Fruit Juices and Similar Products (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 (L.N. 41 of 2011)

B 515VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA A.L. 41 tal-2011 ATT DWAR IS-SIGURTÀ TAL-IKEL (KAP. 449) Regolamenti tal-2011 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Meraq tal-Frott u Prodotti Simili BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikolu 10 tal-Att dwar is-Sigurtà fl-Ikel, il-Ministru għas-Saħħa, l-Anzjani u Kura fil Kommunità, għamel dawn ir-regolamenti li ġejjin: 1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti tal 2011 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Meraq tal-Frott u Prodotti Simili, u għandhom jinqraw u jiftiehmu bħala ħaġa waħda mar Regolamenti dwar Meraq tal-Frott u Prodotti Simili, 2004, hawn iżjed ’il quddiem imsejjħin “ir-regolamenti prinċipali”. (2) Dawn ir-regolamenti għandhom jitqiesu li daħlu fis-seħħ fl-1 ta’ Jannar, 2011. 2. Dawn ir-regolamenti jimplimentaw il-provvedimenti tad Direttiva tal-Kummissjoni 2009/106/KE li temenda d-Direttiva tal Kunsill 2001/112/KE li tirrigwarda l-meraq tal-frott u ċerti prodotti simili maħsuba għall-konsum uman. 3. F’regolament 4.1.6 il-kliem “magħmul b’konċentrat(i)” u “magħmul parzjalment b’konċentrat(i)”, għandhom jiġu sostitwiti bil-kliem “minn konċentrat(i)” u “parzjalment minn konċentrat(i)” rispettivament. 4. Fl-Ewwel Skeda li tinsab mar-regolamenti prinċipali, fit Taqsima I tiegħu, minflok il-paragrafu 1, subparagrafu (b), għandu jidħol dan li ġej: “(b) Meraq tal-frott magħmul minn konċentrat Il-prodott magħmul billi jerġa jiġi miżjud ma’ meraq tal-frott ikkonċentrat b’ilma meħud minn dak il-meraq waqt Titolu u bidu fis-seħħ. A.L. 301 tal-2004. Skop. Jemenda r-regolament 4 li jinsab mar regolamenti prinċipali. Jemenda l-Ewwel Skeda li tinsab mar regolamenti prinċipali. Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,704, 1 ta’ Frar, 2011 Taqsima B B 516 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA il-konċentrazzjoni, u tiġi restawrata t-togħma, u, jekk ikun il każ, polpa u ċelluli mitlufa mill-meraq iżda li ġew rekuperati waqt il-proċess tal-produzzjoni tal-meraq tal-frott in kwistjoni jew ta’ meraq tal-frott tal-istess xorta. L-ilma miżjud għandu jkollu karatteristiċi xierqa, partikolarment mill-aspetti kimiċi, mikrobioloġiċi u organolettiċi, b’ tali mod illi jiġu garantiti l-kwalitajiet essenzjali tal-meraq. “Il-karatteristiċi organolettiċi u analitiċi tal-prodotti miksuba b’dan il-mod għandhom ikunu mill-inqas ekwivalenti għal dawk ta’ meraq ta’ tip medju miksub minn frott tal-istess tip fi ħdan it tifsira tal-punt (a). Il-livelli Brix minimi għal meraq tal-frott mill konċentrat huma indikati fil-Ħames Skeda.”. 5. Minnufiħ wara r-Raba’ Skeda li tinsab mar-regolamenti prinċipali, għandha tiżdied din l-Iskeda ġdida li ġejja: Iżid il-Ħames Skeda mar-regolamenti prinċipali. B 517VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 4. Fl-Ewwel Skeda li tinsab mar-regolamenti prin%ipali, fit-Taqsima I tieg!u, milflok il-paragrafu 1, subparagrafu (b), g!andu jid!ol dan li #ej: “(b) Meraq tal-frott mag!mul minn kon%entrat Il-prodott mag!mul billi jer#a ji#i mi$jud ma’ meraq tal-frott ikkon%entrat ilma me!ud minn dak il-meraq waqt il-kon%entrazzjoni, u ti#i restawrata t tog!ma, u, jekk ikun il-ka$, polpa u %elluli mitlufa mill-meraq i$da li #ew rekuperati waqt il-pro%ess tal-produzzjoni tal-meraq tal-frott in kwistjoni jew ta’ meraq tal-frott ta’ l-istess xorta. L-ilma mi$jud g!andu jkollu karatteristi%i xierqa, partikolarment mill-aspetti kimi%i, mikrobiolo#i%i u organoletti%i, b’ tali mod illi ji#u garantiti l-kwalitajiet essenzjali tal-meraq. “Il-karatteristi%i organoletti%i u analiti%i tal-prodotti miksuba b’dan il-mod g!andhom ikunu mill-inqas ekwivalenti g!al dawk ta’ meraq ta’ tip medju miksub minn frott tal-istess tip fi !dan it-tifsira tal-punt (a). Il-livelli Brix minimi g!al meraq tal-frott mill-kon%entrat huma indikati fil-"ames Skeda.”. I##id il-$ames Skeda mar-regolamenti prin"ipali. 5 Minnufi! wara r-Raba’ Skeda li tinsab mar-regolamenti prin%ipali, g!andha ti$died din l-Iskeda #dida li #ejja: “Il-"ames Skeda Isem Komuni tal-Frotta Isem botaniku Valuri minimi tal-grad Brix g!al meraq tal-frott rikostitwit minn puré tal frott Tuffie! (*) Malus domestica Borkh. 11.2 Berquq (**) Prunus armeniaca L. 11.2 Banana (**) Musa sp. 21.0 Ribes (*) Ribes nigrum L. 11.6 G!eneb (*) Vitis vinifera L. or hybrids thereof Vitis labrusca L. jew ibridi tieg!u 15.9 Grejpfrut (*) Citrus x paradise Macfad. 10.0 Gwava (**) Psidium guajava L. 9.5 Lumi (*) Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f. 8.0 Mango (**) Mangifera indica L. 15.0 Larin# (*) Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck 11.2 Passion Fruit (*) Passiflora edulis Sims 13.5 "aw! (**) Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. persica 10.0 Lan#as (**) Pyrus communis L. 11.9 Ananas (*) Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. 12.8 Lampun (*) Rubus idaeus L. 7.0 &irasa Qarsa (*) Prunus cerasus L. 13.5 Frawli (*) Fragaria x ananassa Duch. 7.0 Mandolin (*) Citrus reticulata Blanco 11.2 Jekk xi meraq minn kon%entrat ji#i manifatturat minn xi frotta li mhix imsemmija fil-lista ta’ hawn fuq, il-livell minimu Brix tal-meraq rikostitwit g!andu jkun l-istess b!al-livell Brix tal-meraq kif estratt mill-meraq u$at biex isir il-kon%entrat. G!al dawk il-prodotti markati b’asterisk (*) li ji#u prodotti b!ala meraq, ti#i determinata d-densità relattiva minima tal-meraq f’temperatura ta’ 20 °C mal-ilma f’temperatura ta’ 20 °C. G!al dawk il-prodotti markati b’$ew# asterisks (**), li ji#u prodotti b!ala puré, ji#i determinat biss qari Brix minimu li ma jkunx ikkorre#ut (ming!ajr korrezzjoni bl-a%idu). Fil-ka$ tar-ribes, gwava, mango u passion fruit, il-valuri minimi tal-grad Brix japplikaw biss g!al meraq tal-frott rikostitwit u puré tal-frott rikostitwit prodotti fil-Komunità.”. B 518 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA L.N. 41 of 2011 FOOD SAFETY ACT (CAP. 449) Fruit Juices and Similar Products (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Food Safety Act, the Minister for Health, the Elderly and Community Care has made the following regulations: 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Fruit Juices and Similar Products (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 and they shall be read and construed as one with the fruit Juices and Similar Products Regulations, 2004, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”. (2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st January, 2011. 2. These regulations implement the provisions of Commission Directive 2009/106/EC amending Council Directive 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption. 3. In regulation 4.1.6 the words “made with concentrate(s)” and “partially made with concentrate(s)” shall be replaced by the words “from concentrate(s)” and “partially from concentrate(s)” respectively. 4. In the First Schedule to the principal regulations, in Part I thereof, for paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following: “(b) Fruit juice from concentrate The product obtained by replacing in the concentrated frui t juice water extracted from that juice during concentration, and restoring the flavours, and, if appropriate, pulp and cells lost from the juice but recovered during the process of producing the fruit juice in question or of fruit juice of the same kind. The water added must display appropriate characteristics, particularly from the chemical, Citation and commencement. L.N. 301 of 2004. Scope. Amends regulation 4 to the principal regulations. Amends the First Schedule to the principal regulations. B 519VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA microbiological and organoleptic viewpoints, in such a way as to guarantee the essential qualities of the juice. The product thus obtained shall display organoleptic and analytical characteristics at least equivalent to those of an average type of juice obtained from fruits of the same kind within the meaning of point (a). The minimum Brix levels from fruit juices from concentrate are indicated in the Fifth Schedule.”. 5. Immediately after the Fourth Schedule to the principal regulations, there shall be added the following new schedule: Adds the Fifth Schedule to the principal regulations. B 520 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 4. In the First Schedule to the principal regulations, in Part I thereof, for paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following: “(b) Fruit juice from concentrate The product obtained by replacing in the concentrated fruit juice water extracted from that juice during concentration, and restoring the flavours, and, if appropriate, pulp and cells lost from the juice but recovered during the process of producing the fruit juice in question or of fruit juice of the same kind. The water added must display appropriate characteristics, particularly from the chemical, microbiological and organoleptic viewpoints, in such a way as to guarantee the essential qualities of the juice. The product thus obtained shall display organoleptic and analytical characteristics at least equivalent to those of an average type of juice obtained from fruits of the same kind within the meaning of point (a). The minimum Brix levels fro fruit juices from concentrate are indicated in the Fifth Schedule.”. Adds the Fifth Schedule to the principal regulations. 5 Immediately after the Fourth Schedule to the principal regulations, there shall be added the following new schedule: “Fifth Schedule Fruit’s Common Name Botanical Name Minimum degree Brix values for reconstituted fruit juice and reconstituted fruit purée Apple (*) Malus domestica Borkh. 11.2 Apricot (**) Prunus armeniaca L. 11.2 Banana (**) Musa sp. 21.0 Blackcurrant (*) Ribes nigrum L. 11.6 Grape (*) Vitis vinifera L. or hybrids thereof Vitis labrusca L. or hybrids thereof 15.9 Grapefruit (*) Citrus x paradise Macfad. 10.0 Guava (**) Psidium guajava L. 9.5 Lemon (*) Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f. 8.0 Mango (**) Mangifera indica L. 15.0 Orange (*) Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck 11.2 Passion Fruit (*) Passiflora edulis Sims 13.5 Peach (**) Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. Persica 10.0 Pear (**) Pyrus communis L. 11.9 Pineapple (*) Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. 12.8 Raspberry (*) Rubus idaeus L. 7.0 Sour Cherry (*) Prunus cerasus L. 13.5 Strawberry (*) Fragaria x ananassa Duch. 7.0 Mandarin (*) Citrus reticulata Blanco 11.2 If a juice from concentrate is manufactured from a fruit not mentioned in the above list, the minimum Brix level of the reconstituted juice shall be the Brix level of the juice as extracted from the fruit used to make the concentrate. For those products marked with an asterisk (*), which are produced as a juice, a minimum relative density is determined as such in relation to water at 20/20 °C. For those products marked with two asterisks (**), which are produced as a purée, only a minimum uncorrected Brix reading (without correction of acid) is determined. In respect of blackcurrant, guava, mango and passion fruit, the minimum Brix degree values only apply to reconstituted fruit juice and reconstituted fruit purée produced in the Community.”. B 521VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA 4. In the First Schedule to the principal regulations, in Part I thereof, for paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following: “(b) Fruit juice from concentrate The product obtained by replacing in the concentrated fruit juice water extracted from that juice during concentration, and restoring the flavours, and, if appropriate, pulp and cells lost from the juice but recovered during the process of producing the fruit juice in question or of fruit juice of the same kind. The water added must display appropriate characteristics, particularly from the chemical, microbiological and organoleptic viewpoints, in such a way as to guarantee the essential qualities of the juice. The product thus obtained shall display organoleptic and analytical characteristics at least equivalent to those of an average type of juice obtained from fruits of the same kind within the meaning of point (a). The minimum Brix levels fro fruit juices from concentrate are indicated in the Fifth Schedule.”. Adds the Fifth Schedule to the principal regulations. 5 Immediately after the Fourth Schedule to the principal regulations, there shall be added the following new schedule: “Fifth Schedule Fruit’s Common Name Botanical Name Minimum degree Brix values for reconstituted fruit juice and reconstituted fruit purée Apple (*) Malus domestica Borkh. 11.2 Apricot (**) Prunus armeniaca L. 11.2 Banana (**) Musa sp. 21.0 Blackcurrant (*) Ribes nigrum L. 11.6 Grape (*) Vitis vinifera L. or hybrids thereof Vitis labrusca L. or hybrids thereof 15.9 Grapefruit (*) Citrus x paradise Macfad. 10.0 Guava (**) Psidium guajava L. 9.5 Lemon (*) Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f. 8.0 Mango (**) Mangifera indica L. 15.0 Orange (*) Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck 11.2 Passion Fruit (*) Passiflora edulis Sims 13.5 Peach (**) Prunus persica (L.) Batsch var. Persica 10.0 Pear (**) Pyrus communis L. 11.9 Pineapple (*) Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. 12.8 Raspberry (*) Rubus idaeus L. 7.0 Sour Cherry (*) Prunus cerasus L. 13.5 Strawberry (*) Fragaria x ananassa Duch. 7.0 Mandarin (*) Citrus reticulata Blanco 11.2 If a juice from concentrate is manufactured from a fruit not mentioned in the above list, the minimum Brix level of the reconstituted juice shall be the Brix level of the juice as extracted from the fruit used to make the concentrate. For those products marked with an asterisk (*), which are produced as a juice, a minimum relative density is determined as such in relation to water at 20/20 °C. For those products marked with two asterisks (**), which are produced as a purée, only a minimum uncorrected Brix reading (without correction of acid) is determined. In respect of blackcurrant, guava, mango and passion fruit, the minimum Brix degree values only apply to reconstituted fruit juice and reconstituted fruit purée produced in the Community.”.