The Coffee and Coffee Products (Amendment) Regulations 1987

Regulation 2(d)

THE SCHEDULE New Schedules 1 and 2 to the Coffee and Coffee Products Regulations 1978

Regulations 2(1), 2(8), 4(2), 5(1)(b), 8(d) and 8(e)

SCHEDULE 1 DESIGNATED PRODUCTS

PART I coffee and coffee mixtures and their reserved descriptions

Column 1	Column 2
Reserved descriptions	Coffee and Coffee Mixtures
Coffee	The dried seed of the coffee plant whether or not such seed has been roasted or ground or both roasted and ground.
Coffee and chicory mixture or Mixture of coffee and chicory or Either of the two foregoing descriptions but with the words “coffee” and “chicory” transposed. NOTE: The reserved description shall be such that it accords with regulation 2(9)	A mixture of roasted coffee and chicory which contains no substance other than roasted coffee and chicory.
French coffee—coffee and chicory mixture or Coffee and chicory—French coffee or French coffee—mixture of coffee and chicory or Mixture of coffee and chicory—French coffee	A mixture of roasted coffee and chicory of which not less than 51% is coffee and which contains no substance other than roasted coffee and chicory.
Coffee with fig flavouring or Coffee with fig seasoning or Viennese coffee—coffee with fig flavouring or Coffee with fig flavouring—Viennese coffee or Viennese coffee—coffee with fig seasoning or Coffee with fig seasoning—Viennese coffee	A mixture of roasted coffee and fig of which not less than 85% is coffee and which contains no substance other than roasted coffee and fig.

PART II coffee extract products and their reserved descriptions

Column 1	Column 2
Reserved descriptions	Coffee Extract Products
Dried coffee extract or Dried extract of coffee or Instant coffee or Soluble coffee	Coffee extract in powder, granular, flake, cube or other solid form, of which the coffee-based dry matter content, determined according to the method of analysis referred to in item (2) of Schedule 2, is not less than 95%.
Coffee extract paste	Coffee extract in paste form, of which the coffee-based dry matter content, determined according to the method of analysis referred to in item (3) of Schedule 2, is not more than 85% and not less than 70%.
Liquid coffee extract	Coffee extract in liquid form, of which the coffee-based dry matter content, determined according to the method of analysis referred to in item (3) of Schedule 2 is not more than 55% but greater than 15%. NOTE: The product may contain added sugar products, whether or not roasted, in a proportion not exceeding 12%.

PART III chicory extract products and their reserved descriptions

Column 1	Column 2
Reserved descriptions	Chicory Extract Products
Dried chicory extract or Instant chicory or Soluble chicory	Chicory extract in powder, granular, flake, cube or other solid form, of which the chicory-based dry matter content, determined according to the method of analysis referred to in item (2) of schedule 2, is not less than 95%.
Chicory extract paste	Chicory extract in paste form, of which the chicory-based dry matter content, determined according to the method of analysis referred to in item (3) of Schedule 2, is not more than 85% and not less than 70%.
Liquid chicory extract	Chicory extract in liquid form, of which the chicory-based dry matter content, determined according to the method of analysis referred to in item (3) of Schedule 2 is less than 55% but greater than 25%. NOTE: This product may contain added sugar products, whether or not roasted, in a proportion not exceeding 35%.

PART IV blends of extracts and extracts of blends and their reserved descriptions

Column 1	Column 2
Reserved descriptions	Blends of extracts and extracts of blends
Dried coffee and chicory extract or Dried extract of coffee and chicory or Instant coffee and chicory or Soluble coffee and chicory or Any of the four foregoing descriptions but with the words “coffee” and “chicory” transposed. NOTE: The reserved description shall be such that it accords with regulation 2(9).	An intimate mixture of coffee extract and chicory extract in powder, granular, flake, cube or other solid form, of which the coffee and chicory-based dry matter content in the finished product is not less than 95%.
Coffee and chicory paste or Chicory and coffee paste NOTE: The reserved description shall be such that it accords with regulation 2(9).	An intimate mixture of coffee extract paste and chicory extract paste in paste form, of which the coffee and chicory-based dry matter content in the finished product is not more than 85% and not less than 70%.
Liquid coffee and chicory extract or Liquid chicory and coffee extract NOTE: The reserved description shall be such that it accords with regulation 2(9).	A homogenous mixture of liquid coffee extract and liquid chicory extract in liquid form, of which the coffee and chicory-based dry matter content in the finished product is not more than 55% but greater than 15%. NOTE: This product may contain added sugar products, whether or not roasted in a proportion not exceeding 25%.
Chicory and coffee essence	A homogenous mixture of liquid form, of which the chicory-based dry matter content is not less than 20% and the coffee-based dry matter content is not less than 5% in the finished product. NOTE: This product may contain added sugar products.
Dried extract of coffee and fig or Dried coffee and fig extract or Instant coffee and fig or Soluble coffee and fig or Any of the four foregoing descriptions but with the words “coffee” and “fig” transposed. NOTE: The reserved description shall be such that it accords with regulation 2(9).	An intimate mixture of coffee extract and fig extract in powder, granular, flake, cube or other solid form, of which the coffee and fig-based dry matter content in the finished product is not less than 95%.
Coffee and fig paste or Fig and coffee paste NOTE: The reserved description shall be such that it accords with regulation 2(9).	An intimate mixture of coffee extract paste and fig extract paste in paste form, of which the coffee and fig-based dry matter content in the finished product is not more than 85% and not less than 70%.
Liquid coffee and fig extract or Liquid fig and coffee extract NOTE: The reserved description shall be such that it accords with regulation 2(9).	A homogenous mixture of liquid coffee extract and liquid fig extract in liquid form, of which the coffee and fig-based dry matter content in the finished product is not more than 55% but greater than 15%. NOTE: This product may contain added sugar products, whether or not roasted, in a proportion not exceeding 25%.

Regulation 5(1)(b) and Parts II and III of Schedule 1

SCHEDULE 2 METHODS OF ANALYSIS

The methods of analysis listed in items (1), (2) and (3) of this Schedule are those prescribed in Annex II to the Commission Directive 79/1066/EEC((1)) laying down Community methods of analysis for testing coffee extracts and chicory extracts (hereinafter called “the Annex”) and are to be read with the General Provisions of the Annex.

(1) The method of determining the caffeine content in decaffeinated coffee extracts shall be that described as Method 1 in the Annex.

(2) The method for determining the dry matter content in—

• dried coffee extract and dried chicory extract,

• soluble coffee and soluble chicory,

• instant coffee and instant chicory

shall be that described as Method 2 in the Annex.

(3) The method for determining the dry matter content in—

• liquid coffee extract and liquid chicory extract,

• coffee extract paste and chicory extract paste

shall be that described as Method 3 in the Annex.

(1)

O.J. No. L327, 24.12.79, p.17.