# 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, Division (i): ‘ Extra ’ Class

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

Apples in this class must be of superior quality. They must be characteristic of the variety and with the stalk which must be intact.
Apples must express the following minimum surface colour characteristic of the variety:
3/4 of total surface red coloured in case of colour group A,
1/2 of total surface mixed red coloured in case of colour group B,
1/3 of total surface slightly red coloured, blushed or striped in case of colour group C,
no minimum colour requirement in case of colour group D.
The flesh must be perfectly sound.
They 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:
very slight skin defects,
very slight russeting such as:
brown patches that may not go outside the stem cavity and may not be rough and/or
slight isolated traces of russeting.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/543/annex/I/part/B/part/1/division/II/division/C/division/i (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543/annex-I/part-B/part-1/division-II/division-C/division-i
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