ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I Necessary relevant information to be provided by the Member States for the purpose of evaluating the effects of implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 A. Information concerning the evolution of the national market in foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added shall include the following: 1. general information on the national market including the market share of specific foods or food categories; 2. information on trends in the evolution of the national market. The information referred to in points 1 and 2 shall include the information for the foods which contain the most commonly added vitamins and minerals and information on the amounts of vitamins and minerals added to foods. Such information may be obtained from commercially available market reports, national monitoring measures and other relevant and defined sources. B. Information on consumption patterns of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added shall include the following: 1. information on the consumption patterns of specific foods or food categories to which vitamins and minerals have been added for the population and if appropriate, for specific population groups, including such information for the foods which contain the most commonly added vitamins and minerals and information on the amounts of vitamins and minerals added to foods; 2. information obtained from nationally representative dietary consumption surveys, data from academic studies and other relevant and defined sources, including the information on the dietary survey methodology, such as the dietary assessment methodology, and the population subgroups and age groups assessed; 3. information on any observed changes in overall dietary habits and trends in the consumption of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added, in particular those changes that may be associated with the date of application of the Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006. Member States shall provide the details for the basis of these observed changes, including details on the base-line data used to compare past and current consumption of foods to which vitamins and minerals have been added. C. Information on the intake levels of vitamins and minerals shall include the following: 1. information on the intake levels for vitamins and minerals for the population and, if appropriate, for specific population groups. This information shall be obtained from the data sources referred to in point B.2 of this Annex; 2. information on any observed changes in intake levels for vitamins and minerals including trends in the levels of intake that may be associated with the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006. Member States shall provide the details for the basis of these observed changes, including details on the base-line data used to compare intake levels of vitamins and minerals prior to and after the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006. D. Information on the addition of substances other than vitamins or minerals to foods shall include the following: 1. information on the national market in foods to which certain other substances have been added, including the market share of specific foods or food categories; 2. information on the national market in food supplements, as defined by point (a) of Article 2 of Directive 2002/46/EC; 3. information on the most commonly added substances to foods based on information from commercially available market reports, national monitoring measures and other relevant and defined sources and shall include information on the levels of addition of other substances to specific foods or food categories; 4. information on national measures including legislative and non-legislative measures that aim to restrict or prohibit the use of other substances in the manufacture of foods, including food supplements.