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For the purpose of this Regulation the styles are defined as follows:

‘whole fruit’ means the whole fruit, with core and with or without stalk;

‘halves’ means the cored fruit cut into two approximately equal parts;

‘quarters’ means the cored fruit cut into four approximately equal parts;

‘slices’ means the cored fruit cut into more than four wedge-shaped parts;

‘dice’ means the cored fruit cut into regular cube-like parts.

Each container with pears in syrup and/or in natural fruit juice shall contain only one style, and the fruit or pieces thereof shall be practically uniform in size. No other type of fruit may be found in the container.

The colour of pears in syrup and/or in natural fruit juice shall be characteristic for the variety Williams or Rocha. A slightly pink discoloration shall not be considered a defect. Pears containing special ingredients shall be considered to be of characteristic colour if there is no abnormal discoloration for the ingredients used.

Pears in syrup and/or in natural fruit juice shall be free of foreign materials of non-vegetable origin and from foreign flavours and odours. The fruit shall be fleshy and may be variable in tenderness but shall be neither excessively soft nor excessively firm.

Pears in syrup and/or in natural fruit juice shall be practically free from:

foreign materials of vegetable origin;

peel;

blemished units.

Whole fruits, halves and quarters shall also be practically free from mechanically damaged units.

Pears in syrup and/or in natural fruit juice shall be considered as complying with Article 3(6) when the following tolerances are not exceeded:
Cores shall not be considered as a defect in whole styles with core.

Other

15 % by number 1,5 kilograms

10 % by number Not applicable

100 cm 2 aggregate area 100 cm 2 aggregate area

10 units

Core material

80

Loose pear seeds

60 pieces

Other material, including loose core material

The tolerances allowed, other than those fixed by reference to per cent by number, are per 10 kilograms drained net weight.

For the purposes of paragraph 2:

‘blemished units’ means fruit with discoloration on the surface or spots which definitely contrast with the overall colour and which may penetrate into the flesh, in particular bruises, scab and dark discoloration;

‘mechanically damaged units’ means units which have been severed into several parts, all of such parts that together equal the size of a full unit being considered as a single unit, or units where the trimming has been excessive and which show serious gouges on the surface of the units which substantially detract from the appearance;

‘peel’ means both peel adhering to pear flesh and peel found loose in the container;

‘foreign material of vegetable origin’ means vegetable materials which are irrelevant to the fruit itself or which have been attached to the fresh fruit but should have been removed during processing, in particular core material, pear seeds, stalks and leaves and pieces thereof. Peel shall, however, be excluded;

‘core material’ means the seed cell or parts thereof whether or not attached to the fruit, with or without seeds. Pieces of core are considered as equivalent to one unit when, having been aggregated, the pieces total approximately one half of a core;

‘loose pear seeds’ means seeds which are not included in core material but which are loose in the container.

The drained net weight of the fruit shall on average be at least equal to the following percentages of the water capacity, expressed in grams, of the container:

Containers with a nominal water capacity of

< 425 ml

50 46

54 46

56 46

56 46

56 50

Where pears in syrup and/or in natural fruit juice are packed in glass containers, the water capacity shall be reduced by 20 ml before the percentages referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 are calculated.

Each container shall be marked with a reference identifying the date and year of production and the processor. The marking, which may be in code form, shall be approved by the competent authorities in the Member State where production takes place.
These authorities may adopt additional provisions as to the marking itself.

Only Article 2

This Regulation

Articles 1 to 4

Article 5(1), (2) and (3)

Article 5(4), first subparagraph, first sentence

Article 5(4), first subparagraph second sentence

Article 5(4), second subparagraph

Article 6

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Article 7

Article 8

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Annex I

Annex II