CELEX: 31964R0183
Language: en
Date: 1964-11-17 00:00:00
Title: Regulation No 183/64/EEC of the Council of 17 November 1964 laying down common quality standards for asparagus and cucumbers

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31964R0183

Regulation No 183/64/EEC of the Council of 17 November 1964 laying down common quality standards for asparagus and cucumbers  

Official Journal 192 , 25/11/1964 P. 3217 - 3225 Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1963-1964 P. 0213  English special edition: Series I Chapter 1963-1964 P. 0229  Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0149  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0120  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0120 

++++( 1 ) OJ NO 30 , 20 . 4 . 1962 , P . 965/62 .  REGULATION NO 183/64/EEC OF THE COUNCIL OF 17 NOVEMBER 1964 LAYING DOWN COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR ASPARAGUS AND CUCUMBERS  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;  HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 23 ( 1 ) ON THE PROGRESSIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKET IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) THEREOF ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;  WHEREAS THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE TRADE IN ASPARAGUS AND CUCUMBERS IN SEVERAL PRODUCER MEMBER STATES AND SUBSTANTIAL INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN THE SAME ;  WHEREAS ALL THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION NO 23 MUST THEREFORE BE APPLIED TO THESE PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO THIS END TO ADD THESE PRODUCTS TO THE LIST SET OUT IN ANNEX I TO THAT REGULATION AND TO LAY DOWN COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR THEM ; WHEREAS TRADE IN THE PRODUCTS CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE STANDARDS MUST BE LIBERALISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 9 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION NO 23 ;  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :  ARTICLE 1  1 . THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE ADDED TO ANNEX I TO REGULATION NO 23 :  ANNEX I C  07.01 K ASPARAGUS  07.01 O CUCUMBERS  2 . THE QUALITY STANDARDS FOR  - ASPARAGUS ( SUB-HEADING NO 07.01 K OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ) ;  - CUCUMBERS ( SUB-HEADING NO 07.01 O OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ) ;  ARE SET OUT IN THE ANNEXES TO THIS REGULATION  ARTICLE 2  THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1965 .  THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 NOVEMBER 1964 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  R . HUETTERBRAEUKER  ANNEX I/1  COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR ASPARAGUS  I . DEFINITION OF PRODUCE  THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO SHOOTS OF ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS L . TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER , ASPARAGUS FOR PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED .  ASPARAGUS SHOOTS ARE CLASSIFIED IN THREE GROUPS ACCORDING TO COLOUR :  1 . WHITE ASPARAGUS ;  2 . VIOLET ASPARAGUS , HAVING TIPS OF A COLOUR BETWEEN PINK AND VIOLET OR PURPLE ;  3 . GREEN ASPARAGUS , HAVING THE TIPS AND A PART OF THE SHOOT GREEN .  THIS STANDARD DOES NOT APPLY TO ASPARAGUS OF LESS THAN 10 MM DIAMETER .  II . QUALITY REQUIREMENTS  A . GENERAL  THE PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD IS TO DEFINE THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ASPARAGUS AT THE DISPATCHING STAGE , AFTER PREPARATION AND PACKAGING .  B . MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS  SHOOTS MUST BE :  - WHOLE  - FRESH IN APPEARANCE AND FRESH-SMELLING  - SOUND  - FREE FROM DAMAGE BY RODENTS OR INSECTS  - PRACTICALLY UNBRUISED  - CLEAN , I.E . PRACTICALLY FREE FROM EARTH OR ANY OTHER DIRT  - FREE FROM ANY UNDUE EXTERNAL MOISTURE , I.E . ADEQUATELY " DRIED " IF THEY HAVE BEEN WASHED ( SHOOTS MAY BE WASHED BUT NOT SOAKED )  - FREE FROM FOREIGN SMELL OR TASTE .  THE CUT AT THE BASE OF THE SHOOTS MUST BE AS CLEAN AND AS SQUARE AS POSSIBLE .  THE ASPARAGUS MUST NOT AFTER CUTTING HAVE UNDERGONE ANY TREATMENT OTHER THAN RE-COOLING TO PRESERVE OR RESTORE ITS FRESH APPEARANCE .  IN ADDITION , SHOOTS MUST BE NEITHER HOLLOW , SPLIT , PEELED NOR BROKEN . SMALL CRACKS WHICH HAVE APPEARED AFTER HARVESTING ARE , HOWEVER , ALLOWED , SO LONG AS THEY DO NOT EXCEED THE LIMITS LAID DOWN UNDER " TOLERANCES " . THE CONDITION OF THE PRODUCE MUST BE SUCH AS TO ALLOW IT TO WITHSTAND TRANSPORT AND HANDLING AND MEET MARKET REQUIREMENTS AT THE PLACE OF DESTINATION .  C . CLASSIFICATION  ( I ) " EXTRA " CLASS  SHOOTS IN THIS CLASS MUST BE WELL FORMED AND PRACTICALLY STRAIGHT . HAVING REGARD TO THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GROUP TO WHICH THEY BELONG , THEIR TIPS MUST BE VERY COMPACT .  ONLY A FEW VERY SLIGHT TRACES OF RUST , REMOVEABLE BY NORMAL PEELING BY THE CONSUMER , ARE ALLOWED .  FOR THE " WHITE " ASPARAGUS GROUP , THE TIPS AND SHOOTS MUST BE WHITE ; ONLY A FAINT PINK TINT APPEARING ON THE SHOOTS AFTER CUTTING IS ALLOWED .  IN THE " WHITE " AND " VIOLET " ASPARAGUS GROUPS , NO TRACES OF WOODINESS ARE ALLOWED ; IN THE " GREEN " ASPARAGUS GROUP , A SLIGHT TRACE OF WOODINESS IS ALLOWED .  TO IMPROVE PRESENTATION WHEN THE ASPARAGUS IS PACKED IN BUNDLES , THE BASE OF THE SHOOTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUNDLE MAY BE SLIGHTLY BEVELLED , SO LONG AS THE BEVELLING DOES NOT EXCEED 1 CM .  ( II ) CLASS I  SHOOTS IN THIS CLASS MUST BE WELL FORMED .  THEY MAY BE SLIGHTLY CURVED .  HAVING REGARD TO THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GROUP TO WHICH THEY BELONG , THEIR TIPS MUST BE COMPACT .  A FEW SLIGHT TRACES OF RUST REMOVEABLE BY NORMAL PEELING BY THE CONSUMER ARE ALLOWED .  FOR THE " WHITE " ASPARAGUS GROUP , THE TIPS MAY BE SLIGHTLY COLOURED BEFORE CUTTING AND A FAINT PINK TINT APPEARING ON THE SHOOT AFTER CUTTING IS ALLOWED PROVIDED THESE COLORATIONS DISAPPEAR AFTER COOKING .  IN THE " WHITE " ASPARAGUS GROUP , NO WOODY SHOOTS ARE ALLOWED . IN THE " VIOLET " AND " GREEN " ASPARAGUS GROUPS , A TRACE OF WOODINESS IS PERMISSIBLE .  ( III ) CLASS II  COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS CLASS , SHOOTS MAY BE LESS WELL FORMED , MORE CURVED AND HAVE LESS COMPACT TIPS .  TRACES OF RUST , REMOVABLE BY PEELING , ARE ALLOWED .  SHOOTS MAY BE SLIGHTLY WOODY .  THE TIPS OF " WHITE " ASPARAGUS MAY HAVE A COLORATION OTHER THAN A GREEN TINT .  III . SIZING  SHOOTS ARE SIZED BY LENGTH AND DIAMETER .  A . SIZING BY LENGTH  THE LENGTH OF THE SHOOTS MUST BE BETWEEN :  - 17 AND 22 CM FOR LONG ASPARAGUS  - 12 AND 17 CM FOR SHORT ASPARAGUS  - 12 AND 22 CM FOR CLASS II ASPARAGUS IN BULK , IN PACKAGES  - UNDER 12 CM FOR ASPARAGUS TIPS .  HOWEVER , GREEN ASPARAGUS SHOOTS MAY HAVE A MAXIMUM LENGTH 27 CM PROVIDED THAT AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF THEIR LENGTH IS GREEN .  B . SIZING BY DIAMETER  THE DIAMETER OF SHOOTS SHALL BE MEASURED AT THE MID-POINT OF THEIR LENGTH .  THE MINIMUM DIAMETER AND THE SIZING SHALL BE : ( SEE O.J . )  IV . TOLERANCES  TOLERANCES IN RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE ARE ALLOWED FOR SUBSTANDARD PRODUCE IN EACH PACKAGE .  A . QUALITY TOLERANCES  ( I ) " EXTRA " CLASS  5 % BY WEIGHT OR NUMBER OF SHOOTS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS IMMEDIATELY BELOW OR HAVING SLIGHT UNHEALED CRACKS APPEARING AFTER HARVESTING .  ( II ) CLASS I  10 % BY WEIGHT OR NUMBER OF SHOOTS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS IMMEDIATELY BELOW OR HAVING SLIGHT UNHEALED CRACKS APPEARING AFTER HARVESTING .  ( III ) CLASS II  10 % BY WEIGHT OR NUMBER OF SHOOTS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT FIT FOR CONSUMPTION .  B . SIZE TOLERANCES  10 % BY WEIGHT OR NUMBER OF SHOOTS DEVIATING FROM THE SPECIFIED LIMITS SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM DEVIATION OF 1 CM IN LENGTH AND 2 MM IN DIAMETER .  V . PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION  A . UNIFORMITY  THE CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE OR EACH BUNDLE IN THE SAME PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM , AND CONSIST ONLY OF SHOOTS OF THE SAME QUALITY , THE SAME COLOUR AND - IF THE PRODUCE HAS TO BE SIZED - OF THE SAME SIZE .  HOWEVER , SHOOTS OF A DIFFERENT COLOUR MAY BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LIMITS :  ( A ) WHITE ASPARAGUS : 10 % OF VIOLET ASPARAGUS ;  ( B ) VIOLET AND GREEN ASPARAGUS : 10 % OF ANOTHER COLOUR .  B . PACKAGING  THE PACKAGING MUST BE SUCH AS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR THE PRODUCE .  ANY PAPER OR OTHER MATERIAL USED INSIDE THE PACKAGE MUST BE NEW AND HARMLESS TO HUMAN FOOD . WHERE PRINTED MATTER IS USED , THE PRINTING MUST BE ON THE OUTSIDE ONLY SO AS NOT TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE PRODUCE .  THE PRODUCE WHEN PACKED MUST BE FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN BODIES .  SHOOTS MAY BE PACKED IN ONE OR OTHER OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS :  ( I ) IN BUNDLES ( FIRMLY BOUND ) OF 500 G , 1 KG OR 2 KG  SHOOTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF EACH BUNDLE MUST CORRESPOND IN APPEARANCE AND SIZE WITH THE AVERAGE OF THE WHOLE BUNDLE .  SHOOTS PACKED IN THIS WAY MUST BE OF UNIFORM LENGTH .  BUNDLES MUST BE ARRANGED EVENLY IN THE PACKAGE ; EACH BUNDLE MAY BE PROTECTED BY PAPER .  IN ANY ONE PACKAGE , BUNDLES MUST BE OF THE SAME WEIGHT AND LENGTH .  ( II ) IN BULK , IN PACKAGES  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  " ASPARAGUS " FOLLOWED BY THE INDICATION " WHITE " , " VIOLET " OR " GREEN " WHEN THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE AND , WHERE APPROPRIATE , THE INDICATION " SHORT " OR " TIPS " .  C . ORIGIN OF PRODUCE  DISTRICT OF ORIGIN , OR NATIONAL , REGIONAL OR LOCAL TRADE NAME .  D . COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS  - QUALITY CLASS  - SIZE : THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM DIAMETERS OF THE SHOOTS OR THE INDICATION " NOT SIZED "  - FOR ASPARAGUS PACKED IN BUNDLES , THE NUMBER OF BUNDLES AND THE UNIT WEIGHT PER BUNDLE .  E . OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK ( OPTIONAL ) .  ANNEX I/2  COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CUCUMBERS  I . DEFINITION OF PRODUCE  THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO CUCUMBERS , BEING VARIETIES OF CUCUMIS SATIVUS L . , TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER , CUCUMBERS FOR PROCESSING AND GHERKINS BEING EXCLUDED .  II . QUALITY REQUIREMENTS  A . GENERAL  THE PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD IS TO DEFINE THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CUCUMBERS AT THE DISPATCHING STAGE .  B . MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS  THE CUCUMBERS MUST BE :  - WHOLE  - SOUND ( SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CLASSES I AND II )  - FRESH IN APPEARANCE  - FIRM  - CLEAN , IN PARTICULAR FREE FROM DIRT , SOIL AND VISIBLE TRACES OF CHEMICALS  - FREE FROM BITTER TASTE ( SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL PROVISION FOR CLASS II UNDER " TOLERANCES " )  - FREE FROM ABNORMAL EXTERNAL MOISTURE  - FREE FROM FOREIGN SMELL OR TASTE .  CUCUMBERS MUST BE SUFFICIENTLY DEVELOPED BUT THEIR SEEDS MUST BE SOFT . THE STATE OF THE PRODUCE MUST BE SUCH AS TO ALLOW IT TO WITHSTAND TRANSPORT AND HANDLING AND TO MEET MARKET REQUIREMENTS AT THE PLACE OF DESTINATION .  C . CLASSIFICATION  ( I ) " EXTRA " CLASS  CUCUMBERS IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF SUPERLATIVE QUALITY AND HAVE ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS TYPICAL OF THE VARIETY . THEY MUST BE :  - WELL DEVELOPED  - WELL SHAPED AND PRACTICALLY STRAIGHT ( MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE ARC : 10 MM PER 10 CM OF LENGTH OF THE CUCUMBER )  - OF GOOD COLOUR , TYPICAL OF THE VARIETY  - FREE FROM DEFECTS , INCLUDING ALL DEFORMATIONS AND PARTICULARLY THOSE CAUSED BY SEED FORMATION .  ( II ) CLASS I  CUCUMBERS IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF GOOD QUALITY . THEY MUST BE :  - REASONABLY DEVELOPED  - REASONABLY WELL-SHAPED AND PRACTICALLY STRAIGHT ( MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE ARC : 10 MM PER 10 CM OF LENGTH OF THE CUCUMBER ) .  THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS ARE ALLOWED :  - A SLIGHT DEFORMATION , BUT EXCLUDING THAT CAUSED BY SEED FORMATION  - A SLIGHT DEFECT IN COLOURING , ESPECIALLY THE LIGHT COLOURED PART OF THE CUCUMBER WHERE IT TOUCHED THE GROUND DURING GROWTH  - SLIGHT SKIN BLEMISHES DUE TO RUBBING , HANDLING OR LOW TEMPERATURE , PROVIDING THAT SUCH BLEMISHES HAVE HEALED AND DO NOT AFFECT THE KEEPING QUALITY .  ( III ) CLASS II  CUCUMBERS IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF MARKETABLE QUALITY . THEY MUST MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS , BUT MAY SHOW THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS :  - DEFORMATION OTHER THAN SERIOUS SEED DEVELOPMENT  - DEFECTS IN COLOURING UP TO ONE-THIRD OF THE SURFACE ( IN THE CASE OF CUCUMBERS GROWN UNDER GLASS , CONSIDERABLE DEFECTS IN COLOURING IN THE AFFECTED PART ARE NOT ALLOWED )  - HEALED CRACKS  - SLIGHT DAMAGE CAUSED BY RUBBING AND HANDLING WHICH DOES NOT SERIOUSLY AFFECT THE KEEPING QUALITY AND COMMERCIAL VALUE .  ALL THE DEFECTS LISTED ABOVE ARE ALLOWED FOR STRAIGHT AND SLIGHTLY CROOKED CUCUMBERS .  ON THE OTHER HAND CROOKED CUCUMBERS ARE ALLOWED ONLY IF THEY HAVE NO MORE THAN SLIGHT DEFECTS IN COLOURING AND HAVE NO DEFECTS OR DEFORMATION OTHER THAN CROOKEDNESS .  SLIGHTLY CROOKED CUCUMBERS MAY HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE ARC OF 20 MM PER 10 CM OF LENGTH OF THE CUCUMBER . CROOKED CUCUMBERS MAY HAVE A GREATER ARC AND MUST BE PACKED SEPARATELY .  III . SIZING  ( I ) THE MINIMUM WEIGHT FOR OUTDOOR CUCUMBERS IN ALL CLASSES IS 180 G . THE MINIMUM WEIGHT FOR FORCED GLASSHOUSE AND FRAME CUCUMBERS IS 250 G .  ( II ) FORCED GLASSHOUSE AND FRAME CUCUMBERS MARKETED BETWEEN 1 JUNE AND 30 SEPTEMBER MUST , IN ADDITION , SATISFY THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS :  - MINIMUM LENGTH : 30 CM  - DIAMETER ( MEASURED HALF WAY ALONG THEIR LENGTH ) : BETWEEN 4 AND 7 CM .  ( III ) SIZING IS COMPULSORY FOR THE " EXTRA " CLASS AND CLASS I . THE DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHT BETWEEN THE HEAVIEST AND LIGHTEST CUCUMBER IN THE SAME PACKAGE MAY NOT EXCEED 150 G .  IV . TOLERANCES  TOLERANCES IN RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR PRODUCE NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ITS CLASS .  A . QUALITY TOLERANCES  ( I ) " EXTRA " CLASS  5 % BY NUMBER OF CUCUMBERS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLASS I .  ( II ) CLASS I  10 % BY NUMBER OF CUCUMBERS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLASS II .  ( III ) CLASS II  10 % BY NUMBER OF CUCUMBERS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT FIT FOR CONSUMPTION . A MAXIMUM OF 2 % BY NUMBER OF CUCUMBERS MAY HAVE TIPS WITH A BITTER TASTE .  B . SIZE TOLERANCES  FOR ALL CLASSES : 10 % BY NUMBER OF CUCUMBERS NOT CONFORMING TO THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS . HOWEVER , THIS TOLERANCE IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO PRODUCE WHICH DIFFERS BY NOT MORE THAN 10 % FROM THE SIZE AND WEIGHT LIMITS SPECIFIED .  C . CUMULATIVE TOLERANCES  IN NO CASE MAY TOLERANCES OF QUALITY AND SIZE TAKEN TOGETHER EXCEED :  - 10 % FOR THE " EXTRA " CLASS  - 15 % FOR CLASSES I AND II .  V . PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION  A . UNIFORMITY  EACH PACKAGE , TRANSPORT CONTAINER OR SECTION THEREOF MUST CONTAIN CUCUMBERS OF THE SAME VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS AND - IF THE PRODUCE HAS TO BE SIZED - SIZE .  B . PACKAGING  PACKAGING IS COMPULSORY FOR ALL CUCUMBERS OF THE " EXTRA " CLASS AND CLASS I .  THE CUCUMBERS MUST BE PACKED SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTLY SO AS TO AVOID DAMAGE DURING TRANSPORT .  ANY PAPER OR OTHER MATERIAL USED WITHIN THE PACKAGE , TRANSPORT CONTAINER OR SECTION THEREOF 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 PRODUCE WHEN PACKED MUST BE FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN BODIES .  VI . MARKING  1 . IN THE CASE OF PRODUCE PUT UP IN PACKAGES , 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 THE PRODUCE  " GLASSHOUSE CUCUMBERS " * WHEN THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE .  " FRAME CUCUMBERS " *  " OUTDOOR CUCUMBERS " *  C . ORIGIN OF PRODUCE  DISTRICT OF ORIGIN , OR NATIONAL , REGIONAL OR LOCAL TRADE NAME .  D . COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS  - CLASS FOLLOWED , WHERE APPROPRIATE , BY THE WORDS " CROOKED CUCUMBERS " IN THE CASE OF CLASS II .  - SIZE ( IF THE PRODUCE SIZED ) INDICATED BY THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF THE CUCUMBERS .  E . OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK ( OPTIONAL )  2 . IN THE CASE OF PRODUCE IN CLASS II SHIPPED LOOSE ( LOADED DIRECT INTO A TRANSPORT CONTAINER ) THESE PARTICULARS MUST APPEAR IN A DOCUMENT ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCE .