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Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption
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Council Directive 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (OJ L 010 12.1.2002, p. 58) |
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REGULATION (EC) No 1332/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 December 2008 |
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DIRECTIVE 2012/12/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 19 April 2012 |
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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 1040/2014 of 25 July 2014 |
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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2001/112/EC
of 20 December 2001
relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption
Article 1
This Directive shall apply to the products defined in Annex I.
The products defined in Annex I are subject to provisions of Union law applicable to food, such as Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety ( 9 ), unless this Directive provides otherwise.
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Article 3
Directive 2000/13/EC shall apply to the products defined in Annex I, subject to the following conditions:
The product names listed in Annex I shall apply only to the products referred to therein and shall, without prejudice to subparagraph (b), be used in trade to designate them.
As an alternative to the product names referred to in subparagraph (a), Annex III provides a list of particular designations. These designations may be used in the language and under the conditions laid down in Annex III.
If the product comes from a single kind of fruit, the name of the latter shall be substituted for the word ‘fruit’.
For products manufactured from two or more fruits, except where lemon and/or lime juice are used under the conditions laid down in point 2 of Part II of Annex I, the product name shall be composed of a list of the fruits used, in descending order of the volume of the fruit juices or purées included, as indicated in the list of ingredients. However, in the case of products manufactured from three or more fruits, the indication of the fruits used may be replaced by the words ‘several fruits’ or a similar wording, or by the number of fruits used.
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The restoration of the products defined in part I of Annex I to their original state, by means of the substances strictly necessary for this operation, shall not entail an obligation to enter on the labels a list of the ingredients used for this purpose.
The addition to fruit juice of extra pulp or cells as defined in Annex II shall be indicated on the labelling.
Without prejudice to Article 7(2) and (5) of Directive 2000/13/EC for mixtures of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, and for fruit nectar obtained entirely or partly from one or more concentrated products, the labelling shall bear the words ►M3 ‘from concentrate(s)’ ◄ or ►M3 ‘partially from concentrate(s)’ ◄ , as appropriate. That information shall be entered close to the product name, standing out well from any background, in clearly visible characters.
For fruit nectars, the labelling shall indicate the minimum content of fruit juice, fruit purée or any mixture of those ingredients, by the declaration ‘fruit content: … % minimum’. That information shall be located in the same field of vision as the product name.
Article 4
The labelling of concentrated fruit juice referred to in point 2 of Part I of Annex I, not intended for delivery to the final consumer, shall bear a reference indicating the presence and quantity of added lemon juice, lime juice or acidifying agents permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives ( 10 ). This reference shall appear on one of the following:
Article 5
For the products defined in Annex I, Member States shall not adopt national provisions not provided for by this Directive.
This Directive shall apply to the products defined in Annex I which are placed on the market within the Union in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
Article 6
Without prejudice to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption ( 11 ), only the treatments and substances listed in part II of Annex I and the raw materials complying with Annex II may be used to manufacture the products defined in part I of Annex I. Moreover, fruit nectars shall comply with the provisions of Annex IV.
Article 7
In order to bring the Annexes to this Directive into line with developments in relevant international standards and to take into account technical progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7a to amend the Annexes to this Directive, with the exception of Part I of Annex I, and of Annex II.
Article 7a
A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
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Article 9
Directive 93/77/EEC is hereby repealed with effect from 12 July 2003.
References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive.
Article 10
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 12 July 2003. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
The measures shall be applied so as to:
However, the marketing of products which fail to comply with this Directive but which were labelled before 12 July 2004 in accordance with Directive 93/77/EEC may continue until stocks run out.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
Article 11
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Article 12
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX I
PRODUCT NAMES, DEFINITIONS OF PRODUCTS AND CHARACTERISTICS
I. DEFINITIONS
1. |
(a) Fruit juice The fermentable but unfermented product obtained from the edible part of fruit which is sound and ripe, fresh or preserved by chilling or freezing of one or more kinds mixed together having the characteristic colour, flavour and taste typical of the juice of the fruit from which it comes. Flavour, pulp, and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the juice. In the case of citrus fruits, the fruit juice must come from the endocarp. Lime juice, however, may be obtained from the whole fruit. Where juices are processed from fruits with pips, seeds and peel, parts or components of pips, seeds and peel shall not be incorporated in the juice. This provision shall not apply to cases where parts or components of pips, seeds and peel cannot be removed by good manufacturing practices. The mixing of fruit juice with fruit purée is authorised in the production of the fruit juice. (b) Fruit juice from concentrate The product obtained by reconstituting concentrated fruit juice defined in point 2 with potable water that meets the criteria set out in Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption ( 12 ). The soluble solids content of the finished product shall meet the minimum Brix level for reconstituted juice specified in Annex V. If a juice from concentrate is manufactured from a fruit not mentioned in Annex V, the minimum Brix level of the reconstituted juice shall be the Brix level of the juice as extracted from the fruit used to make the concentrate. Flavour, pulp and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the fruit juice from concentrate. The fruit juice from concentrate is prepared by suitable processes, which maintain the essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes. The mixing of fruit juice and/or concentrated fruit juice with fruit purée and/or concentrated fruit purée is authorised in the production of fruit juice from concentrate. |
2. |
Concentrated fruit juice
The product obtained from fruit juice of one or more fruit species by the physical removal of a specific proportion of the water content. Where the product is intended for direct consumption, the removal shall be at least 50 % of the water content. Flavour, pulp and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the concentrated fruit juice. |
3. |
Water extracted fruit juice
The product obtained by diffusion with water of:
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pulpy whole fruit whose juice cannot be extracted by any physical means, or
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dehydrated whole fruit.
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4. |
Dehydrated/powdered fruit juice
The product obtained from fruit juice of one or more fruit species by the physical removal of virtually all the water content. |
5. |
Fruit nectar
The fermentable but unfermented product which:
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is obtained by adding water with or without the addition of sugars and/or honey to the products defined in points 1 to 4 to fruit purée and/or to concentrated fruit purée and/or to a mixture of those products, and
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meets the requirements of Annex IV.
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods ( 13 ), where fruit nectars are manufactured without added sugars or with reduced energy value, sugars may be replaced wholly or partially by sweeteners, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. Flavour, pulp and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the fruit nectar. |
II. AUTHORISED INGREDIENTS, TREATMENTS AND SUBSTANCES
1. Composition
The species corresponding to the botanical name in Annex V shall be used in the preparation of fruit juices, fruit purées and fruit nectars bearing the product name for the applicable fruit or the common name of the product. For fruit species not included in Annex V, the correct botanical or common name shall apply.
For fruit juice the Brix level shall be the one of the juice as extracted from the fruit and shall not be modified, except by blending with the juice of the same species of fruit.
The minimum Brix level established in Annex V for reconstituted fruit juice and reconstituted fruit purée is exclusive of the soluble solids of any added optional ingredients and additives.
2. Authorised ingredients
Only the following ingredients may be added to the products referred to in Part I:
and in addition:
3. Authorised treatments and substances
Only the following treatments may be applied and only the following substances may be added to the products referred to in Part I:
ANNEX II
DEFINITIONS OF RAW MATERIALS
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Fruit
All fruits. For the purposes of this Directive, tomatoes are also considered as fruit.
The fruit shall be sound, appropriately mature, and fresh or preserved by physical means or by treatment(s), including post-harvest treatments applied in accordance with Union law.
(2) Fruit purée
The fermentable but unfermented product obtained by suitable physical processes such as sieving, grinding, milling the edible part of whole or peeled fruit without removing the juice.
(3) Concentrated fruit purée
The product obtained from fruit purée by the physical removal of a specific proportion of its water content.
Concentrated fruit purée may have restored flavour which shall be obtained by suitable physical means, as defined in point 3 of Part II of Annex I and all of which must be recovered from the same species of fruit.
(4) Flavour
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods ( 17 ), flavours for restoration are obtained during the processing of the fruit by applying suitable physical processes. Those physical processes may be applied to retain, preserve or stabilise the flavour quality and include in particular squeezing, extraction, distillation, filtration, adsorption, evaporation, fractionation and concentration.
Flavour is obtained from the edible parts of the fruit; however it could also be cold pressed oil from citrus peel and compounds from the stones.
(5) Sugars
(6) Honey
The product defined by Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey ( 19 ).
(7) Pulp or cells
The products obtained from the edible parts of fruit of the same species without removing the juice. Furthermore, for citrus fruit, pulp or cells are the juice sacs obtained from the endocarp.
ANNEX III
PARTICULAR DESIGNATIONS FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I
‘vruchtendrank’, for fruit nectars;
‘Süßmost’;
The designation ‘Süßmost’ may be used only in conjunction with the product names ‘Fruchtsaft’ or ‘Fruchtnektar’:
‘succo e polpa’ or ‘sumo e polpa’, for fruit nectars obtained exclusively from fruit purée and/or concentrated fruit purée;
‘æblemost’, for apple juice with no added sugar;
‘äppelmust/äpplemust’, for apple juice with no added sugar;
‘mosto’, synonym of grape juice;
‘smiltsērkšķu sula ar cukuru’ or ‘astelpaju mahl suhkruga’ or ‘słodzony sok z rokitnika’ for juices obtained from seabuckthorn berries with no more than 140 g of added sugar per litre.
ANNEX IV
SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO FRUIT NECTARS
Fruit nectars made from |
Minimum juice and/or purée content (% by volume of finished product) |
I. Fruits with acidic juice unpalatable in the natural state |
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Passion fruit |
25 |
Quito naranjillos |
25 |
Blackcurrants |
25 |
Whitecurrants |
25 |
Redcurrants |
25 |
Gooseberries |
30 |
Seabuckthorn berries |
25 |
Sloes |
30 |
Plums |
30 |
Quetsches |
30 |
Rowanberries |
30 |
Rose hips |
40 |
Sour cherries |
35 |
Other cherries |
40 |
Bilberries |
40 |
Elderberries |
50 |
Raspberries |
40 |
Apricots |
40 |
Strawberries |
40 |
Mulberries/blackberries |
40 |
Cranberries |
30 |
Quinces |
50 |
Lemons and limes |
25 |
Other fruits belonging to this category |
25 |
II. Low-acid, pulpy or highly flavoured fruits with juice unpalatable in the natural state |
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Mangoes |
25 |
Bananas |
25 |
Guavas |
25 |
Papayas |
25 |
Lychees |
25 |
Azeroles (Neapolitan medlars) |
25 |
Soursop |
25 |
Bullock’s heart or custard apple |
25 |
Sugar apples |
25 |
Pomegranates |
25 |
Cashew fruits |
25 |
Spanish plums |
25 |
Umbu |
25 |
Other fruits belonging to this category |
25 |
III. Fruits with juice palatable in the natural state |
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Apples |
50 |
Pears |
50 |
Peaches |
50 |
Citrus fruits except lemons and limes |
50 |
Pineapples |
50 |
Tomatoes |
50 |
Other fruits belonging to this category |
50 |
ANNEX V
MINIMUM BRIX LEVELS FOR RECONSTITUTED FRUIT JUICE AND RECONSTITUTED FRUIT PURÉE
Common Name of the Fruit |
Botanical Name |
Minimum Brix levels |
Apple (*) |
Malus domestica Borkh. |
11,2 |
Apricot (**) |
Prunus armeniaca L. |
11,2 |
Banana (**) |
Musa x paradisiaca L. (excluding plantains) |
21,0 |
Blackcurrant (*) |
Ribes nigrum L. |
11,0 |
Grape (*) |
Vitis vinifera L. or hybrids thereof Vitis labrusca L. or hybrids thereof |
15,9 |
Grapefruit (*) |
Citrus x paradisi Macfad. |
10,0 |
Guava (**) |
Psidium guajava L. |
8,5 |
Lemon (*) |
Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f. |
8,0 |
Mango (**) |
Mangifera indica L. |
13,5 |
Orange (*) |
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck |
11,2 |
Passion Fruit (*) |
Passiflora edulis Sims |
12,0 |
Peach (**) |
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. persica |
10,0 |
Pear (**) |
Pyrus communis L. |
11,9 |
Pineapple (*) |
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. |
12,8 |
Raspberry (*) |
Rubus idaeus L. |
7,0 |
Sour Cherry (*) |
Prunus cerasus L. |
13,5 |
Strawberry (*) |
Fragaria x ananassa Duch. |
7,0 |
Tomato (*) |
Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill. |
5,0 |
Mandarin (*) |
Citrus reticulata Blanco |
11,2 |
For those products marked with an asterisk (*), which are produced as a juice, a minimum relative density is determined as such in relation to water at 20/20 °C. For those products marked with two asterisks (**), which are produced as a purée, only a minimum uncorrected Brix reading (without correction of acid) is determined. |
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( 2 ) OJ C 279, 1.10.1999, p. 92.
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( 5 ) OJ L 311, 1.12.1975, p. 40.
( 6 ) OJ L 109, 6.5.2000, p. 29.
( 7 ) OJ L 276, 6.10.1990, p. 40.
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( 9 ) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.
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( 12 ) OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32.
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( 17 ) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34.
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