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Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)
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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 [F2Great Britain list] set out in the Annex and comply with the elements contained in the [F2Great 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 [F2Great 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 [F2Great 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 [F3retained EU law and any other legislation applying in any part of Great Britain] applicable to food, which apply to the substances included in the [F2Great 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 [F2Great Britain list] for which purity criteria are not established by [F3retained 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, [F5an 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
F2Words 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)
F3Words 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)
F4Words 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)
F5Words 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)
1.F7... In order to take into account technical progress, scientific developments or the protection of consumers’ health, [F8the appropriate authority may by regulations] amend the Annex, with respect to the following:
(a)the addition of a substance to the [F6Great Britain list];
(b)the removal of a substance from the [F6Great Britain list];
(c)the addition, removal or amendment of the elements referred to in Article 15(3).
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Textual Amendments
F6Words in Art. 16 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(14)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476, regs. 1(2), 5(4)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 16(1) 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(14)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Art. 16(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(14)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Art. 16(2) 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(14)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Ch. 3 heading substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(12) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476, regs. 1(2), 5(4)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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