{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543/annex-I/part-B/part-1/division-II/division-C/division-i",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543/annex-I/part-B/part-1/division-II/division-C/division-i.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/543",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543",
  "path": "annex/I/part/B/part/1/division/II/division/C/division/i",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(i)",
  "heading": "‘ Extra ’ Class",
  "text": "Apples in this class must be of superior quality. They must be characteristic of the variety and with the stalk which must be intact.\nApples must express the following minimum surface colour characteristic of the variety:\n3/4 of total surface red coloured in case of colour group A,\n1/2 of total surface mixed red coloured in case of colour group B,\n1/3 of total surface slightly red coloured, blushed or striped in case of colour group C,\nno minimum colour requirement in case of colour group D.\nThe flesh must be perfectly sound.\nThey must be free from defects with the exception of very slight superficial defects provided these do not affect the general appearance of the produce, the quality, the keeping quality and presentation in the package:\nvery slight skin defects,\nvery slight russeting such as:\nbrown patches that may not go outside the stem cavity and may not be rough and/or\nslight isolated traces of russeting.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/428 of 12 July 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 as regards marketing standards in the fruit and vegetables sector."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "A non-exhaustive list of varieties providing a classification on colouring and russeting is set out in the appendix to this standard."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Varieties marked with ‘ R ’ in the appendix to this standard are exempt from the provisions on russeting."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/543/annex/I/part/B/part/1/division/II/division/C/division/i",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:06.655648+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."
}