RULES OF A SPECIFIC NATURE MEMBER STATES SHOULD RETAIN THE RIGHT TO LAY DOWN CERTAIN NATIONAL PROVISIONS WHICH MAY BE ADDED TO THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THIS DIRECTIVE , NEVERTHELESS THESE PROVISIONS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A COMMUNITY PROCEDURE ;
WHEREAS THE SAID COMMUNITY PROCEDURE MAY CONSIST SIMPLY IN INFORMING THE COMMISSION AND THE MEMBER STATES WHEN THE MATTER CONCERNS THE MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL PROVISIONS THAT PRECEDE THIS DIRECTIVE , BUT MUST BE THAT OF A COMMUNITY DECISION WHEN A MEMBER STATE WISHES TO ENACT NEW LEGISLATION ;
WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD ALSO BE MADE FOR THE COMMUNITY LEGISLATOR TO DEROGATE , IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES , FROM CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED GENERALLY ;
WHEREAS THE RULES ON LABELLING SHOULD ALSO PROHIBIT THE USE OF INFORMATION THAT WOULD MISLEAD THE PURCHASER OR ATTRIBUTE MEDICINAL PROPERTIES TO FOODSTUFFS ; WHEREAS , TO BE EFFECTIVE , THIS PROHIBITION SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO THE PRESENTATION AND ADVERTISING OF FOODSTUFFS ;
WHEREAS MEMBER STATES SHOULD RETAIN THE RIGHT , DEPENDING ON LOCAL CONDITIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES , TO LAY DOWN RULES IN RESPECT OF THE LABELLING OF FOODSTUFFS SOLD IN BULK ; WHEREAS , IN SUCH CASES , INFORMATION SHOULD NEVERTHELESS BE PROVIDED FOR THE CONSUMER ;
WHEREAS , WITH THE AIM OF SIMPLIFYING AND ACCELARATING THE PROCEDURE , THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE ENTRUSTED WITH THE TASK OF ADOPTING IMPLEMENTING MEASURES OF A TECHNICAL NATURE ;
WHEREAS IN ALL CASES WHERE THE COUNCIL MAKES THE COMMISSION RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING RULES LAID DOWN IN RESPECT OF FOODSTUFFS , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR A PROCEDURE INSTITUTING CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION WITHIN THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOODSTUFFS , SET UP BY DECISION 69/414/EEC ( 4 ) ;
WHEREAS FOODSTUFFS IN GREENLAND ARE MANUFACTURED AND MARKETED UNDER CONDITIONS FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PREVAILING IN THE OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE ISLAND'S GENERAL SITUATION AND , IN PARTICULAR , BECAUSE OF ITS COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES , LOW POPULATION , CONSIDERABLE AREA AND SPECIAL GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
ARTICLE 1
1 . THIS DIRECTIVE CONCERNS THE LABELLING OF FOODSTUFFS TO BE DELIVERED AS SUCH TO THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER AND CERTAIN ASPECTS RELATING TO THE PRESENTATION AND ADVERTISING THEREOF .
2 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE COMMUNITY PROVISIONS TO BE ADOPTED IN THIS FIELD , THIS DIRECTIVE SHALL APPLY ALSO TO FOODSTUFFS INTENDED FOR SUPPLY TO RESTAURANTS , HOSPITALS , CANTEENS AND OTHER SIMILAR MASS CATERERS , IN SO FAR AS THE MEMBER STATES SHALL SO DECIDE .
3 . FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DIRECTIVE ,
( A ) " LABELLING " SHALL MEAN ANY WORDS , PARTICULARS , TRADE MARKS , BRAND NAME , PICTORIAL MATTER OR SYMBOL RELATING TO A FOODSTUFF AND PLACED ON ANY PACKAGING , DOCUMENT , NOTICE , LABEL , RING OR COLLAR ACCOMPANYING OR REFERRING TO SUCH FOODSTUFF ;
( B ) " PRE-PACKAGED FOODSTUFF " SHALL MEAN ANY SINGLE ITEM FOR PRESENTATION AS SUCH TO THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER , CONSISTING OF A FOODSTUFF