Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1604Show full title

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 is amended as follows:

(1)

Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)

point (l) of paragraph (1) is replaced by the following:

‘(l) for the determination of the composition and content of sterols and for the determination of alcoholic compounds, by capillary column gas chromatography, the method set out in Annex XIX’;

(b)

the third subparagraph of paragraph (2) is replaced by the following:

‘Should the panel not confirm the category declared as regards the organoleptic characteristics, at the interested party's request, the national authorities or their representatives shall have two counter-assessments by other approved panels carried out without delay. At least one of the panels shall be a panel approved by the producer Member State concerned. The characteristics concerned shall be deemed consonant with the characteristics declared if the two counter-assessments confirm the declared grade. If this is not the case, regardless of the type of defects determined during the counter-assessments, the grading shall be declared inconsistent with the characteristics and the interested party shall be responsible for the cost of the counter-assessments.’;

(2)

point (b) of Article 2a(5) is replaced by the following:

‘(b) following the order set out in Annex Ib on the flowchart, until one of the decisions appearing in the flowchart is reached.’;

(3)

the table ‘ANNEXES Summary’ is replaced by the table in Annex I to this Regulation;

(4)

Annex I is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;

(5)

point 2.1 of Annex Ia, is replaced by the following:

‘2.1. Each primary sample must be subdivided into laboratory samples, in accordance with point 2.5 of standard EN ISO 5555, and analysed according to the order shown in the flowchart set out in Annex Ib or in any other random order.’;

(6)

Annex Ib is replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation;

(7)

Annex V is deleted;

(8)

point 4.2 of Annex VII is replaced by the following:

‘4.2. n-hexane (chromatography grade). Hexane may be replaced by iso-octane (2,2,4- trimethylpentane in chromatography grade), provided that comparable precision values are achieved.’;

(9)

Annex XII is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation;

(10)

Annex XVII is amended in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation;

(11)

Annex XVIII is amended in accordance with Annex VI to this Regulation;

(12)

Annex XIX is replaced by the text in Annex VII to this Regulation;

(13)

point 4.2 of Annex XX is replaced by the following:

‘4.2. n-hexane, chromatography grade or residue grade. Hexane may be replaced by iso-octane (2,2,4-trimethyl pentane in chromatography grade), provided that comparable precision values are achieved. Solvents with higher boiling point than n-hexane take longer to evaporate. However, they are preferred due to the toxicity of hexane. The purity must by checked; for example, the residue after evaporation of 100 ml of solvent may be controlled.

WARNING — Fumes may ignite. Keep away from sources of heat, sparks or naked flames. Make sure the bottles are always properly closed. Ensure proper ventilation during usage. Avoid build-up of fumes and remove any possible fire risk, such as heaters or electric apparatus not manufactured from non-inflammable material. Pernicious if inhaled, because it may cause nerve cell damage. Avoid breathing in the fumes. Use a suitable respiratory apparatus if necessary. Avoid contact with eyes and skin.

Iso-octane is a flammable liquid that presents a fire hazard. Explosion limits in air are 1,1 % to 6,0 % (volume fraction). It is toxic by ingestion and inhalation. Use a ventilated hood in good operating condition to work with this solvent.’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2019.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker