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Activities of Ivan DAVID related to 2023/0105(COD)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 2001/110/EC relating to honey, 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption, 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption, and 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption
2023/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2023/0105(COD)
Documents: PDF(264 KB) DOC(179 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Emmanouil FRAGKOS', 'mepid': 198490}]

Amendments (42)

Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) A new recital is added with the following text: "Annex to Directive 2001/112/EC lists in Part II, Point 2 ingredients that may be used in manufacturing of products covered by the Directive. Limited amount of ingredients are allowed to be used in manufacturing of fruit juices and fruit nectars. There is an increasing consumer interest in innovative products that contain other ingredients from natural sources such as spices and aromatic herbs (which are already allowed in tomato juice), providing a new taste to the consumer. Since organoleptic characteristics may change, the name of the ingredient should accompany the legal name to better inform consumers in line with the Regulation (EU) 1169/2011."
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) A new recital is added with the following text: “In order to prevent consumer deception, it is necessary to add a definition of a vegetable product to Directive 2001/110/EC, which establishes the minimum proportion of vegetables used in its production.”
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Annex I to Directive 2001/112/EC lists in Part II, Point 2 the ingredients that may be used in the production of the products covered by the Directive. For the production of fruit juices and fruit nectars, a limited number of ingredients may be used. There is an increasing consumer interest in innovative products that contain other ingredients from natural sources, such as spices and aromatic herbs (which are already allowed in tomato juice), providing a new taste to the consumer. Since organoleptic characteristics may change, the name of the ingredient should accompany the legal name to better inform consumers in line with Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) In order to prevent consumer deception, it is necessary to add a definition of a vegetable product to Directive 2001/110/EC, which establishes the minimum proportion of vegetables used in the production.
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label of packs containing more than 25 g in order of decreasing amount with their percentage in the mixture.;
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council**, the statement ‘no added sugars’ ‘no fruit juices contain added sugars’ may appear on the label in or any other same field of vision astatement likely to have the nsame of the products referred to in Part I, point 1, of Annex I to this Directivemeaning for the consumer, may appear on the label.
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Without prejudice to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for mixtures of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate reduced-sugars fruit juice and reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate, and for fruit nectar obtained entirely or partly from one or more concentrated products, the labelling shall bear the words ‘from concentrate(s)’ or ‘partially from concentrate(s)’, as appropriate. That information shall be entered close to the product name, standing out well from any background, in clearly visible characters.;
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #
(-1) the title of Directive 2001/113/EC is changed as follows: on fruit jams, jellies and marmalades, vegetable products and chestnut cream intended for human consumption
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(aa) paragraph 2 is supplemented by this: 2. The product names shall be supplemented by an indication of the fruit or fruits or vegetable used, in descending order of weight of the raw materials used. However, for products manufactured from three or more fruits or vegetable, the indication of the fruits used may be replaced by the words ‘mixed fruit’ or „mixed vegetables”, or “fruit and vegetable mix” a similar wording, or by the number of fruits used.“.
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 3
(ab) paragraph 3 is supplemented by this: 3. The labelling shall indicate the fruit or vegetable content by including the words ‘prepared with … g of fruit per 100 g’ or ‘prepared with … g of vegetable per 100 g’ of the finished product, after deduction of the weight of water used in preparing the aqueous extracts, if appropriate.“.
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label of packs containing more than 25 g, in descending order of their percentage in the mixture;
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 2
Annexes I, II and III to Directive 2001/112/EC are amended as follows:
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6 b
The product obtained from the product defined in point 1(a) where naturally occurring sugars have been removduced by at least 30 % by using a process authorised under the conditions laid down in Part II, point 3, of Annex I, which maintains all the otherthe European Commission Delegated Act. The product maintains essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes, defined in the European Commission Delegated Act. Flavour, pulp, and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the reduced- sugar fruit juice.
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6 b
(b) Reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a Directive 2001/112/EC
The product obtained from the products defined in point 1(b) or point 2 and/or in point 6(c), where naturally occurring sugars have been removed reduced by at least 30 % by using a process authorised under the conditions laid down in point 3 of Part II of Annex I, which maintains all the other essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes, and that have been reconstituted with potable water that meets the criteria set out in Directive 98/83/ECthe European Commission Delegated Act , and that have been reconstituted with potable water that meets the criteria set out in Directive 98/83/EC. The product maintains essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes, defined in the European Commission Delegated Act. Flavour, pulp, and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate.
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6 b
The mixing of reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate with fruit juice, fruit juice from concentrate, concentrated fruit juice, reduced-sugars fruit juice, concentrated reduced-sugars, fruit juice fruit purée and/or concentrated fruit purée from concentrate is authorised in the production of reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate.;
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6 c (new)
(ba) (c) concentrated reduced-sugars fruit juice The product obtained from the products defined in point 6(a) by the physical removal of a specific proportion of the water content, and/ or the product defined in point (2) where naturally occurring sugars have been reduced by at least 30 % by using a process authorised under the conditions laid down in the European Commission Delegated Act. The product maintains essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of concentrated juice of the fruit from which it comes, defined in the European Commission Delegated Act. Where the product is intended for direct consumption, the removal of water shall be at least 50 % of the water content.
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 1
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2 – indent 3
— For fruit juice, fruit juices from concentrate, concentrated fruit juices, reduced-sugar fruit juice and, reduced- sugar fruit juices from and concentrate and concentrated reduced sugars fruit juice: restored flavour, pulp and cells;;
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 2
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2 – indent 5 – subparagraph 2
A claim stating that sugars have not been added to fruit nectar, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product does not contain any added mono- or disaccharides or any other food used for its sweetening properties, including sweeteners as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. If sugars are naturally present in fruit nectar, the following indication should also appear on the label: ‘contains naturally occurring sugars’;’;
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 4 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2 – indent 8 a (new)
– The following indent is added: “- Spices and aromatic herbs For products made only from products listed in Annex I and spices and/or herbs, a descriptive name in line with Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 should be “[name Annex I] with (added) [name of the spice/herb]”.
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 4 b (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 2 – indent 8 b (new)
– the following indent is added: “- Fiber For products made only from products listed in Annex I and fiber, a descriptive name in line with Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 should be “[name Annex I] with (added) fiber”.
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 2
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 2 – point 3 – indent 12 a (new)
– Processes to removduce naturally occurring sugars, to the extent that they maintain all the other essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes: membrane filtration, yeast fermentation.in order to produce products defined in Annex I Part I point 6 will be defined in the European Commission Delegated Act.’;
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(1a) In Annex II is added a new point with follows: „Enzyme preparations: pectinases (for breakdown of pectin), proteinases (for breakdown of proteins), and amylases (for breakdown of starch), cellulases (limited use to facilitate disruption of cell walls), meeting the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes;“
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c Directive 2001/112/EC
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council**, the statement ‘no added sugars’ ,‘no fruit juices contain added sugars’ may appear on the label in or any other same field of vision astatement likely to have the nsame of the products referred to in Part I, point 1, of Annex I to this Directivemeaning for the consumer, may appear on the label.
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 6
6. Without prejudice to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for mixtures of fruit juice and fruit juice from concentrate, for reduced-sugars fruit juice, for reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate, and for fruit nectar obtained entirely or partly from one or more concentrated products, the labelling shall bear the words ‘from concentrate(s)’ or ‘partially from concentrate(s)’, as appropriate. That information shall be entered close to the product name, standing out well from any background, in clearly visible characters.;
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Title
-1 The title of the Directive is replaced by the following: "COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2001/113/EC of 20 December 2001relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetene, vegetable products and chestnut puréecream intended for human consumption " Or. en (02001L0113)
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 243 #
(aa) In Article 2, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. The product names shall be supplemented by an indication of the fruit or fruits or vegetables used, in descending order of weight of the raw materials used. However, for products manufactured from three or more fruits or vegetables, the indication of the fruits used may be replaced by the words ‘mixed fruit’ or „mixed vegetables”, or “fruit and vegetable mix” a similar wording, or by the number of fruits used. or vegetables used." Or. en (02001L0113)
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a b (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3.The labelling shall indicate the fruit(ab) In Article 2, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The fruit or vegetable content shall bye includingdicated on the labelling by the words 'prepared with ... g of fruit per 100 g' or 'prepared with ... g of vegetables per 100 g' of the finished product, after deduction of the weight of water used in the preparingation of the aqueous extracts, if appropriate. where applicable." Or. en (02001L0113)
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) a new indent is added: - "vegetable product" means a product in which the amount of vegetables used to produce 1,000 g of the final product must not be less than 450 g.";
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annexes I, II and III to Directive 2001/112/EC are amended as follows:
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – Part I – point 6 – point a – subparagraph 1
The product obtained from the product defined in point 1(a) where naturally occurring sugars have been removduced by at least 30 % by using a process authorised under the conditions laid down in Part II, point 3, of Annex I, which maintains all the otherby delegated act. The product maintains essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes, defined by delegated act. Flavour, pulp, and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the reduced-sugar fruit juice.
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part I – paragraph 6 – point b – title
(b) Reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part I – point 6 – point b – subparagraph 1
The product obtained from the products defined in point 1(b) or point 2 and/or in point 6(c), where naturally occurring sugars have been removduced by at least 30 % by using a process authorised under the conditions laid down in point 3 of Part II of Annex I, which maintains all the other essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes, and that have been reconstituted with potable water that meets the criteria set out in Directive 98/83/ECby delegated act, and that have been reconstituted with potable water that meets the criteria set out in Directive 98/83/EC. The product maintains essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes, defined by delegated act. Flavour, pulp, and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the reduced-sugar fruit juice from concentrate.
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part I – paragraph 6 – point b – subparagraph 2
The mixing of reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate with fruit juice, fruit juice from concentrate, concentrated fruit juice, reduced-sugars fruit juice, concentrated reduced-sugars fruit juice, fruit purée and/or concentrated fruit purée from concentrate is authorised in the production of reduced-sugars fruit juice from concentrate.;
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part I – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) Concentrated reduced-sugars fruit juice The product obtained from the products defined in point 6(a) by the physical removal of a specific proportion of the water content, and/ or from the product defined in point (2) in which the naturally occurring sugars have been reduced by at least 30 % by using a process authorised under the conditions laid down by delegated act. The product maintains essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of concentrated juice of the fruit from which it comes, as defined by delegated act. Where the product is intended for direct consumption, at least 50 % of the water content shall be removed.
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 1
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part II – point 2 – indent 3
— For fruit juice, fruit juices from concentrate, concentrated fruit juices, reduced-sugar fruit juice and, reduced- sugar fruit juices from concentrate, and concentrated reduced sugars fruit juice: restored flavour, pulp and cells;;
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 2
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part II – point 2 – indent 5 – subparagraph 2
A claim stating that sugars have not been added to fruit nectar, and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product does not contain any added mono- or disaccharides or any other food used for its sweetening properties, including sweeteners as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008. If sugars are naturally present in fruit nectar, the following indication should also appear on the label: ‘contains naturally occurring sugars’;’;
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 4 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part II – point 2 – indent 10 a (new)
– the following indent 10a is added: - Spices and aromatic herbs: for products made only from products listed in Annex I and spices and/or herbs, a descriptive name in line with Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 should be “[name included in Annex I] with (added) [name of the spice/herb]”.
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point i – indent 4 b (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part II – point 2 – indent 10 b (new)
– the following indent 10b is added: "- Fiber For products made only from products listed in Annex I and fiber, a descriptive name in line with Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 should be “[name included in Annex I] with (added) fiber”."
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – point ii – indent 2
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part II – point 3 – indent 14
- Processes to removduce naturally occurring sugars, to the extent that they maintain all the other essential physical, chemical, organoleptical and nutritional characteristics of an average type of juice of the fruit from which it comes: membrane filtration, yeast fermentation in order to produce products defined in Annex I, Part I, point 6 will be defined by delegated act.;
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex II – point 7 a (new)
(1a) In Annex II, the following new point 7a is added: "7a. Enzyme preparations: pectinases (for breakdown of pectin), proteinases (for breakdown of proteins), and amylases (for breakdown of starch), cellulases (limited use to facilitate disruption of cell walls), meeting the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes."
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex III – part I – point h a (new)
(ha) "vegetable product" means a product in which the amount of vegetables used to produce 1,000 g of the final product must not be less than 450 g;
2023/10/03
Committee: ENVI