# 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 A: Minimum requirements

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

In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, the citrus fruit must be:
intact,
free of bruising and/or extensive healed overcuts,
sound; produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded,
clean, practically free of any visible foreign matter,
practically free from pests,
free from damage caused by pests affecting the flesh,
free of signs of shrivelling and dehydration,
free of damage caused by low temperature or frost,
free of abnormal external moisture,
free of any foreign smell and/or taste.
The development and condition of the citrus fruit must be such as to enable it:
to withstand transportation and handling, and
to arrive in satisfactory condition at the place of destination.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/543/annex/I/part/B/part/2/division/II/division/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543/annex-I/part-B/part-2/division-II/division-A
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