{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1133/annex-II/division-CONSOLIDATED/division-3/division-3.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1133/annex-II/division-CONSOLIDATED/division-3/division-3.2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2013/1133",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1133/2013 of 7 November 2013 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Kaki Ribera del Xúquer (AOP))",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1133",
  "path": "annex/II/division/CONSOLIDATED/division/3/division/3.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.2",
  "heading": "Description of the product to which the name in (1) applies",
  "text": "Fruit of the persimmon tree (Diospyros kaki) of the ‘Rojo Brillante’ variety, to be consumed fresh. The fruit is a berry that is normally formed through parthenocarpy; as there is no pollination, the fruit is seedless.\nFruit characteristics: orangey-yellow in colour when picked and deep red when ripe. Semi-adhesive skin of medium thickness. The flesh is firm to the touch, orangey-red when picked and deep red when ripe. The fruit is bitter until ripe, when it acquires a sweet flavour. Its cross-section is round and its longitudinal section is slightly elongated.\nOn dispatch, the persimmons must be presented:\nwhole,\nwith the calyx and the peduncle attached,\nhealthy (fruit whose flesh is damaged or rotten are excluded),\nclean, practically free from any visible foreign matter,\nfree of abnormal external moisture,\nfree of any foreign smell and/or taste.\nFruit eligible for the designation of origin must have a minimum diameter of 61 mm.\nThe flesh of the fruit must not be damaged, although slight aesthetic imperfections of the skin that do not affect the general condition of the product, its quality, preservation and presentation in the packaging may be allowed within the following limits:\na maximum of 1 cm2 of the total surface for elongated or rectangular aesthetic imperfections (that do not affect the flesh of the fruit). The maximum authorised tolerance is 2 cm2 and must never exceed 20 % of the fruit. In both cases, the different limits are laid down in the quality standards for the protected designation of origin ‘Kaki Ribera del Xúquer’ according to the type of imperfection.\nAn area corresponding to a circle with a maximum diameter of 1,5 cm for roundish aesthetic imperfections (that do not affect the flesh of the fruit). The maximum authorised tolerance is 2,5 cm2 and must never exceed 20 % of the fruit. In both cases, the different limits are laid down in the quality standards for the designation of origin ‘Kaki Ribera del Xúquer’ according to the type of imperfection.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1133/annex/II/division/CONSOLIDATED/division/3/division/3.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:14.971231+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."
}