{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1986-1764/article-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1986-1764/article-10.json",
  "legislation": "eur/1986/1764",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1764/86 of 27 May 1986 laying down minimum quality requirements for products processed from tomatoes under the production aid scheme",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1986-1764",
  "path": "article/10",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. Tomato juice and tomato concentrate shall have:\n(a) a characteristic red colour; and\n(b) a good flavour, characteristic of a properly processed product.\nThe products shall be free of any foreign taste, in particular the taste of burned or caramelized product.\n2. Tomato juice and tomato concentrate shall be:\n(a) free of visible extraneous plant material, including skin, seeds and other coarse parts of tomatoes;\n(b) practically free of mineral impurities.\n3. The requirements provided for in paragraph 2 are considered as complied with when:\n(a) any extraneous plant materials can be established only by intensive examination by the naked eye. However, certain juice and concentrate preparations may contain skin and pips, within the maximum limits laid down in Article 1(2)(k) and (l) of Regulation (EC) No 449/2001 ;\n(b) the mineral impurities content does not exceed 0,1 % of the dry weight content, reduced by any added common salt and, in respect of tomato concentrate in powder form, any added silicon dioxide.\n4. Tomato juice and tomato concentrate shall have:\n(a) an evenly divided texture and consistency indicating proper processing practices;\n(b) a sugar content expressed as invert sugar of at least 42 % by weight of the dry weight content reduced by any added common salt;\n(c) a total titratable acidity, expressed as crystallized monohydrate citric acid, not exceeding 10 % by weight of the dry weight content reduced by any added common salt;\n(d) a volatile acidity, expressed as acetic acid not exceeding 0,4 % by weight of the dry weight content, reduced by any added common salt;\n(e) a pH level not exceeding 4,5;\n(f) a total lactic acid content not exceeding 1 % of the dry weight, reduced by any added common salt, in the case of tomato juice.\n5. The mould count of tomato juice and tomato concentrate shall, when diluted with water to reach 8 % dry weight content, not exceed 70 % positive fields. For tomato juice with a dry weight content of less than 8 %, the percentage of positive fields shall be reduced proportionally to the dry weight content.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1764/86 as regards the minimum quality requirements for products processed from tomatoes under the production aid scheme."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/2001 of 22 May 2001 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1764/86, (EEC) No 2319/89 and (EEC) No 2320/89 laying down minimum quality requirements for products processed from tomatoes, pears and peaches under the production aid scheme."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/98 of 23 July 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1764/86 as regards the minimum quality requirements for products processed from tomatoes under the production aid scheme."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1986/1764/article/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:04:59.708846+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}