G/TBT/N/ITA/29  
 
20 Ap ril 2017  
(17-2160) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : ITALY   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :  
2. Agency responsible: Ministero dello sviluppo economico  
Nam e and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :  
Ministry for economic development  
General Directorate for Market, Competition, Consumer, Vigilance and Technical 
Standardization  
Division XIII - Technical standardization and security and compliance products  
00187 Rome I – Via Sallustiana, 53  
tel. ++39 06 4705.5430  
tbt.Italia@mise.gov.it   
vincenzo.correggia@mise.gov.it   
European Commission TBT Enquiry Point ec-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
3. Notified under A rticle 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food products  
5. Title, number of pages  and languag e(s) of the notified document:  Draft legislative 
decree laying down rules for the mandatory indication of the name and address of the 
production facility or, if different, of the packing facility on labels, in accordance with 
Article 5 of Law No 170 of 12 August 2016 – European Delegation Law 2015 (4 pages, in 
Italian)  
6. Description of content:   
The draft comprises nine articles identifying:  
1. the field of application;  
2. the definitions used;  
3. the obligation to indicate the name of the production facility or, if different, of the 
packing facility for pre -packaged food products intended for the final consumer or 
for mass caterers on labels, as provided for by the decree;  
4. indication of the name of the production facility or, if different, of the packing 
facility on the label of pre -packaged food products intended for the final consumer 
or for mass caterers, in fulfilment of the obligation;  
5. penalties;  
6. the competent authority designated to impose the envisaged financial penalties;  G/TBT/N/ITA/29  
 
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  7. mutual recognition clause;  
8. provisio nal and final measures;  
9. financial invariant clause.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
The proposed legislation to which this notification refers, subject to preliminary review by 
the Council of Minister s, lays down, for pre -packaged food products intended for the final 
consumer or for mass caterers, the mandatory indication of the name of the production 
facility or, if different, of th e packaging facility on labels.  
The purpose of the notified draft tech nical regulation, in addition to ensuring that the 
consumer receives complete and accurate information, is to ensure better and immediate 
traceability of foods by the supervisory authorities and ther efore better health protection.  
This need has been strong ly perceived by many manufacturing companies which have thus 
far opted to provide the label indication in question on a voluntary basis , as well as by 
public opinion.  
Furthermore, knowing the name of the facility where a food product comes from makes it 
easier for supervisory authorities to take corrective measures to mitigate risks to public 
health while simultaneously reducing the financial expenditure from their implementation, 
making them quicker and easier.  
Finally, the proposal lays down a single, uni form penalty system for use at national level.  
8. Relevant documents:  References to basic texts: Law No 170 of 12 August 2016  
9. Proposed date of adoption: July 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: January 2018  
10. Final date for comments:  3 July 201 7 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
See item 2.  
Text on line at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tris/en/search   
and/or at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/search  
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