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Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) The 2023 DG Health - JRC - and OLAF reports on honey adulteration "EU Coordinate action "From the hives"" and "EU Coordinate action to deter certain fraudulent practices in the honey sector - Analytical testing results of imported honeys" highlight a very high percentage of imported honeys suspected of adulteration and confirm the multiple frauds that exist in the honey sector. Some operators use "customised" syrups that are very difficult to detect even when the most sophisticated analytical techniques. The lack of official, validated analytical methods for detecting new types of adulteration with sugar syrups means that national authorities are unable to identify as fraudulent honeys. The honey market is faced with a significant supply of honeys that have been adulterated by the addition of sugar syrups, either during the honeyflow or at some stage in the packaging process. Several elements need to be clarified or improved in the honey directive to limit the possibilities of fraud and facilitate controls: complementing mandatory traceability measures with a block-chain system, rejecting filtered honey and honeys whose excessive water content has been reduced by vacuum evaporation.

2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI

Bert-Jan RUISSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)

Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2

(1b) Paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. the product names referred to in Annex I, points 2 and 3, shall apply only to the products defined therein and shall be used in trade to designate them. These names may be replaced by the simple product name ‘honey’, except in the case of ~~filtered honey,~~ "comb honey", chunk honey or cut comb in honey and baker's honey. However, (a) in the case of baker's honey, the words ‘intended for cooking only’ shall appear on the label in close proximity to the product name; (b) except in the case of filtered honey and baker's honey, the product names may be supplemented by information referring to: — floral or vegetable origin, if the product comes wholly or mainly from the indicated source and possesses the organoleptic, physico-chemical and microscopic characteristics of the source, — regional, territorial or topographical origin, if the product comes entirely from the indicated source, — specific quality criteria; "honey with pieces of comb" and "industrial honey"." Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02001L0110- 20140623#tocId4)

2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI

Bert-Jan RUISSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 3

~~In the case of filtered honey and baker's hone~~Article 3 of Directive 2001/110/EC is amended as follows: "In the case of honey intended for industry, bulk containers, pack~~s and trade~~aging and sales documentsation shall clearly indicate the full product name, as ~~referred to in Annex I, point 2(b)(viii), and point 3. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02001L0110-~~set out in point 3 of Annex I." Or. en 20140623#tocId4)

2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI

Bert-Jan RUISSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. For the purposes of the second paragraph of Article 9 of this Directive, the Commission may, taking into account international standards and technical progress, by means of implementing acts that are in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 8 ), set out methods of analysis to verify whether honey is compliant with the provisions of this DirectiveIn Article 4, the first sentence is replaced by the following: "The Commission may adopt methods for verifying the compliance of honey with the provisions of Directive 2001/110/EC and of this Directive, including the implementation of blockchain-type traceability incorporating a minimum of criteria (criteria set out in Annex 3). Thoese ~~implementing act~~methods shall be adopted in accordance with the ~~examination~~ procedure referred to in Article 7(2) of ~~this~~ Directive. Until the adoption of such methods, Member States shall, whenever possible, use internationally recognised validated methods of analysis such as those approved by the Codex Alimentarius to verify compliance with the provisions of this Directive. 2001/110/EC." Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02001L0110- 20140623#tocId4)

2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI

Bert-Jan RUISSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 1 – point 2 – point b – point viii

~~(viii) filter~~In Annex I, point 2, point (b)(viii) is replaced by the following: "(viii) raw or unheated honey H: the honey obtained ~~by removing foreign inorganic or organic matter in such a way as to result in the significant removal of pollen.~~ which has been extracted from the combs, decanted and then, if necessary, sieved. Honey so designated has not been heated to the extent that its enzymes and other thermally sensitive elements are degraded to such an extent that they no longer comply with the criteria laid down in points 6 and 7 of Annex II." Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02001L0110- 20140623#tocId14)

2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI

Bert-Jan RUISSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new)

Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 2

In Annex II, the second paragraph is replaced by the following: "When placed on the market as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, honey shall not have added to it any food ingredient, including food additives, nor shall 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~~. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02001L0110-~~, or have been exposed to vacuum evaporation. Honey, when marketed as such or used in any product intended for human consumption, must comply with the compositional characteristics set out in points 1 to 6. In addition, when marketed as "raw honey" or "unheated honey", honey must also comply with the compositional characteristics set out in point 7." Or. en 20140623#tocId15)

2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI

Bert-Jan RUISSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 e (new)

Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 3

~~Without prejudice to point 2(b)(viii) of Annex I, nei~~The third paragraph is replaced by the following: "No significant change in ther pollen nor any other constituent particular to honey, may be removed except where this is unavoidable in the removal of foreign inorganic or organic matter. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02001L0110-count or pollen spectrum of pollen smaller than 100 µm is permitted. No constituents of honey smaller than 100 µm may be removed." Or. en 20140623#tocId15)

2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI

Bert-Jan RUISSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 f (new)

Council Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 4 – point 6 a (new)

In Annex II the following point 6a (new) 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" Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02001L0110- 20140623#tocId15)

2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI

8 Amendments of Bert-Jan RUISSEN related to 2023/0105(COD)

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