Report of the 61st session 30 April to 03 May 2013 in Geneva attended by 21 countries: Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Commission of the European Union Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program 2013/1

New Standard for Quince FFV-62 Draft agreed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/GE.1/2013/3) Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/11 Requested for approval as a recommendation for a one year trial period by Working Party New Standard for Persimmons FFV-63 Amendment agreed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/GE.1/2013/14) Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/12 Requested for approval as a recommendation for a one year trial period by the Working Party

Standard for Lambs Lettuce FFV-60 Recommendation checked and discussed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2012/24): proposals by Germany (INF.1) and France (INF.8) product specific sampling to determine the defects to be checked in practical application and to be discussed with OECD Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/13 Requested for a one year prolongation of the trial period by the Working Party

Standard for Apples FFV-50 Correction/clarification agreed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/GE.1/2013/5): max. size range 10 mm for Class I sales packages and Class I fruit packed loose in the package Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/14 Requested for approval by the Working Party Discussion to be continued in 2014 Revision of list of varieties and eventually correctness to be checked by WAPA Revision of sizing provisions

Standard for Pears FFV-51 Corrections agreed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/GE.1/2013/5): max. size range 10 mm for Class I sales packages and Class I fruit packed loose in the package table on uniformity in size by weight deletion of 75-100 g Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/15 Requested for approval by the Working Party Discussion to be continued in 2014 Revision of sizing provisions

Standard for Witloof Chicory FFV-38 Amendments agreed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2012/9): to integrate red varieties in the standard to exclude the radicchio types to harmonise provisions on Class I and II with the OECD explanatory brochure to simplify the sizing provisions Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/16 Requested for approval by the Working Party

Standard for Chinese Cabbage FFV-44 Corrections agreed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/GE.1/2013/9) labelling of “number of units” is now optional Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/17 Requested for approval by the Working Party Standard for Fennel FFV-16 Corrections agreed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/GE.1/2013/10) Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/18 Requested for approval by the Working Party

Standard for Shallots FFV-56 Corrections agreed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/GE.1/2013/11) “free of hollow and tough stems” moved from Class II to minimum requirements allows “slight defects in colouring” in Class I Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/19 Requested for approval by the Working Party

Standard for Plums FFV-29 Amendments agreed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/GE.1/2013/12 and INF.7) allow mixtures of distinctive different varieties integrate interspecific hybrids Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/20 Requested for approval by the Working Party Standard for Apricots FFV-02 Amendment agreed (ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/GE.1/2013/INF.6) Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/21 Requested for approval by the Working Party

Fresh Chilli Peppers Revised sizing provision as proposed by TR (INF.1) New explanatory brochure published Standard as document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/22 Requested for approval by the Working Party

Glossary of Terms on Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Draft after careful checks and several amendments in a final stage Document ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/2013/23 Requested for approval by Working Party

recommendations for lambs lettuce, persimmons and quince Work in progress recommendations for lambs lettuce, persimmons and quince explanatory brochure on persimmons apples, pears, plums – provisions on sizing apples – list of varieties sweet chestnuts, ware potatoes – quality tolerances tomatoes – commercial types watermelons – Class Extra, minimum Brix citrus fruit – labelling mandarin group chicories (endives in French) – miniature produce eventually fresh figs (maturity requirements) 2013/12

Dr. Ulrike Bickelmann (Germany) qualitaetskontrolle@ble.de Vice-Chair Dr. Kristina Mattsson (Sweden) jordbruksverket@svj.se Secretariat Serguei Malanitchev (UNECE) agristandards@unece.org Report of 61st session of Specialized Section on Standardization of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables ECE/TRADE/C/WP.7/GE.1/2013/2