You are here: Home news milk labeling WHO WE ARE SERVICES COMPANIES NEWS CHAIN AGREEMENT LINKS CONTACT US USER LOGIN Username Password remember me Forgot password? Forgot Username? Sign in DECREE 9 December 2016 Indication of the origin on the label of the raw material for milk and dairy products, in implementation of Regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011, relating to the provision of food information to consumers. (GU n.15 of 19-1-2017) THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURAL, FOOD AND FOREST POLICIES and THE MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Having regard to Regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending regulations (EC) no. 1924/2006 and (EC) no. 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repeals Commission Directive 87/250 / EEC, Council Directive 90/496 / EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10 / EC, Parliament Directive 2000/13 / EC European Union and Council, Commission Directives 2002/67 / EC and Regulation (EC) no. 608/2004 of the Commission; Having regard to Regulation (EU) no. 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the Union Customs Code and in particular art. 60 of the same regulation; Given in particular the art. 26, paragraph 5, of the aforementioned regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011 which requires the Commission to submit to the European Parliament and the Council reports on the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods, including milk and milk used as an ingredient in dairy products; Having also seen art. 26, paragraph 3, of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011 which provides for the cases in which the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient used in the preparation of foods must be indicated, making its application subject, pursuant to paragraph 8 below, to its adoption by of the Commission, of implementing acts; Having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 20 May 2015 COM (2015) 204 final, on the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of unprocessed foods, single ingredient products and ingredients that represent more than 50 percent of a food; Having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 20 May 2015 COM (2015) 205 final, on the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for milk, milk used as an ingredient in dairy products and types of meat other than beef, pork, sheep, goat and poultry meat; Having regard to the inter-ministerial decree of the Ministry of Productive Activities and the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies of 27 May 2004, containing provisions on the traceability and expiry of fresh milk, published in the Official Gazette of 1 July 2004, no. 152; Given the art. 4, paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 4-bis and 10, of law no. 4, containing «Provisions on labeling and quality of food products»; Having regard to the resolution of the European Parliament P8_TA-PROV (2016) 0225 of 12 May 2016 with which the European Commission was invited to apply the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for all types of milk intended direct consumption as well as dairy products and meat products, and to evaluate the possibility of extending the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance to other single-ingredient food products or with a prevalent ingredient , developing legislative proposals in these sectors; Considering that the results of the public consultation, carried out pursuant to the aforementioned art. 4, paragraph 4-bis, of law no. 4 of 2011, introduced by the decree-law of 24 June 2014, n. 91, converted, with modifications, by the law 11 August 2014, n. 116, confirmed by the results of the opinion poll carried out by ISMEA, show the high interest on the part of consumers for the indication of the place of origin of the milk and of the products derived from it; Considering the need, also on the basis of the results of the public consultation and the opinion poll, to provide consumers with a more complete information framework on food; Considering the importance attached to the actual origin of the products and, in particular, to the origin of milk and dairy products; It was therefore decided to introduce, also in order to ensure greater safety for consumers, an experimental discipline for the labeling of prepacked products containing milk; Given the notification made on 13 July 2016 to the European Commission in application of art. 45 of Regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011; Considering the expiry of the term of three months from the notification made pursuant to art. 45, paragraph 3, of Regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, without having received a negative opinion from the European Commission; Hear from the most representative organizations at national level in the agri-food production and processing sectors; Acquired the agreement of the Permanent Conference for relations between the State, the regions and the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano in the meeting of 20 October 2016; Having obtained the opinion of the competent parliamentary committees of the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies; They decree: Art. 1 Scope of application 1. The provisions of this decree, except for the provisions of paragraph 2, apply to all types of milk and dairy products referred to in annex 1, prepacked pursuant to art. . 2 of Regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011, intended for human consumption . 2. For products covered by the regime of protected designations of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indications (PGI) recognized pursuant to Title II of Regulation (EU) no. 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 and for the products referred to in Regulation (EU) no. 834/2007 of 28 June 2007, as well as for fresh milk regulated pursuant to the interministerial decree of the Ministry of Productive Activities and the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies of 27 m2004, the provisions envisaged by the legislation in force prior to the date continue to apply. of entry into force of this decree. 3. The criterion for the acquisition of origin in accordance with current European legislation remains valid. Art. 2 Indication on the label of the origin of the milk and of the milk used as an ingredient in dairy products 1. The indication of origin of the milk or milk used as an ingredient in dairy products referred to in Annex 1, requires the use on the label of the following terms: a) "country of milking": name of the country in which the milk was milked; b) "Country of packaging or processing": name of the country in which the milk was packed or processed. 2. If the milk or milk used as an ingredient in dairy products referred to in Annex 1, has been milked, packaged or processed in the same country, the indication of origin can be fulfilled with the use of the following wording: 'origin of milk': name of the country. Art. 3 Indication on the label in case of milking, packaging or processing of the milk or food products referred to in Annex 1 in more than one country 1. If the operations referred to in art. 2, paragraph 1, take place in the territory of several member countries of the European Union, to indicate the place where each individual operation was carried out, the following terms may be used: "milk from EU countries" for the milking, "milk conditioned or processed in EU countries" for the conditioning or processing operation. 2. If the operations referred to in art. 2, paragraph 1, take place in the territory of several countries located outside the European Union, to indicate the place where each individual operation was carried out, the following terms may be used: "milk from non-EU countries" for milking operation, "milk conditioned or processed in non-EU countries" for the conditioning or processing operation. Art. 4 Provisions to promote better consumer information 1. The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, within the activities envisaged by current legislation, may define specific campaigns for the promotion of the labeling systems envisaged by this decree. 2. The indications on origin referred to in Articles 2 and 3 must be indelible and shown on the label in such a way as to be visible and easily legible. They must not in any way be hidden, obscured, limited or separated from other written or graphic indications or other elements that could interfere. Art. 5 Applicable penalties 1. For violations of the obligations referred to in this decree, the penalties referred to in art. 4, paragraph 10, of the law of 3 February 2011, n. 4. Art. 6 Mutual recognition clause 1. The provisions of this decree do not apply to the products listed in Annex 1 legally manufactured or marketed in another Member State of the European Union or in a third country. Art. 7 Transitional and final provisions 1. The provisions of this decree are applied on an experimental basis until March 31, 2019. 2. The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and the Ministry of Economic Development send the European Commission a report on the application of the provisions of this decree. 3. In case of adoption by the European Commission of executive acts pursuant to art. 26, paragraph 8, of Regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011, relating to food products referred to in art. 1, before March 31, 2019, this decree loses effect from the date of entry into force of the same. 4. The products referred to in art. 1, which do not meet the requirements of this decree, aged, placed on the market or labeled before the entry into force of the same, can be marketed until stocks are exhausted and in any case no later than 180 days from the date of entry into force of this decree. This decree is sent to the competent Supervisory Body, published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic and enters into force ninety days from the date of its publication. Rome, 9 December 2016 The Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Martina The Minister of Economic Development Calenda Registered at the Court of Auditors on 2 January 2017 Control Office for MISE and MIPAAF acts, prev. n. 13 Annex 1 (Art. 1) Milk (*) and dairy products referred to in art. 1, paragraph 1 Milk and cream, not concentrated or added with sugars or other sweeteners. Milk and cream, concentrated or with added sugar or other sweeteners. Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kefir and other types of fermented or acidified milk and creams, whether concentrated or with added sugar or other flavored sweeteners or with the addition of fruit or cocoa. Whey, whether or not concentrated or with added sugar or other sweeteners; products consisting of natural components of the milk, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweeteners, not elsewhere specified or included. Butter and other fats derived from milk; spreadable milk creams. Cheeses, dairy products and curds. Long-life sterilized milk. Long-life UHT milk. ----- (*) By "milk" we mean both cow's milk, buffalo milk, sheep-goat milk, donkey and other animal origin. Attachments GU-15-190117- MILK LABELING.pdf [official gazette] 1500 kB 2017-03-06 16:32 Share Prev 1 2 Next ISMEA SECTOR DATA SHEET 16/05/2019 ISMEA publication MAY 2019 Read everything 2449 ISMEA DAIRY SHEET 05/10/2017 ISMEA has published the sector fact sheet which offers interesting insights Read everything 4762 MILK LABELING 06/03/2017 DECREE 9 December 2016 Indication of the origin on the label of the raw material for milk and dairy products, in implementation of ... 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