{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-510/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/510",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 510/2013 of 3 June 2013 amending Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of iron oxides and hydroxides (E 172), hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (E 464) and polysorbates (E 432-436) for marking of certain fruits (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-510",
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  "number": null,
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  "text": "Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 is amended as follows:\n(1) in Annex I the following entry 27 is added:\n27.. ‘“contrast enhancers” are substances which, when applied to the external surface of fruit or vegetables following depigmentation of predefined parts (e.g. by laser treatment), help to distinguish these parts from the remaining surface by imparting colour following interaction with certain components of the epidermis.’;\n(2) Annex II is amended as follows:\n(a) in Part B, Section 3 ‘Additives other than colours and sweeteners’, after the entry for E 170, the following entry is inserted:\n‘\nE 172\nIron oxides and hydroxides\n’\n(b) in Part E, the food category 04.1.1 ‘Entire fresh fruit and vegetables’ is amended as follows:\n(i) the following entry E 172 is inserted before the entry for E 200-203:\n‘\nE 172\nIron oxides and hydroxides\n6\nonly as a contrast enhancer for marking citrus fruit, melons and pomegranates in order to:\nrepeat all or some of the mandatory information particulars required by the Union legislation and/or national law,\nand/or\nprovide on a voluntary basis brand name, production method, PLU-code, QR-code and/or barcode\nPeriod of application:\nFrom 24 June 2013.\n’\n(ii) the following entry E 464 is inserted after the entry for E 445:\n‘\nE 464\nHydroxypropyl methyl cellulose\n10\nonly for citrus fruit, melons and pomegranates in order to:\nrepeat all or some of the mandatory information particulars required by the Union legislation and/or national law,\nand/or\nprovide on a voluntary basis brand name, production method, PLU-code, QR-code and/or barcode\nPeriod of application:\nFrom 24 June 2013.\n’\n(3) in Part 2 of Annex III, the entry for ‘E 432 – E 436’ is replaced by the following:\n‘\nE 432 – E 436\nPolysorbates\nquantum satis\nPreparations of colours, contrast enhancers, fat soluble antioxidants and glazing agents for fruit\n’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/510/annex",
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  },
  "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."
}