tea, coffee, coffee substitutes, roasted chicory

Draft Decree of... 2022 on requirements for tea, coffee and coffee substitutes

The draft decree sets out the requirements for tea, coffee and coffee substitutes:

• the way in which information on these products is provided;
• the classification of these products into types, groups and subgroups;
• quality requirements related to the name;
• permissible negative weight and volume deviations of packages;
• minimum technological requirements.
The draft legislation references European legislation:
• Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, as amended;
• Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs, as amended;
• 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, as amended;
• Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007, as amended.

Keywords: tea, coffee, coffee substitutes, roasted chicory