ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of September 25, 2024 No. 665

About modification of the Quality requirements and trade for fresh fruit and vegetables approved by the Order of the Government No. 929/2009

Based on part (4) article 12 of the Law No. 237/2018 "About control of compliance to quality requirements for fresh fruit and vegetables" (The official monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2018, Art. No. 486-498, 813) DECIDES: the Government

This resolution partially shifts the Delegated Regulations (EU) 2023/2429 Commissions of August 17, 2023 supplementing Regulations (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and Council concerning standards of trade for the sector of fruit and vegetables, for certain products of conversion of fruit and vegetables and for the sector of bananas and canceling Regulations (EU) No. 1666/1999 of the Commission and Executive Regulations (EU) No. 543/2011 and (EU) No. 1333/2011 of the Commission published in the Official magazine of the European Union by L 2023/2429 of November 3, 2023 (CELEX: 32023R2429).

1. In Quality requirements and trade for the fresh fruit and vegetables approved by the Order of the Government No. 929/2009 (Official monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2010, Art. No. 5-7, 26), with subsequent changes, to make the following changes:

1.1. to state formula of harmonization in the following edition:

"These Requirements partially shift the Delegated Regulations (EU) 2023/2429 Commissions of August 17, 2023 supplementing Regulations (EU) No. 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and Council concerning standards of trade for the sector of fruit and vegetables, for certain products of conversion of fruit and vegetables and for the sector of bananas and canceling Regulations (EU) No. 1666/1999 of the Commission and Executive Regulations (EU) No. 543/2011 and (EU) No. 1333/2011 of the Commission published in the Official magazine of the European Union by L 2023/2429 of November 3, 2023 (CELEX: 32023R2429).";

1.2. add Item 2 with the subitem 7) of the following content:

"7) the products which are accurately marked by the mark "it is intended for conversion", "it is intended for animal consumption" or any other similar formulation, which:

a) are intended for industrial conversion;

b) are offered for retail sale to consumers for their private consumption and are intended for conversion by them;

c) are intended for animal consumption or other non-food use";

1.3. in the last paragraph of Item 6 the text "or, in addition, availability of the safety certificate issued according to provisions of article 23 of the Law No. 119/2004 on the means of phytosanitary appointment and means increasing fertility of the soil" to exclude;

1.4. add with Item 10-1 of the following content:

"10-1. General requirements to trade determine quality requirements of fruit and vegetables after their conditioning and packaging.

Nevertheless, at the subsequent stages of sending products can have, in relation to requirements of Chapter:

1) insignificant staling and elasticity;

2) the insignificant spoil caused by their development and perishable nature.";

1.5. state Item 13 in the following edition:

"13. On each packaging the following data grouped on one party shall be put with the accurate, nonerasable and seen outside font:

1) the name and the physical address of the packer and/or sender, if necessary specifying: the street / the inhabited Item/region / the postal index and if it is not the Republic of Moldova, other country; this mark can be replaced:

a) on all packagings, except for packings, the code representing the packer and/or the sender, issued or the acknowledged official organ specified near the mark "Packer and/or Sender" (or equivalent reducings). The SM ISO 3166 code precedes code Codes for submission of names of the countries and their divisions. Part 3: Code for names of the countries used earlier (further – SM ISO 3166), the Republic of Moldova, administrative and territorial unit of the Republic of Moldova performing recognition if the Republic of Moldova is not country of source;

b) only for packaged products, with indication of the name and the address of the seller located in country of source or the country of departure, specified near the mark "It Is Packed for:" or the equivalent formulation. In this case marking also shall contain the code corresponding to the packer and/or the sender. Concerning value of this code, the seller shall provide all information which the regulatory authority considers necessary;

2) trade in the packagings with net weight no more than 10 kg containing mixes of products or the types of different products regulated by this Provision is resolved provided that:

a) products and types of products shall be qualitatively homogeneous, and each of them shall conform to the applicable specific trade standard or, in the absence of the specific trade standard for specific product, to the general trade standard which is applied;

b) packaging shall be marked according to the Law No. 279/2017 on informing consumers concerning foodstuff;

c) mix of different products shall not be such to mislead the consumer.";

1.6. add Item 14 with subitems 4), 5) and 6) of the following content:

"4) in stage of retail trade, the specific information requested according to this Provision shall be accurate and visible. Products can be offered for sale provided that the retail seller places near goods, in visible and readable type, information on country of source of products and, depending on circumstances, about category and grade or commodity type so that buyers were not misled;

5) when the country of the packer and/or sender is specified or if the specified grade is associated with certain place, the symbols designating country of source shall be larger and more noticeable, than the symbols used for the country of the packer and/or the sender and grade if they differ;

6) for packaged products net weight according to the Law No. 279/2017 on informing consumers concerning foodstuff is also specified.";

1.7. add with Item 15-1 in the following edition:

"15-1. The purpose of this Chapter is determination of quality requirements to which there shall correspond tomatoes after conditioning and packaging. Nevertheless, at the subsequent stages of sending products can have, in relation to requirements of Chapter:

1) insignificant staling and elasticity;

2) for the products classified in other categories except category "Extra", the insignificant spoil caused by their development and perishable nature.";

1.8. add with Item 18-1 of the following content:

"18-1. Development of tomatoes and their maturity shall allow continuation of process of ripening and achievement of satisfactory level of maturity.";

1.9. state Item 22 in the following edition:

"22. The caliber is determined or by the maximum diameter of middle cross section, either by weight, or by quantity.

Following provisions are not applied to hand tomatoes and are optional for:

1) vishnevidny and cocktail tomatoes with a diameter less than 40 mm;

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