Transcript eu rquirements F&V

Marketing Standards for
fresh fruit and vegetables
Advisory group 05/06/2009
Sandrine Valentin
European Commission – Agriculture and Rural Development
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Reform of Common Market Organisation
in the fruit and vegetables sector
Simplification of the marketing standards
on fruit and vegetables
Regulation (EC) No 1221/2008
(OJ L 336, 13.12.2008, p. 1–80)
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Reg (EC) No 1221/2008
1. reduces the number of specific marketing
standards (SMS)
2. introduces a General Marketing Standard
(GMS)
3. simplifies and rationalises the associated
checking operations
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1. Specific Marketing
Standards
- 26 SMS repealed
- 10 families of products covered by
a SMS
 apples,  citrus fruit,  kiwifruit,  lettuces, curled leaved
and broad-leaved endives,  peaches and nectarines,
 pears,  strawberries,  sweet peppers,
 table grapes,  tomatoes
75% of the value of F&V trade
of the intra-EU
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2. General Marketing
Standard
Fresh fruit and vegetables (covered by
art.1 of reg.(EC) No 1234/2007)
are marketed only if:
- they are sound, fair and
of marketable quality
-the country of origin is indicated
- exemption is foreseen for 8 products
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GMS <-> SMS
Fruit and vegetables not covered by
a specific marketing standard
shall conform to the general marketing standard
However, where the holder is able to show they
are in conformity with any applicable standards
adopted by the UNECE, the product shall be
considered as conforming to the general marketing
standard.
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3. Checks on conformity to the
marketing standards
- Carried out selectively by MS, on a risk
analysis basis, with appropriate frequency
-Checks at all stages of marketing
- Coordinating Authority + Inspection Body
public or private
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Some other the new elements
of Reg.(EC) No 1221/2008
- Exemptions from complying with both specific or general
marketing standards if: (i) indented for processing or (ii)
intended for animal feed or other non-food use, (iii) labelled
“ready to eat” or equivalent marking.
- Selective controls, for both specific and general marketing
standards, on the basis of risk analysis based on criteria set
by MS.
-Marketing of packages of a net weight of 5kg or less
containing mixes of different types of F&V.
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Next steps
The Regulation (EC) 1221/2008 will be
applicable from 1 July 2009
An amended version should be published to
take into account the last UNECE
developments (tomatoes, lettuces, pears
standards)
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Thank you for
your attention
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