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Each package (1) must bear the following particulars in letters grouped on the same side, legibly and indelibly marked and visible from the outside:
Packer and/or dispatcher/shipper:
name and physical address (e.g. street/city/region/postal code and, if different from the country of origin, the country)
or
a code mark officially recognised by the national authority (2) .
‘ Tomatoes ’ or ‘ trusses of tomatoes ’ and the commercial type if the contents are not visible from the outside. These details must always be provided for ‘ cherry ’ (or ‘ cocktail ’ ) tomatoes, whether in trusses or not.
‘ Mixture of tomatoes ’ , or equivalent denomination, in the case of sales units containing a mixture of distinctly different colours, varieties and/or commercial types of tomatoes. If the produce is not visible from the outside, the colours, varieties or commercial types of the sales unit must be indicated.
Name of the variety (optional).
Country of origin and, optionally, district where grown, or national, regional or local place name.
In the case of sales units containing a mixture of distinctly different colours, varieties and/or commercial types of tomatoes of different origins, the indication of each country of origin shall appear next to the name of the colour, variety and/or commercial type concerned.
Class
Size (if sized) expressed as minimum and maximum diameters.
Packages need not to bear the particulars mentioned in the first subparagraph, when they contain sales packages, clearly visible from the outside, and all bearing these particulars. These packages shall be free from any indications such as could mislead. When these packages are palletised, the particulars shall be given on a notice placed in an obvious position on at least two sides of the pallet.] ]
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[F1 [F2‘ Package units of produce pre-packed for direct sale to the consumer shall not be subject to these marking provisions but shall conform to the national requirements. However, the markings referred to shall in any event be shown on the transport packaging containing such package units ’ .
The national legislation of a number of countries requires the explicit declaration of the name and address. However, in the case where a code mark is used, the reference ‘ packer and/or dispatcher (or equivalent abbreviations) ’ has to be indicated in close connection with the code mark, and the code mark should be preceded by the ISO 3166 (alpha) country/area code of the recognising country, if not the country of origin.] ]
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