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Draft bill of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
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Fourth Ordinance amending the Fruit Juice and Soft Drinks Ordinance)

of …
Of 18 May 2020

On the basis of § 13(1)(1)(a), (2) and (4)(1)(a) and (b) and § 35(1) of the Food and Feed Code in the edition published on 3 June 2013 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1426), last amended by Article 1 of the Act of 24 April 2019 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 498) and in consultation with the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture enacts the following:

Article 1

The Fruit Juice and Soft Drinks Ordinance, in the version published on 24 May 2004 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1016), last amended by Article 12 of the Ordinance of 5 July 2017 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2272), is amended as follows:
The Fruit Juice and Soft Drinks Ordinance of 24 May 2004 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1016), last amended by Article 12 of the Ordinance of 5 July 2017 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2272), is amended as follows:

The title of the Ordinance shall be reworded as follows:


Herbal and fruit tea for infants or young children must be suitable as a drink for these special consumer groups. In particular, the following may not be used in the manufacture of herbal and fruit tea for infants or young children

sugar referred to in Article 2(4) in conjunction with point 8 of Annex I to 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 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18),
sugar referred to in Article 2(4) in conjunction with point 8 of Annex I to 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, 22.11.2011, p. 18),

honey,


waste type according to Annex 1.

(3) § 14(1)(1) of the Diet Ordinance as promulgated on 28 April 2005 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1161), last amended by Article 22 of the Ordinance of 5 July 2017

(Federal Law Gazette I p. 2272) is to be applied accordingly to herbal and fruit tea for infants or young children.
(3) § 14(1)(1) of the Diet Ordinance as promulgated on 28 April 2005 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1161), last amended by Article 22 of the Ordinance of 5 July 2017 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2272) is to be applied accordingly to herbal and fruit tea for infants or young children.

(4) Herbal and fruit teas for infants or young children that do not meet the requirements of paragraph 2(2) or paragraph 3 may not be placed on the market.


Transitional provision for herbal and fruit tea for infants or young children

Until … [insert: day of the sixth month following the entry into force of this Ordinance, which corresponds to the date of entry into force of this Ordinance], herbal and fruit teas for infants or young children may be manufactured and labelled in accordance with the provisions in effect until ... [insert: The date of entry into force of this Ordinance]. Herbal and fruit tea for infants and young children manufactured and labelled in accordance with sentence 1 may still be marketed until the depletion of stocks.’
Until 29 November 2020 herbal and fruit teas for infants or young children may be manufactured and labelled in accordance with the provisions in effect until 28 May 2020. Herbal and fruit tea for infants and young children manufactured and labelled in accordance with sentence 1 may still be marketed until the depletion of stocks.’

The previous § 11 becomes § 13.


Approved by the Bundesrat.

Bonn, dated…………
Bonn, dated 18 May 2020

The Federal Minister for Nutrition and Agriculture