Fruit and Vegetables Marketing Standards Regulations, 2015 (L.N. 109 of 2005).

No trader may trade in products in Malta unless such products conform to the general marketing standards or the specific marketing standards required in terms of these Regulations. These provisions are adopted pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products and Commission Regulation (EC) 543/2011 laying down the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables sectors. Products not required to conform to the specific marketing standards shall conform to the general marketing standards. The following are covered by specific marketing standards: (a) apples, (b) citrus fruit, (c) kiwifruit, (d) lettuces, curled leaved and broad-leaved endives, (e) peaches and nectarines, (f) pears, (g) strawberries, (h) sweet peppers, (i) table grapes, (j) tomatoes.