13 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2011/0156(COD)
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and, milk based drinks intended for young children, food for special medical purposes. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, Commission Regulation 41/2009,as well as Commission Directive 1999/2196/8/EC ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and, baby food for infants and young children and to, milk based drinks intended for young children, food for special medical purposes, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, Commission Directive 96/8/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009. In addition, the concept of "specialised nutrition" should be maintained and strictly limited to products that demonstrate their unique ability to fulfil the specific nutritional needs of vulnerable groups of the population, which otherwise could not be placed on the market using current Union acts.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, baby food, milk based drinks intended for young children, and food for special medical purposes, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, Commission Directive 96/8/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009. In order to adapt the definitions of infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, milk based drinks intended for young children, and food for special medical purposes laid down in this Regulation taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, to lay down the specific compositional and information requirements and the process for placing on the market of food resulting from scientific and technological innovations with respect to the categories of food covered by this Regulation, including for additional labelling requirements to, or derogations from, the provisions of Directive 2000/13/EC and for the authorisation of nutrition and health claims, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation establishes compositional and information requirements for the following categories of food for specialised nutrition:
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) infant formula and follow-on formula for infants in good health;
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) formula intended for low birth-weight and pre-term infants.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Subject to the general requirements of Articles 7 and 9 and taking into account Directive 2006/141/EC, Directive 2006/125/EC and, Directive 1999/21/EC, as well as any technical and scientific progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated Regulations, for foods covered by Article 1(1) no later than [2 years after the date of the entry into force of this Regulation], in accordance with Article 15, with respect to the following:
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the process for the placing on the market of food referred to in Article 1(1) resulting from scientific and technological innovations which do not comply with the rules as to composition laid down by the delegated regulations.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the requirements for information to be provided on recommendations for appropriate use of the foods referred to in Article 1(1).
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Due to the additional specific requirements on mandatory information to be provided on labels of certain foods referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the Commission may, if appropriate, establish by means of the delegated regulations referred to in paragraph 2, derogations from the minimum font size and other legibility requirements established in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Without prejudice to the criteria for certain contaminant levels laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs, the microbiological criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs shall apply to milk-based drinks intended for young children currently on the market during the transition period laid down in Article 18 of this Regulation.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By the end of the transition period set out in Article 18(1), the Commission shall, after consulting the European Food Safety Authority, present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the desirability of special provisions regarding the composition and labelling of milk-based drinks intended for young children in regard to the nutritional needs, the pattern of consumption, the nutritional intake, quality criteria required for young children taking into account the different legislation that governs normal foods and foods intended for infants and young children. In the light of the conclusions of that report, the Commission shall either: (i) decide that there is no need for special provisions regarding the composition and labelling of milk-based drinks intended for young children; or (ii) present, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 114 TFEU, appropriate proposals for amendments to this Regulation, and amend the relevant delegated acts to include the special provisions concerned, in accordance with Article 15.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Vitamins, minerals, amThe nutritional substances belonging to the categories defined by implementinog acidts and other substancesdopted pursuant to Article 11 (2) may be added to food referred to in Article 1(1), provided that such substances meet the following conditions: