# The Jam and Similar Products (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations implement the amendments made by Council Directive 2024/1438 (the Breakfast Directive) to Council Directive 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption.
The Regulations amend the Jam and Similar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 to implement the amendments made by the Breakfast Directive to the compositional criteria of jelly and extra jelly.
A transposition note is attached to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the Statutory Rule on www.legislation.gov.uk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/103/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jam-and-similar-products-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2026/note
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