{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1933/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2015/1933",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1933 of 27 October 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cocoa fibre, banana chips, food supplements, dried herbs and dried spices (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1933",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Section 6: ‘Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons’ of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 is amended as follows:\n(1) point 6.1.2 is replaced by the following:\n‘\n6.1.2\nCocoa beans and derived products with the exception of the products referred to in point 6.1.11\n5,0 μg/kg fat as from 1.4.2013\n35,0 μg/kg fat as from 1.4.2013 until 31.3.2015\n30,0 μg/kg fat as from 1.4.2015\n’\n(2) the following points 6.1.11, 6.1.12, 6.1.13, 6.1.14 and 6.1.15 are added:\nBotanical preparations are preparations obtained from botanicals (e.g. whole, plant parts, fragmented or cut plants) by various processes (e.g. pressing, squeezing, extraction, fractionation, distillation, concentration, drying up and fermentation). This definition includes comminuted or powdered plants, plant parts, algae, fungi, lichen, tinctures, extracts, essential oils (other than the vegetable oils referred to in point 6.1.1), expressed juices and processed exudates.\nThe maximum level does not apply to food supplements containing vegetable oils. Vegetable oils used as an ingredient in food supplements should comply with the maximum level established in point 6.1.1.’\n‘6.1.11\nCocoa fibre and products derived from cocoa fibre, intended for use as an ingredient in food\n3,0\n15,0\n6.1.12\nBanana chips\n2,0\n20,0\n6.1.13\nFood supplements containing botanicals and their preparations (39)\nFood supplements containing propolis, royal jelly, spirulina or their preparations (39)\n10,0\n50,0\n6.1.14\nDried herbs\n10,0\n50,0\n6.1.15\nDried spices with the exception of cardamon and smoked Capsicum spp.\n10,0\n50,0",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
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      "text": "Botanical preparations are preparations obtained from botanicals (e.g. whole, plant parts, fragmented or cut plants) by various processes (e.g. pressing, squeezing, extraction, fractionation, distillation, concentration, drying up and fermentation). This definition includes comminuted or powdered plants, plant parts, algae, fungi, lichen, tinctures, extracts, essential oils (other than the vegetable oils referred to in point 6.1.1), expressed juices and processed exudates."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The maximum level does not apply to food supplements containing vegetable oils. Vegetable oils used as an ingredient in food supplements should comply with the maximum level established in point 6.1.1.’"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/1933/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."
}