Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 Article 4: Specific marketing standards for fruits and vegetables and for bananas

Article 4 - Specific marketing standards for fruits and vegetables and for bananas

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Article 4

Specific marketing standards for fruits and vegetables and for bananas

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1.The following products or sector shall conform to the specific marketing standards set out in Part B of Annex I:

(a)

apples;

(b)

citrus fruit;

(c)

kiwifruit;

(d)

lettuces, curled leaved and broad-leaved endives;

(e)

peaches and nectarines;

(f)

pears;

(g)

strawberries;

(h)

sweet peppers;

(i)

table grapes;

(j)

tomatoes;

(k)

bananas.

2.For the purposes of paragraph 1, point (k), the following shall apply:

(a)

the specific marketing standard of the bananas sector is set out in Part B, Part 11 of Annex I for bananas of the varieties listed in the Appendix to that Annex, excluding bananas intended for processing. This marketing standard shall apply to bananas originating in third countries at the stage of release for free circulation, to bananas originating in the Union at the stage of first unloading in the Union, and to bananas delivered fresh to the consumer in the producing region at the stage of leaving the packing shed;

(b)

the specific marketing standard referred to in point (a) shall not affect the application, at later stages of marketing, of national rules which:

(i)

do not impede the free circulation of bananas originating in third countries or other regions of the Union and complying with the marketing standard referred to in the first subparagraph; and

(ii)

are not incompatible with the marketing standard referred to in the first subparagraph.