{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1862/annex/division-II/division-A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1862/annex/division-II/division-A.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2004/1862",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1862/2004 of 26 October 2004 laying down the marketing standard applicable to watermelons",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1862",
  "path": "annex/division/II/division/A",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "A",
  "heading": "Minimum quality requirements",
  "text": "In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, watermelons must be:\nintact,\nsound; produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded,\nclean, practically free of any visible foreign matter,\npractically free from pests,\npractically free from damage caused by pests,\nfirm and sufficiently ripe; the colour and taste of the flesh should conform to a sufficient state of ripeness,\nnot split,\nfree of abnormal external moisture,\nfree of any foreign smell and/or taste.\nThe development and condition of the watermelons must be such as to enable them:\nto withstand transport and handling, and\nto arrive in satisfactory condition at the place of destination.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1862/annex/division/II/division/A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:09.901631+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}