# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1861/2004 of 28 October 2004 laying down the marketing standard applicable to peaches and nectarines, Division A: Minimum quality requirements

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

In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, peaches and nectarines must be:
intact,
sound; produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded,
clean, practically free of any visible foreign matter,
practically free from pests,
practically free from damage caused by pests,
free of abnormal external moisture,
free of any foreign smell and/or taste.
Peaches and nectarines must have been carefully picked.
The development and state of peaches and nectarines must be such as to enable them:
to withstand transport and handling, and
to arrive in satisfactory condition at the place of destination.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1861/annex/division/II/division/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1861/annex/division-II/division-A
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