# 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 by maximum diameter of the equatorial section or by weight.
The minimum size shall be:
(a)For fruit sized by diameter:
‘Extra’
Class I
Class II
Large-fruited varieties
60 mm
55 mm
55 mm
Other varieties
55 mm
50 mm
45 mm
(b)For fruit sized by weight:
‘Extra’
Class I
Class II
Large-fruited varieties
130 g
110 g
110 g
Other varieties
110 g
100 g
75 g
Summer pears included in the appendix to this standard do not have to respect the minimum size.
To ensure the 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 ‘Extra’ Class fruit and for Class I and II fruit packed in rows and layers
10 mm for Class I fruit packed in sales packages or loose in the package.
(b)For fruit sized by weight:
for ‘Extra’ Class fruit and Class I and II fruit packed in rows and layers:
Range (g)
Weight difference (g)
75 – 100
15
100 – 200
35
200 – 250
50
> 250
80
for Class I fruit packed in sales packages or loose in the package:
Range (g)
Weight difference (g)
100 – 200
50
> 200
100
There is no sizing uniformity limit for Class II fruit packed in sales packages or loose in the package.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/543/annex/I/part/B/part/6/division/III (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-543/annex-I/part-B/part-6/division-III
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