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Food Information to Consumers Regulation

Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers
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Articles

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 — Subject matter and scope
• Article 2 — Definitions

Chapter II GENERAL PRINCIPLES ON FOOD INFORMATION

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

Chapter III GENERAL FOOD INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS

• Article 6 — Basic requirement
• Article 7 — Fair information practices
• Article 8 — Responsibilities

Chapter IV MANDATORY FOOD INFORMATION

Section 1 Content and presentation

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

Section 2 Detailed provisions on mandatory particulars

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

Section 3 Nutrition declaration

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

Chapter V VOLUNTARY FOOD INFORMATION

• Article 36 — Applicable requirements
• Article 37 — Presentation

Chapter VI NATIONAL MEASURES

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

Chapter VII IMPLEMENTING, AMENDING AND FINAL PROVISIONS

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