Food Standards (Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars) (European Communities) Regulations, 1978.
Statutory Instruments
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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Food Standards (Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars) (European Communities) Regulations, 1978.
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 19th day of November, 1978.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations—
"the Council Directive" means Council Directive No. 75/726/EEC of 17th November, 1975(a);
(a)O.J. No. 1311, 1.12.1975.
"dilution", in relation to concentrated fruit juice, means
( a ) in case the juice is intended for direct consumption, dilution with the quantity of water which is appropriate having regard to the statement referred to in paragraph (1) (e) of Article 11 of the Council Directive and required by the said Article 11 to be on the package, container or accompanying documents,
( b ) in any other case, such dilution as is appropriate.
(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Council Directive has, unless the contrary intention appears, the meaning in these Regulations that it has in that directive.
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, these Regulations apply to the following products—
( a ) fruit juice, concentrated fruit juice, fruit nectar and dried fruit juice intended (after dilution or reconstitution where such is appropriate) for direct consumption.
( b ) concentrated fruit juice intended for use in the production of such fruit juice, such fruit nectar or such dried fruit juice.
( c ) fruit juice intended for use in the production of such concentrated fruit juice, such fruit nectar or such dried fruit juice.
(2) Nothing in these Regulations shall be construed as applying to any product which is either a dietary product or a product intended for export to a country or territory which is not a member of the European Economic Community.
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paragraphs: A person shall not sell any food intended for human consumption as being fruit juice, concentrated fruit juice, fruit nectar or dried fruit juice unless the food is a product described in the definition of fruit juice, concentrated fruit juice, fruit nectar or dried fruit juice, as may be appropriate, contained in Article 1 of the Council Directive.
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to Regulation 6 of these Regulations, a person shall not sell a product to which these Regulations apply unless the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Regulation and the following requirements are complied with in relation to it, namely:
( a ) it shall conform to the definitions laid down in the Council Directive (including the Annex thereto) and, subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, the rules so laid down, in so far as they apply, shall be complied with by or in relation to it, and
( b ) in case the sulphur dioxide content is greater than 10mg per litre, the words "contains preservative" or "contains permitted preservative" (or the equivalent in the Irish language) or a statement to the like effect shall be used on the package or container which contains the product, or on a label attached to such package or container, and such words or statement shall be indelible, readily legible and in distinctive characters of uniform colour and size.
(2) Where a product to which these Regulations apply is offered for sale in or from a vending machine, the labeling requirements of this Regulation shall be regarded as having been complied with if there is clearly and legibly used either—
( a ) on the package or container which contains the product, or
( b ) in a prominent position on the front of the machine and either on the machine itself or on a label attached to the machine, the description reserved for the product by Article 3 of the Council Directive or, in the case of a product obtained from two or more kinds of fruit, the description specified in Article 11 (1) (a) (ii) of that directive.
(3) Information required to be given by this Regulation, other than the particulars mentioned in subparagraph (d) or (f) of Article 11 (1) of the Council Directive, shall be in at least the Irish language or the English language.
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this Regulation, where—
( a ) in the production of fruit juice or concentrated fruit juice from apples, oranges, grapefruit, pineapples, grapes, lemons or limes, a substance mentioned in the first indent of Article 4 (2) (b) of the Council Directive, is used as a preservative; and
( b ) the proportion of the preservative contained in the juice, expressed as sulphur dioxide, does not exceed—
(i) in case the juice is produced from apples, oranges, grapefruit, grapes or pineapples, 50mg per litre,
(ii) in case the juice is produced from lemons or limes, 350mg per litre,
then these Regulations shall not be construed as prohibiting the sale for human consumption of the juice by reason only of the use of such substance.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall, in so far as it applies to the production of fruit juice or concentrated fruit juice from grapes, cease to have effect on and after the 20th day of November, 1979.
(3) Where—