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AGRI-C.2/..../2009 TEN16 
(subject to further legal check)  
EN 1   EN Draft 
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE …/…/EC 
of 
amending Council Directive 2001/112/EC relatin g to fruit juices and certain similar 
products intended for human consumption 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty Establishing the European Communities, Having regard to Council Dir ective 2001/112/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit juices 
and certain similar products intended for human consumption
1, and in particular article 7 
thereof, 
Whereas: (1) In order to enhance free movement of fru it juices and certain similar products within 
the Community, Directive 2001/112/EC has la id down specific provisions regarding 
production, composition and labelling of the products concerned. Those rules should be adapted to technical progress and should  take account of devel opments in relevant 
international standards, in pa rticular the Codex Standard for fruit juices and nectars 
(Codex Stan 247-2005) which was adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission 
during its twenty-eighth session on 4 - 9 July 2005 and the Code of Practice of the 
European Fruit juice Association (AIJN). 
(2) This Codex Standard establishes in pa rticular quality factors and labelling 
requirements for fruit juices and similar products. The AIJN Code of Practice also 
establishes quality factors for fruit juice from  concentrate and is in ternationally used as 
a reference standard for self-regulation in the fruit juice industry. Directive 
2001/112/EC should be brought into line, as fa r as possible, with these standards. 
(3) This Codex Standard lays down that the product made by reconstituting concentrated 
fruit juice is described as "fruit juice fr om concentrate". The corresponding labelling 
requirement at Community level should al so use these internationally recognised 
terms. 
(4) This Codex Standard and the AIJN code of practice also establish minimum Brix 
values for a list of fruit juices from concentrat e; as these values faci litate the testing for 
minimum quality requirements, they should be taken into considera tion as far as they 
correspond to the reference valu es used in the Community. 
                                                
 
1 OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 58. Directive as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1182/2007 (OJ L 
273, 17.10.2007, p.1)  
EN 2   EN (5) Directive 2001/112/EC should be amended accordingly. 
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulati on are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Directive 2001/112/EC is amended as follows: 
(1) In Article 3, paragraph 6, the words "made with concentr ate(s)" and "partially made 
with concentrate(s)" shall be replaced by the words "from concentrate(s)" and "partially from concentrate(s)" respectively. 
(2)  In Annex I, Part I (Defin itions), paragraph 1, point b), the second indent is replaced by 
the following:   
"The product thus obtained shall display orga noleptic 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 mi nimum Brix levels for fruit juices from 
concentrate are indicated in Annex V." 
(3)  An Annex V, as set out in the Annex to this Directive, is added. 
Article 2 
The Member States shall, by 31 December 2009 at  the latest, bring into force the laws, 
regulations and administrative provi sions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall 
immediately communicate the text of those provisions to the Commission. 
  When the Member States adopt those measures , they shall contain a reference to this 
Directive or shall be accompanied by such re ference on the occasion of their official 
publication.  The methods of making such reference sh all be laid down by the Member States. 
Article 3 
This Directive shall enter into force on the 7
th day following its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union . 
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at Brussels,  
 For the Commission 
  Member of the Commission  
EN 3   EN ANNEX  
"ANNEX V  
Fruit’s Common  
Name  Botanical Name  Minimum degree Brix values for 
reconstituted fruit juice and 
reconstituted fruit purée  
Apple*  Malus domestica Borkh.  11.20 
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**  Manifera 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 sha ll be the Brix level of the juice as extracted 
from the fruit used to make the concentrate.   
EN 4   EN 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 asterisk s (**), which are produced as a purée, only a 
minimum uncorrected Brix reading (without  correction of acid) is determined.