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The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

S.R. 2013/253 · Made 29 October 2013 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Made 29th October 2013

Coming into operation 20th November 2013

M1M2M3The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1)(a) and (e), 16(1), 25(1)(a) and 3, 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 .

These Regulations made provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety that it is expedient for any reference to a European Union instrument specified in Schedule 1 to be construed as a reference to that instrument as amended from time to time.

In accordance with Article 47(3A) of that Order, it has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety M4, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.C1

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Marginal citations

M1

Formerly the department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)

M2

S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28 and S.R. 2004 Nos. 482 and 505

M3

1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and amended by Part 1of Schedule 1 to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)

M4

OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 (OJ No. L188, 18.7.2009, p.14)

Modifications

C1

Regulations applied (with modifications) (1.10.2023) by The Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1056), regs. 1(2), 9, Sch.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and expiry
  2. 2Definitions of “fruit juice” and similar products
  3. 3General interpretation
  4. 4Use of the name fruit juice
  5. 5Use of the name fruit juice from concentrate
  6. 6Use of the name concentrated fruit juice
  7. 7Use of the name water extracted fruit juice
  8. 8Use of the name dehydrated fruit juice and powdered fruit juice
  9. 9Use of the name fruit nectar
  10. 9AUse of the name reduced-sugar fruit juice
  11. 9BUse of the name reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate
  12. 9CUse of the name concentrated reduced-sugar fruit juice
  13. 10Indication of kinds of fruits used
  14. 11Indication of added extra pulp or cells
  15. 12Labelling of a fruit juice partially made from concentrate
  16. 13Labelling of concentrated fruit juice not intended for delivery to the final consumer
  17. 14Labelling of a fruit nectar
  18. 15Manner of marking or labelling
  19. 16Enforcement
  20. 17Improvement notice – application of Article 9 of the Order
  21. 18Appeal against improvement notice
  22. 19Application of other provisions of the Order
  23. 20Revocations
  24. 21Consequential amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 Repealed
  25. 22Transitional provisions Repealed
  26. Signature
  27. Schedule 1: Ambulatory references
  28. Paragraph
  29. Schedule 2: Specification for fruit juice
  30. 1Paragraph 1
  31. 2Paragraph 2
  32. 3Paragraph 3
  33. 4Paragraph 4
  34. 5Paragraph 5
  35. 6Paragraph 6
  36. 7Paragraph 7
  37. 8Paragraph 8
  38. 9Paragraph 9
  39. Schedule 3: Specification for fruit juice from concentrate
  40. 1Paragraph 1
  41. 2Paragraph 2
  42. 3Paragraph 3
  43. 4Paragraph 4
  44. 5Paragraph 5
  45. 6Paragraph 6
  46. 7Paragraph 7
  47. 8Paragraph 8
  48. Schedule 4: Specification for concentrated fruit juice
  49. 1Paragraph 1
  50. 2Paragraph 2
  51. 3Paragraph 3
  52. 4Paragraph 4
  53. Schedule 5: Specification for water extracted fruit juice
  54. 1Paragraph 1
  55. 2Paragraph 2
  56. 3Paragraph 3
  57. Schedule 6: Specification for dehydrated fruit juice and powdered fruit juice
  58. 1Paragraph 1
  59. 2Paragraph 2
  60. 3Paragraph 3
  61. Schedule 7: Specification for fruit nectar
  62. Part 1: General specification for fruit nectar
  63. 1Paragraph 1
  64. 2Paragraph 2
  65. 3Paragraph 3
  66. 4Paragraph 4
  67. 5Paragraph 5
  68. 6Paragraph 6
  69. 7Paragraph 7
  70. 8Paragraph 8
  71. 2Minimum juice and pur�e content of fruit nectars
  72. Schedule 7A: Specification for reduced sugar fruit juice
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. 2Paragraph 2
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. 4Paragraph 4
  77. Schedule 7B: Specification for reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. Schedule 7C: Specification for concentrated reduced-sugar fruit juice
  83. 1Paragraph 1
  84. 2Paragraph 2
  85. 3Paragraph 3
  86. 4Paragraph 4
  87. Schedule 8: Authorised additional ingredients
  88. 1Paragraph 1
  89. 2Paragraph 2
  90. 3Paragraph 3
  91. Schedule 9: Authorised additional substances
  92. 1Paragraph 1
  93. 2Paragraph 2
  94. 3Paragraph 3
  95. 4Paragraph 4
  96. 5Paragraph 5
  97. 6Paragraph 6
  98. 7Paragraph 7
  99. 8Paragraph 8
  100. 9Paragraph 9
  101. 10Paragraph 10
  102. Schedule 10: Authorised treatments
  103. 1Paragraph 1
  104. 2Paragraph 2
  105. 3Paragraph 3
  106. Schedule 11Alternative designations for fruit juice
  107. Schedule 12Alternative designations for fruit nectar
  108. Schedule 13Minimum Brix levels for a fruit juice from concentrate
  109. Schedule 14Application of other provisions of the Order
  110. Explanatory note