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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) .
‘ Pears ’ , if the contents are not visible from the outside.
Name of the variety. In the case of sales units containing a mixture of pears of different varieties, names of the different varieties.
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 varieties of pears of different origins, the indication of each country of origin shall appear next to the name of the variety concerned.
Class
Size, or for fruit packed in rows and layers, number of units. If identification is by the size, this should be expressed:
for produce subject to the uniformity rules, as minimum and maximum diameters
for produce not subject to the uniformity rules, the diameter of the smallest fruit in the package followed by ‘ and over ’ or equivalent denomination or, if appropriate, the diameter of the largest fruit in the package.
Packages need not 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 [F2Package 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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