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Division B Minimum maturity requirementsF1

United Kingdom

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The kiwifruit must be sufficiently developed and display satisfactory ripeness.

In order to satisfy this requirement, the fruit at packing must have attained a degree of ripeness of at least 6,2° Brixf1 or an average dry matter content of 15 %, which should lead to 9,5° Brix when entering the distribution chain.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

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.

Footnotes

f1

Calculated as described in the OECD guidance on objective tests, available at: http://www.oecd.org/agriculture/fruit-vegetables/publications.