Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilDangos y teitl llawn

CHAPTER III U.K. [F1 GREAT BRITAIN LIST]

Article 15 U.K. [F2 Great Britain list]

1. Substances belonging to the following categories of substances may be added to one or more of the categories of food referred to in Article 1(1), provided that these substances are included in the [F2 Great Britain list] set out in the Annex and comply with the elements contained in the [F2 Great Britain list] in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article:

(a) vitamins;

(b) minerals;

(c) amino acids;

(d) carnitine and taurine;

(e) nucleotides;

(f) choline and inositol.

2. Substances that are included in the [F2 Great Britain list] shall meet the general requirements set out in Articles 6 and 9 and, where applicable, the specific requirements established in accordance with Article 11.

3. The [F2 Great Britain list] shall contain the following elements:

(a) the category of food referred to in Article 1(1) to which substances belonging to the categories of substances listed in paragraph 1 of this Article may be added;

(b) the name, the description of the substance and, where appropriate, the specification of its form;

(c) where appropriate, the conditions of use of the substance;

(d) where appropriate, the purity criteria applicable to the substance.

4. Purity criteria established by [F3 [F4 assimilated] law and any other legislation applying in any part of Great Britain] applicable to food, which apply to the substances included in the [F2 Great Britain list] when they are used in the manufacture of food for purposes other than those covered by this Regulation, shall also apply to those substances when they are used for purposes covered by this Regulation unless otherwise specified in this Regulation.

5. For substances included in the [F2 Great Britain list] for which purity criteria are not established by [F3 [F5 assimilated] law and any other legislation applying in any part of Great Britain] applicable to food, generally acceptable purity criteria recommended by international bodies shall apply until the establishment of such criteria.

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6. In order to take into account technical progress, scientific developments or the protection of consumers’ health, [F7 an appropriate authority may make regulations in relation to the categories of substances listed in paragraph 1 of this Article] with respect to the following:

(a) the removal of a category of substances;

(b) the addition of a category of substances that have a nutritional or physiological effect.

7. Substances belonging to categories not listed in paragraph 1 of this Article may be added to food referred to in Article 1(1), provided that they satisfy the general requirements set out in Articles 6 and 9 and, where applicable, the specific requirements established in accordance with Article 11.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Art. 15 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(13)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476, regs. 1(2), 5(4)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Art. 15(4)(5) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(13)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476, regs. 1(2), 5(4)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Word in Art. 15(4) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(b)

F5 Word in Art. 15(5) substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(b)

F6 Words in Art. 15(5) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(13)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Words in Art. 15(6) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(13)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Article 16 U.K. Updating the [F8 Great Britain list]

1. F9 ... In order to take into account technical progress, scientific developments or the protection of consumers’ health, [F10 the appropriate authority may by regulations] amend the Annex, with respect to the following:

(a) the addition of a substance to the [F8 Great Britain list];

(b) the removal of a substance from the [F8 Great Britain list];

(c) the addition, removal or amendment of the elements referred to in Article 15(3).

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Textual Amendments

F8 Words in Art. 16 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(14)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476, regs. 1(2), 5(4)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9 Words in Art. 16(1) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(14)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F10 Words in Art. 16(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(14)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F11 Art. 16(2) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(14)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Ch. 3 heading substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 19(12) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1476, regs. 1(2), 5(4)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)