Technical Regulations of the Customs Union

TR CU 023/2011

Technical regulations for juice products from fruits and vegetables

1. This technical regulation of the Customs Union has been developed in accordance with the Agreement on Common Principles and Rules of Technical Regulation in the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation of November 18, 2010.

2. This technical regulation of the Customs Union has been developed in order to establish uniform mandatory requirements for juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables in the single customs territory of the Customs Union, to ensure the free movement of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables released into circulation in the single customs territory of the Customs Union.

3. If other technical regulations of the Customs Union have been adopted with respect to juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, establishing requirements for juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, then juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables must comply with the requirements of the technical regulations of the Customs Union, which apply to it.

1. This technical regulation of the Customs Union applies to juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables released into circulation in the single customs territory of the Customs Union.

2. This technical regulation of the Customs Union does not apply to juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables produced by citizens at home, in personal subsidiary farms or by citizens engaged in gardening, gardening, and the processes of production, storage, transportation and disposal of juice products intended only for personal consumption and not intended for release into circulation in the single customs territory of the Customs Union.

3. The objects of technical regulation of this technical regulation of the Customs Union are juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables (the identification signs of the types are established in Article 2 of this technical regulation) and the processes of production, storage, transportation and sale related to the requirements for it.

4. This technical regulation of the Customs Union, in order to protect human life and health and prevent actions that mislead purchasers (consumers), establishes:

- requirements for juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables;

- requirements for the production, storage, transportation and sale processes related to the requirements for juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables;

- rules for the identification of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables;

- schemes for confirming the conformity of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables;

- requirements for labeling juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables.

For the purposes of this technical regulation, the following terms and their definitions are established:

1) juice is a liquid food product that is unfrozen, capable of fermentation, obtained from edible parts of benign, ripe, fresh or preserved fresh or dried fruits and (or) vegetables by physical action on these edible parts and in which, in accordance with the peculiarities of the method of its preparation, the nutritional value, physico-chemical and organoleptic properties characteristic of juice from fruits and (or) vegetables of the same name are preserved. The juice can be clarified. Concentrated natural aroma - forming fruit substances and (or) concentrated natural aroma-forming vegetable substances, fruit and (or) vegetable pulp, and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable puree (including concentrated-for reconstituted juice), and (or) citrus fruit cells produced from fruits and (or) vegetables of the same name by physical action on them can be added to the juice. Mixed juice is produced by mixing two or more different juices or juices and fruit and (or) vegetable purees. Juice canning can be carried out only using physical methods, with the exception of treatment with ionizing radiation. Juices, depending on the methods of their production and processing of fruits and (or) vegetables, are of the following types:

a) direct-pressed juice - juice produced by mechanical processing of directly fresh or preserved fresh fruits and (or) vegetables;

b) freshly squeezed juice - direct-pressed juice produced from fresh or preserved fresh fruits and (or) vegetables in the presence of consumers and not subjected to canning;

c) reconstituted juice - juice produced from concentrated juice or concentrated juice and juice of direct extraction and drinking water. Reconstituted tomato juice can also be produced by reconstituting concentrated tomato paste and (or) tomato puree;

d) concentrated juice - juice produced by physically removing part of the water contained in it from the direct-pressed juice in order to increase the content of soluble solids by at least two times in relation to the original direct-pressed juice. In the production of concentrated juice, the process of extraction of dry substances from crushed fruits and (or) vegetables of the same batch from which the juice was previously separated can be used by drinking water, provided that the product of this extraction is added to the initial juice before the concentration stage within one in-line technological process. Concentrated natural aroma-forming substances produced from the juice of the same name or from fruits or vegetables of the same name can be added to the concentrated juice;

e) diffusion juice - juice that is produced by extracting extractive substances from fresh fruits and (or) vegetables with the help of drinking water, or dried fruits and (or) vegetables of the same type, the juice from which cannot be obtained by mechanical processing. The diffusion juice can be subjected to concentration and then recovery. The content of soluble solids in the diffusion juice should not be lower than the level set for the same-name reduced juice;

2) fruit and (or) vegetable nectar is a liquid food product that is unfrozen, capable of fermentation, produced by mixing juice, and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable puree, and (or) concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable puree with drinking water with the addition of sugar, and (or) sugars, and (or) honey, sweeteners or without their addition. The minimum volume fraction of juice and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable puree in fruit and (or) vegetable nectar should not be lower than the level established in Annex 2 to this technical regulation of the Customs Union. Fruit and (or) vegetable pulp of the same name and (or) cells of citrus fruits of the same name, concentrated natural aroma-forming substances of fruits of the same name and (or) concentrated natural aroma-forming substances of vegetables of the same name can be added to such nectar. Preservation of fruit and (or) vegetable nectar can be carried out only using physical methods, with the exception of treatment with ionizing radiation. Mixed fruit and (or) vegetable nectar is produced by mixing two or more juices, or fruit and (or) vegetable puree, or concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable puree made from various types of fruits and (or) vegetables;

3) fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing drink - a liquid food product that is unfrozen, capable of fermentation, produced by mixing juice or juices and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable puree or concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable puree with drinking water and in which the minimum volume fraction of juice and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable puree is not less than 10 percent, or, if such a product is produced by these methods from lemon or lime juice, not less than 5 percent. Canning of fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing beverages can be carried out only using physical methods, with the exception of treatment with ionizing radiation;

4) mors is a liquid food product that is made from juice and (or) puree obtained from berries by mechanical processing with the addition of drinking water, sugar, and (or) sugars, and (or) honey, and the minimum volume fraction of such juice and (or) such puree in which is not less than 15 percent. In the production of mors, such juice and (or) such puree can be mixed with the product obtained by water extraction of pomace of the same berries. Mors can be produced from concentrated juices and (or) purees from berries or mors, and its canning can be carried out only using physical methods, with the exception of treatment with ionizing radiation. The production of mixed fruit drinks is carried out using two or more juices and (or) purees from various types of berries;

5) concentrated mors is a food product produced by physically affecting a mixture of juice and (or) puree from berries and a semi-finished product obtained by water extraction of pomace of the same name berries and removing part of the water from this mixture in order to increase the content of soluble solids at least twice in relation to the original product;

6) fruit and (or) vegetable puree - a food product that is unfrozen, capable of fermentation, produced by mechanical processing - grinding and (or) wiping edible parts of whole or peeled fresh or preserved fresh fruits and (or) vegetables without subsequent separation of juice and fruit and (or) vegetable pulp. Canning of fruit and (or) vegetable puree can be carried out only by physical methods, with the exception of treatment with ionizing radiation. Mixed fruit and (or) vegetable puree can be produced by mixing fruit and (or) vegetable purees made from two or more types of fruits and (or) vegetables. Such puree is used as a raw material in the production of juices, fruit and (or) vegetable nectars, fruit drinks and fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing beverages;

7) concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable puree - a food product produced by physically affecting fruit and (or) vegetable puree and removing part of the water contained in it from it in order to increase the content of soluble solids by at least 50 percent in relation to the puree of the same name. Concentrated natural aroma-forming substances of the same fruits or vegetables can be added to the concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable puree;

Tomato paste for the production of juice products (for the purposes of this technical regulation) is a concentrated vegetable puree from tomatoes with a mass fraction of soluble solids of at least 25 percent.

8) natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substances - a mixture of natural volatile and non-volatile compounds that forms the natural taste and smell of fruits or vegetables or juices from them and can be obtained using physical methods from fruits or vegetables of the same name and (or) juices from them;

9) concentrated natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substances - liquid products containing natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substances produced using physical methods from fruits or vegetables of the same name and (or) juices from them in an amount exceeding their natural content in fruits or vegetables or in juices from them by at least four times. Concentrated natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substances are intended for restoring the taste and smell of juices from fruits and (or) vegetables, as well as for the production of other juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables;

10) citrus fruit cells are voluminous multiple film structures that contain or do not contain juice, form internal segments of the edible part of citrus fruits and are formed from epidermal cells and subepidermal cells of citrus fruits. Citrus fruit cells can be added to the juices of the same name, to fruit and (or) vegetable nectars, to fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing beverages that are produced using the juices of the same name from citrus fruits;

11) fruit and (or) vegetable pulp - a mixture consisting of insoluble suspended particles of disturbed plant tissue of fruits or vegetables during their processing. The pulp of citrus fruits may contain citrus fruit cells;

12) juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables - juices, fruit and (or) vegetable nectars, fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing drinks, fruit drinks, fruit and (or) vegetable purees, regardless of the methods of their production and processing, concentrated natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substances, citrus fruit cells, fruit and (or) vegetable pulp;

13) juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for baby food - juices, fruit and (or) vegetable nectars, fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing drinks, fruit drinks intended for feeding young children (up to 3 years), preschool age (from 3 to 6 years) and school age (from 6 years and older) and meeting the physiological needs of the body of children of the corresponding age groups;

14) preservation of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables - the processes of thermophysical processing of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, before and after placing it in a hermetically sealed package, ensuring the microbiological stability and safety of such products when stored under conditions established by the manufacturer, during the entire shelf life;

15) contamination of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables - ingress of objects, particles, substances, organisms into juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, as a result of which it acquires dangerous properties for humans and ceases to comply with the requirements of this technical regulation of the Customs Union;

16) fruit - juicy edible fruits of cultivated and wild fruit plants (including berries) listed in appendix 2;

17) vegetables - juicy edible parts of herbaceous plants listed in Appendix 2;

1. Juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables are put into circulation on the market of the single customs territory of the Customs Union if it meets the requirements of this technical regulation, as well as other technical regulations of the Customs Union, the requirements of which apply to it.

2. Juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables that meet the requirements of this technical regulation, as well as other technical regulations of the Customs Union, the requirements of which apply to it, and have passed the conformity assessment (confirmation) procedure, are marked with a single product circulation mark on the market of the member states of the Customs Union.

The marking of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables in transport packaging with a single product circulation mark on the market of the member states of the Customs Union is applied to such packaging, and (or) to the label, and (or) the leaflet placed in each transport package or attached to each transport package, or to the shipping documentation.

3. Marking with a single sign of circulation of products on the market of the member states of the Customs Union is carried out before the release of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables into circulation on the single customs territory of the Customs Union.

1. For the purposes of establishing the affiliation of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables to the number of objects of technical regulation, in respect of which this technical regulation applies, the identification of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables is carried out by interested persons without conducting research (tests) by comparing the names of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables printed on consumer packaging or specified in shipping documentation, with the names of types of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables provided for in Article 2 of this technical regulation of the Customs Union.

2. In order to establish the conformity of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables with their name, the identification of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables is carried out by a combined assessment of the physico-chemical, organoleptic and other indicators of such products, which include: the signs of the types of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables specified in article 2 of this technical regulation; the names of fruits and (or) vegetables used for the production of the corresponding juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables; the content of soluble solids in juices, in fruit and (or) in vegetable purees; the minimum volume fraction of juice and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable puree in fruit and (or) vegetable nectars, in fruit drinks and (or) in fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing beverages, as well as if the consumer (acquirer) is suspected of misleading information about possible natural features of the chemical composition of juices and fruit and (or) vegetable purees, taking into account their characteristic varietal, geographical, climatic, agricultural and technological factors.

1. Juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables in circulation in the single customs territory of the Customs Union must not cause harm to human life or health and must comply with the safety requirements of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables established in Annex 1 to this technical regulation of the Customs Union, as well as the requirements of the technical regulations of the Customs Union on food safety in terms of hygienic and microbiological indicators of pathogenic microorganisms.

2. Juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for baby food must meet the safety requirements set out in Annex 1 to this technical regulation of the Customs Union, the requirements of the technical regulations of the Customs Union on food safety in terms of hygienic and microbiological indicators of pathogenic microorganisms, as well as the safety requirements established by this article.

3. In the production of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for baby food, it is not allowed to use fruits and (or) vegetables containing genetically modified (genetically engineered, transgenic) organisms (hereinafter - GMO), concentrated diffusion juice, as well as the addition of components and food additives containing GMOs, sweeteners (except for specialized juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for children with diabetes), flavorings (except natural) and other components and food additives (except for those specified in parts 11-29 of this article of the technical regulations of components and food additives).

4. The addition of flavorings, dyes and coloring extracts to juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for young children is not allowed.

5. The content of soluble solids in the finished products from fruits and (or) vegetables for baby food should be:

1) for young children:

a) not less than 4 percent and not more than 16 percent for fruit juice products and for these products with the addition of vegetables;

b) not less than 4 percent and not more than 10 percent for juice products from vegetables (except for juice products from carrots and (or) pumpkins) and for these products with the addition of fruits;

c) not less than 4 percent and not more than 11 percent for juice products from carrots and (or) pumpkins and for such products with the addition of fruits;

2) for children of preschool age and school age:

a) not more than 16 percent for fruit juice products and for these products with the addition of vegetables;

b) not more than 10 percent for juice products from vegetables and for these products with the addition of fruits (with the exception of juice products from carrots and (or) pumpkins);

c) no more than 11 percent for juice products from carrots and (or) pumpkins.

6. The content of 5-oxymethylfurfural should not exceed: in juice products from citrus fruits for baby food 10 mg/l, in juice products for baby food from other fruits and (or) vegetables 20 mg/l.

7. The mass fraction of titrated acids in juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for young children should be no more than 1.2 percent for juices from citrus fruits (in terms of anhydrous citric acid) and no more than 0.8 percent for juice products from other types of fruits and (or) vegetables (in terms of malic acid), fruit and (or) vegetable nectars and fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing drinks from citrus fruits (in terms of anhydrous citric acid acid).

8. The mass fraction of titrated acids in juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for preschool and school-age children should not exceed 1.3 percent (for juice products from citrus fruits in terms of anhydrous citric acid, for juice products from other types of fruits and (or) vegetables in terms of malic acid).

9. Juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for young children containing fruit and (or) vegetable pulp must be homogenized.

10. Juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for young children should be put into circulation in packages of no more than 0.35 liters.

11. In the production of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, with the exception of fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing beverages, only components and food additives may be used, the names, content and technological purpose of which are specified in this article and Annex 3 to this technical regulation of the Customs Union. The content of components and food additives in juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables is established in relation to non-concentrated juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables. The content of these components and food additives in relation to concentrated juices, concentrated fruit drinks and concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable purees is calculated on the basis of the minimum content of soluble solids in the reconstituted juice of the same name or in fruit and (or) vegetable puree in accordance with the requirements set out in annex 2 to this technical regulation.

12. In the production of fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing beverages, it is allowed, along with the components and food additives specified in this article and Annex 3 to this technical regulation of the Customs Union, to use other components and food additives in accordance with the requirements of the relevant technical regulations of the Customs Union.

13. Drinking water used for the recovery of juices and purees must additionally meet the requirements for the content of nitrates no more than 25 milligrams per liter, sodium no more than 50 milligrams per liter.

14. For the enrichment of juices, fruit and (or) vegetable nectars, fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing beverages, it is allowed to use food and (or) biologically active substances, the names of which are specified in part 15 of this article. Juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables are enriched if the content in 300 milliliters of such products of at least one of the food and (or) biologically active substances is not less than 15 percent and not more than 50 percent of the recommended average daily requirement for basic nutrients established by the relevant technical regulations of the Customs Union.

15.Vitamins, vitamin-like substances, carotenoids, minerals, organic acids, dietary fibers, polyunsaturated fatty acids, polysaccharides, polyphenolic acids, prebiotics, phytosterols, flavonoids, phospholipids allowed in the prescribed manner for use in the food industry may be used as food and (or) biologically active substances in the production of enriched juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables. The sources of food and (or) biologically active substances can be extracts of cereals, legumes, nuts, and other plant extracts approved in accordance with the established procedure for use in the food industry. To ensure the uniformity of the enriched juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, it is allowed to add a food additive lecithin to it. The addition of these substances in order to replace the soluble dry substances of the juice is not allowed.

16. Concentrated natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substances used in the production of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables are obtained during the production of concentrated juice in the form of liquid distillate, as well as during processing using physical methods of fruits and (or) vegetables in the form of liquid extracts or infusions using water, carbon dioxide or food ethyl alcohol, which serve as solvents in a concentrated natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substance and are not isolated as an integral part of the aroma from fruits or vegetables and (or) juices from them. Concentrated natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substances do not belong to either flavorings or food additives.

17. The addition of concentrated natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substances to freshly squeezed juices is prohibited. The use of flavorings in the production of juices, fruit and (or) vegetable nectars, fruit and (or) vegetable purees, concentrated juices and concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable purees is prohibited.

18. The addition of concentrated natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substances, and (or) flavorings, and (or) dyes, and (or) other components that meet the requirements established by the relevant technical regulations of the Customs Union, in fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing beverages during their production is allowed.

19. In the production of fruit drinks, it is allowed to use the same name concentrated natural aroma-forming fruit substances from berries and (or) natural flavors.

20. Sugar, and (or) sugars, and (or) their solutions, and (or) their syrups (sucrose, anhydrous dextrose, glucose, fructose) can be used separately or in any combination in the production of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables. The addition of these sugars, and (or) sugars, and (or) their solutions and syrups to juices in order to adjust the taste is allowed in an amount of no more than 1.5 percent of the mass of the finished product and cannot be carried out in order to replace the soluble solids of the juice. The addition of solutions and (or) syrups of sugar and (or) sugars to direct-pressed juices is not allowed.

21. Honey can be used in the production of nectars, fruit drinks and juice drinks from fruits and (or) vegetables.

22. Simultaneous addition of sugar and (or) sugars and juice acidity regulators to the same juice is prohibited.

23. Table salt, sea salt, spices or plant extracts may be added to juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, with the exception of fruit juices. The addition of these components to juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables cannot be carried out in order to replace the soluble dry substances of the juice.

24. Labeling of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables in part of the components added to it is carried out on consumer packaging in accordance with the requirements of the parts 36-40, 45, 47, 48, 51-54, 56-58, 62 this article of the technical regulations.

25. Components and food additives used in the production of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for baby food must meet the requirements established by parts 11-23, 26-29 of this technical regulation, and the requirements established by this article.

26. In the production of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for young children, it is allowed to use only natural isomers of lactic, tartaric, malic acids and (or) their salts.

27. The content of table salt in the finished product, if it is added to juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for baby food, should be:

1) for young children:

a) not more than 0.4% (except for tomato juice for feeding children older than 12 months);

b) no more than 0.6 percent (for tomato juice for children over 12 months of age);

c) for children of preschool age and school age, no more than 0.6 percent.

28. In the case of enrichment of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for baby food with food and (or) biologically active substances, which include ascorbic acid and (or) iron, the content of ascorbic acid should not exceed 750 milligrams per kilogram of finished products, the iron content - 30 milligrams per kilogram of finished products.

29. In juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for baby food, the content of added sugar and (or) sugars should be no more than 10 percent of the mass of ready-made fruit and (or) vegetable nectar or fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing drink and no more than 12 percent of the mass of ready-made fruit juice. The addition of sugar and (or) sugars to fruit juices is not allowed.

30. In the production of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, only technological means should be used, the names and permissible residual amounts of which are set out in annex 3 to this technical regulation.

31. The labeling of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables placed in consumer packaging must comply with the requirements established by the technical regulations of the Customs Union for food products in terms of its labeling, and the requirements established by this article.

32. The names of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables should include the names of fruits and (or) vegetables used for the production of such products, or words derived from these names, regardless of their sequence. The names of fruits and vegetables in Russian are indicated in accordance with Annex 2 to this technical regulation. The specified names or words derived from them are subject to inclusion in the names of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables instead of the words "fruits", "berries", "vegetables" or "fruit", "berry", "vegetable":

1) fruit juice, berry juice, vegetable juice or fruit juice, berry juice, vegetable juice;

2) concentrated fruit juice, concentrated berry juice, concentrated vegetable juice or concentrated fruit juice, concentrated berry juice, concentrated vegetable juice;

3) diffusion fruit juice, diffusion berry juice, diffusion vegetable juice or diffusion juice from fruits, diffusion juice from berries, diffusion juice from vegetables;

4) fruit nectar, berry nectar, vegetable nectar or nectar from fruits, nectar from berries, nectar from vegetables;

5) fruit juice-containing drink, berry juice-containing drink, vegetable juice-containing drink or juice-containing drink from fruits, juice-containing drink from berries, juice-containing drink from vegetables;

6) berry juice or berry juice;

7) fruit puree, berry puree, vegetable puree or fruit puree, berry puree, vegetable puree;

9) concentrated fruit puree, concentrated berry puree, concentrated vegetable puree or concentrated fruit puree, concentrated berry puree, concentrated vegetable puree.

33. The names of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables produced from two or more types of fruits and (or) vegetables should include the names of juices and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable purees that are part of such products, and should be indicated in descending order of the volume fraction of the corresponding juice and (or) puree. In the name of juice products made from two or more types of fruits and (or) vegetables, the names of juices and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable purees can be replaced by the words "mixed fruit, and (or) berry, and (or) vegetable", "from a mixture of fruits, and (or) berries, and (or) vegetables", the word "multifruit", or "multi-berry", or "multi-vegetable" or the name of a group of fruits and (or) vegetables.

34. In the name of the juice of direct extraction or in the immediate vicinity of this name, the words "direct extraction"should be indicated.

35. In the name of the reconstituted juice or in the immediate vicinity of this name, the words "made from concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable juice", "made from concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable juice and fruit and (or) vegetable puree" or the word "reconstituted"should be indicated.

36. The names of juices to which sugar, and (or) sugars, and (or) their solutions, and (or) their syrups are added, should be supplemented with the words "with added sugar" or "with added sugars", the words "with sugar" or "with sugars".

37. If sweeteners are used in the production of fruit and (or) vegetable nectar or fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing beverage, the names of such nectar or such juice-containing beverage should be supplemented with the words "with sweetener" or "with sweeteners". In the case of the content of aspartame in fruit and (or) vegetable nectar or in fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing drink, the inscription should be placed on the consumer packaging: "Contains a source of phenylalanine."

38. On the consumer packaging of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables produced with the addition of table salt or sea salt, next to the name of such products, the inscription may be placed: "With salt."

39. The addition of the names of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, as well as the labeling of consumer packaging with words containing an indication of other signs and (or) methods of its production and processing, is not mandatory.

40. Next to the names of juice products to which honey is added, an inscription should be placed: "With honey".

41. On the consumer packaging of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for baby food, the words "for baby food" or other words reflecting the purpose of such products for children's nutrition should be indicated in the name of such products or in the immediate vicinity of it, as well as information about the age category of children for whom such products are intended, and recommendations on the conditions and shelf life of such products after opening its consumer packaging.

42. On the consumer packaging of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables for children of the first year of life, the age of the child (in months), starting from which the introduction of this product into the child's diet is recommended, and recommendations on its consumption are indicated. At the same time, it is not allowed to indicate the age of a child younger than four months.

43. In cases where concentrated juice or concentrated juice is intended for sale to consumers and must be restored before consumption, the rules for its restoration must be indicated on the consumer packaging of such products.

44. Consumer packages of fruit and (or) vegetable nectars, fruit drinks, fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing beverages must contain information about the minimum volume fraction of juice and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable puree.

45. The inscription "With pulp" is placed on consumer packages of juices and fruit and (or) vegetable nectars if the volume fraction of the corresponding pulp in the finished product exceeds 8 percent or if such products contain citrus fruit cells.

46. On consumer packages of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, the inscription is placed: "Clarified" is carried out only if the mass fraction of the sediment does not exceed 0.3 percent.

47. Information on the use of ascorbic acid in the production of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables is not indicated in the information on the composition of such products, if the residual amount of ascorbic acid in the finished product does not exceed its natural level. The use of ascorbic acid as an antioxidant is not a basis for applying an inscription on the consumer packaging of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables: "With vitamin C".

48. On the consumer packaging of fortified juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, the word "fortified"should be indicated in the name of such products or in the immediate vicinity of it. Additionally, it is allowed to specify the names of food and (or) biologically active substances included in such products, as well as the names of food products containing these substances, or the name of a group of these substances.

49. The names of fruits and (or) vegetables and words derived from these names may be indicated on the consumer packaging of juice products from such fruits and (or) such vegetables both separately and in the corresponding phrases, unless the use of these names and phrases does not mislead consumers.

50. Graphic images of fruits and (or) vegetables, juices and (or) purees from which were not used in the production of specific juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, should not be applied to its consumer packaging.

51. If the mass fraction of carbon dioxide added to juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables is not less than 0.2 percent, the word "carbonated"should be indicated on the consumer packaging of such products.

52. The consumer packaging of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables produced with the addition of spices and (or) their extracts must contain the inscription: "With spices" and (or) the names of the corresponding spices must be indicated.

53. The composition of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables should be indicated on the consumer packaging in the following sequence:

1) the names of juice and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable puree, the names of components and food additives included in such products (if they are used) - in relation to juice;

2) the names of juice and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable puree, the names of components and food additives included in such products, and the latter is indicated by water-in relation to fruit and (or) vegetable nectar, fruit juice, fruit and (or) vegetable juice-containing drink.

54. The composition of juices, in the production of which components or food additives were not used, can not be indicated on consumer packages.

55. In the case of the use of concentrated juices and (or) concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable purees in the production of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, the names of the corresponding juices and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable purees are indicated in descending order of the volume fraction of the names of the corresponding juices and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable purees and the inscription is placed in the immediate vicinity of the indication of this composition: "Made of concentrated juices", "Made of concentrated purees" or "Made of concentrated juices and purees".

56. In the composition of mixed juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, all juices and (or) fruit and (or) vegetable purees used for the production of such products must be indicated in descending order.

57.All food and (or) biologically active substances included in this composition are indicated in the composition of enriched juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables.

58. Concentrated natural aroma-forming fruit or vegetable substances used to restore the taste and smell of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, and drinking water used to restore concentrated juices and purees in the manufacture of restored juices are not specified in the finished product.

59. On the consumer packaging of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, recommendations on the storage conditions of such products after opening their consumer packaging are indicated.

60. The labeling of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables placed in transport packaging not intended for consumers must comply with the requirements established by the technical regulations of the Customs Union for food products in terms of its labeling and the requirements established by Article 3 of this technical regulation of the Customs Union.

61. Information about the batch number or date of manufacture of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, the name and location of the manufacturer and (or) the person performing the functions of a foreign manufacturer (address, including the country and (or) place of origin of such products), may be replaced on the transport packaging of such products by an identification code. This code must be clearly indicated in the shipping documentation.

62. If there are residual amounts of potassium caseinate and (or) sodium caseinate in concentrated juices and concentrated fruit and (or) vegetable purees, the words "contains potassium caseinate" and (or) "contains sodium caseinate"should be indicated on the transport packaging and in the shipping documentation of such products.

1. Manufacturers, sellers and persons authorized by the manufacturer are obliged to carry out the processes of production and circulation of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables in such a way that the products meet the requirements established for them by this technical regulation of the Customs Union and the technical regulation of the Customs Union on food safety.

2. The transportation of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables in bulk should be carried out in tankers, tanks, flexi-tanks intended for the transportation of food products.

3. Vehicles and (or) containers or containers used for the transportation of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables must be properly equipped to maintain the required temperature of such products.

4. Shippers independently choose the type of vehicle and the equipment used to equip the vehicle, the mode of operation of this equipment when transporting juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, depending on meteorological conditions, in order to ensure that such products meet the requirements established by this technical regulation of the Customs Union, as well as to ensure that the conditions of transportation of such products meet the requirements established by its manufacturer.

1. The compliance of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables with this technical regulation is ensured by the fulfillment of its safety requirements directly or by the fulfillment of the requirements of standards, as a result of the application of which, on a voluntary basis, compliance with the requirements of this technical regulation of the Customs Union is ensured.

2. For the purpose of conducting research (tests) and measurements, when assessing (confirming) compliance of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables with the requirements of this technical regulation of the Customs Union, standards containing rules and methods of research (tests) and measurements, including sampling rules necessary for the application and fulfillment of the requirements of this technical regulation of the Customs Union and the assessment (confirmation) of conformity of products in accordance with the List of Standards containing rules and methods of research (tests) and measurements, are applied, including the rules of sampling necessary for the application and fulfillment of the requirements of this technical regulation of the Customs Union and the assessment (confirmation) of product conformity.

1. Assessment (confirmation) of compliance of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables with the requirements established by this technical regulation of the Customs Union is carried out in accordance with the technical regulations of the Customs Union on food safety in the form of:

1) confirmation of compliance of such products with the requirements established by this technical regulation of the Customs Union;

2) state registration of certain types of such products;

3) state control (supervision) over compliance with the requirements established by this technical regulation of the Customs Union for such products and the processes of production, storage, transportation and sale related to the requirements for them.

2. The applicant for the assessment (confirmation) of compliance of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, with the exception of state control (supervision), may be a legal entity or an individual registered in accordance with the legislation of the Party on its territory as an individual entrepreneur, or being a manufacturer or seller, or performing the functions of a foreign manufacturer on the basis of a contract with him in terms of ensuring that the supplied products comply with the requirements of this technical regulation of the Customs Union and (or) other technical regulations of the Customs Union, the actions of which apply to it, and in terms of liability for non-compliance of the supplied products with the requirements of this technical regulation (a person performing the functions of a foreign manufacturer).

3. The applicant is obliged to ensure that juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables comply with the requirements established by this technical regulation of the Customs Union.

4. Juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables that are not subject to state registration and are put into circulation in the single customs territory of the Customs Union are subject to mandatory confirmation of compliance with the requirements established by this technical regulation of the Customs Union in the form of a declaration of compliance.

5. Declaration of conformity of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables is carried out by the applicant's acceptance of a declaration of compliance of such products with the requirements of this technical regulation of the Customs Union on the basis of their own evidence and (or) on the basis of evidence obtained with the participation of a certification body and (or) an accredited testing laboratory (center) (hereinafter referred to as a third party) included in the Unified Register of Certification Bodies and Testing Laboratories (centers) of the Customs Union.

6. When declaring the conformity of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, the applicant may use standard schemes for declaring compliance with 1D, 2D, 3D, 4D, set out in the technical regulations of the Customs Union on food safety.

7. When declaring the conformity of a batch of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables, the validity period of the declaration of conformity must correspond to the shelf life of such products.

8. When declaring the conformity of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables produced in series, the validity period of the declaration of conformity is not more than five years.

9. Certain types of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables are subject to state registration, namely:

1) juice products made from fruits and (or) vegetables of a new type;

2) specialized juice products made from fruits and (or) vegetables.

10. Juice products of a new type from fruits and (or) vegetables include products defined by the technical regulations of the Customs Union on food safety, and juice products made from fruits and (or) vegetables not specified in Annex 2 to this technical regulation.

11. The state registration of certain types of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables specified in part 9 of this Article is carried out in accordance with the procedure established by the technical regulations of the Customs Union on food safety.

12. State control (supervision) over compliance with the requirements of this technical regulation of the Customs Union in respect of juice products from fruits and (or) vegetables and related production, storage, transportation and sale processes related to the requirements for it is carried out in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the member state of the Customs Union.

The text of the List of standards, as a result of the application of which compliance with the requirements of the technical regulations of the Customs Union "Technical regulations for juice products from fruits and vegetables" (TR CU 023/2011) is provided on a voluntary basis, see the link.

The text of the List of Standards containing the rules and methods of research (testing) and measurements, including the rules for sampling, necessary for the application and fulfillment of the requirements of the technical regulations of the Customs Union "Technical regulations for juice products from fruits and vegetables" (TR CU 023/2011) and the assessment (confirmation) of product conformity.

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as of 29.12.2011