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Si2e is deter5ined 30 dia5eter. The difference in dia5eter 3et6een fruit in the sa5e pac4a1e shall 3e li5ited to: / A 55 for fruit pac4ed in ro6s and la0ers / *0 55 for fruit pac4ed loose in the carton 7ini5u5 si2e: H055 9 un1r0' C2ech #epu3lic' Slova4ia' Poland:' 6ithout variet0: 7utsu: 5ini5u5 si2e: HA55 7a<i5u5 si2e: I055 9 un1r0' Slova4ia' C2ech #epu3lic' Poland: Tolerance: *0 @ 30 nu53er or 6ei1ht of apples confor5in1 to the si2e i55ediatel0 a3ove or 3elo6 that specified. ,=& &ll pre/pac4 la3els and case/end la3els 5ust state the )ispla0 !ntil date 9in the for5at: dd=55=0000 or dd.55.0000: &pple 1reen loose 6ill have a 5ini5u5 life of date of deliver0 to depot plus A da0s )$SP"&- !,T$" J date of deliver0 to depot plus A da0s' 9e.1: date of deliver0 J H Eul0 K A J )ispla0 !ntil: *2=0H=200+ or *2.0H.200+:. ,.: &ll la3els 5ust 3e in the lan1ua1e of the countr0 of sale L P#O)!CTS )E"$VE#E) TO )C C$T "ESS T &, > )&-S #ET&$" "$FE C$"" .E #EEECTE) &ir te5perature in stora1e prior to despatch : /0.AMC to >C &ir te5perature durin1 distri3ution to Tesco: 0/+K=/2MC Product core te5perature on arrival at depot: 0/*0MC ,=& +0<>0 tra0 or carton Tesco (reen tra0 9Poland for do5estic apple suppl0: Card or Fi3re3oard 9Central Europe' not Poland for do5estic suppl0: Pallet confi1uration = units per outer: see lo1istic infor5ation fro5 .u0in1 7ana1er ,=& ,=&

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Tesco Outer Case 3ar codes should 3e a1reed 6ith the .u0in1 7ana1er 9!%=#O$ onl0:. 9note: 5ini5u5 printin1 si2es for OCC 3arcodes T.C: &ll outer cases need to 3e la3elled 6ith the follo6in1 infor5ation: Product description' includin1 variet0 / ,a5e and address of direct supplier' K na5e of Pri5ar0 supplier 9as on deliver0 docu5ents:' if different Countr0 of ori1in ,et Cei1ht Cali3re 95ini5u5 and 5a<i5u5 si2e in 55: )ate code 9)ispla0 !ntil J dd=55=0000' e.1. 0+=0H=200+: Class Tracea3ilit0 code Outer/Case la3el infor5ation 5ust 3e stated in the lan1ua1e of the countr0 of sale 9see 1uidance notes on la0out and 6ordin1:. Pesticide &pplications: Products 5ust 3e safel0 and le1all0 produced. Pri5ar0 suppliers and )irect Secondar0 suppliers 5ust 3e a3le to de5onstrate due dili1ence to ensure products are safel0 and le1all0 produced. Suppliers 5ust ensure that all ris4s associated 6ith the safet0 of the product throu1hout production' handlin1' storin1' pac4in1 and deliver0 are properl0 addressed and that these processes confor5 to relevant specifications and E! re1ulations. Tesco plc has co55itted to ensurin1 that the la3our standards of people 6or4in1 for our suppliers' 5eets the relevant international standards 3ased on the $nternational "a3our Or1anisation 9$"O: conventions. Ce therefore e<pect all Tesco pri5ar0 suppliers to 4no6 and co5pl0 6ith the le1al re;uire5ents for la3our standards in their countr0' and in turn to co55unicate and effect this further do6n their o6n suppl0 chains.

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