEARS , BEING FRESH FRUIT GROWN FROM VARIETIES OF PYRUS MALUS L . AND PYRUS COMMUNIS L . , TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER , APPLES AND PEARS FOR PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED .
II . QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
A . GENERAL
THE PURPOSE OF THE STANDARD IS TO DEFINE THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR DESSERT AND CULINARY APPLES AND PEARS AT THE DISPATCHING STAGE , AFTER PREPARATION AND PACKAGING .
THE STANDARD APPLIES TO APPLES AND PEARS IN GENERAL , THE DESIGNATION OF THE SPECIFIC VARIETIES TO BE COVERED BY THE STANDARD BEING LEFT TO EACH COUNTRY .
B . MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
( I ) THE FRUIT MUST BE :
- INTACT
- SOUND ( SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR EACH CLASS )
- CLEAN , IN PARTICULAR FREE FROM ALL TRACES OF CHEMICALS
- FREE FROM ALL ABNORMAL EXTERNAL MOISTURE
- FREE FROM FOREIGN SMELL OR TASTE .
( II ) THE FRUIT MUST