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►B COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 94/54/EC
of 18 November 1994
concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs of particulars other
than those provided for in Council Directive 79/112/EEC
(OJ L 300, 23.11.1994, p. 14)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 96/21/EC of 29 March 1996 L 88 5 5.4.1996
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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 94/54/EC
of 18 November 1994
concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain
foodstuffs of particulars other than those provided for in Council
Directive 79/112/EEC
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havingreg ard to the Treaty establishingthe European Community,
Havingreg ard to Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978
on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relatingto thelabelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (
1), as last amended
by Commission Directive 93/102/EC (2), and in particular Article 4 (2)
thereof,
Whereas, havingreg ard to the scope and effects of the proposed action,
the Community measures introduced by this Directive are essential ifthe objectives set are to be attained; whereas those objectives cannot beattained by the Member States actingindividually; whereas, moreover,Directive 79/112/EEC already provides for the attainment of suchobjectives at Community level;
Whereas, in order to ensure that consumers receive adequate informa-
tion, it is necessary to provide for compulsory indication, for certainfoodstuffs, of other particulars in addition to those provided for inArticle 3 of Directive 79/112/EEC;
Whereas packaging gases used in packaging certain foodstuffs should
not be regarded as ingredients for the purposes of Article 6 (1) ofDirective 79/112/EEC and therefore should not be included in the list ofingredients on the label;
Whereas, however, consumers should be informed of the use of such
gases inasmuch as this information enables them to understand why thefoodstuff they have purchased has a longer shelf−life than similarproducts packaged differently;
Whereas, in order to prevent new barriers to trade beingcreated by
unilateral measures taken by Member States, it is necessary to adoptCommunity provisions;
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure of Article 17 of Council
Directive 79/112/EEC, this Directive was submitted to the StandingCommittee for Foodstuffs which was unable to express an opinion;whereas, under the same procedure, the Commission submitted to theCouncil a proposal relatingto the measures to be taken;
Whereas, since the Council has not adopted any measures by the end of
the three months it was given, the Commission should adopt theproposed measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 3 of Directive 79/
112/EEC, the labellingof the foodstuffs listed in the Annex to thisDirective shall include additional particulars, as set out in that Annex.
Article 2
Member States shall, where necessary, amend their laws, regulations
and administrative provisions by 30 June 1995 in such a way so as to:
(1) OJ No L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 291, 25. 11. 1993, p. 14.
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— permit trade in products complyingwith this Directive no later than
1 July 1995,
— prohibit trade in products not complyingwith this Directive with
effect from 1 January 1997; however, trade in products placed onthe market or labelled before that date and not conformingwith thisDirective may continue until stocks run out.
They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a
reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference atthe time of their official publication. The procedure for such referenceshall be adopted by Member States.
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day followingits
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
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Type or category of foodstuff ParticularsANNEX
List of foodstuffs for which the labelling must include one or more addi-
tional particulars
Foodstuffs whose durability has been
extended by means of packaging gasesauthorized pursuant to Council Directive89/107/EEC (
1)‘Packaged in a protective atmos-phere'
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Foodstuffs containinga sweetener orsweeteners as authorized by Directive 94/35/EC (
2)‘with sweetener(s)'
This particular shall accompany
the name under which the productis sold, as laid down in Article 5of Directive 79/112/EEC
Foodstuffs containingboth an addedsugar or sugars and a sweetener or sweet-eners as authorized by Directive 94/35/EC‘with sugar(s) and sweetener(s)'
This particular shall accompany
the name under which the productis sold as laid down in Article 5of Directive 79/112/EEC
Foodstuffs containingaspartame ‘contains a source of phenylala-nine'
Foodstuffs containingmore than 10 %added polyols ‘excessive consumption mayproduce laxative effects'
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(1) OJ No L 40, 11. 2. 1989, p. 27.
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(2) OJ No L 237, 10. 9. 1994, p. 3.