G/TBT/N/EU/976  
26 April 2023  
(23-2963) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  the 
modifications concern honey, fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human 
consumption, fruit jams, jellies and marmala des intended for human consumption, certain 
partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for a 
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amendin g Council Directives 
2001/110/EC relating to honey, 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar 
products intended for human consumption, 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and 
marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human  consumption, and 
2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human 
consumption (COM(2023)201 final); (25 page(s), in English), (6 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The proposal proposes to revise common ru les for honey origin 
labelling, revise the nutrition claims regarding sugar content that can be made on fruit 
juices and certain similar products, create a new category for fruit juices whose naturally 
occurring sugars have been partially removed, revise t he minimum quantity of fruit to be 
used in the manufacture of jam, jelly, extra jam or extra jelly, and authorise a treatment 
to produce lactose -free milk products.  G/TBT/N/EU/976  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Over the last decade, agricultural markets have evolved significantly, driven 
by innovation but also changing societal concerns and consumers' demand. The different 
Directives to be amended, notably the Directive on juices, the Directive on jam s and the 
Directive on dehydrated milk need to reflect these changes and therefore be amended. 
This revision is also carried out against the backdrop of the European Commission's Farm 
to Fork Strategy of May 2020 and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (Section 6.1). 
In the Farm to Fork Strategy, it is announced that the revision of EU marketing standards 
will aim to promote the uptake and supply of sustainable products. Moreover, the 
Commission undertook to seek opportunities to facilitate the shift to healthier diets and 
stimulate product reformulation, notably for foods high in fat, sugars and salt. Finally, to 
empower consumers to make informed, healthy and sustainable food choices, the 
Commission announced that it would consider proposing the extensi on of mandatory 
origin or provenance indications to certain products, while fully taking into account 
impacts on the markets. In this view, the Directive on honey as regards origin, the 
Directives on juices and jams as regards sugar content should be amend ed to pursue 
these objectives.; Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32001L0110  
Council Directive 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products 
intended for human c onsumption  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex:32001L0112  
Council Directive 2001/113/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit jams, jellies and 
marma lades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex:32001L0113  
Council Directive 2001/114/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to certain partly or wholly 
dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex:32001L0114  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  On the twentieth day following that of its publication 
in the Official Journal of the European Union  
10. Final date for comments:  90 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
EUR-Lex - COM:2023:201:FIN - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_9307_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_9307_01_e.pdf