Amendment to the principal Regulations3.

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

in the definition of “Directive 95/31/EC” there shall be added at the end “, Directive 2000/51/EC4 in so far as it relates to E965(ii) syrup maltitol and Directive 2001/52/EC5”;

(ii)

for the definition of “permitted sweetener” there shall be substituted the following definition—

  • ““permitted sweetener” means any sweetener specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 which satisfies the specific purity criteria for that sweetener set out—

    1. (a)

      in the case of any sweetener other than sucralose, in the Annex to Directive 95/31/EC; and

    2. (b)

      in the case of sucralose, at pages 119 to 124 of the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Compendium of Food Additives Specifications Addendum 2 (1993) FAO Food and Nutrition Paper 52 Addendum 2;” and

(b)

in paragraph (2)(b), for “40%” there shall be substituted “30%”.