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CO!.T#/: #EF: P#O*!CT: E! C"&SS: O#$1$.: V&#$ET/: &PPE&#&.CE: 4$.$4!4 #E8!$#E4E.T 9E!:: *EFECTS < TO"E#&.CES:

TESCO E!#OPE C0(&pricots(V(04 &pricots' Value punnet Class $$ punnet Spain' France' un2ar3' 4orocco' 1reece' E23pt' Portu2al' $tal3 and $sreal Fruit 5ust 6e full3 developed' clean' dr3 and sound. Ver3 hard or soft 7 6ladder3 fruit is not accepta6le. 1reen tin2e on fruit is accepta6le' hard 2reen 6ac)2round is not accepta6le. The apricots 5ust 5eet the 5ini5u5 re;uire5ents of the Class 5ar)ed on the carton7punnet as 2overned 63 E! re2ulations.

P#O1#ESS$VE *EFECTS: #ots7=aste: 4> of pac)s 9Fruit sho=in2 pro2ressive deca3: 4&0O# *EFECTS: .on pro2ressive heav3 6ruisin2 +> eav3 scarrin2 2reater than ,.0c5 or ?.0c5,. +> *ust7dirt7visi6le residue: 0.+> eav3 insect da5a2e 9internal da5a2e: : 0.+> 4$.O# *EFECTS: Superficial li2ht 6le5ish 9elon2ated shape up to ,.0c5 or ?.0c5 , total: ( to include dr3 cut or pucture' hail da5a2e' li2ht scarrin2' li2ht insect da5a2e' li2ht scarrin2' li2ht 6ruisin2. ,+> Poor colour 9hard 2reen 6ac)2round:. @0> .A: 4aBor and 5inor defects 5ust 6e calculated 63 fruit count or =ei2ht &CCEPT&A"E *EFECTS: Superficail 6le5ish 9elon2ated shape ?c5 or 0.+ c5, total: ( to include li2ht dr3 cut or puncture' hail da5a2e' li2ht scarrin2' li2ht 6ruisin2 4isshapes

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One siEe ran2e onl3 per pac) 9?0> tolerance for fruit in the neFt siEe ran2e:

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*&TE CO*E ( !%7#O$: Tar2et store life C @ &pricot prepac) =ill have a 5ini5u5 life of date of deliver3 to depot H @ da3s. Stoc) that is intended to roll(over in a !% depot =ill have a 5aFi5u5 life of date of deliver3 to depot H + da3s. *$SP"&/ !.T$" C date of !% depot deliver3 H @ da3s' 9e.2: date of deliver3 C , 0ul3' *ispla3 !ntil C + 0ul3:. &ll pre(pac) la6els and case(end la6els 5ust state the *ispla3 !ntil date 9in the for5at: dd75573333 or dd.55.3333: &pricot pre(pac) =ill have a 5ini5u5 life of date of deliver3 to depot plus 4 da3s *$SP"&/ !.T$" C date of deliver3 to depot plus 4 da3s' 9e.2: date of deliver3 C I 0ul3 H 4 C *ispla3 !ntil: ??70I7,00- or ??.0I.,00-:. .A: &ll la6els 5ust 6e in the lan2ua2e of the countr3 of sale J P#O*!CTS *E"$VE#E* TO *C G$T "ESS T &. @ *&/S #ET&$" "$FE G$"" AE #E0ECTE* K> Ver3 hard fruit or ver3 soft 6ladder3 fruit is not accepa6le &ir te5perature in stora2e prior to despatch : (0.+LC to 4C &ir te5perature durin2 distri6ution to Tesco: 0(-H7(,LC Product core te5perature on arrival at depot: 0(?0LC Punnet: netted =ith Tesco Value =ine2lass la6el' 6lue net and 6lue ri66on Fi6re 6oard -0F40 Pallet confi2uration 7 units per outer: see lo2istic infor5ation fro5 Au3in2 4ana2er Tesco E&. 6ar codes should 6e a2reed =ith the Au3in2 4ana2er. 9note: 5ini5u5 printin2 siEes for E&. 6arcodes TAC:

.et carton =ei2ht to 6e a2reed =ith Au3in2 4ana2er. $ndividual punnets of net =ei2ht +002 on deliver3 into depot =ith 4> allo=ance for 5oisture loss 9+,02 net: $ndividual punnets of net =ei2ht ?)2 on deliver3 into depot =ith 4> allo=ance for 5oisture loss 9?0402 net: &ll pac) la6els 5ust state the *ispla3 !ntil date:

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4$.$4!4 S!1&# P#ESS!#E TE4PE#&T!#ES:

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For Central Europe: &ll pac)ed units need to 6e la6elled =ith the follo=in2 infor5ation: Product description' plus variet3 .a5e and address of Pri5ar3 supplier' H na5e of Producer' if different Countr3 of ori2in Gei2ht Cali6re *ate code 9*ispla3 !ntil C dd75573333' e.2. 0-70I7,00-: Class E&. Aar code Tracea6ilit3 code

For !%: &ll pac)ed units need to 6e la6elled =ith the follo=in2 infor5ation: Product description' plus variet3 Supplier code 9o6tained fro5 !% Technical 4ana2er: Countr3 of ori2in Pac) =ei2ht Cali6re *ispla3 !ntil date Class E&. Aar code Tracea6ilit3 code

Product la6el infor5ation 5ust 6e stated in the lan2ua2e of the countr3 of sale 9see 2uidance notes on la3out and =ordin2:. O!TE# C&SE A&# CO*E: O!TE# C&SE "&AE": Tesco Outer Case 6ar codes should 6e a2reed =ith the Au3in2 4ana2er and should 6e inclusive of the *ispla3 !ntil date. 9note: 5ini5u5 printin2 siEes for OCC 6arcodes TAC: For Central Europe: For !%: &ll outer cases need to 6e la6elled =ith the follo=in2 infor5ation: &ll outer cases need to 6e la6elled =ith the follo=in2 infor5ation: Product description' includin2 variet3 Product description' includin2 variet3 .a5e and address of Pri5ar3 supplier' H na5e of Producer' if different Supplier code 9o6tained fro5 !% Technical 4ana2er: Countr3 of ori2in Countr3 of ori2in Gei2ht Gei2ht Cali6re .o. pac)s per outer .o. pac)s per outer Cali6re *ate code 9*ispla3 !ntil C dd75573333' e.2. 0-70I7,00-: *ispla3 !ntil date Class Class Tracea6ilit3 code 7 "ot .u56er Tracea6ilit3 code Outer case 6ar code' inclusive of *ispla3 !ntil date Product la6el infor5ation 5ust 6e stated in the lan2ua2e of the countr3 of sale 9see 2uidance notes on la3out and =ordin2:. Pesticide &pplications: Products 5ust 6e safel3 and le2all3 produced. Pri5ar3 suppliers and *irect Secondar3 suppliers 5ust 6e a6le to de5onstrate due dili2ence to ensure products are safel3 and le2all3 produced. Suppliers 5ust ensure that all ris)s associated =ith the safet3 of the product throu2hout production' handlin2' storin2' pac)in2 and deliver3 are properl3 addressed and that these processes confor5 to relevant specifications and E! re2ulations. Tesco plc has co55itted to ensurin2 that the la6our standards of people =or)in2 for our suppliers' 5eets the relevant international standards 6ased on the $nternational "a6our Or2anisation 9$"O: conventions. Ge therefore eFpect all Tesco pri5ar3 suppliers to )no= and co5pl3 =ith the le2al re;uire5ents for la6our standards in their countr3' and in turn to co55unicate and effect this further do=n their o=n suppl3 chains.

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$n addition' to help us 5eet the re;uire5ents of our Ethical Tradin2 $nitiative 9ET$: 5e56ership in the !%' =e re;uire that all our pri5ar3 suppliers re2ister =ith SE*ED 9Supplier *ata Ethical EFchan2e: at ===.sedeF.or2.u) and co5plete the ethical self(assess5ent ;uestionnaire. This is the 5ini5u5 re;uire5ent to ena6le suppl3 to Tesco Stores "td' !%. The infor5ation =ill 6e revie=ed 63 the Tesco Technical tea5 and used to deter5ine =hether an independent ethical assess5ent' 63 a third part3 co5pan3' is re;uired.

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DEFECT *EC&/ $.SECT 9*&4&1E: S!PE#F$C$&" A"E4$S DEFECT DESCRIPTION Fruit sho=in2 pro2ressive deca3 $ncludes all inverte6rates. Fruit fl3 5a22ots Superficial 6le5ish 9elon2ated shape up to ,.0c5 or ?.0s;c5 total: to include dr3 cut or pucture' hail da5a2e' li2ht scarrin2' li2ht scarrin2' li2ht 6ruisin2