Article 15U.K. [F1Great Britain list]
1.Substances belonging to the following categories of substances may be added to one or more of the categories of food referred to in Article 1(1), provided that these substances are included in the [F1Great Britain list] set out in the Annex and comply with the elements contained in the [F1Great Britain list] in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article:
(a)vitamins;
(b)minerals;
(c)amino acids;
(d)carnitine and taurine;
(e)nucleotides;
(f)choline and inositol.
2.Substances that are included in the [F1Great Britain list] shall meet the general requirements set out in Articles 6 and 9 and, where applicable, the specific requirements established in accordance with Article 11.
3.The [F1Great Britain list] shall contain the following elements:
(a)the category of food referred to in Article 1(1) to which substances belonging to the categories of substances listed in paragraph 1 of this Article may be added;
(b)the name, the description of the substance and, where appropriate, the specification of its form;
(c)where appropriate, the conditions of use of the substance;
(d)where appropriate, the purity criteria applicable to the substance.
4.Purity criteria established by [F2retained EU law and any other legislation applying in any part of Great Britain] applicable to food, which apply to the substances included in the [F1Great Britain list] when they are used in the manufacture of food for purposes other than those covered by this Regulation, shall also apply to those substances when they are used for purposes covered by this Regulation unless otherwise specified in this Regulation.
5.For substances included in the [F1Great Britain list] for which purity criteria are not established by [F2retained EU law and any other legislation applying in any part of Great Britain] applicable to food, generally acceptable purity criteria recommended by international bodies shall apply until the establishment of such criteria.
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6.In order to take into account technical progress, scientific developments or the protection of consumers’ health, [F4an appropriate authority may make regulations in relation to the categories of substances listed in paragraph 1 of this Article] with respect to the following:
(a)the removal of a category of substances;
(b)the addition of a category of substances that have a nutritional or physiological effect.
7.Substances belonging to categories not listed in paragraph 1 of this Article may be added to food referred to in Article 1(1), provided that they satisfy the general requirements set out in Articles 6 and 9 and, where applicable, the specific requirements established in accordance with Article 11.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 15 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(13)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476, regs. 1(2), 5(4)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 15(4)(5) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(13)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476, regs. 1(2), 5(4)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 15(5) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(13)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 15(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(13)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)