Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 (repealed)Show full title

[F1 VI. PROVISIONS CONCERNING MARKING U.K.

Each package must bear the following particulars, in letters grouped on the same side, legibly and indelibly marked, and visible from the outside.

A. Identification U.K.

The name and the address of the packer and/or the dispatcher

This mention may be replaced:

• for all packages with the exception of pre-packages, by the officially issued or accepted code mark representing the packer and/or the dispatcher, indicated in close connection with the reference ‘ Packer and/or Dispatcher ’ (or equivalent abbreviations);

• for pre-packages only, by the name and the address of a seller established within the Community indicated in close connection with the mention ‘ Packed for: ’ or an equivalent mention. In this case, the labelling shall also include a code representing the packer and/or the dispatcher. The seller shall give all information deemed necessary by the inspection body as to the meaning of this code.

B. Nature of produce U.K.

• Name of the species if the produce is not visible from the outside, except for mandarins for which the name of the specie or variety (where applicable) is compulsory,

• Name of the variety, for oranges,

• Name of the type:

• for lemons: the indication ‘ Verdelli ’ and ‘ Primofiore ’ where appropriate,

• for clementines: the indication ‘ Clementines, pipless ’ , ‘ Clementines ’ (1 to 10 pips), ‘ Clementines with pips ’ (more than 10 pips) where appropriate.

C. Origin of produce U.K.

Country of origin and, optionally, district where grown, or national, regional or local place name.

D. Commercial specifications U.K.

• Class.

• Size code for fruit presented in accordance with the size scale or the upper and the lower limiting size code in the case of three consecutive sizes of the size scale.

• Size code (or, when fruit packed by count fall under two adjacent codes, size codes or minimum and maximum diameter) and number of fruit, in the case of fruit arranged in layers in the package.

• When used, mention of the preserving agent or other chemical substances used at post-harvest stage.

E. Official control mark (optional) U.K.

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.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1221/2008 of 5 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector as regards marketing standards.