Amendments to Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 2
Directive 2001/112/EC is amended as follows: (1) Article 3 is amended as follows: (a) the introductory sentence is replaced by the following: ‘Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *2 ) applies to the products defined in Annex I to this Directive, subject to the following conditions: ( *2 ) Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 ( OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18 ).’;" (b) in point 1, subpoint (b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) As an alternative to the product names referred to in subpoint (a), Annex III provides a list of particular designations. Where an operator uses the designations listed in Part I of Annex III, they shall be used in the language and under the conditions laid down therein. With regard to the designations listed in Part II of Annex III, Member States in which the product is placed on the market may stipulate that those designations are to be used in one or more of the official languages of the Union.’ ; (c) the following point is inserted: ‘4. The statement “fruit juices contain only naturally occurring sugars” may appear on the label in the same field of vision as the name of the products referred to in point 1 of Part I of Annex I.’ ; (d) point 6 is replaced by the following: ‘6. Without prejudice to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for mixtures of fruit juice from concentrate or reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate with fruit juice or with reduced-sugar fruit juice, as well as 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.’ ; (2) Article 6 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 6 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 Annex IV.’ ; (3) Article 7 is amended as follows: (a) the sole paragraph is numbered as paragraph 1; (b) the following paragraphs are added: ‘2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7a supplementing this Directive by laying down rules regarding the physical, chemical, organoleptic and nutritional characteristics of the products listed in points 6(a), 6(b) and (7) of Part I of Annex I and regarding the use of the authorised processes to reduce sugars referred to in point 3 of Part II of that Annex. 3. The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down the methods of analysis, taking into account international standards and technical progress, to verify whether the products listed in points 1(a), 1(b), 2, 6(a), 6(b) and 7 of Part I of Annex I are compliant with this Directive. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 7b(2). Until the adoption of the relevant implementing acts, Member States shall, whenever possible, use internationally recognised validated methods of analysis such as those approved by the Codex Alimentarius to verify compliance with this Directive.’ ; (4) Article 7a is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 7(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 28 October 2013. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 7(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 13 June 2024. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.’ ; (b) in paragraph 3, ‘Article 7’ is replaced by ‘Article 7(1) and (2)’; (c) in paragraph 5, ‘Article 7’ is replaced by ‘Article 7(1) or (2)’; (5) the following Articles are inserted: ‘Article 7b 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed established by Article 58(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 in respect of Article 7(3) of this Directive. That Committee is a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *3 ) . 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Where the Committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Article 7c No later than 14 June 2027, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council providing an assessment of the feasibility of the different possibilities for labelling indicating the country or countries of origin where the fruit or fruits used to manufacture a fruit juice or fruit purée have been harvested. That report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal. ( *3 ) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers ( OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13 ).’;" (6) Annexes I and III are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Directive; (7) in Annex IV, Section I, the twenty-fourth row concerning ‘Quinces’ is replaced by the following: ‘Quinces ( Cydonia oblonga L.) 50’; (8) in Annex V, the following row is inserted in between the rows concerning ‘Blackcurrant’ and ‘Grape’: ‘Coconut (*) Cocos nucifera L. 4,5 ’.