DIRECTIVES  
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/106/EC  
of 14 August 2009  
amending Council Directive 2001/112/EC relating 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 Commu ­
nities,  
Having regard to Council Directive 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 fruit juices and 
certain similar products within the Community, Directive 
2001/112/EC has laid 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 developments in 
relevant international standards, in particular the Codex 
Standard for fruit juices and nectars (Codex Stan 
247-2005) which was adopted by the Codex Alimen ­
tarius Commission during its 28th session on 4-9 July 
2005 and the Code of Practice of the European Fruit 
juice Association (AIJN).  
(2) This Codex Standard establishes in particular quality 
factors and labelling requirements for fruit juices and 
similar products. The AIJN Code of Practice also estab ­
lishes quality factors for fruit juice from concentrate and 
is internationally used as a reference standard for self- 
regulation in the fruit juice industry. Directive 
2001/112/EC should be brought into line, as far 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 from concentrate’. The corresponding labelling 
requirement at Community level should also use these 
internationally recognised terms. In order to ensure 
consistency of labelling in all Member States, linguistic 
versions should be modified where necessary to comply 
with the Codex wording.  (4) This Codex Standard and the AIJN code of practice also 
establish minimum Brix values for a list of fruit juices 
from concentrate; as these values facilitate the testing for 
minimum quality requirements, they should be taken 
into consideration as far as they correspond to the 
reference values used in the Community.  
(5) Directive 2001/112/EC should be amended accordingly.  
(6) The measures provided for in this Directive 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 
concentrate(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 (Definitions), paragraph 1, point (b), the 
second subparagraph is replaced by the following:  
‘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 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 1 January 2011 at the latest, bring 
into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions 
necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately 
communicate the text of those provisions to the Commission.EN L 212/42 Official Journal of the European Union 15.8.2009  
( 1 ) OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 58.When the Member States adopt those measures, they shall 
contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied 
by such reference on the occasion of their official publication.  
The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by 
the Member States.  
Article 3  
This Directive shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 14 August 2009.  
For the Commission  
Mariann FISCHER BOEL  
Member of the CommissionEN 15.8.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 212/43ANNEX  
‘ANNEX V  
Fruit’s Common Name  Botanical Name  Minimum degree Brix values for 
reconstituted fruit juice and reconstituted 
fruit purée  
Apple (*)  Malus domestica  Borkh.  11,2  
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 reconst ituted 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 (with out 
correction of acid) is determined. 
In respect of blackcurrant, guava, mango and passion fruit, the minimum Brix degree values only apply to reconstituted fruit ju ice and 
reconstituted fruit purée produced in the Community.’EN L 212/44 Official Journal of the European Union 15.8.2009