Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1455/1999 laying down the marketing standard for sweet peppers. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal L 167, 2 July 1999, pp. 22-26. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Vegetables/legumes Standards Packaging/labelling Internal trade Geographical area European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Regulation came into force on 5 July 1999. Abstract The present Regulation, which consists of three articles and one Annex, lays down the marketing standard for sweet peppers. The standard shall apply at all stages of marketing under the conditions established in Regulation (EC) No. 2200/96. The standard is contained in the Annex attached, which is divided into six Parts. Part I lays down the definition of the produce hereby concerned. For the purposes of these provisions, sweet peppers are those varieties (cultivars) grown from Capsicum annum L. to be supplied fresh to the consumer, sweet peppers for industrial processing being excluded. The subsequent five Parts lay down provisions concerning quality, sizing, tolerances, presentation and marking. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 2200/96 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables. Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Vegetables/legumes, Fruits/edible nuts, Institution, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2147/2002 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1455/1999 laying down the marketing standard for sweet peppers. Legislation | European Union | 2002 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Vegetables/legumes, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX