CELEX: 31968R0865
Language: en
Date: 1968-06-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 865/68 of the Council of 28 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables

Official Journal of the European Communities                                   225
No L 153/8                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                1.7.68
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 865/68 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                  of 28 June 1968
                       on the common organisation of the market in products processed
                                              from fruit and vegetables
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                     mon organisation of the market in sugar; whereas
                                                              an identical import charge should also be levied on
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                  the glucose and glucose syrup components incor­
European Economic Community, and in particular                porated as sugar substitutes in the processed products
Articles 42 and 43 thereof;                                   concerned ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;           Whereas, similarly, provision should be made for
                                                              granting a refund on sugar incorporated in exports
                                                              to third countries designed to cover the difference
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Par­             between prices for white sugar ruling outside and
liament;
                                                              inside the Community, where the world market price
                                                              is lower than the Community price ; whereas provi­
Whereas, at the present stage of the progressive              sion should also be made for granting a special
establishment of a common organisation of the mar­            refund on glucose and glucose syrup under the con­
ket in fruit and vegetables, regulations governing            ditions laid down in Council Regulation No 120/67/
trade are limited to fresh products ; whereas the             EEC2 of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation
production of and trade in products processed from            of the market in cereals ;
fruit and vegetables are an important factor in the
economy of the Community; whereas it is therefore             Whereas, in the interests of stability in commercial
necessary to supplement the regulation of the market          transactions, consideration should be given to the
in fruit and vegetables by a common organisation              possibility of allowing interested parties to have the
of the market in products processed from fruit and            amounts of the refunds and levies fixed in advance ;
vegetables to permit the further development of the           whereas, in the interests of sound administration,
common market, the interests of producers being               provision should be made for the introduction of
taken into account;                                           advance fixing certificates, which would involve the
                                                              lodging of a deposit guaranteeing the commitment to
Whereas the common organisation of the markets in             import or export during the period of validity of
sugar and cereals make provision for price and trading        the certificate;
systems for these products ; whereas the application
of these systems has the effect of keeping prices             Whereas provision should be made for the possibility
for sugar, glucose and glucose syrup at a certain             of regulating or, insofar as the situation on the mar­
level ; whereas, in view of the direct and substantial        ket requires, prohibiting the use of 'inward processing
incidence of these raw materials on the cost price            arrangements'; whereas, moreover, refunds should
of certain processed products, the trading system for         be so fixed that Community basic products used by
processed products must be brought into line with             processing industries in the Community with a view
the trading systems for sugar and cereals ;                   to export are not placed at a disadvantage by inward
                                                              processing arrangements which might induce these
Whereas provisions must therefore be adopted to               industries to give preference to basic products im­
ensure that a levy is charged on the sugar component          ported from third countries ; whereas the creation of
incorporated in processed products under conditions           a single market for products processed from fruit and
similar to those operative under Council Regulation           vegetables necessitates Community control of inward
No 1009/67/EEC1 of 18 December 1967 on the com­               processing arrangements;
1 OJ No 308 , 18. 12. 1967, p. 1 .                            2 OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2269767.
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 Whereas the system thus established justifies the
                                                                            CCT
 application of the Common Customs Tariff; whereas                       heading No               Description of goods
 it is, moreover, necessary to proceed rapidly to the
 co-ordination and standardisation of the treatment                       08.11        Fruit provisionally preserved (for example
 accorded to imports from third countries ;                                            by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sul­
                                                                                       phur water or in other preservative
                                                                                       solutions), but unsuitable in that state
 Whereas the establishment of a single market in                                       for immediate consumption
 products processed from fruit and vegetables involves
 the removal at the internal frontiers of the Com­                        08.12        Fruit, dried, other than that falling within
                                                                                       heading No 08.01 , 08.02, 08.03 , 08.04 or
 munity of all obstacles to the free movement of the                                   08.05
 goods in question ;
                                                                          08.13        Peel of melons and citrus fruit, fresh ,
                                                                                       frozen , dried or provisionally preserved
Whereas the establishment of a single market in the                                    in brine, in sulphur water or in other
 products in question would be jeopardised by the                                      preservative solutions
 granting of certain aids ; whereas, therefore, the pro­             ex 13.03 B        Pectin
 visions of the Treaty which allow the assessment of
 aids granted by Member States and the prohibition                        20.01        Vegetables and fruit, prepared or pre­
                                                                                       served by vinegar or acetic acid, with or
 of those which are incompatible with the common                                       without sugar, whether or not containing
 market should be made to apply to the products in                                     salt, spices or mustard
 question .                                                               20.02        Vegetables prepared or preserved other­
                                                                                       wise than by vinegar or acetic acid
Whereas the common organisation of the market in                          20.03        Fruit preserved by freezing, containing
products processed from fruit and vegetables must                                      added sugar
take appropriate account, at the same time, of the
objectives set out in Articles ' 39 and 110 of the
                                                                          20.04        Fruit, fruit-peel and parts of plants,
                                                                                       preserved by sugar (drained, glacé or
Treaty ;                                                                               crystallised)
                                                                          20.05        Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit purée
Whereas, in order to facilitate implementation of the                                  and fruit pastes, being cooked prepara­
proposed measures, a procedure should be provided                                     tions, whether or not containing added
for establishing close co-operation between Member                                     sugar
States and the Commission within a Management                             20.06       Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved,
Committee ;                                                                            whether or not containing added sugar
                                                                                       or spirit
                                                                     ex 20.07         Fruit juices (excluding grape juice and
                                                                                       must) and vegetable juices, whether or
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                         not containing added sugar, but unfer­
                                                                                       mented and not containing spirit
                                                                    ex 20.07          Grape juice (including grape must), not
                          Article 1                                                   containing spirit, with an added sugar
                                                                                      content exceeding 30% by weight
The common organisation of the market in products
processed from fruit and vegetables shall cover the
following :
                                                                                               Article 2
      CCT
   heading No                 Description of goods                   1 . In addition to the customs duty referred to in
                                                                    Article 9 ( 1 ), an import levy calculated as described
                                                                    in the paragraphs which follow shall be charged on
ex 07.02         Vegetables (whether or not cooked),                the various added sugars contained in the products
                 preserved by freezing, excluding olives            listed in Annex 1 .
ex 07.03         Vegetables provisionally preserved in
                 brine, in sulphur water or in other                2. For 100 kilogrammes net of imported product,
                 preservative solutions, but7not specially          this levy shall be equal to the levy referred to in
                 prepared for immediàte consumption,
                 excluding olives                                   Article 14 (5 ) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC,
                                                                    expressed per kilogramme of sucrose, multiplied by
ex 07.04         Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vege­              the figure for the product in question appearing in
                 tables , whole, cut, sliced, broken or in
                 powder, but not further prepared,                  column 1 of Annex II .
                 excluding olives
    08.10        Fruit (whether or not cooked), preserved           However, for the period from 1 to 31 July 1968, this
                 by freezing, not containing added sugar            levy shall be 0 2022 units of account per kilogramme
                                                                    of white sugar.
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 3 . If the added sugar content per 100 kilogrammes ,                 Regulation No 120/67/EEC of 13 June 1967 on
net of imported product established as described in                   the common organisation of the market in cereals
the following subparagraph is three kilogrammes or                    and the provisions adopted for its application,
more above the content expressed by the figure for                    multiplied by a figure expressing the quantity of
the product in question appearing in column 1 of                      glucose or glucose syrup added per 100 kilo­
Annex I, the levy per 100 kilogrammes net of                          grammes net of finished product.
imported product shall be calculated by multiplying
the levy referred to in paragraph 2, expressed per                    However, for the period from 1 to 31 July 1968,
kilogramme of sucrose, by a figure representing the                   the amount of the refund shall be equal to 0-2022
 added sugar content defined below.                                   units of account per kilogramme of white sugar.
'Added sugar content' means the reading obtained                  3 . The figures referred to in paragraph 2 shall be
by using a refractometer as described in Annex III,               determined on the basis of the declaration referred
multiplied by 093 in the case of products falling                 to in Article 4.
within heading No 20.06 of the Common Customs
Tariff and by 0 95 in the case of other products listed           4. The refunds referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
in Annex I and reduced by the figure for the product              granted only insofar as the products exported are
in question appearing in column 2 of Annex I.                     of sound and marketable quality and intended for
                                                                  human consumption.
4. If the added sugar content per 100 kilogrammes
net of imported product is 2 kilogrammes or more
below the content expressed by the figure for the                 5 . Detailed rules for the application of this Article
product in question appearing in column 1 of                      shall be adopted as necessary in accordance with the
Annex I, the levy shall, at the request of the party              procedure laid down in Article 15.
concerned, be calculated in accordance with the pro­
visions of paragraph 3 .                                                                  Article 4
                                                                  1 . To qualify for the refund referred to in Article 3 ,
5 . Detailed rules for the application of the preceding           the products listed in Annex II must be accompanied
paragraphs shall be adopted as necessary in accord­               by a declaration from the party concerned indicating
ance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 .                 the amounts of sucrose, glucose and glucose syrup
                                                                  incorporated therein .
6. The Council, acting in accordance with the voting
procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty               2. Where the provisions of Article 2 (3 ) or (4) apply,
on a proposal from the Commission, may amend                      the products listed in Annex I must be accompanied
Annex I.
                                                                  by a declaration from the importer indicating the
                                                                  added sugar content established by the method
                           Article 3                              described in Article 2 (3 ).
1 . To permit exports to third countries of sugars
falling within heading No 17.01 of the Common                     3 . The accuracy of the declarations referred to in
Customs Tariff, of glucose and of glucose syrup                   the foregoing paragraphs shall be subject to control
falling within heading No 17.02 B of the Common                   by the competent authorities of the Member State
                                                                  concerned.
Customs Tariff, incorporated in the products listed
in Annex II, a refund shall be granted insofar as the
products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation             4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article
No 1009/67/EEC benefit from an export refund.                    shall be adopted as necessary in accordance with the
                                                                  procedure laid down in Article 15 .
2 . For 100 kilogrammes net of exported product the
amount of the refund granted shall be equal :                                             Article S
— in the case of raw sugar and white sugar, to the                1 . The levy referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) and the re­
     refund granted per kilogramme of sucrose in                 fund referred to in Article 3 ( lj shall be those appli­
     accordance with Article 17 of Regulation No                  cable on the day of importation or exportation.
     1009/67/EEC and with the provisions adopted
     for its application, for the products listed in Ar­
     ticle 1 ( 1 ) (d) of that Regulation, multiplied by a       2. However, the levy or refund calculated in accord­
     figure expressing the quantity of sucrose incor­            ance with the provisions of Article 2 or Article 3
     porated per 100 kilogrammes net of finished                  and in force on the day on which an application for
     product;                                                    the advance fixing certificate referred to in Article 6
                                                                 is lodged, may be applied to a transaction to be
— in the case of glucose and glucose syrup, to the               effected during the validity of the certificate provided
     refunds granted per kilogramme for each of those            the party concerned so requests when applying for
     products in accordance with Article 16 of Council           the certificate .
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The necessary provisions to co-ordinate and standard­                                   Article 8
 threshold price for white sugar in force on the day
of importation.                                                1 . To the extent necessary for the proper working
                                                               of the common organisations of the markets in
                                                                cereals, sugar and fruit and vegetables, the Council,
3 . Detailed rules for the application of the previous          acting in accordance with the voting procedure laid
paragraphs shall be adopted as necessary in accord­             down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty on a proposal
ance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 .              from the Commission, may, in special cases, prohibit,
                                                                in whole or in part, the use of inward processing
4. The Council, acting in accordance with the voting           arrangements in respect of raw sugar, white sugar,
procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty            glucose, glucose syrup and fruit and vegetables
on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt                 which are intended for the manufacture of the goods
measures to be applied in exceptional circumstances .           listed in Article 1 .
                                                               2. Community provisions to regulate the inward
                       Article 6                               processing trade in the raw materials listed in para­
                                                               graph 1 shall be adopted not later than 1 July 1968 .
1 . In trade with third countries, all imports or
exports into or out of the Community of products               3 . The quantity of raw materials which, under in­
covered by the advance fixing system for levies or             ward processing arrangements, is not subject to cus­
refunds referred to in Article 5 shall be made con­            toms duty, levy or charge having equivalent effect
ditional on the submission of an advance fixing cer­           must correspond to the true conditions under which
tificate issued by Member States to any applicant               the processing operation in question is effected.
irrespective of the place of his establishment in the                                    Article 9
Community.
                                                                1 . The Common Customs Tariff shall be applied to
The advance fixing certificate shall be valid for any          the products listed in Article 1 . The levying of any
transaction effected in the Community from a date              charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty
to be fixed by the Council, acting in accordance with           shall be prohibited .
the voting procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of
the Tre'aty on a proposal from the Commission, and             2. The general rules for the interpretation of the
from 1 August 1969 at the latest.                               Common Customs Tariff and the special rules for
                                                               its application shall apply to the tariff classification
Until that date, such a certificate shall be valid only        of the products covered by this Regulation; the tariff
for a transaction effected in the Member State which
issued it.
                                                               nomenclature resulting from application of this Regu­
                                                               lation shall be incorporated in the Common Cus­
                                                               toms Tariff from the date on which the latter is
2. The issue of advance fixing certificates shall be           fully applied.
conditional on the lodging of a deposit guaranteeing
the commitment to import or export during the                                           Article 10
period of validity of the certificate; the deposit shall       1 . The following shall be prohibited in intra-Com­
be forfeited in whole or in part if the transaction
                                                               munity trade :
is not effected, or is only partially effected, within
that period.                                                   — the levying of any customs duty or charge having
                                                                    equivalent effect;
3 . The period of validity of advance fixing certifi­          — any quantitative restriction or measure having
cates, the amount of the deposit and the other                       equivalent effect;
detailed rules for the application of this Article shall
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid               — recourse to Article 44 of the Treaty.
down in Article 15 .
                                                               2 . Products listed in Article 1 which are manufac­
                                                               tured or obtained from products to which Article 9
                       Article 7                                (2) and Article 10 ( 1 ) of the Treaty do not apply
                                                               shall not be admitted to free circulation within the
The necessary provisions to co-ordinate and standard­         Community.
ise the treatment accorded by each Member State to
                                                                                        Article 11
imports from third countries shall be adopted by the
Council, acting in accordance with the voting pro­             Should the different manner in which Member States
cedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty on a          apply Regulation No 159/66/EEC1 have unfavourable
proposal from the Commission, before 1 January
1969 . These provisions shall be applied not later than
1 July 1969 .                                                  1 OJ No 192, 27.10.1966, p. 3286/66.
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 economic effects on Community production of prod­               mittee shall deliver its Opinion on such measures
 ucts processed from fruit and vegetables, the Coun­             within a time limit to be set by the Chairman accord­
 cil, acting in accordance with the voting procedure             ing to the urgency of the questions under consider­
 laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty on a pro­             ation. An Opinion shall be adopted by a majority
 posal from the Commission, shall adopt measures                 of twelve votes .
 to mitigate such effects.
                                                                 3 . The Commission shall adopt measures which
                        Article 12                               shall apply immediately. However, if these measures
                                                                 are not in accordance with the Opinion of the Com­
 Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation,                  mittee, they shall forthwith be communicated by the
 Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the Treaty shall apply to             Commission to the Council. In that event the Com­
the production of and trade in the products listed in            mission may defer application of the measures which
Article 1 .
                                                                 it has adopted for not more than one month from
                                                                 the date of such communication .
                        Article 13
Member States and the Commission shall communi­                  The Council, acting in accordance with the voting
                                                                 procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty,
cate to each other the information necessary for                 may take a different decision within one month.
implementing this Regulation. Rules for the com­
munication and distribution of such information shall
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid                                         Article 16
down in Article 15 .
                                                                 The Committee may consider any other question
                                                                 referred to it by its Chairman either on his own
                       Article 14
                                                                 initiative or at the request of the representative of a
                                                                 Member State.
1 . A Management Committee for Products Processed
from Fruit and Vegetables (hereinafter called the
'Committee') shall be established, consisting of rep­                                    Article 17
resentatives of Member States and presided over                  At the end of the transitional period the Council,
by a representative of the Commission.                           acting in accordance with the voting procedure laid
                                                                 down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty on a proposal
2. Within the Committee the votes of Member                      from the Commission, shall decide in the light of
States shall be weighted in accordance with Article              experience whether to retain or amend the provisions
 148 (2) of the Treaty. The Chairman shall not vote. .           of Article 15 .
                        Article 15                                                      Article 18
1 . Where the procedure laid down in this Article is             This Regulation shall be so applied that appropriate
to be followed, the Chairman shall refer the matter to           account is taken, at the same time, of the objectives
the Committee either on his own initiative or at the             set out in Articles 39 and 110 of the Treaty.
request of the representative of a Member State.
                                                                                         Article 19
2. The representative of the Commission shall sub­
mit a draft of the measures to be taken. The Com­                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1968 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
              Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 1968 .
                                                                                     For the Council
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                        E. FAURE
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                                                    ANNEX I
              C CT
          heading No                                De scription of goods              (D  (2 )
    20.03                      Fruit preserved by freezing, containing added sugar :
          A                    With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight             20 13
    20.04                      Fruit, fruit-peel and parts of plants , preserved by
                               sugar (drained , glacé or crystallised) :
          B                    Other :
            I                  With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight             57 13
    20.05                      Jams , fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit purée and fruit
                               pastes , being cooked preparations, whether or not
                               containing added sugar :.
          A                    Chestnut purée and paste :
            r                  With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight             47 13
          B                    Jams and marmalades of citrus fruit :
             I                 With a sugar content exceeding 30% by weight             55 13
             II                With a sugar content exceeding 13% but not exceeding
                               30% by weight                                            10 13
          C                    Other :
                               With a sugar content exceeding 30% by weight             55 13
             II                With a sugar content exceeding 13% but not exceeding
                               30% by weight                                            10 13
    20.06                      Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not
                               containing added sugar or Spirit :
          B                    Other :
             I                 Containing added spirit :
                ( b)           Pineapples in immediate packings of a net capacity :
                     1         Of more than 1 kg :
                        ( aa)  With a sugar content exceeding 17% by weight              6 13­
                     2         Of 1 kg or less :
                        (aa )  With a sugar content exceeding 19% by weight              6 13
                (c)            Grapes :
                     1         With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight              9 13
                (d)            Peaches, pears and apricots in immediate packings of a
                               net capacity :
                     1         Of more than 1 kg :
                        (aa)   With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight             10   9
                     2,        Of 1 kg or less :
                        (aa )  With a sugar content exceeding 15% by weight             10   9
                (e)            Other fruits :
                     1         With a sugar content exceeding 9% by weight              10   9
                (f)            Fruit mixtures :
                     1         With a sugar content exceeding 9% by weight              10   9
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        CCT
     heading No                             Description of Goods                  (1) (2)
     II                 Not containing added spirit :
          ( a)          Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a
                        net capacity of more than 1 kg :
               2        Grapefruit                                                 10    9
               3        Mandarins                                                  10   9
               4        Grapes                                                      9  13
              5         Pineapples :
                 (aa )  With a sugar content exceeding 17% by weight                6  13
               6        Peaches, pears and apricots :
                 (aa)   With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight               10    9
               7        Other fruits                                               10   9
               8        Fruit mixtures                                             10    9
          (b)           Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a
                        net capacity of 1 kg or less :
             -2         Grapefruit                                                 10    9
               3        Mandarins                                                  10    9
               4        Grapes                                                      9  13
               5        Pineapples :
                  (aa)  With a sugar content exceeding 19% by weight                6  13 .
               6        Peaches, pears and apricots :
                 ( aa)  With a sugar content exceeding 15% by weight               10     9
               7        Other fruits                                               10    9
               8        Fruit mixtures                                             10    9
20.07 A and B           Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices,
                        whether or not containing added sugar, but unfermen­
                        ted and not containing spirit :
                        — With an added sugar dontent exceeding 30% by
                            weight :                                               49
                            — lemon juice and tomato juice                                3
                            — apple juice                                              11
                            — grape juice                                              15
                            — other fruit and vegetable juices including mix­
                                tures of juices                                        13
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                                                     ANNEX II
     Products containing added sucrose, glucose or glucose syrup, falling within the following headings
                                       Nos of the Common Customs Tariff
                                                 ex 13.03 B Pectin
                                                    20.01
                                                    20.02
                                                    20.03
                                                    20.04
                                                    20.05
                                                    20.06
                                                    20.07
                                                    ANNEX III
     METHOD OF MEASURING DRY SOLUBLE RESIDUE IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM
                              FRUIT AND VEGETABLES BY REFRACTOMETRY
       I. FIELD OF APPLICATION
           Application of this method is related to the quantity of sugar present in the product analysed.
           The presence of amino-acids, salts of organic acids, flavonoids and mineral substances
           alters the refractive index.
     II . DEFINITION
           Dry soluble residue (determined by refractometry) means the percentage weight of sucrose
           in an aqueous solution of sucrose which, under given conditions of preparation and a given
          temperature, has the same refractive index as the product analysed . This percentage is ex­
          pressed in g/100 g.
    III. PRINCIPLE
           Deduction of the dry soluble residue content of a product from its refractive index.
    IV. APPARATUS
          Abbe type refract meter
          This apparatus must have a scale indicating the percentage weight of surcose to the nearest
          0*1% . It must be so constructed that samples can be introduced easily and quickly. It must
          be easy to clean.
          The refractometer must have a thermometer with a scale extending from at least + 15° C
          to ± 25° C. It must also have a water circulator enabling measurements to be made at a tem­
          perature of 20° C ± 5° C.
          Operating instructions for this apparatus, and in particular those dealing with calibration
          and light source, must be strictly followed.
     V. METHOD
          1 . Preparation of sample
               1.1 . Liquid and limpid products
                      Mix carefully and proceed to determination
              1 .2. Semi-dense products, purées, fruit juices with matter in suspension
                     Carefully mix an average laboratory sample and then homogenise. Strain part
                     of the sample through dry gauze folded in four, remove the first drops and proceed
                     to determination on the filtrate.
              1.3 . Dense products (jams and jellies)
                     If the homogenised product cannot be used directly, weigh 40 g of the product to
                     the nearest 0-01 g in a 250 ml beaker and add 100 ml of distilled water.
                     Boil gently for two or three minutes, stirring with a glass rod.
                     Cool, decant contents of the beaker into a graduated 200 ml flask, bring up to the
                     required level with distilled water and mix carefully. Allow to stand for twenty
                     minutes, then strain through a folded filter or a Biichner funnel .
                     Make determination on the filtrate .
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         1.4. Frozen products
              Defrost and remove stones or pips and cores. Mix the product with the liquid
              formed during defrosting and proceed as in 1.2 or 1.3 .
         1.5. Dry products containing ' whole fruit or pieces of fruit
              Cut part of the laboratory sample into small pieces, remove stones or pips and cores
              and mix carefully.
              Weigh 10 to 20 g of the product to the nearest 0-01 g in a beaker. Add distilled water
              to at least five times the weight of the product. Heat in a water bath for thirty
              minutes, stirring occasionally with a glass rod. When cool homogenise contents of the
              beaker and pour into a graduated 100—250 ml measuring flask (depending on the
              size of the sample). Bring to the required level and mix carefully. After twenty
              minutes filter into a dry cbntainer and make determination on the filtrate.
     2. Determination
        Bring the sample to the measurement temperature (+ 20° C) by immersing the container
        in a water bath of the required temperature.
        Place a small sample on the lower prism of the refractometer, taking care to ensure that
        the sample covers the glass surface uniformly when the prisms are pressed against each
        other. Measure in accordance"with the operating instructions for the apparatus used.
        Read the percentage weight of sucrose to the nearest 0-1% .
        Make at least two determinations on the same prepared sample.
VI . EXPRESSION OF RESULTS
     1. Calculation and formulation
        The dry soluble residue content, conventionally expressed in grammes of sucrose per one
        hundred grammes of product, is calculated as follows :
        The percentage sucrose content indicated by refractometry is used direct.
        If the reading is made at a temperature other than + 20° C, correct as indicated in the
        attached table.
        If measurement has been made on a dilute solution, the dry soluble residue content, is
        equal to
                                                      100
                                             M X
                                                       E
        M being the weight (in grammes) of dry soluble residue per 100 g of product indicated
        by the refractometer and E the weight (in grammes) of product per 100 ml of solution.
         Corrections when determination is made at a temperature other than 20° C
                                         Sucrose in grammes per 100 grammes of product
      Temperature
           °C
                            5       10    15       20      30     40      50       60   70     75
                                                            Subtract
          15             0-25     0-27   0-31    0-31     0-34   0-35   0-36     0-37  0-36   0-36
          16             0-21     0-23   0-27    0-27     0-29   0-31    0-31    0-32  0-31   0-23
          17             0-16     0-18   0-20    0-20     0-22   0-23   0-23     0-23  0-20   0-17
          18              0-11    0-12   0-14    0-15     0-16   0-16   0-Í5     0-12  0-12   0-09
          19             0-06     0-07   0-08    0-08     0-08   0-09    0-09    0-08  0-07   0-05
                                                              Add
          21             0-06     0-07   0-07    0-07     0-07   0-07   0-07     0-07  0-07   0-07
          22             0-12     0-14   0-14    0-14     0-14   0-14   0-14     0-14  0-14   0-14
          23             018 „ 0-20      0-20    0-21     0-21   0-21   0-21     0-22  0-22   0-22
          24             0-24     0-26   0-26    0-27     0-28   0-28   0-28     0-28  0-29   0-29
          25             0-30     0-32   0-32    0-34     0-36   0-36   0-36     0-36  0-36   0-37
The temperature may not vary by more than ± 5° C from 20° C