Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:1997:264
Date: 1997-05-29
Language of the case: Italian
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Consumer protection;Approximation of laws
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Italy

Summary of the Judgment 
Approximation ofUws — Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs — Directive 79/112 — Obli­
gation to state details of one of the traders responsible for the manufacture or marketing of the 
foodstuff— Obligation to indicate details of a trader established within the Community appli­
cable to the seller only 
(Council Directive 79/112, Art. 3(1)(6)) 
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SUMMARY — CASE C-83/96 
It is apparent from the different language 
versions of Article 3(1)(6) of Directive 
79/112 on the labelling and presentation of 
foodstuffs, which provides that indication of 
'the name or business name and address of 
the manufacturer or packager, or of a seller 
established within the Community' is com­
pulsory on the labelling of foodstuffs, and 
from the purpose and general scheme of the 
directive in question that the expression 
'established within the Community' refers 
only to the seller and not to the producer or 
packager, details of either of whom may be 
indicated, whether established within the 
Community or outside. 
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