This document specifies the conditions required for good keeping of the following groups of citrus fruits during their storage with or without refrigeration, in stores or in various transport equipment (such as containers, railway cars, trucks or ships):

— oranges: Citrus sinensis (Linnaeus) Osbeck;

— mandarins: Citrus reticulata Blanco;

— lemons: Citrus limon (Linnaeus) N. L. Burman;

— grapefruits: Citrus paradisi Macfadyen;

— limes:

• — Citrus aurantifolia (Christmann) Swingle;
• — Citrus latifolia Tanaka.

Detailed information concerning cultivars in these different groups is given in Annexes A and B.