Commission Regulation (EC) No 48/2003 of 10 January 2003 laying down the rules applicable to mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package

• Published date: 11 January 2003
• Subject Matter: Fruit and vegetables
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Union, L 7, 11 January 2003

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 48/2003 of 10 January 2003 laying down the rules applicable to mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package

Official Journal L 007 , 11/01/2003 P. 0065 - 0067

Commission Regulation (EC) No 48/2003

of 10 January 2003

laying down the rules applicable to mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 545/2002(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Packages containing different types of fruit and vegetables are becoming more common on the market in response to demand from certain consumers.

(2) Fair trading requires that fresh fruit and vegetables sold in the same package must be of uniform quality. This can be ensured for products for which Community standards have not been adopted by recourse to general provisions.

(3) The marketing standards contain provisions on the labelling of packages containing fruit and vegetables. Labelling requirements should be laid down for mixes of different types of fruit and vegetables in the same package, but these should be less strict than those laid down by the standards to take account, in particular, of the space available on the label. However, in order to prevent consumers from being misled, the same details should be laid down for products not covered by marketing standards as for those that are.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Sales packages of fresh fruit and vegetables of a net weight of three kilograms or less may contain mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables provided that:

(a) the products are of uniform quality and that each type concerned complies with the standards in accordance with Article 2;

(b) the package is appropriately marked, in accordance with Article 3; and

(c) the mix is not such as to mislead the consumer.

Article 2

The products contained in mixes as referred to in Article 1 must be of the same commercial class (Class I...