What changes on 12/12/2011

The text in force from 21/07/1998 compared with the text from 12/12/2011.

Read the act as of 12/12/2011 · other versions: 06/12/2013 · 19/02/2014 · 01/01/2018 · 01/04/2025

Chapter I

• inserted Article 1 - Subject matter and scope
• inserted Article 2 - Definitions

Chapter II

• inserted Article 3 - General objectives
• inserted Article 4 - Principles governing mandatory food information
• inserted Article 5 - Consultation of the European Food Safety Authority

Chapter III

• inserted Article 6 - Basic requirement
• inserted Article 7 - Fair information practices
• inserted Article 8 - Responsibilities

Chapter IV › Section 1

• inserted Article 9 - List of mandatory particulars
• inserted Article 10 - Additional mandatory particulars for specific types or categories of foods
• inserted Article 11 - Weights and measures
• inserted Article 12 - Availability and placement of mandatory food information
• inserted Article 13 - Presentation of mandatory particulars
• inserted Article 14 - Distance selling
• inserted Article 15 - Language requirements
• inserted Article 16 - Omission of certain mandatory particulars

Chapter IV › Section 2

• inserted Article 17 - Name of the food
• inserted Article 18 - List of ingredients
• inserted Article 19 - Omission of the list of ingredients
• inserted Article 20 - Omission of constituents of food from the list of ingredients
• inserted Article 21 - Labelling of certain substances or products causing allergies or intolerances
• inserted Article 22 - Quantitative indication of ingredients
• inserted Article 23 - Net quantity
• inserted Article 24 - Minimum durability date, ‘use by’ date and date of freezing
• inserted Article 25 - Storage conditions or conditions of use
• inserted Article 26 - Country of origin or place of provenance
• inserted Article 27 - Instructions for use
• inserted Article 28 - Alcoholic strength

Chapter IV › Section 3

• inserted Article 29 - Relationship with other legislation
• inserted Article 30 - Content
• inserted Article 31 - Calculation
• inserted Article 32 - Expression per 100 g or per 100 ml
• inserted Article 33 - Expression on a per portion basis or per consumption unit
• inserted Article 34 - Presentation
• inserted Article 35 - Additional forms of expression and presentation

Chapter V

• inserted Article 36 - Applicable requirements
• inserted Article 37 - Presentation

Chapter VI

• inserted Article 38 - National measures
• inserted Article 39 - National measures on additional mandatory particulars
• inserted Article 40 - Milk and milk products
• inserted Article 41 - Alcoholic beverages
• inserted Article 42 - Expression of the net quantity
• inserted Article 43 - Voluntary indication of reference intakes for specific population groups
• inserted Article 44 - National measures for non-prepacked food
• inserted Article 45 - Notification procedure

Chapter VII

• inserted Article 46 - Amendments to the Annexes
• inserted Article 47 - Transitional period for and date of application of implementing measures or delegated acts
• inserted Article 48 - Committee
• inserted Article 49 - Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
• inserted Article 50 - Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006
• inserted Article 51 - Exercise of the delegation
• inserted Article 52 - Urgency procedure
• inserted Article 53 - Repeal
• inserted Article 54 - Transitional measures
• inserted Article 55 - Entry into force and date of application

Outside any heading

• inserted Recital 1
• inserted Recital 2
• inserted Recital 3
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• inserted Recital 11
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• inserted Recital 28
• inserted Recital 29
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• inserted Recital 48
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• inserted Recital 51
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• inserted Recital 53
• inserted Recital 54
• inserted Recital 55
• inserted Recital 56
• inserted Recital 57
• inserted Recital 58
• inserted Recital 59
• inserted Preamble
• inserted Annex I - SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS
• inserted Annex II - SUBSTANCES OR PRODUCTS CAUSING ALLERGIES OR INTOLERANCES
• inserted Annex III
• inserted Annex IV - DEFINITION OF x-HEIGHT
• inserted Annex IX - NET QUANTITY DECLARATION
• inserted Annex V - FOODS WHICH ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF THE MANDATORY NUTRITION DECLARATION
• inserted Annex VI - NAME OF THE FOOD AND SPECIFIC ACCOMPANYING PARTICULARS
• inserted Annex VII - INDICATION AND DESIGNATION OF INGREDIENTS
• inserted Annex VIII - QUANTITATIVE INDICATION OF INGREDIENTS
• inserted Annex X - DATE OF MINIMUM DURABILITY, ‘USE BY’ DATE AND DATE OF FREEZING
• inserted Annex XI
• inserted Annex XII - ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH
• inserted Annex XIII - REFERENCE INTAKES
• inserted Annex XIV - CONVERSION FACTORS
• inserted Annex XV - EXPRESSION AND PRESENTATION OF NUTRITION DECLARATION