S.L. 85.3 Art. 3Grading requirements.

Onions intended for export shall be graded as follows:

(a) Exports to countries forming part of the European Free

Trade Association:

Grade A - Medium Size

Grade B - Large Size Grade A onions are those which do not pass through a square gauge having each side four centimetres long but which pass through a square gauge having each side seven point five centimetres long;

Grade B onions are those which do not pass through a square gauge having each side seven point five centimetres long.

(b) Exports to countries forming part of the European Economic Community: Grade A - Medium Size Grade B - Large Size Grade A onions are those which do not pass through a square gauge having each side four centimetres or four point five centimetres long but which pass through a square gauge having each side six centimetres or six point five centimetres long respectively; Grade B onions are those which do not pass through a square gauge having each side six centimetres or six point five centimetres long, but which pass through a square gauge having each side eight centimetres or eight point five centimetres long respectively.

(c) Exports to any country: Grade C - Small Size Grade C onions are those which do not pass through a square gauge having each side three point two centimetres long, but which pass through a square gauge having each side four

*These Regulations have been repealed by Act XXXIV of 2023. centimetres long.