CELEX: 31966R0041
Language: en
Date: 1966-03-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation No 41/66/EEC of the Council of 29 March 1966 laying down common quality standards for cabbages, brussels sprouts and ribbed celery

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31966R0041

Regulation No 41/66/EEC of the Council of 29 March 1966 laying down common quality standards for cabbages, brussels sprouts and ribbed celery  

Official Journal 069 , 19/04/1966 P. 1013 - 1021 Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1965-1966 P. 0086  English special edition: Series I Chapter 1965-1966 P. 0097  Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0198  Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0156  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 1 P. 0156 

++++( 1 ) OJ NO 30 , 20 . 4 . 1962 , P . 965/62 .  REGULATION NO 41/66/EEC OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 MARCH 1966 LAYING DOWN COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CABBAGES , BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND RIBBED CELERY  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 CABBAGES , BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND RIBBED CELERY 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 THOSE 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 E  07.01 B II A * CABBAGES ( WITH CABBAGE , RED CABBAGE , SAVOY CABBAGE )  EX 07.01 B II B  EX 07.01 B II B * BRUSSELS SPROUTS  EX 07.01 S * RIBBED CELERY  2 . THE QUALITY STANDARDS FOR :  - CABBAGES ( HEADING NOS 07.01 B II A AND EX 07.01 B II B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF )  - BRUSSELS SPROUTS ( HEADING NO EX 07.01 S OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF )  - RIBBED CELERY ( HEADING NO EX 07.01 S OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF )  ARE SET OUT IN THE ANNEXES TO THIS REGULATION .  ARTICLE 2  THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1966 .  THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 29 MARCH 1966 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  J.P . BUCHLER  ANNEX I/1  COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CABBAGES  I . DEFINITION OF PRODUCE  THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO CABBAGES OF THE VARIETIES DERIVED FROM BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR . CAPITATA L . AND FROM BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR . SABUNDA L . SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER , CABBAGES FOR PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED .  II . QUALITY REQUIREMENTS  A . GENERAL  THE PURPOSE OF THE STANDARD IS TO DEFINE THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABBAGES AT THE DISPATCHING STAGE .  B . MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS  THE CABBAGES SHOULD BE :  - INTACT  - FRESH IN APPEARANCE  - NOT BURST , SHOWING NO SIGNS OF FLOWER DEVELOPMENT  - SOUND , IN PARTICULAR FREE FROM ATTACK BY INSECTS OR OTHER PARASITES FROM ALL TRACES OF DISEASE , FROM BRUISES OR BLEMISHES AND FROM DAMAGE DUE TO FROST ( WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR EACH CLASS )  - FREE FROM INSECTS OR OTHER PARASITES  - CLEAN , IN PARTICULAR FREE FROM EARTH AND OF ALL VISIBLE TRACES OF FERTILISERS OR OTHER CHEMICALS  - FREE FROM FOREIGN SMELL OR TASTE  - FREE FROM ALL ABNORMAL EXTERNAL MOISTURE .  THE STEM SHOULD BE CUT SLIGHTLY BELOW THE LOWEST POINT OF LEAF GROWTH ; THE LEAVES SHOULD REMAIN FIRMLY ATTACHED , AND THE CUT SHOULD BE CLEAN .  THE STATE OF THE PRODUCE MUST BE SUCH AS TO ENABLE IT TO WITHSTAND TRANSPORT AND HANDLING AND TO MEET MARKET REQUIREMENTS AT THE PLACE OF DESTINATION .  C . CLASSIFICATION  ( I ) CLASS I  CABBAGES IN THIS CLASS SHOULD BE OF GOOD QUALITY AND POSSESS ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS TYPICAL OF THE VARIETY . THEY SHOULD BE COMPACT , HAVING REGARD TO THE VARIETY . CABBAGES , ACCORDING TO THE VARIETY , MUST HAVE FIRMLY ATTACHED LEAVES . STORE CABBAGES MAY HAVE SOME OF THEIR OUTER LEAVES REMOVED . GREEN SAVOY CABBAGES AND EARLY CABBAGES TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR VARIETY MUST BE PROPERLY TRIMMED , BUT IN DOING SO A NUMBER OF LEAVES MAY BE LEFT FOR PROTECTION . FROST-RESISTANT VARIETIES OF GREEN SAVOY CABBAGES MAY BE SLIGHTLY FROSTED .  THE FOLLOWING ARE ADMITTED :  - SMALL CRACKS IN THE OUTER LEAVES  - SLIGHT BRUISING AND LIGHT TRIMMING OF THE OUTER LEAVES , PROVIDED THAT IT DOES NOT IMPAIR THE GOOD CONDITION OF THE GOODS .  ( II ) CLASS II  CABBAGES IN THIS CLASS SHOULD BE OF MARKETABLE QUALITY .  THEY MUST SATISFY THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BUT MAY DIFFER FROM CABBAGES IN CLASS I IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS :  - THEY MAY HAVE CRACKS IN THE OUTER LEAVES  - MORE OF THEIR OUTER LEAVES MAY BE REMOVED  - THEY MAY HAVE LARGER BRUISES AND THE OUTER LEAVES MAY BE MORE EXTENSIVELY TRIMMED .  III . SIZING  THE WEIGHT OF CABBAGES MUST NOT BE LESS THAN 350 GRAMMES PER UNIT FOR EARLY CABBAGES AND 500 GRAMMES PER UNIT FOR OTHER CABBAGES .  WHEN THE CABBAGES ARE PRESENTED IN PACKAGES , THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVIEST HEAD IN ANY ONE PACKAGE MUST NOT BE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE WEIGHT OF THE LIGHTEST HEAD . WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVIEST HEAD IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 2 KILOGRAMMES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HEAVIEST AND THE LIGHTEST HEAD MAY BE UP TO 1 KILOGRAMME .  IV . TOLERANCES  TOLERANCES IN RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE ARE ALLOWED FOR SUBSTANDARD PRODUCE .  A . QUALITY TOLERANCES  ( I ) CLASS I  10 % BY WEIGHT OR NUMBER OF CABBAGES NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASS BUT SATISFYING THOSE FOR CLASS II .  ( II ) CLASS II  10 % BY WEIGHT OR NUMBER OF CABBAGES NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASS BUT FIT FOR CONSUMPTION .  B . SIZE TOLERANCES  10 % BY WEIGHT OR NUMBER OF CABBAGES NOT MEETING THE SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS AS REGARDS :  - SIZE RANGE  - MINIMUM SIZE  IS ALLOWED . HOWEVER , NO HEAD MAY WEIGH LESS THAN 300 GRAMMES IN THE CASE OF EARLY CABBAGES AND 400 GRAMMES IN THE CASE OF OTHER CABBAGES .  C . CUMULATIVE TOLERANCES  IN NO CASE MAY TOLERANCES OF QUALITY AND SIZE TAKEN TOGETHER EXCEED 15 % FOR CLASS I AND CLASS II .  V . PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION  A . UNIFORMITY  ALL THE CABBAGES IN ANY ONE PACKAGE , OR IN ANY ONE LOT IF THE CABBAGES ARE DELIVERED IN BULK , MUST BE OF THE SAME VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS AND - IF THE PRODUCE HAS TO BE SIZED - SIZE . IN CLASS I , THE CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE MUST BE FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN BODIES .  B . PACKAGING  CABBAGES MAY BE DELIVERED PACKED OR IN BULK ( LOADED DIRECT INTO A TRANSPORT CONTAINER ) .  THE PRODUCE MUST BE PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENSURE THAT IT IS SUITABLY PROTECTED .  ANY PAPER OR OTHER MATERIAL USED INSIDE 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 CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE MUST BE FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN BODIES .  VI . MARKING  1 . IF THE PRODUCE IS PUT UP IN PACKAGES , EACH PACKAGE MUST BEAR THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS , LEGIBLY AND INDELIBLY MARKED , AND VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE :  A . IDENTIFICATION  PACKER * NAME AND ADDRESS OR CODE MARK .  DISPATCHER *  B . NATURE OF PRODUCE  - " WHITE CABBAGES " , ETC . ( 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  - WEIGHT OR NUMBER OF UNITS .  E . OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK ( OPTIONAL ) .  2 . IF THE PRODUCE IS DISPATCHED IN BULK ( LOADED DIRECT INTO A TRANSPORT CONTAINER ) , THESE PARTICULARS MUST BE SHOWN ON A DOCUMENT ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCE .  ANNEX I/2  COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BRUSSELS SPROUTS  I . DEFINITION OF PRODUCE  THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO BRUSSELS SPROUTS , BEING THE AXILLARY BUDS GROWING ALONG THE VERTICAL STEM OF VARIETIES OF BRASSICA OLERACEA L . VAR . GEMMIFERA ( DC . ) SCHULZ , TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER , BRUSSELS SPROUTS FOR PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED .  II . QUALITY REQUIREMENTS  A . GENERAL  THE PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD IS TO DEFINE THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR BRUSSELS SPROUTS AT THE DISPATCHING STAGE , AFTER PREPARATION AND PACKAGING .  B . MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS  THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS MUST BE :  - INTACT  - FRESH IN APPEARANCE  - SOUND , IN PARTICULAR FREE FROM ATTACK BY INSECTS OR OTHER PARASITES AND FROM ALL TRACES OF DISEASE  - FREE FROM INSECTS OR OTHER PARASITES  - CLEAN , IN PARTICULAR FREE OF SOIL AND VISIBLE TRACES OF CHEMICALS  - NOT FROZEN  - FREE FROM FOREIGN SMELL OR TASTE  - FREE FROM ABNORMAL EXTERNAL MOISTURE .  THE STALK OF TRIMMED BRUSSELS SPROUTS MUST BE CUT JUST BENEATH THE OUTER LEAVES .  THE STALK OF UNTRIMMED BRUSSELS SPROUTS MUST SHOW A CLEAN FRACTURE AT THE BASE ( WITHOUT OTHER PARTS OF THE PLANT ADHERING ) .  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 ) CLASS I  BRUSSELS SPROUTS IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF GOOD QUALITY . THEY MUST BE :  - FIRM  - CLOSED  - FREE FROM DAMAGE BY FROST .  TRIMMED SPROUTS MUST BE WELL COLOURED . FOR UNTRIMMED SPROUTS , SMALL DISCOLOURED BASAL LEAVES ARE ALLOWED .  SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE OUTER LEAVES CAUSED BY PICKING , GRADING OR PACKING IS ALLOWED , PROVIDED IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE QUALITY .  ( II ) CLASS II  BRUSSELS SPROUTS IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF MARKETABLE QUALITY . THEY MUST SATISFY THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE BUT MAY DIFFER FROM CLASS I PRODUCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS :  - THEY MAY BE LESS FIRM  - THEY MAY BE LESS CLOSED , BUT NOT OPEN  - THEY MAY SHOW SLIGHT DAMAGE DUE TO FROST .  III . SIZING  SIZING IS DETERMINED BY THE MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF THE EQUATORIAL SECTION . SIZING IS COMPULSORY FOR CLASS I AND OPTIONAL FOR CLASS II , BUT FOR BOTH CLASSES THE MINIMUM DIAMETER FOR TRIMMED BRUSSELS SPROUTS IS 10 MILLIMETRES AND FOR UNTRIMMED BRUSSELS SPROUTS 20 MILLIMETRES .  WHEN THE BRUSSELS SPROUTS ARE SIZED , THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIAMETER OF THE LARGEST AND THE SMALLEST SPROUT IN ANY ONE PACKAGE MUST NOT EXCEED 20 MILLIMETRES .  IV . TOLERANCES  TOLERANCES IN RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE ARE FOLLOWED FOR SUBSTANDARD PRODUCE IN EACH PACKAGE .  A . QUALITY TOLERANCES  ( I ) CLASS I : 10 % BY WEIGHT OF BRUSSELS SPROUTS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLASS II .  ( II ) CLASS II : 10 % BY WEIGHT OF BRUSSELS SPROUTS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT FIT FOR CONSUMPTION .  B . SIZE TOLERANCES  10 % BY WEIGHT OF BRUSSELS SPROUTS NOT MEETING THE SIZING REQUIREMENTS .  V . PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION  A . UNIFORMITY  EACH PACKAGE MUST CONTAIN BRUSSELS SPROUTS OF THE SAME VARIETY , QUALITY CLASS AND - IF THE PRODUCE HAS TO BE SIZED - SIZE .  B . PACKAGING  THE PACKAGING MUST BE SUCH AS TO ENSURE THE NECESSARY PROTECTION FOR THE PRODUCE .  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 CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE MUST BE FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN BODIES .  VI . MARKING  EACH PACKAGE MUST BEAR THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS , LEGIBLY AND INDELIBLY MARKED , AND VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE :  A . IDENTIFICATION  PACKER * NAME AND ADDRESS OR CODE MARK .  DISPATCHER *  B . NATURE OF PRODUCE  - " BRUSSELS SPROUTS " * ( WHEN THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE ) .  - " TRIMMED " OR " UNTRIMMED " *  C . ORIGIN OF PRODUCE  DISTRICT OF ORIGIN , OR NATIONAL , REGIONAL OR LOCAL TRADE NAME .  D . COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS  - CLASS  - SIZE GROUP ( IF THE PRODUCE IS SIZED ) INDICATED BY THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM DIAMETER .  E . OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK ( OPTIONAL ) .  ANNEX I/3  COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR RIBBED CELERY  I . DEFINITION OF PRODUCE  THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO THE RIBBED VARIETIES OF CELERY ( APIUM GRAVEOLENS L . VAR . DULCE MILL ) TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER , CELERY FOR PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED .  II . QUALITY REQUIREMENTS  A . GENERAL  THE PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD IS TO DEFINE THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CELERY AT THE DISPATCHING STAGE , AFTER PREPARATION AND PACKAGING .  B . MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS  CELERY MUST BE :  - WHOLE , REMOVAL OF THE UPPER PART IN CLEANNING BEING PERMITTED  - FRESH IN APPEARANCE  - SOUND , IN PARTICULAR FREE FROM ATTACK BY INSECTS OR OTHER PARASITES , FROM ALL TRACES OF DISEASE AND FROM DAMAGE CAUSED BY FROST , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CLASS II  - FREE FROM INSECTS OR OTHER PARASITES  - FREE FROM CAVITIES , SUCKERS AND FLOWER STEMS  - CLEAN , IN PARTICULAR PRACTICALLY FREE FROM SOIL AND VISIBLE TRACES OF FERTILISERS OR OTHER CHEMICALS  - FREE FROM FOREIGN SMELL OR TASTE  - FREE FROM ABNORMAL EXTERNAL MOISTURE , THAT IS TO SAY , ADEQUATELY DRIED IF WASHED .  THE MAIN ROOT MUST BE WELL CLEANED AND MUST NOT EXCEED 5 CENTIMETRES IN LENGTH .  CELERY MUST BE NORMALLY DEVELOPED , HAVING REGARD TO THE PRODUCTION PERIOD .  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 ) CLASS I  CELERY IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF GOOD QUALITY , REGULAR IN SHAPE , AND FREE FROM TRACES OF DISEASE . THE LEAF STALKS MUST NOT BE BROKEN , STRINGY , CRUSHED OR SPLIT . IN THE CASE OF BLANCHED CELERY , THE LEAVES MUST BE WHITE TO YELLOWISH-WHITE OR GREENISH-WHITE IN COLOUR FOR AT LEAST HALF THEIR LENGTH .  ( II ) CLASS II  CELERY IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF MARKETABLE QUALITY AND SATISFY THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS .  IT MAY SHOW SLIGHT TRACES OF RUST .  IT MAY ALSO SHOW A SLIGHT DEFORMATION OR SLIGHT BRUISES AND HAVE NOT MORE THAN TWO LEAF STALKS THAT ARE BROKEN , CRUSHED OR SPLIT .  IN THE CASE OF BLANCHED CELERY , THE LEAVES MUST BE WHITE TO YELLOWISH-WHITE OR GREENISH-WHITE IN COLOUR FOR AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF THEIR LENGTH .  III . SIZING  THE MINIMUM WEIGHT OF THE CELERY HEADS MAY NOT BE LESS THAN 150 GRAMMES .  CELERY IS GRADED IN THREE SIZE GROUPS :  ( I ) LARGE : OVER 800 GRAMMES  ( II ) MEDIUM : 500-800 GRAMMES  ( III ) SMALL : 150-500 GRAMMES .  THE DIFFERENCE IN SIZE BETWEEN HEADS IN ANY ONE PACKAGE MAY NOT EXCEED 200 , 150 AND 100 GRAMMES RESPECTIVELY .  THIS GRADING IS COMPULSORY FOR CLASS I ONLY .  IV . TOLERANCES  TOLERANCES IN RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE ARE ALLOWED IN EACH PACKAGE FOR SUBSTANDARD PRODUCE .  A . QUALITY TOLERANCES  ( I ) CLASS I  10 % BY NUMBER OF CELERY HEADS ( UNITS OF CELERY ) NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLASS II .  ( II ) CLASS II  10 % BY NUMBER OF CELERY HEADS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT FIT FOR CONSUMPTION .  B . SIZE TOLERANCES  10 % OF CELERY HEADS NOT SATISFYING THE SIZING REQUIREMENTS .  V . PRESENTATION AND PACKAGING  A . UNIFORMITY  EACH PACKAGE MUST CONTAIN CELERY OF THE SAME QUALITY , COLOUR AND - IF THE PRODUCE HAS TO BE SIZED - SIZE .  B . PACKAGING  THE CELERY MUST BE DISPATCHED IN PACKAGES , EITHER BUNDLED OR STACKED IN THE PACKAGE . WHEN PUT UP IN BUNDLES , ALL THE BUNDLES IN THE SAME PACKAGE MUST CONTAIN THE SAME NUMBER OF HEADS .  PACKAGING MUST BE SUCH AS TO GIVE THE PRODUCE ADEQUATE 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 CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE MUST BE FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN BODIES .  VI . MARKING  EACH PACKAGE MUST BEAR THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS , LEGIBLY AND INDELIBLY MARKED , AND VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE :  A . IDENTIFICATION  PACKER * NAME AND ADDRESS OR CODE MARK .  DISPATCHER *  B . NATURE OF PRODUCE  " RIBBED CELERY " , FOLLOWED BY THE INDICATION " BLANCHED " OR AN INDICATION OF THE COLOUR TYPE ( 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  - SIZE ( IF THE PRODUCE IS SIZED ) INDICATED BY " LARGE " , " MEDIUM " OR " SMALL "  - NUMBER OF HEADS OR , WHERE APPROPRIATE , NUMBER OF BUNDLES .  E . OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK ( OPTIONAL ) .