# 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 III: PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZING

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

Size is determined either by the maximum diameter of the equatorial section, by weight, or by count.
The minimum size shall be:
56 mm or 85 g in Class ‘Extra’,
51 mm or 65 g in Classes I and II.
However, fruit below 56 mm or 85 g, is not marketed in the period from 1 July to 31 October (northern hemisphere) and from 1 January to 30 April (southern hemisphere).
The following provisions are optional for Class II.
To ensure uniformity in size, the range in size between produce in the same package shall not exceed:
(a)For fruit sized by diameter:
5 mm for fruit below 70 mm,
10 mm for fruit of 70 mm and more.
(b)For fruit sized by weight:
30 g for fruit below 180 g,
80 g for fruit of 180 g and more.
(c)For fruit sized by count, the difference in size should be consistent with (a) or (b).
If size codes are applied, those in the table below have to be respected.
code
Diameter
weight
from
To
from
to
(mm)
(mm)
(g)
(g)
1
D
51
56
or
65
85
2
C
56
61
85
105
3
B
61
67
105
135
4
A
67
73
135
180
5
AA
73
80
180
220
6
AAA
80
90
220
300
7
AAAA
> 90
> 300

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/543/annex/I/part/B/part/5/division/III (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543/annex-I/part-B/part-5/division-III
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