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

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
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/102/EC (2), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof,
Whereas, having regard to the scope and effects of the proposed action, the Community measures introduced by this Directive are essential if the objectives set are to be attained; whereas those objectives cannot be attained by the Member States acting individually; whereas, moreover, Directive 79/112/EEC already provides for the attainment of such objectives at Community level;
Whereas, in order to ensure that consumers receive adequate information, it is necessary to provide for compulsory indication, for certain foodstuffs, of other particulars in addition to those provided for in Article 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) of Directive 79/112/EEC and therefore should not be included in the list of ingredients on the label;
Whereas, however, consumers should be informed of the use of such gases inasmuch as this information enables them to understand why the foodstuff they have purchased has a longer shelf-life than similar products packaged differently;
Whereas, in order to prevent new barriers to trade being created by unilateral measures taken by Member States, it is necessary to adopt Community provisions;
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure of Article 17 of Council Directive 79/112/EEC, this Directive was submitted to the Standing Committee for Foodstuffs which was unable to express an opinion; whereas, under the same procedure, the Commission submitted to the Council a proposal relating to 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 the proposed measures,