Council Directive 2001/111/ECShow full title

Article 2 U.K.

Directive 2000/13/EC shall apply to the products defined in Part A of the Annex hereto subject to the following conditions and derogations:

1.

Without prejudice to point 5 below, the product names listed in Part A of the Annex shall apply only to the products referred to therein and shall be used in trade to designate them.

The product name referred to in point 2 of Part A of the Annex may also be used to designate the product referred to in point 3 thereof.

However,

• the products defined in Part A of the Annex may, in addition to the compulsory product name, also bear qualifying terms commonly used in the various Member States;

• the product names may also be used in product names made up to designate other products, in accordance with custom,

provided that such names are not liable to mislead the consumer.

2.

For pre-packaged products weighing less than 20 g, the net weight need not be indicated on the labelling.

3.

The labelling shall indicate the dry matter and invert sugar content of sugar solution, invert sugar solution and invert sugar syrup.

4.

The labelling shall include the qualifying term ‘crystallised’ for invert sugar syrup incorporating crystals in the solution.

5.

Where the products referred to in points 7 and 8 of Part A of the Annex contain fructose in proportions greater than 5 % on a dry matter basis, they shall, in respect of their product name and as ingredients, be labelled as ‘glucose-fructose syrup’ or ‘fructose-glucose syrup’ and ‘dried glucose-fructose syrup’ or ‘dried fructose-glucose syrup’, respectively, to reflect whether the glucose component or the fructose component is in greater proportion.