{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543/annex-I/part-B/part-1/division-II/division-C/division-ii",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543/annex-I/part-B/part-1/division-II/division-C/division-ii.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/ii",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(ii)",
  "heading": "Class I",
  "text": "Apples in this class must be of good quality. They must be characteristic of the variety.\nApples must express the following minimum surface colour characteristic of the variety:\n1/2 of total surface red coloured in case of colour group A,\n1/3 of total surface mixed red coloured in case of colour group B,\n1/10 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.\nThe following slight defects, however, may be allowed, provided these do not affect the general appearance of the produce, the quality, the keeping quality and presentation in the package:\na slight defect in shape,\na slight defect in development,\na slight defect in colouring,\nslight bruising not exceeding 1 cm 2 of total surface area and not discoloured,\nslight skin defects which must not extend over more than:\n2 cm in length for defects of elongated shape,\n1 cm 2 of total surface area for other defects, with the exception of scab ( Venturia inaequalis ), which must not extend over more than 0,25 cm 2 , cumulative, in area,\nslight russeting such as:\nbrown patches that may go slightly beyond the stem or pistil cavities but may not be rough and/or\nthin net-like russeting not exceeding 1/5 of the total fruit surface and not contrasting strongly with the general colouring of the fruit and/or\ndense russeting not exceeding 1/20 of the total fruit surface, while\nthin net-like russeting and dense russeting taken together may not exceed a maximum of 1/5 of the total surface of the fruit.\nThe stalk may be missing, provided the break is clean and the adjacent skin is not damaged.",
  "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/ii",
    "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."
}