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►B DIRECTIVE2000/13/ECOFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDOFTHECOUNCIL
of20March2000
ontheapproximationofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtothelabelling,presentationand
advertisingoffoodstuffs
(OJL109,6.5.2000,p.29)
Amendedby:
OfficialJournal
No page date
►M1CommissionDirective2001/101/ECof26November2001 L310 19 28.11.2001
►M2Directive2003/89/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilof
10November2003L308 15 25.11.2003
Correctedby:
►C1Corrigendum,OJL124,25.5.2000,p.66(2000/13/EC)
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DIRECTIVE 2000/13/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
ANDOFTHECOUNCIL
of20March2000
on the approximationof the lawsofthe Member States relating to
thelabelling,presentationandadvertisingoffoodstuffs
THEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILOFTHE
EUROPEANUNION,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanCommunity,and
inparticularArticle95thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposaloftheCommission,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(1),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of
theTreaty(2),
Whereas:
(1)Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to thelabelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs(
3) has been
frequently and substantially amended(4). Therefore, for reasons
of clarity and rationality, the said Directive should be consoli-datedinasingletext.
(2)Differences between the laws, regulations and administrativeprovisions of the Member States on the labelling of foodstuffsmay impede the free circulation of these products and can lead
tounequalconditionsofcompetition.
(3)Therefore, approximation of these laws would contribute to the
smoothfunctioningoftheinternalmarket.
(4)The purpose of this Directive should be to enact Communityrulesofageneralnatureapplicablehorizontallytoallfoodstuffsputonthemarket.
(5)Rules of a specific nature which apply vertically only to parti-cular foodstuffs should be laid down in provisions dealing withthoseproducts.
(6)The prime consideration for any rules on the labelling of food-stuffsshouldbetheneedtoinformandprotecttheconsumer.
(7)That need means that Member States may, in compliance withtherulesoftheTreaty,imposelanguagerequirements.
(8)Detailedlabelling,inparticulargivingtheexactnatureandchar-acteristics of the product which enables the consumer to makehischoiceinfullknowledgeofthefacts,isthemostappropriatesinceitcreatesfewestobstaclestofreetrade.
(9)Therefore, a list should be drawn up of all information whichshouldinprinciplebeincludedinthelabellingofallfoodstuffs.
(10)However,thehorizontalnatureofthisDirectivedoesnotallow,attheinitialstage,theinclusioninthecompulsoryindicationsofall the indications which must be added to the list applying in
principle to the whole range of foodstuffs.Duringa later stage,
Community provisions should be adopted, aimed at supple-mentingtheexistingrules.2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—2
(1) OJC258,10.9.1999,p.12.
(2) OpinionoftheEuropean Parliament of18January2000(notyetpublished
intheOfficialJournal)andCouncilDecisionof13March2000.
(3) OJL33,8.2.1979,p.1.DirectiveaslastamendedbyDirective97/4/ECof
theEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncil(OJL43,14.2.1997,p.21).
(4) SeeAnnexIV,PartB.
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(11)Furthermore, in the absence of Community rules of a specific
natureMemberStatesshouldretaintherighttolaydowncertain
national provisions which may be added to the general provi-sions of this Directive, nevertheless these provisions should besubjecttoaCommunityprocedure.
(12)The said Community procedure must be that of a CommunitydecisionwhenaMemberStatewishestoenactnewlegislation.
(13)Provision should also be made for the Community legislator toderogate, in exceptional cases, fromcertain obligations thathavebeenfixedgenerally.
(14)Therulesonlabellingshouldalsoprohibittheuseofinformationthat would mislead the purchaser or attribute medicinal proper-ties to foodstuffs. To be effective, this prohibition should also
applytothepresentationandadvertisingoffoodstuffs.
(15)WithaviewtofacilitatingtradebetweenMemberStates,itmaybeprovidedthat,atstagespriortosaletotheultimateconsumer,
onlyinformation ontheessentialelementsshouldappearontheouter packaging and certain mandatory particulars that mustappearonaprepackagedfoodstuffneedappearonlyoncommer-cialdocumentsreferringthereto.
(16)MemberStatesshouldretaintheright,dependingonlocalprac-tical conditions and circumstances, to lay down rules in respect
of the labelling of foodstuffs sold in bulk; in such cases, infor-
mationshouldneverthelessbeprovidedfortheconsumer.
(17)Withthe aimofsim plifying andaccelerating theprocedure, theCommissionshouldbeentrustedwiththetaskofadoptingimple-mentingmeasuresofatechnicalnature.
(18)The measures necessary for the implementing of this Directiveshould be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for theexercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commis-sion(
1).
(19)ThisDirective shouldbewithoutprejudice tothe obligations ofthe Member States concerning the time limits for transposition
oftheDirectivessetoutinAnnexIV,PartB,
HAVEADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. ThisDirectiveconcernsthelabellingoffoodstuffstobedelivered
as such to the ultimate consumer and certain aspects relating to the
presentationandadvertisingthereof.
2. This Directive shall apply also to foodstuffs intended for supply
torestaurants,hospitals,canteensandothersimilarmasscaterers(here-inafterreferredtoas‘masscaterers’).
3. ForthepurposeofthisDirective,
(a) ‘labelling’ shall mean any words, particulars, trade marks, brand
name,pictorialmatterorsymbolrelatingtoafoodstuffandplacedonanypackaging,document,notice,label,ringorcollaraccompa-
nyingorreferringtosuchfoodstuff;
(b) ‘pre-packaged foodstuff’ shall mean any single item for presenta-
tion as such to the ultimate consumer and to mass caterers,
consisting of a foodstuff and the packaging into which it was putbeforebeingofferedforsale,whethersuchpackagingenclosesthefoodstuff completely or only partially, but in any case in such away that the contents cannot be altered without opening or chan-gingthepackaging.2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—3
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Article 2
1. Thelabellingandmethodsusedmustnot:
(a) besuchascouldmisleadthepurchasertoamaterial degree,parti-
cularly:
(i) as to the characteristics of the foodstuff and, in particular, as
to its nature, identity, properties, composition, quantity,
durability, origin or provenance, method of manufacture or
production;
(ii) by attributing to the foodstuff effects or properties which it
doesnotpossess;
(iii) by suggesting that the foodstuff possesses special characteris-
tics when in fact all similar foodstuffs possess suchcharacteristics;
(b) subject to Community provisions applicable to natural mineral
waters and foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, attribute toany foodstuff the property of preventing, treating or curing ahumandisease,orrefertosuchproperties.
2. The Council, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 95 of the Treaty, shall draw up a non-exhaustive list of theclaims within the meaning of paragraph 1, the use of which must atalleventsbeprohibitedorrestricted.
3. Theprohibitions orrestrictions referred toinparagraphs1and2
shallalsoapplyto:
(a) thepresentationoffoodstuffs,inparticulartheirshape,appearance
orpackaging,thepackagingmaterialsused,thewayinwhichtheyarearrangedandthesettinginwhichtheyaredisplayed;
(b) advertising.
Article 3
1. InaccordancewithArticles4to17andsubjecttotheexceptions
containedtherein,indicationofthefollowingparticularsaloneshallbecompulsoryonthelabellingoffoodstuffs:
(1) thenameunderwhichtheproductissold;
(2) thelistofingredients;
(3) the quantity of certain ingredients or categories of ingredients as
providedforinArticle7;
(4) inthecaseofprepackagedfoodstuffs,thenetquantity;
(5) the date of minimum durability or, in the case of foodstuffs
which,fromthemicrobiological pointofview,arehighlyperish-able,the‘useby’date;
(6) anyspecialstorageconditionsorconditionsofuse;(7) the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or
packager,orofasellerestablishedwithintheCommunity.
However, the Member States shall be authorised, in respect of
butter producedintheirterritory, torequireonlyanindication of
themanufacturer,packagerorseller.
Without prejudice to the notification provided for in Article 24,
Member States shall inform the Commission and the other
MemberStatesofanymeasuretakenpursuanttothesecondpara-graph;
(8) particulars of the place of origin or provenance where failure to
give such particulars might mislead the consumer to a material
degreeastothetrueoriginorprovenanceofthefoodstuff;
(9) instructions for use when it would be impossible to make appro-
priateuseofthefoodstuffintheabsenceofsuchinstructions;
(10) withrespecttobeveragescontainingmorethan1,2%byvolume
ofalcohol,theactualalcoholicstrengthbyvolume.2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—4
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2. Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, Member States may
retain national provisions which require indication of the factory orpackagingcentre,inrespectofhomeproduction.
3. TheprovisionsofthisArticle shallbewithoutprejudice tomore
preciseormoreextensiveprovisionsregardingweightsandmeasures.
Article 4
1. Community provisions applicable to specified foodstuffs and not
to foodstuffs in general may provide for derogations, in exceptionalcases, fromthe requirem ents laid down in Article 3(1), points 2 and
5,providedthatthisdoesnotresultinthepurchaserbeinginadequately
informed.
2. Community provisions applicable to specified foodstuffs and not
to foodstuffs in general may provide that other particulars in additiontothoselistedinArticle3mustappearonthelabelling.
Where there are noCommunity provisions, Member States may make
provision for such particulars in accordance with the procedure laid
downinArticle19.
3. TheCommunityprovisionsreferredtoinparagraphs1and2shall
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article20(2).
Article 5
1. The name under which a foodstuff is sold shall be the name
providedforintheCommunityprovisionsapplicabletoit.
(a) Inthe absence of Community provisions,the name under whicha
productissoldshallbethenameprovidedforinthelaws,regula-tionsandadministrativeprovisionsapplicableintheMemberStatein which the product is sold to the final consumer or to masscaterers.
Failing this, the name under which a product is sold shall be the
namecustomaryintheMemberStateinwhichitissoldtothefinalconsumerortomasscaterers,oradescriptionofthefoodstuff,and
if necessary of its use, which is clear enough to let the purchaser
know its true nature and distinguish it fromother products withwhichitmightbeconfused.
(b) TheuseintheMemberStateofmarketingofthesalesnameunder
which the product is legally manufactured and marketed in the
MemberStateofproductionshallalsobeallowed.
However, where the application of the other provisions of this
Directive,inparticularthosesetoutinArticle3,wouldnotenable
consumers in the Member State of marketing to know the truenature of the foodstuff and to distinguish it fromfoodstuffs withwhich they could confuse it, the sales name shall be accompaniedbyotherdescriptiveinformationwhichshallappearinproximitytothesalesname.
(c) In exceptional cases, the sales name of the Member State of
production shall not be used in the Member State of marketingwhen the foodstuff which it designates is so different, as regards
its composition or manufacture, from the foodstuff known under
that name that the provisions of point (b) are not sufficient toensure, in the Member State of marketing, correct information forconsumers.
2. Notrademark,brandnameorfancynamemaybesubstitutedfor
thenameunderwhichtheproductissold.
3. The name under which the product is sold shall include or be
accompaniedbyparticularsastothephysicalconditionofthefoodstuffor the specific treatment which it has undergone (e.g. powdered,freeze-dried, deep-frozen, concentrated, smoked) in all cases whereomission of such information could create confusion in the mind ofthepurchaser.2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—5
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Anyfoodstuffwhichhasbeentreatedwithionisingradiationmustbear
oneofthefollowingindications:
— inSpanish:
‘irradiado’or‘tratadoconradiaciónionizante’,
— inDanish:
‘bestrålet/…’ or ‘strålekonserveret’ or ‘behandlet med ioniserende
stråling’or‘konserveretmedioniserendestråling’,
— inGerman:
‘bestrahlt’or‘mitionisierendenStrahlenbehandelt’,
— inGreek:
‘επεξεργασµένο µε ιονίζουσα ακτινοβολία ’o r‘ ακτινοβολη-
µένο’,
— inEnglish:
‘irradiated’or‘treatedwithionisingradiation’,
— inFrance:
‘traitéparrayonnementsionisants’or‘traitéparionisation’,
— inItalian:
‘irradiato’or‘trattatoconradiazioniionizzanti’,
— inDutch:
‘doorstraald’ or ‘door bestraling behandeld’ or ‘met ioniserende
stralenbehandeld’,
— inPortuguese:
‘irradiado’or‘tratadoporirradiação’ or‘tratadoporradiação ioni-
zante’,
— inFinnish:
‘säteilytetty’or‘käsiteltyionisoivallasäteilyllä’,
— inSwedish:
‘bestrålad’or‘behandladmedjoniserandestrålning’.
Article 6
1. Ingredients shall be listed in accordance with this Article and
AnnexesI,II,IIIandIIIa.
2. Ingredientsneednotbelistedinthecaseof:
(a) — fresh fruit and vegetables, including potatoes, which have not
beenpeeled,cutorsimilarlytreated,
— carbonated water,the description ofwhichindicates that it has
beencarbonated,
— fermentation vinegars derived exclusively from a single basic
product,providedthatnootheringredienthasbeenadded;
(b) — cheese,
— butter,— fermentedmilkandcream,
provided that no ingredient has been added other than lactic
products,enzymes andmicro-organism cultures essential tomanu-facture,orthesaltneededforthemanufactureofcheeseotherthanfreshcheeseandprocessedcheese;
(c) productscomprisingasingleingredient,where:
— thetradenameisidenticalwiththeingredientname,or
— thetradenameenablesthenatureoftheingredienttobeclearly
identified.
3. In the case of beverages containing more than 1,2 % byvolume
of alcohol, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission,2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—6
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shall, before 22 December 1982, determine the rules for labelling
ingredients.
3a. Without prejudice to the rules for labelling to be established
pursuant to paragraph 3, any ingredient, as defined in paragraph 4(a)andlistedinAnnexIIIa,shallbeindicatedonthelabellingwhereitispresent in beverages referred to in paragraph 3. This indication shall
comprisetheword‘contains’followedbythenameoftheingredient(s)
concerned.However,anindicationisnotnecessarywhentheingredientisalreadyincludedunderitsspecificnameinthelistofingredientsorinthenameunderwhichthebeverageissold.
Where necessary, detailed rules for the presentation of the indication
referred to in the first subparagraph may be adopted in accordancewiththefollowingprocedures:
(a) asregardstheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(2)ofCouncilRegu-
lation (EC) No 1493/99 of 17 May 1999 on the commonorganisation of the market in wine(
1), under the procedure laid
downinArticle75ofthatRegulation;
(b) asregardstheproductsreferredtoinArticle2(1)ofCouncilRegu-
lation (EEC) No 1601/91 of 10 June 1991 laying down general
rules on the definition, description and presentation of aromatised
wines, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-productcocktails(
2), under the procedure laid down in Article 13 of that
Regulation;
(c) asregardstheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(2)ofCouncilRegu-
lation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general
rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit
drinks(3), under the procedure laid down in Article 14 of that
Regulation;
(d) asregardsotherproducts,undertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle
20(2)ofthisDirective.
4. (a) ‘Ingredient’shallmeananysubstance,includingadditives,used
inthemanufactureorpreparationofafoodstuffandstillpresentinthefinishedproduct,evenifinalteredform.
(b) Where an ingredient of the foodstuff is itself the product of
severalingredients,thelattershallberegardedasingredientsofthefoodstuffinquestion.
(c) Thefollowingshallnotberegardedasingredients:
(i) theconstituentsofaningredientwhichhavebeentempora-
rily separated during the manufacturing process and laterreintroducedbutnotinexcessoftheiroriginalproportions;
(ii) additives:
— whosepresenceinagivenfoodstuffissolelyduetothe
factthattheywerecontainedinoneormoreingredients
of that foodstuff, provided that they serve no technolo-gicalfunctioninthefinishedproduct,
— whichareusedasprocessingaids;
(iii) substances used in the quantities strictly necessary as
solventsormediaforadditivesorflavouring;2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—7
(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission
Regulation(EC)No1795/2003(OJL262,14.10.2003,p.13).
(2) OJL149,14.6.1991,p.1.Regulation aslastamended byRegulation (EC)
No 2061/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 277,
30.10.1996,p.1).
(3) OJL160,12.6.1989,p.1.Regulation aslastamended byRegulation (EC)
No 3378/94 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 366,
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(iv) substanceswhicharenotadditivesbutareusedinthesame
wayandwiththe samepurposeasprocessingaidsandarestillpresentinthefinishedproduct,evenifinalteredform.
(d) Incertain casesDecisionsmaybetakeninaccordance withthe
procedure laid down in Article 20(2) as to whether the condi-tionsdescribedinpoint(c)(ii)and(iii)aresatisfied.
5. The list of ingredients shall include all the ingredients of the
foodstuff, in descending order of weight, as recorded at the time oftheir use in the manufacture of the foodstuff. It shall appear precededbyasuitableheadingwhichincludestheword‘ingredients’.
However:
— added water and volatile products shall be listed in order of their
weight in the finished product; the amount of water added as aningredient in a foodstuffshall be calculated bydeducting fromthetotal amount of the finished product the total amount of the other
ingredientsused.Thisamountneednotbetakenintoconsideration
ifitdoesnotexceed5%byweightofthefinishedproduct,
— ingredients used in concentrated or dehydrated formand reconsti-
tuted at the time of manufacture may be listed in order of weightasrecordedbeforetheirconcentrationordehydration,
— inthecaseofconcentratedordehydratedfoodswhichareintended
tobereconstitutedbytheadditionofwater,theingredientsmaybelisted in order of proportion in the reconstituted product provided
that the list of ingredients is accompanied by an expression such
as ‘ingredients of the reconstituted product’, or ‘ingredients of theready-to-useproduct’,
— where fruit, vegetables or mushrooms, none of which significantly
predominatesintermsofweightandwhichareusedinproportions
that are likely to vary, are used in a mixture as ingredients of afoodstuff, they may be grouped together in the list of ingredientsunderthedesignation‘fruit’,‘vegetables’or‘mushrooms’followedby the phrase ‘in varying proportions’, immediately followed by alist of the fruit, vegetables or mushrooms present; in such cases,
themixtureshallbeincludedinthelistofingredientsinaccordance
with the first subparagraph, on the basis of the total weight of thefruit,vegetablesormushroomspresent,
— inthecaseofmixturesofspicesorherbs,wherenonesignificantly
predominates in proportion by weight, those ingredients may be
listed in another order provided that that list of ingredients is
accompaniedbyanexpressionsuchas‘invariableproportion’,
— ingredients constituting less than 2 % of the finished product may
belistedinadifferentorderaftertheotheringredients,
— where ingredients which are similar or mutually substitutable are
likely to be used in the manufacture or preparation of a foodstuff
without altering its composition, its nature or its perceived value,and in so far as they constitute less than 2 % of the finishedproduct,theymaybereferredtointhelistofingredientsbymeansofthephrase‘contains…and/or…’,whereatleastoneofnomorethan twoingredients ispresent in the finished product. This provi-
sion shall not apply to additives or to ingredients listed in Annex
IIIa.
6. Ingredients shall be designated by their specific name, where
applicable,inaccordancewiththeruleslaiddowninArticle5.
However:
— ingredientswhichbelongtooneofthecategorieslistedinAnnexI
and are constituents of another foodstuff need only be designatedbythenameofthatcategory.
Alterations to the list of categories in Annex I may be effected in
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle20(2).2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—8
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However,thedesignation‘starch’listedinAnnexImustalwaysbe
complemented by the indication of its specific vegetable origin,whenthatingredientmaycontaingluten,
— ingredients belonging to one of the categories listed in Annex II
mustbedesignatedbythenameofthatcategory,followedbytheirspecificnameorECnumber;ifaningredientbelongstomorethanoneofthecategories,thecategoryappropriatetotheprincipalfunc-
tioninthecaseofthefoodstuffinquestionshallbeindicated.
Amendments to this Annex based on advances in scientific and
technicalknowledgeshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeproce-durelaiddowninArticle20(2).
However,thedesignation‘modifiedstarch’listedinAnnexIImust
alwaysbecomplementedbytheindicationofitsspecificvegetableorigin,whenthatingredientmaycontaingluten,
— flavouringsshallbedesignatedinaccordancewithAnnexIII,
— the specific Community provisions governing the indication of
treatment of an ingredient with ionising radiation shall be adoptedsubsequentlyinaccordancewithArticle95oftheTreaty.
7. Community provisions or, where there are none, national provi-
sionsmaylaydownthatthe nameunderwhichaspecific foodstuffissold is to be accompanied by mention of a particular ingredient oringredients.
TheprocedurelaiddowninArticle19shallapplytoanysuchnational
provisions.
The Community provisions referred to in this paragraph shall be
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle20(2).
8. In the case referred to inparagraph 4(b),a compound ingredient
maybeincludedinthelistofingredients,underitsowndesignationin
sofarasthisislaiddownbylaworestablishedbycustom,intermsof
itsoverallweight,providedthatitisimmediatelyfollowedbyalistofitsingredients.
Thelistreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphshallnotbecompulsory:
(a) where the composition of the compound ingredient is defined in
current Community legislation, and in so far as the compoundingredient constitutes less than 2 % of the finished product;however,thisprovisionshallnotapplytoadditives,subjecttopara-graph4(c),
(b) for compound ingredients consisting of mixtures of spices and/or
herbs that constitute less than 2 % of the finished product, with
theexceptionofadditives,subjecttoparagraph4(c),
(c) where the compound ingredient is a foodstuff for which a list of
ingredientsisnotrequiredunderCommunitylegislation.
9. Notwithstandingparagraph5thewatercontentneednotbespeci-
fied:
(a) wherethewaterisusedduringthemanufacturingprocesssolelyfor
the reconstitution of an ingredient used in concentrated or dehy-dratedform;
(b) inthecaseofaliquidmediumwhichisnotnormallyconsumed.
10. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, the second subparagraph of para-
graph 6 and the second subparagraph of paragraph 8, any ingredientused in production of a foodstuff and still present in the finishedproduct,evenifinalteredform,andlistedinAnnexIIIaororiginatingfromaningredient listed inAnnexIIIashall beindicated onthe labelwithaclearreferencetothenameofthisingredient.
The indication referred to in the first subparagraph shall not be
requiredifthenameunderwhichthefoodstuffissoldclearlyreferstotheingredientconcerned.2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—9
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Notwithstandingparagraph4(c)(ii),(iii)and(iv),anysubstanceusedin
productionofafoodstuffandstillpresentinthefinishedproduct,evenifinalteredform,andoriginatingfromingredientslistedinAnnexIIIa
shallbeconsideredasaningredientandshallbeindicatedonthelabel
with a clear reference to the name of the ingredient from which itoriginates.
11. The list in Annex IIIa shall be systematically re-examined and,
where necessary, updated on the basis of the most recent scientific
knowledge. The first re-examination shall take place at the latest on25November2005.
Updating could also be effected by the deletion fromAnnex IIIa of
ingredients for which it has been scientifically established that it is
not possible for themto cause adverse reactions. To this end, the
Commission may be notified until 25 August 2004 of the studiescurrently being conducted to establish whether ingredients orsubstances,derivedfromingredientslistedinAnnexIIIaarenotlikely,under specific circumstances, to trigger adverse reactions. The
Commissionshall,notlaterthan25November2004,afterconsultation
withtheEuropeanFoodSafetyAuthority,adoptalistofthoseingredi-ents or substances, which shall consequently be excluded fromAnnexIIIa, pending the final results of the notified studies, or at the latestuntil25November2007.
Without prejudice to the second subparagraph, Annex IIIa may be
amended, in compliance with the procedure referred to in Article20(2), after an opinion has been obtained fromthe European FoodSafety Authority issued onthe basis of Article 29 of Regulation (EC)No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28January 2002, laying down the general principles and requirements of
foodlaw,establishing the European FoodSafety Authority andlaying
downproceduresinmattersoffoodsafety(
1).
Wherenecessary,technicalguidelinesmaybeissuedfortheinterpreta-
tionofthelistinAnnexIIIa,incompliancewiththeprocedurereferred
toinArticle20(2).
Article 7
1. The quantity of an ingredient or category of ingredients used in
the manufacture orpreparation ofa foodstuffshall bestated in accor-dancewiththisArticle.
2. Theindicationreferredtoinparagraph1shallbecompulsory:
(a) where the ingredient or category of ingredients concerned appears
in the name under which the foodstuff is sold or is usually asso-ciatedwiththatnamebytheconsumer;or
(b) where the ingredient or category of ingredients concerned is
emphasisedonthelabellinginwords,picturesorgraphics;or
(c) wheretheingredientorcategoryofingredientsconcernedisessen-
tial to characterise a foodstuff and to distinguish it fromproductswith which it might be confused because of its name or appear-ance;or
(d) inthecasesdeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle20(2).
3. Paragraph2shallnotapply:
(a) toaningredientorcategoryofingredients:
— thedrainednetweightofwhichisindicatedinaccordancewith
Article8(4),or
— thequantities ofwhicharealready required tobegivenonthe
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— whichisusedinsmallquantitiesforthepurposesofflavouring,
or
— which, while appearing in the name under which the food is
sold, is not such as to govern the choice of the consumer inthe country of marketing because the variation in quantity isnotessentialtocharacterisethefoodstuffordoesnotdistinguishit fromsim ilar foods. In cases of doubt it shall be decided bytheprocedurelaiddowninArticle20(2)whethertheconditions
laiddowninthisindentarefulfilled;
(b) wherespecific Community provisionsstipulate precisely thequan-
tity of an ingredient or of a category of ingredients without
providingfortheindicationthereofonthelabelling;
(c) in the cases referred to in the fourth and fifth indents of Article
6(5);
(d) inthecasesdeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle20(2).
4. The quantity indicated, expressed as a percentage, shall corre-
spond to the quantity of the ingredient or ingredients at the time of
its/their use. However, Community provisions may allow for deroga-
tions fromthis principle for certain foodstuffs. Such provisions shallbe adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article20(2).
5. Theindicationreferredtoinparagraph1shallappeareitherinor
immediately next to the name under which the foodstuff is sold or in
the listofingredients inconnection withthe ingredient orcategory ofingredientsinquestion.
6. ThisArticleshallapplywithoutprejudicetoCommunityruleson
nutritionlabellingforfoodstuffs.
Article 8
1. Thenetquantityofprepackagedfoodstuffsshallbeexpressed:
— inunitsofvolumeinthecaseofliquids,
— inunitsofmassinthecaseofotherproducts,
usingthelitre,centilitre,millilitre,kilogramorgram,asappropriate.
Community provisions or, where there are none, national provisions
applicabletocertainspecifiedfoodstuffsmayderogatefromthisrule.
TheprocedurelaiddowninArticle19shallapplytoanysuchnational
provisions.
2. (a) Wheretheindicationofacertaintypeofquantity(e.g.nominal
quantity, minimum quantity, average quantity) is required by
Community provisions or, where there are none, by nationalprovisions, this quantity shall be regarded as the net quantityforthepurposesofthisDirective.
WithoutprejudicetothenotificationprovidedforinArticle24,
Member States shall inform the Commission and the otherMemberStatesofanymeasuretakenpursuanttothispoint.
(b) Communityprovisionsor,wheretherearenone,nationalprovi-
sionsmay,forcertainspecifiedfoodstuffsclassifiedbyquantityincategories,requireotherindicationsofquantity.
The procedure laid down in Article 19 shall apply to any such
nationalprovisions.
(c) Where a prepackaged itemconsists of two or m ore individual
prepackaged items containing the same quantity of the same
product, the net quantity shall be indicated by mentioning the
net quantity contained in each individual package and the totalnumber of such packages. Indication of these particulars shallnot, however, be compulsory where the total number of indivi-dual packages can be clearly seen and easily counted fromtheoutside and where at least one indication of the net quantity2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—11
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contained in each individual package can be clearly seen from
theoutside.
(d) Where a prepackaged itemconsists of two or m ore individual
packages whichare notregarded asunitsofsale, the net quan-
tity shall be given by indicating the total net quantity and the
total number of individual packages. Community provisions or,where there are none, national provisions need not, in the caseof certain foodstuffs, require indication of the total number ofindividualpackages.
WithoutprejudicetothenotificationprovidedforinArticle24,
Member States shall inform the Commission and the other
MemberStatesofanymeasuretakenpursuanttothispoint.
3. Inthecaseoffoodstuffsnormallysoldbynumber,MemberStates
neednotrequireindicationofthenetquantityprovidedthatthenumber
ofitemscanclearlybeseenandeasilycountedfromtheoutsideor,if
not,isindicatedonthelabelling.
Without prejudice to the notification provided for in Article 24,
Member States shall inform the Commission and the other Member
Statesofanymeasuretakenpursuanttothisparagraph.
4. Where a solid foodstuff is presented in a liquid medium, the
drainednetweightofthefoodstuffshallalsobeindicatedonthelabel-
ling.
For the purposes of this paragraph, ‘liquid medium’ shall mean the
following products, possibly in mixtures and also where frozen or
quick-frozen,providedthattheliquidismerelyanadjuncttotheessen-
tialelementsofthatpreparationandisthusnotadecisivefactorforthepurchase:water,aqueoussolutionsofsalts,brine,aqueoussolutionsoffood acids, vinegar, aqueous solutions of sugars, aqueous solutions ofother sweetening substances, fruit or vegetable juices in the case of
fruitorvegetables.
This list may be supplemented in accordance with the procedure laid
downinArticle20(2).
Methods of checking the drained net weight shall be determined in
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle20(2).
5. Itshallnotbecompulsorytoindicatethenetquantityinthecase
offoodstuffs:
(a) which are subject to considerable losses in their volume or mass
and which are sold by number or weighed in the presence of the
purchaser;
(b) the net quantity of which is less than 5 g or 5 ml; however, this
provisionshallnotapplytospicesandherbs.
Community provisions or, where there are none, national provisions
applicable to specified foodstuffs may in exceptional cases lay down
thresholds which are higher than 5 g or 5 ml provided that this doesnotresultinthepurchaserbeinginadequatelyinformed.
Without prejudice to the notification provided for in Article 24,
Member States shall inform the Commission and the other MemberStatesofanymeasuretakenpursuanttothisparagraph.
6. The Community provisions referred to in paragraphs 1, second
subparagraph, 2(b) and (d) and 5, second subparagraph, shall beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle20(2).
Article 9
1. The date of minimum durability of a foodstuff shall be the date
until which the foodstuff retains its specific properties when properlystored.
Itshallbeindicatedinaccordancewithparagraphs2to5.
2. Thedateshallbeprecededbythewords:
— ‘Bestbefore…’whenthedateincludesanindicationoftheday,2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—12
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— ‘Bestbeforeend…’inothercases.
3. Thewordsreferredtoinparagraph2shallbeaccompaniedby:
— eitherthedateitself,or
— areferencetowherethedateisgivenonthelabelling.
If need be, these particulars shall be followed by a description of the
storage conditions which must be observed if the product is to keepforthespecifiedperiod.
4. The date shall consist of the day, month and year in uncoded
chronologicalform.
However,inthecaseoffoodstuffs:
— which will not keep for more than three months, an indication of
thedayandthemonthwillsuffice,
— which will keep for more than three months but not more than 18
months,anindicationofthemonthandyearwillsuffice,
— whichwillkeepformorethan18months,anindicationoftheyear
willsuffice.
The manner of indicating the date may be specified according to the
procedurelaiddowninArticle20(2).
5. Subject to Community provisions imposing other types of date
indication,anindicationofthedurabilitydateshallnotberequiredfor:
— freshfruitandvegetables,includingpotatoes,whichhavenotbeen
peeled, cut or similarly treated. This derogation shall not apply tosproutingseedsandsimilarproductssuchaslegumesprouts,
— wines,liqueurwines,sparklingwines,aromatisedwinesandsimilar
products obtained fromfruits other than grapes, and beveragesfalling within CN codes 22060091, 22060093 and 22060099andmanufacturedfromgrapesorgrapemusts,
— beveragescontaining10%ormorebyvolumeofalcohol,— soft drinks, fruit juices, fruit nectars and alcoholic beverages in
individual containers of more than five litres, intended for supplytomasscaterers,
— bakers' or pastry cooks' wares which, given the nature of their
content, are normally consumed within 24hours of their manufac-ture,
— vinegar,
— cookingsalt,
— solidsugar,— confectioneryproductsconsistingalmostsolelyofflavouredand/or
colouredsugars,
— chewinggumsandsimilarchewingproducts,
— individualportionsofice-cream.
Article 10
1. Inthecaseoffoodstuffswhich,fromthemicrobiologicalpointof
view,arehighlyperishableandarethereforelikelyafterashortperiodto constitute an immediate danger to human health, the date ofminimumdurabilityshallbereplacedbythe‘useby’date.
2. Thedateshallbeprecededbythewords:
— inSpanish:‘fechadecaducidad’,
— inDanish:‘sidsteanvendelsesdato’,— inGerman:‘verbrauchenbis’,
— inGreek:‘ ανάλωση µέχρι ’,
— inEnglish:‘useby’,— inFrench:‘àconsommerjusqu'au’,
— inItalian:‘daconsumareentro’,
— inDutch:‘tegebruikentot’,— inPortuguese:‘aconsumiraté’,
— inFinnish:‘viimeinenkäyttöajankohta’,2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—13
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— inSwedish:‘sistaförbrukningsdag’.
Thesewordsshallbeaccompaniedby:
— eitherthedateitself,or
— areferencetowherethedateisgivenonthelabelling.
These particulars shall be followed by a description of the storage
conditionswhichmustbeobserved.
3. The date shall consist of the day, the month and, possibly, the
year,inthatorderandinuncodedform.
4. In some cases it may be decided by the procedure laid down in
Article 20(2) whether the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 are
fulfilled.
Article 11
1. Theinstructionsforuseofafoodstuffshallbeindicatedinsucha
wayastoenableappropriateusetobemadethereof.
2. Community provisions or, where there are none, national provi-
sionsmay, in the case ofcertain foodstuffs,specify the way in whichtheinstructionsforuseshouldbeindicated.
The procedure laid down in Article 19 shall apply to such national
provisions.
The Community provisions referred to in this paragraph shall be
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle20(2).
Article 12
The rules concerning indication of the alcoholic strength by volume
shall,inthecaseofproductscoveredbytariffheading Nos22.04and22.05,bethoselaiddowninthespecificCommunityprovisionsapplic-
abletosuchproducts.
Inthecaseofotherbeverages containing morethan1,2%byvolume
ofalcohol,theserulesshallbelaiddowninaccordancewiththeproce-dureprovidedforinArticle20(2).
Article 13
1. (a) When the foodstuffs are prepackaged, the particulars provided
for in Articles 3 and 4(2) shall appear on the prepackaging oronalabelattachedthereto.
(b) Notwithstanding point (a) and without prejudice to Community
provisionsonnominal quantities, where prepackagedfoodstuffsare:
— intended for the ultimate consumer but marketed at a stage
prior to sale to the ultimate consumer and where sale to a
masscatererisnotinvolvedatthatstage,
— intendedforsupplytomasscaterersforpreparation, proces-
sing,splittingorcuttingup,
the particulars required under Articles 3 and 4(2) need appear
only on the commercial documents referring to the foodstuffs
where it can be guaranteed that such documents, containing allthe labelling information, either accompany the foodstuffs towhich they refer or were sent before or at the same time asdelivery.
(c) Inthecasereferredtoinpoint(b),theparticularsreferredtoin
Article 3(1) point 1, 5 and 7 and, where appropriate, that
referredtoinArticle10,shallalsoappearontheexternalpacka-
ginginwhichthefoodstuffsarepresentedformarketing.
2. The particulars mentioned in Article 3 and Article 4(2) shall be
easy to understand and marked in a conspicuous place in such a wayastobeeasilyvisible,clearlylegibleandindelible.2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—14
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Theyshallnotinanywaybehidden,obscuredorinterruptedbyother
writtenorpictorialmatter.
3. The particulars listed in Article 3(1), points 1, 4, 5 and 10 shall
appearinthesamefieldofvision.
This requirement may be extended to the particulars provided for in
Article4(2).
4. Inthecaseoftheglassbottlesintendedforreusewhichareindel-
ibly marked and which therefore bear no label, ring or collar andpackaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of
less than 10 cm
2only the particulars listed in Article 3(1) points 1, 4
and5needbegiven.
Inthiscase,paragraph3shallnotapply.5. Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdomm ay derogate
fromArticle 3(1) and paragraph 3 of this Article in the case of m ilkandmilkproductsputupinglassbottlesintendedforreuse.
They shall inform the Commission of any measure taken pursuant to
thefirstsubparagraph.
Article 14
Where foodstuffs are offered for sale to the ultimate consumer or to
mass caterers without prepackaging, or where foodstuffsare packagedon the sales premises at the consumer's request or prepackaged fordirect sale, the Member States shall adopt detailed rules concerningthe manner in which the particulars specified in Article 3 and Article
4(2)aretobeshown.
They may decide not to require the provision of all or some of these
particulars,providedthatthepurchaserstillreceivessufficientinforma-tion.
Article 15
ThisDirectiveshallnotaffecttheprovisionsofnationallawswhich,in
the absence of Community provisions, impose less stringent require-ments for the labelling of foodstuffs presented in fancy packaging
suchasfigurinesorsouvenirs.
Article 16
1. MemberStatesshallensurethatthesaleisprohibitedwithintheir
own territories of foodstuffs for which the particulars provided for inArticle 3 and Article 4(2) do not appear in a language easily under-stood by the consumer, unless the consumer is in fact informed bymeansofothermeasuresdeterminedinaccordance withtheprocedure
laiddowninArticle20(2)asregardsoneormorelabellingparticulars.
2. Within its ownterritory, the Member State in which the product
is marketed may, in accordance with the rules of the Treaty, stipulatethatthoselabellingparticularsshallbegiveninoneormorelanguageswhich it shall determine from among the official languages of theCommunity.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not preclude the labelling particulars
frombeingindicatedinseverallanguages.
Article 17
Member States shall refrain from laying down requirements more
detailed than those already contained in Articles 3 to 13 concerningthe manner in which the particulars provided for in Article 3 andArticle4(2)aretobeshown.
Article 18
1. Member States may not forbid trade in foodstuffs which comply
with the rules laid down in this Directive by the application of non-2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—15
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harmonised national provisions governing the labelling and presenta-
tionofcertainfoodstuffsoroffoodstuffsingeneral.
2. Paragraph1shallnotapplytonon-harmonisednationalprovisions
justifiedongroundsof:
— protectionofpublichealth,
— preventionoffraud,unlesssuchprovisionsareliabletoimpedethe
applicationofthedefinitionsandruleslaiddownbythisDirective,
— protection ofindustrial andcommercial propertyrights,indications
of provenance, registered designations of origin and prevention ofunfaircompetition.
Article 19
Where reference ismadetothisArticle,thefollowingprocedureshall
apply should a Member State deem it necessary to adopt new legisla-tion.
It shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the
measuresenvisagedandgivethereasonsjustifyingthem.TheCommis-
sion shall consult the Member States within the ►
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CommitteeontheFoodChainandAnimalHealthsetupbyRegulation(EC)No178/2002 ◄ifit considerssuchconsultationtobeusefulor
ifaMemberStatesorequests.
Member States may take such envisaged measures only three months
after such notification and provided that the Commission's opinion is
notnegative.
Inthelatterevent,andbeforetheexpiryoftheabovementionedperiod,
the Commission shall initiate the procedure provided for in Article20(2) in order to determine whether the envisaged measures may beimplementedsubject,ifnecessary,totheappropriatemodifications.
Article 20
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the ►
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Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health ◄(hereinafter
referredtoas‘theCommittee’).
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of
Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions ofArticle8thereof.
TheperiodreferredtoinArticle5(6)ofDecision1999/468/ECshallbe
setatthreemonths.
3. TheCommitteeshalladoptitsrulesofprocedure.
Article 21
If temporary measures prove necessary to facilitate the application of
thisDirective, theyshall beadopted inaccordance withthe procedure
providedforinArticle20(2).
Article 22
This Directive shall not affect Community provisions relating to the
labelling and presentation of certain foodstuffs already adopted on 22December1978.
Anyamendmentsnecessarytoharmonisesuchprovisionswiththerules
laid down in this Directive shall be decided in accordance with theprocedureapplicabletoeachoftheprovisionsinquestion.
Article 23
This Directive shall not apply to products for export outside the
Community.2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—16
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Article 24
Member States shall ensure that the Commission receives the text of
any essential provision of national law which they adopt in the field
governedbythisDirective.
Article 25
ThisDirectiveshallalsoapplytotheFrenchoverseasdepartments.
Article 26
1. Directive79/112/EECasamendedbytheDirectivesreferredtoin
Annex IV, Part A, is repealed, without prejudice to the obligations of
the Member States in respect of the deadlines for transposition laid
downinAnnexIV,PartB.
2. The reference made to the repealed Directive shall be construed
as references to this Directive and should be read in accordance withthecorrelationtablesetoutinAnnexV.
Article 27
ThisDirective enters intoforce onthe20thdayfollowingitspublica-
tioninthe Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 28
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—17
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ANNEX I
CATEGORIESOF INGREDIENTSWHICH MAY BE DESIGNATEDBY
THE NAME OF THE CATEGORY RATHER THAN THE SPECIFIC
NAME
Definition Designation
Refinedoilsotherthanoliveoil ‘Oil’,togetherwith
— either the adjective ‘vegetable’ or ‘animal’,
asappropriate,or
— an indication of their specific vegetable or
animalorigin
The adjective ‘hydrogenated’ must accompany
theindicationofahydrogenatedoil
Refinedfats ‘Fat’,togetherwith
— either the adjective ‘vegetable’ or ‘animal’,
asappropriate,or
— an indication of their specific vegetable or
animalorigin
The adjective ‘hydrogenated’ must accompany
theindicationofahydrogenatedfat
Mixtures of flour obtained fromtwo or m ore
cerealspecies‘Flour’, followed by a list of the cereals from
which it has been obtained, in descending order
byweight
Starches, and starches modified by physical
meansorbyenzymes‘Starch’
All species of fish where the fish constitutes an
ingredientofanotherfoodstuffandprovidedthat
thenameandpresentationofsuchfoodstuffdoes
notrefertoaspecificspeciesoffish‘Fish’
Alltypesofcheesewherethecheeseormixture
of cheeses constitutes an ingredient of another
foodstuffandprovidedthatthenameandpresen-
tation of such foodstuff does not refer to a
specifictypeofcheese‘Cheese’
All spices not exceeding 2 % by weight of the
foodstuff‘Spice(s)’or‘mixedspices’
Allherbsorpartsofherbsnotexceeding2%by
weightofthefoodstuff‘Herb(s)’or‘mixedherbs’
Alltypesofgumpreparationsusedinthemanu-
factureofgumbaseforchewinggum‘Gumbase’
Alltypesofcrumbedbakedcerealproducts ‘Crumbs’or‘rusks’asappropriate
Alltypesofsucrose ‘Sugar’
Anhydrousdextroseordextrosemonohydrate ‘Dextrose’
Glucosesyrupandanhydrousglucosesyrup ‘Glucosesyrup’Alltypesofmilkprotein(caseins,caseinatesand
wheyproteins)andmixturesthereof‘Milkproteins’
Press,expellerorrefinedcocoabutter ‘Cocoabutter’
All types ofwine as defined in Council Regula-
tion(EC)No1493/1999of17May1999onthe
commonorganisationofthemarketinwine(1)‘Wine’2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—18
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Definition Designation
Skeletal muscles(**) of mammalian and bird
speciesrecognisedasfitforhumanconsumption
withnaturallyincludedoradherenttissue,where
the total fat and connective tissue content does
notexceedthevaluesindicatedbelowandwhere
the meat constitutes an ingredient of another
foodstuff. The products covered by the Commu-
nity definiton of ‘mechanically recovered meat’
areexcludedfromthisdefinition.
Maximum fat and connective tissue contents for
ingredientsdesignatedbytheterm‘…meat’.
SpeciesFat
(%)Connective
tissue(1)
(%)
Mammals (other
than rabbits and
porcines) and
mixturesofspecies
with mammals
predominating25 25
Porcines 30 25
Birdsandrabbits 15 10
(1) The connective tissue content is calculated on the
basis of the ratio between collagen content and
meat protein content. The collagen content meansthehydroxyprolinecontentmultipliedbyafactorof8.
If these maximum limits are exceeded, but all
other criteria for the definition of ‘meat’ are
satisfied,the‘…meat’contentmustbeadjusted
downwards accordingly and the list of ingredi-
ents must mention, in addition to the term ‘…
meat’, the presence of fat and/or connective
tissue.‘… meat’ and the name(s)(*) of the animal
speciesfromwhichitcomes.
(1) OJL179,14.7.1999,p.1.
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oftheingredientfortheanimalspeciesconcerned.
(**) The diaphragm and the masseters are part of the skeletal muscles, while the heart,
tongue,themusclesofthehead(otherthanthemasseters),themusclesofthecarpus,
thetarsusandthetailareexcluded. ◄2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—19
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ANNEX II
CATEGORIESOFINGREDIENTSWHICHMUSTBEDESIGNATEDBY
THE NAME OF THEIRCATEGOR Y FOLLOWED BY THEIR
SPECIFICNAMEORECNUMBER
Colour
Preservative
AntioxidantEmulsifier
Thickener
GellingagentStabiliserFlavourenhancer
Acid
AcidityregulatorAnti-cakingagent
Modifiedstarch(
1)
SweetenerRaisingagentAnti-foamingagent
Glazingagent
Emulsifyingsalts(
2)
Flourtreatmentagent
Firmingagent
HumectantBulkingagentPropellentgas2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—20
(1) ThespecificnameorECnumberneednotbeindicated.
(2) Onlyforprocessedcheesesandproductsbasedonprocessedcheeses.
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ANNEX III
Designationofflavouringsinthelistofingredients
1. Flavourings shall be designated either by the word ‘flavouring(s)’ or by a
morespecificnameordescriptionoftheflavouring.
2. Theword‘natural’oranyotherwordhavingsubstantiallythesamemeaning
maybeusedonlyforflavouringsinwhichtheflavouringcomponentcontains
exclusively flavouring substances as defined in Article 1(2)(b)(i) of Council
Directive 88/388/EEC of22June1988onthe approximation ofthe lawsof
theMemberStatesrelatingtoflavouringsforuseinfoodstuffsandtosource
materialsfortheirproduction(1)and/orflavouringpreparationsasdefinedin
Article1(2)(c)ofthesaidDirective.
3. Ifthenameoftheflavouringcontainsareferencetothevegetableoranimal
nature or origin of the incorporated substances, the word ‘natural’ or any
other word having substantially the same meaning may not be used unless
the flavouring component has been isolated by appropriate physical
processes, enzymatic or microbiological processes or traditional food-
preparation processes solely or almost solely from the foodstuff or the
flavouringsourceconcerned.2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—21
(1) OJL184,15.7.1988,p.61.DirectiveasamendedbyCommissionDirective91/71/EEC
(OJL42,15.2.1991,p.25).
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ANNEX IIIa
Ingredientsreferred toinArticle6(3a),(10)and(11)
Cereals containing gluten ( i.e. wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their
hybridisedstrains)andproductsthereof
Crustaceansandproductsthereof
Eggsandproductsthereof
FishandproductsthereofPeanutsandproductsthereof
Soybeansandproductsthereof
Milkandproductsthereof(includinglactose)Nuts i. e. Almond ( Amygdalus communis L .), Hazelnut ( Corylus avellana ),
Walnut ( Juglans regia), Cashew ( Anacardium occidentale ), Pecan nut ( Carya
illinoiesis (Wangenh.) K. Koch ),Brazil nut( Bertholletia excelsa ),Pistachionut
(Pistacia vera),MacadamianutandQueenslandnut( Macadamia ternifolia )and
productsthereof
Celeryandproductsthereof
MustardandproductsthereofSesameseedsandproductsthereof
Sulphurdioxideandsulphitesatconcentrationsofmorethan10mg/kgor10mg/
litreexpressedasSO
2.2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—22
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ANNEX IV
PARTA
REPEALEDDIRECTIVEANDITSSUCCESSIVEAMENDMENTS
(referred tobyArticle 26)
CouncilDirective79/112/EEC(OJL33,8.2.1979,p.1)
CouncilDirective85/7/EEC(OJL2,3.1.1985,p.22),onlyArticle1(9)
CouncilDirective86/197/EEC(OJL144,29.5.1986,p.38)
CouncilDirective89/395/EEC(OJL186,30.6.1989,p.17)CommissionDirective91/72/EEC(OJL42,15.2.1991,p.27)CommissionDirective93/102/EC(OJL291,25.11.1993,p.14)
CommissionDirective95/42/EC(OJL182,2.8.1995,p.20)
EuropeanParliamentandCouncilDirective97/4/EC(OJL43,14.2.1997,p.21)
PARTB
DEADLINESFORTRANSPOSITIONINTONATIONALLAW
(referred tobyArticle 26)
DirectiveDeadlinefortranspo-
sitionAdmissionofmarket
productsaccordingto
thisDirectiveProhibitionofmarket
productsnotinaccor-
dancewiththis
Directive
79/112/EEC 22December
198022December1982
85/7/EEC
86/197/EEC 1May1988 1May1989
89/395/EEC 20December
199020June1992
91/72/EEC 30June1992 1January1994
93/102/EC 30December
19941January1995 30June1996
95/42/EC
97/4/EC 14August1998 14February20002000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—23
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ANNEX V
CORRELATIONTABLE
Directive79/112/EEC ThisDirective
Article1 Article1
Article2 Article2Article3(1),point1 Article3(1),point1Article3(1),point2 Article3(1),point2
Article3(1),point2a Article3(1),point3
Article3(1),point3 Article3(1),point4Article3(1),point4 Article3(1),point5Article3(1),point5 Article3(1),point6
Article3(1),point6 Article3(1),point7
Article3(1),point7 Article3(1),point8Article3(1),point8 Article3(1),point9Article3(1),point9 Article3(1),point10
Article3(2)and(3) Article3(2)and(3)
Article4 Article4Article5 Article5Article6(1),(2)and(3) Article6(1),(2)and(3)
Article6(4)(a)and(b) Article6(4)(a)and(b)
Article6(4)(c)(i) Article6(4)(c)(i)Article6(4)(c)(ii),firstindent Article6(4)(c)(ii)
Article6(4)(c)(ii),secondindent Article6(4)(c)(iii)
Article6(4)(d) Article6(4)(d)Article6(5)(a) Article6(5)Article6(5)(b) Article6(6)
Article6(6) Article6(7)
Article6(7),firstsubparagraph Article6(8),firstsubparagraphArticle 6(7), second subparagraph,
firstandsecondindentsArticle 6(8), second subparagraph,
points(a)and(b)
Article6(8) Article6(9)Article7 Article7Article8(1)to(5) Article8(1)to(5)
Article8(6) —
Article8(7) Article8(6)Article9(1)to(4) Article9(1)to(4)Article9(5) —
Article9(6) Article9(5)
Article9a Article10Article10 Article11Article10a Article12
Article11(1)and(2) Article13(1)and(2)
Article11(3)(a) Article13(3)Article11(3)(b) —Article11(4) Article13(4)
Article11(5) —
Article11(6) Article13(5),firstsubparagraphArticle11(7) Article13(5),secondsubparagraph
Articles12and13 Articles14and15
Article13a Article16Articles14and15 Articles17and18Article16(1) —
Article16(2) Article19
Article17,firstparagraph Article20(1)Article 17, second, third, fourth and
fifthparagraphsArticle20(2)
Article18 —
Articles19,20and21 Articles21,22and23Article22(1),(2)and(3) —
Article22(4) Article24
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Directive79/112/EEC ThisDirective
Article24 Article25
Article25 —Article26 —— Article26— Article27— Article28AnnexI AnnexIAnnexII AnnexIIAnnexIII AnnexIII
— AnnexIV
— AnnexV2000L0013—EN—25.11.2003—002.001—25