Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

SECTION 2 U.K. Specific requirements

Article 11 U.K. Specific compositional and information requirements

1. Subject to the general requirements set out in Articles 6 and 9, to the additional requirements of Article 10, and taking into account relevant technical and scientific progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18, with respect to the following:

(a) the specific compositional requirements applicable to food referred to in Article 1(1), with the exception of requirements as set out in the Annex;

(b) the specific requirements on the use of pesticides in products intended for the production of food referred to in Article 1(1) and on pesticide residues in such food. The specific requirements for the categories of food referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1(1) and food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants and young children shall be updated regularly and include, inter alia, provisions to restrict the use of pesticides as much as possible;

(c) the specific requirements on labelling, presentation and advertising of food referred to in Article 1(1), including the authorisation of nutrition and health claims in relation thereto;

(d) the notification requirements for the placing on the market of food referred to in Article 1(1), in order to facilitate the efficient official monitoring of such food, and on the basis of which food business operators shall notify the competent authorities of Member States where that food is being marketed;

(e) the requirements concerning promotional and commercial practices relating to infant formula;

(f) the requirements concerning information to be provided in relation to infant and young child feeding in order to ensure adequate information on appropriate feeding practices;

(g) the specific requirements for food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants, including compositional requirements and requirements on the use of pesticides in products intended for the production of such food, pesticide residues, labelling, presentation, advertising, and promotional and commercial practices, as appropriate.

These delegated acts shall be adopted by 20 July 2015.

2. Subject to the general requirements set out in Articles 6 and 9, to the additional requirements of Article 10, and taking into account relevant technical and scientific progress, including data provided by interested parties in relation to innovative products, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 in order to update the acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Where in the case of emerging health risks, imperative grounds of urgency so require, the procedure provided for in Article 19 shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph.

Article 12 U.K. Milk-based drinks and similar products intended for young children

By 20 July 2015, the Commission shall, after consulting the Authority, present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the necessity, if any, of special provisions for milk-based drinks and similar products intended for young children regarding compositional and labelling requirements and, if appropriate, other types of requirements. The Commission shall consider in the report, inter alia, the nutritional requirements of young children, the role of those products in the diet of young children and whether those products have any nutritional benefits when compared to a normal diet for a child who is being weaned. Such a report may, if necessary, be accompanied by an appropriate legislative proposal.

Article 13 U.K. Food intended for sportspeople

By 20 July 2015, the Commission shall, after consulting the Authority, present to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the necessity, if any, of provisions for food intended for sportspeople. Such a report may, if necessary, be accompanied by an appropriate legislative proposal.

Article 14 U.K. Technical guidelines

The Commission may adopt technical guidelines to facilitate compliance by food business operators, in particular SMEs, with this Chapter and Chapter III.