{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543/annex-I/part-B/part-6/division-III",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543/annex-I/part-B/part-6/division-III.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/6/division/III",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZING",
  "text": "Size is determined by maximum diameter of the equatorial section or by weight.\nThe minimum size shall be:\n(a)For fruit sized by diameter:\n‘Extra’\nClass I\nClass II\nLarge-fruited varieties\n60 mm\n55 mm\n55 mm\nOther varieties\n55 mm\n50 mm\n45 mm\n(b)For fruit sized by weight:\n‘Extra’\nClass I\nClass II\nLarge-fruited varieties\n130 g\n110 g\n110 g\nOther varieties\n110 g\n100 g\n75 g\nSummer pears included in the appendix to this standard do not have to respect the minimum size.\nTo ensure the uniformity in size, the range in size between produce in the same package shall not exceed:\n(a)For fruit sized by diameter:\n5 mm for ‘Extra’ Class fruit and for Class I and II fruit packed in rows and layers\n10 mm for Class I fruit packed in sales packages or loose in the package.\n(b)For fruit sized by weight:\nfor ‘Extra’ Class fruit and Class I and II fruit packed in rows and layers:\nRange (g)\nWeight difference (g)\n75 – 100\n15\n100 – 200\n35\n200 – 250\n50\n> 250\n80\nfor Class I fruit packed in sales packages or loose in the package:\nRange (g)\nWeight difference (g)\n100 – 200\n50\n> 200\n100\nThere is no sizing uniformity limit for Class II fruit packed in sales packages or loose in the package.",
  "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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/543/annex/I/part/B/part/6/division/III",
    "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."
}