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LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS 
Subject:l PositionloflthelCouncillatlfirstlreadinglwithlalviewltoltheladoptionloflal
REGULATIONlOFlTHElEUROPEANlPARLIAMENTlANDlOFl 
THElCOUNCILlonlthelprovisionloflfoodlinformationltolconsumers,l 
amendinglRegulationsl(EC)lNol1924/2006landl(EC)lNol1925/2006landl 
repealinglDirectivesl87/250/EEC,l90/496/EEC,l1999/10/EC,l 
2000/13/EC,l2002/67/EC,l2008/5/EClandlRegulationl(EC)lNol608/2004l l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lREGULATION (EU) No …/…  
OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 
of 
on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC)  No 1924/2006 
and (EC) No 1925/2006 and repealing Directives 87/250/EEC, 90/496/EEC, 1999/10/EC, 
2000/13/EC, 2002/67/EC, 2008/5/EC and Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THElEUROPEANlPARLIAMENTlANDlTHElCOUNCILlOFlTHElEUROPEANlUNIO N,l
HavinglregardltolthelTreatylonlthelFunctioningloflthelEuropeanlUnion,landlinlpartic ularl 
Articlel114lthereof,l
HavinglregardltolthelproposallfromlthelEuropeanlCommission,l
HavinglregardltolthelopinionloflthelEuropeanlEconomiclandlSociallCommittee 1,l
Actinglinlaccordancelwithlthelordinaryllegislativelprocedure 2,l
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1l OJlCl77,l31.3.2009,lp.l81.  
2l PositionloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlofl16lJunel2010l(notlyetlpublishedlinlthel 
OfficiallJournal)landlpositionloflthelCouncillatlfirstlreadinglofl… (notlyetlpublishedlinlthel 
OfficiallJournal).lPositionloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlofl...l(notlyetlpublis hedlinlthel 
OfficiallJournal)landldecisionloflthelCouncillofl....ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lWhereas:l
(1)l Articlel169loflthelTreatylonlthelFunctioningloflthelEuropeanlUnionl(TFEU)lprovi deslthatl 
thelUnionlisltolcontributeltolthelattainmentloflalhighllevelloflconsumerlprotectionl bylthel 
measureslitladoptslpursuantltolArticlel114lthereof.l
(2)l Thelfreelmovementloflsafelandlwholesomelfoodlislanlessentiallaspectloflthelinte rnallmarketl 
andlcontributeslsignificantlyltolthelhealthlandlwellFbeingloflcitizens,landltolthe irlsociallandl 
economiclinterests.l
(3)l Inlorderltolachievelalhighllevelloflhealthlprotectionlforlconsumerslandltolguarant eeltheirl 
rightltolinformation,litlshouldlbelensuredlthatlconsumerslarelappropriatelyli nformedlasl 
regardslthelfoodltheylconsume.lConsumers'lchoiceslcanlbelinfluencedlby,linte rlalia,lhealth,l 
economic,lenvironmental,lsociallandlethicallconsiderations.l
(4)l AccordingltolRegulationl(EC)lNol178/2002loflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelC ouncill 
ofl28lJanuaryl2002llayingldownlthelgenerallprincipleslandlrequirementsloflfoodllaw,l 
establishinglthelEuropeanlFoodlSafetylAuthoritylandllayingldownlproceduresli nlmatterslofl 
foodlsafety 1litlislalgenerallprincipleloflfoodllawltolprovidelalbasislforlconsumersltolm akel 
informedlchoiceslinlrelationltolfoodltheylconsumelandltolpreventlanylpracticeslthat lmayl 
misleadlthelconsumer.l
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1l OJlLl31,l1.2.2002,lp.l1.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(5)l Directivel2005/29/ECloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl11lMayl2005l 
concerninglunfairlbusinessFtoFconsumerlcommerciallpracticeslinltheli nternallmarket 1lcoversl 
certainlaspectsloflthelprovisionloflinformationltolconsumerslspecifically ltolpreventl 
misleadinglactionslandlomissionsloflinformation.lThelgenerallprincipleslonlunfair l 
commerciallpracticeslshouldlbelcomplementedlbylspecificlrulesl concerninglthelprovisionlofl 
foodlinformationltolconsumers.l
(6)l UnionlruleslonlfoodllabellinglapplicableltolalllfoodslarellaidldownlinlDirectivel2000/ 13/ECl 
oflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl20lMarchl2000lonlthelapproximationlofl 
thellawsloflthelMemberlStateslrelatingltolthellabelling,lpresentationla ndladvertisinglofl 
foodstuffs 2.lThelmajorityloflthelprovisionsllaidldownlinlthatlDirectiveldatelbackltol1978landl 
shouldlthereforelbelupdated.l
(7)l CouncillDirectivel90/496/EEClofl24lSeptemberl1990lonlnutritionllabellinglforlfoodstuf fs 3l
laysldownlruleslonlthelcontentlandlpresentationloflnutritionlinformationlonlprepackedl
foods.lAccordingltolthoselrules,  thelinclusionloflnutritionlinformationlislvoluntarylunlesslal 
nutritionFrelatedlclaimlislmadelconcerninglthelfood.lThelmajorityloflthelpr ovisionsllaidl 
downlinlthatlDirectiveldatelbackltol1990landlshouldlthereforelbelupdated.l
(8)l Thelgeneralllabellinglrequirementslarelcomplementedlbylalnumber loflprovisionslapplicablel 
tolalllfoodslinlparticularlcircumstanceslorltolcertainlcategoriesloflfoods.l Inladdition,ltherel 
arelalnumberloflspecificlruleslwhichlarelapplicableltolspecificlfoods.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
1l OJlLl149,l11.6.2005,lp.l22.l
2l OJlLl109,l6.5.2000,lp.l29.l
3l OJlLl276,l6.10.1990,lp.l40.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(9)l Whileltheloriginallobjectiveslandlthelcorelcomponentsloflthelcurrentllabelli ngllegislationl 
arelstilllvalid,litlislnecessaryltolstreamlinelitlinlorderltolensureleasie rlcompliancelandl 
greaterlclaritylforlstakeholderslandltolmoderniselitlinlorderltoltakelaccountloflne wl 
developmentslinlthelfieldloflfoodlinformation.l
(10)l Therelislpubliclinterestlinlthelrelationshiplbetweenldietlandlhealt hlandlinlthelchoiceloflanl 
appropriateldietltolsuitlindividuallneeds.lThelCommissionlWhitelPaperlofl30lMayl 2007lonl 
alStrategylforlEuropelonlNutrition,lOverweightlandlObesitylrelatedlheal thlissuesl 
(thel"CommissionlWhitelPaper")lnotedlthatlnutritionllabellinglislanlimportant ltoolltolinforml 
consumerslaboutlthelcompositionloflfoodslandlhelplthemlmakelanlinformedlchoice.lThel
CommissionlCommunicationlofl13lMarchl2007lentitledl"EUlconsumerlpolicyl 
strategyl2007F2013lFlEmpoweringlconsumers,lenhancinglwelfare,leffectivel ylprotectingl 
them"lunderlinedlthatlallowinglconsumersltolmakelanlinformedlchoicelislessentia llbothltol 
effectivelcompetitionlandlconsumerlwelfare.lKnowledgeloflthelbasiclprinci plesloflnutritionl 
andlappropriatelnutritionlinformationlonlfoodslwouldlcontributelsignificantlyltowards l 
enablinglthelconsumerltolmakelsuchlanlinformedlchoice.l
(11)l Inlorderltolenhancellegallcertaintylandlensurelrationalitylandlconsis tencyloflenforcement,litl 
islappropriateltolrepeallDirectivesl90/496/EEClandl2000/13/EClandltolreplacelthem lbylal 
singlelregulationlwhichlensureslcertaintylforlbothlconsumerslandlindustrylandlreduc eslthel 
administrativelburden.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(12)l Forlthelsakeloflclarity,litlislappropriateltolrepeallandlincludelinlthis lRegulationlotherl 
horizontallacts,lnamelylCommissionlDirectivel87/250/EEClofl15lAprill1987lonlthel 
indicationloflalcoholiclstrengthlbylvolumelinlthellabellingloflalcoholiclbeve rageslforlsaleltol 
thelultimatelconsumer 1,lCommissionlDirectivel1999/10/EClofl8lMarchl1999lprovidinglforl 
derogationslfromlthelprovisionsloflArticlel7loflCouncillDirectivel79/112/EEClaslre gardsl 
thellabellingloflfoodstuffs 2,lCommissionlDirectivel2002/67/EClofl18lJulyl2002lonlthel 
labellingloflfoodstuffslcontaininglquinine,landloflfoodstuffslcontaininglcaffeine 3,l 
CommissionlRegulationl(EC)lNol608/2004lofl31lMarchl2004lconcerninglthellabellinglofl 
foodslandlfoodlingredientslwithladdedlphytosterols,lphytosterollesters,lphyt ostanolsland/orl 
phytostanollesters 4landlCommissionlDirectivel2008/5/EClofl30lJanuaryl2008lconcerningl 
thelcompulsorylindicationlonlthellabellingloflcertainlfoodstuffsloflparticulars lotherlthanl 
thoselprovidedlforlinlDirectivel2000/13/ECloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncil 5.l
(13)l Itlislnecessaryltolsetlcommonldefinitions,lprinciples,lrequirementslandlp rocedureslsolasltol 
formlalclearlframeworklandlalcommonlbasislforlUnionlandlnationallmeasureslgoverni ngl 
foodlinformation.l
(14)l Inlorderltolfollowlalcomprehensivelandlevolutionarylapproachltolthelinformationl providedl 
tolconsumerslrelatingltolfoodltheylconsume,ltherelshouldlbelalbroadldefinitionloflfoodl 
informationllawlcoveringlrulesloflalgenerallandlspecificlnaturelaslwelllasla lbroadldefinitionl 
oflfoodlinformationlcoveringlinformationlprovidedlalsolbylotherlmeanslthanlthellabel.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
1l OJlLl113,l30.4.1987,lp.l57.l
2l OJlLl69,l16.3.1999,lp.l22.l
3l OJlLl191,l19.7.2002,lp.l20.l
4l OJlLl97,l1.4.2004,lp.l44.l
5 OJlLl27,l31.1.2008,lp.l12.  l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(15)l Unionlruleslshouldlapplylonlyltolundertakings,lthelconceptloflwhichlimplieslalcerta inl 
continuityloflactivitieslandlalcertainldegreeloflorganisation.lOperationslsuchla slthel 
occasionallhandling,lservinglandlsellingloflfoodlbylprivatelpersonslatleventsls uchlaslcharityl 
events,lorllocallcommunitylfairslandlmeetings,lshouldlnotlfalllwithinlthelscope lofl 
thislRegulation.l
(16)l Foodlinformationllawlshouldlprovidelsufficientlflexibilityltolbelableltolke eplupltoldatelwithl 
newlinformationlrequirementsloflconsumerslandlensurelalbalancelbetweenlthel protectionlofl 
thelinternallmarketlandltheldifferenceslinlthelperceptionloflconsumerslinl 
thelMemberlStates.l
(17)l Thelprimelconsiderationlforlrequiringlmandatorylfoodlinformationlshouldlbeltole nablel 
consumersltolidentifylandlmakelappropriateluseloflalfoodlandltolmakelchoiceslthatlsuit ltheirl 
individualldietarylneeds.lWithlthislaim,lfoodlbusinessloperatorslshouldlfacilit atelthel 
accessibilityloflthatlinformationltolthelvisuallylimpaired.l
(18)l Inlorderltolenablelfoodlinformationllawltoladaptltolconsumers'lchanginglnee dslforl 
information,lanylconsiderationslaboutlthelneedlforlmandatorylfoodlinformationlshouldlalsol 
takelaccountloflthelwidelyldemonstratedlinterestloflthelmajorityloflconsumersli nlthel 
disclosureloflcertainlinformation.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(19)l Newlmandatorylfoodlinformationlrequirementslshouldlhoweverlonlylbelestablis hedliflandl 
wherelnecessary,linlaccordancelwithlthelprinciplesloflsubsidiarity,l proportionalityl 
andlsustainability.l
(20)l Foodlinformationllawlshouldlprohibitltheluseloflinformationlthatlwouldlmisleadlthel 
consumerlinlparticularlasltolthelcharacteristicsloflthelfood,lfoodleffectslorlpr operties,lorl 
attributelmedicinallpropertiesltolfoods.lTolbeleffective,lthislprohibit ionlshouldlalsolapplyltol 
theladvertisinglandlpresentationloflfoods.l
(21)l Inlorderltolpreventlalfragmentationloflthelruleslconcerninglthelresponsibi lityloflfoodl 
businessloperatorslwithlrespectltolfoodlinformationlitlislappropriateltolcla rifylthel 
responsibilitiesloflfoodlbusinessloperatorslinlthislarea.lThatlclarific ationlshouldlbelinl 
accordancelwithlthelresponsibilitieslregardinglthelconsumerlreferredlt olinlArticlel17lofl 
Regulationl(EC)lNol178/2002.l
(22)l Allistlshouldlbeldrawnluploflalllmandatorylinformationlwhichlshouldlinlprinciplel bel 
providedlforlalllfoodslintendedlforlthelfinallconsumerlandlmasslcaterers.lThatllistls houldl 
maintainlthelinformationlthatlislalreadylrequiredlunderlexistingllegislati onlgivenlthatlitlisl 
generallylconsideredlaslalvaluablel acquis linlrespectloflconsumerlinformation.l
(23)l Inlorderltoltakelaccountloflchangeslandldevelopmentslinlthelfieldloflfoodlinforma tion,l 
provisionslshouldlbelmadeltolempowerlthelCommissionltolenablelcertainlparticula rsltolbel 
madelavailablelthroughlalternativelmeans.lConsultationlwithlstakeholderslshouldlf acilitatel 
timelylandlwellFtargetedlchangesloflfoodlinformationlrequirements.lll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(24)l Whenlusedlinlthelproductionloflfoodslandlstilllpresentltherein,lcertainlingredient slorlotherl 
substanceslorlproductsl(suchlaslprocessinglaids)  arelthelcauseloflallergieslorlintoleranceslinl 
consumers,landlsomeloflthoselallergieslorlintoleranceslconstitutelaldangerltolthelhea lthlofl 
thoselconcerned.lItlislimportantlthatlinformationlonlthelpresenceloflfoodladditives,l
processinglaidslandlotherlsubstanceslorlproductslwhichlmaylcauselallergie slorlintolerancesl 
shouldlbelgivenltolenablelconsumerslsufferinglfromlalfoodlallergylorlintolerance ltolmakel 
informedlandlsafelchoices.l
(25)l Foodllabelslshouldlbelclearlandlunderstandablelinlorderltolassistlconsumerslinlm akingl 
betterFinformedlfoodlandldietarylchoices.lStudieslshowlthatllegibilitylislanli mportantl 
elementlinlmaximisinglthelpossibilitylforllabelledlinformationltolinfl uencelitslaudiencelandl 
thatlsmalllprintlsizelisloneloflthelmainlcausesloflconsumerldissatisfacti onlwithlfoodllabels.l 
However,lalcomprehensivelapproachlshouldlbeldevelopedlinlorderltoltakelintolaccountlalll 
aspectslrelatedltollegibility.l
(26)l Inlorderltolensurelthelprovisionloflfoodlinformation,litlislnecessaryltolconsider lalllwayslofl 
supplyinglfoodltolconsumers,lincludinglsellinglfoodlbylmeanslofldistancelcommunic ation.l 
Althoughlitlislclearlthatlanylfoodlsuppliedlthroughldistantlsellinglshouldlmeetlt helsamel 
informationlrequirementslaslfoodlsoldlinlshops,litlislnecessaryltolclarifylthatli nlsuchlcasesl 
thelrelevantlmandatorylfoodlinformationlshouldlalsolbelavailablelbeforelthelpur chasel 
islconcluded.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(27)l Withlalviewltolprovidinglconsumerslwithlfoodlinformationlthatlislnecessaryltolma kelanl 
informedlchoice,linformationlshouldlalsolbelprovidedlonlthelingredientsloflalcoholicl 
mixedlbeverages.l
(28)l Itlislalsolimportantltolprovidelconsumerslwithlinformationlonlthelotherlalcohol iclbeverages.l 
SpecificlUnionlruleslalreadylexistlonlthellabellingloflwine.lCouncillRegulat ionl(EC)l 
Nol1234/2007lofl22lOctoberl2007lestablishinglalcommonlorganisationloflagriculturall 
marketslandlonlspecificlprovisionslforlcertainlagriculturallproductsl(Sing lelCMOl 
Regulation) 1llaysldownlruleslthatlensure  thatlconsumerslarelprotectedlandlproperlyl 
informed.lTherefore,litlislappropriateltolexemptlwinelatlthislstagelfrom lthelobligationltollistl 
ingredientslandltolprovidelforlalnutritionldeclaration.lSimilarly,lconsumerlprot ectionlinl 
relationltolcertainlalcoholiclbeverageslislensuredlthroughlCouncillRegulati onl(EEC)l 
Nol1601/91lofl10lJunel1991llayingldownlgenerallruleslonltheldefinition,ldescriptionlandl 
presentationloflaromatizedlwines,laromatizedlwineFbasedldrinkslandlaromatizedlw ineF
productlcocktails 2 andlthroughlRegulationl(EC)lNol110/2008loflthelEuropeanlParliamentl 
andloflthelCouncillofl15lJanuaryl2008lonltheldefinition,ldescription,lpresentation,llabelli ngl 
andlthelprotectionloflgeographicallindicationsloflspiritldrinks 3.lTherefore,lthelsamel 
exemptionlshouldlapplyltolthelbeverageslcoveredlbylthoseltwolRegulations.l
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1l OJlLl299,l16.11.2007,lp.l1.l
2 OJlLl149,l14.6.1991,lp.l1.l
3l OJlLl39,l13.2.2008,lp.l16.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(29)l Itlislnecessaryltoltreatlinlthelsamelwaylbeverageslcomparable ltolwine,laromatisedlwines,l 
aromatisedlwineFbasedldrinks,laromatisedlwineFproductlcocktailslandlspiritldr inks,landltol 
ensurelthelapplicationloflthelsamelfoodlinformationllawlrequirementsltolthoselbeve rages.l 
Therefore,lthelexemptionlfromlthelobligationltollistlthelingredientslandltolprovi delforlal 
nutritionldeclarationlshouldlalsolapplyltolbeverageslcontaininglmorelthanl1,2l%lbylvol umel 
oflalcohollobtainedlfrom  fermentationloflfruitlorlvegetables,lmeadlandlallltypesloflbeer.l
(30)l However,lthelCommissionlshouldlproducelalreportlwithinlfivelyearsloflthele ntrylintolforcel 
oflthislRegulationlonlwhetherlsomelcategoriesloflbeverageslshouldlbelexempte d,linl 
particular,lfromlprovidinglthelinformationlonlthelenergylvalue,landlstatinglthelre asonsl 
justifyinglpossiblelexemptions,ltakinglintolaccountlthelneedltolensurelcohere ncelwithlotherl 
relevantlUnionlpolicies.lThelCommissionlmaylalsolpropose,liflnecessary ,lspecificl 
requirementslinlthelcontextloflthislRegulation.l
(31)l Thelindicationloflthelcountrylofloriginlorloflthelplaceloflprovenanceloflalfoodlshoul dlbel 
providedlwheneverlitslabsencelisllikelyltolmisleadlconsumerslasltoltheltruelcountr ylofl 
originlorlplaceloflprovenanceloflthatlproduct.lInlalllcases,lthelindicationlofl countrylofloriginl 
orlplaceloflprovenancelshouldlbelprovidedlinlalmannerlwhichldoeslnotldeceivelthel 
consumerlandlonlthelbasisloflclearlyldefinedlcriterialwhichlensurelallevellp layinglfieldlforl 
industrylandlimprovelconsumers'lunderstandingloflthelinformationlrelatedltolthelc ountrylofl 
originlorlplaceloflprovenanceloflalfood.lSuchlcriterialshouldlnotlapplyltolindications lrelatedl 
tolthelnamelorladdressloflthelfoodlbusinessloperator.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(32)l Inlsomelcases,lfoodlbusinessloperatorslmaylwantltolindicateltheloriginlof lalfoodlonlal 
voluntarylbasis  toldrawlconsumers'lattentionltolthelqualitieslofltheirlproduct.lSuchl 
indicationslshouldlalsolcomplylwithlharmonisedlcriteria.l
(33)l Thelindicationlofloriginlislcurrentlylmandatorylforlbeeflandlbeeflproduct s 1linlthelUnionl 
followinglthelbovinelspongiformlencephalopathy  crisislandlitlhaslcreatedlconsumerl 
expectations.lThelimpactlassessmentloflthelCommissionlconfirmslthatlthelori ginloflmeatl 
appearsltolbelconsumers'lprimelconcern.lTherelarelotherlmeatslwidelylconsume dlinlthel 
Union,lsuchlaslswine,lsheep,lgoatslandlpoultry.lItlislthereforelappropriatelt olimposelal 
mandatoryldeclarationlofloriginlforlthoselproducts.lThelspecificloriginlrequir ementslcouldl 
differlfromloneltypeloflmeatltolanotherlaccordingltolthelcharacteristicsloflt helanimall 
species.lItlislappropriateltolprovidelforlthelestablishmentlthroughlimpl ementinglruleslofl 
mandatorylrequirementslthatlcouldlvarylfromloneltypeloflmeatltolanotherltakinglintol
accountlthelprincipleloflproportionalitylandltheladministrativelburdenlf orlfoodlbusinessl 
operatorslandlenforcementlauthorities.l
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1l Regulationl(EC)lNol1760/2000loflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncill 
ofl17lJulyl2000lestablishinglalsystemlforlthelidentificationlandlregistrationloflbovi nelanimalsl 
andlregardinglthellabellingloflbeeflandlbeeflproductsl(OJlLl204,l11.8.2000,lp.l1).ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(34)l Mandatoryloriginlprovisionslhavelbeenldevelopedlonlthelbasisloflverticalla pproacheslforl 
instancelforlhoney 1,lfruitslandlvegetables 2,lfish 3,lbeeflandlbeeflproducts 4landloliveloil 5.l 
Therelislalneedltolexplorelthelpossibilityltolextendlmandatoryloriginllabel linglforlotherl 
foodstuffs.lItlislthereforelappropriateltolrequestlthelCommissionltolprep arelreportslcoveringl 
thelfollowinglfoodstuffs:ltypesloflmeatlotherlthanlbeef,lswine,lsheep,lgoatla ndlpoultrylmeat;l 
milk;lmilklusedlaslanlingredientlinldairylproducts;lmeatlusedlaslanlingredient;lun processedl 
foods;lsingleFingredientlproducts;landlingredientslthatlrepresentlmorelthanl50l% loflalfood.l
Milklbeingloneloflthelproductslforlwhichlanlindicationloflorigin  islconsideredloflparticularl 
interest,lthelCommissionlreportlonlthislproductlshouldlbelmadelavailablelas lsoonl 
aslpossible.lBasedlonlthelconclusionsloflsuchlreports,lthelCommissionlmaylsubm itl 
proposalsltolmodifylthelrelevantlUnionlprovisionslorlmayltakelnewlinitiatives,lwhe rel 
appropriate,lonlalsectorallbasis.l
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1l CouncillDirectivel2001/110/EClofl20lDecemberl2001lrelatingltolhoneyl 
(OJlLl10,l12.1.2002,lp.l47).l
2l CommissionlRegulationl(EC)lNol1580/2007lofl21lDecemberl2007llayingldownl 
implementinglrulesloflCouncillRegulationsl(EC)lNol2200/96,l(EC)lNol2201/96landl(EC)l 
Nol1182/2007linlthelfruitlandlvegetablelsectorl(OJlLl350,l31.12.2007,lp.l1).l
3l CouncillRegulationl(EC)lNol104/2000lofl17lDecemberl1999lonlthelcommonlorganisationlofl 
thelmarketslinlfisherylandlaquaculturelproductsl(OJlLl17,l21.1.2000,lp.l22).l
4l Regulationl(EC)lNol1760/2000.l
5l CommissionlRegulationl(EC)lNol1019/2002lofl13lJunel2002lonlmarketinglstandardslforl 
oliveloill(OJlLl155,l14.6.2002,lp.l27).ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(35)l ThelUnion'slnonFpreferentiallruleslofloriginlarellaidldownlinlCouncillRegulati onl(EEC)l 
Nol2913/92lofl12lOctoberl1992lestablishinglthelCommunitylCustomslCode 1landlitsl 
implementinglprovisionslinlCommissionlRegulationl(EEC)lNol2454/93lofl2lJulyl1993l 
layingldownlprovisionslforlthelimplementationloflCouncillRegulationl(EEC)lNol2913/92l
establishinglthelCommunitylCustomslCode 2.lDeterminationloflthelcountrylofloriginlofl 
foodslwilllbelbasedlonlthoselrules,lwhichlarelwelllknownltolfoodlbusinessloperators landl 
administrationslandlshouldleaseltheirlimplementation.l
(36)l Thelnutritionldeclarationlforlalfoodlconcernslinformationlonlthelpresenceloflenerg ylandl 
certainlnutrientslinlfoods.lThelmandatorylprovisionloflnutritionlinformationlshouldlassis tl 
actionlinlthelarealoflnutritionleducationlforlthelpubliclandlsupportlinformedlfoodlchoice.l
(37)l ThelCommissionlWhitelPaperlhighlightedlcertainlnutritionallelementslofli mportanceltol 
publiclhealthlsuchlaslsaturatedlfat,lsugarslorlsodium.lTherefore,litlislapprop riatelthatlthel 
requirementslonlthelmandatorylprovisionloflnutritionlinformationlshouldltakelintolaccountl 
suchlelements.l
(38)l SinceloneloflthelobjectiveslpursuedlbylthislRegulationlisltolprovidelalbas isltolthelfinall 
consumerlforlmakinglinformedlchoices,litlislimportantltolensurelinlthislrespectlt hatlthelfinall
consumerleasilylunderstandslthelinformationlprovidedlonlthellabelling.lThereforeli tlisl 
appropriateltoluselonlthellabellinglthelterml"salt"linsteadloflthelcorres pondingltermloflthel 
nutrientl"sodium".  
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
1l OJlLl302,l19.10.1992,lp.l1.ll
2l OJlLl253,l11.10.1993,lp.l1.lll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(39)l Inlgeneral,lconsumerslarelnotlawareloflthelpotentiallcontributionloflalcoholic lbeveragesltol 
theirloverallldiet.lTherefore,litlislappropriateltolensurelthatlinformationlonlt helnutrientl 
contentloflinlparticularlmixedlalcoholiclbeverageslislprovided.l
(40)l InlthelinterestloflconsistencylandlcoherenceloflUnionllawlthelvoluntarylincl usionlofl 
nutritionlorlhealthlclaimslonlfoodllabelslshouldlbelinlaccordancelwithlthelRegulati onl(EC)l 
Nol1924/2006loflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl20lDecemberl2006lonl 
nutritionlandlhealthlclaimslmadelonlfoods 1.l
(41)l Tolavoidlunnecessarylburdenslonlindustry,litlislappropriateltolexemptlcert ainlcategorieslofl 
foodslthatlarelunprocessedlorlforlwhichlnutritionlinformationlislnotlaldetermininglfact orlforl 
consumerlchoicelfromlthelmandatorylinclusionloflalnutritionldeclaration,lunlesslthel 
obligationltolprovidelsuchlinformationlislprovidedlforlunderlotherlUnionlrules.l
(42)l Tolappealltolthelaveragelconsumerlandltolservelthelinformativelpurposelforlw hichlitlisl 
introduced,landlgivenlthelcurrentllevelloflknowledgelonlthelsubjectloflnutrition,lthel 
nutritionlinformationlprovidedlshouldlbelsimplelandleasilylunderstood.lTolhavelthel 
nutritionlinformationlpartlylonlthel'frontloflpack'landlpartlylthel'backlo flpack'lmightlconfusel 
consumers.lTherefore,lthelnutritionldeclarationlshouldlbelinlthelsamelfieldloflvis ion.lInl 
addition,lonlalvoluntarylbasis,lsomeloflthelinformationlmaylbelrepeatedlforlexampl elonlthel 
'frontloflpack'.lAlfreelchoicelasltolthelinformationlthatlcouldlbelrepeate dlmightlconfusel 
consumers.lThereforelitlislnecessaryltolclarifylwhichlinformationlmaylbe lrepeated  tolensurel 
thatlconsumerslcanlreadilylseelthelessentiallnutritionlinformationlwhenlpurcha singlfoods.l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(43)l Inlorderltolencouragelfoodlbusinessloperatorsltolprovidelonlalvoluntarylbasis lthel 
informationlcontainedlinlthelnutritionldeclarationlforlfoodsllikelalcoholiclbeverages landl 
nonFprepackedlfoodslthatlmaylbelexemptedlfromlthelnutritionldeclaration,lthelpos sibilityl 
shouldlbelgivenltolonlyldeclarellimitedlelementsloflthelnutritionldeclaration.lItli sl 
neverthelesslappropriateltolclearlylestablishlthelinformationlthatlm aylbelprovidedlonlal 
voluntarylbasislinlorderltolavoidlmisleadinglthelconsumerlbylthelfreelchoiceloflthe lfoodl 
businessloperator.  
(44)l Therelhavelbeenlrecentldevelopmentslinlthelexpressionloflthelnutritionldecl aration,lotherl 
thanlperl100lg/100lml/portion,lorlinlitslpresentation,lthroughltheluseloflgraphicallfor mslorl 
symbols,lbylsomelMemberlStateslandlorganisationslinlthelfoodlsector.lSuchladditionall
formsloflexpressionlandlpresentationlmaylhelplconsumersltolbetterlundersta ndlthelnutritionl 
declaration.lHowever,ltherelislinsufficientlevidencelacrosslalllthelUnionlonlhow lthelaveragel 
consumerlunderstandslandluseslthelalternativelformsloflexpressionlorlpresentat ionloflthel 
information.lTherefore,litlislappropriateltolallowlforldifferentlformsloflexp ressionlandl 
presentationltolbeldevelopedlonlthelbasisloflcriterialestablishedlinlthislR egulationlandltol 
invitelthelCommissionltolpreparelalreportlregardingltheluseloflthoselform sloflexpressionl 
andlpresentation,ltheirleffectlonlthelinternallmarketlandltheladvisabilitylof l 
furtherlharmonisation.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(45)l InlorderltolassistlthelCommissionlinlproducinglthislreport,lMemberlStat eslshouldlprovidel 
thelCommissionlwithlthelrelevantlinformationlonltheluselofladditionallformsloflexpre ssionl 
andlpresentationloflthelnutritionldeclarationlonlthelmarketlinltheirlterritory.lI nlorderltoldol 
so,lMemberlStateslshouldlbelempoweredltolrequestlfoodlbusinessloperatorslp lacinglonlthel 
marketlinltheirlterritorylfoodslbearingladditionallformsloflexpressionlorlp resentationltol 
notifylnationallauthoritieslofltheluseloflsuchladditionallformslandloflthelrelevantl 
justificationslregardinglthelfulfilmentloflthelrequirementslsetloutlinlthislRe gulation.l
(46)l Itlisldesirableltolensurelalcertainllevelloflconsistencylinltheldevelo pmentlofladditionallformsl 
oflexpressionlandlpresentationloflthelnutritionldeclaration.lItlislthereforelap propriateltol 
promotelthelconstantlexchangelandlsharingloflbestlpracticeslandlexperience lbetweenl 
MemberlStateslandlwithlthelCommissionlandlpromotelthelparticipationloflst akeholderslinl 
suchlexchanges.l
(47)l Theldeclarationlinlthelsamelfieldloflvisionloflthelamountsloflnutritionallelements landl 
comparativelindicatorslinlanleasilylrecognisablelformltolenablelanlasse ssmentloflthel 
nutritionallpropertiesloflalfoodlshouldlbelconsideredlinlitslentiretylaslpart loflthelnutritionl 
declarationlandlshouldlnotlbeltreatedlaslalgrouploflindividuallclaims.l
(48)l Experiencelshowslthatlinlmanylcaseslvoluntarylfoodlinformationlislprovi dedltolthel 
detrimentloflthelclarityloflthelmandatorylfoodlinformation.lTherefore,lcriteri alshouldlbel 
providedltolhelplfoodlbusinessloperatorslandlenforcementlauthoritiesltolstri kelalbalancel 
betweenlthelprovisionloflmandatorylandlvoluntarylfoodlinformation.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(49)l MemberlStateslshouldlretainlthelright,ldependinglonllocallpracticallcondi tionslandl 
circumstances,ltollayldownlruleslinlrespectloflthelprovisionloflinformationlconcer ningl 
nonFprepackedlfoods.lAlthoughlinlsuchlcaseslthelconsumerldemandlforlotherlinformationlis l 
limited,linformationlonlpotentiallallergenslislconsideredlverylimportant.lEvide ncelsuggestsl 
thatlmostlfoodlallergylincidentslcanlbeltracedlbackltolnonFprepackedlfood.lTheref orel 
informationlonlpotentiallallergenslshouldlalwayslbelprovidedltolthelconsumer.l
(50)l AslregardslthelmatterslspecificallylharmonisedlbylthislRegulat ion,lMemberlStateslshouldl 
notlbelableltoladoptlnationallprovisionslunlesslauthorisedlbylUnionllaw.lThislReg ulationl 
shouldlnotlpreventlMemberlStateslfromladoptinglnationallprovisionslconcerninglm atterslnotl 
specificallylharmonisedlherein.l
(51)l Foodlinformationlruleslshouldlbelableltoladaptltolalrapidlylchanginglsocial ,leconomiclandl 
technologicallenvironment.l
(52)l MemberlStateslshouldlcarryloutlofficiallcontrolslinlorderltolenforcelcompli ancelwithlthisl 
RegulationlinlaccordancelwithlRegulationl(EC)lNol882/2004loflthelEuropeanlParliame ntl 
andloflthelCouncillofl29lAprill2004lonlofficiallcontrolslperformedltolensurelthelverifi cationl 
oflcompliancelwithlfeedlandlfoodllaw,lanimallhealthlandlanimallwelfarelrules 1.l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(53)l ReferencesltolDirectivel90/496/EEClinlRegulationl(EC)lNol1924/2006landlinl 
Regulationl(EC)lNol1925/2006loflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncill 
ofl20lDecemberl2006lonltheladditionloflvitaminslandlmineralslandloflcertainlotherl 
substancesltolfoods 1lshouldlbelupdatedltoltakelthislRegulationlintolaccount.l 
Regulationsl(EC)lNol1924/2006landl(EC)lNol1925/2006lshouldlthereforelbel 
amendedlaccordingly.l
(54)l Irregularlandlfrequentlupdatingloflfoodlinformationlrequirementslmaylimpos elconsiderablel 
administrativelburdenslonlfoodlbusinesses,lespeciallylsmalllandlmediumFsiz edlenterprises.l 
Itlislthereforelappropriateltolensurelthatlmeasureslthatlmaylbeladopte dlbylthelCommissionl 
inlexercisinglthelpowerslconferredlbylthislRegulationlapplylonlthelsameldayl inlanylcalendarl 
yearlfollowinglanlappropriateltransitionallperiod.lDerogationslfromlt hislprinciplelshouldlbel 
permittedlinlcasesloflurgencylwherelthelpurposeloflthelmeasureslconcernedli slthelprotectionl 
oflhumanlhealth.l
(55)l Inlorderltolenablelfoodlbusinessloperatorsltoladaptlthellabellingloflthei rlproductsltolthelnewl 
requirementslintroducedlbylthislRegulation,litlislimportantltolprovidelforlapprop riatel 
transitionallperiodslforlthelapplicationloflthislRegulation.l
(56)l Givenlthelsubstantiallchangeslinlthelrequirementslrelatedltolnutritionllab ellinglintroducedl 
bylthislRegulation,linlparticularlchangeslinlrelationltolthelcontentloflthelnutrit ionl 
declaration,litlislappropriateltolauthoriselfoodlbusinessloperatorsltolantic ipatelthel 
applicationloflthislRegulation.l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(57)l SincelthelobjectivesloflthislRegulationlcannotlbelsufficientlylachiev edlbylthel 
MemberlStateslandlcanlthereforelbelbetterlachievedlatlUnionllevel,lthelU nionlmayladoptl 
measures,linlaccordancelwithlthelprincipleloflsubsidiaritylaslsetloutlinlA rticlel5loflthel 
TreatylonlEuropeanlUnion.lInlaccordancelwithlthelprincipleloflproportiona lity,laslsetloutlinl 
thatlArticle,lthislRegulationldoeslnotlgolbeyondlwhatlislnecessarylinlorderltolachieve l 
thoselobjectives.l
(58)l ThelCommissionlshouldlbelempoweredltoladoptldelegatedlactslinlaccordanc elwithl 
Articlel290lTFEUlinlrespectlof,linterlalia,lthelavailabilityloflcertainlma ndatorylparticularsl 
bylmeanslotherlthanlonlthelpackagelorlonlthellabel,lthellistloflfoodslnotlrequiredltolbearl al 
listloflingredients,lthelreFexaminationloflthellistloflsubstanceslorlproducts lcausinglallergiesl 
orlintolerances,lorlthellistloflnutrientslthatlmaylbeldeclaredlonlalvoluntarylbas is.lItlislofl 
particularlimportancelthatlthelCommissionlcarryloutlappropriatelconsul tationslduringlitsl 
preparatorylwork,lincludinglatlexpertllevel.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(59)l InlorderltolensureluniformlconditionslforlimplementinglthislRegulation,lthelComm issionl 
shouldlbelempoweredltoladoptlimplementinglruleslinlrelationlto,linterlalia,lthelmoda litieslofl 
expressionloflonelorlmorelparticularslbylmeansloflpictogramslorlsymbolsl insteadloflwordsl 
orlnumbers,lthelcontrastlbetweenlthelprintlandlthelbackground,lthelmannerloflindica tinglthel 
dateloflminimumldurability,lthelmannerloflindicatinglthelcountrylofloriginlorlplac elofl 
provenancelforlmeat,lthelprecisionlofltheldeclaredlvalueslforlthelnutritionldeclar ation,lorlthel 
expressionlperlportionlorlperlconsumptionlunitloflthelnutritionldeclaration.lInla ccordancel 
withlArticlel291lTFEU,lruleslandlgenerallprincipleslconcerninglmecha nismslforlcontrollbyl 
MemberlStatesloflthelCommission'slexerciseloflimplementinglpowersls halllbellaidldownlinl 
advancelbylalregulationladoptedlinlaccordancelwithlthelordinaryllegislativelp rocedure.l 
Pendingltheladoptionloflthatlnewlregulation,lCouncillDecisionl1999/468/ECl 
ofl28lJunel1999llayingldownlthelprocedureslforlthelexerciseloflimplementinglpower sl 
conferredlonlthelCommission 1lcontinuesltolapply,lwithlthelexceptionloflthelregulatoryl 
procedurelwithlscrutiny,lwhichlislnotlapplicable,l
HAVElADOPTEDlTHISlREGULATION:l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lCHAPTER I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope  
1.l ThislRegulationlprovideslthelbasislforlthelassuranceloflalhighllevelloflconsum erlprotectionl 
inlrelationltolfoodlinformation,ltakinglintolaccountltheldifferenceslinlthelperceptionlofl
consumerslandltheirlinformationlneedslwhilstlensuringlthelsmoothlfunctioningloflthel 
internallmarket.l
2.l ThislRegulationlestablisheslthelgenerallprinciples,lrequirementslandl responsibilitiesl 
governinglfoodlinformation,landlinlparticularlfoodllabelling.lItllaysldownlthelmea nsltol 
guaranteelthelrightloflconsumersltolinformationlandlprocedureslforlthelprovisionlof lfoodl 
information,ltakinglintolaccountlthelneedltolprovidelsufficientlflexibilityltolres pondltol 
futureldevelopmentslandlnewlinformationlrequirements.l
3.l ThislRegulationlshalllapplyltolfoodlbusinessloperatorslatlalllstagesloflthe lfoodlchain,lwherel 
theirlactivitieslconcernlthelprovisionloflfoodlinformationltolconsumers.lItlshallla pplyltolalll 
foodslintendedlforlthelfinallconsumer,lincludinglfoodsldeliveredlbylmasslcaterers,la ndl 
foodslintendedlforlsupplyltolmasslcaterers.l
4.l ThislRegulationlshalllapplylwithoutlprejudiceltollabellinglrequirementsl providedlforlinl 
specificlUnionlprovisionslapplicableltolparticularlfoods.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 2 
Definitions  
1.l ForlthelpurposesloflthislRegulation,lthelfollowingldefinitionslshalllapply:l
(a)l theldefinitionslofl'food',l'foodllaw',l'foodlbusiness',l'foodlbusinesslopera tor',l'retail',l 
'placinglonlthelmarket'landl'finallconsumer'linlArticlel2landlinlpointsl(1),l(2),l(3) ,l(7),l 
(8)landl(18)loflArticlel3loflRegulationl(EC)lNol178/2002;l
(b)l theldefinitionslofl'processing',l'unprocessedlproducts'landl'proces sedlproducts'linl 
pointsl(m),l(n)landl(o)loflArticlel2(1)loflRegulationl(EC)lNol852/2004loflthel 
EuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl29lAprill2004lonlthelhygienel 
oflfoodstuffs 1;l
(c)l theldefinitionlofl'foodlenzyme'linlpointl(a)loflArticlel3(2)loflRegulationl(E C)l 
Nol1332/2008loflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl16lDecemberl2008l 
onlfoodlenzymes 2;l
(d)l theldefinitionslofl'foodladditive',l'processinglaid'landl'carrier'linlp ointsl(a)landl(b)lofl 
Articlel3(2)lof,landlinlpointl5loflAnnexlIlto,lRegulationl(EC)lNol1333/2008lofl 
thelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl16lDecemberl2008lonlfoodladditives 3;l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(e)l theldefinitionlofl'flavouring'linlpointl(a)loflArticlel3(2)loflRegulationl(E C)l 
Nol1334/2008loflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl16lDecemberl2008l 
onlflavouringslandlcertainlfoodlingredientslwithlflavouringslpropertieslforluse linlandl 
onlfoods 1;l
(f)l theldefinitionslofl'meat'landl'mechanicallylseparatedlmeat'linlpoints l1.1landl1.14lofl 
AnnexlIltolRegulationl(EC)lNol853/2004loflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandlofl 
thelCouncillofl29lAprill2004llayingldownlspecificlhygienelruleslforlfoodlofl 
animallorigin 2;l
(g)l theldefinitionlofl'meanslofldistancelcommunication'linlpointl(4)loflArticle l2lofl 
Directivel97/7/ECloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl20lMayl1997lonl 
thelprotectionloflconsumerslinlrespectlofldistancelcontracts 3; 
(h)l theldefinitionlofl'advertising'linlpointl(a)loflArticlel2loflDirectivel2006/114/ EClofl 
thelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl12lDecemberl2006lconcerningl 
misleadinglandlcomparativeladvertising 4;l
(i)l theldefinitionlofl'engineeredlnanomaterials'linlpointl(c)loflArticlel3( 2)lofl 
Regulationl(EU)lNol[…]loflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl[…]lonl 
novellfoods *5.l
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4l OJlLl376,l27.12.2006,lp.l21.  
*l OJ:lPleaselinsertlthelnumber,ltheldatelandlthelpublicationlreferenceloflt helRegulationlinl 
doc.l2008/0002l(COD).l
5l OJlLl...ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l Thelfollowingldefinitionslshalllalsolapply:l
(a)l 'foodlinformation'lmeanslinformationlconcerninglalfoodlandlmadelavailable ltolthel 
finallconsumerlbylmeansloflallabel,lotherlaccompanyinglmaterial,lorlanylo therlmeansl 
includinglmodernltechnologyltoolslorlverballcommunication;l
(b)l 'foodlinformationllaw'lmeanslthelUnionlprovisionslgoverninglthelfoodlinformati on,l 
andlinlparticularllabelling,lincludinglrulesloflalgenerallnaturelapplicab leltolalllfoodsl 
inlparticularlcircumstanceslorltolcertainlcategoriesloflfoodslandlruleslw hichlapplyl 
onlyltolspecificlfoods;l
(c)l 'mandatorylfoodlinformation'lmeanslthelparticularslthatlarelrequiredltol belprovidedltol 
thelfinallconsumerlbylUnionlprovisions;l
(d)l 'masslcaterer'lmeanslanylestablishmentl(includinglalvehiclelorla lfixedlorlmobilelstall),l 
suchlaslrestaurants,lcanteens,lschoolslandlhospitals,lwhere,linlthelcourseloflbusine ss,l 
foodlislpreparedlforldeliveryltolthelfinallconsumerlandlislreadylforlconsumptionl 
withoutlfurtherlpreparation;l
(e)l 'prepackedlfood'lmeanslanylsinglelitemlforlpresentationlaslsuchltolt helfinallconsumerl 
andltolmasslcaterers,lconsistingloflalfoodlandlthelpackaginglintolwhichlitlwaslp utl 
beforelbeinglofferedlforlsale,lwhetherlsuchlpackaginglencloseslthelfoodlcomp letelylorl 
onlylpartially,lbutlinlanylcaselinlsuchlalwaylthatlthelcontentslcannotlbelal teredl 
withoutlopeninglorlchanginglthelpackaging;ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(f)l 'ingredient'lmeanslanylsubstancelorlproduct,lincludinglflavourings,l foodladditiveslandl 
foodlenzymes,landlanylconstituentloflalcompoundlingredient,lusedlinlthelmanufacturel 
orlpreparationloflalfoodlandlstilllpresentlinlthelfinishedlproduct,levenliflinlanlalt eredl 
form;lresidueslshalllnotlbelconsideredlasl'ingredients';l
(g)l 'placeloflprovenance'lmeanslanylplacelwherelalfoodlislindicatedltolcom elfrom,landl 
thatlislnotlthel'countryloflorigin'lasldeterminedlinlaccordancelwithlArticle sl23ltol26lofl 
Regulationl(EEC)lNol2913/92;l
(h)l 'compoundlingredient'lmeanslanlingredientlthatlislitselflthelproductloflmor elthanl 
onelingredient;l
(i)l 'label'lmeanslanyltag,lbrand,lmark,lpictoriallorlotherldescriptive lmatter,lwritten,l 
printed,lstencilled,lmarked,lembossedlorlimpressedlon,lorlattachedltolthelpackaging lorl 
containerloflfood;l
(j)l 'labelling'lmeanslanylwords,lparticulars,ltradelmarks,lbrandlname ,lpictoriallmatterlorl 
symbollrelatingltolalfoodlandlplacedlonlanylpackaging,ldocument,lnotice,llabel,lr ingl 
orlcollarlaccompanyinglorlreferringltolsuchlfood;l
(k)l 'fieldloflvision'lmeanslalllthelsurfacesloflalpackagelthatlcanlbelreadlf romlalsinglel 
viewinglpoint,lpermittinglrapidlandleasylaccessltollabellinglinformationl bylallowingl 
consumersltolreadlthatlinformationlwithoutlneedingltolturnlthelpackagelbackl 
andlforth;ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(l)l 'legallname'lmeanslthelnameloflalfoodlprescribedlinlthelUnionlprovisionslappl icablel 
tolitlor,linlthelabsenceloflsuchlUnionlprovisions,lthelnamelprovidedlforlinlthellaws,l 
regulationslandladministrativelprovisionslapplicablelinlthelMemberlStateli nlwhichlthel 
foodlislsoldltolthelfinallconsumerlorltolmasslcaterers;l
(m)l 'customarylname'lmeanslalnamelwhichlislacceptedlaslthelnameloflthelfoodl byl 
consumerslinlthelMemberlStatelinlwhichlthatlfoodlislsold,lwithoutlthatlnamelneedingl 
furtherlexplanation;l
(n)l 'descriptivelname'lmeanslalnamelprovidinglaldescriptionloflthelfood,landlifl necessaryl 
oflitsluse,lwhichlislsufficientlylclearltolenablelconsumersltolknowlitsltruelnatur elandl 
distinguishlitlfromlotherlproductslwithlwhichlitlmightlbelconfused;l
(o)l 'primarylingredient'lmeanslanlingredientlorlingredientsloflalfoodlthatlrepre sentlmorel 
thanl50l%loflthatlfoodlorlwhichlarelusuallylassociatedlwithlthelnameloflthelfoodlbyl 
thelconsumerlandlforlwhichlinlmostlcaseslalquantitativelindicationlislrequired;l
(p)l 'dateloflminimumldurabilityloflalfood'lmeansltheldateluntillwhichlthelfoodlretai nslitsl 
specificlpropertieslwhenlproperlylstored;l
(q)l 'nutrient'lmeanslprotein,lcarbohydrate,lfat,lfibre,lsodium,lvitaminslandlmi neralsllistedl 
inlAnnexlXIIIltolthislRegulation,landlsubstanceslwhichlbelongltolorlarelcomponent sl 
ofloneloflthoselcategories.l
3.l ForlthelpurposesloflthislRegulationlthelcountrylofloriginloflalfoodlshalllreferltolt heloriginlofl 
alfoodlasldeterminedlinlaccordancelwithlArticlesl23ltol26loflRegulationl(EEC)lNol2913/92. l
4.l ThelspecificldefinitionslsetloutlinlAnnexlIlshalllalsolapply.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lCHAPTER II 
GENERAL PRINCIPLES ON FOOD INFORMATION 
Article 3 
General objectives  
1.l Thelprovisionloflfoodlinformationlshalllpursuelalhighllevelloflprotectionloflconsumer s'l
healthlandlinterestslbylprovidinglalbasislforlfinallconsumersltolmakelinforme dlchoiceslandl 
tolmakelsafeluseloflfood,lwithlparticularlregardltolhealth,leconomic,lenvironmenta l,lsociall 
andlethicallconsiderations.l
2.l FoodlinformationllawlshalllaimltolachievelinlthelUnionlthelfreelmovementlofllegally l 
producedlandlmarketedlfood,ltakinglintolaccount,lwherelappropriate,lthelneedltolprotectlt hel 
legitimatelinterestsloflproducerslandltolpromotelthelproductionloflqualitylpr oducts.l
3.l Whenlfoodlinformationllawlestablisheslnewlrequirements,lconsiderationlshalllbelg ivenltol 
thelneedlforlaltransitionallperiodlafterlthelentrylintolforceloflthelnewlrequirem ents,lduringl 
whichlfoodslbearingllabelslnotlcomplyinglwithlthelnewlrequirementslcanlbelp lacedlonlthel 
market,landlforlstocksloflsuchlfoodslthatlhavelbeenlplacedlonlthelmarketlbeforelthele ndlofl 
theltransitionallperiodltolcontinueltolbelsoldluntillexhausted.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 4 
Principles governing mandatory food information 
1.l Wherelmandatorylfoodlinformationlislrequiredlbylfoodlinformationllaw,litlshalllconcer nl 
informationlthatlfalls,linlparticular,lintoloneloflthelfollowinglcategories:l
(a)l informationlonlthelidentitylandlcomposition,lpropertieslorlotherlcharacte risticslofl 
thelfood;l
(b)l informationlonlthelprotectionloflconsumers'lhealthlandlthelsafeluseloflalfood.lInl
particular,litlshalllconcernlinformationlon:l
(i)l compositionallattributeslthatlmaylbelharmfulltolthelhealthloflcertai nlgroupsl 
oflconsumers;l
(ii)l durability,lstoragelandlsafeluse;l
(iii)l thelhealthlimpact,lincludinglthelriskslandlconsequenceslrelatedltolharmful landl 
hazardouslconsumptionloflalfood;l
(c)l informationlonlnutritionallcharacteristicslsolasltolenablelconsumers,lincludi nglthosel 
withlspecialldietarylrequirements,ltolmakelinformedlchoices.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l Whenlconsideringlthelneedlforlmandatorylfoodlinformationlandltolenablelconsumersltol 
makelinformedlchoices,laccountlshalllbeltakenloflalwidespreadlneedlonlthelpartlof lthel 
majorityloflconsumerslforlcertainlinformationltolwhichltheylattachlsignifica ntlvaluelorlofl 
anylgenerallylacceptedlbenefitsltolthelconsumer.l
Article 5 
Consultation of the European Food Safety Authority  
AnylUnionlmeasurelinlthelfieldloflfoodlinformationllawlwhichlisllikelyltolhavelanle ffectlonlpublicl 
healthlshalllbeladoptedlafterlconsultationloflthelEuropeanlFoodlSafetylAuthor ityl("thelAuthority").l
CHAPTER III 
GENERAL FOOD INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS 
AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS 
Article 6 
Basic requirement 
Anylfoodlintendedlforlsupplyltolthelfinallconsumerlorltolmasslcatererslshalllbe laccompaniedlbylfoodl 
informationlinlaccordancelwithlthislRegulation.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 7 
Fair information practices 
1.l Foodlinformationlshalllnotlbelmisleading,lparticularly:l
(a)l asltolthelcharacteristicsloflthelfoodland,linlparticular,lasltolitslnature,lide ntity,l 
properties,lcomposition,lquantity,ldurability,lcountrylofloriginlorlplaceloflp rovenance,l 
methodloflmanufacturelorlproduction;l
(b)l bylattributingltolthelfoodleffectslorlpropertieslwhichlitldoeslnotlpos sess;l
(c)l bylsuggestinglthatlthelfoodlpossesseslspeciallcharacteristi cslwhenlinlfactlalllsimilarl 
foodslpossesslsuchlcharacteristics;l
(d)l bylsuggestinglinltheldescriptionlorlpictoriallrepresentationslthelp resenceloflal 
particularlfoodlorlanlingredient,lwhilelinlrealitylalcomponentlnaturallylpr esentlorlanl 
ingredientlnormallylusedlinlthatlfoodlhaslbeenlsubstitutedlwithlaldifferentlcomp onentl 
orlaldifferentlingredient.l
2.l Foodlinformationlshalllbelaccurate,lclear,landleasyltolunderstandlforlthelconsume r.l
3.l SubjectltolderogationslprovidedlforlbylUnionllawlapplicableltolnaturallmineral lwaterslandl 
foodslforlparticularlnutritionalluses,lfoodlinformationlshalllnotlattributeltolanyl foodlthel 
propertyloflpreventing,ltreatinglorlcuringlalhumanldisease,lnorlreferltols uchlproperties.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l4.l Paragraphsl1,l2landl3lshalllalsolapplylto:l
(a)l advertising;l
(b)l thelpresentationloflfoods,linlparticularltheirlshape,lappearancelorl packaging,lthel 
packaginglmaterialslused,lthelwaylinlwhichltheylarelarrangedlandlthelsett inglinlwhichl 
theylareldisplayed.l
Article 8 
Responsibilities  
1.l Thelfoodlbusinessloperatorlresponsiblelforlthelfoodlinformationlshalllbelthelo peratorlunderl 
whoselnamelorlbusinesslnamelthelfoodlislmarketedlor,liflthatloperatorlislnotlest ablishedlinl 
thelUnion,lthelimporterlintolthelUnionlmarket.l
2.l Thelfoodlbusinessloperatorlresponsiblelforlthelfoodlinformationlshalllensurelt helpresencel 
andlaccuracyloflthelfoodlinformationlinlaccordancelwithlthelapplicablelfoodlinforma tionl 
lawlandlrequirementsloflrelevantlnationallprovisions.l
3.l Foodlbusinessloperatorslwhichldolnotlaffectlfoodlinformationlshalllnotlsupplylfoodlwhic hl 
theylknowlorlpresume,lonlthelbasisloflthelinformationlinltheirlpossessionlaslprof essionals,l 
tolbelnonFcompliantlwithlthelapplicablelfoodlinformationllawlandlrequirementsloflr elevantl 
nationallprovisions.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l4.l Foodlbusinessloperators,lwithinlthelbusinesseslunderltheirlcontrol,lshalllnotlmodi fylthel 
informationlaccompanyinglalfoodliflsuchlmodificationlwouldlmisleadlthelfinallconsumer lorl 
otherwiselreducelthellevelloflconsumerlprotectionlandlthelpossibilitieslforl thelfinall 
consumerltolmakelinformedlchoices.lFoodlbusinessloperatorslarelresponsible lforlanyl 
changesltheylmakeltolfoodlinformationlaccompanyinglalfood.l
5.l Withoutlprejudiceltolparagraphsl2ltol4,lfoodlbusinessloperators,lwithinlthelbusi nesseslunderl 
theirlcontrol,lshalllensurelcompliancelwithlthelrequirementsloflfoodlinformationllaw landl 
relevantlnationallprovisionslwhichlarelrelevantltoltheirlactivitieslandlshall lverifylthatlsuchl 
requirementslarelmet.l
6.l Foodlbusinessloperators,lwithinlthelbusinesseslunderltheirlcontrol,lshalllens urelthatl 
informationlrelatingltolnonFprepackedlfoodlintendedlforlthelfinallconsumerlorlforlsup plyltol 
masslcatererslshalllbeltransmittedltolthelfoodlbusinessloperatorlrece ivinglthelfoodlinlorderl 
tolenable,lwherelappropriate,lthelprovisionloflmandatorylfoodlinformationltolthel 
finallconsumer.l
7.l Inlthelfollowinglcases,lfoodlbusinessloperators,lwithinlthelbusinesseslunde rltheirlcontrol,l 
shalllensurelthatlthelmandatorylparticularslrequiredlunderlArticlesl9landl10  shalllappearlonl 
thelprepackaginglorlonlallabellattachedlthereto,lorlonlthelcommercialldocu mentslreferringl 
tolthelfoodslwherelitlcanlbelguaranteedlthatlsuchldocumentsleitherlaccompanylthelf oodltol 
whichltheylreferlorlwerelsentlbeforelorlatlthelsameltimelasldelivery:l
(a)l wherelprepackedlfoodlislintendedlforlthelfinallconsumerlbutlmarketedlat lalstagelpriorl 
tolsaleltolthelfinallconsumerlandlwherelsaleltolalmasslcatererlislnotlinvolvedlatl 
thatlstage;ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(b)l wherelprepackedlfoodlislintendedlforlsupplyltolmasslcatererslforlpre paration,l 
processing,lsplittinglorlcuttinglup.l
Notwithstandinglthelfirstlsubparagraph,lfoodlbusinessloperatorslshalllensu relthatlthel 
particularslreferredltolinlpointsl(a),l(f),l(g)landl(h)loflArticlel9(1)lal solappearlonlthel 
externallpackaginglinlwhichlthelprepackedlfoodslarelpresentedlforlmarke ting.l
8.l Foodlbusinessloperatorslthatlsupplyltolotherlfoodlbusinessloperatorslfoodlnotlinte ndedlforl 
thelfinallconsumerlorltolmasslcatererslshalllensurelthatlthoselotherlfoodlbusi nessloperatorsl 
arelprovidedlwithlsufficientlinformationltolenablelthem,lwherelappropriat e,ltolmeetltheirl 
obligationslunderlparagraphl2.l
CHAPTER IV 
MANDATORY FOOD INFORMATION 
SECTION  1 
CONTENT  AND  PRESENTATION 
Article 9 
List of mandatory particulars 
1.l InlaccordancelwithlArticlesl10ltol34landlsubjectltolthelexceptionslcontainedlinlt hislChapter,l 
indicationloflthelfollowinglparticularslshalllbelmandatory:l
(a)l thelnameloflthelfood;ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(b)l thellistloflingredients;l
(c)l anylingredientlorlprocessinglaid  listedlinlAnnexlIIlorlderivedlfromlalsubstancelorl 
productllistedlinlAnnexlII  causinglallergieslorlintoleranceslusedlinlthelmanufacturelorl 
preparationloflalfoodlandlstilllpresentlinlthelfinishedlproduct,levenliflinlanl 
alteredlform;l
(d)l thelquantityloflcertainlingredientslorlcategoriesloflingredients;l
(e)l thelnetlquantityloflthelfood;l
(f)l theldateloflminimumldurabilitylorlthel'uselby'ldate;l
(g)l anylspeciallstoragelconditionsland/orlconditionslofluse;l
(h)l thelnamelorlbusinesslnamelandladdressloflthelfoodlbusinessloperatorlreferre dltolinl 
Articlel8(1);l
(i)l thelcountrylofloriginlorlplaceloflprovenancelwherelprovidedlforlinlArticl el25;  l
(j)l instructionslforluselwherelitlwouldlbeldifficultltolmakelappropriateluse loflthelfoodlinl 
thelabsenceloflsuchlinstructions;l
(k)l withlrespectltolbeverageslcontaininglmorelthanl1,2l%lbylvolumeloflalcohol ,lthelactuall 
alcoholiclstrengthlbylvolume;l
(l)l alnutritionldeclaration.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l Thelparticularslreferredltolinlparagraphl1lshalllbelindicatedlwithlwor dslandlnumbers.lTheyl 
maylalternativelylbelexpressedlbylmeansloflpictogramslorlsymbols linsteadloflwordslorl 
numberslwherelthelCommissionlhasladoptedlimplementinglmeasureslunderlparag raphl3,l 
andlinlaccordancelwithlsuchlimplementinglmeasures.l
3.l ThelCommissionlmay,linlaccordancelwithlthelregulatorylprocedurelreferredlt olinl 
Articlel46(2),ladoptldetailedlruleslonlthelmodalitiesloflexpressionloflonelorlmore lparticularsl 
bylmeansloflpictogramslorlsymbolslinsteadloflwordslorlnumbersltakinglint olaccountl 
evidencelofluniformlconsumerlunderstanding. l
Article 10 
Additional mandatory particulars for specific types or categories of foods 
1.l InladditionltolthelparticularsllistedlinlArticlel9(1),ladditionallmandatorylp articularslforl 
specificltypeslorlcategoriesloflfoodslarellaidldownlinlAnnexlIII.l
2.l Inlorderltolensurelconsumerlinformationlwithlrespectltolspecificltypeslorlc ategorieslofl 
foodslandltoltakelaccountlofltechnicallprogress,lscientificldevelopments,lthelpr otectionlofl 
consumers'lhealthlorlthelsafeluseloflalfood,lthelCommissionlmaylamendlAnnexlIIIlb yl 
meanslofldelegatedlacts,linlaccordancelwithlArticlel49landlsubjectltolthelconditions llaidl 
downlinlArticlesl50,l51landl52.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 11 
Weights and measures 
Articlel9lshalllbelwithoutlprejudiceltolmorelspecificlUnionlprovisionslrega rdinglweightsl 
andlmeasures.l
Article 12 
Availability and placement of mandatory food information 
1.l Mandatorylfoodlinformationlshalllbelavailablelandlshalllbeleasilylacces sible,linlaccordancel 
withlthislRegulation,lforlalllfoods.l
2.l Inlthelcaseloflprepackedlfood,lmandatorylfoodlinformationlshalllappearldirectly  onlthel 
packagelorlonlallabellattachedlthereto.l
3.l Inlorderltolensurelthatlthelconsumerlmaylbenefitlfromlotherlmeansloflprovisi onlofl 
mandatorylfoodlinformationlbetterladaptedlforlcertainlmandatorylparticular s,l 
thelCommissionlmaylprovidelforlrules,lbylmeanslofldelegatedlacts,linlacco rdancelwithl 
Articlel49landlsubjectltolthelconditionsllaidldownlinlArticlesl50landl51,lonlthelavailability l 
oflcertainlmandatorylparticularslbylmeanslotherlthanlonlthelpackagelorlonlthell abel .l
4.l InlthelcaseloflnonFprepackedlfood,lthelprovisionsloflArticlel42lshalllapply.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 13 l
Presentation of mandatory particulars 
1.l WithoutlprejudiceltolthelrulesladoptedlunderlArticlel42(2),lmandatorylfoodlinformat ionl 
shalllbelmarkedlinlalconspicuouslplacelinlsuchlalwaylasltolbeleasilylvisib le,lclearlyllegiblel 
and,lwherelappropriate,lindelible.lItlshalllnotlinlanylwaylbelhidden,lobscured,lde tractedl 
fromlorlinterruptedlbylanylotherlwrittenlorlpictoriallmatterlorlan ylotherl 
interveninglmaterial.l
2.l WithoutlprejudiceltolspecificlUnionlprovisionslapplicableltolparticula rlfoodslaslregardslthel 
requirementslreferredltolinlpointsl(a)ltol(k)loflArticlel9(1),lwhenlappeari nglonlthelpackagel 
orlonlthellabellattachedlthereto,lthelmandatorylparticularsllistedlinlArticl el9(1)lshalllbel 
printedlonlthelpackagelorlonlthellabellinlcharacterslusinglalfontlsizelwherelth elxFheight,lasl 
definedlinlAnnexlIV,lislequalltolorlgreaterlthanl1,2lmm.lThelmandatorylparticulars  shalllbel 
presentedlinlsuchlalwaylasltolensurelalsignificantlcontrastlbetweenlthel printlandl 
thelbackground.l
3.l Inlcaseloflpackaginglorlcontainerslthellargestlsurfaceloflwhichlhaslanla realofllessl 
thanl60lcm 2,lthelxFheightloflthelfontlsizelreferredltolinlparagraphl2lshalllbelequalltolorl 
greaterlthanl0,9lmm.l
4.l Forlthelpurposeloflensuringlaluniformlimplementationloflparagraphl2loflthislArt icle,l 
thelCommissionlmay,linlaccordancelwithlthelregulatorylprocedurelreferr edltolinl 
Articlel46(2),ladoptldetailedlruleslonlcontrastlbetweenlthelprintlandlthelba ckground.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l5.l ForlthelpurposeloflachievinglthelobjectivesloflthislRegulation,lthelCommissi onlshalll 
establish,lbylmeanslofldelegatedlacts,linlaccordancelwithlArticlel49landlsub jectltolthel 
conditionsllaidldownlinlArticlesl50landl51,lcriterialonllegibilityladditionalltolthoselsp ecifiedl 
underlparagraphl2loflthislArticle.l
Forlthelsamelpurposelaslreferredltolinlthelfirstlsubparagraph,lthelCommis sionlmay,lbyl 
meanslofldelegatedlactslinlaccordancelwithlArticlel49landlsubjectltolthelconditions llaidl 
downlinlArticlesl50landl51,lextendlthelrequirementslunderlparagraphl6loflthislArticle ltol 
additionallmandatorylparticularslforlspecificltypeslorlcategorieslof lfoods.l
6.l Thelparticularsllistedlinlpointsl(a),l(e),l(f)  andl(k)loflArticlel9(1)lshalllappearlinlthelsamel 
fieldloflvision.l
7.l Paragraphl6loflthislArticlelshalllnotlapplylinlthelcaseslspecifiedlinlA rticlel16(1)landl(2).ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 14 
Distance selling 
1.l WithoutlprejudiceltolthelinformationlrequirementsllaidldownlinlArticlel9,linlthelcase lofl 
prepackedlfoodslofferedlforlsalelbylmeanslofldistancelcommunication:l
(a)l mandatorylfoodlinformation,lexceptlthelparticularslprovidedlinlpointl(f)lof l 
Articlel9(1),lshalllbelavailablelbeforelthelpurchaselislconcludedlandlshall lappearlonl 
thelmateriallsupportingltheldistancelsellinglorlbelprovidedlthroughlotherlap propriatel 
meanslclearlylidentifiedlbylthelfoodlbusinessloperator.lWhenlotherlappropri atelmeansl 
arelused,lthelmandatorylfoodlinformationlshalllbelprovidedlwithoutlthelfoodlbusiness l 
operatorlcharginglconsumerslsupplementarylcosts;l
(b)l alllmandatorylparticularslshalllbelavailablelatlthelmomentloflde livery.l
2.l InlthelcaseloflnonFprepackedlfoodslofferedlforlsalelbylmeanslofldistancelcommuni cation,l 
thelparticularslrequiredlunderlArticlel42lshalllbelmadelavailableli nlaccordancelwithl
paragraphl1loflthislArticle.l
3.l Pointl(a)loflparagraphl1lshalllnotlapplyltolfoodslofferedlforlsalelbylmeanslof lautomaticl 
vendinglmachineslorlautomatedlcommerciallpremises.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 15 
Language requirements 
1.l WithoutlprejudiceltolArticlel9(2),lmandatorylfoodlinformationlshalllappearlinla llanguagel 
easilylunderstoodlbylthelconsumersloflthelMemberlStateslwherelalfoodlislmarke ted.l
2.l Withinltheirlownlterritory,lthelMemberlStateslinlwhichlalfoodlislmarketedlm aylstipulatel 
thatlthelparticularslshalllbelgivenlinlonelorlmorellanguageslfromlamonglthe lofficiall 
languagesloflthelUnion.l
3.l Paragraphsl1landl2lshalllnotlprecludelthelparticularslfromlbeinglindic atedlinl 
severalllanguages.l
Article 16 
Omission of certain mandatory particulars 
1.l Inlthelcaseloflglasslbottleslintendedlforlreuselwhichlarelindeliblylmarke dlandlwhichl 
thereforelbearlnollabel,lringlorlcollarlonlylthelparticularsllistedlinlpoi ntsl(a),l(c),l(e),l(f)l 
andl(l)loflArticlel9(1)lshalllbelmandatory.l
2.l Inlthelcaseloflpackaginglorlcontainerslthellargestlsurfaceloflwhichlhasla nlarealofllessl 
thanl10lcm 2lonlylthelparticularsllistedlinlpointsl(a),l(c),l(e)landl(f)loflArticlel9(1) lshalllbel 
mandatorylonlthelpackagelorlonlthellabel.lThelparticularslreferredltolinlpointl( b)lofl 
Articlel9(1)lshalllbelprovidedlthroughlotherlmeanslorlshalllbelmadelavailab lelatlthelrequestl 
oflthelconsumer.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l3.l WithoutlprejudiceltolotherlUnionlprovisionslrequiringlalmandatorylnutritionldecla ration,l 
theldeclarationlreferredltolinlpointl(l)loflArticlel9(1)lshalllnotlbelmandatorylf orlthelfoodsl 
listedlinlAnnexlV.l
4.l WithoutlprejudiceltolotherlUnionlprovisionslrequiringlallistloflingredientslorla lmandatoryl 
nutritionldeclaration,lthelparticularslreferredltolinlpointsl(b)landl(l)loflArt iclel9(1)lshalllnotl 
belmandatorylfor:l
(a)l wineslcoveredlbylAnnexlXIbloflRegulationl(EC)lNol1234/2007;l
(b)l productslcoveredlbylRegulationl(EEC)lNol1601/91;l
(c)l beverageslsimilarltolthoselmentionedlunderlpointsl(a)landl(b)loflthislpara graph,l 
containinglmorelthanl1,2l%lbylvolumeloflalcohollobtainedlfromlfermentationloflfruits l 
orlvegetables;l
(d)l mead;l
(e)l allltypesloflbeer;landl
(f)l spiritldrinks,lasldefinedlinlArticlel2(1)loflRegulationl(EC)lNol110/2008.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lByl…*,lthelCommissionlshalllproducelalreportlconcerninglthelapplicationloflArti clel18l 
andlArticlel29(1)ltolthelproductslreferredltolinlthislparagraph,landladdressin glwhetherlsomel 
categoriesloflbeverageslshouldlbelexempted,linlparticular,lfromlthelre quirementltolprovidel 
thelinformationlonlthelenergylvalue,landlthelreasonsljustifyinglpossiblelex emptions,ltakingl 
intolaccountlthelneedltolensurelcoherencelwithlotherlrelevantlUnionlpolicies.l
ThelCommissionlmaylaccompanylthislreportlbylallegislativelproposa lldetermininglthelrulesl 
forlallistloflingredientslorlalmandatorylnutritionldeclarationlforlthoselproducts.l
SECTION  2 
DETAILED  PROVISIONS  ON  MANDATORY  PARTICULARS 
Article 17 
Name of the food 
1.l Thelnameloflthelfoodlshalllbelitsllegallname.lInlthelabsenceloflsuchlname,lthelname loflthel 
foodlshalllbelitslcustomarylname,lor,lifltherelislnolcustomarylnamelorlthelcustoma rylnamel 
islnotlused,laldescriptivelnameloflthelfoodlshalllbelprovided.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
*l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:lfivelyearslfromlthelentrylintolforceloflthis lRegulation.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l TheluselinlthelMemberlStateloflmarketingloflthelnameloflthelfoodlunderlwhichlthelpr oductl 
isllegallylmanufacturedlandlmarketedlinlthelMemberlStateloflproductionlshalll belallowed.l 
However,lwherelthelapplicationloflthelotherlprovisionsloflthislRegulation,linlparti cularl 
thoselsetloutlinlArticlel9,lwouldlnotlenablelconsumerslinlthelMemberlStateloflmarket ingltol 
knowltheltruelnatureloflthelfoodlandltoldistinguishlitlfromlfoodslwithlwhichltheylcouldl 
confuselit,lthelnameloflthelfoodlshalllbelaccompaniedlbylotherldescriptivelinform ationl 
whichlshalllappearlinlproximityltolthelnameloflthelfood.l
3.l Inlexceptionallcases,lthelnameloflthelfoodlinlthelMemberlStateloflproductionls halllnotlbel 
usedlinlthelMemberlStateloflmarketinglwhenlthelfoodlwhichlitldesignateslinlthel 
MemberlStateloflproductionlislsoldifferent,laslregardslitslcompositionlorlmanufa cture,lfroml 
thelfoodlknownlunderlthatlnamelinlthelMemberlStateloflmarketinglthatlparagraphl2lislnot l 
sufficientltolensure,linlthelMemberlStateloflmarketing,lcorrectlinformationlf orlconsumers.l
4.l Thelnameloflthelfoodlshalllnotlbelreplacedlwithlalnamelprotectedlaslintell ectuallproperty,l 
brandlnamelorlfancylname.l
5.l Specificlprovisionslonlthelnameloflthelfoodlandlparticularslthatlshalllaccomp anylitlarellaidl 
downlinlAnnexlVI.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 18 
List of ingredients 
1.l Thellistloflingredientslshalllbelheadedlorlprecededlbylalsuitablelhea dinglwhichlconsistslofl 
orlincludeslthelwordl'ingredients'.lItlshalllincludelalllthelingredientsloflthe lfood,linl 
descendinglorderloflweight,laslrecordedlatltheltimelofltheirluselinlthelmanufacture lofl 
thelfood.l
2.l Ingredientslshalllbeldesignatedlbyltheirlspecificlname,lwherelapplic able,linlaccordancelwithl 
thelrulesllaidldownlinlArticlel17landlinlAnnexlVI.l
3.l Alllingredientslpresentlinlthelformloflengineeredlnanomaterialslshall lbelclearlylindicatedlinl 
thellistloflingredients.lThelnamesloflsuchlingredientslshalllbelfollowedlbylthelw ordl'nano'l 
inlbrackets.l
4.l Technicallruleslforlapplyinglparagraphsl1landl2loflthislArticlelarellai dldownlinlAnnexlVII.l
Article 19 
Omission of the list of ingredients 
1.l Thelfollowinglfoodslshalllnotlbelrequiredltolbearlallistloflingredients:l
(a)l freshlfruitlandlvegetables,lincludinglpotatoes,lwhichlhavelnotlbeenlpeele d,lcutlorl 
similarlyltreated;ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(b)l carbonatedlwater,ltheldescriptionloflwhichlindicateslthatlitlhaslbeenlcar bonated;l
(c)l fermentationlvinegarslderivedlexclusivelylfromlalsinglelbasiclproduc t,lprovidedlthatl 
nolotherlingredientlhaslbeenladded;l
(d)l cheese,lbutter,lfermentedlmilklandlcream,ltolwhichlnolingredientlhaslbeenladde dl 
otherlthanllacticlproducts,lenzymeslandlmicroForganismlcultureslessentialltol 
manufacture,lorlinlthelcaseloflcheeselotherlthanlfreshlcheeselandlprocessedlchees elthel 
saltlneededlforlitslmanufacture;l
(e)l foodslconsistingloflalsinglelingredient,lwhere:l
(i)l thelnameloflthelfoodlislidenticalltolthelingredientlname;lorl
(ii)l thelnameloflthelfoodlenableslthelnatureloflthelingredientltolbelclearlylident ified.l
2.  Inlorderltoltakelintolaccountlthelrelevancelforlthelconsumerloflallistloflingredie ntslforl 
specificltypeslorlcategoriesloflfoods,lthelCommissionlmay,linlexceptional lcases,lbylmeansl 
ofldelegatedlacts,linlaccordancelwithlArticlel49landlsubjectltolthelconditionslla idldownlinl 
Articlesl50landl51,lsupplementlparagraphl1loflthislArticle,lprovidedlthatlomiss ionsldolnotl 
resultlinlthelfinallconsumerlorlmasslcatererslbeinglinadequatelylinformed.  l
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 20 
Omission of constituents of food from the list of ingredients 
WithoutlprejudiceltolArticlel21,  thelfollowinglconstituentsloflalfoodlshalllnotlbelrequiredltolbel 
includedlinlthellistloflingredients:l
(a)l thelconstituentsloflanlingredientlwhichlhavelbeenltemporarilylseparate dlduringlthel 
manufacturinglprocesslandllaterlreintroducedlbutlnotlinlexcesslofltheirlori ginallproportions;l
(b)l foodladditiveslandlfood  enzymes:l
(i)l whoselpresencelinlalgivenlfoodlislsolelyldueltolthelfactlthatltheylwerelc ontainedlinl 
onelorlmorelingredientsloflthatlfood,linlaccordancelwithlthelcarryFoverlprincip lel 
referredltolinlpointsl(a)landl(b)loflArticlel18(1)loflRegulationl(EC)lNol133 3/2008,  
providedlthatltheylservelnoltechnologicallfunctionlinlthelfinishedlproduct;lorl
(ii)l whichlarelusedlaslprocessinglaids;l
(c)l carrierslandlsubstanceslwhichlarelnotlfoodladditiveslbutlarelusedlinlthelsa melwaylandlwithl 
thelsamelpurposelaslcarriers,landlwhichlarelusedlinlthelquantitieslstrictly lnecessary;l
(d)l substanceslwhichlarelnotlfoodladditiveslbutlarelusedlinlthelsamelwaylandlw ithlthelsamel 
purposelaslprocessinglaidslandlarelstilllpresentlinlthelfinishedlproduct ,levenliflinlanl 
alteredlform;ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(e)l water:l
(i)l wherelthelwaterlislusedlduringlthelmanufacturinglprocesslsolelylforlt helreconstitutionl 
oflanlingredientlusedlinlconcentratedlorldehydratedlform;lorl
(ii)l inlthelcaseloflalliquidlmediumlwhichlislnotlnormallylconsumed.l
Article 21 
Labelling of certain substances or products causing allergies or intolerance s 
1.l WithoutlprejudiceltolthelrulesladoptedlunderlArticlel42(2),lthelparticularslre ferredltolinl 
pointl(c)loflArticlel9(1)lshalllbelindicatedlinlthellistloflingredientslinlacco rdancelwithlthel 
rulesllaidldownlinlArticlel18(1),lwithlalclearlreferenceltolthelnameloflthelsubsta ncelorl 
productlasllistedlinlAnnexlII.l
Inlthelabsenceloflallistloflingredients,lthelindicationloflthelparticularslre ferredltolinlpointl(c)l 
oflArticlel9(1)lshalllcompriselthelwordl"contains"lfollowedlbylthelnameloflt helsubstancelorl 
productlasllistedlinlAnnexlII.l
Wherelseverallingredientslorlprocessinglaidsloflalfoodloriginatelfromlalsin glelsubstancelorl 
productllistedlinlAnnexlII,lthellabellinglshalllmakelitlclearlforleachlingr edientlorlprocessingl 
aidlconcerned.l
Thelindicationloflthelparticularslreferredltolinlpointl(c)loflArticlel9(1)lsha lllnotlbelrequiredl 
inlcaseslwherelthelnameloflthelfoodlclearlylrefersltolthelsubstancelorlprodu ctlconcerned.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 48l
l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l Inlorderltolensurelbetterlinformationlforlthelconsumerlandltoltakelaccountloflthelm ostl 
recentlscientificlprogresslandltechnicallknowledge,lthelCommissionlshallls ystematicallyl 
reFexamineland,lwherelnecessary,lupdatelthellistlinlAnnexlIIlbylmeanslofld elegatedlacts,linl 
accordancelwithlArticlel49landlsubjectltolthelconditionsllaidldownlinlArticlesl50,l51l 
andl52.l
Article 22 
Quantitative indication of ingredients 
1.l Thelindicationloflthelquantityloflanlingredientlorlcategoryloflingredientslusedlinlt hel 
manufacturelorlpreparationloflalfoodlshalllbelrequiredlwherelthelingredientlor lcategorylofl 
ingredientslconcerned:l
(a)l appearslinlthelnameloflthelfoodlorlislusuallylassociatedlwithlthatlnamelby l 
thelconsumer;l
(b)l islemphasisedlonlthellabellinglinlwords,lpictureslorlgraphics;lorl
(c)l islessentialltolcharacteriselalfoodlandltoldistinguishlitlfromlproductslwi thlwhichlitl 
mightlbelconfusedlbecauseloflitslnamelorlappearance.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 49l
l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l Technicallruleslforlapplyinglparagraphl1,lincludinglspecificlcaseslw herelthelquantitativel 
indicationlshalllnotlbelrequiredlinlrespectloflcertainlingredients,larellaidldownlinl
AnnexlVIII.l
Article 23 
Net quantity 
1.l Thelnetlquantityloflalfoodlshalllbelexpressedlusingllitres,lcentilitres,lmi llilitres,lkilogramsl 
orlgrams,laslappropriate:l
(a)l inlunitsloflvolumelinlthelcaseloflliquidlproducts;l
(b)l inlunitsloflmasslinlthelcaseloflotherlproducts.l
2.l Inlorderltolensurelalbetterlunderstandinglbylthelconsumerloflthelfoodlinforma tionlonlthel 
labelling,lthelCommissionlmaylestablishlforlcertainlspecifiedlfoods,lbylm eanslofldelegatedl 
acts,linlaccordancelwithlArticlel49landlsubjectltolthelconditionsllaidldownlinlArticl esl50l
andl51,lalmannerlforlthelexpressionloflthelnetlquantitylotherlthanlthelonellaidldownlinl 
paragraphl1loflthislArticle.l
3.l Technicallruleslforlapplyinglparagraphl1,lincludinglspecificlcaseslw herelthelindicationlofl 
thelnetlquantitylshalllnotlbelrequired,larellaidldownlinlAnnexlIX.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 50l
l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 24 
Minimum durability date and 'use by' date 
1.l Inlthelcaseloflfoodslwhich,lfromlalmicrobiologicallpointloflview,larelhighlylpe rishablelandl 
arelthereforellikelylafterlalshortlperiodltolconstitutelanlimmediateldange rltolhumanlhealth,l 
theldateloflminimumldurabilitylshalllbelreplacedlbylthel'uselby'ldate.lA fterlthel'uselby'ldatel 
alfoodlshalllbeldeemedltolbelunsafelinlaccordancelwithlArticlel14(2)ltol(5)lofl
Regulationl(EC)lNol178/2002.l
2.l ThelappropriateldatelshalllbelexpressedlinlaccordancelwithlAnnexlX.l
3.l Inlorderltolensurelaluniformlapplicationloflthelmannerloflindicatingltheldateloflm inimuml 
durabilitylreferredltolinlpointl1(c)loflAnnexlX,lthelCommissionlmayladopt,linlac cordancel 
withlthelregulatorylprocedurelreferredltolinlArticlel46(2),limplementing lruleslinlthislregard.l
Article 25 
Country of origin or place of provenance 
1.l ThislArticlelshalllapplylwithoutlprejudiceltollabellinglrequirementsl providedlforlinlspecificl 
Unionlprovisions,linlparticularlCouncillRegulationl(EC)lNol509/2006lofl20lMarchl2006lonl 
agriculturallproductslandlfoodstuffslasltraditionallspecialtieslguara nteed 1landl 
CouncillRegulationl(EC)lNol510/2006lofl20lMarchl2006lonlthelprotectionloflgeographicall 
indicationslandldesignationslofloriginlforlagriculturallproductslandlfoodstuffs 2.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
1l OJlLl93,l31.3.2006,lp.l1.l
2l OJlLl93,l31.3.2006,lp.l12.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 51l
l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l Indicationloflthelcountrylofloriginlorlplaceloflprovenancelshalllbelmandato ry:l
(a)l wherelfailureltolindicatelthislmightlmisleadlthelconsumerlasltoltheltrue lcountrylofl 
originlorlplaceloflprovenanceloflthelfood,linlparticularliflthelinformationl 
accompanyinglthelfoodlorlthellabellaslalwholelwouldlotherwiselimplylthatlt helfoodl 
haslaldifferentlcountrylofloriginlorlplaceloflprovenance;l
(b)l forlmeatlfallinglwithinlthelCombinedlNomenclature  ('CN')lcodesllistedlinlAnnexlXI.l 
Thelapplicationloflthislpointlshalllbelsubjectltoladoptionloflimplementinglrul esl 
referredltolinlparagraphl6.l
3.l Wherelthelcountrylofloriginlorlthelplaceloflprovenanceloflalfoodlislgivenlandlwhere litlislnotl 
thelsamelaslthatloflitslprimarylingredient:l
(a)l thelcountrylofloriginlorlplaceloflprovenanceloflthelprimarylingredientlinlqu estionl 
shalllalsolbelgiven;lorl
(b)l thelcountrylofloriginlorlplaceloflprovenanceloflthelprimarylingredientlsha lllbel 
indicatedlaslbeingldifferentltolthatloflthelfood.l
Thelapplicationloflthislparagraphlshalllbelsubjectltoladoptionloflthelimpl ementinglrulesl 
referredltolinlparagraphl6.l
4.l Withinlfivelyearslfromltheldateloflapplicationloflpointl(b)loflparagra phl2,lthelCommissionl 
shalllsubmitlalreportltolthelEuropeanlParliamentlandlthelCouncilltolevaluatelthe lmandatoryl 
indicationloflthelcountrylofloriginlorlplaceloflprovenancelforlproductslrefe rredltolinl 
thatlpoint.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 52l
l DGlIl2Al  EN l5.l Byl…*,lthelCommissionlshalllsubmitlreportsltolthelEuropeanlParliamentlandlthelCounci ll 
regardinglthelmandatorylindicationloflthelcountrylofloriginlorlplaceloflprov enancelfor:ll
(a)l typesloflmeatlotherlthanlbeeflandlthoselreferredltolinlpointl(b)loflpara graphl2;l
(b)l milk;l
(c)l milklusedlaslanlingredientlinldairylproducts;l
(d)l meatlusedlaslanlingredient;l
(e)l unprocessedlfoods;l
(f)l singlelingredientlproducts;l
(g)l ingredientslthatlrepresentlmorelthanl50l%loflalfood.l
Thoselreportslshallltakelintolaccountlthelneedlforlthelconsumerltolbelinformed,lthel 
feasibilityloflprovidinglthelmandatorylindicationlreferredltolinlthelfirst lsubparagraphlandlanl 
analysisloflthelcostslandlbenefitsloflthelintroductionloflsuchlmeasures,lincludinglthell egall 
impactlonlthelinternallmarketlandlthelimpactlonlinternationalltrade.l
ThelCommissionlmaylaccompanylthoselreportslwithlproposalsltolmodifylthe lrelevantl 
Unionlprovisions.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
*l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:lthreelyearslfromlthelentrylintolforceloflt hislRegulation.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 53l
l DGlIl2Al  EN l6.l Byl…*,lthelCommissionlshallladopt,linlaccordancelwithlthelregulatorylprocedurelre ferredltol 
inlArticlel46(2),limplementinglruleslconcerninglthelapplicationloflpointl(b )loflparagraphl2l 
oflthislArticlelandlthelapplicationloflparagraphl3loflthislArticle.l
Article 26 
Instructions for use 
1.l Thelinstructionslforluseloflalfoodlshalllbelindicatedlinlsuchlalwaylasltolenablelap propriatel 
useltolbelmadeloflthelfood.l
2.l ThelCommissionlmay,linlaccordancelwithlthelregulatorylprocedurelreferredlt olinl 
Articlel46(2),ladoptldetailedlruleslconcerninglthelimplementationloflparagr aphl1loflthisl 
Articlelforlcertainlfoods.l
Article 27 
Alcoholic strength 
1.l Thelruleslconcerninglindicationloflthelalcoholiclstrengthlbylvolumelshall,linlt helcaselofl 
productslclassifiedlinlCNlcodel2204,lbelthosellaidldownlinlthelspecificlUnionlprovisionsl
applicableltolsuchlproducts.l
2.l Thelactuallalcoholiclstrengthlbylvolumeloflbeverageslcontaininglmorelthan l1,2l%lbyl 
volumeloflalcohollotherlthanlthoselreferredltolinlparagraphl1lshalllbelindicatedlinl 
accordancelwithlAnnexlXII.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
*l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:ltwolyearslfromlthelentrylintolforceloflthislR egulation.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 54l
l DGlIl2Al  EN lSECTION  3 
NUTRITION  DECLARATION 
Article 28 
Relationship with other legislation 
1.l ThislSectionlshalllnotlapplyltolfoodslwithinlthelscopeloflthelfollowingllegislat ion:l
(a)l Directivel2002/46/ECloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl10lJunel2002l 
onlthelapproximationloflthellawsloflthelMemberlStateslrelatingltolfoodlsuppleme nts 1;l
(b)l Directivel2009/54/ECloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl18lJunel2009l 
onlthelexploitationlandlmarketingloflnaturallminerallwaters 2.l
2.l ThislSectionlshalllapplylwithoutlprejudiceltolDirectivel2009/39/ECloflthel 
EuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl6lMayl2009  onlfoodstuffslintendedlforl 
particularlnutritionalluses 3landlspecificlDirectiveslaslreferredltolinlArticlel4(1)lofl 
thatlDirective.  
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
1l OJlLl183,l12.7.2002,lp.l51.l
2l OJlLl164,l26.6.2009,lp.l45.l
3l OJlLl124,l20.5.2009,lp.l21.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 55l
l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 29 
Content  
1.l Thelmandatorylnutritionldeclarationlshalllincludelthelfollowing:l
(a)l energylvalue;landl
(b)l thelamountsloflfat,lsaturates,lcarbohydrate,  sugars,  protein  andlsalt.l
Wherelappropriate,lalstatementlindicatinglthatlthelsaltlcontentlislexclus ivelyldueltolthel 
presenceloflnaturallyloccurringlsodiumlmaylappearlinlcloselproximityltolthe l 
nutritionldeclaration.l
2.l Thelcontentloflthelmandatory  nutritionldeclarationlreferredltolinlparagraphl1lmaylbel 
supplementedlwithlanlindicationloflthelamountsloflonelorlmoreloflthelfollowing:l
(a)l translfats;l
(b)l monoFunsaturates;l
(c)l polyunsaturates;l
(d)l polyols;l
(e)l starch;l
(f)l fibre;l
(g)l anyloflthelvitaminslorlmineralsllistedlinlpointl1loflPartlAloflAnnexlXIII,la ndlpresentl 
inlsignificantlamountslasldefinedlinlpointl2loflPartlAloflAnnexlXIII.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 56l
l DGlIl2Al  EN l3.l Wherelthellabellingloflalprepackedlfoodlprovideslthelmandatorylnutritionldecl arationl 
referredltolinlparagraphl1,lthelinformationlonlenergylvaluelandlthelamountsloflfat,l
saturates,lsugars,landlsaltlmaylbelrepeatedlthereon.l
4.l BylwayloflderogationlfromlArticlel35(1),lwherelthellabellingloflthelpr oductslreferredltolinl 
Articlel16(4)lprovideslalnutritionldeclaration,lthelcontentlofltheldeclarationlma ylbellimitedl 
tolthelenergylvaluelonly. 
5.l WithoutlprejudiceltolArticlel42landlbylwayloflderogationlfromlArticlel35(1),lwhe relthel 
labellingloflthelproductslreferredltolinlArticlel42(1)lprovideslalnutritionldecl aration,lthel 
contentloflthatldeclarationlmaylbellimitedlonlylto:l
(a)l thelenergylvalue;lorl
(b)l thelenergylvaluelandlthelamountsloflfat,lsaturates,lsugars,landlsalt.l
6.l Inlorderltoltakelaccountloflthelrelevanceloflparticularslreferredltolinlpa ragraphsl2ltol5lofl 
thislArticlelforlthelinformationloflconsumers,lthelCommissionlmay,lbylmeanslofldel egatedl 
acts,linlaccordancelwithlArticlel49landlsubjectltolthelconditionsllaidldownlinlArticl esl50l
andl51,lamendlthellistslinlparagraphsl2ltol5loflthislArticle,lbyladdinglorl 
removinglparticulars.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 57l
l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 30 
Calculation 
1.l Thelenergylvaluelshalllbelcalculatedlusinglthelconversionlfactorsllistedl inlAnnexlXIV.l
2.l ThelCommissionlmayladopt,lbylmeanslofldelegatedlacts,linlaccordancelwit hlArticlel49landl 
subjectltolthelconditionsllaidldownlinlArticlesl50landl51,lconversionlfactorslforlthel 
vitaminslandlmineralslreferredltolinlpointl1loflPartlAloflAnnexlXIII,linlorderltolcal culatel 
morelpreciselylthelcontentloflsuchlvitaminslandlmineralslinlfoods.lThoselconversionlf actorsl 
shalllbeladdedltolAnnexlXIV.l
3.l ThelenergylvaluelandlthelamountsloflnutrientslreferredltolinlArticlel29(1)ltol(5)lshal llbel 
thoseloflthelfoodlaslsold.l
Wherelappropriate,lthelinformationlmaylrelateltolthelfoodlafterlpreparat ion,lprovidedlthatl 
sufficientlyldetailedlpreparationlinstructionslarelgivenlandlthelinformat ionlrelatesltolthel 
foodlaslpreparedlforlconsumption.l
4.l Theldeclaredlvalueslshall,laccordingltolthelindividuallcase,lbelaveragelvalues lbasedlon:l
(a)l thelmanufacturer'slanalysisloflthelfood;l
(b)l alcalculationlfromlthelknownlorlactuallaveragelvaluesloflthelingredientslused; lorl
(c)l alcalculationlfromlgenerallylestablishedlandlacceptedldata.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 58l
l DGlIl2Al  EN lThelCommissionlmay,linlaccordancelwithlthelregulatorylprocedurelreferredltoli nl 
Articlel46(2),ladoptldetailedlruleslforltheluniformlimplementationloflthislp aragraphlwithl 
regardltolthelprecisionlofltheldeclaredlvalueslsuchlasltheldifferenceslbetw eenltheldeclaredl 
valueslandlthoselestablishedlinlthelcourseloflofficiallchecks.l
Article 31 
Expression per 100 g or per 100 ml 
1.l ThelenergylvaluelandlthelamountloflnutrientslreferredltolinlArticlel29(1)ltol(5)lshall lbel 
expressedlusinglthelmeasurementlunitsllistedlinlAnnexlXV.l
2.l ThelenergylvaluelandlthelamountloflnutrientslreferredltolinlArticlel29(1)  tol(5)lshalllbel 
expressedlperl100lglorlperl100lml.l
3.l Whenlprovided,ltheldeclarationlonlvitaminslandlmineralslshall,linladditionltolthelformlofl 
expressionlreferredltolinlparagraphl2,lbelexpressedlaslalpercentagelof lthelreferencelintakesl 
setloutlinlpointl1loflPartlAloflAnnexlXIIIlinlrelationltolperl100lglorlperl100lml.l
4.l Inladditionltolthelformloflexpressionlreferredltolinlparagraphl2loflthislArtic le,lthelenergyl 
valuelandlthelamountsloflnutrientslreferredltolinlArticlel29(1),l(3),l(4)landl(5)lmay  bel 
expressed,laslappropriate,laslalpercentageloflthelreferencelintakes lsetloutlinlPartlBlofl 
AnnexlXIIIlinlrelationltolperl100lglorlperl100lml.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 59l
l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 32 
Expression on a per portion basis or per consumption unit 
1.  Inlthelfollowinglcases,lthelenergylvaluelandlthelamountsloflnutrientslreferre dltolinl 
Articlel29(1)ltol(5)lmaylbelexpressedlperlportionland/orlperlconsumpt ionlunit,leasilyl 
recognisablelbylthelconsumer,lprovidedlthatlthelportionlorlthelunitlusedlislquantif iedlonlthel 
labellandlthatlthelnumberloflportionslorlunitslcontainedlinlthelpackagelislstated:l
(a)l inladditionltolthelformloflexpressionlperl100lglorlperl100lmllreferredltolinl 
Articlel31(2);l
(b)l inladditionltolthelformloflexpressionlperl100lglorlperl100lmllreferredltolinl 
Articlel31(3)lregardinglthelamountsloflvitaminslandlminerals;l
(c)l inladditionltolorlinsteadloflthelformloflexpressionlperl100lglorlperl100lmllrefer redltol 
inlArticlel31(4).l
2.l BylwayloflderogationlfromlArticlel31(2),linlthelcaseslreferredltolinlArtic lel29(3),l(4)l 
andl(5)lthelenergylvaluelandlthelamountloflnutrientsland/orlthelpercentageloflthelref erencel 
intakeslsetloutlinlPartlBloflAnnexlXIIIlmaylbelexpressedlonlthelbasisloflpe rlportionlorlperl 
consumptionlunitlalone.l
3.l Thelportionlorlunitlusedlshalllbelindicatedlinlcloselproximityltolthelnutritionldec laration.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 60l
l DGlIl2Al  EN l4.l Inlorderltolensureltheluniformlimplementationloflthelexpressionloflthelnutritionldecl arationl 
perlportionlorlperlunitloflconsumptionlandltolprovidelforlaluniformlbasisloflcomparis onlforl 
thelconsumer,lthelCommissionlmay,ltakinglintolaccountlactuallconsumptionlbehaviourlofl
consumerslaslwelllasldietarylrecommendations,ladoptlruleslonlthelexpressionlp erlportionlorl 
perlconsumptionlunitlforlspecificlcategoriesloflfoods,linlaccordancelwithlthe lregulatoryl 
procedurelreferredltolinlArticlel46(2).l
Article 33 
Presentation 
1.l ThelparticularslreferredltolinlArticlel29(1)landl(2)lshalllbelincludedlinlthel same  fieldlofl 
vision.lTheylshalllbelpresentedltogetherlinlalclearlformatland,lwherelappro priate,linlthel 
orderloflpresentationlprovidedlforlinlAnnexlXV.l
2.l ThelparticularslreferredltolinlArticlel29(1)landl(2)lshalllbelpresente d,liflspacelpermits,linl 
tabularlformatlwithlthelnumberslaligned.lWherelspaceldoeslnotlpermit,lthelde clarationlshalll 
appearlinllinearlformat.l
3.l ThelparticularslreferredltolinlArticlel29(3)lmaylbelpresentedltoget her:l
(a)l inlalfieldloflvisionldifferentlfromlthelonelreferredltolinlparagraphl1loflthi slArticle;l 
andl
(b)l inlalformatldifferentlfromlthatlspecifiedlinlparagraphl2loflthislArti cle. l
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 61l
l DGlIl2Al  EN l4.l ThelparticularslreferredltolinlArticlel29(4)landl(5)lmaylbelpresentedli nlalformatldifferentl 
fromlthatlspecifiedlinlparagraphl2loflthislArticle.l
5.l Inlcaseslwherelthelenergylvaluelorlthelamountloflnutrient(s)linlalproductlislne gligible,lthel 
information  onlthoselelementslmaylbelreplacedlbylalstatementlsuchlasl'Containslneg ligiblel 
amountslofl…'landlshalllbelindicatedlinlcloselproximityltolthelnutritionldeclara tionl 
whenlpresent.l
Inlorderltolensureltheluniformlimplementationloflthislparagraph,lthelCommissi onlmay,linl 
accordancelwithlthelregulatorylprocedurelreferredltolinlArticlel46(2),la doptlruleslregardingl 
thelenergylvaluelandlamountsloflnutrientslreferredltolinlArticlel29(1)ltol(5)lwhichlc anlbel 
regardedlaslnegligible.l
6.l Inlorderltolensurelaluniformlapplicationloflthelmannerloflpresentinglthelnutri tionl 
declarationlunderlthelformatslreferredltolinlparagraphsl1ltol4loflthislArticle,l
thelCommissionlmayladopt,linlaccordancelwithlregulatorylprocedurelreferr edltolinl 
Articlel46(2),limplementinglruleslinlthislregard.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 62l
l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 34 
Additional forms of expression and presentation  
1.l InladditionltolthelformsloflexpressionlreferredltolinlArticlel31(2)landl(4)landlA rticlel32landl 
tolthelpresentationlreferredltolinlArticlel33(2),lthelenergylvaluelandlthelamountlofln utrientsl 
referredltolinlArticlel29(1)ltol(5)lmaylbelgivenlbylotherlformsloflexpress ionland/orl 
presentedlusinglgraphicallformslorlsymbolslinladditionltolwordslorlnumberslprovi dedlthatl 
thelfollowinglrequirementslarelmet:l
(a)l theyldolnotlmisleadlthelconsumerlaslreferredltolinlArticlel7;l
(b)l theylaimltolfacilitatelconsumerlunderstandingloflthelcontributionlorlimpor tanceloflthel 
foodltolthelenergylandlnutrientlcontentloflaldiet;l
(c)l theylarelsupportedlbylevidenceloflunderstandingloflsuchlformsloflexpre ssionlorl 
presentationlbylthelaveragelconsumer;landl
(d)l inlthelcaseloflotherlformsloflexpression,ltheylarelbased,leitherlonlharmonis edl 
referencelintakes,lorlinltheirlabsence,lonlgenerallylacceptedlscienti ficladvicelonl 
intakeslforlenergylorlnutrients.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 63l
l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l MemberlStateslmaylrecommendltolfoodlbusinessloperatorsltheluseloflonelorlmore l 
additionallformsloflexpressionlorlpresentationloflthelnutritionldeclarationlthatlthe ylconsiderl 
aslbestlfulfillinglthelrequirementsllaidldownlinlpointsl(a)ltol(d)loflparag raphl1.l 
MemberlStateslshalllprovidelthelCommissionlwithltheldetailsloflsuchladditi onallformslofl 
expressionlandlpresentation.l
3.l MemberlStateslshalllensurelanlappropriatelmonitoringlofladditionallformslof lexpressionlorl 
presentationloflthelnutritionldeclarationlthatlarelpresentlonlthelmarketlinltheir lterritory.l
Tolfacilitatelthelmonitoringlofltheluseloflsuchladditionallformsloflexpressionlorl
presentation,lMemberlStateslmaylrequirelfoodlbusinessloperatorslplac inglonlthelmarketlinl 
theirlterritorylfoodslbearinglsuchlinformationltolnotifylthelcompetentlauthorit ylofltheluselofl 
anladditionallformloflexpressionlorlpresentationlandltolprovidelthemlwithlthelreleva ntl 
justificationslregardinglthelfulfilmentloflthelrequirementsllaidldownlinlpoints l(a)ltol(d)lofl 
paragraphl1.lInlsuchlcases,linformationlonltheldiscontinuationlofltheluseloflsuchladditional l 
formsloflexpressionlorlpresentationlmaylalsolbelrequired.l
4.l ThelCommissionlshalllfacilitatelandlorganiselthelexchangeloflinformationlb etweenl 
MemberlStates,litselflandlstakeholderslonlmatterslrelatingltoltheluseloflan yladditionallformsl 
oflexpressionlorlpresentationloflthelnutritionldeclaration.ll
l
17602/10l l IRA/JGC/kpl 64l
l DGlIl2Al  EN l5.l Byl…*,linlthellightloflthelexperiencelgained,lthelCommissionlshalllsubmitlalreportl tolthel 
EuropeanlParliamentlandlthelCouncillonltheluselofladditionallformsloflexpressionlandl 
presentation,lonltheirleffectlonlthelinternallmarketlandlonltheladvisabilityloflfurthe rl 
harmonisationloflthoselformsloflexpressionlandlpresentation.lForlthislpurpose,l 
MemberlStateslshalllprovidelthelCommissionlwithlrelevantlinformationlconce rninglthelusel 
oflsuchladditionallformsloflexpressionlorlpresentationlonlthelmarketlinltheirlterr itory.  
ThelCommissionlmaylaccompanylthislreportlwithlproposalsltolmodifylthelr elevantl 
Unionlprovisions.l
6.l InlorderltolensureltheluniformlapplicationloflthislArticle,lthelCommissionlshal l,linl 
accordancelwithlthelregulatorylprocedurelreferredltolinlArticlel46(2),lado ptldetailedlrulesl 
concerninglthelimplementationloflparagraphsl1,l3landl4loflthislArticle.l
CHAPTER V 
VOLUNTARY FOOD INFORMATION 
Article 35 
Applicable requirements  
1.l WherelfoodlinformationlreferredltolinlArticlesl9landl10lislprovidedlonlalvoluntarylbas is,l 
suchlinformationlshalllcomplylwithlthelrequirementsllaidldownlinlSectionsl2landl3lofl 
ChapterlIVloflthislRegulation.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
*l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:leightlyearslfromlthelentrylintolforceloflt hislRegulation.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l Foodlinformationlprovidedlonlalvoluntarylbasislshalllmeetlthelfollowinglrequireme nts:l
(a)l itlshalllnotlmisleadlthelconsumer,laslreferredltolinlArticlel7;l
(b)l itlshalllnotlbelambiguouslorlconfusinglforlthelconsumer;l
(c)l itlshall,lwherelappropriate,lbelbasedlonlthelrelevantlscientificlda ta.l
3.l ThelCommissionlmayladopt,linlaccordancelwithlregulatorylprocedurelrefe rredltolinl 
Articlel46(2),limplementinglruleslonlthelapplicationloflthelrequirementslrefer redltolinl 
paragraphl2loflthislArticlelforlvoluntarylfoodlinformationlonlthelpossiblelandluninte ntionall 
presencelinlfoodloflsubstanceslorlproductslcausinglallergieslorlintolerances. l
4.l Inlorderltolensurelthatlconsumerslarelappropriatelylinformed,lwherelvolunta rylfoodl 
informationlislprovidedlbylfoodlbusinessloperatorslonlaldivergentlbasislwhichlm ightl 
misleadlorlconfuselthelconsumer,lthelCommissionlmay,lbylmeanslofldelegatedlact s,linl 
accordancelwithlArticlel49landlsubjectltolthelconditionsllaidldownlinlArticlesl50land l51,l 
providelforladditionallcasesloflprovisionloflvoluntarylfoodlinformationltolthelonelreferredl
tolinlparagraphl3loflthislArticle.l
Article 36 
Presentation  
Voluntarylfoodlinformationlshalllnotlbeldisplayedltoltheldetrimentloflthelspacelava ilablelforl 
mandatorylfoodlinformation.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lCHAPTER VI 
NATIONAL MEASURES 
Article 37 
National measures 
1.l AslregardslthelmatterslspecificallylharmonisedlbylthislRegulation,lM emberlStateslmaylnotl 
adoptlnorlmaintainlnationallmeasureslunlesslauthorisedlbylUnionllaw.lThoselnationa ll 
measureslshalllnotlgivelriseltolobstaclesltolfreelmovementloflgoods.l
2.l WithoutlprejudiceltolArticlel38,lMemberlStateslmayladoptlnationallmeasu reslconcerningl 
matterslnotlspecificallylharmonisedlbylthislRegulationlprovidedlthatlthey ldolnotlprohibit,l 
impedelorlrestrictlthelfreelmovementloflgoodslthatlarelinlconformitylwithlthislR egulation.l
Article 38 
National measures on additional mandatory particulars 
1.l InladditionltolthelmandatorylparticularslreferredltolinlArticlel9(1)landlinlAr ticlel10,l 
MemberlStateslmay,linlaccordancelwithlthelprocedurellaidldownlinlArticlel43,lado ptl 
measureslrequiringladditionallmandatorylparticularslforlspecificltype slorlcategorieslofl 
foods,ljustifiedlonlgroundsloflatlleastloneloflthelfollowing:l
(a)l thelprotectionloflpubliclhealth;ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l(b)l thelprotectionloflconsumers;l
(c)l thelpreventionloflfraud;l
(d)l thelprotectionloflindustriallandlcommerciallpropertylrights,lindicati onsloflprovenance,l 
registeredldesignationslofloriginlandlthelpreventionloflunfairlcompetition.l
2.l Bylmeansloflparagraphl1,lMemberlStateslmaylintroducelmeasureslconce rninglthel 
mandatorylindicationloflthelcountrylofloriginlorlplaceloflprovenanceloflfoodslonlylwher el 
therelislalprovenllinklbetweenlcertainlqualitiesloflthelfoodlandlitsloriginlorlp rovenance.l 
WhenlnotifyinglsuchlmeasuresltolthelCommission,lMemberlStateslshalllprovidele videncel 
thatlthelmajorityloflconsumerslattachlsignificantlvalueltolthelprovisionlofltha tlinformation.l
Article 39 
Milk and milk products 
MemberlStateslmayladoptlmeasureslderogatinglfromlArticlel9(1)landlA rticlel10(1)linlthelcaselofl 
milklandlmilklproductslpresentedlinlglasslbottleslintendedlforlreuse.l
TheylshalllcommunicateltolthelCommissionltheltextloflthoselmeasureslwithoutldel ay.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 40 
Alcoholic beverages 
MemberlStateslmay,lpendingltheladoptionloflthelUnionlprovisionslreferredltolinlA rticlel16(4),l 
maintainlnationallmeasureslaslregardslthellistingloflingredientslinlthelcase loflbeverageslcontainingl 
morelthanl1,2l%lbylvolumeloflalcohol.l
Article 41 
Expression of the net quantity 
InlthelabsenceloflUnionlprovisionslreferredltolinlArticlel23(2)lconcerningl thelexpressionloflnetl 
quantitylforlspecifiedlfoodslinlaldifferentlmannerltolthatlprovidedlforlinlArticl el23(1),l 
MemberlStateslmaylmaintainlnationallmeasuresladoptedlbeforel…*.l
Byl…** ,lMemberlStateslshalllinformlthelCommissionlaboutlsuchlmeasures.lThelCommissionls halll 
bringlthemltolthelattentionloflthelotherlMemberlStates.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
*l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:ldateloflentrylintolforceloflthislRegulation.l
** l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:lthreelyearslafterlthelentrylintolforcelof lthislRegulation.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 42 
National measures for non-prepacked food 
1.l Wherelfoodslarelofferedlforlsaleltolthelfinallconsumerlorltolmasslcaterer slwithoutl 
prepackaging,lorlwhere  foodslarelpackedlonlthelsaleslpremiseslatlthelconsumer'slrequestlorl 
prepackedlforldirectlsale:l
(a)l thelprovisionloflthelparticularslspecifiedlinlpointl(c)loflArticlel9( 1)lislmandatory;l
(b)l thelprovisionloflotherlparticularslreferredltolinlArticlesl9landl10lislnotlmanda toryl 
unlesslMemberlStatesladoptlmeasureslrequiringlthelprovisionloflsomelorlall loflthosel 
particularslorlelementsloflthoselparticulars.l
2.l MemberlStateslmayladoptlmeasureslconcerninglthelmeanslthroughlwhichlt helparticularslorl 
elementsloflthoselparticularslspecifiedlinlparagraphl1lareltolbelmad elavailableland,lwherel 
appropriate,ltheirlformloflexpressionlandlpresentation.l
3.l MemberlStateslshalllcommunicateltolthelCommissionltheltextloflthelmeasures lreferredltolinl 
pointl(b)loflparagraphl1landlinlparagraphl2  withoutldelay.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 43 
Notification procedure 
1.l WhenlreferencelislmadeltolthislArticle,lthelMemberlStatelwhichldeemslitlnec essaryltol 
adoptlnewlfoodlinformationllegislationlshalllnotifylinladvancelthelCommissionlandlthel
otherlMemberlStatesloflthelmeasureslenvisagedlandlgivelthelreasonsljustify inglthem.l
2.l ThelCommissionlshalllconsultlthelStandinglCommitteelonlthelFoodlChainlandl 
AnimallHealthlsetluplbylArticlel58(1)loflRegulationl(EC)lNol178/2002liflitlc onsiderslsuchl 
consultationltolbelusefullorliflalMemberlStatelsolrequests.l
3.l ThelMemberlStatelwhichldeemslitlnecessaryltoladoptlnewlfoodlinformationlle gislationlmayl 
takelthelenvisagedlmeasureslonlylthreelmonthslafterlthelnotificationlreferredlt olinl 
paragraphl1,lprovidedlthatlitlhaslnotlreceivedlalnegativelopinionlfromlthelCommi ssion.l
4.l IflthelCommission'slopinionlislnegative,landlbeforelthelexpiryloflthelpe riodlreferredltolinl 
paragraphl3loflthislArticle,lthelCommissionlshalllinitiatelthelregulatoryl procedurelprovidedl 
forlinlArticlel46(2)linlorderltoldeterminelwhetherlthelenvisagedlmeasureslmayl bel 
implementedlsubject,liflnecessary,ltolthelappropriatelmodifications.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l5.l Directivel98/34/ECloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl22lJunel1998llayingl
downlalprocedurelforlthelprovisionloflinformationlinlthelfieldlofltechnicallstandardslandl
regulationslandloflruleslonlInformationlSocietylservices 1lshalllnotlapplyltolthelmeasuresl 
fallinglwithinlthelnotificationlprocedurelspecifiedlinlthislArticle.l
CHAPTER VII 
IMPLEMENTING, AMENDING AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 44 
Amendments to the Annexes  
Inlorderltoltakelintolaccountltechnicallprogress,lscientificldevelopments ,lconsumers'lhealth,lorl 
consumers'lneedlforlinformation,landlsubjectltolthelprovisionsloflArticlel10(2)landlAr ticlel21(2)l
relatingltolthelamendmentsltolAnnexeslIIlandlIII,lthelCommissionlmay,lbylm eanslofldelegatedlactsl 
inlaccordancelwithlArticlel49landlsubjectltolthelconditionsllaidldownlinlArticlesl50land l51,lamendl 
thelAnnexesltolthislRegulation.l
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1l OJlLl204,l21.7.1998,lp.l37.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 45 
Transitional period for and date of application of 
implementing measures or delegated acts  
1.l Withoutlprejudiceltolparagraphl2loflthislArticle,linlexercisinglthelpower slconferredlbylthisl 
Regulationltoladoptlmeasureslinlaccordancelwithlthelregulatorylprocedurelre ferredltolinl 
Articlel46(2)lorlbylmeanslofldelegatedlactslinlaccordancelwithlArticle sl49ltol52l 
thelCommissionlshall:l
(a)l establishlanlappropriateltransitionallperiodlforlapplicationloflt helnewlmeasures,l 
duringlwhichlfoodslbearingllabelslnotlcomplyinglwithlthelnewlmeasureslmaylbe l 
placedlonlthelmarketlandlafterlwhichlstocksloflsuchlfoodslthatlhavelbeenlplacedlonl 
thelmarketlbeforelthelendlofltheltransitionallperiodlmaylcontinueltolbelsoldlunt ill 
exhausted;landl
(b)l ensurelthatlthoselmeasureslapplylaslfroml1lAprillinlanylcalendarlye ar.l
2.l Paragraphl1lshalllnotlapplylinlcasesloflurgencylwherelthelpurposeloflthelmea sureslreferredl 
tolinlthatlparagraphlislthelprotectionloflhumanlhealth.l
Article 46 
Committee  
1.l ThelCommissionlshalllbelassistedlbylthelStandinglCommitteelonlthelFoodlChainla ndl 
AnimallHealth.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l Wherelreferencelislmadeltolthislparagraph,lArticlesl5landl7loflDecisionl1999/468/E Clshalll 
apply,lhavinglregardltolthelprovisionsloflArticlel8lthereof.l
ThelperiodllaidldownlinlArticlel5(6)loflDecisionl1999/468/EClshalllbelsetlatlthreelm onths.l
Article 47 
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 
ThelfirstlandlsecondlparagraphsloflArticlel7loflRegulationl(EC)lNol1924/2006larelre placedlbyl 
thelfollowing:l
"Nutritionllabellingloflproductslonlwhich  alnutritionland/orlhealthlclaimlislmadelshalllbelmandatory,l 
withlthelexceptionloflgenericladvertising.lThelinformationltolbelprovidedlsha lllconsistloflthatl 
specifiedlinlArticlel29(1)loflRegulationl(EU)lNol…loflthelEuropeanlParliam entlandlthelCouncill 
ofl…lonlthelprovisionloflfoodlinformationltolconsumers*.** lWherelalnutritionland/orlhealthlclaimlisl 
madelforlalnutrientlreferredltolinlArticlel29(2)loflRegulationl(EU)lNol…*** lthelamountloflthatl 
nutrientlshalllbeldeclaredlinlaccordancelwithlArticlesl30ltol33loflthatlRegul ation.l
l
Thelamount(s)loflthelsubstance(s)ltolwhichlalnutritionlorlhealthlclaimlrelatesltha tldoeslnotlappearlinl 
thelnutritionllabellinglshalllbelstatedlinlthelsamelfieldloflvisionlaslthelnutriti onllabellinglandlbel 
expressedlinlaccordancelwithlArticlesl30,l31landl32loflRegulationl(EU)lNol…*** .lThelunitslofl 
measurementlusedltolexpresslthelamountloflthelsubstancelshalllbelappropri atelforlthelindividuall 
substanceslconcerned.l
_______________l
l
*l OJlLl…,ldd/mm/yyyy,lp.l....".l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
** l OJ:lPleaselinsertlthelnumber,ltheldatelandlthelpublicationlreferenceloflt hislRegulation.l
*** l OJ:lPleaselinsertlthelnumberloflthislRegulation.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 48 
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 
Paragraphl3loflArticlel7loflRegulationl(EC)lNol1925/2006lislreplacedlbylthelf ollowing:l
"3.l Nutritionllabellingloflproductsltolwhichlvitaminslandlmineralslhavelbeenlad dedlandlwhichl 
arelcoveredlbylthislRegulationlshalllbelcompulsory.lThelinformationltolbel providedlshalll 
consistloflthatlspecifiedlinlArticlel29(1)loflRegulationl(EU)lNol… loflthel 
EuropeanlParliamentlandlthelCouncillofl…lonlthelprovisionloflfoodlinformationltol 
consumers*landlofltheltotallamountslpresentloflthelvitaminslandlmineralslwhenladdedlt ol 
thelfood.** l
_______________l
*l OJlLl…,dd/mm/yyyy,lp.l....".l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
** l OJ:lPleaselinsertlthelnumber,ltheldatelandlthelpublicationlreferenceloflt hislRegulation.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 49 
Exercise of the delegation 
1.l ThelpowerltoladoptltheldelegatedlactslreferredltolinlArticlesl10(2),l12( 3),l13(5),l19(2),l 
21(2),l23(2),l29(6),l30(2),l35(4)landlArticlel44lshalllbelconferredlonlthelCommissionlforlal 
periodloflfivelyearslfollowingl... *.lThelCommissionlshallldrawluplalreportlinlrespectloflthel 
delegatedlpowerlnotllaterlthanlsixlmonthslbeforelthelendloflthelfiveFyearlpe riod.lThel 
delegationloflpowerlshalllbelautomaticallylextendedlforlperiodsloflanlidentic allduration,l 
unlesslthelEuropeanlParliamentlorlthelCouncillrevokeslitlinlaccordancelwithlArt iclel50.l
2.l Aslsoonlaslitladoptslaldelegatedlact,lthelCommissionlshalllnotifylitlsimultaneousl yltolthel 
EuropeanlParliamentlandltolthelCouncil.l
3.l ThelpowerltoladoptldelegatedlactslislconferredlonlthelCommissionlsubjectltolthe lconditionsl 
laidldownlinlArticlesl50landl51.l
4.l Where,linlthelcaseloflthelemergenceloflalnewlseriouslriskltolhumanlhealth,limper ativel 
groundsloflurgencylsolrequire,lthelprocedurelprovidedlforlinlArticlel52lshalllapply ltol 
delegatedlactsladoptedlpursuantltolArticlesl10(2)landl21(2).l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
*l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:ldateloflentrylintolforceloflthislRegulation.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN lArticle 50 
Revocation of the delegation 
1.l ThelpowerltoladoptltheldelegatedlactslreferredltolinlArticlesl10(2),l12(3) ,l13(5),l19(2),l 
21(2),l23(2),l29(6),l30(2),l35(4)landlArticlel44lmaylbelrevokedlatlanyltimelbylthel 
EuropeanlParliamentlorlthelCouncil.l
2.l Thelinstitutionlwhichlhaslcommencedlanlinternallprocedurelforldecidinglwhetherlt olrevokel 
theldelegationsloflpowerlshalllendeavourltolinformlthelotherlinstitutionlandlthelCommi ssionl 
withinlalreasonableltimelbeforelthelfinalldecisionlisltaken,lindicatinglthelde legatedlpowerl 
whichlcouldlbelsubjectltolrevocationlandlpossiblelreasonslforlalrevocation.l
3.l Theldecisionloflrevocationlshalllputltolanlendltheldelegationloflthelpowerslspecifi edlinlthatl 
decision.lItlshallltakeleffectlimmediatelylorlatlallaterldatelspecif iedltherein.lItlshalllnotl 
affectlthelvaliditylofltheldelegatedlactslalreadylinlforce.lItlshal llbelpublishedlinlthel 
Official Journal of the European Union .l
Article 51 
Objections to delegated acts 
1.l ThelEuropeanlParliamentlorlthelCouncillmaylobjectltolaldelegatedlactlwithi nlalperiodlofl 
twolmonthslfromltheldateloflnotification.l
AtlthelinitiativeloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlorlthelCouncillthatlperiodlshall lbelextendedl 
byltwolmonths.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l If,lonlexpiryloflthelperiodlreferredltolinlparagraphl1,lneitherlthelEuro peanlParliamentlnorl 
thelCouncillhaslobjectedltoltheldelegatedlact,litlshalllbelpublishedlinlthel Official Journal of 
the European Union landlshalllenterlintolforcelonltheldatelstatedltherein.l
Theldelegatedlactlmaylbelpublishedlinlthel Official Journal of the European Union landlenterl 
intolforcelbeforelthelexpiryloflthatlperiodliflthelEuropeanlParliament landlthelCouncillhavel 
bothlinformedlthelCommissionlofltheirlintentionlnotltolraiselobjections.l
3.l IfleitherlthelEuropeanlParliamentlorlthelCouncillobjectsltolaldelegatedlac tlwithinlthelperiodl 
referredltolinlparagraphl1,litlshalllnotlenterlintolforce.lThelinstitutionlwhichlobje ctslshalll 
statelthelreasonslforlobjectingltoltheldelegatedlact.l
Article 52 
Urgency procedure 
1.l DelegatedlactsladoptedlunderlthislArticlelshalllenterlintolforcelwithoutlde laylandlshalll 
applylasllonglaslnolobjectionlislexpressedlinlaccordancelwithlparagraphl3.ll
2.l ThelnotificationloflaldelegatedlactladoptedlunderlthislArticleltolthelEuropea nlParliamentl 
andltolthelCouncillshalllstatelthelreasonslforltheluseloflthelurgencylprocedure.ll
l
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l3.l ThelEuropeanlParliamentlorlthelCouncillmaylobjectltolaldelegatedlactladopte dlunderlthisl 
ArticlelinlaccordancelwithlthelprocedurelreferredltolinlArticlel51.lInlsuchlal case,lthelactl 
shalllceaseltolapply.lThelinstitutionlwhichlobjectsltolsuchlaldelegatedlactls halllstatelitsl 
reasonsltherefor.l
Article 53 
Repeal  
1.l Directivesl87/250/EEC,l90/496/EEC,l1999/10/EC,l2000/13/EC,l2002/67/EC,l2008/5/ECl 
andlRegulationl(EC)lNol608/2004larelrepealedlaslfroml…*.l
2.l Referencesltolthelrepealedlactslshalllbelconstruedlaslreferences ltolthislRegulation.l
Article 54 
Transitional measures 
1.l Foodslplacedlonlthelmarketlorllabelledlpriorltol…** lwhichldolnotlcomplylwithlthel 
requirementsloflthislRegulationlmaylbelmarketedluntillthelstocksloflthelfoodsl 
arelexhausted.l
Foodslplacedlonlthelmarketlorllabelledlpriorltol…*** lwhichldolnotlcomplylwithlthel 
requirementllaidldownlinlpointl(l)loflArticlel9(1)lmaylbelmarketedluntillt helstocksloflthel 
foodslarelexhausted.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
*l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:lthreelyearslafterlthelentrylintolforcelof lthislRegulation.l
** l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:lthelfirstldayloflthelmonthlthreelyearslafter lthelentrylintolforcelofl 
thislRegulation.l
*** l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:lthelfirstldayloflthelmonthlfivelyearslafter lthelentrylintolforcelofl 
thislRegulation.ll
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l DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l Betweenl…*landl…** ,lwherelthelnutritionldeclarationlislprovidedlonlalvoluntarylbasis,litl 
shalllcomplylwithlArticlesl29ltol34.l
3.l BylwayloflderogationlfromlDirectivel90/496/EEC,lfromlArticlel7loflRegulation l(EC)l 
Nol1924/2006landlfromlArticlel7(3)loflRegulationl(EC)lNol1925/2006,lfoodsllabelledlinl 
accordancelwithlArticlesl29ltol34loflthislRegulationlmaylbelplacedlonlthelmar ketl 
beforel… *.l
Article 55 
Entry into force and date of application 
ThislRegulationlshalllenterlintolforcelonltheltwentiethldaylfollowinglthatloflitsl publicationlinlthel 
Official Journal of the European Union .l
Itlshalllapplylfroml…*,lwithlthelexceptionloflpointl(l)loflArticlel9(1),lwhichlshalllapplylfroml…** . 
ThislRegulationlshalllbelbindinglinlitslentiretylandldirectlylapplicab lelinlalllMemberlStates.  
Donelatl…,l
For the European Parliament For the Council 
The President The President 
 
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
*l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:lthelfirstldayloflthelmonthlthreelyearslafte rlthelentrylintolforcelofl 
thislRegulation.l
** l OJ:lPleaselinsertltheldate:lthelfirstldayloflthelmonthlfivelyearslafterlt helentrylintolforcelofl 
thislRegulation.ll
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ANNEXlIl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX I  
SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS 
As referred to in Article 2(4 )l
1.l 'nutritionldeclaration'lorl'nutritionllabelling'lmeanslinformationlconsisti nglof:l
(a)l energylvalue;lorl
(b)l energylvaluelandlonelorlmoreloflthelfollowinglnutrients  andltheirlspecificallyl 
mentionedlcomponents:l
– fat  (saturates,ltranslfats,lmonoFunsaturates,lpolyunsaturates);  
– carbohydratel(sugars,lpolyols,lstarch);l
– salt;l
– fibre;l
– protein;l
– anyloflthelvitaminslorlmineralsllistedlinlpointl1loflPartlAloflAnnexlXIII,landl 
presentlinlsignificantlamountslasldefinedlinlpointl2loflPartlAloflAnnexlXIII;ll
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ANNEXlIl DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l 'fat'lmeansltotalllipids,landlincludeslphospholipids;l
3.l 'saturates'lmeanslfattylacidslwithoutldoublelbond;l
4.l 'translfat'lmeanslfattylacidslwithlatlleastlonelnonFconjugatedl(name lylinterruptedlbylatlleastl 
onelmethylenelgroup)lcarbonFcarbonldoublelbondlinltheltranslconfiguration;l
5.l 'monoFunsaturates'lmeanslfattylacidslwithlonelcisldoublelbond;l
6.l 'polyunsaturates'lmeanslfattylacidslwithltwolorlmorelcis,lcisFmethyl enelinterruptedl 
doublelbonds;l
7.l 'carbohydrate'lmeanslanylcarbohydratelwhichlislmetabolisedlbylhumans,la ndlincludesl 
polyols;l
8.l 'sugars'lmeanslalllmonosaccharideslandldisaccharideslpresentlinlfood,lbut l 
excludeslpolyols;l
9.l 'polyols'lmeanslalcoholslcontaininglmorelthanltwolhydroxyllgroups;l
10.l 'protein'lmeanslthelproteinlcontentlcalculatedlusinglthelformula:l
proteinl=ltotallKjeldahllnitrogenl×l6,25;l
11.l 'salt'lmeanslthelsaltlequivalent  contentlcalculatedlusinglthelformula:lsaltl=lsodiuml×l2,5;ll
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ANNEXlIl DGlIl2Al  EN l12.l 'fibre'lmeanslcarbohydratelpolymerslwithlthreelorlmorelmonomeric lunits,lwhichlarelneitherl 
digestedlnorlabsorbedlinlthelhumanlsmalllintestinelandlbelongltolthelfollowinglca tegories:l
– ediblelcarbohydratelpolymerslnaturallyloccurringlinlthelfoodlaslconsumed; l
– ediblelcarbohydratelpolymerslwhichlhavelbeenlobtainedlfromlfoodlrawlmate riallbyl 
physical,lenzymaticlorlchemicallmeanslandlwhichlhavelalbeneficiall physiologicall 
effectldemonstratedlbylgenerallylacceptedlscientificlevidence;l
– ediblelsyntheticlcarbohydratelpolymerslwhichlhavelalbeneficiallp hysiologicalleffectl 
demonstratedlbylgenerallylacceptedlscientificlevidence;l
13.l 'averagelvalue'lmeanslthelvaluelwhichlbestlrepresentslthelamountloflthelnutrient lwhichlal 
givenlfoodlcontains,landlreflectslallowanceslforlseasonallvariability,lpat ternslofl 
consumptionlandlotherlfactorslwhichlmaylcauselthelactuallvalueltolvary.l
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ANNEXlIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX II  
SUBSTANCES OR PRODUCTS CAUSING ALLERGIES OR INTOLERANCES 
1.l Cerealslcontaininglgluten,lnamely:lwheat,lrye,lbarley,loats,lspelt ,lkamutlorltheirlhybridisedl 
strains,landlproductslthereof,lexcept:l
(a)l wheatlbasedlglucoselsyrupslincludingldextrose 1;l
(b)l wheatlbasedlmaltodextrins 1;l
(c)l glucoselsyrupslbasedlonlbarley;l
(d)l cerealslusedlforlmakinglalcoholicldistillateslincludinglethyllalcohollof l 
agriculturallorigin;l
2.l Crustaceanslandlproductslthereof;l
3.l Eggslandlproductslthereof;l
4.l Fishlandlproductslthereof,lexcept:l
(a)l fishlgelatinelusedlaslcarrierlforlvitaminlorlcarotenoidlpreparat ions;l
(b)l fishlgelatinelorlIsinglasslusedlaslfininglagentlinlbeerlandlwine;l
5.l Peanutslandlproductslthereof;l
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1l Andlthelproductslthereof,linlsolfarlaslthelprocesslthatltheylhavelundergonelislnotll ikelyltol 
increaselthellevelloflallergenicitylassessedlbylthelAuthoritylforlt helrelevantlproductlfroml 
whichltheyloriginated.ll
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ANNEXlIIl DGlIl2Al  EN l6.l Soybeanslandlproductslthereof,lexcept:l
(a)l fullylrefinedlsoybeanloillandlfat 1;l
(b)l naturallmixedltocopherolsl(E306),lnaturallDFalphaltocopherol,lnaturallDFal phal 
tocopherollacetate,lnaturallDFalphaltocopherollsuccinatelfromlsoybea nlsources;l
(c)l vegetableloilslderivedlphytosterolslandlphytosterollesterslfrom lsoybeanlsources;l
(d)l plantlstanollesterlproducedlfromlvegetableloillsterolslfromlsoybeanlsourc es;l
7.l Milklandlproductslthereofl(includingllactose),lexcept:l
(a)l wheylusedlforlmakinglalcoholicldistillateslincludinglethyllalcohollofl 
agriculturallorigin;l
(b)l lactitol;l
8.l Nuts,lnamely:  almondsl( Amygdalus communis L .),lhazelnutsl( Corylus avellana ),lwalnutsl 
(Juglans regia ),lcashewsl( Anacardium occidentale ),lpecanlnutsl( Carya illinoinensis  
(Wangenh.) K. Koch ),lBrazillnutsl( Bertholletia excelsa ),lpistachiolnutsl( Pistacia vera ),l 
macadamialorlQueenslandlnutsl( Macadamia ternifolia ),landlproductslthereof,lexceptlforl 
nutslusedlforlmakinglalcoholicldistillateslincludinglethyllalcoholloflagricultur allorigin;l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
1l Andlthelproductslthereof,linlsolfarlaslthelprocesslthatltheylhavelundergonelislnot llikelyltol 
increaselthellevelloflallergenicitylassessedlbylthelAuthoritylforlt helrelevantlproductlfroml 
whichltheyloriginated.ll
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ANNEXlIIl DGlIl2Al  EN l9.l Celerylandlproductslthereof;l
10.l Mustardlandlproductslthereof;l
11.l Sesamelseedslandlproductslthereof;l
12.l Sulphurldioxidelandlsulphiteslatlconcentrationsloflmorelthanl10lmg/kglorl10lmg/litreli nl 
termslofltheltotallSO 2l whichlareltolbelcalculatedlforlproductslaslproposedlreadylforl 
consumptionlorlaslreconstitutedlaccordingltolthelinstructionsloflthelmanufacturers;l
13.l Lupinlandlproductslthereof;l
14.l Molluscslandlproductslthereof.l
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ANNEXlIIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX III  
FOODS FOR WHICH THE LABELLING MUST INCLUDE ONE OR MORE 
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS 
TYPE OR CATEGORY OF FOOD PARTICULARS 
1. FOODS PACKAGED IN CERTAIN GASES 
1.1l Foodslwhoseldurabilitylhaslbeenl 
extendedlbylmeansloflpackaginglgasesl 
authorisedlpursuantltolRegulationl(EC)l 
Nol1333/2008.l'packagedlinlalprotectivelatmosphere'.l
2. FOODS CONTAINING SWEETENERS 
2.1l Foodslcontaininglalsweetenerlorl 
sweetenerslauthorisedlpursuantltol 
Regulationl(EC)lNol1333/2008.l'withlsweetener(s)'lthislstatementlshalllaccompanyl 
thelnameloflthelfood.l
2.2l Foodslcontaininglbothlanladdedlsugarlorl 
sugarslandlalsweetenerlorlsweetenersl 
authorisedlpursuantltolRegulationl(EC)l 
Nol1333/2008.l'withlsugar(s)landlsweetener(s)'lthislstatementlshalll 
accompanylthelnameloflthelfood.l
2.3l Foodslcontaininglaspartame /aspartameF
acesulfamelsaltlauthorisedlpursuantltol 
Regulationl(EC)lNol1333/2008.l'containslalsourceloflphenylalanine'.l
2.4l Foodslcontaininglmorelthanl10l%laddedl 
polyolslauthorisedlpursuantltol 
Regulationl(EC)lNol1333/2008.l'excessivelconsumptionlmaylproducel 
laxativeleffects'.ll
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ANNEXlIIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lTYPE OR CATEGORY OF FOOD PARTICULARS 
3. FOODS CONTAINING GLYCYRRHIZINIC ACID OR ITS AMMONIUM SAL T 
3.1l Confectionerylorlbeverageslcontainingl 
glycyrrhiziniclacidlorlitslammoniumlsaltl 
dueltoltheladditionloflthelsubstance(s)lasl 
suchlorlthelliquoricelplantl Glycyrrhiza 
glabra ,latlconcentrationlofl100lmg/kgl 
orl10lmg/llorlabove.l'containslliquorice'lshalllbeladdedlimmediatelylafterl 
thellistloflingredients,lunlesslthelterml"liquorice"lisl 
alreadylincludedlinlthellistloflingredientslorlinlthel 
nameloflthelfood.lInlthelabsenceloflallistlofl 
ingredients,lthelstatementlshalllaccompanylthelnamel 
oflthelfood.l
3.2l Confectionarylcontaininglglycyrrhizinicl 
acidlorlitslammoniumlsaltldueltolthel 
additionloflthelsubstance(s)laslsuchlorl 
thelliquoricelplantl Glycyrrhiza glabra latl 
concentrationslofl4lg/kglorlabove.l'containslliquoricelFlpeoplelsufferinglfroml 
hypertensionlshouldlavoidlexcessivelconsumption'l
shalllbeladdedlimmediatelylafterlthellistlofl 
ingredients.lInlthelabsenceloflallistloflingredients,lthel 
statementlshalllaccompanylthelnameloflthelfood.l
3.3l Beverageslcontaininglglycyrrhiziniclacidl 
orlitslammoniumlsaltldueltoltheladditionl 
oflthelsubstance(s)laslsuchlorlthel 
liquoricelplantl Glycyrrhiza glabra latl 
concentrationslofl50lmg/llorlabove,lorl 
ofl300lmg/llorlabovelinlthelcaselofl
beverageslcontaininglmorelthanl1,2l%l 
bylvolumeloflalcohol 1.l'containslliquoricelFlpeoplelsufferinglfroml 
hypertensionlshouldlavoidlexcessivelconsumption'l
shalllbeladdedlimmediatelylafterlthellistlofl 
ingredients.lInlthelabsenceloflallistloflingredients,lthel 
statementlshalllaccompanylthelnameloflthelfood.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
1l Thellevellshalllapplyltolthelproductslaslproposedlreadylforlconsumptionlorlaslr econstitutedl 
accordingltolthelinstructionsloflthelmanufacturers.ll
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ANNEXlIIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lTYPE OR CATEGORY OF FOOD PARTICULARS 
4. BEVERAGES WITH HIGH CAFFEINE CONTENT OR FOODS WITH A DDED 
CAFFEINE 
4.1l Beverages,lwithlthelexceptionloflthosel 
basedlonlcoffee,ltealorlcoffeelorlteal 
extractlwherelthelnameloflthelfoodl 
includeslthelterml"coffee"lorl"tea",l 
which:ll
– arelintendedlforlconsumptionl 
withoutlmodificationlandlcontainl 
caffeine,lfromlwhateverlsource,linlal 
proportionlinlexcesslofl150lmg/l,lorll
– arelinlconcentratedlorldriedlformlandl 
afterlreconstitutionlcontainlcaffeine,l 
fromlwhateverlsource,linlal 
proportionlinlexcesslofl150lmg/ll'Highlcaffeinelcontent.lNotlrecommendedlforl 
childrenlorlpregnantlwomen'linlthelsamelfieldlofl 
visionlaslthelnameloflthelbeverage,lfollowedlbylal 
referencelinlbracketslandlinlaccordancelwithl 
Articlel13(1)loflthislRegulationltolthelcaffeinel 
contentlexpressedlinlmglperl100lml.l
4.2l Foodslotherlthanlthoselmentionedlunderl 
pointl4.1,lwherelcaffeinelisladdedlwithlal 
nutritionallorlphysiologicallpurpose.ll'Addedlcaffeine.lNotlrecommendedlforlchildrenlorl 
pregnantlwomen'linlthelsamelfieldloflvisionlaslthel 
nameloflthelproduct,lfollowedlbylalreferencelinl 
bracketslandlinlaccordancelwithlArticlel13(1)loflthisl 
Regulationltolthelcaffeinelcontentlexpressedlinlmgl 
perl100lg/ml.lInlthelcaseloflfoodlsupplements,lthel 
caffeinelcontentlshalllbelexpressedlperlportionlasl 
recommendedlforldailylconsumptionlonlthellabelling.ll
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ANNEXlIIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lTYPE OR CATEGORY OF FOOD PARTICULARS 
5. FOODS WITH ADDED PHYTOSTEROLS, PHYTOSTEROL ESTERS, 
PHYTOSTANOLS OR PHYTOSTANOL ESTERS 
5.1l Foodslorlfoodlingredientslwithladdedl 
phytosterols,lphytosterollesters,l 
phytostanolslorlphytostanollestersl(1)l 'withladdedlplantlsterols'lorl'withladdedlplantl 
stanols'linlthelsamelfieldloflvisionlaslthelnamel 
oflthelfood;l
(2)l thelamountlofladdedlphytosterols,lphytosteroll 
esters,lphytostanolslorlphytostanollestersl 
contentl(expressedlinl%lorlaslgloflfreelplantl 
sterols/plantlstanolslperl100lglorl100lmlloflthel 
food)lshalllbelstatedlinlthellistloflingredients;l
(3)l alstatementlthatlthelfoodlislintendedlexclusivelyl 
forlpeoplelwholwantltollowerltheirlbloodl 
cholesterolllevel;l
(4)l alstatementlthatlpatientslonlcholesterollloweringl 
medicationlshouldlonlylconsumelthelproductl 
underlmedicallsupervision;l
(5)l anleasilylvisiblelstatementlthatlthelfoodlmaylnotl 
belnutritionallylappropriatelforlpregnantlorl 
breastfeedinglwomenlandlchildrenlunderlthel 
ageloflfivelyears;l
(6)l advicelthatlthelfoodlisltolbelusedlaslpartloflal 
balancedlandlvariedldiet,lincludinglregularl 
consumptionloflfruitlandlvegetablesltolhelpl 
maintainlcarotenoidllevels;l
(7)l inlthelsamelfieldloflvisionlaslthelstatementl 
requiredlunderlpointl(3)labove,lalstatementlthatl
thelconsumptionloflmorelthanl3lg/daylofladdedl 
plantlsterols/plantlstanolslshouldlbelavoided;l
(8)l aldefinitionloflalportionloflthelfoodlorlfoodl 
ingredientlconcernedl(preferablylinlglorlml)l 
withlthelamountloflthelplantlsterol/plantlstanoll 
thatleachlportionlcontains.l
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ANNEXlIVl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX IV  
DEFINITION OF x-HEIGHT 
x - HEIGHT  
 
Legend 
1l Ascenderllinel
2l Capllinel
3l Meanllinel
4l Baselinel
5l Descenderllinel
6l xFheightl
7l Fontlsizel
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ANNEXlVl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX V  
FOODS WHICH ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENT 
OF THE MANDATORY NUTRITION DECLARATION 
1.l Unprocessedlproductslthatlcompriselalsinglelingredientlorlcategorylof lingredients;l
2.l Processedlproductslwhichlthelonlylprocessingltheylhavelbeenlsubjecte dltolislmaturinglandl 
thatlcompriselalsinglelingredientlorlcategoryloflingredients;l
3.l Waterslintendedlforlhumanlconsumption,lincludinglthoselwherelthelonlyladdedlingredients l 
arelcarbonldioxideland/orlflavourings;l
4.l Alherb,lalspicelorlmixtureslthereof;l
5.l Saltlandlsaltlsubstitutes;l
6.l Tableltoplsweeteners;l
7.l ProductslcoveredlbylDirectivel1999/4/ECloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCounc ill 
ofl22lFebruaryl1999lrelatingltolcoffeelextractslandlchicorylextracts 1,lwholelorlmilledl 
coffeelbeanslandlwholelorlmilledldecaffeinatedlcoffeelbeans;l
8.l Herballandlfruitlinfusions,ltea,ldecaffeinatedltea,linstantlorlsolubleltealorlt ealextract,l 
decaffeinatedlinstantlorlsolubleltealorltealextract,lwhichldolnotlcontainlotherladdedl
ingredientslthanlflavouringslwhichldolnotlmodifylthelnutritionallvaluelofltheltea;l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
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ANNEXlVl DGlIl2Al  EN l9.l Fermentedlvinegarslandlsubstituteslforlvinegar,lincludinglthoselwherelthel onlyladdedl 
ingredientslarelflavourings;l
10.l Flavourings;l
11.l Foodladditives;l
12.l Processinglaids;l
13.l Foodlenzymes;l
14.l Gelatine;l
15.l Jamlsettinglcompounds;l
16.l Yeast;l
17.l ChewingFgums;l
18.l Foodlinlpackaginglorlcontainerslthellargestlsurfaceloflwhichlhaslanlarealoflle ssl 
thanl25lcm 2;l
19.l Foodldirectlylsuppliedlbylthelmanufacturerloflsmalllquantitiesloflpr oductsltolthelfinall 
consumerlorltollocallretaillestablishmentsldirectlylsupplyinglthelfina llconsumer.l
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ANNEXlVIl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX VI  
NAME OF THE FOOD AND SPECIFIC ACCOMPANYING PARTICULARS 
PART A – MANDATORY PARTICULARS 
ACCOMPANYING THE NAME OF THE FOOD 
1.l Thelnameloflthelfoodlshalllincludelorlbelaccompaniedlbylparticularslasltolthe lphysicall 
conditionloflthelfoodlorlthelspecificltreatmentlwhichlitlhaslundergonel(forlexample,l
powdered,lfreezeFdried,lquickFfrozen,lconcentrated,lsmoked)linlalllcaseslwherelom issionl 
oflsuchlinformationlcouldlmisleadlthelpurchaser.l
2.l Inlthelcaseloflfoodslthatlhavelbeenlfrozenlbeforelsalelandlwhichlarelsoldldefr osted,lthel 
nameloflthelfoodlshalllbelaccompaniedlbyltheldesignationl"defrosted".ll
3.l Foodsltreatedlwithlionisinglradiationlshalllbearloneloflthelfollowinglindications :l
'irradiated'lorl'treatedlwithlionisinglradiation',landlotherlindicationslas lstatedlinl 
Directivel1999/2/ECloflthelEuropeanlParliamentlandloflthelCouncillofl22lFebruaryl1999l
onlthelapproximationloflthellawsloflthelMemberlStateslconcerninglfoodslandlfoodl 
ingredientsltreatedlwithlionisinglradiation 1. 
4.l Inlthelcaseloflfoodslinlwhichlalcomponentlorlingredientlthatlconsumerslexpectltolbel
normallylusedlorlnaturallylpresentlhaslbeenlsubstitutedlwithlaldifferentlc omponentlorl 
ingredient,lthellabellinglshalllbearl–linladditionltolthellistloflingredientsl–lal clearlindicationl 
oflthelcomponentlorlthelingredientlthatlhaslbeenlusedlforlthelpartiallorlwholelsubs titution.l
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
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ANNEXlVIl DGlIl2Al  EN lPART B – SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING 
THE DESIGNATION OF "MINCED MEAT" 
1.l Compositionlcriterialcheckedlonlthelbasisloflaldailylaverage:l
l Fat content Collagen / meat protein 
ratio 1 
Flleanlmincedlmeatl ≤l7l%l ≤l12l%ll
Flmincedlpurelbeefl ≤l20l%l ≤l15l%l
Flmincedlmeatlcontaininglpigmeatl ≤l30l%l ≤l18l%l
Flmincedlmeatloflotherlspeciesl ≤l25l%l ≤l15l%l
2.l InladditionltolthelrequirementsllaidldownlinlChapterlIVloflSectionlVloflAnnexlIIIltol
Regulationl(EC)lNol853/2004,lthelfollowinglexpressionslshalllappearlonlthellabelling :l
– 'percentageloflfatlcontentl≤l…%',l
– 'collagenl/lmeatlproteinlratiol≤l…%'.l
3.l ThelMemberlStateslmaylallowlthelplacinglonltheirlnationallmarketloflminc edlmeatlwhichl 
doeslnotlcomplylwithlthelcriteriallaidldownlinlpointl1loflthislPartlunderlalnationallmar kl 
thatlcannotlbelconfusedlwithlthelmarkslprovidedlforlinlArticlel5(1)loflRegulationl( EC)l 
Nol853/2004.l
 
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
1l Thelcollagenl/lmeatlproteinlratiolislexpressedlaslthelpercentageloflc ollagenlinlmeatlprotein.l 
Thelcollagenlcontentlmeanslthelhydroxyprolinelcontentlmultipliedlbylalfactor lofl8.ll
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ANNEXlVIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX VII  
INDICATION AND DESIGNATION OF INGREDIENTS 
PART A – SPECIFIC PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE INDICATION 
OF INGREDIENTS BY DESCENDING ORDER OF WEIGHT 
Category of ingredient Provision concerning indication by weight 
1.l Addedlwaterlandlvolatilelproductsl Shalllbellistedlinlorderlofltheirlweightlinlthe lfinishedl 
product.lThelamountloflwaterladdedlaslanlingredientl 
inlalfoodlshalllbelcalculatedlbyldeductinglfromlthel 
totallamountloflthelfinishedlproductltheltotallamountl 
oflthelotherlingredientslused.lThislamountlshalllnotl 
belrequiredltolbeltakenlintolconsiderationliflitldoesl 
notlexceedl5l%lbylweightloflthelfinishedlproduct.l 
Thislderogationldoeslnotlapplylto  unprocessedlfood.l
2.l Ingredientslusedlinlconcentratedlorl 
dehydratedlformlandlreconstitutedlatlthel 
timeloflmanufacturelMaylbellistedlinlorderloflweightlaslrecordedlbeforel 
theirlconcentrationlorldehydration.l
3.l Ingredientslusedlinlconcentratedlorl 
dehydratedlfoods,lwhichlarelintendedltol 
belreconstitutedlbyltheladditionloflwaterlMaylbellistedlinlorderloflproportionlinlthel 
reconstitutedlproductlprovidedlthatlthellistlofl 
ingredientslislaccompaniedlbylanlexpression,lsuchlasl 
'ingredientsloflthelreconstitutedlproduct',lorl 
'ingredientsloflthelreadyFtoFuselproduct'.ll
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ANNEXlVIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lCategory of ingredient Provision concerning indication by weight 
4.l Fruit,lvegetableslorlmushrooms,lnonelofl 
whichlsignificantlylpredominateslinl 
termsloflweightlandlwhichlarelusedlinl 
proportionslthatlarellikelyltolvary,lusedl 
inlalmixturelaslingredientsloflalfoodlMaylbelgroupedltogetherlinlthellistloflingredientsl 
underltheldesignationl'fruit',l'vegetables'lorl 
'mushrooms'lfollowedlbylthelphrasel'inlvaryingl 
proportions',limmediatelylfollowedlbylallistloflthel 
fruit,lvegetableslorlmushroomslpresent.lInlsuchl 
cases,lthelmixturelshalllbelincludedlinlthellistlofl 
ingredientslinlaccordancelwithlArticlel18(1),lonlthel 
basislofltheltotallweightloflthelfruit,lvegetableslorl 
mushroomslpresent.l
5.l Mixturesloflspiceslorlherbs,lwherelnonel 
significantlylpredominateslinlproportionl 
bylweightllMaylbellistedlinldifferent  orderlprovidedlthatlthatllistl 
oflingredientslislaccompaniedlbylanlexpressionlsuchl 
asl'inlvariablelproportion'.l
6.l Ingredientslconstitutingllesslthanl2l%lofl 
thelfinishedlproductlMaylbellistedlinlaldifferentlorderlafterlthel 
otherlingredients.l
7.l Ingredients ,lwhichlarelsimilarlorl 
mutuallylsubstitutable,llikelyltolbelusedl 
inlthelmanufacturelorlpreparationloflal 
foodlwithoutlalteringlitslcomposition,litsl 
naturelorlitslperceivedlvalue,landlinlsol 
farlasltheylconstitutellesslthanl2l%loflthel 
finishedlproductlMaylbelreferredltolinlthellistloflingredientslbylmeansl 
oflthelphrasel'containsl…land/orl… ',lwherelatlleastl 
oneloflnolmorelthanltwolingredientslislpresentlinlthel 
finishedlproduct.lThislprovisionlshalllnotlapplyltol 
foodladditiveslorltolingredientsllistedlinlPartlCloflthisl 
Annex,landltolsubstanceslorlproductsllistedlinl 
AnnexlIIlcausinglallergieslorlintolerances.ll
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ANNEXlVIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lPART B – DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN INGREDIENTS BY THE NAME OF 
A CATEGORY RATHER THAN A SPECIFIC NAME 
WithoutlprejudiceltolArticlel21,lingredientslwhichlbelongltoloneloflthelcategorie sloflfoodsllistedl 
belowlandlarelconstituentsloflanotherlfoodlmaylbeldesignatedlbylthelnameloflthatlc ategorylratherl 
thanlthelspecificlname.ll
Definition of category of food Designation 
1.l Refinedloilslotherlthanloliveloill 'Oil',ltogetherlwithl
– eitherltheladjectivel'vegetable'lorl 
'animal',laslappropriate,lorl
– anlindicationlofltheirlspecificl 
vegetablelorlanimalloriginl
Theladjectivelfullylorlpartlylhydrogenated,l 
aslappropriate,lmustlaccompanylthel
indicationloflalhydrogenated  oillunlesslthel 
amountloflsaturateslandltranslfatslarel 
includedlinlthelnutritionldeclaration.l
2.l Refinedlfatsl 'Fat',ltogetherlwithl
– eitherltheladjectivel'vegetable'lorl 
'animal',laslappropriate,lorl
– anlindicationlofltheirlspecificl 
vegetablelorlanimalloriginl
Theladjectivelfullylorlpartlylhydrogenated,l 
aslappropriate,lmustlaccompanylthel 
indicationloflalhydrogenatedlfatlunlesslthel 
amountloflsaturateslandltranslfatslarel 
includedlinlthelnutritionldeclaration.ll
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ANNEXlVIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lDefinition of category of food Designation 
3.l Mixturesloflflourlobtainedlfromltwolorlmorel 
cereallspeciesl'Flour',lfollowedlbylallistloflthelcerealsl 
fromlwhichlitlhaslbeenlobtained,linl 
descendinglorderlbylweightl
4.l Starches,landlstarcheslmodifiedlbylphysicall 
meanslorlbylenzymesl'Starch'l
5.l Alllspeciesloflfishlwherelthelfishlconstituteslanl 
ingredientloflanotherlfoodlandlprovidedlthatlthel 
namelandlpresentationloflsuchlfoodldoeslnotl 
referltolalspecificlspeciesloflfishl'Fish'l
6.l Allltypesloflcheeselwherelthelcheeselorlmixturel 
oflcheeseslconstituteslanlingredientloflanotherl 
foodlandlprovidedlthatlthelnamelandl 
presentationloflsuchlfoodldoeslnotlreferltolal 
specificltypeloflcheesel'Cheese'l
7.l Alllspiceslnotlexceedingl2l%lbylweightlofl 
thelfoodl'Spice(s)'lorl'mixedlspices'l
8.l Alllherbslorlpartsloflherbslnotlexceedingl2l%lbyl 
weightloflthelfoodl'Herb(s)'lorl'mixedlherbs'l
9.l Allltypesloflgumlpreparationslusedlinlthel 
manufactureloflgumlbaselforlchewinglguml'Gumlbase'l
10.l Allltypesloflcrumbedlbakedlcereallproductsl 'Crumbs'lorl'rusks'la slappropriatel
11.l Allltypesloflsucrosel 'Sugar'l
12.l Anhydrousldextroselorldextroselmonohydratel 'Dextrose'l
13.l Glucoselsyruplandlanhydrouslglucoselsyrupl 'Glucoselsyrup'l
14.l Allltypesloflmilklproteinl(caseins,lcaseinatesl 
andlwheylproteins)landlmixtureslthereofl'Milklproteins'l
15.l Press,lexpellerlorlrefinedlcocoalbutterl 'Cocoalbutter'l
16.l AllltypesloflwinelaslcoveredlbylAnnexlXIblof  
Regulationl(EC)lNol1234/2007  'Wine'll
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ANNEXlVIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lDefinition of category of food Designation 
17.l Skeletallmuscles 1loflmammalianlandlbirdlspeciesl 
recognisedlaslfitlforlhumanlconsumptionlwithl 
naturallylincludedlorladherentltissue,lwherelthel 
totallfatlandlconnectiveltissuelcontentldoeslnotl 
exceedlthelvalueslindicatedlbelowlandlwherelthel 
meatlconstituteslanlingredientloflanotherlfood.l
Maximumlfatlandlconnectiveltissuelcontentslforl 
ingredientsldesignatedlbylthelterml'…lmeat'l'…lmeat'landlthelname(s) 2loflthelanimall 
specieslfromlwhichlitlcomesl
Species Fat 
content  Collagen / 
meat protein 
ratio 3ll
FlMammalsl(otherlthanl 
rabbitslandlporcines)landl 
mixturesloflspecieslwithl 
mammalslpredominatingl25l%l 25l%l l
FlPorcinesl 30l%l 25l%l l
FlBirdslandlrabbitsl 15l%l 10l%l l
Ifltheselmaximumllimitslarelexceeded,lbutlalllotherl 
criterialforltheldefinitionlofl'meat'larelsatisfied,lthel 
'…lmeat'lcontentlmustlbeladjustedldownwardsl 
accordinglylandlthellistloflingredientslmustlmention,l 
inladditionltolthelterml'…lmeat',lthelpresenceloflfatl 
and/orlconnectiveltissue.l
l
Thelproductslcoveredlbyltheldefinitionlofl 
'mechanicallylseparatedlmeat'larelexcludedlfroml 
thisldefinition.  l
18.l Allltypesloflproductslcoveredlbyltheldefinitionl 
ofl'mechanicallylseparatedlmeat'.l'mechanicallylseparatedlmeat'landlthel 
name(s) 2loflthelanimallspecieslfromlwhichl 
itlcomesl
 
llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l
1l Theldiaphragmlandlthelmasseterslarelpartloflthelskeletallmuscles,lwhi lelthelheart,ltongue,l 
thelmusclesloflthelheadl(otherlthanlthelmasseters),lthelmusclesloflthelcarpus,lthe ltarsuslandl 
theltaillarelexcluded.l
2l ForllabellinglinlEnglish,lthisldesignationlmaylbelreplacedlbylthelg enericlnameloflthel 
ingredientlforlthelanimallspecieslconcerned.l
3l Thelcollagenl/lmeatlproteinlratiolislexpressedlaslthelpercentageloflc ollagenlin  meatlprotein.l 
Thelcollagenlcontentlmeanslthelhydroxyprolinelcontentlmultipliedlbylalfactor lofl8.ll
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ANNEXlVIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lPART C – DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN INGREDIENTS BY THE NAME OF 
THEIR CATEGORY FOLLOWED BY THEIR SPECIFIC NAME OR E NUMBER 
WithoutlprejudiceltolArticlel21,lfoodladditiveslandlfoodlenzymeslotherlthanlthoselspecif iedlinl 
pointl(b)loflArticlel20lbelongingltoloneloflthelcategoriesllistedlinlthislPartlm ustlbeldesignatedlbyl 
thelnameloflthatlcategory,lfollowedlbyltheirlspecificlnamelor,liflappropria te,lElnumber.lIflanl 
ingredientlbelongsltolmorelthanloneloflthelcategories,lthelcategorylappropri ateltolthelprincipall 
functionlinlthelcaseloflthelfoodlinlquestionlshalllbelindicated.l
Acidl
Aciditylregulatorl
AntiFcakinglagentl
AntiFfoaminglagentl
Antioxidantl
Bulkinglagentl
Colourl
Emulsifierl
Emulsifyinglsalts 1l
Firminglagentl
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1l Onlylforlprocessedlcheeseslandlproductslbasedlonlprocessedlcheeses.l ll
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ANNEXlVIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lFlavourlenhancerl
Flourltreatmentlagentl
Foaminglagentsl
Gellinglagentl
Glazinglagentl
Humectantl
Modifiedlstarch 1l
Preservativel
Propellentlgasl
Raisinglagentl
Sequestrantl
Stabiliserl
Sweetenerl
Thickenerl
 
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1l ThelspecificlnamelorlElnumberlshalllnotlbelrequiredltolbelindicated.lll
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ANNEXlVIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lPART D – DESIGNATION OF FLAVOURINGS IN THE LIST OF INGREDIEN TS 
1.l Flavouringslshalllbeldesignatedleitherlbylthelwordl'flavouring(s)'lor lbylalmorelspecificl 
namelorldescriptionloflthelflavouring.l
2.l Quinineland/orlcaffeinelusedlaslalflavouringlinlthelproductionlorlpreparationlof lalfoodl 
shalllbelmentionedlbylnamelinlthellistloflingredientslimmediatelylafterlt hel 
terml'flavouring(s)'.l
3.l Thelwordl'natural'lorlanylotherlwordlhavinglsubstantiallylthelsamelmeaning lmaylbelusedl 
onlylforlflavouringslinlwhichlthelflavouringlcomponentlcontainslexclusivelylflavou ringl 
substanceslasldefinedlinlpointl(b)loflArticlel3(2)loflRegulationl(EC)lNol1 334/2008land/orl 
flavouringlpreparationslasldefinedlinlpointl(d)loflArticlel3(2)loflthatlReg ulation.l
4.l Iflthelnameloflthelflavouringlcontainslalreferenceltolthelvegetablelorlanimal lnaturelorl 
originloflthelincorporatedlsubstances,lthelwordl'natural'lorlanylotherlwordlhavi ngl 
substantiallylthelsamelmeaninglmaylnotlbelusedlunlesslthelflavouringlcompone ntlhaslbeenl 
isolatedlbylappropriatelphysicallprocesses,lenzymaticlorlmicro biologicallprocesseslorl 
traditionallfoodFpreparationlprocesseslsolelylorlalmostlsolelylfromlt helfoodlorlthel 
flavouringlsourcelconcerned.ll
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ANNEXlVIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lPART E – DESIGNATION OF COMPOUND INGREDIENTS 
1.l Alcompoundlingredientlmaylbelincludedlinlthellistloflingredients,lunderlitslownl 
designationlinlsolfarlaslthislisllaidldownlbyllawlorlestablishedlbylcustom,linlter msloflitsl 
overalllweight,landlimmediatelylfollowedlbylallistloflitslingredients.l
2.l WithoutlprejudiceltolArticlel21,lthellistloflingredientslforlcompoundlingredientslsha lllnotl 
belcompulsory:l
(a)l wherelthelcompositionloflthelcompoundlingredientlisldefinedlinlcurrentlUnionl 
provisions,landlinlsolfarlaslthelcompoundlingredientlconstitutesllesslthanl2l%loflthel 
finishedlproduct;lhowever,lthislprovisionlshalllnotlapplyltolfoodladditives,lsubjectltol
pointsl(a)ltol(d)loflArticlel20;ll
(b)l forlcompoundlingredientslconsistingloflmixturesloflspicesland/orlherbslthat l 
constitutellesslthanl2l%loflthelfinishedlproduct,lwithlthelexceptionloflfoodladditives,l 
subjectltolpointsl(a)ltol(d)loflArticlel20;lorl
(c)l wherelthelcompoundlingredientlislalfoodlforlwhichlallistloflingredientslislnotl 
requiredlunderlUnionlprovisions.l
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ANNEXlVIIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX VIII  
QUANTITATIVE INDICATION OF INGREDIENTS 
1.l Thelquantitativelindicationlshalllnotlbelrequired:l
(a)l inlrespectloflanlingredientlorlcategoryloflingredients:l
(i)l theldrainedlnetlweightloflwhichlislindicatedlinlaccordancelwithlpointl5lofl 
AnnexlIX;l
(ii)l thelquantitiesloflwhichlmustlalreadylappearlonlthellabellinglunderl 
Unionlprovisions;l
(iii)l whichlislusedlinlsmalllquantitieslforlthelpurposesloflflavouring;lorl
(iv)l which,lwhilelappearinglinlthelnameloflthelfood,lislnotlsuchlasltolgovernlthel 
choiceloflthelconsumerlinlthelcountryloflmarketinglbecauselthelvariationlinl 
quantitylislnotlessentialltolcharacteriselthelfoodlorldoeslnotldistinguishlitlfroml 
similarlfoods;l
(b)l wherelspecificlUnionlprovisionslstipulatelpreciselylthelquanti tyloflanlingredientlorlofl 
alcategoryloflingredientslwithoutlprovidinglforlthelindicationlthereoflonlthel 
labelling;lorl
(c)l inlthelcaseslreferredltolinlpointsl4landl5loflPartlAloflAnnexlVII.ll
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ANNEXlVIIIl DGlIl2Al  EN l2.l Pointsl(a)landl(b)loflArticlel22(1)lshalllnotlapplylinlthelcaselof:l
(a)l anylingredientlorlcategoryloflingredientslcoveredlbylthelindicationl' withl 
sweetener(s)'lorl'withlsugar(s)landlsweetener(s)'liflthatlindicati onlaccompanieslthel 
nameloflthelfood,lpursuantlAnnexlIII;lorl
(b)l anyladdedlvitaminlandlmineralliflthatlsubstancelislsubjectltolalnutritionlde claration.l
3.l Thelindicationloflquantityloflanlingredientlorlcategoryloflingredientslshall:l
(a)l belexpressedlaslalpercentage,lwhichlshalllcorrespondltolthelquantityloflt helingredientl 
orlingredientslatltheltimeloflits/theirluse;landl
(b)l appearleitherlinlorlimmediatelylnextltolthelnameloflthelfoodlorlinlthellistlofl
ingredientslinlconnectionlwithlthelingredientlorlcategoryloflingredientslinlquest ion.l
4.l Bylwayloflderogationlfromlpointl3,l
(a)l wherelfoodslhavellostlmoisturelfollowinglheatltreatmentlorlotherltreatment ,lthel 
quantitylshalllbelexpressedlaslalpercentagelwhichlshalllcorrespondltolthelq uantitylofl 
thelingredient(s)lused,lrelatedltolthelfinishedlproduct,lunlesslthatlquantitylorlthelt otall 
quantityloflalllthelingredientslindicatedlonlthellabellinglexceedsl100l%,linlwhichl 
caselthelquantitylshalllbelindicatedlonlthelbasisloflthelweightloflthelingred ient(s)l 
usedltolpreparel100lgloflfinishedlproduct;ll
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ANNEXlVIIIl DGlIl2Al  EN l(b)l thelquantityloflvolatilelingredientslshalllbelindicatedlonlthelbasisloflthe irlproportionl 
bylweightlinlthelfinishedlproduct;l
(c)l thelquantityloflingredientslusedlinlconcentratedlorldehydratedlformlandlrecons titutedl 
duringlmanufacturelmaylbelindicatedlonlthelbasislofltheirlproportionlbylwei ghtlasl 
recordedlbeforeltheirlconcentrationlorldehydration;l
(d)l inlthelcaseloflconcentratedlorldehydratedlfoodslwhichlarelintendedltolbel 
reconstitutedlbyltheladditionloflwater,lthelquantityloflthelingredientslmaylbel 
indicatedlonlthelbasislofltheirlproportionlbylweightlinlthelreconstitutedlpr oduct.l
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ANNEXlIXl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX IX  
NET QUANTITY DECLARATION 
1.l Thelnetlquantityldeclarationlshalllnotlbelmandatorylinlthelcaseloflfoods:l
(a)l whichlarelsubjectltolconsiderablellosseslinltheirlvolumelorlmasslandlwhichla relsoldl 
bylnumberlorlweighedlinlthelpresenceloflthelpurchaser;ll
(b)l thelnetlquantityloflwhichlisllesslthanl5lglorl5lml;lhowever,lthislprovisionlshall lnotl 
applyltolspiceslandlherbs;lorl
(c)l normallylsoldlbylnumber,lprovidedlthatlthelnumberloflitemslcanlclearlylb elseenlandl 
easilylcountedlfromltheloutsidelor,liflnot,lislindicatedlonlthellabelling.l
2.l Wherelthelindicationloflalcertainltypeloflquantityl(suchlaslthelnominallquantity,l
minimumlquantity,laveragelquantity)lislrequiredlbylUnionlprovisionslor,lwherelther elarel 
none,lbylnationallprovisions,lthislquantitylshalllbelregardedlaslthelnetlquanti tylforlthel 
purposesloflthislRegulation.ll
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ANNEXlIXl DGlIl2Al  EN l3.l Wherelalprepackedlitemlconsistslofltwolorlmorelindividuallprepackedlitems lcontaininglthel 
samelquantityloflthelsamelproduct,lthelnetlquantitylshalllbelindicatedlbylme ntioninglthel 
netlquantitylcontainedlinleachlindividuallpackagelandltheltotallnumberloflsuchlpackage s.l 
Thelindicationloflthoselparticularslshalllnot,lhowever,lbelmandatorylwhereltheltot all 
numberloflindividuallpackageslcanlbelclearlylseenlandleasilylcountedlfromlthelout sidelandl 
wherelatlleastlonelindicationloflthelnetlquantitylcontainedlinleachlindividuallpackag elcanl 
belclearlylseenlfromltheloutside.l
4.l Wherelalprepackedlitemlconsistslofltwolorlmorelindividuallpackageslwhichlare lnotl 
regardedlaslunitsloflsale,lthelnetlquantitylshalllbelgivenlbylindicatinglthelt otallnetlquantityl 
andltheltotallnumberloflindividuallpackages.l
5.l Wherelalsolidlfoodlislpresentedlinlalliquidlmedium,ltheldrainedlnetlweightloflthelfoodl 
shalllalsolbelindicated.  Wherelthelfoodlhaslbeenlglazed,ltheldeclaredlnetlweightloflthelfoodl 
shalllbelexclusiveloflthelglaze.l
Forlthelpurposesloflthislpoint,l'liquidlmedium'lshalllmeanlthelfollowinglproducts,l possiblyl 
inlmixtureslandlalsolwherelfrozenlorlquickFfrozen,lprovidedlthatlthelliquidlislmerely lanl 
adjunctltolthelessentiallelementsloflthatlpreparationlandlislthuslnotlaldecisive lfactorlforlthel 
purchase:lwater,laqueouslsolutionsloflsalts,lbrine,laqueouslsolutionsloflfoodlacids,lvinega r,l 
aqueouslsolutionsloflsugars,laqueouslsolutionsloflotherlsweeteninglsubstances,lfruitlorl 
vegetableljuiceslinlthelcaseloflfruitlorlvegetables.l
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ANNEXlXl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX X  
DATE OF MINIMUM DURABILITY AND 'USE BY' DATE 
1.l Theldateloflminimumldurabilitylshalllbelindicatedlaslfollows:l
(a)l Theldatelshalllbelprecededlbylthelwords:l
– 'Bestlbeforel… 'lwhenltheldatelincludeslanlindicationloflthelday;l
– 'Bestlbeforelendl… 'linlotherlcases.l
(b)l Thelwordslreferredltolinlpointl(a)lshalllbelaccompaniedlby:ll
– eitherltheldatelitself;lorl
– alreferenceltolwhereltheldatelislgivenlonlthellabelling.l
Iflneedlbe,ltheselparticularslshalllbelfollowedlbylaldescriptionloflthels toragel 
conditionslwhichlmustlbelobservedliflthelproductlisltolkeeplforlthelspecifiedl period.l
(c)l Theldatelshalllconsistloflthelday,lthelmonthlandlpossibly,lthelyear,linlthatlorde rlandl 
inluncodedlform.l
However,linlthelcaseloflfoods:l
– whichlwilllnotlkeeplforlmorelthanlthreelmonths,lanlindicationlofltheldaylandl 
thelmonthlshalllbelsufficient;ll
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ANNEXlXl DGlIl2Al  EN l– whichlwilllkeeplforlmorelthanlthreelmonthslbutlnotlmorelthanl18lmonths,lanl 
indicationloflthelmonthlandlyearlshalllbelsufficient;l
– whichlwilllkeeplforlmorelthanl18lmonths,lanlindicationloflthelyearlshalll 
belsufficient.l
(d)l SubjectltolUnionlprovisionslimposinglotherltypeslofldatelindication,lanlindicat ionlofl 
theldateloflminimumldurabilitylshalllnotlbelrequiredlfor:l
– freshlfruitlandlvegetables,lincludinglpotatoes,lwhichlhavelnotlbeenlpeeled,lcutl 
orlsimilarlyltreated;lthislderogationlshalllnotlapplyltolsproutinglseedsla ndl 
similarlproductslsuchlasllegumelsprouts;l
– wines,lliqueurlwines,lsparklinglwines,laromatisedlwines,landlsimilarlproduct sl 
obtainedlfromlfruitslotherlthanlgrapes,landlbeverageslfallinglwithinl 
CNlcodel2206l00lobtainedlfromlgrapeslorlgrapelmusts;l
– beverageslcontainingl10l%lorlmorelbylvolumeloflalcohol;l
– bakers'lorlpastrylcooks'lwareslwhich,lgivenlthelnaturelofltheirlcontent,larel
normallylconsumedlwithinl24lhourslofltheirlmanufacture;l
– vinegar;ll
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ANNEXlXl DGlIl2Al  EN l– cookinglsalt;l
– solidlsugar;l
– confectionerylproductslconsistinglalmostlsolelyloflflavouredland/orl 
colouredlsugars;l
– chewinglgumslandlsimilarlchewinglproducts.l
2.l Thel'uselby'ldatelshalllbelindicatedlaslfollows:l
(a)l Itlshalllbelprecededlbylthelwordsl'uselbyl…';l
(b)l Thelwordslinlpointl(a)lshalllbelaccompaniedlby:l
– eitherltheldatelitself;lorl
– alreferenceltolwhereltheldatelislgivenlonlthellabelling.l
Thoselparticularslshalllbelfollowedlbylaldescriptionloflthelstoragelcondi tionslwhichl 
mustlbelobserved.l
(c)l Theldatelshalllconsistloflthelday,lthelmonthland,lpossibly,lthelyear,linlthatlorde rlandl
inluncodedlform.l
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ANNEXlXIl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX XI  
TYPES OF MEAT FOR W HICH THE INDICATION OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 
OR PLACE OF PROVENANCE IS MANDATORY 
CN codes (Combined 
Nomenclature 2010)  Description 
0203l Meatloflswine,lfresh,lchilledlorlfrozenl
0204l Meatloflsheeplorlgoats,lfresh,lchilledlorlfrozenl
Exl0207l Meatloflthelpoultryloflheadingl0105,lfresh,lchilledlorlfrozenl
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ANNEXlXIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX XII  
ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH 
Thelactuallalcoholiclstrengthlbylvolumeloflbeverageslcontaininglmorelthanl1,2l% lbylvolumelofl 
alcohollshalllbelindicatedlbylalfigureltolnotlmorelthanloneldecimallplace.lI tlshalllbelfollowedlbylthel 
symboll'%lvol.'landlmaylbelprecededlbylthelwordl'alcohol'lorlthelabbreviat ionl'alc'.l
Thelalcoholiclstrengthlshalllbeldeterminedlatl20°C.l
Positivelandlnegativelallowedltoleranceslinlrespectloflthelindicationloflthelalc oholiclstrengthlbyl 
volumelandlexpressedlinlabsolutelvalueslshalllbelasllistedlinlthelfollowingltable .lTheylshalllapplyl 
withoutlprejudiceltoltheltoleranceslderivinglfromlthelmethodloflanalysislusedlforldet ermininglthel 
alcoholiclstrength.l
Description of beverage Positive or negative tolerance 
1.l BeersloflCNlcodel2203l00lhavinglanl 
alcoholiclstrengthlnotlexceedingl 
5,5l%lvol.;lstill  beverageslfallinglwithinl 
CNlcodel2206l00lobtained  fromlgrapes;l0,5l%lvol.l
2.l Beerslhavinglanlalcoholiclstrengthl 
exceedingl5,5l%lvol.;lsparklingl 
beverageslfallinglwithinl 
CNlcodel2206l00lobtainedlfromlgrapes,l 
ciders,lperries , fruitlwineslandlthellike,l 
obtainedlfromlfruitslotherlthanlgrapes,l 
whetherlorlnotlsemiFsparklinglorl 
sparkling;lmead;l1l%lvol.l
3.l Beverageslcontaininglmaceratedlfruitlorl 
partsloflplants;ll1,5l%lvol.l
4.l Anylotherlbeverageslcontaininglmorel 
thanl1,2l%lbylvolumeloflalcohol;l0,3l%lvol.l
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ANNEXlXIIIl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX XIII  
REFERENCE INTAKES 
PART A – REFERENCE INTAKES FOR VITAMINS AND MINERALS (ADULTS)  
1. Vitamins and minerals which may be declared and their nutrient r eference values 
(NRVs) 
l VitaminlAl(µg)l
l VitaminlDl(µg)l
l VitaminlEl(mg)l
l VitaminlKl(µg)l
l VitaminlCl(mg)l
l Thiaminl(mg)l
l Riboflavinl(mg)l
l Niacinl(mg)l
l VitaminlB6l(mg)l
l Foliclacidl(µg)l
l VitaminlB12l(µg)l
l Biotinl(µg)ll
l Pantotheniclacidl(mg)l800 l
5l
12 l
75 l
80 l
1,1 l
1,4 l
16 l
1,4 l
200 l
2,5 l
50 l
6l
ll Potassiuml(mg)l
l Chloridel(mg)ll
l Calciuml(mg)l
l Phosphorusl(mg)l
l Magnesiuml(mg)l
l Ironl(mg)l
l Zincl(mg)l
l Copperl(mg)l
l Manganesel(mg)l
l Fluoridel(mg)l
l Selenium(µg)l
l Chromiuml(µg)l
l Molybdenuml(µg)l
l Iodinel(µg)l2000 l
800 l
800 l
700 l
375 l
14 l
10 l
1l
2l
3,5 l
55 l
40 l
50 l
150 ll
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ANNEXlXIIIl DGlIl2Al  EN l2. Significant amount of vitamins and minerals 
Aslalrule,lthelfollowinglvalueslshouldlbeltakenlintolconsiderationlinldecidinglwhatlconst ituteslal 
significantlamount:ll
– 15l%loflthelnutrientlreferencelvalueslspecifiedlinlpointl1lsuppliedlbyl100lglorl100 lmllinl 
thelcaseloflproductslotherlthanlbeverages;ll
– 7,5l%loflthelnutrientlreferencelvalueslspecifiedlinlpointl1lsuppliedlbyl100lmllinlt helcaselofl 
beverages;lorl
– 15l%loflthelnutrientlreferencelvalueslspecifiedlinlpointl1lperlportionliflthelp ackagel 
containslonlylalsinglelportion.l
PART B – REFERENCE INTAKES FOR ENERGY AND SELECTED NUTRIENTS 
OTHER THAN VITAMINS AND MINERALS (ADULTS) 
Energy or nutrient Reference intake 
Energyl 8400lkJl(2000lkcal)l
Totallfatl 70lgl
Saturatesl 20lgl
Carbohydratel 260  gl
Sugarsl 90lgl
Saltl 6lgl
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ANNEXlXIVl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX XIV  
CONVERSION FACTORS 
CONVERSION FACTORS FOR THE CALCULATION OF ENERGY 
Thelenergylvalueltolbeldeclaredlshalllbelcalculatedlusinglthelfollowinglconve rsionlfactors:l
Fl carbohydratel(exceptlpolyols)l 4lkcal/gl—17lkJ/gl
Fl polyolsl 2,4lkcal/gl—10lkJ/gl
Fl proteinl 4lkcal/gl—17lkJ/gl
Fl fatl 9lkcal/gl—37lkJ/gl
Fl salatrimsl 6lkcal/gl—l25lkJ/gl
Fl alcoholl(ethanol)l 7lkcal/gl—29lkJ/gl
Fl organiclacidl 3lkcal/gl—l13lkJ/gl
Fl fibrell 2lkcal/gl–l8lkJ/gl
Fl erythritolll 0lkcal/gl–l0lkJ/gl
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ANNEXlXVl DGlIl2Al  EN lANNEX XV  
EXPRESSION AND PRESENTATION OF NUTRITION DECLARATION 
Thelunitsloflmeasurementltolbelusedlinlthelnutritionldeclarationlforlenergyl(kiloj oulesl(kJ)landl 
kilocaloriesl(kcal))landlmassl(gramsl(g),lmilligramsl(mg),landlmicrogr amsl(µg))landlthelorderlofl 
presentationloflthelinformation,laslappropriate,lshalllbelthelfollowing:l
energyl kJlandlkcall
fatl g l
l oflwhichl
Flsaturatesl gl
Fltranslfatsl gl
FlmonoFunsaturatesl gl
Flpolyunsaturatesl gl
carbohydratel gl
l oflwhichl
Flsugarsl gl
Flpolyolsl gl
Flstarchl gl
fibrel gl
proteinl gl
saltl gl
vitaminslandl 
mineralslthelunitslspecifiedlinl 
pointl1loflPartlAlofl 
AnnexlXIIIl