12 Amendments of Alessandra MORETTI related to 2023/0105(COD)
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Council Directive 2001/110/EC20 lays down definitions, names, common rules on composition, quality and labelling requirements for honey. _________________ 20 Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of the objectives of the Green Deal and of the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthening consumers in makingarriving at informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union throughby means of a harmonisation of the rules on labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules forregarding honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packagingindicated, in descending order and with their respective percentages, on the packaging. Given the particular interest shown by consumers in the geographical origin of honey in relation to its characteristics and quality, and the need for complete transparency in this sector, the country or countries of origin where the honey was harvested must appear on the label in the same field of vision as the product indication. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one country.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
in Article 2(2), the following point is added: ‘(bb) with the exception of honeys intended for industrial use, these names may be supplemented by indications referring to the absence of significant heat treatment. The term referring to the absence of a significant heat treatment, such as “raw honey” or “unheated honey”, may be included on the label on the front of the commercial packaging of honey if no heat treatment has degraded highly sensitive enzymes such as invertase, from collection to packaging, while complying with the conditions set out in Annex II, points 6 (Diastase Index and hydroxymethylfurfural content) and 7 (invertase index).’
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label and on the front of the packaging next to the product’s trade name. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the front label of packs containing more than 25 g in descending order and with the respective percentage in the mixture;
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) For the purpoExcept in the cases of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and in particular Articles 12 to 15 thereof, the particulars to be indicated according to point (a) of this paragraph shall be considered as mandatory particulars in accordance with Article 9 of that Regulation.’. honey intended for industrial use, those names may be supplemented by information concerning the honey’s: – floral or vegetable origin, if the product comes wholly or mainly from the indicated source and presents its organoleptic, physico-chemical and microscopic characteristics; – regional, territorial or topographical origin, if the product comes entirely from the indicated source; – specific quality criteria.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Article 4, the following paragraph 1a is inserted: ‘1a. The Commission may adopt methods for verifying the conformity of honey with the provisions of Directive 2001/110/EC and this Directive, including by introducing blockchain traceability, including a minimum of criteria (criteria laid down in the new Annex III). Those methods shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2) of Directive 2001/110/EC.’
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Annex I – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Annex II, paragraph 2, point (b)(viii) is amended as follows: ‘(viii) raw or unheated honey: honey obtained that has been extracted from combs, transferred and then, if necessary, sifted. Honey of that kind has not been heated to the extent that its enzymes and other temperature-sensitive elements have become so degraded that they no longer meet the criteria set out in points 6 and 7 of Annex II.’
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 2
Annex II – paragraph 2
Annex II, paragraph 2 is amended as follows: ‘When placed on the market as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, honey shallmust not have added to it any food ingredient, including food additives, nor shallmust any other additions be made other than honey. Honey must, as far as possible, be free from organic or inorganic matters foreign to its composition. With the exception of point 3 of Annex I, it must not have any foreign tastes or odours, have begun to ferment, have an artificially changed acidity or have been heated in such a way that the natural enzymes have been either destroyed or significantly inactivated. or been subject to vacuum evaporation. When sold as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, honey must conform to the composition characteristics set out in points 1 to 6. What is more, when sold as ‘raw honey’ or ‘unheated honey’, honey must also conform to the composition characteristics set out in point 7.’ Or. it (02001L0110)
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 3
Annex II – paragraph 3
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 6 a (new)
In Annex II, a new paragraph 6a is added: ‘6a. Invertase index (Gontarski unit) for ‘raw honeys’ or ‘unheated honeys’. Determined after processing and blending. – generally not less than 50 U/kg – honeys with a low natural enzyme content, not less than 25 U/kg.’
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)