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Division 3.7 Specific rules concerning labelling

United Kingdom

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When marketed for consumption, the ‘Patata di Bologna’ must be packed in:

  • bags of 4 kg, 5 kg, 10 kg and 25 kg with a central printed band of at least 10 cm in width;

  • nets of 0,5 kg, 1 kg, 1,5 kg, 2 kg and 2,5 kg;

  • vertbags, quickbags, girsacs and bags of 0,5 kg, 1 kg, 1,5 kg, 2 kg, 2,5 kg and 5 kg;

  • trays of 0,5 kg, 0,75 kg and 1 kg;

  • boxes and baskets of 10 kg, 12,5 kg, 15 kg, 20 kg and 25 kg.

Packaging must bear the words: ‘Patata di Bologna’ followed by ‘D.O.P.’ and the logo comprising a stylised image of a potato crossed by two diagonal red and blue bands. The specifications for the colours are as follows:

  • the yellow of the stylised potato is Pantone Yellow 116 C, quadricolour 0/20/100/0;

  • the red of the first diagonal band is Pantone Warm Red C, quadricolour 0/100/100/0;

  • the blue of the second diagonal band is Pantone Blue 286 C, quadricolour 100/70/0/0.

Any text must be in Avenir typeface, normal and bold.

The mark on packaging must not be less than 20 mm along its base and the ‘Patata di Bologna D.O.P.’ text must be in characters larger than any other text on the label.