Infant and Special Medical Purpose Food Regulation
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes
- Stage
- In force, reached 29 Jun 2013
- In force
- In force since 19 Jul 2013 · CELEX 32013R0609
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Last activity
- 19 Jul 2013
Where it stands
Latest: Delegated act published: Amendment of the protein requirements for infant and follow-on formula manufactured from protein hyd, 9 Jun 2026.
- 29 Mar 2026
- Scrutiny finished: Amendment of the protein requirements for infant and follow-on formula manufactured from protein hyd
- 9 Jun 2026
- Delegated act published: Amendment of the protein requirements for infant and follow-on formula manufactured from protein hyd
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 21 published, 1 objected.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/743 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q4 2025 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2017 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q1 2026 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1735 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q1 2025 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2791 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q1 2024 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2684 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q2 2024 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/589 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q3 2022 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/439 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q4 2022 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2182 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q2 2022 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/519 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q4 2021 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1040 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q4 2020 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1041 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q4 2020 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/572 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q4 2020 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/571 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q3 2020 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/566 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/828 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q1 2019 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/561 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1522 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 02/06/2017 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1091 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 10/04/2017 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 25/09/2015 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | 25/09/2015 |
| COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for processed cereal-based food and baby food | Delegated · Regulation | Objected | 25/09/2015 |
| Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1798 | Delegated · Regulation | Published |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A7-0059/2012Parliament
- Report · A7-0191/2013Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2013)0241Commission
- Proposal · COM(2016)0169Commission
- Proposal · COM(2016)0402Commission
- Proposal · COM(2017)0438Commission
- Proposal · COM(2024)0346Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 181 29.06.2013, p. 0035Commission
- Committee opinion · PE475.941Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE478.334Parliament
- Report · PE478.337Parliament
- Amendments · PE480.592Parliament
- Amendments · PE480.605Parliament
- Report · PE510.618Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2013/0609Commission
- SEC(2011)0762Commission
- SEC(2011)0763Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2012)540Parliament
- Text adopted · T7-0242/2013Parliament
- Text adopted · T7-0255/2012Parliament
Summary
GeneratedRegulation (EU) 609/2013 sets compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food, baby food, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control. It has applied since 20 July 2016, with delegated acts updating specific requirements. The regulation is in force and directly applicable in all Member States.
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