Union rules on food labelling applicable to all foods are laid down in Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs ( 5 ). The majority of the provisions laid down in that Directive date back to 1978 and should therefore be updated.
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New version applies from 19/02/2014.
74 provisions change.
Later versions: 01/01/2018, 01/04/2025.
Recital 6 changes in this version: compare with the current text.