This Regulation determines the rules regarding the substances that can be added to food with aim/for special nutritional purposes (also for processed cereal-based food for children, special nutritional needs and a full-time diet).
The rules here provided are also related to the effective conditions regarding the processing/use/handling, composition, food information, and packaging and labelling/marking in terms of market needs.
This Regulation transposes the rules contained in the Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009.
The Annex is an integral part of this Regulation.