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Imposition of qualitative control at the export of asparagus Regulations 2000 (P.I. 290/2000).

Country/Territory
Cyprus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimerida tis Dimokratias No. 3449, Supplement III, Part I, 17 November 2000, pp. 1305-1310.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Vegetables/legumes Food quality control/food safety Classification/declassification Packaging/labelling Standards International trade
Geographical area
Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Abstract

The provisions of the present regulations are applied to asparagus to be exported -of the varieties of Asparagus officinalis L. specie- that are intended to be disposed for human consumption in fresh condition. Asparagus intended for industrial processing is excluded by the present regulations. Export is allowed provided that the final product to be placed onto the market fulfils the terms of the present text. In particular, these regulations set forth standards regarding qualitative categories ("I" and "II" categories), characteristics of qualitative categories, minimum quality standards, classification at size, packing and appearance, labelling.

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