Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1168/1999 laying down marketing standards for plums. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal L 141, 4 June 1999, pp. 5-10. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Fruits/edible nuts Standards Packaging/labelling Internal trade Geographical area European Union Countries Entry into force notes The Regulation came into force on 1 July 1999. Abstract This Regulation has been enacted in order to establish the marketing standards applicable to plums. For the purposes of these provisions, “plums” shall comprise plums of varieties (cultivars) grown from Prunus domestica L. ssp. domestica, Prunus domestica L. ssp. insititia (L.) Schneid., Prunus domestica L. ssp. italica (Borkh.) Gams, Prunus domestica L. ssp. syriaca (Borkh.) Janchen, and Prunus salicina Lindl to be supplied fresh to the consumer, plums for industrial processing being excluded (Part I of the Annex attached). The standards above-mentioned, which shall apply at all stages of marketing, are laid down with detail in the Annex hereto, which regards separately quality, size, marking, presentation and tolerances. Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 907/2004 amending the marketing standards applicable for fresh fruit and vegetables with regards to presentation and labelling. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Fruits/edible nuts, Vegetables/legumes, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EC) No. 46/2003 amending the marketing standards for fresh fruit and vegetables as regards mixes of different types of fresh fruit and vegetables in the same sales package. Legislation | European Union | 2003 Keyword: Fruits/edible nuts, Vegetables/legumes, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX