What changed between the adopted text of 12 Dec 2023 and the adopted text of 10 Apr 2024

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point ba (new): (2a) In Article 2(4), the following point is added: / '(ba) an EU reference laboratory for honey shall be established to improve controls and to detect adulteration in honey through systematic testing of honey, using the latest test methods to prove the authenticity and quality of honey';

Removed:Directive 2001/110/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Article 3: (2a) Article 3 is replaced by the following: / "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."

Removed:Directive 2001/110/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new), Article 4 a (new): The following article is inserted: / “Article 4a Traceability requirements / 1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts no later than ... [OP: please insert the date = 12 months from the date of entry into force of this Directive] establishing a harmonised methodology to determine the precise origins of honey and honey authenticity. This methodology shall, by means of laboratory testing or any other method deemed appropriate, enable competent authorities to trace honey back to its country or countries of origin and shall allow detection of the lowest possible levels and all types of adulteration in order to ascertain honey authenticity; / 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. Product checks shall be carried out by competent authorities, to verify consistency with the indicated country or countries of origin. The competent authorities shall carry out regular and risk-based checks within their territory to establish whether the relevant products that the operator or trader has placed or intends to place on the market comply with this Directive.”

Removed:Directive 2001/110/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new), Annex I – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii: (2c) In Annex I, point 2 (b)(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."

Removed:Directive 2001/110/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new), Annex II – paragraph 2: (2d) In Annex II, second paragraph 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."

Removed:Directive 2001/110/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 e (new), Annex II – point 3: (2e) In Annex II, point 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."

Removed:Directive 2001/110/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 f (new), Annex II – paragraph 4 – point 6 a (new): (2f) In Annex II, paragraph 4, 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."

Removed:Directive 2001/112/EC

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new), Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new): (ba) The following paragraph is inserted: / "3a. The country of origin of the fruit used to manufacture the juice shall be indicated on the front-label. If the fruit used originates in more than one country, the countries of origin shall be indicated on the label in descending order according to their proportion in the fruit juice."

Removed:Directive 2001/112/EC

Removed:Article 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.”

Removed:Directive 2001/112/EC

Removed:Article 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.;”

Removed:Directive 2001/112/EC

Removed:Article 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."

Removed:Directive 2001/112/EC

Removed:Article 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].”

Removed:Directive 2001/112/EC

Removed:Article 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.;”

Removed:Directive 2001/113/EC

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new), Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new): (ba) 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. / 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."

Removed:Directive 2001/113/EC

Removed:Article 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.;”

Removed:Article 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.

Removed:Article 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].

Removed:Article 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.

Removed:Article 6 a (new): Article 6a / Penalties / Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Removed:Directive 2001/110/EC

Removed:Annex -I (new), Annex II – paragraph 4 – point 6 a (new): -I Annex II to Directive 2001/110/EC is amended as follows:in paragraph 4, the following point is added: "6a. Invertase index (Siegenthaler method) 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." / (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)

Removed:Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part: Annexes I, III and V to Directive 2001/112/EC are amended as follows:

Removed:Directive 2001/112/EC

Removed:Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – Part I – point 6 – point a – subparagraph 1 a (new): Any form of additional sugar or sweetener, whether natural or artificial, is strictly prohibited in reduced-sugar fruit juice.

Removed:Directive 2001/112/EC

Removed:Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a, Annex I – Part I – point 6 – point a – subparagraph 1 b (new): Any form of additional sugar or sweetener, whether natural or artificial, is strictly prohibited in reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate.

Removed:Directive 2001/112/EC

Removed:Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 2, Annex I – Part II – point 3 – indent 14: “– for reduced-sugar fruit juice and reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate: processes to reduce 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.;”

Removed:Directive 2001/112/EC

Removed:Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Annex V – row 20 a (new): (2a) In Annex V, the following row is added : / "Common Name of the Fruit: Blood Orange / Botanical Name: Citrus × sinensis / Minimum Brix levels: 10"

Removed:Directive 2001/113/EC

Removed:Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b, Annex I – Part I – indent 5: “– ‘ Citrus marmalade’ is a mixture, brought to a suitable gelled consistency, of water, sugars and one or more of the following products obtained from citrus fruit: pulp, purée, juice, aqueous extracts and peel. In the name 'citrus marmalade', the term 'citrus' may be replaced by the name of the citrus fruit used.”