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Diwygio Rheoliadau Melysyddion mewn Bwyd 1995
     2. Diwygir Rheoliadau Melysyddion mewn Bwyd 1995[4] i'r graddau y maent yn gymwys o ran Cymru yn unol â rheoliadau 3 i 7.

     3.  - (1) Yn rheoliad 2 (dehongli) paragraff (1)  - 

(a) yn y diffiniad o "Directive 94/35/EC" ar ôl y geiriau "Directive 96/83/EC of the European Parliament and Council" mewnosoder  - 

" and by Directive 2003/115/EC[5]";

(b) yn y diffiniad o "Directive 95/31/EC", yn lle'r geiriau "Directive 2001/52/EC" mewnosoder  - 

" and by Directive 2004/46/EC[6]"; ac

(c) yn lle'r diffiniad o "permitted sweetener" rhodder y diffiniad canlynol  - 

" "permitted sweetener" means any sweetener specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1 which satisfies the specific purity criteria for that sweetener specified in the Annex to Directive 95/31/EC;".

    (2) Yn rheoliad 2 paragraff (3)  - 

(a) yn is-baragraff (c)(i) hepgorer y geiriau  - 

" and salt of aspartame-acesulfame";

     a

(b) yn is-baragraff (c)(ii) ar ôl y geiriau "as the case may be" lle'r ymddengys y geiriau hynny gyntaf yn yr is-baragraff hwnnw, mewnosoder y geiriau canlynol  - 

" the maximum amount of free imide contained in the".

     4. Yn rheoliad 3 (gwerthu a defnyddio melysyddion)  - 

(a) ym mharagraff (3) ychwaneger ar y diwedd y geiriau "as read with the notes to that Schedule"; a

(b) hepgorer paragraff (5).

     5. Yn rheoliad 4 (gwerthu melysyddion y bwrdd bwyd) ym mharagraff (b)(iii), ar ôl y geiriau "where it contains aspartame" mewnosoder y geiriau canlynol  - 

" or salt of aspartame-acesulfame".

     6. Yn rheoliad 11 (darpariaeth drosiannol ac esemptiad) ar ôl paragraff (1A) mewnosoder y paragraff canlynol  - 

    " (1B) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations which allege a contravention of regulations 3, 4 or 5 it is a defence to prove that  - 


(a) the act was committed before 29th January 2006;

(b) the act was that of  - 


(i) selling a sweetener or food,

(ii) using a sweetener in or on food,



which in either case was placed on the market before 29th July 2005; and

(c) the matter constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendments made by regulations 3(1)(c) or (2), or 4 to 7 of the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005 had not been made when the act was committed.".

     7. Yn Atodlen 1 (melysyddion a ganiateir a'r bwydydd y caniateir eu defnyddio ynddynt neu arnynt)  - 

(a) yn y cofnodion yng Ngholofn 3 ynghylch "E951 Asbartame" ar ôl y geiriau ""snacks": certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts" mewnosoder y cofnod canlynol  - 

" Essoblaten"

     ac yn y lle cyfatebol yng ngholofn 4 mewnosoder y cofnod canlynol  - 

" 1000mg/kg";

(b) yn y cofnodion yngylch "E952 Cyclamic Acid and its Na and Ca salts" - 


(i) yn y cofnod o dan y pennawd "non-alcoholic drinks" ynghylch "Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar" yn lle'r cofnod "400 mg/l" yng Ngholofn 4 rhodder y cofnod canlynol - 

" 250 mg/l",

(ii) yn y cofnod o dan y pennawd ynghylch "Milk and milk-derivative based or fruit juice-based energy-reduced or with no added sugar", yn lle'r cofnod "400 mg/l" yng Ngholofn 4 rhodder y cofnod canlynol  - 

" 250 mg/l",

(iii) hepgorer y cofnodion a restrir yng Ngholofn 3 a 4 o dan y pennawd "Confectionery" , a

(iv) hepgorer y cofnod yng Ngholofnau 3 a 4 o dan y pennawd "Miscellaneous" ynghylch "Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar";



(c) ar ôl y cofnodion ynghylch "E954 Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts", mewnosoder y cofnodion canlynol  - 



"E955	Sucralose	Non-alcoholic drinks
		-  Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	300 mg/l
		-  Milk and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	300 mg/l
		Desserts and similar products
		-  Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	400 mg/kg
		-  Milk and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	400 mg/kg
		-  Fruit and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	400 mg/kg
		-  Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	400 mg/kg
		-  Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	400 mg/kg
		-  Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15% and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	400 mg/kg
		-  Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	400 mg/kg
		Confectionery
		-  Confectionery with no added sugar	1000 mg/kg
		-  Cocoa or dried-fruit based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	800 mg/kg
		-  Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	1000 mg/kg
		-  Cornets and wafers, for ice cream, with no added sugar	800 mg/kg
		-  Breath freshening micro-sweets with no added sugar	2400 mg/kg
		-  Strongly flavoured freshening throat pastilles with no added sugar	1000 mg/kg
		-  Chewing gum with no added sugar	3000 mg/kg
		-  Energy-reduced tablet form confectionery	200 mg/kg
		Miscellaneous
		-  "Snacks": certain flavours of ready to eat, pre-packed, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts	200 mg/kg
		-  Essoblaten	800 mg/kg
		-  Cocoa, milk, dried fruit or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	400 mg/kg
		-  Cider and Perry	50 mg/l
		-  Drinks consisting of a mixture of non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine	250 mg/l
		-  Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume	250 mg/l
		-  Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% vol	250 mg/l
		-  Biere de table/Tafelbier/Table beer (original wort content less than 6% except for "Obergariges Einfachbier"	250 mg/l
		-  Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH	250 mg/l
		-  Brown beer of the "oud bruin" type	250 mg/l
		-  Energy-reduced beer	10 mg/l
		-  Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	320 mg/kg
		-  Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	400 mg/kg
		-  Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades	400 mg/kg
		-  Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations	400 mg/kg
		-  Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables	180mg/kg
		-  Feinkostsalat	140 mg/kg
		-  Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs	120 mg/kg
		-  Energy-reduced soups	45 mg/l
		-  Sauces	450 mg/kg
		-  Mustard	140 mg/kg
		-  Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses	700 mg/kg
		-  Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 1996/8/EC	320 mg/kg
		-  Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC	400 mg/kg
		-  Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a liquid form	240 mg/l
		-  Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form	800 mg/kg
		-  Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form	2400 mg/kg"

(ch) ar ôl y cofnodion ynghylch "E959 Neohesperidine DC", mewnosoder y cofnodion canlynol  - 



"E962	Salt of aspartame-acesulfame	Non-alcoholic drinks
		-  Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	350 mg/l(a)
		-  Milk and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	350 mg/l(a)
		Desserts and similar products
		-  Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	350 mg/kg(a)
		-  Milk and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	350 mg/kg(a)
		-  Fruit and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	350 mg/kg(a)
		-  Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	350 mg/kg(a)
		-  Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	350 mg/kg(a)
		-  Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15% and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	1000 mg/kg(b)
		-  Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	350 mg/kg(a)
		Confectionery
		-  Confectionery with no added sugar500 mg/kg(a)
		-  Cocoa or dried-fruit-based confectionery, 500 mg/kg(a) energy-reduced or with no added sugar
		-  Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with 1000 no added sugarmg/kg(a)
		-  Breath freshening micro-sweeets with no added sugar	2500 mg/kg(a)
		-  Chewing gum with no added sugar	2000 mg/kg(a)
		Miscellaneous
		"Snacks": certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts	500 mg/kg(b)
		-  Essoblaten	1000 mg/kg(b)
		-  Cocoa, milk, dried-fruit or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	1000 mg/kg(b)
		-  Cider and perry	350 mg/l(a)
		-  Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine	350 mg/l(a)
		-  Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume	350 mg/l(a)
		-  Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% vol	350 mg/l(a)
		-  "Biere de table/Tafelbier/Table beer" (original wort content less than 6%) except for "Obergariges Einfachbier"	350 mg/l(a)
		-  Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH	350 mg/l(a)
		-  Brown beers of the "oud bruin" type	350 mg/l(a)
		-  Energy-reduced beer`	25 mg/l(b)
		-  Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	800 mg/kg(b)
		-  Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar	350 mg/kg(a)
		-  Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades	1000 mg/kg(b)
		-  Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations	350 mg/kg(a)
		-  Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables	200 mg/kg(a)
		-  Feinkostsalat	350 mg/kg(b)
		-  Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs	200 mg/kg(a)
		-  Energy-reduced soups	110 mg/l(b)
		-  Sauces	350 mg/kg(b)
		-  Mustard	350 mg/kg(b)
		-  Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses	1000 mg/kg(a)
		-  Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 1996/8/EC	450 mg/kg(a)
		-  Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC	450 mg/kg(a)
		-  Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a liquid form	350 mg/l(a)
		-  Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form	500 mg/kg(a)
		-  Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form	2000 mg/kg(a)"

(d) hepgorer y cofnodion ynghylch "Sucralose" a restrir ar ddiwedd y Tabl yng Ngholofnau 2 i 4;

(dd) yn lle'r geiriau "Complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal", ym mha le bynnag y digwyddant, rhodder y geiriau canlynol  - 

" Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 96/8/EC"[7];

(e) yn lle'r geiriau "Complete formulae and nutritional supplements for use under medical supervision", ym mha le bynnag y digwyddant, rhodder y geiriau canlynol  - 

" Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC"[8];

(f) yn lle'r geiriau "Liquid food supplements/dietary integrators", ym mha le bynnag y digwyddant, rhodder y geiriau canlynol  - 

" Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a liquid form"[9];

(ff) yn lle'r geiriau "Solid food supplements/dietary integrators", ym mha le bynnag y digwyddant, rhodder y geiriau canlynol  - 

" Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form";

(g) yn lle'r geiriau "Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type or chewable", ym mha le bynnag y digwyddant, rhodder y geiriau canlynol  - 

" Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form"; ac

(ng) ar ôl nodiadau 1 a 2 ychwaneger y nodiadau canlynol  - 

     " 3. The maximum usable doses in Column 4 relating to salt of aspartame-acesulfame are derived from the maximum usable doses for its constituent parts, aspartame (E951) and acesulfame-K (E950). The maximum usable doses for both aspartame (E951) and acesulfame-K (E950) are not to be exceeded by use of the salt of aspartame-acesulfame, either alone or in combination with E950 or E951.

     4. The maximum usable doses in Column 4 relating to E962 salt of aspartame-acesulfame are expressed either as^(a) acesulfame-K equivalents or^(b) aspartame equivalents.".

Llofnodwyd ar ran y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru o dan adran 66(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 1998[10]


D. Elis-Thomas
Llywydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol

12 Ebrill 2005

     2. Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn diwygio Rheoliadau Melysyddion mewn Bwyd 1995 o ran Cymru drwy  - 

(a) diweddaru'r diffiniad o "Directive 94/35/EC" er mwyn cynnwys y diwygiad o'r Gyfarwyddeb honno gan Gyfarwyddeb 2003/115/EC (rheoliad 3(1)(a));

(b) diweddaru'r diffiniad o "Directive 95/31/EC" (mae'r Gyfarwyddeb yn ymwneud â meini prawf purdeb penodedig i felysyddion sydd i'w defnyddio mewn bwydydd) er mwyn cynnwys y diwygiad iddo gan Gyfarwyddeb 2004/46/EC (rheoliad 3(1)(b));

(c) rhoi diffiniad newydd yn lle'r diffiniad o'r term "permitted sweetener" i adlewyrchu'r ffaith bod swcralos a halwyn asbartâm-aseswlffâm bellach yn felysyddion a ganiateir (rheoliad 3(1)(c));

(ch) gwneud mân ddiwygiadau i'r diffiniad o'r term "maximum usable dose" fel y'i cymhwysir i'r melysyddion hynny y caniateir eu defnyddio mewn bwydydd penodedig o dan y Rheoliadau (rheoliad 3(2));

(d) dangos yn bendant bod Atodlen 1 (melysyddion a ganiateir a'r bwydydd y caniateir eu defnyddio ynddynt neu arnynt) i'w darllen ar y cyd â'r nodiadau sydd wrthynt (rheoliad 4(a));

(dd) dileu'r ddarpariaeth a oedd yn mynnu bod rheolaethau ar ddefnyddio bwydydd penodedig o asbartâm ac aseswlffâm-K a geir yn Atodlen 1 yn gymwys hefyd i halwyn o asbartâm-aseswlffâm yn y bwydydd hynny (rheoliad 4(b));

(e) ymestyn i halwyn o asbartâm-aseswlffâm y gofyniad presennol bod melysyddion ar y bwrdd bwyd sy'n cynnwys asbartâm i'w marcio neu eu labelu fel a bennir yn y Rheoliadau (rheoliad 5);

(f) cynnwys darpariaethau trosiannol (rheoliad 6);

(ff) ychwanegu categori pellach o fwyd at y categorïau y caniateir defnyddio'r melysydd E951 asbartâm a'i ddefnyddio'n gyfreithlon a phennu mwyafswm y dogn y gellir ei ddefnyddio sy'n gymwys i'r defnydd hwnnw (rheoliad 7(a));

(g) o ran y melysydd a ganiateir E952 asid seiclamig a'i halwynau Na a Ca, lleihau mwyafswm y dogn y gellir ei ddefnyddio o'r melysydd hwnnw sy'n gymwys o ran bwydydd penodedig, a'i gwneud yn anghyfreithlon i ddefnyddio'r melysydd hwnnw mewn eitemau penodedig o gyffaith ac mewn iaoedd bwytadwy penodol (rheoliad 7(b));

(ng) mewnosod cofnodion newydd yn Atodlen 1 sy'n ymwneud â melysyddion a ganiateir E955 swcralos ac i E962 halwyn o asbartâm-aseswlffâm (rheoliad 7(c) a (ch) yn eu trefn);

(h) hepgor y cofnodion ynghylch swcralos a gafwyd yn flaenorol yn Atodlen 1 (rheoliad 7(d));

(i) yn unol â Chyfarwyddeb 2003/115/EC, rhoi disgrifiadau newydd yn lle'r disgrifiadau o gategorïau bwyd penodedig yng ngholofn 3 o Atodlen 1 (rheoliad 7(dd) i (g)); a

(j) ychwanegu troednodiadau pellach at Atodlen 1 sy'n ymwneud â'r melysydd a ganiateir halwyn o asbartâm-aseswlffâm (rheoliad 7(ng)).

     3. Paratowyd arfarniad rheoliadol ar gyfer y Rheoliadau hyn a'i osod yn llyfrgell Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru, ynghyd â nodyn trosi sy'n nodi sut y mae prif elfennau'r Cyfarwyddebau y cyfeirir atynt ym mharagraff 1 uchod yn cael eu trosi i'r gyfraith ddomestig gan y Rheoliadau hyn. Gellir cael copïau gan yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd, Llawr 11, Southgate House, Wood Street, Caerdydd, CF10 1EW.

[2] Trosglwyddwyd swyddogaethau'r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol o dan Ddeddf Diogelwch Bwyd 1990, i'r graddau y maent yn arferadwy o ran Cymru, i Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru gan Orchymyn Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru (Trosglwyddo Swyddogaethau) 1999 (O.S. 1999/672).back

[3] OJ Rhif L31, 1.2.2001, t.1. Diwygiwyd y Rheoliad hwnnw ddiwethaf gan Reoliad (EC) Rhif 1642/2003 Senedd Ewrop a'r Cyngor (OJ Rhif L245, 29.9.2003, t.4). Yn rhinwedd Rheoliad 5 o Reoliadau Deddf Diogelwch Bwyd 1990 (Diwygio) 2004 (O.S. 2004/2990) gydag effaith o 7 Rhagfyr 2004 ymlaen datgymhwysir y gofyniad i ymgynghori a geir yn adran 48(4) o Ddeddf 1990 mewn unrhyw achos lle mae ymgynghori yn ofynnol gan Erthygl 9 o Reoliad (EC) Rhif 178/2002.back

[4] O.S. 1995/3123, fel y'i diwygiwyd gan O.S. 1996/1477, O.S. 1997/814, O.S. 1999/982, O.S. 2001/2679 (Cy.220), O.S. 2002/330 (Cy.43) ac O.S. 2003/1713 (Cy.181).back

[5] OJ Rhif L24, 29.1.2004, t.65.back

[6] OJ Rhif L114, 21.4.2004, t.15.back

[7] OJ Rhif L55, 6.3.1966, t.22.back

[8] OJ Rhif L91, 7.4.1999, t.29.back

[9] OJ Rhif L183, 12.7.2002, t.51.back

[10] 1998 p.38.back

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