Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

AddedDirective 2001/110/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2, Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b: (b) except in the case of baker’s honey intended for industrial use, those names may be supplemented by information concerning the honey’s: / – floral or vegetable origin, if the product comes wholly or mainly from the indicated source and presents the organoleptic, physico-chemical and microscopic characteristics of the indicated origin; / – regional, territorial or topographical origin, if the product comes entirely from the indicated source; / – specific quality criteria.

AddedDirective 2001/110/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Article 3: (2a) Article 3 is replaced by the following: / "Article 3 / In the case of honey intended for industrial uses such as baker’s honey, bulk containers, packaging and sales documentation shall clearly indicate the full product name as set out in point 3 of Annex I."

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AddedDirective 2001/110/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new), Article 4 a (new): (2b) The following Article is inserted: / "Article 4a / 1. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts no later than ... [the date 12 months from the date of entry into force of this Directive] to supplement this Directive by establishing a harmonised methodology to determine the precise origins of honey. That methodology shall enable competent authorities of Member States to trace honey back to its country or countries of origin by means of laboratory testing or any other method deemed appropriate. / 2. From ... [OP: Please insert the date = 18 months from the date of entry into force of this Directive], the placing on the market of honey shall be conditional upon its compliance with the traceability requirements set out in this Article. Checks shall be carried out by competent authorities of Member States, to verify that the honey comes from the country or countries indicated on the label. The competent authorities shall carry out regular and risk-based checks to establish whether the relevant products that the operator or trader has placed or intends to place on the market comply with this Directive."

AddedDirective 2001/110/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new), Annex I – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii: (2c) In Annex I, paragraph 2, point b, point viii is replaced by the following: / "(viii) unheated honey / Honey which has been extracted from the combs, decanted and then, if necessary, sieved. Honey so designated has not been heated to the extent that its enzymes and other thermally sensitive elements are degraded to such an extent that they no longer comply with the criteria laid down in points 6 and 6a of Annex II."

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AddedDirective 2001/110/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new), Annex II – paragraph 2: (2d) In Annex II, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: / "When placed on the market as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, honey shall not have added to it any food ingredient, including food additives, nor shall any other additions be made other than honey. Honey must be free from organic or inorganic matters foreign to its composition. With the exception of point 3 of Annex I, it must not have any foreign tastes or odours, have begun to ferment, have an artificially changed acidity or have been heated in such a way that the natural enzymes have been either destroyed or significantly inactivated, or have been exposed to vacuum evaporation. Honey, when marketed as such or used in any product intended for human consumption, must comply with the compositional characteristics set out in points 1 to 6. In addition, when marketed as "raw honey” or “virgin honey" it must also comply with the compositional characteristics set out in point 6a."

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AddedDirective 2001/110/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 e (new), Annex II – paragraph 3: (2e) In Annex II, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: / "No significant change in the pollen count or pollen spectrum of pollen smaller than 100 µm is permitted. No constituents of honey smaller than 100 µm may be removed."

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AddedDirective 2001/110/EC

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 f (new), Annex II – paragraph 6 a (new): (2f) In Annex II, the following point is added: / "6a. invertase index (Gontarski unit) for ’unheated honey’. Determined after processing and blending. - generally, not less than 50 U/kg - honeys with a low natural enzyme content, not less than 25 U/kg."

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Change 8

RemovedIf naturally occurring sugar has been removed this should be made transparent for consumers and not be used for potentially misleading information or advertisement that suggests that the product would contain less calories or be a healthier alternative or that juices with natural fruit sugar would be unhealthy. Examples of claims that should not be allowed: "healthier than natural juice" "-30% sugar compared to apple juice".

RemovedArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: Member States shall adopt and publish, by [OP please insert the date = nine months after the date of entry into force of this Directive] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

RemovedImprovements in transparency for customers should not be unnecessarily delayed. Since the adjustments are manageable in scope and complexity a more ambitious timeline deems to be realistic.

RemovedArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: They shall apply those provisions from [OP please insert the date = 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].

RemovedImprovements in transparency for customers should not be unnecessarily delayed. Since the adjustments are manageable in scope and complexity a more ambitious timeline deems to be realistic.

RemovedArticle 6 – paragraph 1: Products which are placed on the market or labelled before [OP please insert the date = 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive], in accordance with Directives 2001/110/EC, 2001/112/EC, 2001/113/EC and 2001/114/EC, may continue to be marketed until the exhaustion of stocks.

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RemovedAnnex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 2, ANNEX I – Part II – point 3 – indent 13 a (new): – For reduced-sugar fruit juice and reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate: processes to remove naturally occurring sugars, to the extent that they maintain all the other essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes: membrane filtration, yeast fermentation.;

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c, Article 3 – paragraph 4: 4. Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council**, the statement ‘contains only naturally occurring sugars’ may appear on the label in the same field of vision as the name of the products referred to in Part I, point 1, of Annex I to this Directive.

RemovedInnovative processes to reduce sugar shall be enabled to produce sugar-reduced fruit juices and concentrates and potential application transparent for consumers.

AddedDirective 2001/112/EC

RemovedDirective 2001/113/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d, Article 3 – paragraph 6: 6. Without prejudice to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for mixtures of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, for reduced-sugar fruit juice, for reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate, and for fruit nectar obtained entirely or partly from one or more concentrated products, the labelling shall bear the words ‘from concentrate(s)’ or ‘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.;

RemovedAnnex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 1: – 400 g as a general rule,

AddedDirective 2001/112/EC

RemovedDirective 2001/113/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d a (new), Article 3 – paragraph 7 a (new): (da) The following paragraph is added: / "7a. Claims regarding positive properties, such as health benefits, ingredients or nutritional value, in comparison to the natural fruits contained in the fruit juice or the products listed in Annex I, points 1 to 4, shall not be made on the labelling for reduced-sugar fruit juice or reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate referred to in Annex I, point 6."

RemovedAnnex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 2: – 300 g for redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces,

AddedDirective 2001/112/EC

RemovedDirective 2001/113/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new): (2a) In Article 10, the following second paragraph is inserted: / Part 1, point 6, of Annex I shall enter into force on the ... [12 months from the date on which a definition of ‘essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice’ has been added to this Directive.

RemovedAnnex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 3: – 200 g for ginger,

AddedDirective 2001/112/EC

RemovedDirective 2001/113/EC

AddedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 a (new), Article 3 a (new): Article 3a / By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall present a legislative proposal to amend Annex I in order to introduce a definition of “essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice”, covering the main fruits used in fruit juices. ’;

RemovedAnnex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – part 1 – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 4: – 200 g for cashew apples,

RemovedDirective 2001/113/EC

RemovedAnnex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – part I – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – indent 5: – 70 g for passion fruit.

RemovedDirective 2001/113/EC

RemovedAnnex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – part I – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 1: – 500 g as a general rule,

RemovedDirective 2001/113/EC

RemovedAnnex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 2: – 400 g for redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces,

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RemovedAnnex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 3: – 300 g for ginger,

AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new), Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new): (b a) The following paragraph is inserted: / "4a. The country of origin of the fruits and sugar used to manufacture products defined in Annex I, shall be indicated on the label. If such a product is made of one type of fruit and the fruits used originate in more than one country, the countries of origin shall be indicated on the label in descending order according to each country of origin’s share in weight of the fruit and the sugar used to manufacture the product, specifying the exact percentage for each country or the percentage range applicable for the country’s share. / For products using a mix of different fruits originating from more than one country, the countries of origin shall be indicated on the label in descending order according to each country of origin’s share in weight of the fruits used to manufacture the product. / The percentage share in weight for each country of origin shall be indicated on the label of the packs using the following ranges: / >90% / 70%-90% / 50%-70% / 30%-50% / 10%-30% / <10% / For packs containing 30 g or less, the percentage share in weight for each country of origin may be indicated on the label using one of the following ranges: / >75% / 50%-75% / 25%-50% / <25% / Only for packs containing less than 30 g may the countries of origin be indicated on the label by using the ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code."

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RemovedAnnex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – part 1 – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – indent 4: – 260 g for cashew apples,

AddedArticle 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c, Article 2 – paragraph 6: 6. Residual content of sulphur dioxide shall be indicated on the list of ingredients;

AddedArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: Member States shall adopt and publish, by [OP please insert the date = 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

AddedArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2: They shall apply those provisions from [OP please insert the date = 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].