Trade Peppers

Sweet
Peppers
UNECE Standard on the marketing
and commercial quality control of
Explanatory Brochure

New York and Geneva, 2009
Sweet
Peppers
UNECE Standard on the marketing
and commercial quality control of
Explanatory Brochure
Commercial quality standards for agricultural produce are developed and approved by the United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe through its WorkingParty on Agricultural Quality Standards.
These international standards facilitate trade, encourage high-quality production, improve profitability
and protect consumer interests. They are used by governments, producers, traders, importers and
exporters, as well as international organizations. They cover a wide range of agricultural products,
including fresh fruit and vegetables, dry and driedproduce, seed potatoes, meat, cut flowers, eggs
and egg products.
The Explanatory Brochure on the Standard for Sweet Peppers has been developed to harmonize the
interpretation of the Standard, thereby facilitating international as well as national trade. It addresses
producers and traders, as well as inspection authorities. It corresponds to the latest edition of the
UNECE Standard for SweetPeppers (FFV-28), which was officially adopted in November 2009.
Subsequent revisions to the Standard will be placed on the website at: www.unece.org/trade/agr/
standard/fresh/FFV-Standards.htm
All members of the United Nations can participate on an equal footing in the activities of the Working
Party on Agricultural Quality Standards.
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
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the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations Secretariat concerning
the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the
delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Mention of company names or commercial productsdoes not imply endorsement by the United Nations.
ECE/TRADE/387
I. Definition of Produce ................................................................................................................. 1
II. Provisions concerning Quality .................................................................................................. 7
III. Provisions concerning Sizing................................................................................................... 49
IV. Provisions concerning Tolerances ........................................................................................... 53
V. Provisions concerning Presentation ......................................................................................... 57
VI. Provisions concerning Marking............................................................................................... 65
Annex:
UNECE Standard FFV-28 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of
sweet peppers, 2009 edition ......................................................................................................... 71
Contents
The official text of the standard is indicated in
blue bold type; theinterpretative text of the
standard is indicated in black. References to
photos representing the visual interpretation
are printed in black bold. The entire text of
the standard without the interpretative text
appears in the annex.


Definition
of
Produce


This standard applies to sweet peppers of varieties1 (cultivars) grown from Capsicum annuum L.
to be supplied fresh to the...