4Date of final packaging

4 Date of final packaging

4.1 The trade description applied to dried fruits shall contain the date of final packaging shown:

(a) by words;

(b) by a use by date; or

(c) in code in accordance with subclause 4.2.

4.2 Where the date of final packaging is shown in code, the code shall consist of figures that indicate the year of packaging followed by figures, beginning with the number one each year, that indicate the number of days from:

(a) in the case of dried tree fruit — 1 January;

(b) in the case of dried vine fruit — 1 March; or

(c) in the case of mixed dried fruit — the date in paragraph (a) or (b) that is relevant to the major dried fruit ingredient in the goods.

4.3 Where two different methods of indicating the date of final packaging are included in the trade description there shall be no discrepancy between the dates.