The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Made: 5th June 2003

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 6th June 2003

Coming into force: 12th July 2003

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Scope of Regulations

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Reserved descriptions

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Labelling and description of designated products

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Manner or marking or labelling

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Penalties and enforcement

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Defence in relation to exports

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Transitional provision

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Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990

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Amendments and revocations

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SCHEDULE 1 — RESERVED DESCRIPTIONS FOR DESIGNATED PRODUCTS

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Fruit juice

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Concentrated fruit juice

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Fruit juice from concentrate

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Dehydrated or powdered fruit juice

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Fruit nectar

SCHEDULE 2 — PERMITTED RAW MATERIALS IN PREPARATION OF DESIGNATED PRODUCTS

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SCHEDULE 3 — ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS PERMITTED IN PARTICULAR DESIGNATED PRODUCTS

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SCHEDULE 4 — PERMITTED TREATMENTS AND ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES

Treatments

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Additional substances

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SCHEDULE 5 — MINIMUM JUICE AND PUREE CONTENT OF FRUIT NECTARS

	Minimum juice, purée or juice and purée content (% by volume of finished product)
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Fruit nectars made from fruits with acidic juice unpalatable in the natural state	Fruit nectars made from fruits with acidic juice unpalatable in the natural state
Passion fruit	25
Quito naranjillos	25
Blackcurrants	25
Whitecurrants	25
Redcurrants	25
Gooseberries	30
Sallow–thorn berries	25
Sloes	30
Plums	30
Quetsches	30
Rowanberries	30
Rose hips	40
Sour cherries	35
Other cherries	40
Bilberries	40
Elderberries	50
Raspberries	40
Apricots	40
Strawberries	40
Mulberries / blackberries	40
Cranberries	30
Quinces	50
Lemons and limes	25
Other fruits belonging to this category	25
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Fruit nectars made from low–acid, pulpy or highly flavoured fruits with juice unpalatable in the natural state	Fruit nectars made from low–acid, pulpy or highly flavoured fruits with juice unpalatable in the natural state
Mangoes	25
Bananas	25
Guavas	25
Papayas	25
Lychees	25
Azeroles (Neapolitan medlars)	25
Soursop	25
Bullock’s heart or custard apple	25
Sugar apples	25
Pomegranates	25
Cashew fruits	25
Spanish plums	25
Umbu	25
Other fruits belonging to this category	25
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Fruit nectars made from fruits with juice palatable in the natural state	Fruit nectars made from fruits with juice palatable in the natural state
Apples	50
Pears	50
Peaches	50
Citrus fruits except lemons and limes	50
Pineapples	50
Other fruits belonging to this category	50

Signed

TOM McCABE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 2003-06-05

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16; section 6(4) was amended by the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40), Schedule 9, paragraph 6 and by the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 5, paragraph 10(3); sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 8; section 17(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 12; section 26(3) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 6; amendments made by Schedule 5 of the 1999 Act shall be taken as pre-commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

[^f00002]: Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^f00003]: Section 48(4B) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

[^f00004]: O.J. No. L 61, 18.3.65, p.1; as last amended by Directive 98/72/EC (O.J. No. L 275, 41198, p.18).

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.94, p.1.

[^f00006]: O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.94, p.571.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1996/1499; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/1398,1999/747,1999/1136 and 1999/1483 and S.S.I. 2000/309.

[^f00008]: O.J. No. L 10, 12.1.02, p.58, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision 99/02 (O.J. No. L 298, 31.10.02, p.10).

[^f00009]: S.I. 1977/1026, amended by S.I. 1977/1833, 1981/1320, 1982/1619, 1983/270, 1985/1068, 1990/2625, 1991/1284 and 1476, 1992/2596, 1995/236, 3124, 3187and 3267, 1996/1499, 1997/1413, and 1999/1136.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1983/270 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00011]: S.I. 1985/1068 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00012]: S.I. 1990/2625 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1991/1476 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1992/2596 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00015]: S.I. 1995/3187, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1997/1413 and 1999/1136.

[^f00016]: S.I. 1995/3267 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00017]: S.I. 1997/1413.

[^f00018]: S.I. 1999/1136.

[^f00019]: S.I. 1981/1320; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1990/2180.

[^f00020]: S.I. 1995/3124, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00021]: S.I. 1982/1619.

[^f00022]: S.I. 1991/1284.

[^f00023]: S.I. 1995/236.

[^f00024]: O.J. No. L 237, 10.9.94, p.3, as amended by Directive 96/83/EC (O.J. No. L 48, 19.2.97, p.16).

[^f00025]: O.J. No. L 10, 12.1.2002, p.53.

[^f00026]: O.J. No. L 10, 12.1.2002, p.47, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision 99/02 (O.J. No. L 298, 31.10.02, p.10).

[^f00027]: O.J. No. L 40, 11.2.89, p.27.

[^f00028]: O.J. No. L 10, 12.1.02, p.58, as adopted by EEA Joint Committee Decision 99/02 (O.J. No. L 298, 31.10.02, p.10).

[^f00029]: The Directives are Council Directive 89/109/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member States relating to materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J. No. L 40, 11.2.89, p.38) and Commission Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J. No. L 220, 15.8.02, p.18).

Note:

In the case of a product prepared from a mixture of types of fruit, this Schedule shall be read as if the minimum quantities specified for the various kinds of fruit referred to were reduced in proportion to the relative quantities of the kinds of fruit used.

Editorial notes

[^key-d580920b4808595855ae1707dfe39463]: Regulations revoked (20.11.2013) by The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/305), regs. 1(2), 19(a)

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