Commission Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down methods of measuring sugar in products processed from fruit and vegetables

• Published date: 01 March 1986
• Subject Matter: Processed fruit and vegetables,Agriculture and Fisheries
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 55, 1 March 1986

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31986R0543

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down methods of measuring sugar in products processed from fruit and vegetables

Official Journal L 055 , 01/03/1986 P. 0041 - 0043

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 543/86

of 28 February 1986

laying down methods of measuring sugar in products processed from fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 10 (10) thereof,

Whereas Article 10 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down that added sugar content for the products listed in Annex III of the Regulation means the reading obtained by using a refractometer, multiplied by a coefficient and reduced by a specific figure;

Whereas to ensure uniform determination of the sugar content, the methods of using the refractometer should be defined;

Whereas the methods so determined replace those previously provided for in Annex III of Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 (2), this Regulation being repeated by Regulation (EEC) No 426/86;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refractometer method to be used for determining sugar content for the products listed in Annex III of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 shall be as indicated in the Annex.

Article 2

References to Annex III of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 shall be construed as references to the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 February 1986.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 1.

ANNEX

METHOD OF MEASURING DRY SOLUBLE RESIDUE IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES BY REFRACTOMETRY

I. Field of application

Application of this method is related to the quantity of sugar present in the product analyzed. The presence of amino acids, salts of organic acids, flavonoids and...