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AVOKADO’S BESTEM VIR UITVOER AS KLAS 2/AVOCADOS DESTINED FOR EXPORT AS CLASS 2

AANHANGSEL 2/ANNEXURE 2

TABEL 1/TABLE 1GEHALTE- EN VOEDSELVEILIGHEIDSTANDAARDE/

QUALITY AND FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS

Gehaltefaktor/Quality factor

Klas 2/Class 2

1. Algemene voorkoms/General appearance

Gesond, aantreklik, skoon, vars, heel en kultivar eg/Sound, attractive, clean, fresh, intact and true to cultivar

2. Vorm/Shape Goedgevorm en tipies vir die betrokke kultivar/ Well-formed and typical of the cultivar concerned

3. Volwassenheid/Maturity Volwasse, ferm, mag geen tekens van sag-wording toon nie en met 'n minimum droë materiaal inhoud van:/Mature, firm, shall not show any signs of softening and with a minimum dry matter content of:

(i) Fuerte, Ettinger,Pinkerton en/and Ryan20%

(ii) Hass; 3-29-5 and Mendez #1 23%

(iii) Lamb Hass: 27%

(iv) Maluma Hass 22%

(v) Nature's Hass23%

(vi) Edranol asook enige ander kultivars/Edranol as well as any other cultivars25%

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4. Vrugmassa (Alle kultivars)/Mini-mum Fruit mass (All cultivars)

(a) Minumum

(i) Alle kultivars, behalwe Hass /All cultivars except Hass

125 g

(b) Maximum

(i) Alle kultivars/All cultivars

1220 g

5. Interne koue- en rypbeska-diging/ Internal cold and frost damage

Totale oppervlakte, gesamentlik of individueel: Mag nie 20 mm² oorskry nie/Total surface area, collectively or individually: shall not exceed 20 mm²

6. Vreemde stowwe/Foreign matter

(a) Sigbare chemiese residu’s/ Visible chemical residues

'n Individuele chemiese residu druppelmerk mag nie 5 mm in deursnee oorskry nie en die gesamentlike oppervlakte per vrug mag nie 1 cm2 oorskry nie / An individual chemical residue droplet shall not exceed 5 mm in diameter and the combined area per fruit shall not exceed 1 cm2

(b) Ander/Other Mag nie voorkom nie/Shall not occur

7. Voorkoming van uitdroging/Prevention of drying out

Mag met 'n geskikte was behandel wees/ May be treated with a suitable wax

8. Vrugstele/Pedicels (i) Indien vrugstele aanwesig is, mag dit nie langer as 10 mm wees nie en dit mag effens beskadig wees/If pedicels are present these may not be longer than 10 mm and it may be slightly damaged

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(ii) Die afwesigheid daarvan word nie as 'n defek beskou nie solank die plek van stingelaanhegting droog en intakt is/The absence thereof is not considered a defect on condition that the place of stalk attachment is dry and intact

9. Misvorming/Malformation

(a) Epidermale induikingsEpidermal notches

Hoogstens vyf induikings, elkeen met 'n mak-simum diepte van 3 mm en wat individueel of gesamentlik nie meer as 50% van die lengtevan die vrug uitmaak nie/Not more than five notches, each with a maximum depth of 3 mm and which individually or collectively constitutes not more than 50% of the length of the fruit

(b) Epidermale knoppe/Epidermal bumps

Hoogstens vyf prominente knoppe, elkeen met 'n maksimum hoogte van 2 mm en 'n maksi-mum deursnee van 3 mm, wat op die skil voorkom en nie die voorkoms van die avokado nadelig beïnvloed nie, is toelaatbaar: Met dien verstande dat geen beserings op die knoppe mag voorkom nie en dat klein knoppies wat deur windskade, insekbeskadiging of fisio-logiese afwykings veroorsaak is, buite rekening gelaat is/Not more than five promi-nent bumps, each with a maximum height of 2 mm and a maximum of 3 mm in diameter, which occur on the skin and do not detri-mentally affect the appearance of the avocado, is permissible: Provided that no injuries may occur on the bumps and that small bumps caused by wind damage, insect damage or physiological disorders, have been disregarded

(c) Krom nekke/Bent necks Maksimum toelaatbaar soos in foto 2 van Stel 14 van die Kleurkaarte uitgebeeld/ Maximum permissible as depicted in photo 2 of Set 14 of the Colour Charts

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10. Kneusplekke/Bruises

(a) Enkel kneusplek/ Single bruise 'n Kneusplek groter as 5 mm in deursnee of lengte en met 'n maksimum diepte van 2 mm /A bruise exceeding 5 mm in diameter or length and with a maximum depth of 2 mm

(b) Veelvuldige kneusplekke/Multiple bruises

Kneusplekke met 'n gesamentlike oppervlakte groter as 25 mm²: Met dien verstande dat geen kneusplek dieper as 2 mm mag weesnie/Bruises with a combined surface area larger than 25 mm²: Provided that no bruise shall be more than 2 mm in depth

11. Cercospora vlek/Cercospora spot

Maksimum toelaatbaar soos in foto 1 van Stel 9 van die Kleurkaarte uitgebeeld: Met dien verstande dat die letsel droog en nie gekraak is nie/Maximum permissible as depicted in photo 1 of Set 9 of the Colour Charts: Provided that the blemish is dry and not cracked

12. (a) Sonbrand - geel/Sunburn - yellow

Maksimum 50 % van die vrugte in 'n houer toelaatbaar ten opsigte van beskadiging en intensiteit soos in foto 4 van Stel 2 van die Kleurkaarte uitgebeeld. A maximum of 50% of the fruit in a container may have yellow sunburn to the degree depicted in photo no. 4 of Set 2 of the colour charts

(b) Sonbrand - bruin/ Sunburn - brown

Maksimum toelaatbaar ten opsigte van be-skadiging en intensiteit soos in foto 2 van Stel 3 van die Kleurkaarte uitgebeeld/ Maximum permissible with regard to damage and intensity as depicted in photo 2 of Set 3 of the Colour Charts

(c) Sonbrand - donker/Sunburn - dark

Maksimum oppervlakte toelaatbaar soos in foto 1 van Stel 8 van die Kleurkaarte uit-gebeeld: Met dien verstande dat indien geel en bruin sonbrand gekombineer is, dit individueel binne die gespesifiseerde perke moet wees: Met dien verstande verder dat donker sonbrand toelaatbaar is mits geen krake teenwoordig is nie/Maximum area permissible as depicted in

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photo 1 of Set 8 of the Colour Charts: Provided that if yellow and brown sunburn is combined, it shall be individually within the specified limits: Provided further that dark sunburn is permissible if no cracks are present

13. Skilpadskil/Carapace skin Maksimum oppervlakte toelaatbaar soos in foto 4 van Stel 4 van die Kleurkaarte uit-gebeeld/ Maximum area permissible as de-picted in photo 4 of Set 4 of the Colour Charts

14. Haelbeskadiging/Hail damage Maksimum toelaatbaar soos in foto 3 van Stel 5 van die Kleurkaarte uitgebeeld: Met dien verstande dat geen haelmerk dieper as 2 mm mag wees nie/Maximum permissible as de-picted in photo 3 of Set 5 of the Colour Charts: Provided that no hail mark shall be deeper than 2 mm

15. Roetskimmel/Sooty mould Maksimum oppervlakte toelaatbaar soos in foto 2 van Stel 6 van die Kleurkaarte uit-gebeeld/ Maximum area permissible as depicted in photo 2 of Set 6 of the Colour Charts

16. Insekbeskadiging/Insect damage

Maksimum toelaatbaar soos in foto 3 van Stel 7 van die Kleurkaarte uitgebeeld/ Maximum permissible as depicted in photo 3 of Set 7 of the Colour Charts

17. Ander gebreke - inwendig/Other defects - internal

(a) Grys spikkels / Grey speckling

(b) Stingelentbederf/Stem end decay

Maksimum toelaatbaar soos in foto 1 van Stel 20 van die Kleurkaarte uitgebeeld /Maximum permissible as depicted in photo 1 of Set 20 of the Colour Charts

Mag nie voorkom nie/Shall not occur

(c) Vaatbundelverbruin-ing/Vascular browning

Mag nie voorkom nie/Shall not occur

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(d) Inwendige vlek/Internal spot

Mag nie voorkom nie/Shall not occur

(e) Antraknose/Anthracnose Mag nie voorkom nie/Shall not occur

18. Ander gebreke - uitwendig/Other defects - external

(a) Koueskade op skil/Cold damage on skin

Mag nie voorkom nie/Shall not occur

(b) Dothiorella bederf/Dothiorella rot

Mag nie voorkom nie/Shall not occur

(c) Antraknose/Anthracnose Mag nie voorkom nie/Shall not occur

(d) Vrugtevliegskade/Fruit fly damage

Mag nie voorkom nie/Shall not occur

19. Lentiselbeskadiging/Lenticel damage

(a) Hass Beskadiging mag nie meer op die swakste kant van die vrug wees as wat in foto 4 van stel 10b van die Kleurkaart "Lentiselbeskadiging" uitgebeeld is nie: Met dien verstande dat geen vlek of samevloeiing met lentiselbeskadiging toegelaat word nie/Damage shall not be more on the worst side of the fruit than depicted in photo 4 of set 10b of the Colour Chart "Lenticel damage": Provided that no blotch or diffusion is allowed with lenticel damage

(b) Alle ander kultivars/All other cultivars

Maksimum toelaatbaar op die swakste kant van die vrug soos in foto 3 van Stel 10 van die Kleurkaarte uitgebeeld: Met dien verstande dat geen vlek of samevloeiing met lentiselbe-skadiging toegelaat word nie/Maximum permissible on the worst side of the fruit as depicted in photo 3 of Set 10 of the Colour Charts: Provided that no blotch or diffusion is allowed with lenticel damage

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20. Kurkagtige lentiselle - Edranol/Corky lenticels - Edranol

Maksimum toelaatbaar op die swakste kant van die vrug soos in foto 3 van Stel 15 van die kleurkaarte uitgebeeld/Maximum permissible on the worst side of the fruit as depicted in photo 3 of Set 15 of the colour charts

21. Netagtige verruwing by die kultivars Hass, Edranol, Fuerte, Ryan, Pinkerton en alle ander kultivars/Netting at the cultivars Hass, Edranol, Fuerte, Ryan, Pinkerton and all other cultivars

Maksimum toelaatbaar op die swakste kant van die vrug soos in foto 4 van Stel 11 van die Kleurkaarte uitgebeeld/Maximum permissible on the worst side of the fruit as depicted in photo 4 of Set 11 of the Colour Charts

22. Windskade - Donker/Wind damage - Dark

Maksimum toelaatbaar soos in foto 4 van Stel 12 van die Kleurkaarte uitgebeeld/Maximum permissible as depicted in photo 4 of Set 12 of the Colour Charts

23. Voorkoms van dopluise/ Occurance of scales

'n Maksimum van 6 dopluise per vrug: Dopluis wat minder is as 1mm in deursnee of dopluise wat korter is as 1 mm in lengte word toegelaat. Hou in gedagte dat sulke dopluise nie ‘n totale oppervlakte van 1cm² mag oorskry nie/ A maximum of 6 scale per fruit: Scale of which the diameter is smaller than 1 mm or scale of which the length is smaller than 1 mm are allowed: Provided such scale may note exceed a collective total area of 1cm²

24 Colletotrichum spot - Ryan Gesamentlike totale area mag nie 3 cm² oorskry nie/Collective total area shall not exceed 3 cm²

25 Teervlek / Pepper spot Gesamentlike totale area mag nie meer wees as die letsel in foto 2 van stel 12 van die kleur kaarte/Collective total area shall not exceed the size of photo 2 of set 12 of the colour charts

26. Gesamentlik vir skilafwykings (kurkagtigheid, herstelde lentiselle en sonbrand)/ Collectively for skin defects (corkiness, healed lenticels and sunburn)

Gesamentlike totale area mag nie 6 cm2 oorskry nie/Collective total area shall not exceed 6 cm2

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27. Ongespesifiseerde inwendige of uitwendige gehaltegebreke nie hierbo genoem nie/Unspecified internal or external quality defects not mentioned above

Mag afwyk tot die mate in Tabel 2 uiteengesit/ May deviate to the extent set out in Table 2

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TABEL 2/TABLE 2

MAKSIMUM TOELAATBARE AFWYKINGS VOLGENS GETAL/MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DEVIATIONS BY NUMBER

Gehaltefaktor/Quality factor

Klas 2/Class 2

1. Bederf/Decay: (bv. stingelentbederf, vaatbundelverbruining, inwendige vlek, antraknose, dothiorellabe-derf)/(e.g. stem end decay, vascular browning, internal spot, anthracnose, dothiorella rot)

1%

2. Beserings/Injuries 4%

3. Kneusplekke/Bruises 4%

4. Misvorming/Malformation

(a) Epidermale induikings/Epidermal notches

10%

(b) Epidermale knoppe/Epidermal bumps

10%

(c) Krom nekke/Bent necks 10%

5. Sagte vrugte/ Soft fruit 6%

6. Sigbare chemiese residu's/Visible chemical residues

10%

7. Interne koue- en rypskade/Internal cold and frost damage

10%

8. Grys spikkels /Grey speckling

9. Letsels/Blemishes

10%

(a) Skilbeskadiging, cercospora, sonbrand (alle soorte, uitge-sonderd donker sonbrand),

10%

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skilpadskil, haelbeskadiging, roetskimmel, insekbeskadiging, lentiselbeskadiging, donker windskade/ Skin damage, cercospora, sunburn (all types, excluding dark sunburn), carapace skin, hail damage, sooty mould, insect damage, lenticel damage, dark wind damage

(b) Donker sonbrand/Dark sunburn

5%

(c) Edranol corky lenticel 10%

(d) Netagtige verruwing / Netting 10%

10. Voorkoms van dopluise / Occurance of scale

10%

11. Massareeks/Mass range 10%: Met dien verstande dat geen avo-kado’s kleiner of groter mag wees as die massareeks wat onmiddellik onder of bo die verklaarde minimum of maksimum massa voorkom nie: Met dien verstande verder dat avokado’s wat 2% of minder van die verklaarde minimum massa of 10% of minder van die verklaarde maksi-mum massa van die reeks afwyk nie in berekening gebring sal word nie/10%: Pro-vided that no avocados may be smaller or larger than the mass range immediately below or above the declared minimum or maximum mass: Provided further that avocados which deviate 2% or less from the declared minimum mass or 10% or less from the declared maximum mass of the range shall not be taken into account

12. Lang vrugstele/Long pedicels 10%

13. Afwykings van verpakkingsvereistes soos in item 10 voorgeskryf/ Devia-tions from packing requirements as prescribed in item 10

Een houer per palet/One container per pallet

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14. Onuitgedrukte ventilasie gate / Unpunched-out ventilation holes

15%

15. Afwykings van merkvereistes soos in item 15 voorgeskryf/Deviations from marking requirements as prescribed in item 15

Een houer per palet/One container per pallet

16. Alle afwykings insluitend ongespesifi-seerde gebreke, gesamentlik: Met dien verstande dat sodanige afwy-kings individueel binne die perke soos in items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9(a-c), en 12 van hierdie tabel uiteengesit is/All deviations including unspecified defects, combined: Provided that such deviations are individually within the limits as specified in items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9(a-c), and 12 of this table

10%

17. Tydperk tussen die datum van verpakking en die geskeduleerde tyd van vertrek van die betrokke voertuig soos in 10(8)(b) voorgeskryf: Maksimum toelaatbare afwyking, volgens getal, van palet per besending: Met dien verstande dat

5%

sodanige afwyking nie met vyf dae oorskry mg word nie/Time between packing and schedule departure of vessel as prescribed in 10(8)(b): Maximum permissible deviation, by number, of pallets per consignment: Provided that such deviation does not exceed 5 days

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