# Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1764/86 of 27 May 1986 laying down minimum quality requirements for products processed from tomatoes under the production aid scheme, Article 6

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The products shall be considered as complying with Article 5 (2) when the following tolerances for defects are not exceeded:
blemishes: 35 cm 2 aggregate area;
presence of peel (peeled tomatoes):
whole style: 300 cm 2 aggregate area,
non-whole: 1 250 cm 2 aggregate area;
absence of peel (unpeeled tomatoes):
whole style: 300 cm 2 aggregate area,
non-whole: 1 250 cm 2 aggregate area.
The tolerances fixed are per 10 kg net weight.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1:
(a) ‘ blemishes ’ means areas into which lesions on the surface have penetrated and as a result thereof contrast strongly in colour or texture with the normal tomato tissue and should normally have been removed during processing;
(b) ‘ peel ’ means both peel adhering or not adhering to the tomato flesh and peel found loose in the container.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1986/1764/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1986-1764/article-6
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