1. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France UNECE Standard DDP-07 of Prunes FRANCE : Order of 28/08/72 concerning the prune trade Prunes standards

2. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Order of 28 August 1972 concerning the prune trade Article 2.  controlled drying of certain subspecies of Prunus domestica L.,  with neither caramelisation nor added sweeteners […]

3. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France UNECE Standard DDP-07 of Prunes Minimum requirements  Prepared from physiologically ripe fruit;  Whole or without pits, without peduncles;  Fleshy, the flesh being elastic and pliable;  Covered with a wrinkled skin;

4. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France UNECE Standard DDP-07 of Prunes Minimum requirements  Sound, fruit being affected by decay or damaged in such a way as to be unfit for consumption being excluded;  Clean and practically free from obvious foreign matter;  Free from living insects and mites, whatever their stage of development;  Free from visible damage by insects, mites or other parasites;  Free of foreign smell and/or taste.

5. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Moisture content Order of 28 August 1972 Fresh prunes harvested at maturity are dried (cooked/dried at 76°C max.) to obtain:  A 21% maximum moisture content, which preserves them "naturally". T hen rehydrated and packaged on an as-needed basis

6. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Moisture content Order of 28 August 1972 concerning the prune trade Fresh prunes harvested at maturity are dried (cooked/dried at 76°C max.) to obtain:  Several hundred tons of prunes are dried at maximum moisture content of 34/35%, creating HALF-COOKED PRUNES.  And pasteurisation after bagging,  or put into cold storage (-18°C) and packaged at a later date.

7. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Moisture content Order of 28 August 1972 concerning the prune trade To prepare them for sale, prunes dried to a 21% moisture content are rehydrated: At 35% maximum moisture content: - Article 2 of the Order of 28 August 1972: "prunes may be partially rehydrated [ … ] up to a maximum moisture content of 35% [ … ]"

8. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Moisture content Order of 28 August 1972 concerning the prune trade At greater than 35% moisture content ( 38%, 40% or higher): - Article 7: " special preparations ” E.g.: prunes in syrup, etc.

9. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France UNECE Standard - Classification Whole prunes are classified in one class, called "PRUNES" - "Class I" - Good quality, characteristic of the variety. Slight superficial defects and colour defects, provided that these do not affect - the general appearance of the produce or the quality, - keeping quality or its presentation in the package.

10. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France UNECE Standard - Classification Prunes without pits are classified into two classes defined below: -"Prunes without pits" - "Class I": depitted by an appropriate process such as to minimize the damage to the skin, and the number of cuts necessary to depit the prunes is limited to two cuts

11. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France UNECE Standard - Classification Prunes without pits are classified into two classes defined below: "Pressure-pitted prunes" "Type E" or "Class II": may be pitted by pressure. The number of cuts is not limited.

12. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Provisions concerning tolerances Quality tolerances Permitted defect PrunesPitted prunes Pressure pitted prunes (percentages by weight) Class I Class II A. Total tolerances 12 15 B. Individual defect. Within the limits of the total tolerances the Maximum alowed are : Non characteristic colour and texture 12 15

13. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Provisions concerning tolerances Quality tolerances Permitted defect Prune s Pitted prunes Pressure pitted prunes (percentages by weight) Class I Class II B. Individual defect. Within the limits of the total tolerances the Maximum alowed are : End cracks 12 15 Skin or flesh damage; callouses; heat injury; insect damage 824

14. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Provisions concerning tolerances Quality tolerances Permitted defect PrunesPitted prunes Pressure pitted prunes (percentages by weight) Class I Class II A. Total tolerances 12 15 B. Individual defect. Within the limits of the total tolerances the Maximum alowed are : Non characteristic colour and texture 12 15

15. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Provisions concerning tolerances Quality tolerances Permitted defect PrunesPitted prunes Pressure pitted prunes (percentages by weight) Class I Class II B. Individual defect. Within the limits of the total tolerances the Maximum alowed are : fermentation 424 Foreign matter of vegetal origin 111

16. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Provisions concerning tolerances Quality tolerances Permitted defect PrunesPitted prunes Pressure pitted prunes (percentages by weight) Class I Class II B. Individual defect. Within the limits of the total tolerances the Maximum alowed are : Slight decay; mould 10,52 Fruit infested by insects or mites 0,5

17. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Provisions concerning tolerances Quality tolerances Permitted defect PrunesPitted prunes Pressure pitted prunes (percentages by weight) Class I Class II C. For pitted Prunes With whole pits - 24 With fragments of pits 224

18. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Preparations Order of 28 August 1972 concerning the prune trade Article 7 (continued): preparations ( … ) contains the word "prune". [ … ] the denomination must be immediately followed by the indication " extra-moist prunes at … % moisture content." Example: "Extra-moist prune specialty (or preparation) at 40% moisture content"

19. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Sizing Sizing :Under the form: "x/y prunes per 500g“ Designations provided for in the legislation: Giant: 33/44 prunes per 500g Very large: 44/55 prunes per 500g Large: 55/66 prunes per 500g Average: 66/77 prunes per 500g Cooking prunes: 77/88 prunes per 500g Small cooking prunes: 88/99 prunes per 500g

20. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France From plum to prune Article 11: the conditions under which prunes may be called "Pruneaux d'Agen" (less than 77 prunes per 500g) have been supplemented by the Protected Geographical Identification (PGI).

21. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Labelling for prunes Order of 28 August 1972 Specific compulsory wording stipulated in the Order of 28 August 1972: b) The denomination "prune", immediately followed by, The variety or commercial denomination linked to a specific variety For prunes of foreign origin, the indication of the fruit's country of origin

22. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Labelling for prunes Order of 28 August 1972 c) The grade, the moisture content, d) The net weight or, if applicable, the drained net weight

23. Marie-Isabelle TRIVES CREMIEUX DGCCRF - France Practical session