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( A ) THE JUICE OBTAINED FROM FRUIT BY MECHANICAL PROCESSES FERMENTABLE BUT UNFERMENTED , HAVING THE CHARACTERISTIC COLOUR , AROMA AND FLAVOUR TYPICAL OF THE JUICE FROM THE FRUIT FROM WHICH IT COMES .
IN THE CASE OF CITRUS FRUITS , THE FRUIT JUICE SHALL COME FROM THE ENDOCARP ; LIME-JUICE , HOWEVER , MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE WHOLE FRUIT , BY SUITABLE PRODUCTION PROCESSES WHEREBY THE PROPORTION OF CONSTITUENTS OF THE OUTER PART OF THE FRUIT IS REDUCED TO A MINIMUM .
( B ) THE DEFINITION " FRUIT JUICE " SHALL ALSO COVER THE PRODUCT OBTAINED FROM CONCENTRATED FRUIT JUICE BY :
- THE RESTORATION OF THE PROPORTION OF WATER EXTRACTED FROM THE JUICE WHEN IT WAS CONCENTRATED , THE WATER WHICH IS ADDED HAVING THE APPROPRIATE CHARACTERISTICS , PARTICULARLY FROM THE CHEMICAL , MICROBIOLOGICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC VIEWPOINTS , FOR GUARANTEEING THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF THE JUICE , AND
- THE RESTORATION OF ITS AROMA BY MEANS OF THE VOLATILES COLLECTED DURING THE CONCENTRATION OF THE FRUIT JUICE IN QUESTION OR FROM THE JUICE OF FRUITS OF THE SAME KIND ,
AND WHICH HAS ORGANOLEPTIC AND ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE OF JUICE OBTAINED FROM FRUIT OF THE SAME KIND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ( A ) .
6 . CONCENTRATED FRUIT JUICE :
THE PRODUCT OBTAINED FROM FRUIT JUICE BY THE PHYSICAL REMOVAL OF A SPECIFIC PROPORTION OF THE WATER CONTENT . IF THE PRODUCT IS FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION , THE REDUCTION IN VOLUME SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 50 % .
7 . FRUIT NECTAR :
THE UNFERMENTED BUT FERMENTABLE PRODUCT , OBTAINED BY THE ADDITION OF WATER AND SUGARS TO FRUIT JUICE , CONCENTRATED FRUIT JUICE , FRUIT PUREE , CONCENTRATED FRUIT PUREE OR TO A MIXTURE OF THESE PRODUCTS WHICH ALSO CONFORMS WITH THE ANNEX .
8 . DRIED FRUIT JUICE :
THE PRODUCT OBTAINED FROM FRUIT JUICE BY THE PHYSICAL REMOVAL OF ALMOST ALL THE WATER CONTENT .
ARTICLE 2
1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 5 ) TO ( 8 ) MAY BE MARKETED ONLY IF THEY CONFORM TO THE DEFINITIONS AND RULES LAID DOWN IN THIS DIRECTIVE AND THE ANNEX THERETO .
2 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY SUBSEQUENT COMMUNITY PROVISIONS , ARTICLES 4 TO 12 SHALL APPLY ONLY TO FRUIT JUICE , CONCENTRATED FRUIT JUICE , FRUIT NECTAR AND DRIED FRUIT JUICE INTENDED FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION , CONCENTRATED FRUIT JUICE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FRUIT JUICE OR NECTAR INTENDED FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION AND FRUIT JUICE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FRUIT NECTAR INTENDED FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION .
ARTICLE 3
1 . THE DESCRIPTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 5 ) TO ( 8 ) SHALL BE RESERVED FOR THE PRODUCTS DEFINED THEREIN AND , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ARTICLE 11 ( 1 ) ( A ) , MUST BE USED IN TRADE TO DESCRIBE THEM .
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