# Commission Regulation (EC) No 387/2005 of 8 March 2005 amending (EC) Regulation No 831/97 laying down marketing standards applicable to avocados, Annex

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

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 831/97 is amended as follows:
1.. Title II (Provisions concerning quality) is amended as follows:
(a) in point A (Minimum requirements), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘Avocados must be firm and carefully picked.’
(b) the following point Aa is inserted:
‘Aa.
Maturity
The development of the avocados should have reached a physiological stage which will ensure a continuation of the ripening process to completion.
The fruit should have the following minimum dry matter content, to be measured by drying to constant weight:
21 % for the variety Hass,
20 % for the varieties Fuerte, Pinkerton, Reed and Edranol,
19 % for the other varieties except for Antillean varieties that may show a lower dry matter content.
The ripe fruit should be free from bitterness.’
2.. Title III (Provisions concerning sizing) is amended as follows:
(a) in the table of the first subparagraph, the following line is added:
The difference between the smallest and largest fruit within a package should not exceed 25 g.
‘80 to 125 (Hass variety only)
S’
(b) The second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘The minimum weight of avocados must not be less than 125 g except for avocados of the Hass variety, which must not be less than 80 g.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/387/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-387/annex
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