UNITED

NATIONS

Distr.

GENERAL

TRADE/WP.7/GE.2/2002/3

8 March 2002

ORIGINAL : ENGLISH

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

COMMITTEE FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY AND

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

Working Party on Standardization of

Perishable Produce and Quality Development

Specialized Section on Standardization of

Dry and Dried Produce (Fruit)

49th session, 21 to 24 May 2002, Geneva

Item 3(a) of the Provisional Agenda

REVISION OF UNECE STANDARDS

INSHELL WALNUTS

Note by the secretariat : The following document contains corrections and amendments to the UNECE Standard for Inshell Walnuts which were decided at the last session but not yet transmitted to the Working Party.

GE.02-

1.	Section II. A. (a)

Amend "fruits" to read "fruit"

2.	Section II. B. (i)

Amend the first sentence to read:

"Inshell walnuts in this class must be of superior quality."

3.	Amend footnote 3 to read as follows:

"The method to be used should be one of the methods tested collaboratively and shown to give satisfactory results in inter-laboratory trials for the determination of the moisture content for dry fruit (inshell nuts and kernels) which are given in the standard layout and are reproduced in the annex to this document. The laboratory reference method shall be used in cases of dispute."

Delete the words "Spain and" from footnote 4.

4.	IV.A.

Delete footnote d to the table.

5.	VI.B.

Amend the beginning of the last indent to read:

"Name of the variety...." (English text only)