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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

Pursuant to Article 78(2) of the Agriculture Act (Narodne Novine [NN; Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia] No 118/18), the Minister of Agriculture hereby adopts the following
Pursuant to Article 78(2) of the Agriculture Act (Narodne Novine [NN; Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia] No 118/18), the Minister for Agriculture hereby adopts the following

RULES

ON FRUIT JAMS, JELLIES AND MARMALADES, PEKMEZ AND SWEETENED CHESTNUT PURÉE

I. MAIN PROVISIONS
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1


Article 3

(1) These rules are notified in accordance with the procedure laid down in Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying

down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 241, 17 September 2015).

(2) The provisions of Article 5(2) and Annex I paragraph 8 do not apply to products lawfully manufactured and/or marketed in another Member State or Turkey, or lawfully manufactured in a Member State of the European Free Trade Association, which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
(1) These rules are notified in accordance with the procedure laid down in Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 241, 17 September 2015).

(2) The provisions of Article 5(2) and Annex I paragraph 8 of these rules do not apply to products lawfully manufactured and/or marketed in another Member State or Turkey, or lawfully manufactured in a Member State of the European Free Trade Association, which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

II. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

Article 4

(1) The products referred to in Article 1(1) of these rules shall fulfil the requirements laid down in Annex 1 to these rules.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (OJ L 354, 31 December 2008) (hereinafter Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008), only ingredients referred to in Annexes 2 and 3 to these rules shall be used on the manufacture of products referred to in Annex 1 to these rules.
(1) The products referred to in Article 1(1) of these rules shall fulfil the requirements laid down in Annex I to these rules.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (OJ L 354, 31 December 2008) (hereinafter Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008), only ingredients referred to in Annexes II and III to these rules shall be used on the manufacture of products referred to in Annex I to these rules.

Article 5

(1) The products referred to in Annex 1 to these rules shall consist of at least 60 % soluble solids, determined by refractometer, other than products which include sweeteners partially or completely replacing sugar.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22 November 2011) (hereinafter Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011), the products referred to in Article 1(1) of these rules with reduced sugar content may be placed on the market under names provided in Annex 1 to these rules, provided that they consist of at least 55 % soluble solids.
(1) The products referred to in Annex I to these rules shall consist of at least 60 % soluble solids, determined by refractometer, other than products which include sweeteners partially or completely replacing sugar.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22 November 2011) (hereinafter Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011), the products referred to in Article 1(1) of these rules with reduced sugar content may be placed on the market under names provided in Annex I to these rules, provided that they consist of at least 55 % soluble solids.

Article 6

When the manufacture of the products referred to in Article 1(1) of these rules includes mixing together of several kinds of fruit, the minimum contents laid down in Annex 1 to these rules for different kinds of fruit must be reduced in proportion to the percentages used.
When the manufacture of the products referred to in Article 1(1) of these rules includes mixing together of several kinds of fruit, the minimum contents laid down in Annex I to these rules for different kinds of fruit must be reduced in proportion to the percentages used.

III. LABELLING REQUIREMENTS


Article 8

(1) Names of the products referred to in Annex 1 to these rules may be used only for labelling of products that satisfy the requirements laid down for those products, and shall be placed on the market under those names.

(2) Names of the products referred to in Annex 1 to these rules may be used in accordance with practices used to designate other products which cannot be confused with those defined in Annex 1 to these rules.
(1) Names of the products referred to in Annex I to these rules may be used only for labelling of products that satisfy the requirements laid down for those products, and shall be placed on the market under those names.

(2) Names of the products referred to in Annex I to these rules may be used in accordance with practices used to designate other products which cannot be confused with those defined in Annex 1 to these rules.

Article 9


Article 13

Where the concentration of sulfur dioxide and/or sulphite is more than 10 mg/kg, its presence shall be indicated on the list of ingredients pursuant to Articles 9(1)c) and 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
Where the concentration of sulphur dioxide and/or sulphite is more than 10 mg/kg, its presence shall be indicated on the list of ingredients pursuant to Article 9(1)(c) and Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.

IV. DETERMINING COMPLIANCE


Article 18

These Rules shall enter into force on the eighth day following their publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia.

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FILE NUMBER:

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

AND MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE

Tomislav Tolušić, L.L.B.
These rules shall enter into force on the eighth day following their publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia.

CLASS: 011-01/18-01/68

FILE NUMBER: 525-09/1649-19-13

Zagreb, 12 August 2019

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE

Marija Vučković

ANNEX I.


ALLOWED ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS

The following additional ingredients may be used in the products defined in Annex 1:

– honey as defined in the Rules on Honey (NN No 53/15 and 47/17): in all products as a total or partial substitute for sugars

– fruit juice: only in jam

– citrus fruit juice: in products obtained from other types of fruit: only in jam, extra jam, jelly and extra jelly

– red fruit juices: only in jam and extra jam manufactured from rosehips, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, redcurrants, plums and rhubarb

– red beetroot juice: only in jam and jelly manufactured from strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, redcurrants and plums

– essential oils of citrus fruits: only in marmalade and jelly marmalade

– edible oils and fats as anti-foaming agents: in all products

– liquid pectin: in all products

– citrus peel: in jam, extra jam, jelly and extra jelly

– leaves of Pelargonium odoratissimum: in jam, extra jam, jelly and extra jelly, where they are made from quince

– spirits, wine and liqueur wine, nuts, aromatic herbs, spices, vanilla and vanilla extracts: in all products, and

– vanilline: in all products.
The following additional ingredients may be used in the products defined in Annex I:

– honey as defined in the Rules on Honey (NN No 53/15 and 47/17) in all products as a total or partial substitute for sugars

– fruit juice in jam

– citrus fruit juice in products obtained from other types of fruit (in jam, extra jam, jelly and extra jelly)

– red fruit juices in jam and extra jam manufactured from rosehips, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, redcurrants, plums and rhubarb

– red beetroot juice in jam and jelly manufactured from strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, redcurrants and plums

– essential oils of citrus fruits only in marmalade and jelly marmalade

– edible oils and fats as anti-foaming agents in all products

– liquid pectin in all products

– citrus peel in jam, extra jam, jelly and extra jelly

– leaves of Pelargonium odoratissimum in jam, extra jam, jelly and extra jelly, where they are made from quince

– spirits, wine and liqueur wine, nuts, aromatic herbs, spices, vanilla and vanilla extracts in all products, and

– vanillin in all products.

ANNEX III.

DEFINITIONS AND TREATMENT OF INGREDIENTS

I. Definitions
1. Definitions

For the purposes of these rules, individual terms shall have the following meanings:


– brown sugar.

II. Treatment

1. The ingredients defined in items 1, 2, 3 and 4 of part I of these rules may be treated in the following ways:
2. Treatment

1. The ingredients defined in items 1, 2, 3 and 4 of part 1. of these rules may be treated in the following ways:

– heated, chilled or frozen


– concentrated, to the extent that is technically possible, and

– with the exception of the raw materials used in the manufacture of ‘extra’ products: preserved using sulfur dioxide (E 220) or its salts (E 221, E 222, E 223, E 224, E 226 and E 227) as an aid to manufacture provided that the maximum sulfur dioxide content laid down in Directive (EC) 1333/2008 is not exceeded in the products defined in Annex 1 to these rules.
– with the exception of the raw materials used in the manufacture of ‘extra’ products: preserved using sulphur dioxide (E 220) or its salts (E 221, E 222, E 223, E 224, E 226 and E 227) as an aid to manufacture provided that the maximum sulphur dioxide content laid down in Directive (EC) 1333/2008 is not exceeded in the products defined in Annex I to these rules.

2. Apricots and plums to be used in the manufacture of jam may also be treated by other drying processes apart from freeze-drying.