SEED POTATOES GRADING AND MARKING RULES Short title and application.— (1) These rules may be called the Seed Potatoes Grading and Marking Rules. l963.
(2)They shall be apply to seed potatoes (Solonum tuberosum) produced in India and meant; for export.
Definitidns.—ln these rules,
(21) "Agricultural Marketing Adviser" means the . Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India.
(b) “Schedule" means a-Schedule appended in these rules.
Grade designation.-—-The grade designation to indicate the quality of seed potatoes shall be asset out in column 1 of Schedule II.
Definition of qualityq—Thc quality indicatéd‘lr:
by the grade designations shall be as set out against each grade designation in Schedule
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Grade designltion marks .—The grade designation mark shall consist of a label specifying the grade designation and bearing a design (consisting of an outline map of India with the word "AGMARK" and the figure of the rising sun, with the words "Produce of India" and ( ‘Wtfi’l WI?) and resembling the one as set out in Schedule [.
Method of marking—- (I) '
(2) The grade designation mark label shall be securely affixed to each container in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
In addition to the grade designation mark, each container shall be clearly marked with'such particulars and in such manner as may be specified by the 'Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
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(3) An authorised obtaining after of the packer the prior may, approval , Agricultural Marketing Adviser, mark his private trade mark on a-container, in a manner approved by the said officer provided that the private trade mark does not represent quality or grade of seed potatoes different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed to the container in accordance with these rules,
7. Method of packing.—
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8. Special Only sound , clean and dry container made of jute or any other approved material shall be used for packing. They shall be free from any insect infestation or fungus contamination and also from any undesirable smell.
‘ The, containers shall be secur‘elygclosed and sealed in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
Each package shall contain seed potatoes of one trade description and one'grade designation only.
Condition of Certificate of Authorisation :— In addition to the conditions specified in rule 4 of the General Grading and Marking Rules, 1937, the following shall be the conditions of every Certificate of Authorisation issued for the purpose of these rules, namely:
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(b) An authorised packer shall make' such arrangements for testing seed potatoes as may be prescribed by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. , An authorised packer shall provide all facilities to the Inspecting Ofiicers duly authorised by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser, for sampling, testing and such other matters, as may be specified by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
EEQHEBULE 1(See Rule 5) fiesign fer the grade designation mark {picture as depicted on page 14 (Scheduleo‘ln
SCHEDULE ll , ‘i {See Rain J Ind 4) Grade designations and definition ofqulity «faced pennies predueerl in lndil l Definitien ofguality Grade ‘ ism min. General ' designation ; diameter charaeristics Tolerance onformity Under-size or Disease, damage Earth and/or to variety over-size etct" Emneous rmtter‘ l 3 4 5 6 7 t, Large The tubers shall Tubers ofvnrieties A tolerance of 10% (1) Tubcrs having mec- The presence he reasonably clean, other than that speci- shull be hllowed harried]injury and sth- ofeunh and Medium healthy viable, re. fled on the label are {or accidental errors ing signs of external other foreign reascmably firm and permitted to the ext- in grading in respect damage shall not exceed matter shall shall have the char- ent of5% by count of tubers mspond— ‘ 5% by count in any not exceed ncterisfic shape, and as determined on the ing with the size speei representative sample. 2% by weight Small colour of the variety. basis ofa represen— fieutiuns in the next (2) Superficial blemishes Each tuber shall have tative sample. lewer and/or higher not affecting quality shall at least two sound, grade. not exceed in aggregate an well developed eyes.
area equal to lI-lth uf the * Where the tubers are certified by the Agriculture Department tu he pedigreed and disease free, the fiact would @Tubers which exceed 32 mm in (ii In the latter case when the tubers have been passed over a riddle grade name. eg. Large (size 32 nun) “ Any deserted or defem the presence ofwhich may be established by cutting open the tuber, shall be taken into account and potatoes having warm or slug holes - pcnetmtirig inlo the flesh shall be regarded as a {Enraged a v umeter in the use ofseed potatoes raisedin the plains and 52 mm. in the ease of of greater mesh than 25 mm, the minimum size may, ’26 total siufiice area on any tuber be indicated in the Grading Certificate those raised in the hills shall not be permitted.
at the packers' discretion, be appmded tn the '